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PoliticsRe: Nigeria 2015: Governors, Skye Bank Chairman, Others Donate N21 Billion To PDP by Franchise21(op): 2:44pm On Dec 21, 2014
Jerry Gana, 5 billion!!! Where da heck did dat money emanate frm?? Ppl r dying cos of poverty n see hw dey r wasting our resources... There is God ooh!!!
PoliticsNigeria 2015: Governors, Skye Bank Chairman, Others Donate N21 Billion To PDP by Franchise21(op): 2:39pm On Dec 21, 2014
Despite being unable to pay civil servants in some of their
states, the 21 governors of the Peoples Democratic Party,
PDP, on Saturday night donated N1.05 billion to their party
ahead of the 2015 elections.
The governor’s donation was part of the N21.2 billion
raised by the party at its fund raising dinner held at the
Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Punch Newspapers quotes Isa Yuguda, the Bauchi State
governor, as saying each of the PDP governors donated N50
million to arrive at N1.05 billion. In several states,
including PDP-controlled states like Benue and Akwa Ibom,
thousands of civil servants have not been paid salaries;
sometimes for up to four months. Mr. Yuguda did not
comment on why the governors felt more obliged to donate
funds to the party when workers were yet to be paid.
Apart from the governors, other major donors at the
dinner include Tunde Ayeni, the chairman of Skye Bank,
who PREMIUM TIMES had reported recently as leading a
consortium to purchase the former national carrier, NITEL ,
and its mobile subsidiary, MTEL. Mr. Ayeni, who was
chairman of the occasion, donated N2 billion. He
announced that he was donating N1 billion on behalf of
himself and his partner and another billion on behalf of
his friends.
Also at the event, a former Information Minister, Jerry
Gana, announced a donation of N5 billion on behalf of his
friends and associates in the power sector.
Other major donors as reported by Punch Newspapers
include players in the Oil and Gas sector – N5 billion;
players in Real Estate and Building – N4 billion; Transport
and Aviation – N 1billion; Food and Agriculture – N500
million; Power – N500 million; Construction – N310 million;
Road Construction – N250 million; National Automative
Association – N450 million; Shelter Development Limited –
N250 million; and SIFAX group – N100 million.
However, the chief fund raiser, Aliko Dangote, did not
make any donation as his representative at the event,
Joseph Makoju, announced he had no mandate to make
one. He said Mr. Dangote would contact the PDP leadership
about his donation once he arrives in the country.
At the event, the PDP National Chairman, Adamu Mu’azu,
announced that the money would be used to complete the
party’s headquarters in Abuja and also run its affairs.
Mr. Mu’azu and President Goodluck Jonathan appealed to
members who lost various primaries not to leave the PDP
but work with the winners for the 2015 elections.
“If out of anger or frustration, you leave the party because
you didn’t get what you wanted, then you are not
contributing to the growth of democracy,” Mr. Jonathan
said.

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/173602-nigeria-2015-governors-skye-bank-chairman-others-donate-n21-billion-pdp.html
PoliticsRe: Amaechi Spent N17bn On Failed Quest To Become Buhari’s Running Mate – PDP by Franchise21(m): 5:28pm On Dec 20, 2014
Bunch of liars... U knw d worth of 17 billion Naira!
CelebritiesRe: 2014 SEXIEST MAN ..RAMSEY NOAH, 2FACE ,....(PHOTOS) Who do you pick? by Franchise21(m): 6:40am On Dec 20, 2014
OP, drop urs first
PoliticsRe: APC Vs PDP ; Study The Picture Closely And Write Out What You Notice. by Franchise21(m): 6:35am On Dec 20, 2014
pyyxxaro:
Jonathan looks more fit , check out the way he's standing*standing @attention*

then check Buhari's legs u wud know that if this Otuoke man tackles him hard , he wud end up like diaby of Arsenal

