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Politics › Re: Akpabio"s Defection : The Hypocrisy Of President Buhari's Anti Corruption War by lextube: 1:03pm On Aug 06, 2018
Baawaa:
If you believe that there's no difference between PDP and APC just because APC is about to use Akpabio against PDP in the upcoming election please tell me the difference between SGT Rogers and Akpabio.

For the benefit of those who were young during Abacha era or forgotten about the role he played later on during their trial:

Sgt Rogers was a member of the killer squad set up by Major Al-Mustapha to deal with the "enemy" of Abacha government.

It was Sgt Rogers that pulled the trigger that killed Hajia Kudirat Abiola and near snuffed life out of late Baba Adesanya.

Guess what happened during trial? Prof Yemi Osinbajo used him as a prosecution witness to nail Gen Bamaiyi, Sabo and Al-Mustapha the bigger killers.

Did the action of Osinbajo rubbished his integrity as a senior lawyer? Never. Did the action questioned the genuinity of Tinubu as Governor of Lagos state? Absolutely not.

What about OBJ under which these killers were behind bars for nearly 15 years? Never.

Osinbajo used lesser evil to nail the real devil.

Those who are attacking the integrity of Mr President because of intending defection of Akpabio to APC are daft, stupid and foolish.

Some of you are nothing but bloody hypocrites. When the cold blooded murderer, Bukola Saraki and his killer squad left APC it was celebrated by you guys but as soon APC picked the lesser rogue to destroy whatever PDP stand to gain tears and sorrow became you guys middle name.
All this you just said is media trial. If you have any evidence against Saraki that he has a killer squad, by all means, publish the evidence on one of the National dailies. Better yet, submit the evidence to the Police so that they may take him to court. For now, your points are baseless.

As for now, the world knows the truth about Buhari and APC that their anti-corruption fight is a scam.
Politics › Re: Sokoto Goes GAGA For Wamakko And The APC (Photos) by lextube: 4:08pm On Aug 05, 2018
I don't believe everybody in that crowd are APC supporters.
Politics › Re: Police Invitation Is A Mere Political Game, Says Saraki by lextube: 11:37pm On Jul 23, 2018
At least it's very clear to every Tom, Dick and Harry that Saraki and R-Apc will dump APC. This intimidation won't deter them. Rather, I see it as a source of motivation for them to quit the party ASAP.
Politics › Re: Punch Cartoon About Ekiti Governorship Election 2018 by lextube: 8:52am On Jul 19, 2018
GuyfawkesAB:
I dont know why Fayemi's name is being bandied around more tha n necessary over this vote-buying issue. Do you know that Fayose initially credited civil servants with N3k each; paid Bus drivers and okada riders N1,500 and N1, 000 respectively to park their vehicles so as to shut down Ado-Ekiti the day the President visited; and then the big box of cash that flew in from a South-South governor from which people got N4k each. Fayemi's party was only sharing N4,000 to N5,000 on election day.

If you are raising this issue, point to both parties and stop crying Fayemi alone
That's not vote buying. That's like stomach infrastructure, because money was shared before the election. Apc did the same thing by giving out free fuel to Ekiti indigenes in some part of Ekiti which nobody is complaining about. Aside the bribery and vote buying perpetrated by APC on the day of election, the result was still doctored to give Fayemi the lead.

Politics › Re: Punch Cartoon About Ekiti Governorship Election 2018 by lextube: 8:44am On Jul 19, 2018
spako4:
Jonathan started it in 2015 ,when he was bribing Obas,Emirs, Priests and Alfas in dollars and Naira.
That's not vote buying.
Politics › Re: Ekiti Election: PDP Nwc Gets Hard Facts, Reconfirms That INEC Doctored Results by lextube: 7:47am On Jul 19, 2018
Another evidence to proof that the final result of the Ekiti State election was doctored to favor APC.

