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PoliticsRe: Okonjo-Iweala To Senators: Focus On Project Implementation Not Cash by karlmax2: 9:14am On Aug 03, 2012
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PoliticsRe: Okonjo-Iweala To Senators: Focus On Project Implementation Not Cash by karlmax2: 7:53am On Aug 03, 2012
Where are the el rufai and tinubu attack dogs that have been calling this woman all sorts of name this past weeks ? The nairaland budget implementation experts that has been running their mouth all over naira land! The elrufai fairly used BB paid critics(abi their BB no get service?)I can Ơ̴̴͡.̮Ơ̴̴̴͡ their help is needed here by one of their colleague.
PoliticsRe: Okonjo-iweala Confirms That 41.3% Of 2012 Budget Has Been Implemented by karlmax2: 7:38am On Aug 03, 2012
Where are the naira land budget implementation experts! Abi dem neva see this post?,
PoliticsRe: Nigeria: Experts Back Senate On Budget Implementation by karlmax2: 2:03pm On Aug 02, 2012
Defer Assessment Of 2012 Budget Performance To Year's End - Experts




Financial experts have urged the National Assembly (NASS) to properly assess the performance of the 2012 budget and its impact on Nigerians at the end of the year.

They spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday, in Lagos, against the backdrop of the controversy surrounding the level of implementation of the 2012 budget.

The Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Finance Minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said on Monday that the government had achieved 56 per cent implementation of the 2012 budget.

Okonjo-Iweala also urged the NASS to be more interested in how much of the budget the government was able to implement.

However, when the Senate invited her on Thursday to an interactive session over the matter, the minister was unable to attend because of other official engagements.

Just like the minister, Mr Emmanuel Ijewere, former President, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), said that the NASS should be interested in how much of the budget government had implemented at the end of the year.

According to him, the NASS is not competent to state the percentage of the budget that has so far been implemented.

However, he noted that it was the duty of the legislature to keep an eye on the implementation of the budget.

The former ICAN president said that the NASS had no power to give what he described as rhetorical data or figure on budget implementation.

Ijewere, who said that criticisms of the budget would have no positive impact on the citizens, described the debate on its implementation as unnecessary diversion.

Hesaid that it would be better if the National Assembly could offer advice on how best the budget could be effectively implemented.

Ijewere said that what should be of greater concern to the NASS was how the budget would have a positive impact on the citizens in terms of basic infrastructure.

He urged the NASS to tell the government to improve on education, fix roads, and improve the power sector.

Dr Osi Itsede, former Director of the West African Institute of Financial and Economic Management (WAIFEM), said the NASS should be concerned with the impact of the budget on the Nigerian masses.

Itsedesaid that the issue of what percentage of the 2012 budget had been implemented should not be of concern for now.

He said it was the Federal Ministry of Finance that had the sole right to state the level of implementation of the budget.

``World over, the Ministry of Finance has the responsibility of managing the nation’s economy,’’ he said.

Mr Oluyombo Onafowokan, a lecturer in the Department of Financial Studies, Redeemers’ University, faulted the government's pronouncement that it had implemented 56 per cent of the 2012 budget.

Onafowokanurged the government to justify its claim, arguing that the economy had been moving at a slow pace.

Dr Kazeem Bello, of the Department of Economics, University of Ibadan, also faulted the Federal Government’s position on the level of implementation of the budget.

Bellosaid that under normal circumstances, the government could have achieved 40 per cent by now if funds were made available.

He suggested the timely disbursement of funds to ministries and parastatal agencies for necessary expenditures for the year.

Bello said that from economic indices, the 2011 budget performed below 50 per cent.

Mr Wole Olowu, General Manager, True Bond Micro Finance Bank Ltd., said that most of the capital projects took a much longer time to execute, saying that there was, therefore, no way that the claim by government could have been possible within the short period.

According to him, the major obstacle to the nation’s budget implementation is the lack of funds.








http://www.leadership.ng/nga/articles/31446/2012/08/01/defer_assessment_2012_budget_performance_years_end_experts.html
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Wed, 01/08/2012 - 12:23pm | ABIODUN OLUWAROTIMI NewsWorld
... United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced the members of a High-level Panel to advise on the global development agenda beyond 2015, the target date for achieving the anti-poverty targets known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

“I have asked my High-level Panel to prepare a bold yet practical development vision to present to Member States next year,” Mr. Ban said in a news release.

The Panel will hold its first meeting at the end of September, in the margins of the annual high-level debate of the General Assembly. It is expected to submit its findings to the Secretary-General in the first half of 2013, and those findings will inform his report to Member States.

“I look forward to the Panel’s recommendations on a global post-2015 agenda with shared responsibilities for all countries and with the fight against poverty and sustainable development at its core,” Mr. Ban said.

The eight MDGs, agreed on by world leaders at a UN summit in 2000, set specific targets on poverty alleviation, education, gender equality, child and maternal health, environmental stability, HIV/AIDS reduction, and a ‘Global Partnership for Development.’

