₦airaland Forum

time to steal again, same old story.

The worst set of Nigerians are the educated
illiterates of Niger State. Their Gov. Aliyu
Babangida Muazu aka Talba loots their common
treasury and when we expose him, they scream
"leave our state and face yours. He is not the
only corrupt Governor ". What a shame.
Fodio Ahmad , where did those animals
encouraging corruption come from in Niger?
They don't have your kind of brain. The dozzier
of the Thief Servant will soon be released and
you will beg to be opportuned to stone him.
Yesterday N500 million saga is just an appetizer.

by fejiro oliver

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this govt is not only performing below average but has failed its citizens

see quackery, i just pity the innocent patients

No man who asks for his way ever miss it nor a
man who screams out the truth get lost when
the hawk comes calling. We are at a crossroad
again and an agency meant to protect us is set
to do the bidding of Gov. Emmanuel Uduaghan
into subduing all that I stand for and cow me to
silence.
I have been reliably informed through an
unknown number that the Delta State SSS are
on the look out for me, once I land in any
airport in Nigeria. This is not unconnected with
my latest posts and reports against the State
governor, who I have consistently kicked against
his imposition of a guber candidate on my dear
state.
For the records, before they come calling and
silencing me, I have a conscience of my own,
and not paid by anyone to carry out the
investigations I do. Everything I have reported
and posted on the social media are done out of
my love for my state and not influence by any
monetary actions or political position. I have
thrown a challenge to Nigerians living or dead,
animate or inanimate to make it open if any
have ever paid me to report before or kill
stories for them.
It is saddening enough that a security apparatus
saddled with the responsibility of protecting the
masses will turn the guns and uniforms paid for
with our taxes against men like me that dare to
speak the truth. The Delta State SSS and the DG
SSS are mere mortals who should know that
power is ephemeral and hence should refuse to
be used as tools in the hands of desperate
politicians. Whoever feel offended with any of
my reports and posts should approach the court
for redress or get across to me, not using the
state power.
I refuse to be cowed by such threats and actions
and will always come home to my native land
Nigeria to contribute my own quota and make
sure that we get to our destination. I have
already alerted the international community and
the US State department on this latest
development of threats to my safety once I land
in any airport. The Amnesty International as well
as foreign agencies who I will not disclosed are
already on the look out for when this barbaric
action of theirs will take place.
As a law abiding citizen, I have a right to
freedom of expression and association. Not even
during the military era were ordinary citizens
kidnap at the instance of a military governor as
some of these governors have turned themselves
to. The suspected individuals and two other
governors linked with this plot are already on
the radar of the world. Never again shall
oppression be allowed to take place.
Despite alerting the international community, I
wish to categorically state this time that
whatever happens to me, the Delta State
government and SSS should be held responsible.
While still on the alert, I hereby place a CURSE
on these individuals (security agencies and
assassins) sent on this mission as well as their
sponsors that should a hair of mine fall to the
ground, may they and their generations cease to
live above 15 years. The cry of a male child will
never be heard in their homes and till the end
of time, may sorrow be resident in their
generations. May they be hunted by both beast
and man and remain vagabonds in their own
lands. May blood be their bread and tears their
tea from the moment they strike. This curse
shall never be lifted or broken, no matter the
anointing of the man of God involved.
LET US BE FREE TO EXPRESS OUR THOUGHTS.

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Evil will always thrive when good men keep
quiet. As I watched CNN broadcast how violence
has erupted in Mexico over the case of 43
missing students allegedly kidnapped by the
police working for terrorists, my heart skipped
to my motherland.
It is in this country that over 250 girls were
kidnapped and yet no single action was taken.
All we could do was to start a fruitless hashtag
that only got international attention but yielded
to result. You want to know why? The
government knows that we are bunch of weak
lazy asses who will only sit in the comfort of
their laptop and tweet with anger. No wonder
Reuben Abati called us 'tweeting children of
anger'
We blame our leaders forgetting that it is our
actions that determines how they lead us. The
Mexicans need no hashtag to draw the world
attention; they demanded the students release
and when it was not done, they did the needful
by burning down buildings and they got the
world headline. Now I do not want to instigate
us to violence but we can do more than sitting
under the beautiful grasses with cozy breeze
blowing us. Yes, we can occupy every sensitive
government buildings and stop their works till
the Chibok girls are brought back.
But again, we won't. We have successfully aided
and abetted our government to practice pseudo
democracy with more autocracy in it. My
favorite quote coined by me still remains that
"Democracy is when the people sneeze and the
government shiver while autocracy/dictatorship
is when the government sneeze and the people
scamper for safety. Truth be told, we are the
big fools and clueless people, not the leaders.
These little things matter...

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I refuse to support Aminu Waziri Tambuwal to
remain in his office as Speaker after defecting
from the PDP. I am not only against him, but
every one of them who got victory on another
platform but quickly defect just to feather their
political relevance.
Be that as it may, it is constitutionally legal that
only the court can decide if such defection is
right in the eyes of the law, while it is only the
dishonorable legislathiefs that can declare
vacant the position of the Speaker and this must
be achieved by two third members of those
legislooters.
It is crystal clear that as long as the house
remains on recess, Tambuwal remains Nigeria
Speaker; and so long the PDP cannot arrive at a
considerable number of members to remove
him as the Speaker, his position remains, unless
the court rules otherwise.
In defiant regard to the rule of law and acting
on despotic instruction, the most corrupt body
in Nigeria, the Nigerian Police Force became the
judge and quickly withdraw the security details
attached to a SITTING Speaker, while quoting
the constitution. Someone should have told us
that they are now the new interpreters of law,
whereas they could not do so when the Speaker
of Ondo State House of Assembly decamped
from the LP to PDP.
Note, the new judge (POLICE) never said they
were acting based on Tambuwal now in the
minority, but because he had defected from a
platform on which he got power. Where were
they when minority members defected from
their parties to PDP? What a country, what a
leader and what an institution. The earlier we
call the police to order, the best for us. What
they have just committed ois constitutional
coup and they should not be allowed to go scot
free. Let the AG. IGP go. He has began on a
wrong note and sent a warning to us that come
2015, whoever is not in PDP will not be
protected.
These little things matter...
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@fejirooliver86