Even INEC themselves have accepted and admitted the illegalities and the Apc party in the election. Except PDP doesn't want to take this case to court which I am urging them to do, their are raw facts and evidence to indict APC of electoral malpractices.

Politics › Re: Ekiti Election: PDP Nwc Gets Hard Facts, Reconfirms That INEC Doctored Results by lextube: 8:34pm On Jul 18, 2018
This was the final statistics of how Ekiti people casted their votes on the INEC system before it was transferred to paper and announced.

Politics › Re: We Will Never Buy Votes In Any Election-pdp To APC by lextube: 10:14pm On Jul 17, 2018
comradewanle:
Don't mind them. .....both parties bought votes on that day
If you have any proof that PDP bought votes, why don't you post the video here.
Politics › Tambuwal Under Pressure To Remain In APC by lextube(op): 5:21pm On Jul 13, 2018
From Onuminya Innocent, Sokoto

The governor of Sokoto state RT Hon Aminu Waziri Tambuwal yesterday received 6 northern governors who pay him a condolence visit.

The six governors are Abubakar Bello Niger state,Aminu Masari katsina state, Abdulraziz Yari Zamfara state, Abubakar Badura Jigawa state, Jubrila Bindow of Adamawa state and Kassim Shetima of Borno state.

Our correspondent gathered that the 6 APC governors were in Sokoto begging Tambuwal not to defect to People Democratic Party (PDP).

After meeting with their host in government house in Sokoto , Tambuwal ushered them in for a close door meeting which lasted about two hours .

Speaking after the meeting aide to one of the governor who speak to journalists on condition of anonymity said the visit is a condolence visit in view of what happened few days ago at Gandi village in Rabah local government , where bandits killed about 39 people.

But when asked further he disclosed that it is also about defection rumored of governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal but explained that such will not be discussed openly.

It has been recalled that Tambuwal, Samuel ortom and Ahmed Fatai of Kwara state were among APC governors who are planning to defect to People Democratic party.


http://authorityngr.com/2018/07/13/tambuwal-under-pressure-to-remain-in-apc/
Politics › Re: Reps Reject President Buhari’s Executive Order by lextube: 8:54pm On Jul 11, 2018
Truckpusher:
The truth remains that even the members of the house of the Reps kicking against it is purely a self serving purpose even though they are pretending to be the harbinger of good democracy.

They are simply afraid that Buhari will use it to strip them off of their ill gotten wealth - Give them immunity before and after office over that executive order and see them vote without asking questions about the main content




THIEVES FORMING LIKE NATION BUILDERS AND DEFENDERS OF DEMOCRACY.
I know there will be one foolish person, that will display his folly here on this thread.

Please go and sense back where ever you kept it.
Politics › Re: R-APC: PDP Summons Atiku, Makarfi, Others by lextube: 8:44am On Jul 09, 2018
SamuelAnyawu:
Atiku the only candidate alive who can defeat Buhari
Saraki too is a force. He's young, he's brilliant, he's got good leadership skills. He has also has good experience with governance.
Politics › Re: NYSC: Kemi Adeosun Not Legally Required To Participate by lextube: 7:23pm On Jul 07, 2018
[Seequote author=TRUTHTOPOWER post=69163165]Fact. Mrs. Adeosun graduated from The East London Polytechnic OUTSIDE NIGERIA in 1989.

The status of the polytechnic was CHANGED to a University was IN 1992.

Note the capitalised words. "OUTSIDE NIGERIA" and "CHANGE"

QUESTION FOR DETERMINATION
Whether upon graduation from a polytechnic OUTSIDE NIGERIA, in line with section 2 (1)(c) Kemi Adeosun was required by law to participate in NYSC.

ANSWER.
Section 2 (1) (c) contains no provision or stipulation that a Polytechnic graduate outside Nigeria or a diploma holder outside Nigeria SHALL be eligible for call up to NYSC.