According to a recent study – the 2012 Millennium Development Goals Report – progress has been made in some areas, with three important targets on poverty, slums and water met three years ahead of 2015.

It added that meeting the remaining targets, while challenging, is possible – but only if Governments do not waiver from their commitments made over a decade ago.

The High-level Panel is part of Secretary-General Ban’s post-2015 initiative, mandated by the 2010 MDG Summit, at which UN Member States took stock of the progress made in achieving the MDGs.

Member States have called for open, inclusive consultations – involving civil society, the private sector, academia and research institutions from all regions, in addition to the UN system – to advance the development agenda beyond 2015.

The work of the Panel will reflect new development challenges while also drawing on experience gained in implementing the MDGs, both in terms of results achieved and areas for improvement, according to the news release.

The Panel’s work will be closely coordinated with that of the intergovernmental working group tasked to design Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as agreed at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June.

Rio+20 was attended by some 100 Heads of State and government, along with more than 40,000 representatives from non-governmental organizations, the private sector and civil society, all seeking to help shape new policies to promote global prosperity, reduce poverty and advance social equity and environmental protection.

At the end of the gathering, participants agreed an outcome document which called for a wide range of actions, such as beginning the process to establish SDGs.

“It is essential that the processes on SDGs and the post-2015 development agenda are coherent with each other,” Mr. Ban said at a briefing to the General Assembly on Tuesday on the outcomes of a recent meeting of the Group of 20 (G20) leading economies in Los Cabos, Mexico.

“This will enable Member States to define a single global development framework with sustainable development at its core.”

The High-level Panels’ three co-chairs are: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia; President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia; and Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom.

The remaining 23 Panel members are: Fulbert Gero Amoussouga of Benin, Vanessa Petrelli Corrêa of Brazil, Yingfan Wang of China, Maria Angela Holguin of Colombia, Jean-Michel Severino of France, Horst Kohler of Germany, Naoto Kan of Japan, Queen Rania of Jordan, Betty Maina of Kenya, Abhijit Banerjee of India, Andris Piebalgs of Latvia, Patricia Espinosa of Mexico, Paul Polman of the Netherlands, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria, Elvira Nabiullina of the Russian Federation, Graça Machel of South Africa, Sung-Hwan Kim of the Republic of Korea, Gunilla Carlsson of Sweden, Emilia Pires of Timor-Leste, Kadir Topbas of Turkey, John Podesta of the United States of America, Tawakel Karman of Yemen, and the Secretary-General’s Special Advisor on Post-2015 Development Planning, Amina J. Mohammed, who will serve in an ex officio capacity.



http://www.leadership.ng/nga/articles/31410/2012/08/01/ban_kimoon_names_highlevel_panel_mdgs.html
PoliticsDefer Assessment Of 2012 Budget Performance To Year's End - Experts by karlmax2(op): 2:25am On Aug 02, 2012
Financial experts have urged the National Assembly (NASS) to properly assess the performance of the 2012 budget and its impact on Nigerians at the end of the year.

They spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday, in Lagos, against the backdrop of the controversy surrounding the level of implementation of the 2012 budget.

The Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Finance Minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said on Monday that the government had achieved 56 per cent implementation of the 2012 budget.

Okonjo-Iweala also urged the NASS to be more interested in how much of the budget the government was able to implement.

However, when the Senate invited her on Thursday to an interactive session over the matter, the minister was unable to attend because of other official engagements.

Just like the minister, Mr Emmanuel Ijewere, former President, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), said that the NASS should be interested in how much of the budget government had implemented at the end of the year.

According to him, the NASS is not competent to state the percentage of the budget that has so far been implemented.

However, he noted that it was the duty of the legislature to keep an eye on the implementation of the budget.

The former ICAN president said that the NASS had no power to give what he described as rhetorical data or figure on budget implementation.

Ijewere, who said that criticisms of the budget would have no positive impact on the citizens, described the debate on its implementation as unnecessary diversion.

Hesaid that it would be better if the National Assembly could offer advice on how best the budget could be effectively implemented.

Ijewere said that what should be of greater concern to the NASS was how the budget would have a positive impact on the citizens in terms of basic infrastructure.

He urged the NASS to tell the government to improve on education, fix roads, and improve the power sector.

Dr Osi Itsede, former Director of the West African Institute of Financial and Economic Management (WAIFEM), said the NASS should be concerned with the impact of the budget on the Nigerian masses.

Itsedesaid that the issue of what percentage of the 2012 budget had been implemented should not be of concern for now.

He said it was the Federal Ministry of Finance that had the sole right to state the level of implementation of the budget.

``World over, the Ministry of Finance has the responsibility of managing the nation’s economy,’’ he said.

Mr Oluyombo Onafowokan, a lecturer in the Department of Financial Studies, Redeemers’ University, faulted the government's pronouncement that it had implemented 56 per cent of the 2012 budget.