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…As Lawyers take up the titanic
battle
Daily Voice NG
If information reaching Daily Voice NG
is anything to go by, then the Niger
State government led by Governor
Babangida Muazu Aliyu and the
Department of State Security (DSS) may
have their heads in a boiling cauldron
following their abduction of a reputable
Nigerian investigative Journalist and
public affairs commentator, Mr Fejiro
Oliver on the 19th of September 2014.
In a strong worded press release from
the chambers of Eculaw Chambers
engaged by the Journalist, they law firm
headed by renown Nigerian and USA
attorney, Barrister Emeka Ugwuonye,
they stated that they were “engaged by
Mr. Tega Sampson Oghenedoro, also
known as Fejiro Oliver, in his quest to
redress the massive abuse of rights he
suffered and continues to suffer in the
hands of the Government of Niger State
under the neo-dictatorship of Dr. Aliyu
Babangida, as Governor, and certain
officers of the Directorate of State
Security (DSS).
As you may know, Mr. Oghenedoro is a
Nigerian journalist employed with the
Nigerian Television Authority (the NTA)
where he remains an employee,
notwithstanding some noticeable
unlawful interferences with his position
at the NTA.
As a hobby and personal passion, Mr.
Oghenedoro engages in online
journalism through the Secrets
Reporters Media and the Daily Voice
NG with urls of
www.secretsreporter.com and
www.dailyvoiceng.com respectively ”.
Writing further, the Eculaw group noted
that “upon a detailed evaluation of the
facts presented to us, significant
portion of which now resides in the
public domain, we have come to the
conclusion that the officials of the
Government of Niger State, in
collaboration with the officers of the
DSS carried out a well-rehearsed and
systemic violation of the rights of Mr.
Oghenedoro. This was done in the most
egregious and mendacious manner to be
seen in Nigeria since the end of military
dictatorship with the infamous marshal
laws.
As a journalist, Mr. Oghenedoro, came
upon a story detailing out an
entrenched pattern of corruption within
the Government of Niger State,
involving the Governor of that State and
a number of top officials of the state.
In accordance with his journalistic
discipline, Mr. Oghenedoro informed
the officials of the Government of the
type of information he obtained and his
intention to carry out standard
journalistic investigations on the story.
He thus offered them an opportunity to
present a rebuttal or their own account,
if any.
The officials of Niger State indicated
that they disputed the story and had a
different account of what happened.
They requested for an opportunity to
meet with Mr. Oghenedoro to avail him
of their side of the story.
To that end, they first requested to visit
Mr. Oghenedoro in Asaba or, as an
alternative, that he meet with them in
Minna, Niger State. Mr. Oghenedoro
turned down both suggestions, but
agreed to meet at a neutral venue and a
public place in Abuja”.
The Maryland based lawyer, who once
served as attorney to Nigerian Embassey
in the US detailed how Fejiro was
pressurized to come to Abuja to have an
interview with the State government,
only to be kidnapped.
“To facilitate the logistics for the
meeting, the Niger State Government
provided a flight ticket for Mr.
Oghenedoro’s trip from Asaba to Abuja.
Unknown to Mr. Oghenedoro, Niger
State Government officials were not
honest and did wish to act in good
faith. They had liaised with some
elements of the DSS in Minna, and they
had trailed Mr. Oghenedoro’s movement
from Asaba to Abuja in a vicious
manner crudely reminiscent of the
Gestapo.
Immediately Mr. Oghenedoro arrived in
Abuja and stepped out of the airport
lounge, he made to catch a taxi to the
city. But suddenly, some men, later
discovered to be officers of the DSS
Minna, waylaid him and forced him into
a car, while a waiting Hilux van with
dark tinted windows filled with the
strike force squad led the way. They
beat him up, handcuffed him and
blindfolded him, and ultimately took
him from Abuja to Minna, Niger State.
Mr. Oghenedoro was subjected to
brutalities and torture in the most
inhuman and degrading manner
conceivable. He was falsely accused of
intimidating the Government of Niger
State and he was dragged to a
Magistrate Court in Minna in a sham
show of shame that was called a
criminal process.While this was
ongoing, the officials of both the DSS
and the Government of Niger State
mounted a campaign of calumny in the
press in a scattershot effort to tarnish
his reputation and injure his character.
The DSS unlawfully seized the computer
and telephones of Mr. Oghenedoro,
invading his privacy and blackmailing
him thereupon”, they stated.
The Journalist who had kept mute over
the issue since his release from his
captive detention may have to answer
many questions from the press and
international body, following a
revelation by the lawyers, who gave a
hint on what transpired before the
Niger State government hurriedly close
the case and dropped all charges.
According to them, “after two weeks in
detention, the Niger State Government
and the DSS forced Mr. Oghenedoro to
sign a secret undertaking titled:
“UNDERTAKING NOT TO PUBLISH ANY
INCITING OR DAMAGING INFORMATION
AGAINST THE NIGER STATE
GOVERNMENT”.
The purpose of that was to bind Mr.
Oghenedoro not to publish damaging,
even if truthful, story about corruption
by officials of Niger State Government.
Against his protestations, they made it
clear to him that he would not be
released from detention unless he
signed that undertaking. Worse, they
made it clear to him that they had the
judges in the Niger State judiciary in
their pockets and were certain to get
him convicted of the sham charges they
filed against him. As expected, once Mr.
Oghenedoro was forced to sign the said
undertaking, all charges were
mysteriously withdrawn and he was
released from detention, though his
computer and telephones were never
returned to him”
Breaking the ice, the law chamber
noted that, “In consideration of all that
happened in this case, we accepted to
represent Mr. Oghenedoro as his
counsel against both the Niger State
Government and the DSS. This was a
deliberate and well-organized attempt
to suppress the damaging information
against Niger State Government, which
was about to be published.
From all indications, this was also a far-
reaching attempt by the State and the
elements of the DSS apparently well
paid by the State Government officials
to send a message to the members of
the press, that the State would not
allow the truth about corruption in
their government to come to light and
that they would go to all extent to
suppress the truth.
The case of Mr. Oghenedoro was Niger
State’s way of repressing the new and
emerging media and to cast a chill on
the citizen’s right in an era of freedom
of information.
For the purpose of seeking remedies for
the right violations he suffered and for
the purpose of resisting what has been
a blatant and vicious encroachment on
the free press, Mr. Oghenedoro has
engaged us as counsel and we are happy
to act for him as such. We are presently
considering our various options.
One thing is clear: based on our client’s
instructions, we will not allow a corrupt
State Government to assume that all it
needed to escape responsibility for
massive corruption and looting of state
resources would simply be to kidnap,
torture and intimidate those in a
position to disclose the truth about its
shady businesses”.
What the next line of action will be is
not yet certain, as the Editor has
refused to speak to any member of the
Press, including freelance staffers of
Daily Voice NG , which he heads.
However, top journalists close to him
has revealed that his silence over the
issue was for this moment, especially as
his properties close to a million Naira
are still with the DSS, despite constant
assurances that they were sending it to
him through waybill.

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Nigerians will be doing themselves lots of good
if they stop watching crime fighters or reading
crime press release by the police or DSS. 87%
of the victims are innocent and forced to make
statements that are dictated to them at
gunpoint.
Because they don't matter in the society, they
are not given chance to address the press when
they come, but are handcuffed wearing rough
clothes while seated on the bare floor.
The real terrors are the police and DSS who
connive with some government officials to go
against their foes. When next you read news of
crime, think thrice before condemning them;
they may just be victims of forced injustice.

The story unfolds...

