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Your house on fire

Is that an office or a call centre?

AIT?

Lets go there

Pretty woman

Before they finish am for us

Congrats my governor.

Good for them, they should go to court if they think they have a case. I remember Ferguson of Man Utd did it to BBC until they apologise. Its a welcome development. Mbu is next.... U must be professional in all your dealings, now is the era of learn it by force.

Thats strange ooo

You have a problem and you are still insulting OBJ then, instead of you to cool down you are talking rubbish. Supporting GEJ that dont know is left from right in politics. Now you are in for it, quoting Quaran can't save you. Did you call OBJ your father and leader again?

No fewer than six countries have already refused to grant an asylum request by the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, the Business Council for Africa (BCA) said in its just-released monthly report, noting that about US$ 1 trillion is the latest estimated figure of the looting of the Nigerian treasury between 1960 and 2005 alone.

The report, dated March 2015, focused extensively on Nigeria’s general elections. It said the notorious Minister, whose impunity is known to have been closely-protected by President Goodluck Jonathan, will be coming under the microscope for the first time in her Ministerial career.

“Given her reputation, it comes as no surprise to learn that 6 countries have already refused to grant her asylum to live in their countries as she now wishes to leave Nigeria at the earliest possible opportunity,” it said.

BCA recalled President-elect Muhammadu Buhari lamenting that the rest of the world looks at Nigeria as the home of corruption, one where stealing is not corruption but a way of life, and that his administration will pursue all public offices and individuals who are believed to be guilty of corruption.

It observed that despite an earlier promise, it is now understood that Buhari’s anti-corruption fishing net will include Ministers currently serving under President Goodluck Jonathan. Alison-Madueke’s departure from Nigeria is likely to be followed by several other PDP elders, party members and supporters as well as some former Government officials, as Buhari's anti-corruption drive will be far-reaching.

“It will be very interesting to learn in the coming months exactly how far back in Nigeria's history his administration will go in the pursuance of those who have robbed Nigeria of US$ 1 trillion, which is the latest estimated figure of theft from the Nigerian treasury between the period 1960-2005. Given that President Jonathan's administration is considered the most corrupt of any of its predecessors, that figure is going to be considerably magnified, but whether the new President will wish to pursue former Heads of State is a matter of interest and considerable debate to Nigerian observers. It is this subject that is primarily responsible for Buhari's success in winning the election as well as his campaign promises to eradicate Boko Haram, revive the economy and rebuild Nigeria to make its position as the number one country in Africa.

While BCA agreed that the March/April 2015 were “the most credible elections in Nigeria's history”, it said they could not be called the most incorruptible.

On the contrary, it referred to them as the worst because of the amount of money that the PDP so freely and openly spent on trying to secure the re-election of Mr. Jonathan.

“The stories and reports from throughout the 36 States of the amount of money distributed by the PDP to elders, rulers, church leaders, unions and youth leaders amongst others in an endeavour to favour the voters towards the PDP has backfired badly,” the report said.

BCA said that if the 2011 elections were considered bad, the 2015 elections will undoubtedly go down as the most corrupt in Nigeria's history, certainly since 1999, as the amount of money being distributed as bribes primarily by the PDP so very openly would readily confirm.

It reported that since November when campaigning began, President Jonathan and General Buhari during their travels made no fewer than 109 promises of what they intend to achieve if given the mandate in the presidential election.

“President Jonathan's campaign continued to hinge on his party's Transformation Agenda and the achievements of his Government in the last 4 years, particularly in the agricultural sector, job creation and the empowerment of women,” the report said. In that regard, it credited Jonathan as having achieved a great deal during his tenure.

It said it was however Jonathan’s failures - rampant corruption, insecurity, inability to eliminate the Boko Haram insurgency, failure in such sectors as the economy, and power in particular, and the overall feeling that he was ruled rather than led - that have cost him his re-election bid.

The report also stated that in the 2015 elections, up to 250 Nigerians lost their lives, describing that deplorable record as speaking volumes for the control achieved by the Police at the campaign rallies by the two main candidates.


It described the cost of the campaigns of the two main parties as “simply staggering”, noting that by the first week of March, Buhari had spent some N332.58 billion as compared to the expenditure of President Jonathan which amounted to N1.05 trillion.

“This is without taking into account the cost of other expenses for such items as campaign rallies, where the PDP has spent N1.06 billion against Muhammadu Buhari's APC's N595.08 million, and clearly demonstrates the desperate lengths that the PDP have gone to in order to try and secure the re-election of President Jonathan.”

Go and write it down, Amechi will decide what happen in Niger-Delta as far as this regime is concern when it comes to Ministerial position, development or whatever from the Federal Government. And trust him, he will lord it over them.

Nigeria will be great again.

Thats a good development, so our police can actually listen to petitions.

Welcome on board Mr President.

Thanks for the info, radio nigeria!

March for God!

I like that

I have seen a taxi driver between Rumuokoro and Rumuokwuta in Portharcourt. Its save, pls patronised them.

I have seen a taxi driver between Rumuokoro and Rumuokwuta in Portharcourt. Its save, pls patronised them.

He must be very stupid if he truly say that.

This man is a disappointment, I regretted why I voted for him. I heard him said it, and caused a lot of discussion in vehicle I board that faithful day. I was of the opinion then, that he wouldn't have said that. Can't mr President be sincere for ones.

Sell to Nigeria nau.

God forbid. Our leaders beating drums of should know that they cant run anywhere. We are in it together.

Let him start the war, Hope he wont run to foreign land.

I dont even want to have anything to do with any pastor, rather than to run my life the way I think it should be. We are all looking for money, its survival of the fittest!

Mr President should walk freely in his domain nau.

This guy and money sha.

Publish it nau, 419!