The Refree(Howard Webb) would determine the Winner
Lolz. Diaby
Christianity EtcRe: When A Born Again Christian Is Sex Starved by Franchise21(m): 6:29am On Dec 20, 2014
Runs outta thread
PoliticsRe: 2015: Joseph Yobo Endorses Jonathan For Second Term (Photos) by Franchise21(m): 6:19am On Dec 20, 2014
jonescyras:
How far?
I dey ooh... Hw d booking association?
PoliticsRe: 2015: Joseph Yobo Endorses Jonathan For Second Term (Photos) by Franchise21(m): 6:01am On Dec 20, 2014
jonescyras:
F
My brother
PoliticsRe: 2015: Joseph Yobo Endorses Jonathan For Second Term (Photos) by Franchise21(m): 6:00am On Dec 20, 2014
Who cares?
Nairaland GeneralRe: Midnight Inferno Roasts Family Of Six To Death In Benue [PHOTOS] by Franchise21(m): 5:59am On Dec 20, 2014
philips70:
It's APC's handwork to bring down Jonathan's government.
U seff!!!
Jokes EtcRe: Pics Of The Day: .Describe This Guy In One Word! by Franchise21(m): 5:51am On Dec 20, 2014
Dis thread z as dumb as ever... Startin wiv d topic. Pics instead of pic
PoliticsRe: Ekiti Assembly Sits, Suspends Seven PDP Lawmakers by Franchise21(m): 5:43am On Dec 20, 2014
The scheme of things in Edo State has certainly been transferred to Ekiti State... Remember wen Fayose n Oshiomole were in hot exchange of words... In Fayose's knowledge, 9 is greater than 15... Now, he has to concentrate on his own problems
PoliticsRe: Alamieyeseigha Releases Campaign Picture by Franchise21(m): 10:47pm On Dec 19, 2014
Only in Nigeria will a public looter have no shame... eg Alamieyeseigha, Oduah... Dey r still looking for opportunities to loot more n my very shallow Nigerians wud still cast their vote for dem... Who's fooling who?
PoliticsRe: Nigerian Soldier Sentenced To Death For Mutiny Cries Out On FaceBook by Franchise21(m): 8:12pm On Dec 19, 2014
And ppl keep running to register for NDA
SportsRe: The Ten Most Beautiful Stadium In Nigeria by Franchise21(m): 7:59pm On Dec 19, 2014
herald9:
Op... your list is outdated...

Have you heard of or seen the Uyo international stadium?

Always do a background research before pasting stuffs here?

This is my list:

