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Human rights activist, Chief Frank Kokori, has advised the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, to start his administration by prosecuting and jailing looters immediately after he takes oath of office on May 29.
Kokori, who is a former General Secretary of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, said this during an interview with our correspondent on Thursday.
The activist said by immediately prosecuting looters, Nigerians would have an idea of what the Buhari administration stands for and change would gradually set in.
He said, “You cannot change everything in four years but when Nigerians start seeing little changes in three to six months and then in one year and you see people being prosecuted and jailed for stealing public funds, and the government ensures that all the funds that were taken overseas are recovered, there is no way the needed change will not come.
“Why should Nigeria have up to $250bn in stolen funds abroad and only $35bn in our foreign reserves? The international community is aware of this and the incoming government is not foolish. Anybody that thinks he has stolen and will go scot free must be deceiving himself because if any thief goes scot free, then the All Progressives Congress-led government is not serious.
“So, the APC government must make sure that Nigerians that stole money are prosecuted and jailed while the money should be retrieved. Nobody should run a government by saying you will forget the past, no. The way Nigeria is today, people must be punished for the pains they have subjected Nigerians to.”
Kokori described the fuel scarcity across the country as unfortunate. He, however, rejected suggestions that subsidy must be removed.
He said the incoming administration must focus on building new refineries and repairing the old ones so as to stop the importation of fuel.
He said, “The question of subsidy would be looked into. It was the corruption in the subsidy that affected the sector. Once there is transparency and corruption is curbed and discipline is enforced, things will work. Why should we be importing a huge quantity of petrol?”
The former NUPENG boss, who came into limelight during the June 12, 1993 struggle, described the emergence of Buhari as a sign of good things to come.
He said the Peoples Democratic Party punished Nigerians for many years and took the citizens for granted. He said four more years of President Goodluck Jonathan would have been disastrous.
Reacting to threats by some ex-militants to return to the creeks if Buhari revoked their pipeline surveillance contracts, Kokori urged Buhari to ignore the ex-militants.
He, however, advised Buhari to ensure that the people of the South-South benefit from his government so that they would not feel marginalised.
He called on the Independent National Electoral Commission to continue electoral reforms so that the next elections would be better that the previous ones.

The prosecutor narrated the story before the senior magistrate.
“The complainant said he was in his room when he heard Kolawole beating his wife.
“Isiaka left his room to settle the fight between the couple when the accused stabbed him with a broken bottle on the neck.’’

Obiorah9177:
Why do we like protecting criminals, his picture should be posted here, if it happens to be a non officer, believe me the persons picture will be boldly posted, please show us the he goat face

The President recalled working extensively for more than five years with other African Presidents to forestall crisis in some African countries, especially in the West African sub-region, and also leading peace efforts in some of the countries like Cote ‘d’Ivoire, Mali and Guinea Bissau.

President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday said he conceded defeat to Muhammadu Buhari in the March 28 presidential election because of his desire to keep the country away from conflict.

He said having been involved in solving many problems in African countries for more than five years, he knew the enormity and cost of conflicts and would not want Nigeria to witness such.

A statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, quoted the President as speaking while receiving members of the African Ambassadors’ Group, who were on a farewell and solidarity visit to his boss at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

He said he would always be committed to strengthening democracy in Nigeria and Africa.

Jonathan added that his decision to concede defeat was to show example to the world that democracy could survive and thrive in Africa without conflict.

The President said, “I believe that character matters in leadership. And it is not just about who becomes the President of a country, but somebody has to be there and the person needs the support of all to succeed.

“I made a choice to keep the country away from conflict.

“I have always advised other African leaders that we will need to have a country before we can have the ambition to become President.

“We don’t have to expose our people to deaths because we want to stay in power. Some people hold on to power, may be, for fear of the unknown.”

The President recalled working extensively for more than five years with other African leaders to forestall crisis in some African countries, especially in the West African sub-region.

He also said he led peace efforts in some of the countries like Cote ‘d’Ivoire, Mali and Guinea Bissau.

“I have been involved in solving many problems in African countries for more than five years and I know the enormity and cost of conflicts, especially on the citizenry. We cannot afford that in Nigeria.

“If we were to have a political conflict in Nigeria, I am not sure the sub-region will be able to accommodate our citizens.

“My commitment is to always put the country before my personal ambition and that is what I have demonstrated,” he added.

Jonathan then called on the global community and Nigerians to support the incoming government of Buhari.

He said the incoming government would need the cooperation and commitment of the global community and Nigerians to effectively deliver on its promises to the people.

“The President-elect is not new to governance in Africa so I want you to show the same commitment to him as you have to me. The President-elect knows that our commitment is always to project Africa. I am urging you to extend the same warmth and solidarity you have shown to me to him,’’ he said.

The President further enjoined African leaders to encourage trade within the continent by building infrastructures and institutions that could promote trade and relationships.

In his remarks, the Dean of Diplomatic Corps in Nigeria, Oubi Bochir, commended Jonathan’s high sense of patriotism, statesmanship and transparency in the last general elections.

He noted that the President won the heart and minds of all Nigerians and Africans after the elections.

A 39-year-old driver, Azeez Kolawole, was on Wednesday arraigned in an Apapa Senior Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly stabbing his neighbour on the neck with a broken bottle.
Kolawole, resident of Ibadan St., Benna Bus Stop, Ajegunle, Lagos, was docked on a charge of assault.