Onafowokanurged the government to justify its claim, arguing that the economy had been moving at a slow pace.

Dr Kazeem Bello, of the Department of Economics, University of Ibadan, also faulted the Federal Government’s position on the level of implementation of the budget.

Bellosaid that under normal circumstances, the government could have achieved 40 per cent by now if funds were made available.

He suggested the timely disbursement of funds to ministries and parastatal agencies for necessary expenditures for the year.

Bello said that from economic indices, the 2011 budget performed below 50 per cent.

Mr Wole Olowu, General Manager, True Bond Micro Finance Bank Ltd., said that most of the capital projects took a much longer time to execute, saying that there was, therefore, no way that the claim by government could have been possible within the short period.

According to him, the major obstacle to the nation’s budget implementation is the lack of funds.






http://www.leadership.ng/nga/articles/31446/2012/08/01/defer_assessment_2012_budget_performance_years_end_experts.html
PoliticsRe: Budget: Angry Senators Walkout Anyim & Ministers Over Poor Performance by karlmax2: 1:58am On Aug 02, 2012
Defer Assessment Of 2012 Budget Performance To Year's End - Experts

Wed, 01/08/2012 - 6:11pm |
Financial experts have urged the National Assembly (NASS) to properly assess the performance of the 2012 budget and its impact on Nigerians at the end of the year.
They spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday, in Lagos, against the backdrop of the controversy surrounding the level of implementation of the 2012 budget.
The Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Finance Minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said on Monday that the government had achieved 56 per cent implementation of the 2012 budget.
Okonjo-Iweala also urged the NASS to be more interested in how much of the budget the government was able to implement.
However, when the Senate invited her on Thursday to an interactive session over the matter, the minister was unable to attend because of other official engagements.
Just like the minister, Mr Emmanuel Ijewere, former President, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), said that the NASS should be interested in how much of the budget government had implemented at the end of the year.
According to him, the NASS is not competent to state the percentage of the budget that has so far been implemented.
However, he noted that it was the duty of the legislature to keep an eye on the implementation of the budget.
The former ICAN president said that the NASS had no power to give what he described as rhetorical data or figure on budget implementation.
Ijewere, who said that criticisms of the budget would have no positive impact on the citizens, described the debate on its implementation as unnecessary diversion.
Hesaid that it would be better if the National Assembly could offer advice on how best the budget could be effectively implemented.
Ijewere said that what should be of greater concern to the NASS was how the budget would have a positive impact on the citizens in terms of basic infrastructure.
He urged the NASS to tell the government to improve on education, fix roads, and improve the power sector.
Dr Osi Itsede, former Director of the West African Institute of Financial and Economic Management (WAIFEM), said the NASS should be concerned with the impact of the budget on the Nigerian masses.
Itsedesaid that the issue of what percentage of the 2012 budget had been implemented should not be of concern for now.
He said it was the Federal Ministry of Finance that had the sole right to state the level of implementation of the budget.
``World over, the Ministry of Finance has the responsibility of managing the nation’s economy,’’ he said.
Mr Oluyombo Onafowokan, a lecturer in the Department of Financial Studies, Redeemers’ University, faulted the government's pronouncement that it had implemented 56 per cent of the 2012 budget.
Onafowokanurged the government to justify its claim, arguing that the economy had been moving at a slow pace.
Dr Kazeem Bello, of the Department of Economics, University of Ibadan, also faulted the Federal Government’s position on the level of implementation of the budget.
Bellosaid that under normal circumstances, the government could have achieved 40 per cent by now if funds were made available.
He suggested the timely disbursement of funds to ministries and parastatal agencies for necessary expenditures for the year.
Bello said that from economic indices, the 2011 budget performed below 50 per cent.
Mr Wole Olowu, General Manager, True Bond Micro Finance Bank Ltd., said that most of the capital projects took a much longer time to execute, saying that there was, therefore, no way that the claim by government could have been possible within the short period.
According to him, the major obstacle to the nation’s budget implementation is the lack of funds.


http://www.leadership.ng/nga/articles/31446/2012/08/01/defer_assessment_2012_budget_performance_years_end_experts.html
PoliticsRe: Budget Perfordefer Assessment Of 2012 Mance To Year's End - Experts by karlmax2(op): 1:44am On Aug 02, 2012
didnt type the topic well



Defer Assessment Of 2012 Budget Performance To Year's End - Experts
PoliticsBudget Perfordefer Assessment Of 2012 Mance To Year's End - Experts by karlmax2(op): 1:39am On Aug 02, 2012
Wed, 01/08/2012 - 6:11pm |




