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5 S/West PDP Chairmen Seek CourtOrder To Unregister PDM

Posted by: Channels Television

Posted date: September 05, 2013
The crisis rocking the PDP took another turn today as five State Chairmen of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the South-West asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to order the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to cancel the registration of the newly registered Peoples’ Democratic Movement (PDM).

The state Chairmen of the PDP in Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Osun and Oyo states want the court to determine whether by the combined effect of section 224 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended, paragraph 15 of the 3rd schedule to the constitution and section 78 (5) & (7) of the Electoral act 2010, INEC can validly register PDM as a political party when the patent purpose for which such registration was sought was to destabilize the PDP.

The politicians also want the court to determine whether by the combined effect of paragraph 15 of the 3rd schedule to the Constitution, section 86 of the Electoral Act 2010 and Article 16(1) of the Constitution of the PDP, INEC can accord any recognition to Alhaji Kawu Baraje and Chief Olagunsoye Oyinlola as national officers of the PDP, especially when they are at the same time promoters of PDM which seeks only to facilitate the dismemberment of the PDP to populate the PDM.

The applicants are therefore seeking a declaration of the court that the only purpose for which PDM was set up is to destabilize the PDP and thereby cause fractionalisation, disunity and disharmony in the party.

The applicants further urged the court for a perpetual injunction restraining PDM from continuing to parade themselves as leaders or national officers of the PDP.

In a 33 paragraph affidavit in support of the suit, deposed to by the Ogun State Chairman of the PDP, Adebayo Dayo, the applicants claimed that no public notice of the application as a political party by the PDM of INEC’s intention to register the party was given.

They also stated that the PDM as a known political association has no offices in the 36 states of the federation as required by the constitution and has no members known to the public or to INEC apart from some card carrying members of the PDP.

The applicants also averred that the tenure of Baraje as acting national chairman expired on March 2011 and that Oyinlola was removed as the National secretary of the PDP by a court judgment on the 11th of January 2013.

karl max: Dangote refinery to employ 8,000 engineers, create jobs for 85,000 Nigerians

on September 05, 2013 at 10:45 am in News

Abuja -  The President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, said about 8,000 engineers would be needed for the smooth take off of the nine- billion- dollar Dangote Refinery/Fertiliser plant in Ondo.
Dangote told State House correspondents on Wednesday in Abuja that the project, when completed, would provide direct and indirect jobs for 85,000 Nigerians.
He said the group had secured a 3.3 billion-dollar credit facility from a consortium of banks for the project.
According to him, importation of petroleum products will end by 2016 as the plant will commence production in the next three years.
He said his plan was to make the country self-reliant in petrochemical and petroleum products, as well as make it an industrial giant.
“Now, Nigeria is going to be taken out of the list of countries that import petroleum products. We will produce 20 million metric tonnes which is equivalent to what Nigeria consumes currently.
“Today, we did the signing ceremony, the vice-president came to witness the signing but we insisted on coming to  thank Mr president for his policies .
“Without good government policies, there is no way the private sector can invest in Nigeria, because we are not Father Christmas at all. The policies have to be right,’’ he said.
According to Dangote,  Nigeria currently spends about 30 billion dollars annually on importation of petroleum products.
He said the complex planned by his group would make Nigeria a net exporter of petroleum products, including diesel and aviation fuel, as well as poly-propylene and fertiliser. (NAN)

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/09/dangote-refinery-to-employ-8000-engineers-create-jobs-for-85000-nigerians/

lekanwj: it is new more clear than ever that you are one of the e-force recruited by GEJ and his apologists. But please let GEJ know that he would not have needed to recruit propagandists if he had performed and lots more people would have voted for him in the coming election than in 2011.you also would have had a better job.

lekanwj: it is new more clear than ever that you are one of the e-force recruited by GEJ and his apologists. But please let GEJ know that he would not have needed to recruit propagandists if he had performed and lots more people would have voted for him in the coming election than in 2011.you also would have had a better job.

gregg2: False news only from chronic liers belonging to a lying party that is headed by some of Nigeria's worst 419ers and terrorists. How this trash from no known source suddenly made it to the front page with a very lavish title is even a suspect. For whoever care to know the truth, PDP won Offa council Chair and all the councillorship positions.

