₦airaland Forum

What do u expect?birds of the same feathers flock together

One thinga at a time now house of representatheives,what abt oga Farouk now,there is no need for this committee,de guy don pay every everything now.

elvymoore: this is cheap and childish blackmail.
Dino continue with ur activism

women activism abi

Dino Melaye is a disgrace to Nigerian youths I use to think his hands are clean and has genuine love for Nigeria,I never knew he is a pervert,I regret coming for his protest God forbid if I join this evil man again

I see hope in the 2013 budget.....

Let's give GEJ the benefit of the doubt with regards to the 2013 budget,I believe a lot of changes will be made..

This is is the right time for the budget to be presented,if only the National Assembly will do it's work on time,implementation will not be a problem most times they drag the budget for months to suit their taste and they also want 100% implemention,they National Assembly must wake to its responsibilities.

Demdem: Can u imagine. Some expect me to completely believe Maku the silly one, Okupe the dog and Abati the liar. Jokers indeed.

Oga Denmdem u can't criticise Sahara Reporters because u can't bite the finger that is feeding u,who doesnt know that you are working for them?

Seeking for relevance abi,their evil are even worst than those who did it...

Failed activist,failed father,failed husband...pls bury ur head in shame,this is the peak of corruption.....

Both of them have credibility problem,one a false prophet the other a political thug.Time will tell who will win this battle...

Dino Melaye why are u disgracing yourself,after all u did you are still quoting Bible verses,when will u ever repent? Just a piece of advice Mr Dino learn to own your faults and stop parading yourself as a saint.

I am so disappointed,I have been looking at Dino as a mentor,but the the truth of the matter is that I am highly disappointed,so all this organizing of protest is to sample his victims and do hit and run,what a hypocrite next I hear him organizing anything even my shadow will not be there...

1025: maku is a useless man. he was asked during fuel subsidy how he lead a protest against removal of fuel subsidy in 1986 as a students'only to come back to champion it as a minister and he said, he was bought then. such a useless brain lacks the moral standard to speak for us.
he is just there to make more money because tomorrow, he will say jonathan also bought him.

what has ur statement have to do with the topic at hand?do you have a problem with Maku?we are talking abt how everybody will contribute in making our dear country secured not character assassination.

Gbam! Security is for all and sundry.....

You are not far from the truth oh,his strong character speaks for him,many leaders would not have survive the challenges and problems his administration have inherited over time, I will give a thumbs up for him...

Ah,this one na open secret now,only the constitution can stop him,I believe in a short while people will beg him to contest again cos I see a glimmer of hope in GEJ's administration.

Sahara reporters or what's that your name,when will you stop spreading false stories?please allow people to rest...

Only the short sighted will not know that TINUBU and his ACN lieutenants days are numbered,before they know it,the party will crash land before it was set with a wrong motive of bigotry and sentiments,I just hope they can be able to stand the people when these days come their way.

Are they not all Nigerians? All we want is positive result.

Things are getting better,at least transportation will be eased when this comes to reality,we are in total support of this govt...

The governors should take more of the blame,GEJ cannot be everywhere...

De guy the try abeg,we need continuity to record successes....

2good: Of what use is the reserve when there are no good roads, the educational system is seriously in need of proper funding, electricity supply is still an issue and poverty is generally high in the country. Positive economic indices only makes sense when it reflect on the life of the common man.

that is why it is called reserve,something you can fall back to when things get worst,I believe the govt is doing well with regards to infrastructural development too...

Another debate go start be that...

This is a positive development,it shows how prudent this administration,let this tempo be maintained..

This is the right step in the right direction....

Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has said that the incessant summons on him to appear before different committees of the National Assembly were becoming too much to bear.

Speaking when he appeared before the House of Representatives Joint Committees on Finance, Legislative Budget and Research, National Planning and Aids, Loans and Debt Management over the 2013-2015 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and the Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) yesterday in Abuja, Sanusi said that no previous CBN governor had been so frequently invited like him. He told his hosts that his itineraries were being obstructed.

“I don’t think there has been any CBN governor that has been brought here (the National Assembly) as much as me. I have even offered to be moved, or open my annex office here. Nobody asks me how my itineraries are before inviting me.”

The CBN governor was responding to observations made by a member of the panel, and chairman of the House Committee on Legislative Budget and Research, Rep. Opeyemi Bamidele (ACN, Ekiti) who wanted to know why it was always difficult for the CBN governor to honour their invitation without making an issue out of it, or refusing to come at the appropriate date and time.

Sanusi was to appear before the joint committee on Tuesday but some high ranking officers of the CBN went instead, only to be turned back by the legislators who insisted that the CBN governor makes a personal appearance. He told the committee yesterday that he was not aware of the invitation.