This is unlike UNIVERSITY GRADUATE as contained under S (1)(b)

The law is settled that inclusion of one is the exclusion of others.
Inclusio unius (est) exclusio alterius. Latin legal maxim that makes the point that where a statute, contract or other legal document includes a definitional list of items falling into a category, the inclusion of certain items on the list means that any excluded items are intentionally outside the definition. Simple Wiki definition.

Since this is a legal matter, a serious news agency ought to seek opinion of lawyers on whether Mrs Adeosun is under strict legal obligation to participate in NYSC as graduate of a polytechnic OUTSIDE NIGERIA

References
Requirement of NYSC Act

2 (1) (b)If, at the end of the academic year 1974–75 or, as the case may be, at the end of any subsequent year, he shall have graduated at any university outside Nigeria; or

(C) if, at the end of the academic year 1975–76 or, as the case may be, at the end of any subsequent year, he shall have obtained the Higher National Diploma or such other professional qualification as may be prescribed;

Exemption

2 (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, with effect from 1 August 1985, a person shall not be called upon to serve in the service corps if, at the date of his graduation or obtaining his diploma or other professional qualification—

(a) he is over the age of thirty; or[/quote]So why did she go ahead to forge an exemption letter from NYSC ? Is that not a crime on it's own? Your argument is very lame to be sincere. Well I just hope somebody should drag this to court. If she's a citizen of this great country, she should not be above the law.
Agriculture › Re: I Have 1million And I Want To Invest In Agricultural Farm Within Ondo State by lextube: 10:52pm On Jul 05, 2018
kilokeys:
1. Land lease.... *N10,000/hectare*
2. Clearing... *N28,000/hectare*
3. Cutting and cross cutting (trees)... *N20,000*
4. Packing and burning... *N18,000*
5. Plantain suckers (1500 at N50 each)... *N75,000*
6. Planting @N20 per suckers... *N30,000*

7. Weed management
At planting
4 litres of Glyphosphate/Hectare @ N2100/ltr = *N8,400*

3-4 weeks after (just once)
3kg of atrazine and 1 bottle of 2-4d
Atrazine is N2500/kg and 24-d is N1900
7500+1900= *N9,400*

Glyphosphate would be repeated 6 more times throughout the planting season, after the first application with two months interval
N8,400 x 6 = *N50,400*

Cost of labor for weeding
At every time weed is applied, cost of labor is N4,500 per hectare and a total number of 8 was the place weeded
5000 x 8 = *N40,000*

At harvest
Cost of labor to cut the plantains
N17,000.

Miscellaneous : *N3,800*

Total cost : *N310,000*


*EXPECTED PROFIT*
PLANTAIN BUNCH
In the case where 1300 suckers eventually yields (assuming 200 does not or dies) and each is sold for N500/bunch

1300 x N500 = *N650,000*

SALE OF SUCKERS
There are about 8 suckers that grow around each plantain tree. If 5 of it is sold at N40 each, giving we have 1300 plantain trees

5 x 40 x 1300 = *N260,000*

Total expected profit = *N910,000*
This is a good business. If I'm to contribute into what they've said about this. One of the pros is that you will reap bountifully in 3yrs if you decide not to sell your suckers. Another advantage to this is that you can decide to cultivate vegetables along with your cultivation. You'll find out that you'll be making good money from there.

The major con is security. People may rob you of your plantains. I will suggest, instead of renting the hectares of land, try and buy your land, fence it, and perhaps higher someone close-by as an eye to monitor activities on your investment.
Sports › Re: Gernot Rohr Shortlisted For Algeria Job by lextube: 9:06am On Jul 03, 2018
Rohr is a good coach. So far he has done a good job. My problem is with our players, else we would have won Argentina.

Players like Ighalo should not play for Nigeria again and some other players. If we can get good strikers, and attackers, I think Nigeria will have a complete team. Our midfielders and defenders are okay.
Politics › How To End Berom, Fulani Clashes, By Obasanjo by lextube(op): 9:56am On Jun 28, 2018
From Pwanagba Agabus, Jos

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has suggested ways to end the recurring clashes between Berom and Fulani ethnic nationalities in Plateau State.

