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re@lchange:
i don't know who to vote for
[size=15pt]but it seems that onlytruth's candidacy is giving some igbo enemies nightmares[/size]
they want odumchi because they want someone they can intimidate
i will vote later

Imanuelle: Decoy account by onlytruth....
U registered recently... U're not allowed to vote!

manny4life: I respect Eze's humble opinion, which in all honesty, we should stick by. Per his wish and opinion, I humbly cast my vote to Odumchi. Therefore, I'm NOT leading anyone astray, it's his opinion, and does not state otherwise.

manny4life: Since Eze Onlytruth said he will like to hand over to a credible person, and there aren't many contenders, therefore, my vote goes to Odumchi...

As for Eze Nwanyi, I really don't know this chick, so for the time being, I will hold my vote while I observe...

taharqa: Didnt you read d article? The traders who own d money went to the EFCC to claim d money but they had to forfeit 25% of d part of d money that the guy did not declare to the authorities; this forfeiture is apparently according to d new Anti-Laudering law..

Horus: Any picture of the uniform?

Oh boy, what have y’all done to the stern Governor of Lagos State?

Many commercial motorcyclists have complained over the ban on their operations on major highways in Lagos State but the government is not soft-pedaling (pun intended) on the traffic law as the commissioner of transportation, Kayode Opeifa, has disclosed that as from January 2013, commercial bus drivers and conductors will have to wear uniforms and badges.

He disclosed this during the weekend at a sensitisation programme for transporters on the new road traffic law at the Adeyemi Bero Auditorium, Secretariat, Alausa, Lagos.

He said the government’s intention is to bring sanity to Lagos roads so that transport operators in the state can develop pride in their jobs. The commissioner appealed to commercial bus drivers to desist from attacking BRT buses.


While speaking on the occasion, the attorney-general and commissioner for justice, Ade Ipaye reportedly insisted that the new traffic law is not a tool for revenue generation but as a means to protect the interest of the citizens.

He stated that the penalties for road traffic offences were to serve as a deterrent to road traffic offenders thereby guaranteeing safety on the roads.

The commissioner informed the transport operators who feel wrongly treated by traffic management officials to report such incidents to the relevant authorities or seek redress in court.

Commissioner for information and strategy, Lateef Ibirogba urged them to first comply with the law, insisting that in any civilized society there must be rules and regulations which must be obeyed for there to be peace and order.

The new traffic law continues to get more interesting by the day.

NIGERIA'S foreign service officials have become the laughing stocks of the diplomatic world in Europe and the Americas following the failure of the home government to remit their salaries and allowances to them as and when due.

Investigations by the Nigerian Tribune revealed that in most parts of Europe and the Americas, Nigerian diplomats now have to resort to using Ghanaians as fronts when looking for accommodation because most landlords refuse to let their houses to Nigerians.

The issue, according to sources especially in Switzerland, Italy, Canada, United States and Germany, has to do with the failure of the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to remit the salaries and allowances of the foreign service staff to the respective embassies and high commissions on time.

Right now, sources confirmed that Nigerian diplomats across Europe and the Americas are being owed minimum of two months salaries and allowances.

Sources confirmed that the plight of the foreign service staff was further compounded by the fact that they cannot utilise the earnings of their respective embassies from visa applications on ways and means.

Investigations further revealed that most embassies and high commissions are compelled to use the resources they make from visa applications to offset salaries of local staff and pay for services, while the Nigerian officials are left to fend for themselves until Abuja releases funds.

The case of Canada was said to have got worse in recent weeks, forcing Ambassador Ojo Maduekwe to run to Abuja to hold talks with President Goodluck Jonathan and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Gbenga Asiru, to avoid total closure of the High Commission in Canada.

Nigerian Tribune further gathered that Maduekwe's decision was borne out of feelers that the High Commission might be shut down by Canadian officials if it defaulted on payment for services.

Sources confirmed that for embassies and high commissions with huge population of Nigerians, the stress could be less because they could still have some resources to handle their ways and means after paying local staff.

"The problems confronting Nigerian diplomats are many. Their salaries are delayed; they are often left to fend for themselves in foreign lands. The problem is further compounded by the fact that the embassies cannot afford to owe their local staff, whether Abuja releases money or not. The embassies have to pay salaries and for telephones, water and other services. Those are not negotiable. As for the foreign service staff, they are left on their own," a source in the know said.

It was gathered that the practice of delaying funds for the running of Nigerian embassies and high commissions across the world has been a long standing issue and that many times, the diplomats are owed five months salaries.

Sources said that the situation for Nigerian diplomats in Geneva and Switzerland has gone worse as many of them now have to get houses using Ghanaians as fronts.

"What happens is that the landlords no longer let out their houses to Nigerians because they default. So a Nigerian will have to gather his money, look for a Ghanaian who will pay for a house on his behalf and sign the agreement with the landlord before transferring the house to the Nigerian, who gave him the money. It is that bad," the source said.

A source further said that many Nigerian diplomats had heaved a sigh of relief when the current Permanent Secretary, Ambassador Marthin Umhouibi, was appointed on the strength of the fact that he was formerly an ambassador in Europe and had experienced similar difficulties while in foreign service. The source, however, added that the situation has improved a bit but that there was only a reduction from five months arrears of salaries to two.

"You mentioned the Navy, for example, and that we have fewer ships than we did in 1916. Well, Governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets, because the nature of our military's changed. We have these things called aircraft carriers, where planes land on them. We have these ships that go underwater, nuclear submarines.

"And so the question is not a game of Battleship," Obama continued, "where we're counting ships. It's what are our capabilities."

"You mentioned the Navy, for example, and that we have fewer ships than we did in 1916. Well, Governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets, because the nature of our military's changed. We have these things called aircraft carriers, where planes land on them. We have these ships that go underwater, nuclear submarines.

"And so the question is not a game of Battleship," Obama continued, "where we're counting ships. It's what are our capabilities."

sexkillz: [color=#000030]Crying as in real tears?
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