•National Stadium, Abuja.
•Akwa Ibom international stadium, Uyo
•Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu
•Obafemi Awolowo Stadium, Ibadan
•Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos.
•U.J.Esuenue Stadium, Calabar.
•Sani Abacha Stadium,Kano.
•Abubakar Tafewa Balewa Stadium,Bauchi
•Eyimba international Stadium, Aba
•Liberation Stadium, port harcourt.
Absolutely correct
HealthRe: Arse Hole Ache by Franchise21(m): 6:43pm On Dec 19, 2014
olumidazz:
Thank you for your prompt response sir\ma, just started experiencing the breathing pain of the anus about 4 days ago, I drink a lot of water on daily bases, but was wondering is their any simple medication to combat this?
It's cos of chronic constipation. take Lotta water, eats fruits n vegetables and foods rich on fibre. taken less foods rich in carbohydrates. to cure d tear in d anus. do sitz bath. Dats sit in warm water mixed with salt for like 20 mobs thrice daily. I knw someone dat this affected. not to bother, it shall b well . u can also get ANUSOL; it's an insertion drug. u wud insert it in ur anus at night to heal d tear
CelebritiesRe: 5 Years After, Terry G And AY Reconcile ( Pics ) by Franchise21(m): 10:51am On Dec 18, 2014
Wetin concern me!
CrimeRe: Horror In Ekiti As Mum Murders Own Daughter (pictured) by Franchise21(m): 9:04am On Dec 18, 2014
Speechless
PoliticsBREAKING: Nigerian Military Sentences 54 Soldiers To Death For Mutiny by Franchise21(op): 8:58pm On Dec 17, 2014
A military court in Nigeria has sentenced 54 soldiers to
death after they were found guilty of mutiny.
The soldiers were convicted Wednesday in Abuja on a two-
count charge of criminal conspiracy to commit mutiny and
mutiny.
Four other soldiers were acquitted.
The convicted soldiers, mostly officers involved in the fight
against the Boko Haram terrorists in Northeast Nigeria, are
to die on stakes, by firing squad, after a military court
sitting in Abuja found them guilty of “mutiny” Wednesday
night.
The soldiers, attached to the 7 Division, Nigerian Army in
Maiduguri include two Corporals, Cpl, nine Lance
Corporals, LCpl and 49 Private soldiers.
The charge sheet said the soldiers conspired to commit
mutiny against the authorities of the 7 Division on August
4, at the Mulai Primary School camp, opposite AIT
Maiduguri, Borno State.
The soldiers are the second batch of Nigerian soldiers
condemned to death by Nigerian Military courts for
mutiny.
The trial of the soldiers began on October 15 on allegations
they disobeyed orders to join operations against the
extremist group, Boko Haram.
All the accused soldiers pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The prosecutor, J.E. Nwosu, an army Captain, alleged that
the accused soldiers had on August 4, in Maiduguri,
refused to join the 111 Special Forces Battalion troops,
commanded by Timothy Opurum, a Lieutenant Colonel for
an operation.
Mr. Nwosu said the operation was meant to recapture
Delwa, Bulabulin and Damboa in Borno State from the
Boko Haram terrorists.
According to him, the offence is punishable under Section
52(1) (a) of the Armed Forces Act Cap A20 Laws of the
Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
The prosecution called the commander of the 111 Special
Forces, Lt.-Col. Opurum, as one of the witnesses.
The statement of the commander was admitted by the court
and marked Exhibit P1.
Mr. Opurum, in his testimony in October, said the Special
Forces were tasked with advancing to recapture Delwa to
clear the way for other battalions to pass through to
recapture Babulin and Damboa from the insurgents.
He said he took off for the operation with only four officers
and 29 soldiers as “tasked” after majority of the 174
soldiers in the unit refused to join the operation.
The witness said after he took charge of the Special Forces,
he addressed and assured them that they could achieve the
task given to them.
He, however, said the soldiers were “hesitant to partake in
the operation” in spite of the assurances.
Under cross examination by Femi Falana, who represented
the accused soldiers, Mr. Opurum said 47 of the soldiers
who initially refused, later re-joined the forces for another
operation.
Mr. Opurum said the 47 soldiers joined, after he called for
reinforcement, as they came under attack from terrorists,
who out-numbered them and had superior weapons.
Asked if the soldiers refused to fight or refused to join the
operation because of lack of superior weapons, he said all
units in the North-East had requested for weapons.
On the disciplinary measure taken against the 47 soldiers,
who initially refused, he said the process for that was to
begin when they were court-martialled.
Mr. Falana in an oral application asked to the court for the
record of weapons recovered from the 47 soldiers, when
they initially refused to join the operations.
The President of the Court, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yusuf,
said the application had been noted “for action’’.
The General Court Martial was inaugurated on October 2 to
try 97 soldiers, including 15 senior officers for mutiny.

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/173470-breaking-nigerian-military-sentences-54-soldiers-death-mutiny.html
PoliticsRe: PDP Slams Buhari Over Delayed Choice Of Running Mate by Franchise21(op): 8:15pm On Dec 17, 2014
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PoliticsPDP Slams Buhari Over Delayed Choice Of Running Mate by Franchise21(op): 8:08pm On Dec 17, 2014
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described the
delayed choice of Yemi Osinbajo as running mate to the All
Progressives Congress, APC’s presidential candidate,
Muhammadu Buhari, as the height of incompetence.
The PDP also declared that the eventual choice of Mr.
Osinbajo is a confirmation of its stand that the APC is the
personal project of a cabal commanded by former Lagos
state governor, Bola Tinubu, to expand its political and
economic frontiers.
The ruling party, in a statement signed by its National
Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, on Wednesday said,
“should power get to this cabal, who is desperate to control
the political and economic power centre of the nation, then
Nigeria is finished.”
“By the choice of Osinbajo, a well-known acolyte of Tinubu,
who served under him as Attorney-General and
Commissioner for Justice, the APC, General Buhari and
Tinubu have boldly recreated their well-known notoriety
for sectional and personal interests, the PDP said.
“It is particularly worrisome that General Buhari has
surrendered his first official responsibility of choosing a
running mate, invariably his powers, to Tinubu even before
he goes to the field to ask for votes.
“This is not surprising of Buhari, who has consistently
exhibited a track record of incompetence. This is the same
man who as military head of state surrendered all his
powers to his second in command. The story of his
headship of the Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) is not
different, as he also got lost before the flurry of portfolios
of paid consultants.
“In 2011, as the leader of the CPC, Buhari failed woefully.
His whimsical interference in the choice of candidates for
his party not only muddled up the process but ended up
creating an electoral malfeasance and confusion that eased
out federal lawmakers elected on the platform of the CPC
from his native Katsina state.
“Our citizens should indeed be concerned about this: that
it took the APC six days to produce its vice presidential
candidate and that the founder and funder of the party,
Tinubu, as always, had his way. No doubt, this is how
Tinubu is going to impose his mercantilist interest on
major decisions affecting the entire country.
“This is the problem with the APC, a political party built
on the narrow interests of very few individuals. Any
political party that subjects its collective will to the whims
of an individual, as it is with the APC, is indeed not ready
for leadership.
“Fortunately, the PDP offers to all Nigerians a truly
national party and a Jonathan/Sambo ticket ready to build
a better tomorrow.
“In PDP, the focus remains to ensure that we continue to
deliver on our promises and put the interests of Nigerians
first in all our party decisions and policies of our
government.”
Signed:
Olisa Metuh
National Publicity Secretary