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By Simeon Nwakaudu

Arms Deal: Plain facts to indicate that South
Africa (SA) is playing a dangerous diplomatic
evil game against Nigeria.
*Only the politically naive in international
relations would assume that the seizure of
funds have been accidental and procedural.
*The South African newspaper (City Press)
confirmed today that documents found on the
two Nigerians and One Israeli had a sign off
end-user certificate personally issued by
National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki
meant for the arms transaction. The certificate
included the official list of items to be
purchased:
Implication: The NSA office and relevant
officials contacted SA hence the certificate was
issued and due process followed. Despite this,
SA seized the money and announced the
transaction via the media.
*Fact: SA National Prosecuting Authority
admitted according to City Press that an invoice
was raised in SA for helicopters and armaments
intended to be used in Nigeria with the $9.3m
as the fund to consummate the purchase.
Implication: since the arms invioce was raised
in SA, the SA govt was fully aware, yet it sent
its customs, journalists and officials to way lay
the covet operatives. This was a premeditated
diplomatic infraction aimed deliberately at
ridiculing Nigeria.
*On the second seizure of $5.7m, it's even
more regrettable and un-African
It is confirmed that Cererus, a duly registered
arms company with the SA National Arms
Conventional Control Committee, officially
received R60m (sixty million rand) from a
Nigerian company to buy arms, but the
company's registration expired shortly after the
bank transaction. The company applied for re-
registration but SA refused to grant the
request, leaving the application to lie fallow for
two months.
The company tried to effect a refund over the
failed supply, but SA govt stepped in and seized
the money and frustrated the bank transfer. If
the first was cash, the second was through
official bank transaction.
*Implication: The SA govt deliberately denied
the company re-registrationn so it could seize
the money and as planned release the
information to the media to achieve a hatched
scheme to stand in the way of Nigeria.
NOTE: these facts are incontrovertible. The only
point that stands out is the division in Nigeria
where opposition and pro-opposition elements
work to denigrate Nigeria without objectively
analysing the situation.
The second deal was not a cash transaction, yet
SA got a court to order the seizure of the
money.
ACTION: It is high time Nigeria took definite
action against the SA and their deliberate
diplomatic infractions to frustrate our war on
terror. Nigerians will recall the Yellow Card
diplomatic slap and how the FG retaliation
resolved the matter.
SA stand to lose more in the event of full
diplomatic confrontation. This is the time to hit
back.
As usual, we will expert opposition elements
and their colleagues to support SA and their
government. Their sponsored media associates
will start singing the familiar tune and SA will
be further emboldened to continue their ugly
diplomatic infractions.

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We have watched, read and followed
with serious concern the lies being
sent out to the media and the public
by officials of the Niger State
Government and Niger State Command of the
Directorate of State Security Services (DSS)
regarding the illegal arrest and detention of
Mr. Fejiro Oliver, a journalist and activist, in a
desperate attempt to justify their brutal
violation of his fundamental human rights and
deceive credulous members of the public.
Tega Sampson Oghenedoro "Fejiro
Oliver" was accused by Niger state of
official of extortion
We therefore deem it most expedient to issue
this press statement to enable the
unsuspecting members of the public situate
the issues and facts properly. Several Media
platforms have reported and aired the
comical display that took place on Monday 22
September, 2014 at the DSS Office in Minna,
Niger State, where Fejiro was 'paraded' like a
common criminal before the media by the
Director of DSS in the state, Mr. Larry
Obiagwu for allegedly "blackmailing and
attempting to extort the sum og N50 million
naira from the Niger State Government".
Before going into the kernel of this
unsubstantiated and frivolous allegation
leveled against Mr. Fejiro for daring to
demand accountability from the Niger State
Government, we wish to clarify and state the
following facts which the DSS and the Niger
State Government are trying to twist and
exploit negatively.
Firstly, we agree that Fejiro Oliver is a
pseudonym (pen name). His native name is
Tega Sampson Oghendoro. We have consulted
many authoritative legal sources and the
irresistible conclusion is that there is no
provision under any legislative enactment
criminalizing the use of pseudonyms for
lawful purposes in Nigeria. We challenge his
accusers to negate this conclusion.
The practice of writers and journalists using
pen names (pseudonym) instead of their
native names is well rooted in history, both in
Nigeria and abroad. In this wise, few examples
will suffice. The Late Chief Idowu Odunewu, a
former Editor-In-Chief of Daily Times and
Managing Director Director of Nigerian
Tribune, used the pseudonym (pen
name)-'Allah De' for the greater part of his
practice as a celebrated journalist. Also, Chief
Tola Adeniyi, a former Managing Director of
Daily Times operates with a pen name-'Abba
Saheed'.
Outside of Nigeria, Charles King Moreland jr,
a poet and journalist, and Jill Stacey Moreland
a journalist and social critic are largely known
by their pen names; Askia Muhammed and
Itabari Njeri, respectively. So what is the
cacophony about?
The DSS accused Fejiro Oliver of blackmailing
government officials and corporate bodies but
they failed to supply any modicum of evidence
to support it.
Secondly, the DSS is trying to make a
mountain out of the fact that Fejiro Oliver
(Tega Sampson Oghenedoro) is a staff of the
Nigerian Television Authority (NTA). Whether
it is proper or not for him to engage in his
online media activities with Secrets Reporters,
Elombah.com or Daily Voice NG despite
working for the NTA is not in the mouth of
the Niger State Government and the DSS to
say. It is not and should never be their
business. There is absolutely no crime in this.
Fejiro Oliver to our knowledge, was already
planning his official exit from the NTA which
he has been serving meritoriously. He never
represented himself to the Secretary to the
Niger State Government, Alhaji Saidu Idris
Ndajo Kpaki and the Chief Press Secretary to
Governor Mu'azu Babangida Aliyu, Mr. Israel
A. Ebije, as a staff of the NTA. He never
represented to them that his investigations
into the activities of the Niger State
Government was in pursuit of his job as a
staff of the NTA. So when did his being a staff
of the NTA became an issue to the DSS and
the Niger State Government to warrant this
shameless display of raw power?
Thirdly, we wish to let Nigerians know that the
Fejiro Oliver that the DSS is trying to portray
is totally different from the Fejiro Oliver that
we know. The Fejiro Oliver that we know is a
well educated professional, he is a father, his
wife is a professional while the father is a well
to do engineer. He comes from a disciplined
Christian family and has never been reported
to had engaged in any criminal activity. His
only misfortune is his strong passion and
determination for a sane, corrupt free and
democratic Nigeria where leaders are
accountable. This is the very driving force of
his online media activities.
On the allegation that Fejiro "blackmailed"
and "attempted to extort N50 million naira
from the Niger State Government to kill a
story", we are appalled at the level of
degeneration of the Nigerian political class
and the condescending posture of the DSS.
This allegation on the face of it is mendacious
and utterly frivolous. While we are not God to
know the inner mind of Fejiro Oliver, we dare
say that at no time did Fejiro demand for
such huge sum of money or any sum at all
from the SSG of Niger State or the Chief Press
Secretary to governor Babangida Aliyu who
are the two officials he has had
communications with after his investigations.
The decision to meet with SSG of Niger State
in Abuja, though seen by some as improper,
was made by Fejiro after persistent pressures
and assurances of his safety by the SSG who
had suggested Minna for their meeting but
which Fejiro rejected, preferring Abuja for
security reasons.
The SSG offered to pay for his air fares and
asked him to send his account details since
the meeting was at his instance but Fejiro
being who he is rejected the monetary offer.
He later gave the SSG the allowance to book
his flight which he did through one of his
aides. Nigerians should ask the SSG whether
this is true or false. He should tell us who
booked and paid for Aero flight; Asaba to
Abuja of Friday 19/09/ 2014 and Abuja to
Asaba of Monday 22/09/2014 with booking
reference-7F9CS1 and who owns the email
address 'saidunidris@yahoo.co.uk' with which
the flight details was sent to Fejiro?
Contrary to the reports that he went to collect
money from the SSG, the truth is that Fejiro's
sole purpose was to interview the SSG based
on the outcome of his extensive investigations
and discoveries which are backed by authentic
documents. The Niger State Government is not
denying this fact. They have even said they
know the person who in their opinion, leaked
those documents and that the said person has
been sacked. One of the main grouses of the
Niger State Government is the refusal by
Fejiro to reveal his source despite their
pressures, which no sane journalist should do.
The GSM text messages exchanged and calls
made between Fejiro Oliver and the SSG and
the CPS to the governor can be obtained from
service providers. Some of the said text
messages are already in the public domain by
his accusers for the whole world to see.
Fejiro never intended to meet the SSG alone in
Abuja, he was to do so in company of two
other media colleagues one of who is also an
online media publisher who was to pick him
up from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International
Airport, Abuja, but had lost contacts with
Fejiro upon his arrival, not knowing that he
had been handcuffed and whisked away to
Minna. Fejiro never thought of a clandestine
venue for their meeting. The venue he gave
the SSG is a well known public place in
Maitama, Abuja.
If actually there was a sting operation by the
DSS to nab Fejiro, it would have ended at the
point of collection of the N50M they claim he
demanded with a video record duly made as
was the case with Hon. Farouk Lawan, not at
the airport. It sounds wired to talk of
"attempting to extort" in a so-called sting
operation. It just does not make sense at all.
So far, there is no iota of evidence, not even
indirectly, supporting the allegation that
Fejiro demanded any money. That he agreed
to meet with the SSG on his plea for him to
furnish Fejiro with the government side of the
story does not make him a blackmailer.
Are the above facts which his accusers are
aware of but have not revealed consistent
with the allegation that he was going to
collect N50m? Even a primary school pupil
will ask what Fejiro, a young journalist in his
late twenties, will be demanding an
outrageous FIFTY MILLION NAIRA for? This is
a senseless accusation that can never, never
be proved.
Were Nigeria a sane country where the rule of
law reigns, the issue of a journalist going to
meet with the official of a government he has
been critical of for a face to face interview
would not have arisen in the first place. The
ongoing persecution of Fejiro Oliver for what
should have been a routine action of an
investigative journalist is a clear indictment
on the Nigerian society.
We insist that Fejiro Oliver is innocent of the
charges. We insist that it is the Niger State
Government that should be on trial for the
wastages and failures which Fejiro Oliver had
uncovered in the course of his investigations.
Fejiro in a GSM phone call on Tuesday 24
September, 2014 has informed us that offers
have been made to him on the condition that
he will drop his reports into the activities of
the Niger State Government in exchange for
his freedom but that his rejection of same
and refusal to disclose his source is the
reason for his continued incarceration.
We appreciate the efforts of the human rights
community, the media, and all spirited
Nigerians who have took it upon themselves
to stand by an innocent activist and journalist
whose right is being violated through the
abuse of a critical state institution.
We urge the DSS to focus on the security
challenges bedevilling our nation and not
allow a state government that is being
haunted by the ghost of stewardship to derail
it core mandate. The DSS should not be seen
as a ready tool that the political class is using
for vindictive aims. We demand the
immediate and unconditional release of Fejiro
Oliver.
Let it be on record that this brutal violation
of the fundamental rights of Fejiro will not go
to unchallenged. Nigeria may be a lawless
country, but it is definitely not a failed state.
The oppressors can only detain Fejiro; they
can never detain the truth.
A stitch in time saves nine.
Enough is Enough.
Inibehe Effiong (Mr)
inibehe.effiong@gmail.com