Lead chairman of the joint committees Rep Abdulmumin Jibrin (PDP, Kano), said the panel had to insist that Sanusi appears in person because the Central Bank plays a very important role in the overall economic decisions of government.

“You must come and explain things to help our understanding of the fundamentals of our economic decisions,” Rep Jibrin said.

“You don’t devalue the institution of the National Assembly because it will outlive all of us.”

Sanusi then stroke a joke, saying he envied Rep. Abdulmumin’s position as the chairman of the committee because it wields a lot of powers, and that when he retires as CBN governor, he may consider contesting election for the House of Representatives.

Just yesterday the Senate also summoned the CBN Governor alongside the minister of finance Dr Igozi Okonjo-Iweala and the Accountant General of the Federation for allegedly withholding funds meant for the Petroluem Technology Development Fund.

The apex bank’s boss also denied having any rift with the National Assembly as being insinuated in some quotas saying, “I don’t have problem with you.”

It would be recalled that in 2010 Sanusi raised the alarm when he delivered a lecture at the University of Benin in which he said National Assembly members get 25 percent of Federal Government’s overhead vote.

The submission appeared to have marked the beginning of a very frosty relationship between him and the national legislators who are currently working on a bill to whittle down powers of the CBN governor.

Last year, the House also summoned Sanusi over the controversial cashless policy and the introduction of the non-interest banking system. However, Sanusi insisted and went ahead with the policies.

Also, in February this year, the CBN boss refused to submit the apex bank’s annual budget estimate to the National Assembly for legislative scrutiny as provided for by law.

He rather wrote a letter to the House committee on Banking and Currency on 10th February 2012, informing it that the National Assembly had donated its appropriation powers to the CBN board in the CBN Act of 2007 and as such he does not require the approval of the legislature to pass his budget.

Infuriated by Sanusi’s comments, the legislators increased their momentum to curtail the powers of the CBN by initiating amendments to the CBN Act 2007 to insert clauses that will compel the apex bank to forward its annual budget to the parliament. The amendment bills have since passed second reading in both Senate and House of Representatives.

As if that was not enough, during the investigative hearing on the “near collapse” of the Nigerian capital market by an ad-hoc committee led by Rep. Ibrahim Tukur El-Sudi (PDP, Taraba), Sanusi again, refused to submit some documents requested by the panel arguing that the law does not compel him to do so.

Consequently, the committee recommended that he be charged to court for contempt of parliament. The report was adopted by the House in plenary on July 19th 2012. However, implementation lies squarely on the table of the President, who Sanusi work for.

Last month, the two chambers also banged their legislative hammer on the botched N5000 note and currency restructuring proposed by the CBN when they passed resolutions on September 18th asking President Jonathan to stop him from printing and issuing the new note. The president fainally acceded to the demand and suspended the plan.

http://www.naijapundit.com/news/i-m-tired-of-n-assembly-summons-sanusi

taharqa: Eh, spin? Me? Wondas have actualli ended. Okpe, i was the one who immediately admitted that there was a mistake with the info afta seeing the Businessday and Premium times reports; you on the oda hand, was shamelessly defending the express LIE of yr master even afta he was caught. Who is the deceitful one amongst us, and the hypocrite who is now running around since morning mastur.bating ova a lesser 'offense' of smone else? Gosh! Sm ppl are just so shameless

Pls Taharqa this issue has been over flogged,it is giving some people prominence on this platform,only the supreme beings don't make mistakes,I believe this is an eye opener for the presidency to be more accurate in its future endeavors.No one is perfect even in America there are mistakes it's not peculiar to Nigeria alone..it's a wake up call.

Pukkah: You should not only claim that you are not afraid.
You should be seen not to be afraid.

Okupe has only stated that the President was not afraid of the Boko Haram sect.
He failed to provide the reason(s) why the President did not go to Eagle Square for the second year running.

So, if he was not afraid why didn't he simply go to Eagle Square?
In that case, he would have been seen not to be afraid.

And this clarification, or rebuttal, by Okupe would not have been necessary.

oga pukkah,before you blame poor GEJ Boko Haram is a problem that has been inherited,as far as I am concern the govt is managing this problem very well,if not states like Borno,Yobe,Gombe Adamawa would have been captured,but at least they are kept at bay and successes are recorded daily,there is no need to be scared of a faceless group,we must be strong as Nigerians to fight this evil rather than trading blames.

I have never seen a pessimists like Demdem......why can't you look at the bright side of life?

Demdem: The summary of what i have been saying is under this govt (from may 2010 till date), its getting worse based on TI index itself however for the past decade it has improved kudos to the efforts put by OBJ and RIbadu and not GEJ. get ur facts right.

But the system has not changed since,this govt may have flaws,but encouraging it can go a long way,we should as Nigerians continue to proffer solutions towards the growth of our dear country,Nigeria belongs to us all we must cherish it.