Obasanjo asked the federal and state governments to identity the root cause(s) of insecurity and deal with them so that people would get reprieve from the incessant violence plaguing the state and other parts of the country.

He admitted that there were problems during his tenure but “not in this magnitude” and believed that solutions can be found to them.

The former President who visited Jos to commiserate with Governor Simon Lalong and the people of the state over the recent killings in the state extended his condolences to the bereaved families.

Obasanjo said: “I’m here to express my condolences, what happened is very sad that in this day and age this type of barbaric act is taking place in our country. I have suggested and I will say it again that we should find out the root cause(s) of this problem and deal with it

“There must be remote and immediate causes, if we deal with them, we are not going to be multiplying condolence visits.

“I believe that any human problem has human solution, I do hope and plead with government at the federal level, those of you in states and even local government level to join hands even at the community level to find the causes and deal with them permanently,” he stressed.

“We offer our condolences to the bereaved families, all we can say is that God knows the best. Even in my time, we had problems but not in this magnitude, we thought we were dealing with them as at that time but the earlier we deal with it, the better. I believe we can find solutions, we must find solutions,” he maintained.

Responding, Governor Lalong appreciated his coming, but noted that a phone call would have sufficed.

He said: “Insecurity is not new to me, we thought we could handle it. When we came in, we quickly put up a team including Berom and Fulani. They came out with a roadmap to proffer solutions, we adopted the recommendations and have implemented some and was in the process of implementing the remaining ones.

“We have done our best, we have learnt our lessons, we will be very firm,” he stated.


http://authorityngr.com/2018/06/27/how-to-end-berom-fulani-clashes-by-obasanjo/
Politics › Nigerians Not Poorest People In The World – FG by lextube(op): 9:14am On Jun 28, 2018
*Approves N250bn economic zones

By Chesa Chesa

The Federal Government on Wednesday dismissed the Brookings Report on Nigeria as the new global headquarters of poverty as it now has the highest number of poor persons in the world.

Findings by the Brookings Institution, a non-profit public policy organisation based in Washington DC, America, published a week ago, indicated that Nigeria has overtaken India as the country with the largest number of extreme poor in early 2018.

“At the end of May 2018, our trajectories suggest that Nigeria had about 87 million people in extreme poverty compared with India’s 73 million. What is more, extreme poverty in Nigeria is growing by six people every minute, while poverty in India continues to fall”, it stated.

But responding to questions from State House correspondents on this, the Minister of Trade and Investments, Mr. Okechukwu Enelamah, argued that the indices used for the report may have been compiled when Nigeria was in recession

He advised Nigerians not to be overly worried about the report because the current administration’s urgent infrastructure programmes and enabling environment for businesses will make poverty in the country drastically reduce.

His words: “We need to understand when we get these reports that there are reports that are lagging in indicators which means, people are reporting on history.

“So, when you get reports from Brooking Institutes or all sorts of people, you need to look at the context. Somebody may have written a report when we were in recession. Remember that if you are in a recession, what it means is that even though, your population is growing, people don’t stop procreating, which means that in theory depending on how they run those numbers, you will be going the other way.

“What I can tell you, will certainty based on one’s background in business and economics, is that if we complete the things on infrastructure and you implement these reports we are doing, that is what I mean by a leading indicator, poverty will go down. There is no magic to it,” he said.

The Minister also disclosed that Nigeria was not in a hurry to sign the Continental Free Trade Agreement, as it was important for government to adequately deliberate on the deal before President Buhari gives the direction to go next.

Enelamah also announced the Federal Executive Council (FEC) approval of establishment of world-class export-oriented economic zones in six geo-political zones: Aba, Lagos, Katsina, Calabar and Kano at a total cost of N250 billion, through the Nigerian Special Economic Zones Company Limited, which is a public private partnership.