http://saharareporters.com/2014/09/27/niger-state-government-dss-stop-malicious-lies-release-fejiro-oliver-now

The SSS paraded Fejiro Oliver and accused him
of trying to extort N50 million naira from the
Niger State government. Ordinarily, one would
have believed the SSS. However, with recent
events, one is constrained to disbelieve the
assertions of the SSS.
Firstly, no proof has been shown to the public
to show that Fejiro did demand for a bribe.
The text messages exchanged between Fejiro
and the Secretary to State Government of
Niger State, does not reveal anything as such.
Secondly, it is common knowledge that the SSS
is in the habit of arresting innocent Nigerians
and making spurious and false allegations
against them. An instance occurred sometime
in April this year, where the SSS arrested one
Isiaka Yusuf, tortured and threatened him for
days. What was his offence? He tweeted live
pictures of an attempted jail break by boko
haram members in Abuja. When initially
contacted on why he was picked, the SSS
spokesperson Marylyn Oga, denied it out
rightly.
Let’s hear her: “I do not even know who you
are talking about. I picked your call because I
thought it was someone in distress.” However,
when Nigerians mounted pressure, the SSS ate
the humble pie and released him.
Thirdly, considering the fact that the SSS has
always been quick to defend government, it is
only reasonable to conclude that it would want
to attack and muzzle anything that would paint
government in bad light.
Fourthly, it sounds weird that Fejiro w Oliver
will be demanding bribe when actually the
report has already been published. Common
sense demands that bribes are demanded to
kill ongoing investigation, not already
published reports!
Based on what we’ve heard, Fejiro did a report
and on decrepit state of governance in Niger
State. To silence him the state government has
conspired with the SSS to shut him up and
others like him.
It is therefore surprising that Nigerians are
not taking this issue serious. If we mobilized
for Isiaka, why not for Fejiro? The State
government and the SSS have told us what
they want us to hear. Is it fair to conclude and
hang Fejiro based on one sided story? It is
only fair that we should hear from him to
enable us arrive and at a fair and just
conclusion.
Today it is Fejiro, tomorrow it could be
anybody. It behooves on all of us to rise up
and demand for the immediate release of
Fejiro Oliver. If he has committed any offence
the appropriate thing to do is to charge him to
court, where he will defend himself. Detaining
him is contravening the constitution.
In the court of public opinion, we should not
convict by rumour.
Frank Ijege, frankijege@yahoo.com