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/173462-pdp-slams-buhari-delayed-choice-running-mate.html
CrimeRe: ‘I Bought Human Head In Cotonou For N12,500’- Suspect by Franchise21(m): 10:08am On Dec 17, 2014
Jennimma:
Its terrible the things people do to make money.

Would I say this one is mild or small compared to the one a lady I know was a victim of? It happened in my state of residence tho.

She was a victim of "baby ritual"...the said woman was 4 or 5months pregnant. She took okada to go home as she was coming back from the market. When she entered the motorcycle,she realised that the cyclist was driving her to an unknown place. She asked the man where he was taking her to and the man said he was trying to avoid the bad road ahead and that he was taking a short-cut.

The woman kept quiet for sometime. She became apprehensive when the man kept moving. Suddenly,the man turned around and hit her on her chest.

According to her,she became unconscious. She couldn't recognize her surroundings. Next thing she knew,she was sitting on the floor,stark na.ked in a bush. I guess she regained consciousness as at that time.
She looked around and saw other women sitting on the floor na.ked and with their hair shaved.

She was too weak to talk. Then a nurse came to her and gave her an injection. That injection was to induce labour. Before she knew it,she was in premature labour and she delivered. The nurse took the placenta and baby(i don't think i'd call it a baby tho) away. Only then did she realise what happened to the other women. Right before her eyes,the nurse and motorcyclist were paid and they both left.

She was still dazed to speak. Then a boy about the age of 12 came to shave her hair just like they did the other women. According to her,she said she didn't know how she started a convo with the boy. She pleaded with him to have mercy on her and not shave her hair. I guess her plea touched the boy's spirit. She also begged the boy to help her escape and he agreed to do so in the night.
The boy kept to his words and by night time,he helped her escape. She said the boy gave her a wrapper to cover her unclothness.
As he was leading her out,he told her that she was lucky. And she asked why,the boy then told her that if he'd shaved her hair,she was as good as useless. That the other women she saw are just waiting to be killed...and they don't know anything again-like their memory had been erased.


The woman then asked him why he was in this business and he said he just found himself doing it...and that he can't recall how he joined.
Well,to cut the long story short,the woman trekked and trekked till she got to a town. That was around 6am in the morning.
From there,she met good samaritans that had pity on her and helped her contact her husband.


I was so shocked after hearing her story. I believe we all should be careful and prayful esp. during this period. May we never be victims of such sad tales and any journey of no return,may the Lord avert it. IJN.

