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Resign, apologise to Nigerians, Junaid Mohammed tells Malami

• AGF’s memo demonstration that Nigeria’s led by greedy officials, PDP chieftain, Sarka
• Malami doesn’t have right to pull down anyone under him — CAN
By Bashir Bello, Kano & Ibrahim Hassan Wuyo, Kaduna
Leading voices in the North, yesterday, expressed divergent views over the memo reportedly written by the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, asking President Muhammadu Buhari to sack chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over sundry offences, ranging from diversion of recovered loot, insubordination and lack of control, among others.

The leaders, who spoke from Kano and Kaduna, both in the North West, where Malami hails from, said it was wrong for Malami to try to bring down Magu at all cost, despite the risky assignment he has performed for Nigeria in the last five years.

They include Dr. Junaid Mohammed, a medical practitioner and politician from Kano, Danjuma Sarki, a top-ranking Peoples Democratic leader in Kaduna and the Kaduna State Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Rev John Joseph Hayab.

Junaid Mohammed, who was a member of the 2014 Constitutional Conference, berated Malami for daring to accuse Magu of fraud, insubordination and disloyalty, apparently due to his inability to pocket Magu to lose focus on the anti-graft war.

Mohammed, therefore, advised Malami to resign and tender unreserved apology to Nigerians and President Buhari who appointed him into the exalted position he is trying to ridicule.

Malami should urgently resign if he feels uncomfortable with Magu, a man hailed and feared by many crooked persons because of his unwavering disposition in the fight against graft.

“In his words, if he means that Magu should break the law and allow him (the AGF) to act arbitrarily and put his own consideration over the national consideration and provision of the laws; if he is not happy and he must have complained to the President and the President has not deemed it fit to remove Magu, Malami should have common sense and common decency to resign.

“After all he is a political appointee. President Buhari would not sack one of them. But he, the AGF, should resign because he is the one who is unhappy by making such scandalous statement aimed at belittling Magu. But it is actually the President that he is belittling, not Magu.”

On allegation that Magu is not transparent enough by paying more money from recovered loot into the CBN than what he claimed, Dr. Junaid said: “They should investigate and we should be very careful because what the Attorney General of Federation, Malami, says or does is suspect because he has never had other issues with Magu.

”The important thing to realize is that we must follow the law. The law does not give the kind of leverage to anybody to open his mouth and accuse anybody. If the AGF has started a media propaganda campaign against the principal officer of one of the most important agencies of government, then there must be something fundamentally wrong.”

But a Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftain in Kaduna, Danjuma Sarki, said the memo released by Malami to President Buhari was an indication that looting and re-looting of Nigerians’ common patrimony was still rampant, despite Buhari’s claim of fighting graft.

“The number of high profile corruption cases and the suspects who were allowed to go scot-free by this administration through intentional act and poorly prosecuted cases are alarming and should worry the government which claims to be fighting corruption.

“This is a testimony of the failure of the President himself and the people he has entrusted with responsibilities. It is rather unfortunate that Nigeria is being led by incompetent and greedy people who are working at cross purposes for their personal interests,” Sarki said.

On his part, the Chairman of the Kaduna State chapter of Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Rev John Joseph Hayab, berated the AGF for taking a matter he should have called Magu and discussed privately into a scandalous memo without any evidence to prove his allegations against a subordinate.

Hayab noted: “We must not allow this poor tradition of portraying every appointee in bad light just to have him or her removed or have their career destroyed. One good thing you must give credit to this current administration is not rushing to remove any appointee just because some people are speaking ill of him.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/06/anti-magu-memo-northern-leaders-differ-with-agf-malami/

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myboy2111:
Who made him acting chairman

. Is this one your problem.
Who then is the acting chairman?

By Omeiza Ajayi – Abuja

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has warned commercial sex workers operating in the territory to respect all the COVID-19 protocols especially the 10 pm to 4 am curfew, noting that they are not on the exemption list of workers on essential duties.

The Administration also warned operators of nightclubs, bars, and gardens across the city not to open for business until the COVID-19 restriction order is lifted.

Chairman of the FCT Ministerial Enforcement Taskforce team on COVID-19 Restrictions, Ikharo Attah handed down the warning at the weekend when the team went round Kubwa, Gwarinpa, and Wuse to monitor the level of compliance by operators.

Addressing journalists after the operation, Attah noted that, “the ban on nightclubs, parks, and bars is yet to be lifted hence the need for us to sustain routine inspection and ensure compliance. We believe that if we relax too much, with the number of positive Covid-19 cases on the rise it would not be good for the city.”

Attah who expressed satisfaction with the high level of compliance by the nightclub operators was however not happy with the high number of suspected commercial sex workers around buildings housing the nightclubs at Kubwa.