http://abusidiqu.com/must-believe-sss-fejiro-oliver-frank-ijege/

The SSS paraded Fejiro Oliver and accused him
of trying to extort N50 million naira from the
Niger State government. Ordinarily, one would
have believed the SSS. However, with recent
events, one is constrained to disbelieve the
assertions of the SSS.
Firstly, no proof has been shown to the public
to show that Fejiro did demand for a bribe.
The text messages exchanged between Fejiro
and the Secretary to State Government of
Niger State, does not reveal anything as such.
Secondly, it is common knowledge that the SSS
is in the habit of arresting innocent Nigerians
and making spurious and false allegations
against them. An instance occurred sometime
in April this year, where the SSS arrested one
Isiaka Yusuf, tortured and threatened him for
days. What was his offence? He tweeted live
pictures of an attempted jail break by boko
haram members in Abuja. When initially
contacted on why he was picked, the SSS
spokesperson Marylyn Oga, denied it out
rightly.
Let’s hear her: “I do not even know who you
are talking about. I picked your call because I
thought it was someone in distress.” However,
when Nigerians mounted pressure, the SSS ate
the humble pie and released him.
Thirdly, considering the fact that the SSS has
always been quick to defend government, it is
only reasonable to conclude that it would want
to attack and muzzle anything that would paint
government in bad light.
Fourthly, it sounds weird that Fejiro w Oliver
will be demanding bribe when actually the
report has already been published. Common
sense demands that bribes are demanded to
kill ongoing investigation, not already
published reports!
Based on what we’ve heard, Fejiro did a report
and on decrepit state of governance in Niger
State. To silence him the state government has
conspired with the SSS to shut him up and
others like him.
It is therefore surprising that Nigerians are
not taking this issue serious. If we mobilized
for Isiaka, why not for Fejiro? The State
government and the SSS have told us what
they want us to hear. Is it fair to conclude and
hang Fejiro based on one sided story? It is
only fair that we should hear from him to
enable us arrive and at a fair and just
conclusion.
Today it is Fejiro, tomorrow it could be
anybody. It behooves on all of us to rise up
and demand for the immediate release of
Fejiro Oliver. If he has committed any offence
the appropriate thing to do is to charge him to
court, where he will defend himself. Detaining
him is contravening the constitution.
In the court of public opinion, we should not
convict by rumour.
Frank Ijege, frankijege@yahoo.com

http://abusidiqu.com/must-believe-sss-fejiro-oliver-frank-ijege/

I had a conversation today with Fejiro Oliver,
his family and lawyer. I can now intimate us of
the following facts: Fejiro was arraigned before
a Magistrate who drafted three count charges
against him which includes “intimidation” and
“extortion”. He pleaded not guilty to the three
counts and was remanded in Niger State
Medium Prison until the 14th October, 2014.
The family had briefed a lawyer since Tuesday
23rd, 2014 who proceeded toMinna, Niger
State the same day and is currently taking
legal steps to secure the release of Fejiro from
prison custody. Fejiro while discussing with me
on phone did not only assert his innocence
but laughed at the concocted and fabricated
allegations leveled against him by the DSS and
the Niger State Government though he is
concern that some disgruntled elements may
seek to rely on same to tarnish his image. He
has challenged the DSS to make public the
evidence that he ever demanded or attempted
to extort any sum of money from any official
of the Niger State Government.
He equally narrated how many of the
journalists who came to cover the media
briefing by the DSS on Monday 22 September,
2014 engaged the DSS in a heated argument as
they saw no basis for his arrest. One of the
DSS officer then pushed him into a waiting
vehicle to avoid further communication with
the media.
He insisted that the trump-up charges were
brought up after his arrest because he rejected
the directive to discontinue his reports on his
investigations into the corrupt activities of the
Niger State. It might interest us to know that
the corrupt practices which he unravelled and
which are backed by documentary evidence is
up to the tune of N40 billion. This explains
why the Niger State Government is seeking
retrieval of documents in his possession and
insisting that he should discontinue his
reports. This is the core issue.
Nigerians should understand that it takes very
few men to blow the whistle in this country.
Those who dare do this are often targeted for
attacks, assassination, persecutions. Fejiro
Oliver is being haunted not because he stole
government money, or attempted to extort
money from government officials but because
he refused to play along and dance to the
tunes of those bleeding our country to death.
Fejiro appreciates the efforts of Nigerians who
are campaigning for his freedom.
Meanwhile, his lawyer is expected to address
the media tomorrow Thursday 24th
September, 2014 in Minna, Niger State.”


http://abusidiqu.com/latest-update-arrested-journalist-fejiro-oliver/

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• Reply •
Don Maria Puzo
• 2 hours ago
I thought the text messages were
incriminating. This is total
nonsense, when and where did he
demand 50M? Or shouldn't that
appear in the text message. Tyrants
in civilian uniforms.
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PK • 2 hours ago
Now the world can clerly see the
kind of men we put in power. How
on earth did the quoted discussion
imply a request for bribe? The Niger
state governor would regret this
ungodly act of cover up and
blackmail at the end of the day.
Fejiro, dont worry, we believe in
you
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• Reply •
Uncle Garry (Atlanta)
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• Reply •
Rommel • 2 hours ago
How would he have taken the said
50 mila,is it in Ghana must go sacs?
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• Reply •
dele • 7 hours ago
Now they make people disappear
whom they don't like..... Same thing
with the governor of katsine state
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• Reply •
Shaibu Ocheme
• 6 hours ago
> dele
Mr Oghenedoro was trying to
emulate the number one
pseudo-journalist
blackmailers in Nigeria.
Sowore and his
Saharareporters crew and
Dapo Olorunyomi and his
Premium times crew. Why
do you guys blame
Oghenedoro don't you want
him to 'clean out' or 'jeun
soke' from Muazu Aliyu, in
the same manner Dapo
Olorunyomi and Sowore are
settling themselves from
politicians like Senator
Babafemi Ojodu and Nasir El
Rufai?
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dele
• an hour ago
> Shaibu
Ocheme
So why not charge
him to court rather
than kidnapping and
locking him up? are
we back in abacha
days now?
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amazing2012 • 11 hours ago
What you quoted the journalist did
not indicates collecting of money
from anybody but a normal
discussion of someone coming for
work, nor in the discussion describe
retrieving of documents, or
accusation of anything. So where
did you get your facts!
Now if the journalist is accussed of
bribe what of the issue of which he
demand the bribe ? Is that issue also
nullify because he look for bribe.
The journalist should be tried if
found guilty and the case confirm if
is genuine to prosecute those found
guilty on the offense the journalist
want to use to make his bribe.
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Matomato
• 9 hours ago
>
amazing2012
The man is innocent until
proven guilty in a court of
law. Instead he was arrested
and locked up without giving
him access to inform his
family / lawyer of his
whereabout. I think he
should sue the government.
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Otile • Something is fishy here. If a person
is suspected of going to eat bribe
from the govt, you can catch him
red-handed and the world will
believe you. You mark the money,
snap photos or video him in the act.
You don't arrest him at the airport
or hundreds of miles away from the
govt house with no credible evidence
of him taking any bribe. Even if he
was traveling to Minna to commit
murder the SSS would prudently
watch him get to the supposed crime
scene before arresting him. I am
glad they have not given him Dele
Giwa treatment yet. Who knows
what they are trying to cover up?

