₦airaland Forum

SenseiX:
I doubt it really....i just want to see who becomes Finance Minister, heard that nominee is not in this batch. Since Ogun has Kemi Adeosun, it won't be Wale Edun, Since Lagos has Fashola it won't be Cardoso, since Anambra has Ngige, it's unlikely to be Soludo.

SenseiX:
Olusegun Adeniyi reinforces what I felt after seeing the names on the list.
With all the razzmatazz,secrecy and delay about the ministerial list, it was very disappointing to see that it was peopled primarily by politicians with little or no technocrats. I Know this is just the first batch but it's quite disappointing. The sole non politician on the list was Jonathan's ex MDG's adviser Amina Mohammed who is now with the UN. Fashola will be a good fit in whatever role he occupies and maybe Fayemi.
Can't say much about the rest

ABUJA-THE Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has called for caution over the ongoing trial of the President of the Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki.

In his welcome address, the speaker on the matter concerning Saraki who is scheduled for trial by the Code of Conduct Tribunal ,CCT, for false declaration of assets in October 2015, commended the Senate President for submitting himself to the jurisdiction of the CCT. Both principal officers emerged leaders of the Parliament, against the wishes of their party, the APC. Supporters of Saraki have insisted he is being persecuted for flouting the orders of the party.

Dogara, in his message to the members of the House following resumption from a six week summer recess, Tuesday, also commended the members for ‘avoiding further escalation through media commentaries’. “The barometer of the polity has been on the rise of late because of certain developments concerning the arraignment of the President of the Senate.



While commending the President of the Senate for submitting himself to the jurisdiction of the Code of Conduct Tribunal in the recognition that no person is above the law, I wish to caution that there is need for great circumspection in times such as this in order to maintain proper focus in pursuit of the common good,” he said.

The Speaker added that the report of the House Adhoc Committee for Code of Conduct for members, which has been submitted, will be considered, to set higher standards. “…in the performance of our onerous task of over-sighting the other arms of government, we must at all times remind ourselves that we are equally being over-sighted by the people whose mandate we hold and indeed ultimately by God.



We will therefore do well to adopt the righteous doctrine of leadership by example, only then shall we be able to face accountability with confidence,”Dogara said. Speaking further, the Speaker commended the introduction of the Treasury Single Account (TSA) policy as a measure to curb revenue leakages and ensure accountability.



He noted that the problem of uncontrollable leakages have been a source of concern to the Parliament and public finance management over the years. Dogara however noted that extra-budgetary expenditure constitutes revenue leakages, in accordance with Section 80 of the constitution.
“The recent submission by the Federal Ministry of Finance which revealed extra budgetary expenditure running into billions of Naira shows that Ministries, Departments and Agencies are yet to grasp the full import of revenue leakages in the contemplation of Section 80 of the Constitution,” he said.

fammo:
Game Of Thrones, watch it and you'll learn so much

A federal high court has barred security agencies and anti-corruption bodies from arresting or probing the former Coordinator of Presidential Amnesty Programme, Kingsley Kuku over alleged fraud.
Mr. Kuku is accused of diverting billions of naira meant for amnesty programmes for former militants in the oil-rich Niger Delta.

An Abuja High Court, presided by Justice Valentine Ashi, issued the order following an application filed by counsel to the embattled former amnesty coordinator, Ademola Abimbola.

Mr. Kuku had in a motion filed by his counsel, complained that having been invited for interrogation by the EFCC, he may be arrested and detained, unless the court intervenes.

In its ruling, the court barred the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, from arresting, detaining and investigating Mr. Kuku’s activities as head of the amnesty office.

The order also affects the department of the State Security Services, SSS, the Nigerian Police Force, NPF, the Nigerian Immigration Service, NIS, and National Security Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC.
Mr. Ahsi insisted that none of the anti-graft and security agencies should take any action on the alleged fraud pending the determination of a suit filed before the court.

The judge also ordered the defendants to be put on notice and to appear before him to show cause why an order of injunction should not be granted against them.

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, Wednesday, vowed to challenge an Abuja High Court order.
The head of ICPC’s legal department, Okey Igbudu, told PREMIUM TIMES the court directive would be challenged “in the interest of the public”.

“We usually challenge such cases and in the case of Kuku which was heard on Friday, September 11, the ICPC will challenge the injunction granted by the court as it has done in previous cases.”

Also, the EFCC, at the resumed hearing of the motion, Wednesday, asked the court to vacate the order stopping the probe of alleged financial impropriety by Mr. Kuku.

Counsel to the EFCC, Victor Ukagwu, told the court that EFCC received 14 petitions against Mr. Kuku’s handling of amnesty funds.

Citing Sections 6, 7 of the EFCC Establishment Act 2004, Mr. Ukwagwu insisted that the commission had the powers to investigate financial crimes and allegations.

The lawyer argued that Section 41 of the EFCC Act gave power of arrest to the commission but noted that Mr. Kuku was merely invited for interview in respect of allegations of financial impropriety against him.

He also argued that the claim of the applicant that he would be detained by EFCC was speculative because the letter extended to him did not say so.

egift:
Jonathan came to Buhari in secret like Nicodemus in the bible to help and ensure that Mama-P don't have to bring him food in prison.

Now TANoids what to spin the original news into the ground with this nonsense.

SenseiX:
Valid points you raised, PDP can retain Kogi if as expected the APC splinters over the ticket, Audu or Abatemi Usman. Edo is in my opinion joining the PDP as the elections earlier in the year showed, forget the slight comeback by APC in the House Of Assembly elections, PDP has Edo next year. Ondo however is likely to fall to the APC, Gov Mimiko's popularity has nosedived especially with civil servants

TheImp:
I like Dankwambo and i've heard a lot about his performance which was why he was the only PDP governor not swept away by the Buharimania that swept the North, However he has a big problem of visibility, like Sullivan Chime, he is reclusive and refuses to advertise his modest achievements, he was a former AGF yet most nigerians don't even have an idea who he is,
Ribadu may be a political featherweight but he has that national visibility and with the right packaging that can be worked on.
For me, its Nuhu Ribadu

SenseiX:
I think they were recalled back after Daura replaced Ekpenyong as DGSS