Financial experts have urged the National Assembly (NASS) to properly assess the performance of the 2012 budget and its impact on Nigerians at the end of the year.
They spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday, in Lagos, against the backdrop of the controversy surrounding the level of implementation of the 2012 budget.
The Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Finance Minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said on Monday that the government had achieved 56 per cent implementation of the 2012 budget.
Okonjo-Iweala also urged the NASS to be more interested in how much of the budget the government was able to implement.
However, when the Senate invited her on Thursday to an interactive session over the matter, the minister was unable to attend because of other official engagements.
Just like the minister, Mr Emmanuel Ijewere, former President, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), said that the NASS should be interested in how much of the budget government had implemented at the end of the year.
According to him, the NASS is not competent to state the percentage of the budget that has so far been implemented.
However, he noted that it was the duty of the legislature to keep an eye on the implementation of the budget.
The former ICAN president said that the NASS had no power to give what he described as rhetorical data or figure on budget implementation.
Ijewere, who said that criticisms of the budget would have no positive impact on the citizens, described the debate on its implementation as unnecessary diversion.
Hesaid that it would be better if the National Assembly could offer advice on how best the budget could be effectively implemented.
Ijewere said that what should be of greater concern to the NASS was how the budget would have a positive impact on the citizens in terms of basic infrastructure.
He urged the NASS to tell the government to improve on education, fix roads, and improve the power sector.
Dr Osi Itsede, former Director of the West African Institute of Financial and Economic Management (WAIFEM), said the NASS should be concerned with the impact of the budget on the Nigerian masses.
Itsedesaid that the issue of what percentage of the 2012 budget had been implemented should not be of concern for now.
He said it was the Federal Ministry of Finance that had the sole right to state the level of implementation of the budget.
``World over, the Ministry of Finance has the responsibility of managing the nation’s economy,’’ he said.
Mr Oluyombo Onafowokan, a lecturer in the Department of Financial Studies, Redeemers’ University, faulted the government's pronouncement that it had implemented 56 per cent of the 2012 budget.
Onafowokanurged the government to justify its claim, arguing that the economy had been moving at a slow pace.
Dr Kazeem Bello, of the Department of Economics, University of Ibadan, also faulted the Federal Government’s position on the level of implementation of the budget.
Bellosaid that under normal circumstances, the government could have achieved 40 per cent by now if funds were made available.
He suggested the timely disbursement of funds to ministries and parastatal agencies for necessary expenditures for the year.
Bello said that from economic indices, the 2011 budget performed below 50 per cent.
Mr Wole Olowu, General Manager, True Bond Micro Finance Bank Ltd., said that most of the capital projects took a much longer time to execute, saying that there was, therefore, no way that the claim by government could have been possible within the short period.
According to him, the major obstacle to the nation’s budget implementation is the lack of funds.


http://www.leadership.ng/nga/articles/31446/2012/08/01/defer_assessment_2012_budget_performance_years_end_experts.html
PoliticsBudget: Okonjo-iweala To Appear Before Senate Today by karlmax2(op): 1:16am On Aug 02, 2012
Wednesday, 01 August 2012 18:11 NAN .Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala
.The Presidency says the Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala will appear before the Senate on Thursday to give details about the 2012 budget performance.

Minister of Information, Labaran Maku disclosed after the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by Vice-President Namadi Sambo.

Maku said Okonjo-Iweala who doubles as the Coordinating Minister of the Economy was prepared to brief the Senate accurately on the budget performance to douse the controversy trailing it.

The minister said the Federal Government was committed to proper implementation of the 2012 budget and urged Nigerians not to generate unnecessary controversy over i ``The Minister of Finance should be appearing before the Senate tomorrow to clarify.

``It is better we stop the persistent controversies; Legislature says this, Executive says that. I think that it is really distracting the process of implementation of the budget.

``What is most important at this stage is to tell you that we are working assiduously to execute the budget.

``That is our mandate; that is our job; that is why we were appointed; that’s why we have come to serve the people of Nigeria and I am sure that every minister, all of us, we know our duties, we know what to do.’’

Maku said Nigerians should avert their minds to the fact that the budget was passed by the National Assembly in March and assented to by the president in April

He also identified the strict procurement process which made it mandatory that due process be followed in the award and implementation of any contract as another reason for delays.

He assured that as soon as project implementation scaled through the procurement process people would see an upward spiral in the implementation of the budget.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the Senate had earlier summoned Okonjo-Iweala to appear before it on Tuesday, and address a public hearing by the Joint Committee on Appropriation and Finance on the Budget 2012 implementation.

The minister did not show-up at the public hearing because she was on official trip to London to represent President Goodluck Jonathan at an investment forum.

Deputy Senate President, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, had frowned at the development and said that the issue of budget performance should take precedence over any other assignment.
http://www.businessdayonline.com/NG/index.php/news/76-hot-topic/42196-okonjo-iweala-to-appear-before-senate-on-thursday-over-budget
EducationRe: Fashola Commissions First Engineering Academy In Nigeria by karlmax2: 1:08am On Aug 02, 2012
trust ACN and their media hype
PoliticsRe: Condemn Boko-Haram, Clark Dares IBB, Buhari by karlmax2: 1:04am On Aug 02, 2012
true talk from a fearless man
PoliticsSubsidy Scam Suspect Denied Bail Over ‘Criminal History’ by karlmax2(op): 12:37am On Aug 02, 2012
One of the suspects of fuel subsidy fraud, Oluwaseun Ogunbambo, was on Wednesday refused bail by a Lagos High Court in Ikeja due to his history of unresolved criminal allegations and his multiple identity.