The government of Niger state on Monday
provided what it says were text message
exchanges between it and Fejiro Oliver, the
journalist declared missing since Friday and
eventually paraded by the State Security
Service, SSS in Minna on Monday.
The text messages as provided by the Niger
State government detailed a conversation
between Mr. Oliver and an official of the
Niger state government. The Niger
government is alleging the reporter tried to
blackmail its officials over a story about
Governor Muazu Aliyu.
The spokesperson of Mr. Aliyu, Israel Ebije,
told PREMIUM TIMES Mr. Oliver, whose
real name is Tega Oghenedoro, is actually a
staff of the Nigerian Television Authority in
Asaba Delta state.
“Agreed reporters at times use pen names,
but not in this case whereby this man was
just using mushroom online platforms to
blackmail innocent Nigerians,” he said
When pressed for concrete evidence that the
journalist actually demanded bribe, Mr.
Ebije forwarded to us what he claimed were
text messages exchanged between Mr.
Oghenedoro and the Secretary to
Government of Niger State, Saidu Ndako
The Chief Press Secretary to Mr. Muazu said
after it became clear that the journalist was
out to blackmail officials of the state
government, he issued a statement warning
him to refrain from his actions or be
exposed.
“I even put out a caveat to him through his
so-called secret reporters warning him of
the consequences of his actions, but because
he is greedy he still insisted
“We are already aware that the documents
he claimed to have were given to him by an
aggrieved government official, Iliyasu
Dhako, who I have on tape confessing and
apologising for his action,” he said.
He also said when the SSG reported the
matter to the State Security Service in
Minna, they set up a trap for Mr.
Oghenedoro “and he greedily fell into it” .
He said most of the communication the SSG
had with the journalist was under the
guidance of the SSS “just to prove that he
was out to extort money” Mr. Ebije said.
Below is the full transcript of the text
messages exchanged between the reporter
and the SSG sequel to his arrival in Abuja
after which he was arrested by the SSS at
the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport.
Find the alleged text exchange between
Tega Samuel Oghenedoro alias Fejiro
Oliver and the Niger SSG below
Ndako: We are working out the possibility
of beating the 9.30 am deadline to get the
ticket out, your coming will be late evening
and weekend, please tell me what to do next
because I want an end to this issue and
possible retrieval of all the documents.
Regards
Fejiro: Sir, as long as Israel is out of the
issue, we can manage everything
successfully. I have gotten the receipt (sic)
of the ticket and will be in Abuja tomorrow.
Ndako: Just trying to get prepared for we
shall be looking at because of weekend.
Fejiro: SSG Sir, we can discuss everything
when I come in tomorrow but you can
count on me that it will be fruitful
Ndako: So how do we meet, where and
when. need airport pickup?
Fejiro: Good Morning Sir, when the plane is
set to fly, I will inform you. My staff in
Abuja will be at the airport to pick me.
Hotel accommodation for the 3 days is what
is left and that can be done when I’m in
Abuja.
Ndako: Okay no problem. Call me when you
are in town
Fejiro: My flight is leaving now Sir
Meanwhile, the Daily Trust newspaper on
Tuesday reported that the Niger State
command of the SSS on Monday paraded
Mr. Oghenedoro, for demanding N50
million from the state government to as a
condition for dropping a story on alleged
fraudulent activities within the government.
While parading the suspect before
journalists, the state director, of the SSS,
Larry Obiagwu, said Mr. Oghenedoro was
arrested by his men at the Nnamdi Azikiwe
International Airport, Abuja while on his
way to Minna to collect the said amount.
However, a close ally of the journalist and
human rights activist, Inibehe Effiong, who
had been spearheading the campaign to find
out the whereabouts of the journalist said
on Tuesday that the Niger state government
lied against the reporter
In a post on his Facebook timeline, Mr.
Effiong said “We have heard from Fejiro
Oliver directly. He says he appreciates our
efforts and urged us to continue with the
campaign to free him, that he is fine. As for
the information making round, we will
respond appropriately. The attempt to paint
Fejiro in bad light will fail. We are going to
respond to all the issues raised. Now that I
have heard from him I am more confident
to fight on”.

they are still on d road

he must be found

OP should move to front page to get the neccessary attention

A delta born journalist attached to an
online news medium, Elombah.com,
Mr Fejiro Oliver has been declared
missing.
Fejiro, whose last report titled
‘Jonathan Packs His Friends, Charlatans
for National Honours’ was said to have
travelled to Abuja on the invitation of
the Niger State government, but
became incommunicado as soon as he
arrived the FCT.
Sources privy to Mr. Oliver’s visit to
Abuja said he was invited by the
Secretary to the Niger State
government, Alhaji Said Kpaki after he
published two reports exposing some
fraudulent activities of the Niger State
governor, Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu.
Mr. Oliver had on September 15
published a report stating that the
Niger State government threatened him
over the investigative report exposing
monumental corruption in the state.
From the report, it was obvious that he
had an exchange with the Niger State
government apparently to hear their
own side of the story he was preparing
to publish, but when it became obvious
that the state government were not
forthcoming with their own side of the
story, he published the report on
September 18.
It was after the main report was
published that the state government
through Mr. Kpaki decided to invite the
journalist to Abuja under the pretext of
presenting their own side of the story.
According to our source, Mr. Oliver
had arrived Abuja at about 5pm on
Friday September 19 and immediately
called the SSG to notify him of his
arrival. He had made arrangement with
a close friend residing in Abuja to pick
him up at the airport, from where he
will meet up with Mr. Kpaki, but the
friend was to pick him up at the
airport said about 30 minutes after he
spoke with him, Mr. Oliver no longer
answered calls.
The friend who does not want to be
named at this point in time said at
some point, the number will be
unavailable, but each time it is
available, it rings out with nobody
answering from the other end.
Sometimes, the call is even rejected,
the friend said, When we tried to call
the number provided as that of Mr.
Oliver, same was observed. it is either
switched off or the call rejected.
It is believed that he may have been
arrested by security agents on the
orders of the Niger State government,
upon his arrival at the Abuja airport
from where he informed State SSG, Mr
Kpaki of his arrival. Efforts to reach
Mr. Kpaki has not yielded fruit. Text
messages sent to his phone since
Saturday afternoon has not been
replied.
However, it was learnt that Mr. Kpaki
admitted to an inquiry by another
journalist that they know Mr. Oliver.
Although he didn’t say categorically if
they have him in their custody, he told
the reporter that Mr. Oliver has been
publishing negative reports against the
government of Niger State to tarnish
the image of the governor.
-[Abubakar Sidiq Usman]
Posted by: Daily News & Analysis of
Nigeria // Press Release // DECLARED
MISSING, FEJIRO OLIVER, NIGER STATE
GOVT. SUSPECTED // September 21,
2014


http://www.dna-nigeria.com/fejiro-oliver-declared-missing-niger-state-govt-fingered/