We shall all see the end of this year and beyond.AMEN.
AMEN
CrimeRe: ‘I Bought Human Head In Cotonou For N12,500’- Suspect by Franchise21(m): 9:55am On Dec 17, 2014
Ah don't understand. Asiwaju told u 2 bring a human head so dat he wud use it to cure u of leprosy... Then u bought d head for N12500 n u wanted to sell it for N20000... M confused!!!
RomanceRe: Stop Discussing The Ladies Or Guys You Bleeped With Friends. by Franchise21(m): 8:40am On Dec 17, 2014
tosyne2much:
the first yoghurt go wey go come out go reach 25 litre keg tongue
Lolx... Badt thought
RomanceRe: Stop Discussing The Ladies Or Guys You Bleeped With Friends. by Franchise21(m): 8:35am On Dec 17, 2014
tosyne2much:
wedding night things rocks my boat tongue
Lolz... I just pity d babe... I doubt she'd b able to contain all d manly juice u hv been saving frm childbirth
PoliticsTinubu: Jonathan Plotting To Block Me From Emerging Buhari’s Running Mate by Franchise21(op): 8:32am On Dec 17, 2014
A national leader of the All Progressives Congress [APC],
Bola Tinubu, has accused President Goodluck Jonathan of
mounting a campaign to block him from picking the vice
presidential ticket of the party.
He said the president and his party, the Peoples
Democratic Party [PDP], were afraid that the combination
of a former Head of State, Muhammadu Buhari, and
himself as the APC presidential and vice presidential
candidates, could wreck them in the February 14 election.
He was responding to an article published in a popular
online medium, Sahara Reporters titled, “How Jonathan
Blackmailed Bola Tinubu before 2011 Presidential Election:
Season of Wrong knives.”
The former Lagos governor is accusing the President of
being behind the report even though Sahara Reporters is
not known to be a fan or mouth piece of Mr. Jonathan.
Mr. Tinubu, is angling to run on the same ticket in the
presidential election with Mr. Buhari, who was elected the
APC candidate last Thursday.
However, it is believed that some of the party’s leaders are
not comfortable with the combination because both are
Muslims.
The statement by the Tinubu Media Office, on Tuesday, said
the unfolding “smear campaign” against the former
governor did not come as a surprise.
It said the campaign against Mr. Tinubu had been in the
works for years since the Jonathan-led government
realized that the APC leader commanded a powerful
political followership.
“The successful merger and birth of the APC posed the
most potent threat to the PDP and Tinubu, an architect of
the merger, has become a marked man,” the statement
said.
“The thought of a Buhari-Tinubu ticket confounds the PDP
hierarchy and their crisis-battered president. That Tinubu
might be nominated as General Buhari’s running mate also
incenses the small element within the APC who joined the
party not for its progressive vision but to exploit its
platform to press forward their vision of themselves.
“Having failed at halting General Buhari’s bid, the PDP
disinformation machine has thrown itself into overdrive
trying to stymie the selection of Tinubu. Sadly, some
elements within the APC – elevating their personal
ambition over party and national interests — have lent
themselves to this endeavour.”
The statement recalled that during the Nazi takeover of
Germany, “madman” Adolf Hitler became jealous of those
within his own party who showed independent thought
and who would not allow themselves to be bent just so he
could satisfy his megalomania.
Outraged by the situation, Mr. Hitler engineered a purge
executing the lot of them., a bloody scheme that became
known as the “night of the long knives.”
It said Nigerians had entered the “season of the wrong
knives.”
Reeling out some of the allegations made in the campaign
against Mr. Tinubu, the statement said the one on the
academic qualification of the APC leader was not new.
“What is new is how desperate they have become to stir up
a new controversy using an old lie,” it said.
“In the past these allegations were successfully rebutted.
Recent attempt to present them as fresh allegations will not
go unchallenged.”
It said the online report also claimed that Mr. Tinubu
withdrew his support for the ACN in the 2011 election due
to blackmail by the president.
It however noted that it was rather odd that the report
coloured the former governor as the villain.
The statement argued, “If the report were true, he would
be a victim. President Jonathan and his administration
would be guilty of the high crime of extortion.
“This tiny consideration seemed not to dawn on the
authors of this scurrilous piece; so fixated on stabbing
Tinubu, they implicate their own boss in wrongdoing. So
eager to please their master, Jonathan’s mindless men
further ensnare him.
“If Tinubu had been scared off in 2011, it would make no
sense for him to spearhead the formation of the APC
against the same president.
“If the president had such control over TInubu why didn’t
the president use that leverage earlier to scuttle the APC
before it gained a strong position in the political
space? The story makes no logical sense.”
The statement said while the authors of the article claimed
the former governor did not attend Chicago State
University, they cited as their evidence, a letter from the
US Consulate.
It however said a closer look at the letter suggested that
Mr. Tinubu’s name was misspelt.
It said the authors likely misspelt the last name so that the
name search would reveal nothing.
“This is clever but immoral; it is a wrong knife,” it said.
“Meanwhile, Tinubu has genuine documents and pictures
showing him as an award-winning student at the school.
Nigeria should be proud that one of its own graduated an
honor student from an American university over thirty
years ago when that was more of a rarity than it is today.
“Instead, his detractors want to pretend he never set foot
on campus.”
The statement recounted that as late as August 2012, Mr.
Tinubu visited the university and was given a special
reception and a tour by the school’s president.
It argued that this would not have been done for a
stranger but for a distinguished alumnus.
It said after graduation, the former governor landed jobs
with two well established international companies, one the
accounting firm Deloitte and Touche and the other,
ExxonMobil.
It also stated that such companies investigate applicants’
academic backgrounds and that if he had not attended the
school, these companies would not have hired him.
On the allegation of drug running levelled against Mr.
Tinubu, the statement said it was the lowest form of
calumny.
“He has never been arrested, charged or indicted for any
drug-related crime,” the statement said.
“Had any such suspicion existed, the American government
would not have granted him political asylum during the
Abacha era. Under American law, asylum cannot attach to
anyone who has broken or offended that same law.
“Moreover, Tinubu travels frequently to the states. This
means he has a visa. American law prohibits visa issuance
to anyone reasonably suspected of drug dealing, let along
being convicted of the same.”
“If I were Tinubu, I would place a wager with the PDP. He
should offer to fly to America if the PDP would also send
Mr. Kashamu. Both can fly to Chicago. Then he should bet
the PDP who would return to Nigeria first. We all know
the answer.”
The statement said the vicious campaign against the APC
leader was being run from the PDP’s basement.
It said, “They fear him. They cannot assail his competence
and experience. He has been an able senator and
governor. They cannot assail his commitment to
democracy. He has personally sacrificed more for
democracy than all the PDP hierarchy combined.
“They fear his ability to campaign, to get out the vote and
to protect that vote, especially in the southwest because
they know that is the pivotal region where the election
will likely be won or lost.”
The statement said the authors, who it described as
“assailants” were desperately trying to scuttle Mr. Tinubu’s
potential candidacy.
“In that the truth offers them no solace, they resort to lies.
They seek to ambush the man under cover of innuendo
and untruth. But their aim is off and their knives are
wrong. In the end, what they use to injure him will turn to
point against them. Such is the outcome when one engages
in malice.
“Thus, they seek to prevent a person who may be
controversial yet he is perhaps Nigeria’s most able and
versatile politician, strategist and policy maker. For
perhaps the most gifted politician of his time not to seek
national office is a luxury a nation in this dire
circumstance can ill afford.
“In the end, governance has little to do with religion,
region or rumour. It has to do with vision and competence.
The wrong knives will never be able to cut that truth.”