Justice Adeniyi Onigbanjo ordered that Ogunbambo be remanded in Ikoyi Prisons pending the determination of the case. He said the trial would be given an accelerated hearing.

Onigbanjo said the evidence adduced by counsel for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Messrs Rotimi Jacobs and Mr. Francis Usali, was sufficient enough to deny the bail.

Onigbanjo said the most compelling grounds for refusing the bail were “his multiple identity and his propensity to get multiple passports each time one was seized.”


The court also hinged the decision to deny him bail on “previous and unresolved criminal allegations”.

Onigbanjo said the suspect’s criminal history had “cast a huge question” and doubt on his claim that he would not “take flight” and be available to attend trial.

Jacobs, while urging the court to refuse the bail, said Ogunbambo had a criminal record of obtaining separate loans of N230m and N430m from Stanbic IBTC Plc in 2010 with forged document.

Jacobs said Nigerian and British passports were seized from him in 2010 when he was granted administrative bail during his investigation for the alleged crime.

“He was invited and released on bail but jumped bail and that has stalled the trial since 2010,” Jacobs said.

Meanwhile, Ogunbambo’s counsel, Mr. Babajide Koku, had asked the judge to grant bail to his client, promising that the accused person’s passport would be deposited with the court.

But Jacobs rejected the argument on the grounds that seizure of the accused person’s passport was no longer sufficient to guarantee his attendance to trial.

He said, “The EFCC is still in custody of his two passports – British and Nigerian – but he is still travelling out the country.

“Even if he deposits a passport with this court, this will not guarantee his presence because he will go and get another one.

“He uses different names and changes names as he likes.

“In the UK passport his name is Benson Oladayo Adetokunbo Shobowale. But in this case, he is Oluwaseun Ogunbambo.”

Apart from using forged documents to obtain loans from the Stanbic Bank, Ogunbambo was also said to have been caught with cash at an Irish airport, a matter which he said was still under investigation
.
http://www.punchng.com/news/subsidy-scam-suspect-denied-bail-over-criminal-history/
PoliticsRe: Subsidy Fraud: EFCC Withdraws Charges Against Four Suspects by karlmax2: 12:32am On Aug 02, 2012
here is a more comprehensive report



Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has withdrawn charges of alleged fraud in the fuel subsidy payments against Durosola Omogbenigun and Peter Mba along with their firms.
Counsel for the EFCC, Mr. Oyedepo Rotimi, told a Lagos High Court in Igbosere on Tuesday that the charge tagged, ID/122C/2012, was mistakenly instituted against Omogbenigun, his company Integrated Resources Limited, like Mba and his Pinnacle Oil and Gas firm.
According to the lawyer, the charge had not been served on the defence as Tuesday’s proceedings.
Justice Samuel Candide-Johnson struck out the charge following an application by the EFCC.
The EFCC, in the charge, alleged that they conspired on different occasions to fraudulently collect over N2bn from the Federal Government under the Petroleum Support Fund, purporting the money to be payments for importing certain litres of petrol).
The four were charged with four counts of conspiracy to obtain and obtaining property by false pretences.
The anti-graft body said the offences were contrary to Section 8 and 1 (3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Fraud Related Offences Act 2006.
However, Rotimi said he was instructed by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke, to withdraw the case.
He said the EFCC found out after a review that the suspects did not commit the offence for which they were to be arraigned.
Rotimi said, “We have information (charge) dated July, 20 2012 before this court. I have the instruction of the Attorney-General to withdraw the information.
“The information has not been served on the defence. I urge the court to strike out the charge.”
He added, “The charges preferred against the defendants in this case were misconstrued by the prosecution and were inadvertently filed against the said defendants.
“A review of the prosecution’s case and the evidence available to the prosecution clearly showed that the defendants did not commit the offences for which they are charged.
“The complainant/applicant in consideration of the above fact has decided to withdraw the criminal charge before this Honourable Court against the defendant and substitute it with an information already filed at the registry of this Honourable Court in suit No. ID/122C/2012 – Federal Republic of Nigeria vs. Oluwaseun Ogunbambo and others.
“Withdrawing the charge against the defendants will meet the interest of justice in the case.”
The judge said, “At the instance of the prosecution, the information, having been withdrawn, is struck out.”
In its application dated July 26, the EFCC premised on Section 73 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State 2007, Rotimi sought an order granting the EFCC leave to withdraw the charge “against all the defendants.”