He pointed out that, “the presence of the ladies of the night is a violation of the curfew because they are not on the exemption list of essential workers. Their presence made us to carry out full checks on some nightclubs which are truly closed. At moments like this, we expect them to stop the unholy trade in their own interest because the men who may patronize them may be Covid-19 positive.”

Speaking on the shutting down of a bar at Wuse 2, the chairman said, “We got several calls that Reset Nightclub and Bar located at Lobito Crescent in Wuse 2 was fully operational. But when we got there we discovered that it wasn’t true. A bar operating in a plaza located opposite the nightclub, as we all found out this night, was the one operating and playing very loud music which necessitated the calls and complaints we got from residents of the area.”

The team shut down the bar and confiscated some of its loudspeakers which were handed over to Enforcement officials from the Abuja Environmental Protection Board, AEPB.

The chairman explained that the team would be extending its checks on nightclubs in the suburbs while appealing to FCT residents to stay at home during the curfew periods and not endanger their lives.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/06/covid-19-commercial-sex-workers-not-on-essential-duties-fcta-warns/

Good luck to him

By Adekunle Jimoh, Ilorin

Ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara state has insisted Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq is behind internal crisis rocking the party in the state.

A faction of the party led by the Deputy Chairman Abdullahi Samari however exonerated the Governor from the internecine intra-party wrangling in the state.

But in a statement, Financial Secretary and Treasurer of the party, Mohammed Shola Tajudeen and Alhaji Dantala Yaro, said some members of the party who recently attended a parley with the State Government on behalf of the leadership of the party did not have consent to do so.

The statement said: “Our attention has been drawn to a parley held between the state governor, represented by the secretary to the state government, members of the state house of assembly and a group of people purported to be the leadership of the APC in kwara state.

“For avoidance of doubt, we affirm unequivocally that the state chairman of the party in kwara state is Hon Bashir Omolaja Bolarinwa. In line with the provisions of the party’s constitution, the deputy chairman can only represent the chairman at any official function at the behest of the chairman. The claim that the leadership of the party attended the said parley is spurious and unfounded as the group of people who supposedly attended the occasion did not represent the leadership of the party and did not have the instruction of the chairman to do so.

”The continued hobnobbing with these group of people by the state governor and his appointees to the neglect of the state chairman has given a clear indication that not only is the governor behind the crisis in the party,he is the one fuelling it.

“We, the treasurer and financial secretary of the party are the custodians of the party account and therefore know the true position of the account.” stressing that, “any accusation of financial wrongdoing against the state chairman is merely a figment of their imagination. The state chairman is of an impeccable character.”

The statement also accused some members of the executives, who claim to have disagreement with the state chairman of not raising it at any of their executive meetings before they absconded.

“Their claim that the crisis is internal is untrue to the extent that they are the protagonists who are internally motivated from the day they gave themselves up for the divisive politics and manipulation of the governor at a price.

“The intention of the group is very clear, they decided to pitch their tent where their bread will be best buttered QED. In the process they are destroying the house they helped to build without any qualms or any thought of the place of posterity as the best judge of all our actions.

“The aloofness and silence of the governor to their destabilizing activities lend credence to his support for them,” the statement said.

https://thenationonlineng.net/abdulrazaq-responsible-for-crisis-kwara-apc-insists/

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iLUCID:
I have a question: what if Obaseki loses PDP's primary election, will he leave to another party?

. He can never lose the primary.
Only person that would have challenge him is padtor Ize

No embarrassing moment during lockdown.

Validated:
One confused APC ZB. He does not see anything wrong in Ize-Iyamu defection to APC but Obaseki defection is his problem.

. My issue with some of them is poor reasoning.

Ehinmen3:
BY Pa. Ehinmen

Quite recently, I wrote an article advising the PDP not to admit governor Godwin Obaseki into their party in other to prove to Nigerians that they are not a power and money hungry party but however they did not listen and instead officially received obaseki into their party on June 19, 2020.

This is indeed shameful and a total attempt to rape our hard earned democracy. PDP has continued to distinguished themselves as a corrupt and useless party that Nigerians must reject if true progress can come to this nation.
The issue that baffles me most about obaseki's defection to the PDP is that he is expected to become the governorship flag bearer of the party. This makes me to wonder if the PDP leadership is aware that 3 candidates have been campaigning for the past four years and building structures in Edo just to get the PDP's ticket!

First, is the PDP trying to tell Nigerians that a governor who just decamp to a party barely one week to it's primary will automatically win the party's ticket ahead of the three other aspirants who have been in the party? Because if Obaseki should become the PDP flag bearer, it will indeed be the 8th wonder in the world and only a corrupt party like the PDP can produced such wonder!

Let's assume that Gov. Obaseki will not participate in the PDP primary, then how is he going to tell three aspirant who has spent billions so far on their campaign to step down for him to be the consensus? Because if this should be the case, then Edo state treasury is in serious danger and Edo people must wake up.