The Federal Government will own 20 per cent of that company and AFRIEXIM Bank will be a shareholder and other investors like the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority and international investors.

Already, consultants to facilitate these zones are to be paid N3.17 billion for their work, which FEC approved; and will include pre-development work to start and develop Green Field Special Economic Zone in Akwa Ibom, Benue, Ebonyi, Edo, Gombe, Kwara and Sokoto States with a further roll out to other locations in Phase 2.

The 2017 budget had over N40 billion, and another N40 billion has been earmarked for it in 2018 Budget.

The FEC directed all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to ensure stricter compliance with Presidential Executive Order 1, concerning ease of doing business in Nigeria; and to comply with 72-hour deadline for responding to public inquiries or complaints made through the online portal of the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC).

Other contracts on roads and bridges running into billions of Naira, approved by the FEC at its meeting chaired by Buhari, was announced by Minister of State for Power, Works and Housing, Mustapha Shehuri.

Another approval by FEC was for the installation of insulator house for flight simulator at the premier aviation college in Zaria, Kaduna State.

Meanwhile, JAMB got FEC approval for the acquisition of additional Computer Based Test centre at a cost of N133 million. This follows the inadequacy of existing centres that have resulted in exam malpractices.


http://authorityngr.com/2018/06/27/nigerians-not-poorest-people-in-the-world-fg/
Politics › Re: Budget Signing: We’re Not Rubber Stamp To Executive – Reps by lextube(op): 8:15am On Jun 21, 2018
If the executive have a problem with what the NASS, let them sue them to court. If they can't, then there complaint is baseless.
Politics › 2018 Budget Difficult To Implement – Buhari by lextube(op): 2:15am On Jun 21, 2018
*Laments NASS cut of 2nd Niger Bridge, Enugu Airport votes

By Chesa Chesa

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday signed into law the 2018 Appropriation Bill of N9.12 trillion with reservations.

He faulted the National Assembly’s inclusion of projects, which he said, would make the budget difficult to implement.

Buhari disclosed that the National Assembly made cuts amounting to N347 billion in the allocations to 4,700 projects submitted to it for consideration and introduced 6,403 projects amounting to N578 billion.

The brief signing ceremony at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja was witnessed by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udoma Udo Udoma, the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, Senator Ibn N’alla, who represented the Senate President Bukola Saraki, and Hon. Ado Doguwa, for the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara.

This came seven months after Buhari presented the budget proposal to the National Assembly last November, and a month after they passed it, having upped the N8.6 trillion proposed figure by about N500 billion, a development the President was not excited about.

In his remarks after signing the budget, Buhari decried the late passage of the bill and the lawmakers’ decision to increase the National Assembly’s budget by N14.5 billion, while unfairly slashing the allocations for critical projects such as the 2nd Niger Bridge, East-West Road, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, the provision of security for unity schools in the face of security challenges, among others, as objectionable discretion.

Buhari said that he signed the budget despite his reservations to keep the economy on the path of recovery, adding that he would send a supplementary bill at a later date to the National Assembly to augment the budget.

The president said that he had hoped to move Nigeria’s budget cycle to a predictable January-December financial year to aid the operations of most private sector players, even when the Federal Government’s budget represents less than 10 per cent of aggregate yearly expenditures in the economy.

He explained that he intended to use the 2018 Budget to consolidate the achievements of previous budgets and deliver on Nigeria’s Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) 2017-2020.

Buhari said: “It is in this regard that I am concerned about some of the changes that the National Assembly has made to the budget proposals that I presented. The logic behind the Constitutional direction that budgets should be proposed by the Executive is that, it is the Executive that knows and defines its policies and projects.

“Unfortunately, that has not been given much regard in what has been sent to me. The National Assembly made cuts amounting to N347 billion in the allocations to 4,700 projects submitted to them for consideration and introduced 6,403 projects of their own amounting to N578 billion.