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/173392-tinubu-jonathan-plotting-block-emerging-buharis-running-mate.html?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter
RomanceRe: Stop Discussing The Ladies Or Guys You Bleeped With Friends. by Franchise21(m): 8:01am On Dec 17, 2014
tosyne2much:
I don't think I will be telling friends when I start bleeping
Meaning u never start to dey bleep?
PoliticsRe: South West Will Vote Massively For Jonathan — Mimiko by Franchise21(op): 7:42am On Dec 17, 2014
jumu:
mimiko ole olosa ayeeonida south west are voting for buhari
2015 go too sweet
PoliticsRe: Jonathan Dodges National Assembly, Sends Okonjo-iweala To Present 2015 Budget by Franchise21(op): 7:35am On Dec 17, 2014
shadowgwalker:
a undecided
Space Booker
PoliticsSouth West Will Vote Massively For Jonathan — Mimiko by Franchise21(op): 8:36pm On Dec 16, 2014
Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State said on Tuesday
that the South West zone would cast their votes massively
for the Jonathan/Sambo ticket in the 2015 Presidential
election.
Mr. Mimiko, who was fielding questions from newsmen in
Abuja on Tuesday assured that the electorate in the South
West would vote for the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP,
even if the All Progressive Congress, APC, picked its vice-
president from the South West zone.
“Well, we are waiting for APC to pick their (Vice-President)
candidate. But there is no question about the fact that in
terms of enlightenment, especially in terms of appreciation
of issue of politics, in terms of a long history of progressive
political engagement, you give it to South West, that they
know their onions,” the governor said.
“Don’t forget, even in 2011 when Mr. President did not
have any governor in the South West, he won in all the
South West states apart from one; and I tell you in the
South West we can see issue from propaganda.
“We know the difference between propaganda and the real
stuff.
“I’m telling you that in the South West this election will be
about the real stuff, about issues not about propaganda.
“I have no doubt in my mind that the South West will vote
massively for President Jonathan to continue along this
path of very useful engagement and productive
governance.”
Mr. Mimiko congratulated the President for inaugurating
the Youth Employment in Agriculture Programme (YEAP)
and Fund for Agricultural Finance in Nigeria (FAFIN).
He expressed the hope that the two programmes would
boost agricultural activities in the country.
“Let me congratulate Mr. President and his teams in the
Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Finance.
“You should have seen that this is a very innovative and
impactful way of addressing the problem of youth
unemployment in Nigeria.
“Again, it is moving our economy away from this mono-
cultural dependence on oil. I think this is very innovative;
it is definitely impacting this nation positively.”
He assured that state governments would key into the
programmes with a view to addressing the challenges of
unemployment among youths in the states.
(NAN)