I have given up on nigeria

Government should just suspend all police officers nationwide and empower NSCDC officers

mod move to front page this is human lives we are talking about

The strike action embarked on
by the Nigerian Medical
Association (NMA) was on
Sunday unofficially called off
at 12:02am after an
Emergency Delegates Meeting
(EDM). Our sources who attended the delegates
meeting told us that there was heated
argument when the National President of
National Association of Residents Doctors
(NARD) Jubril Abdullahi told the audience that
they had already called off their own strike
irrespective of what NMA thinks. His speech
caused commotion in the hall before it was
later calmed down.
Submissions by various State chapter of NMA
emphasized that the strike should be called off
as it has brought ridicule to the profession,
and any further continuation of the strike may
further ‘finish’ the association.
A reliable source within the NMA fold
authoritatively revealed that the EDM has to be
called following prior knowledge that the FG
has concluded plans to begin massive
employment of physicians.
“Do you know what that means for the Federal
government to start to employ new doctors? It
means that the sack will take effect and we
cannot allow that happen. We are calling the
strike off once the meeting is held”, stated our
source.
We gathered that the NMA who were sack last
week with the residency program suspended
had to resort to pleading with the Senate
President, David Mark and National Assembly
Speaker, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal to plead with
President Goodluck Jonathan to have a change
of heart. Mark who agreed to help them gave
them a condition of calling off the strike
before any meaningful discussion can be done,
revealed our source.
Results from the NMA EDM showed that 199
votes for strike suspension (70.09%), 66
(20.4%) against, 4 invalid votes. They are
expected to resume work on Monday, but not
sure if they would be absorbed back into the
FG hospitals following their sack.


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NMA is finished

…No, we own the patient –NMA

Unlike his medical
colleagues, the Chief
Medical Director (CMD) of
University College Hospital, Ibadan, Prof.
Temitope Alonge, has said that the title of
‘consultancy’ in a teaching hospital should
not be reserved for doctors alone. He
however, explained that the terminology
which could apply to other professional
bodies that have got to a certain level in
their career should not be confused with
that of a consultant doctor which is based
on years of practice in a particular
specialty.
Prof Alonge who is also an Orthopaedic
surgeon, divulged this to newsmen during a
media parley in Lagos recently.
In the recent times, the issue of consultancy
has caused quite a controversy in the medical
sector, with the dispute largely blamed for the
unresolved industrial actions, the
consequential death tolls and the decay in the
sector.
While other health professionals such as
Pharm. Olumide Akintayo, the President of
Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN),
has argued that the title “consultancy” as
well as the position of directors, are
applicable to other health professionals, a
member of Nigerian Medical Association
(NMA), Dr. Olubunmi Omojowolo told
National Mirror that this cannot work in a
teaching hospital. “Yes there are consultant
nurses and pharmacists in other countries
but that is only in private hospitals, it
cannot work in a teaching hospital”, he
said.
Report has it that the hornets’ nest was stirred
when consultant nurses and pharmacists were
appointed at UCH and other teaching hospitals,
a development that did not go well with the
doctors.
According to the Medical and Dental Council
of Nigeria (MDCAN), the situation became
unbearable when, “consultant nurses
prevented surgeons, who performed
surgical procedures on patients from
inspecting the surgical wounds of their own
patients.” In a press conference at Ibadan,
the President of MDCAN, Dr Olusegun
Ayodeji Oluwole narrated how a Consultant
Plastic Surgeon was barred from reviewing
the surgical wound he created post-
operatively because a “Consultant Nurse”
had reviewed the wound earlier and was
satisfied with her findings. Also at the
Nnamdi Azikwe University Teaching
Hospital Awka, a “Consultant Pharmacist”
was reported to have invaded the wards
with his team, canceled patients’
prescriptions and demanded that a
Consultant Cardiologist remove a key drug
in an in-patient prescription, on grounds
that the drug has some known adverse
effects.
On the heel of these developments, the
NMA commenced an indefinite strike after
issuing a 24-point demand to the
government, one of which include the
discontinuation of non-medical doctors as
Directors and Consultants in a teaching
hospital.
Pledging its resolve to continue the strike
despite the Ebola outbreak, and the recent sack
of 16,000 resident doctors, the NMA president
Lagos branch, Dr. Kola Ojo, insists that the title
of ‘Consultant’ in medical practice is reserved
exclusively for a doctor that has gone through
a minimum of six years postgraduate academic
training.
According to him, the patient is traditionally
registered under a consultant, who owns the
patient and reserves all rights over the patient.
However, in a shift from the doctor’s
sacrosanct view, Prof Alonge of UCH Ibadan
explained that the premier teaching hospital
does not concentrate effort to one cadre of
medical profession alone. “Let me say that in
UCH, we don’t discriminate and we implement
government directives to the letters. The
Federal Government has issued a mandate that
everyone should get to the peak of their
career”.
He expressed the view that other members
of the health sector have the right to be
made directors in teaching hospitals
explaining that “very soon, we are going to
have directors of pharmacy, nursing,
physiotherapy at UCH. All of these people
are Level-17 officers and we must give
them their due rights”.
While reacting to the incident of
‘consultant nurses’ and ‘pharmacists’ which
has its root from UCH, he explained this as
a confusion of terminology, “It was an
unfortunate scenario when the hospital
introduced, without the consent of the
ministry, the issue of consultancy in other
areas.
I think the terminology is what is confusing
the entire public because when the patients
come they don’t have an idea that Consultancy,
by virtue of professionalism is different from a
consultant in a particular specialty based on
years of practice as a doctor. But I think a
particular committee is addressing the
terminology”
Professor Alonge lauded the efforts of
specialized pharmacy also known as “clinical
pharmacy” adding that no one can question
their approach to care. “If you send a
prescription to the pharmacy department and
the drugs are not compatible, the pharmacists
will comfortable write on the prescription back
to you, asking you to kindly review the
prescription or ask for a discussion.
“That is called clinical pharmacy. Otherwise,
a young doctor, by virtue of the limited
experience in particular area may want to
mix drugs not deliberately but out of the
fact that he has not had deep experience
enough to know the limitation. But the
pharmacy will not say I don’t want to give
you the drugs, rather he will write to the
doctor, so we have a good working
relationship with our pharmacists,” he said.
He also narrated his own experience in 1995
while practicing as an orthopedic surgeon,
“having written a prescription of antibiotics,
the pharmacists called me – ‘can I have few
words with you?’ He explained that the
prescription may need to be reviewed but I
informed him that the patient has an acute
infection and I needed to contain it as soon as
possible and that is why I have extended the
prescription beyond the routine to 10 days.
And that was accepted because it was a straight
logical discussion”
Prof. Alonge advised that everyone should
know their limitation and other profession
should also be respected.