“Many of the projects cut are critical and may be difficult, if not impossible, to implement with the reduced allocation. Some of the new projects inserted by the National Assembly have not been properly conceptualised, designed and costed and will therefore be difficult to execute.

“Furthermore, many of these new projects introduced by the National Assembly have been added to the budgets of most Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs) with no consideration for institutional capacity to execute them or the incremental recurrent expenditure that may be required.

“As it is, some of these projects relate to matters that are the responsibility of the states and local governments, and for which the Federal Government should therefore not be unduly burdened,” Buhari lamented.

He went ahead to give examples of projects from which cuts were made, as follows: “The provisions for some nationally/regionally strategic infrastructure projects such as counterpart funding for the Mambilla Power Plant, Second Niger Bridge/ancillary roads, the East-West Road, Bonny-Bodo Road, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and Itakpe-Ajaokuta Rail Project were cut by an aggregate of N11.5 billion.

“Similarly, provisions for some on-going critical infrastructure projects in the FCT, Abuja, especially major arterial roads and the mass transit rail project, were cut by a total of N7.5 billion.

“The provision for rehabilitation and additional security measures for the United Nations (UN) Building by the FCT, Abuja, was cut by N3.9 billion from N4 billion to N100 million. This will make it impossible for the Federal Government of Nigeria to fulfill its commitment to the UN on this project.

“The provisions for various Strategic Interventions in the health sector such as the upgrade of some tertiary health institutions, transport and storage of vaccines through the cold chain supply system, provision of anti-retroviral drugs for persons on treatment, establishment of chemotherapy centres and procurement of dialysis consumables were cut by an aggregate amount of N7.45 billion.

“The provision for security infrastructure in the 104 Unity Schools across the country was cut by N3billion at a time when securing our students against acts of terrorism ought to be a major concern of government.

“The provision for the Federal Government’s National Housing Programme was cut by N8.7billion.

“At a time when we are working with labour to address compensation-related issues, a total of N5billion was cut from the provisions for Pension Redemption Fund and Public Service Wage Adjustment.

“The provisions for Export Expansion Grant (EEG) and Special Economic Zones/Industrial Parks, which are key industrialisation initiatives of this administration, were cut by N14.5billion.

“The provision for construction of the Terminal Building at Enugu Airport was cut from N2 billion to N500 million, which will further delay the completion of this critical project.

“The take-off grant for the Maritime University in Delta State, a key strategic initiative of the Federal Government, was cut from N5 billion to N3.4 billion.

“About 70 new road projects have been inserted into the budget of the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing. In doing so, the National Assembly applied some of the additional funds expected from the upward review of the oil price benchmark to the Ministry’s vote.

“Regrettably, however, in order to make provision for some of the new roads, the amount allocated to some strategic major roads have been cut by the National Assembly”.

The President further highlighted areas where the lawmakers allegedly padded the budgetary allocations as the Presidency was not consulted.

His words: “Another area of concern is the increase by the National Assembly of the provisions for Statutory Transfers by an aggregate of N73.96 billion. Most of these increases are for recurrent expenditure at a time we are trying to keep down the cost of governance.

“An example of this increase is the budget of the National Assembly itself which has increased by N14.5billion, from N125 billion to N139.5 billion without any discussion with the executive.”

Buhari said all these notwithstanding, “It is my intention to seek to remedy some of the most critical of these issues through a supplementary and/or amendment budget which I hope the National Assembly will be able to expeditiously consider”.

He said the administration would work very hard to generate the revenues required to finance projects and programmes in the 2018 budget, which is 22.6% higher than the 2017 budget, and that the positive global oil market outlook and continuing improvement in non-oil revenues, give room for optimism.