But the accused, denied committing the offence.
The prosecutor, Cpl. John Iberedem, told the court that the accused assaulted one Jamiu Isiaka by stabbing him on May 15 at their residence.
Iberedem said that Kolawole’s unlawful act caused Isiaka bodily harm.

The prosecutor narrated the story before the senior magistrate.
“The complainant said he was in his room when he heard Kolawole beating his wife.
“Isiaka left his room to settle the fight between the couple when the accused stabbed him with a broken bottle on the neck.’’

The prosecutor said that Kolawole contravened the provision of Section 171 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Section 171 stipulates a three-year imprisonment for assault, occasioning harm.

The Senior Magistrate, Mr G.L. Otepo, granted the accused bail in the sum of N50,000, with one surety in like sum, and adjourned the case till July 7 for mention.(NAN)

Oluwaseun’s incident happened just as another petitioned was received at the police headquarters that Mafoya raped another detainee, Folashade, while she was also in his custody. A police source described both victims as Primary Education Studies (PES) students of the FCE, Osiele, Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.

juman:
To hell with pdp, the devilish party.

16 years, electricity still less than 4k MW despite pdp spent tens of billions of dollars on it.

oluface:
I can't wait for baba to take over. I love Buhari.

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided by President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday approved conversion of five tertiary institutions to universities status.
The Minister of Education, Ibrahim Shekarau, who briefed State House correspondents at the end of the meeting, said the approval included upgrading of four old Federal Colleges of Education to new Universities of Education.
According to him, Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo State now to be known as Adeyemi University of Education, Ondo, Federal College of Education, Zaria changed to Federal University of Education, Zaria, Federal College of Education, Kano now to be called Federal University of Education, Kano, while Alvan Ikoku College of Education, Owerri is now approved as Alvan Ikoku University of Education, Owerri.
Shekarau, who was accompanied by the Minister of Information, Patricia Akwashiki, said: “These colleges are part of the 21 Federal Colleges of Education that have been awarding degrees of B.Ed, B. A and B. Sc. in different fields for the last three decades and Council considered the need for further quality in the teaching service.”
“Currently, the minimum teaching qualification has been National Certification on Education ( NCE), but gradually as a result of improvement in the system and the demand for further qualitative teaching service, we are heading towards getting more graduates into the teaching profession and the earlier this is done the better and we are getting these universities to produce more graduates.”
“Besides, they have been running degree programmes for the last three decades under closer supervision of the affiliated universities, and they are so mature enough now to have their own autonomy to award degrees of B.Ed. B. A (Ed) and B. Sc. Education.”
He said the fifth institution is the Medical Health Sciences College in Otukpo now changed to the Federal University of Health Sciences, Otukpo.
He said: “A brand new University of Health Sciences has also been approved, called the Federal University of Health Sciences, Otukpo in Benue State. Before then, this institution has been Medical Health Sciences College under the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi.”
“It has been granted autonomy of its own now as part of the continuous efforts to ensure quality graduates into the various fields of the medicine and the sciences.”

It has been variously criticised for concentrating more on contract awards instead of policy direction

Decentdamsel:
Some men ehn,,,ashawo no ddy im sydd??


Smh

It was gathered that Edundu, after the act, warned the girl not to inform anybody.

oluwadamilolah:
Stupid woman, because of money your daughter was raped

elantraceey:
The woman was careless with her child but I guess she never expected that .


Men this days can never be trusted even with a day old girl

PDPwayoo:
WHICH MEANS YOU RIGGED IN 1999 AND 2003 ALONG PDP...... smart guys don overtake over-taker.

One igbo man that stay in our house b4 usually say:- a cheater must be cheated to feel the pains.

They also proposed a way of contributing to national development process by helping the soon-to-be inaugurated All Progressives Congress ​government of Muhammadu administration with policy blueprint.

Twenty-two Nigerian political parties have jointly stated their commitment to improving the country’s electoral process and helping the President-elect with policy recommendations that can engender development.
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The parties​,​ which met in Abuja on Monday​,​ also resolved to review their performance in the last general elections and address the shortcomings that made​ them lose the​ 2015 elections​​.
The parties ​that met ​include: Democratic Peoples Party, Peoples Party of Nigeria, Unity Party of Nigeria, Labour Party, Alliance for Democracy, Peoples Democratic Movement, United Progressives Party, New Nigeria Peoples Party, Social Democratic Party​, ​African Democratic Congress​,​ among others.
Frederich Faseun of Unity Party of Nigeria; Peter Ameh, PPA Chairman​,​ and Secretary of-General of Inter-Party Advisory Council​, attended the meeting.​
The parties resolved to formulate optimal ways of working with the Independent National Electoral Commission to further strengthen Nigeria’s electoral process.
They also proposed a way of contributing to national development process by helping the soon-to-be inaugurated All Progressives Congress ​government of Muhammadu administration with policy blueprint.
According to Mr. Ameh, the importance of improving the electoral process to encourage multi-party politics can not be overemphasized.
“We looked at issues on how to re-strategise and create a better environment for the electoral process come 2019, an environment that will encourage multi-party democracy and encourage more parties to win elections because this last election was not really encouraging,” he said​.​

Mekybliss:
Lmao. She recieve a rod

vicadex07:
The perpertartors weren't even summoned by the police, talkless of taking them to court. All we hear is that they set up committee upon committee to investigate rubbish.

Tanoids are useless, shameless, brainless and stupid. Even with reality staring at them before the elections, they refuse to believe jonah will be deported. Now they can't help but weep. Foolish people

Eshinwaju:
this Fayose shaaaaaaa......always abusing everyone instead of developing his state.......ekiti don enter one stop......