http://www.medicalworldnigeria.com/2014/08/consultancy-not-for-doctors-alone-says-uch-cmd/

suspension of residency training programme
not reversible – FG
AUGUST 20, 2014
The Federal Government on Wednesday said
the embargo placed on appointment of new
doctors into public hospitals across the
country and the suspension of the Residency
Training Programme in the health sector was
done in the overall interest of all Nigerians.
Secretary to the Government of the
Federation, Senator Pius Anyim, stated this in
his office during a meeting with the
members of the Presidential Committee of
experts on inter-professional relationship in
the public health sector and top policy
makers of the federal government.The
committee which was led by a former SGF,
Dr. Yayale Ahmed, was constituted by the
federal government to fashion ways of
fostering harmony in the sector to avoid
perennial crisis.Anyim explained that the
federal government suspended fresh
negotiations with the striking doctors and
other unions in the sector pending the
outcome of the committee. He also said the
suspension of the residency training
programme and the embargo placed on
employment of new doctors in federal
government hospitals would remain in force
pending the submission of the committee’s
report.He said, “Even as we try to discuss
with members of the Nigerian Medical
Association, and other unions in the sector,
we would have difficulty to have much to do
except to wait for the report of this
committee.“Presently, Mr. President had
directed that there should be no fresh intake
of doctors into any public hospitals. He had,
as well, directed that Residency Training
Programme should be suspended. “The idea
is that, until we find a lasting solution to this
sector, everything should be on hold. The
expectations are squarely on your committee
to provide the solution. “We have insisted
that we could not re-open negotiations with
them when this committee is yet at work. I
do recalled that one of the concerns they
shared was that they did not know when the
committee’s work would end.“For them, they
thought it was a ploy on the part of the
government simply to drag its feet, on their
demands. With your visit today, it is clear ,
it is evident, it is in fact right on the table,
that your committee is at work, it is
marching step by step with due diligence to
arriving at a lasting solution to all the
challenges in the sector. He said the
challenges that the government is facing
from the health sector was so monumental
that “President Jonathan thought it wise to
seek your (Ahmed) leadership of a committee
that we believe we can entrust to resolve the
challenges.”
He noted that the mandate of the committee,
its terms of reference, the importance of the
work, and indeed, the difficulties of the job,
were quite appreciated.

They are students and are not even a permanent staff, they should apply for training in both state and private teaching Hospitals.

God bless our health minister for not listening to WHO and US

NMA 24 POINT DEMANDS

1. A demand that seven Deputy Chairman
Medical Advisory Committee, DCMAC (four for
Teaching Hospitals and three for Federal
Medical Centers be appointed to assist the
Chairman Medical Advisory Committee, CMAC.
The association noted that the CMAC is
presently saddled with statutory
responsibilities that are too heavy for an
individual to handle. The DCMACs is expected
to have the same qualifications as the CMACs.
The NMA also argued that directors in other
government establishments are supported by
deputies and sees no reason while that of the
CMACs should be different.
2. The association opposed the appointment of
directors in hospitals. The position, it said,
distorts the chain of command and induces
anarchy while exposing patients to conflicting
treatment and management directives with
mostly negative consequences.
3. A demand that grade level 12 (CONMESS 2)
in the health sector be skipped for medical and
dental practitioners.
4. The association also demand that the title
‘Consultant’ should not be assigned to non-
doctor personnel. Arguing that consultant
describes the relationship between a specialist
medical doctor and his patients, the
association said that giving the title to a non-
doctor personnel will only lead to anarchy and
chaos in the system.
5. The immediate implementation of a January
3, 2014 circular and immediate payment of
the arrears for 22 years during which members
were short-changed. It also demand an
adjustment of doctor’s salary to maintain the
relativity as agreed.
6. The acceleration of the passage of the
National Health Bill and extension of the
Universal Health Coverage to cover 100 per
cent of Nigerians rather than 30 per cent as
currently prescribed by the National Health
Insurance Scheme, NHIS.
7. Appointment of a Surgeon General of the
Federation with immediate effect.
8. A correction of entry point of a health
officer to CONMESS 1 Step 4 as originally
contained in MSS/ MSSS while the Registrar/
Medical officer is moved to CONMESS 3 Step
3.
9. Call duty allowance for Honorary
Consultants should be increased by 90 per
cent.
10. An adjustment in the specialist allowance
as contained in the 2009 collective bargaining
agreement. Also all doctors on CONMESS 3 and
above must be paid specialist allowance or its
equivalent, not less than 50 per cent higher
than what is paid to other health workers.
11. Hazard allowance for medical doctors must
be at least N100, 000 per month. The hazard
allowance for medical doctors is said to be at
N5, 000 per month presently.
12. Immediate release of the circular on rural
posting, teaching and other allowances which
must include house officers.
13. An immediate withdrawal of a circular by
the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN authorizing
Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria,
MLSCN to approve licenses for importation of
In-Vitro Diagnostics, IVDs.
14. Immediate release of the circular for the
retirement age for medical doctors as agreed
with the Federal Government.
15. The FG through the health ministry should
formalize and implement the report of the
interagency committee on residency training.
The FG is expected to release the uniform
template on the appointment of resident
doctors in line with earlier agreements. Also a
concrete funding framework for residency
training must be established while the overseas
clinical attachment must be fully restored and
properly funded in the interest of the nation.
16. That in the interest of harmony in the
Federal Medical Centre, Owerri, the
government should pay the salaries of our
members in the center as agreed on October
21, 2013.
17. Immediate concrete steps must be put in
place for the reintegration of our members
back into the IPPIS platform.
18. All attempts to coerce house officers not
to join NARD must stop.
19. The orchestrated intimidation, harassment
and physical assault of our members in the
departments of pathology (Laboratory
medicine) by laboratory scientists and tolerated
by the Federal Ministry of Health must stop.
20. The endless circle of incomplete salary
payment of our members in many hospitals in
the name of shortfalls in personnel cost must
stop.
21. Universal applicability of all establishment
circulars on the renumeration and conditions
of service for doctors at all levels of
government must be granted.
22. Government should as a matter of urgency
set up a health trust fund that will enhance the
upgrading of hospitals in Nigeria.
23. The position of the Chief Medical Director/
Medical Director must continue to be occupied
by a medical doctor as contained in the Act
establishing the tertiary hospitals. This position
remains sacrosanct and untouchable.
24. The NMA henceforth shall not accept the
continued violation of any of any of the terms
of the 2009 Collective Bargaining Agreement.
This is exemplified by the payment of the
Medical Physicist and Optometrist with OD
(who are on CONHESS) call duty allowance
using CONMESS circular. Similarly, the phrase,
“Ministries, Departments and Agencies”, MDAs
in the said agreement should replace “Federal
Ministry of Health and other Federal Health
Institutions” as contained in the 2009
CONMESS circular.

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I support our health minister on this issue and every steps he had taken, where is WHO and what assistance have they offered to Nigerians on this Ebola issue give us zmapp you said no we found alternative with nanosilver WHO said it is pesticide, WHO should just shut up if they can not help us they should at least let us do it in our own way, I know WHO will never accept that an African will find a cure for Ebola and even if we did find the cure they will always rubbish it because it is coming from Africa, WHO should just shut up and stop useless threatening of our health minister.