“However, being a deficit budget, the Borrowing Plan will be forwarded to the National Assembly shortly,” he stated.


http://authorityngr.com/2018/06/20/2018-budget-difficult-to-implement-buhari/
Politics › Budget Signing: We’re Not Rubber Stamp To Executive – Reps by lextube(op): 1:40am On Jun 21, 2018
By Samuel Ogidan

House of Representatives expressed their minds on the signing of the 2018 budget by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Commending President Buhari for the signing, the lawmakers said that the Legislature is not expected to be a rubber-stamp by simply approving the Executive proposals and returning the budget to him, adding that the additions the President complained of in his speech are justifiable.

The lawmakers said that they are on the same page with President Buhari in his desire to return budget cycle to January-December, adding that by the provisions of the Fiscal Responsibility Act, 2007, the budget estimates should be with the National Assembly around September of the year.

The lawmakers, in a statement by the Chairman, House Committee on Media & Publicity, Hon Abdulrazak Namdas, explained that from 2015, their budgets have taken a downward turn, adding that they have reduced their budgets by several billions.

The lawmakers observed, “That the budget is usually a proposal by the Executive to the National Assembly, which the latter is given the constitutional power of appropriation to alter, make additions, costs or reduce as it may deem necessary. The Legislature is not expected to be rubber-stamp by simply approving the Executive proposals and returning the budget to Mr President. Therefore, the additions Mr President complained of in his speech are justifiable.

“We are on the same page with Mr President in his desire to return our budget cycle to January-December. By the provisions of the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA), 2007, the budget estimates should be with the National Assembly around September of the year. In the case of the 2018 budget, the estimates came behind schedule in November 2017, even though this attempt was seen as one of the earliest in recent years. Going forward, we urge the Executive to speed up the reporting time to the National Assembly by complying fully with the FRA.
“Besides, there were delays that should be blamed on the heads of MDAs. Mr President will recall that he had to direct ministers and heads of agencies to go to the National Assembly to defend their proposals. This came after the National Assembly had persistently raised the alarm over the non-cooperative attitudes of these government officials. On this grounds, the delay in passing the budget cannot be blamed on the legislature.”

Speaking on new projects in the budget, the lawmakers said, “We have to remind Mr President that we are representatives of our people and wish to state that even the common man deserves a mention in the budget by including projects that will directly affect his life positively. Some of the projects designed by the executive, as high-sounding as their names suggest, do not meet the needs of the common man.”
On the National Assembly budget, they said that “before 2015, the budget of the National Assembly was N150 billion for several years. It was cut down to N120bn in 2015 and further down to N115bn in 2016. In 2017, the budget was N125bn and N139.5bn in 2018. This means that the budget of the National Assembly is still far below the N150bn in the years before 2015.

“While we commend Mr President for a good working relationship, we also wish to state that we have a job to do, which requires adequate funding as well. The additional costs and projects to the budget were done in good faith for the sole purpose of improving the lives of Nigerians.”

The lawmakers said that they welcome the proposal by President Buhari to forward a supplementary budget to the National Assembly to address other areas of pressing demands.

They, however, commended the President and the entire executive arm for a cordial working relationship.


http://authorityngr.com/2018/06/20/budget-signing-were-not-rubber-stamp-to-executive-reps/
Phones › Re: How Much Do You Spend On Data Monthly? by lextube: 10:10am On Jun 20, 2018
From 7-10k monthly.
Politics › Re: PDP Demands N12m For Nomination Form, Bars Aspirants Below 40 Years. by lextube: 8:36pm On Jun 17, 2018
MrPolitics:
When APC was selling ticket for 27 million, dollar was 210 and that equaled about $129k. At today's exchange rate that would be over 47 million naira.
PDP is now selling ticket for 12 million and BMC think they have a right to complain?
Dollar wasn't N210, it was around N187-N190.
Sports › Re: Nigeria 0 - Croatia 2 Loss: What Do You Think We Did Wrong? by lextube: 11:39pm On Jun 16, 2018
I don't blame Etebo for the own goal (It can happen to anybody). I also feel some of our players lack a little bit of experience (That's why Ekong will be marrying Mandzukic on the pitch).

Gernot Rohr should bench Mikel, or better yet, play him as a CDM.