Meanwhile, spokesman for the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren said, “The withdrawal of the charges against Pinnacle Oil and Gas Plc and others was deliberate. In the face of fresh evidence, the commission felt the need to firm up the charges, fully convinced that it is better to consolidate the charges ahead of formal arraignment than to start making amendments thereafter.”



http://www.punchng.com/news/efcc-withdraws-subsidy-fraud-charges-against-four/
PoliticsRe: 'Massive Re-construction' Of Enugu/PH Expressway (Pic) by karlmax2: 4:55pm On Jul 31, 2012
PoliticsRe: 'Massive Re-construction' Of Enugu/PH Expressway (Pic) by karlmax2: 4:54pm On Jul 31, 2012
nateevs: Haba! Now you are starting to doubt.
I thought you were sure it was a GEJ achievement.
Now you are questioning yourself. cheesy cheesy cheesy


You can post pic of the road in the IBB era. A picture of almost 2 decades but you cannot find the year the new road was completed - less than 2 years.
Hehehe.

Oya paste the picture. Abi your laptop is not working again cheesy cheesy
HERE IS A LINK READ FOR URSELF
PoliticsRe: 'Massive Re-construction' Of Enugu/PH Expressway (Pic) by karlmax2: 4:46pm On Jul 31, 2012
nateevs: I don't know.
You are the "proud" defender of the FG why don't you take us on a ride.
Tell us when it was finished since according to you and Dede, this road was on the list of achievements of the FG.

grin grin
WHY DONT U FIND THAT OUT SINCE U ARE A PAID CRITIC EVEN IF I TOLD U A BACK IT UP WITH FACT U WOULD STILL CRITICIZE this is a road that has been abandoned by past governments if is not gejs that completed it then is the PDP that people like u claim HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING IN THIS COUNTRY THAT STARTED AND FINISHED IT> HOW WAS THAT SAME ROAD WHEN IBB,BUHARI AND ABACHA WERE IN POWER I CAN POST PIC FOR U TO SEE IF U WANT
PoliticsRe: 'Massive Re-construction' Of Enugu/PH Expressway (Pic) by karlmax2: 4:40pm On Jul 31, 2012
nateevs: I don't know.
You are the "proud" defender of the FG why don't you take us on a ride.
Tell us when it was finished since according to you and Dede, this road was on the list of achievements of the FG.

grin grin
yes it is gejs achivement i dont expect an aboki like you to knw the state of the road AND WHEN IT WAS FINISHED SINCE U ARE A PAYED CRITICS OF THE
PoliticsRe: 'Massive Re-construction' Of Enugu/PH Expressway (Pic) by karlmax2: 4:16pm On Jul 31, 2012
nateevs: In case you didn't read the thread you quoted yourself, this is what the second post said.





grin grin grin grin
can u tell us when the road was finished aboki
PoliticsRe: 'Massive Re-construction' Of Enugu/PH Expressway (Pic) by karlmax2: 3:57pm On Jul 31, 2012
jmaine: With all these noise . .the thread simply took nothing out of ðedeike assertions cos the OP misrepresented Dedeike position . . .
dont mind them they want to lie their way out by saying he edited the thread i didnt knw that u can edit a thread that someone else started.one of the paid critics even started a thread about dedeikes post did dedeike also edit the thread created by one of the paid critics? here is the thread https://www.nairaland.com/1003620/gej-supporter-lists-gejs-achievements.

so he could also edit someone else thread?
PoliticsRe: 'Massive Re-construction' Of Enugu/PH Expressway (Pic) by karlmax2: 3:46pm On Jul 31, 2012
CyberG: Why right in CAPS when you could get your point across in a civil manner capitalizing only for emphasis?? Learn some netiquette kid and instead of you yelling without thinking, the Odedeike has since edited the post and removed the Enugu-Port Harcourt info from the info from th posting.
is that the new lie so he went to all the threads that he posted his observations and edited it in all the thread please oga say something else
PoliticsRe: Iweala Prays Court To Enter N10b As Damages by karlmax2: 3:36pm On Jul 31, 2012
those that spread propoganda and romours should take note
PoliticsRe: 'Massive Re-construction' Of Enugu/PH Expressway (Pic) by karlmax2: 3:18pm On Jul 31, 2012
lbotus: karl max and ilugunboy.... grin
but karl max,even the roads dedeike mentioned in his post are not under any 'massive construction' or are they? grin
please post some pics of the roads under massive construction lets see for ourselves and give illuguboy a break.
lbotus: karl max and ilugunboy.... grin
but karl max,even the roads dedeike mentioned in his post are not under any 'massive construction' or are they? grin
please post some pics of the roads under massive construction lets see for ourselves and give illuguboy a break.
onlytruth started a thread on one of the roads he mentioned the owerri-onitcha road with pic if u wan see pic of it here is the link https://www.nairaland.com/907709/this-owerri-onitsha-road-great