Lobsan Rampa: But remember that APC=CPC+ACN+ANPP!!!

anonimi: I will advise that such ethnic baiting by dogmatic political followers be avoided.
It is a means of drawing attention away from the INCREASINGLY obvious shortcomings of their political idols in the Association of Conmen in Nigeria, ACN.

It is better to simply IGNORE such ethnic-baiting posts so we can focus on the real issues affecting us ALL- irrespective of our ethnic roots!!!

djfaithy: . hausa and yoruba loyal to gej/pdp at the poll in 2015?....... Hahahahaha I laugh in ghadafi's voice, Nna u no get am,45% of the yoruba voters (including pdp members) will take the bribe they usually give them at the polling units but only 2% will willingly or (angrily) vote for pdp,don't forget its a secret ballot,no one will know the party you voted for,so pdp give the money but apc get the vote, yoruba are no fools,they will never be loyal to a dumbass,they believe once you've failed you have to repeat not promote,that's why their governors (beside mimiko) didn't fail mathematics during the NGF election,they are too smart not to know who to vote for or not and as for the Hausas we all know they are like zombies,they go in one direction and can be very cunning,they will assure you before the election not to worry,they will even swear with Allah's name but wait for the election result,you will know nuhu ribadu didn't really become liverpool fan by choice but by culture, ask me how ? Hausa man no dey walk alone so let's say gej will manage to get 5% from the north, LOL...I know I sound crazy,but if any of you guys think the local yoruba voters have forgive gej for the fuel subsidy stuffs or that the literate among them will overlook the fact that such a big national issue got swept under the carpet, then you don't know yorubas,jan 1 2012 was the day he lost SW and the day he decleared state of emergency in three northern states was the day he lost major part of the north, so stop lying to yourself, the problems before gej is actually more complicated than what he can ever solve before 2015, I know he's going to try to rig but he has lost the important and powerful people that could cover for him, I'm not saying he won't win,I'm just saying its a false hope to keep telling yourself he will win,when there is tendency that he might not get more than 50% vote from rivers state

seanet02: FOOL

PHIPEX: The plan A strategy of using Boko haram to bomb the north has failed now these northern oligarchy have switched over to plan B which is to "Bomb" PDP. Atiku was not happy with Obj and he left for ACN in 2007, what stops him from leaving for APC if he is not happy with GEJ?

I can now see why GEJ through Peter Obi had to sacrifice Soludo who is seen as Atiku's ally.

eGuerrilla: If our resident APC folks get started, you probably won't win the party politics debate. So why not try to stay on message?



Source:http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/07/2015-jonathan-seals-deal-with-muslim-leaders/

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This comment by software man got 8 likes as at the time of my post. What's astonishing about it is how obscenely absurd it is. If IGR increased 200% per year for years as he claims, that's a rise of four million, seven hundred and eighty thousand, eight hundred and sixty nine times what IGR was before the first year.

I have to ask, why would someone tell such a crazy lie and why would as many as 8 people,presumably all educated, click on the like button? If IGR was, say just 100 million Naira in 1999. An increase of 200% per year will yield 478 trillion Naira today.

What does it say about us, our intellect and values, that we can't have a proper debate without each person seeking to tell the most outrageous lie? Incidentally, the person softwareman was replying to claimed Lagos has spent 500 billion Naira every year!

Kamanda: Never thought I'll say this-but AYam feeling @Billy and @Sincere on this one

awhagwan: Must you display your stupidity so publicly? LCC came into being in 2006, and does not belong to the Chaghoury's. They hold a small stake in Hitech. That's it.

Furthermore, APC is now playing catch-up to the PDP led FG who cancelled Bi-Courtney's concession on Lagos Ibadan expressway within 3 years of the award. LCC have been on Lekki Epe Expressway for 8 years and have exploited the people for at least 3 years out of that 8!!!

idnoble135: The enlightening post by naptu added colour to the news.
If what i read here is true as i believe it should be, i guess the media house will do alot to let the masses know about this.
Am impressed so far by what i read. I believe greater days lie ahead.
"By preservanance, the snail reached the ark"- Charles Spurgeon.

Paul John: Like Obasanjo that is now in APC right?

tatosh: This desperate FG, trying to take credit for every little thing. The post clearly says its a private investment by a local company, what does Jonathan have to do with this?
The truth is the FG has achieved very little thats why they now want to take credit for hardworking Nigerians' hustle