I also don't know why Shehu Abdullahi should be seeing shirt. For Christ sake that guy is not good at all.

Iwobi should play central midfield (yet I feel he's not so good like that). Ighalo should be benched (That guy is a big pipe). Personally, I like tall strikers (because of their aerial ability) so I will suggest the coach pairs Iheanacho with Nwankwo.

Musa would have been good a winger for us , but he is also a pipe. If Moses Simon was available, we would have had a better option than Musa. In that note, it's ok he comes in as a substitute.

Then Victor Moses should play wing back for Nigeria.

All in all, I will suggest Nigeria plays 3-5-2. Ekong Kenneth Omerou and Balogun. Moses Ndidi Iwobi Mikel/Etebo Brian(This guy is very average), Iheanacho Nwankwo.

This would have been my ideal Super Eagles squad. Also, this our team should practice set piece. Free-kick, and corner kick, let them work on this two very very well.
Nairaland General › Re: 100-Year-Old Python Killed In Okigwe, Imo State (Photos) by lextube: 1:19pm On Jun 15, 2018
The FG should pass a law that will punish people found wanting of killing any wildlife animal.

It isn't right for people to be killing wildlife animals, and poverty shouldn't be excuse for that.
Education › Re: Federal Government Feeding Program in Kano State (Photos) by lextube: 12:35am On Jun 10, 2018
This on it's own is corruption. There's no two words for it.
Travel › Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by lextube: 9:26am On Jun 03, 2018
Secondly before I forget, I want to ask the house if anybody knows anything about National University San Diego CA. From what I got online, it's the second largest private University in the whole of America.

I'm seeking to know if anybody knows anyone that may have attended the school so that he may share with me.

Also how acceptable it may be at the U.S Embassy. Thank you.
Travel › Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by lextube: 9:26am On Jun 03, 2018
Secondly before I forget, I want to ask the house if anybody knows anything about National University San Diego CA. From what I got online, it's the second largest private University in the whole of America.

I'm seeking to know if anybody knows anyone that may have attended the school so that he may share
Travel › Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by lextube: 9:19am On Jun 03, 2018
Thank you very much. I will check them at once.



lasthero:
The following school has a minimum cgpa requirement of 2.5 /4.0 for regular admission.

Minot state University,
University of Central Missouri,
Alcorn state University,
Central state University Ohio.

You can use Google to research more schools.
Sports › Re: England Vs Nigeria Friendly - 2 - 1 (Full-Time) by lextube: 6:17pm On Jun 02, 2018
If our midfield was okay, it would have helped the team. Onazi and Joel Obi should be removed ASAP.
Sports › Re: England Vs Nigeria Friendly - 2 - 1 (Full-Time) by lextube: 5:56pm On Jun 02, 2018
I honestly don't know what Joel obi and onazi are playing in that midfield.
Travel › Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 13 by lextube: 8:14am On Jun 01, 2018
Please can anybody suggest or recommend any University in America that can accept international student with GPA of 2.6. Thank you.
Politics › Re: If You Were Ambode, What 2 Things Would You Do To Improve Traffic In Lagos? by lextube: 1:24pm On Apr 17, 2018
The govt should also include under ground railways in the future plan of Lagos transportation system. There's no mega city with this kind of transport infrastructure.
Politics › Re: If You Were Ambode, What 2 Things Would You Do To Improve Traffic In Lagos? by lextube: 1:21pm On Apr 17, 2018
The light rail transportation is a good idea that once completed, will really decongest traffic in Lagos.

Secondly, Gov Ambode should utilize the water ways in the state. Develop water transportation in Lagos, and make it very affordable for Lagosians to patronize by implementing the right policies while ensuring safety.

Finally the govt should find a way to fine danfo buses and drivers that park illegally on the road. Sometimes this illegal parking causes traffic, and with this fine, I believe it will deter danfo drivers and other drivers to stop parking illegally on the road.

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