dedeike: grin grin grin grin grin grin
I'm still laughing. Back at home and viewing the thread yet no single person has answered Karl Marx's simple question.
The question is simple, did I ever mention Enugu-PORTHARCOURT expressway? The answer is simple. NO.
I suggest that the OP should change ID on Nairaland so that he will have the face to contribute effectively to debates.
u dey mind the liars.
PoliticsRe: 'Massive Re-construction' Of Enugu/PH Expressway (Pic) by karlmax2: 2:46pm On Jul 31, 2012
ilugunboy: You need urgent medical attention....aswear!!!!! grin. BTW am done with you here. Get lost!
IDIAT WHY WONT U BE DONE WHEN U COME HERE TO LIE SO THAT U CAN BASH THE FG IF U LEAVE WITHOUT POINTING OUT WHERE IN DEDEIKES POST THAT HE MENTIONED THE ROAD THAT U WANT TO CRUCIFY HIM FOR NOT ONLY THAT U ARE A LIAR U ARE A WASTED SPERM
PoliticsRe: 'Massive Re-construction' Of Enugu/PH Expressway (Pic) by karlmax2: 2:35pm On Jul 31, 2012
ilugunboy: You dey mind the F0ol? I think its time reasonable people leave him to keep rotting away in his idi0city...the best he can come up with is cursing like a frustrated old woman itching for kondo... grin grin
SEE THIS slowpoke DEY CALL PERSON FOOL NOTHING WEY WE NO GO SEE. IF U ARE SO WISE AND NOT A FOOL WHY DONT U POINT OUT WHERE IN DEDEIKES POST THAT HE MENTIONED ENUGU-PORTHACOURT ROAD IN HIS POST OR CANT U ALSO READ? TELL SOMEONE TO HELP U POINT IT OUT WHY IS IT DIFFICULT FOR U slowpoke?
PoliticsRe: 'Massive Re-construction' Of Enugu/PH Expressway (Pic) by karlmax2: 2:29pm On Jul 31, 2012
achi4u: Ok we don hear.Now change direction and ask another question.
THATS THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE FOR THE LIARS THAT HAS TURNED NAIRALAND TO WHERE THEY CONGREGATE AND PROPAGATE LIES.
PoliticsRe: 'Massive Re-construction' Of Enugu/PH Expressway (Pic) by karlmax2: 2:18pm On Jul 31, 2012
ilugunboy: Do you mean LIAR at the bold? Karl Max must be turning in his grave at the level of your illiteracy.

BTW...don't you think two or three pictures would have pass a better message than this your badly constructed gibberish you want us to waste our time reading.
ilugunboy: Do you mean LIAR at the bold? Karl Max must be turning in his grave at the level of your illiteracy.

BTW...don't you think two or three pictures would have pass a better message than this your badly constructed gibberish you want us to waste our time reading.
THE WAY U POINT OUT MY TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS PLS USE IT TO POINT OUT WHERE IN DEDEIKES POST DID HE MENTION ENUGU-PORTHARCOURT ROAD LIAR
PoliticsRe: 'Massive Re-construction' Of Enugu/PH Expressway (Pic) by karlmax2: 2:15pm On Jul 31, 2012
ilugunboy: Dude has been cursing ...swearing and throwing fists into the air all morning....like a freshly minted craze-man. grin shocked
SO DISH OUT INSULT AND U CANT TAKE ONE 'OLORIBURUKU' LIKE I SAID U ARE AS DAFT AS UR FELLOW CRITICS ON THIS THREAD IF U IDIATS CANT POINT OUT WHERE IN HIS POST HE MENTIONED ENUGU-PORTHARCOURT ROAD
PoliticsRe: 'Massive Re-construction' Of Enugu/PH Expressway (Pic) by karlmax2: 2:08pm On Jul 31, 2012
ilugunboy: How old are you sef? grin
old enough to know a lier when i see one fool,OLD ENOUGH TO SEE THROUGH UR LIES AND OTHER LIERS ON THIS TREAD LIKE I SAID ALL THOSE CASTIGATING DEDEIKE ON THIS THREAD SHOULD POINT OUT IN HIS POST WHERE HE MENTIONED THE ENUGU-PORTHACOURT ROAD UNDERGOING MASSIVE CONSTRUCTION.BELOW IS HIS POST ONCE MORE TIME READ IT VERY WELL AND TELL US WHERE HE MENTIONED THE ROAD.IF U CANT THAT MEANS UR A REETARD





.finance ministry is carrying out bio metric evaluation of federal civil servants to reduce waste. The checks revealed the pension scam of over 120 billion. There is the new integrated online payment system which helps the minister monitor transfer of public funds. Our foreign reserves have risen again to 37 billion dollars. There's the proposed Soveriegn Wealth Fund to cater for excess oil sale proceeds.