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PoliticsJonathan Dodges National Assembly, Sends Okonjo-iweala To Present 2015 Budget by Franchise21(op): 7:00pm On Dec 16, 2014
At a time of intense tension between Nigeria’s executive
and legislative arms of government, President Goodluck
Jonathan confirmed Tuesday he will not be presenting the
2015 budget proposal personally to the National Assembly,
in a move that appears aimed at avoiding a possible
backlash from lawmakers.
Mr. Jonathan has mandated finance minister, Ngozi
Okonjo-Iweala, to do the presentation on his behalf.
Mrs. Okonjo-Iweala will present the budget Wednesday,
separately to the Senate and the House of Representatives,
both houses of parliament announced Tuesday.
Lawmakers have been furious at Mr. Jonathan after police
launched a humiliating raid on the National Assembly in
November, firing tear gas as they attempted to stop speaker
of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, for
entering the building.
The government and the ruling Peoples Democratic Party,
PDP, have been angry with Mr. Tambuwal after he
defected to the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC.
Mr. Jonathan has not categorically denied knowledge of the
police siege, although his office claimed the police acted
right to check an alleged assault on the National Assembly
by hoodlums.
Lawmakers have been more infuriated after nearly half of
them lost out at the primaries of the two major parties in
the last two weeks.
The lawmakers blame the president for failing to help
them return in 2015.
Aggrieved senators blame the Senate president, David
Mark, amid reports some legislators planned to move
against Mr. Mark.
A letter written by President Jonathan to the Senate and
the House of Representatives Tuesday said the presentation
of the budget will be done by Mrs. Okonjo-Iweala.
Mrs. Okonjo-Iweala did the presentation on behalf of the
president in 2013. At the time, there were concerns over
oil price benchmark and the venue of the joint sitting.
Mr. Jonathan said his new request is based on the
provisions of Section 81 (1) of the constitution of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 as amended.
The president requested that the Senate grant entry to Mrs.
Okonjo-Iweala during its plenary meeting.
Mr. Jonathan submitted a revised version of the 2015-2017
Medium Term Expenditure Framework, MTEF, which had
earlier been sent in twice and withdrawn each time.
The president noted that after the last submission, oil
prices fell immensely.
He said the decision of Oil Producing and Exporting
Countries, OPEC, at their meeting in Vienna, November 27,
not to cut production to support the price, led to the fall in
the oil price to below $70 per barrel.
President Jonathan stated that these developments in the
international oil market had called for further revisions
and amendments to the MTEF.
“I hereby forward copies of the revised 2015-2017 MTEF
for kind consideration of distinguished members of the
Senate and hope it would be considered and approved
expeditiously in order to bring the 2015 federal
government of Nigeria budget preparation process to quick
closure,” he wrote.
The president urged the senate to consider and approve
the MTEF proposal and the budget.

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