In Energy, a lot of reforms. The president is keen on transparency and thus has set up probes into the sector viz KPMG AUDIT and AIG IMOUKHEDE. The president sought to close the window of corruption by removing subsidy but the cabal misled Labour into a protest. That notwithstanding, the reforms are still ongoing and the full deregulation of the downstream sector being vigorously pursued. Last week, the FG had concluded the PIB which remains a landmark legislation that will revolutionarize the petroleum industry. Refineries are undergoing repairs and an American company, VULCAN is to build six more new refineries.

In roads, Zaria-Funtua-Gusau roads, Oshodi-Apapa with expansion and drainage works, dedicated bridge frm liverpool roundabout to Tin can ports, trailer park, Dualisation of Ibadan -Ilorin, rehabilitation of ENUGU-Onitsha, completion of OWERRI -Onitsha, 9th mile, ongoing reconstruction of Benin-Ore-Sagamu highway measuring over 265 km, Kano-Maidugri Dualisation. Keffi -Akwanga-Lafia, award of Afikpo-Okigwe, Auchi-Okene being handled by Setraco. Loko-Eweta-Karishi bridge, Kolo-Nembe -Brass to mention but a few.

In Transport, massive reforms at the ports. Sanitisation and reduction of operating agencies to 7. Introduction of 24 hrs ports operation. Ongoing Construction of light gauge train railways across t4 cardinal point of the federation

In Aviation, massive reconstruction of major airports in the land, Enugu airport is undergoing total rehabilitation. The domestic wing of Abuja airport is also being reconstructed with expansion of roads and car parks. Same fr the international wing and the kano airports

In Education, establishment of 9 new federal universities in less than 1 year. Constructed 2 new campuses of the Nigerian law schools in Yenagoa and Yola respectively. Launched the Almajiri schools for education of itenerant Islamic pupils in the north wFhich Buhari and other northern leaders abandoned. Increased funding to almost 400 billion to education thereby setting an all time highest record. Reinvigorated the inspectorate oversight of schools leading to the revocation of some licenses from universities. Executed the landmark upgrade of university lecturers retirement age from 65 to 70.

In agriculture, for the first time in our history, we have a clearly defined agricultural policy which is targeted towards maximum utilisation of cassava for growth thru the launch of the cassava bread campaign. The policy is intended to reduce our reliance on imported wheat so as to encourage local production of cassava and it's conversion to flour for bakery. The FG has in less than one year eliminated the middlemen cartel that fed fat on fertiliser distribution at the expense of local farmers. Now through deregulation reforms, fertiliser is now accessible in the open market. he has also embarked on massive construction of silos and has increased import duties on the importation of rice in order to encourage local farmers. The efforts of the minister has been so appreciable that the world bank assisted with over 50 billion Naira for fertiliser redistribution scheme/ silos. The CBN has also set up a 500 billion loan scheme which is to assist farmers.

In power, the NIPP has been revived with the subsequent refurbishment of Afam, Alaoji, Calabar, GEREGU, Omotosho, papalanto power plants. This has led to the addition last December of 4,000 megawatts from barely 1700 to the national grid. To address the problem of distribution, the 18 successor companies have been slated for privatization. The media is already awash with news of the proposed privatization next week. The reforms include the review of tariffs in order to ensure a cost reflective tariff that will encourage private sector participation in the building of gas plants. Already, this has started yielding dividends as SPDC has commenced processes towards building a gas plant in IMO state.
IF U CANT IS EITHER U ARE A LYING DAFT OR U CANT READ
PoliticsRe: 'Massive Re-construction' Of Enugu/PH Expressway (Pic) by karlmax2: 1:53pm On Jul 31, 2012
ujchief: are u suprised that people are ignoring ur empty rants? Last time i checked, silence stil remains the best answer to ur type.
SEE THIS LIER WHERE IN DEDEIKE POST DID HE MENTION THE ROAD U POSTED HELP UR FELLOW DAFT GOAT OUT
PoliticsRe: 'Massive Re-construction' Of Enugu/PH Expressway (Pic) by karlmax2: 1:50pm On Jul 31, 2012
ilugunboy: Honestly....you need medics and very fast too....! grin I could have recommend a good family Doctor to you....but obviously your case is damn hopeless. grin
STFU IF U ARE NOT DAFT SHOW US WHERE IN DEDEIKES POST THAT HE MENTIONED THE ROAD OP MENTIONED IF U CANT THAT MEANS U ARE DAFT AND I MEAN AS DAFT AS A STRAY GOAT
PoliticsRe: 'Massive Re-construction' Of Enugu/PH Expressway (Pic) by karlmax2: 1:45pm On Jul 31, 2012
ilugunboy: You need to also work on your tenses.....are you this dense! grin
SHUT UR LYING MOUTH LIKE I SAID GOD GO PURNISH U IF U NO POINT OUT WHERE IN DEDEIKES POST THAT HE MENTIONED THE ROAD ALAKORI. IF HE DIDNT MENTION IT AND U CLAIM HE DID OGUN NA EM GO MURDER YOU U THINK U KNOW HOW TO SWEAR LYING BUFFON

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