On another scenero, let's assume that obaseki will be substituted for who ever wins the PDP primary, this also means that a lot of agreement involving billions of naira must have been striked with the PDP leadership and the aspirant for that to happen. Edo people must not allow sentiments blind them, they should wake up and protect Edo treasury.
Thus, how the PDP want to make obaseki their flag bearer overnight surely falls under this three assumptions I have discussed above and all represents a rape on our democracy.

What kind of political party will bully its loyal aspirants who has sweat tooth and nail to unite and work for the party just accept and impose it's rejected main opposition candidate who obviously has a fat Ghana must go'
Indeed, how the PDP will qualify a candidate who was disqualified by his previous party for presenting a fake certificate remains a movie we all are anticipating to watch.

Edo people must therefore arise and vote out the PDP just as they did in 2007. We must not allow this PDP cancer to spread on our hard earned democracy. Edo people are wise and we will never allow PDP become landlords at osadebe avenue.

Pa. Ehinmen is a freelance writer, a Nairalander, and a member of pastor Osagie ize-iyamu youth movement from Edo State.

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Hmm who be this one again?

I love the points he raised.
Whether before or now, Nigerians need to come together and debate.
Nothing is working anymore.

OK, dey tried

JAMO84:
There's a reason why Mr 3 credit, 3 pass waited this long before joining the Poverty Development Party, he knew his only chance of reelection lies with the APC.

I'd love to see how someone who couldn't win his local government would defeat the combination of Oshiomole and Ize - Iyamu, complete with Federal might!!!



I AM DONE TALKING

Shameless thing.
Oshomele ruled Edo state for 8 years without a certificate.
Your President today have no certificate either.

Corporate2020:
Don't bite the fingers that fed you. Your nonsense above is the same way you lead Ademola Adeleke a.k.a. F9 Parallel a.k.a. Ade Dancer to disgrace. The same way you led Atikuchukwu a.k.a. INEC Server to humiliation. Same way you led Akinwumi Ambode to exile. You are leading Obasek (as appeared in his certificates) to annihilation. Just watch and see.

Remember also the 46 Senators led by Bukola Mesujamba Saraki that took arms against Oshiomhole, Buhari and Tinubu, none of them has a job now except Dino Melaye who has joined Nollywood and Sheu Sani who is now an amateur blooger.

Tinubu + Oshiomhole + Buhari, even Lucifer cannot get a draw against that trio.

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Hmm
Bro do you went to school at all?

The Federal Government has released the sum of N4.5 billion to 31 Federal Teaching and Medical Centres across the country.

The sum is to cover hazard and inducement allowances for the month of April and May.

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, disclosed this on Friday while briefing State House Correspondents in Abuja, the nation’s capital.

The Minister spoke after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari.

https://www.channelstv.com/2020/06/19/fg-releases-n4-5bn-to-31-federal-teaching-medical-centres/

Nice one from him.
I love Obaseki so much
He is not owing civil servants and he is paying new minimum wage even little resources available to the state.

The much-awaited day finally came as Governor Godwin Obaseki formally joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after his recent resignation from the All Progressives Congress.

He was received by the leadership of the party led by the state Chairman of the PDP, Hon Tony Aziegbemi.

He just arrived the state Secretariat of the PDP along 1st East Circular Road with many of his followers and appointees…details later


https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/06/breaking-edo-2020-governor-obaseki-formally-joins-pdp/

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youthofnaija:
1.Punch newspaper
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.sunnewsonline.com/apc-crisis-court-extends-giadoms-tenure-as-acting-national-chairman-by-2-weeks/amp/

2. BBC pidgin

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/pidgin/amp/tori-53099304

3.Business day
https://businessday.ng/politics/article/court-extends-order-for-giadom-to-act-as-apc-chair-for-2-weeks/

4. The cable
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thecable.ng/apc-crisis-deepens-as-court-reaffirms-giadom-acting-national-chairman/amp

Do you need more

. I love the way you shame this guy.

Hmm
Wetin this one smoke?


FG Lauds Obaseki’s Sustained Investment In Education .

N700million Fraud: Court Adjourns Ize-Iyamu, Four Others’ Case.

How will APC relate with these two headlines.

Problems following this Ize-Iyamu passed APC own ooo.
He has corruption case pending.
He is facing eligibility issue with APC in Edo state.
Oshiomole called him all sorts of name during last governorship election.
I guess he still have issue with his certificate.

The greatest mistake he made was to leave PDP.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has postponed its governorship primary in Edo.

Its spokesman, Kola Ologbodiyan, stated this in a tweet on Thursday.

The primary was slated for Monday, June 22.

Though didn’t explain the reason for the postponement, it was gathered it may not be unconnected with the defection of Governor Godwin Obaseki any moment from now.

https://thenationonlineng.net/just-in-pdp-postpones-edo-primary-over-obaseki/

Ok

The controversy surrounding the Chairmanship of the All Progressives Congress has deepened as two persons have laid claim to the position following the appeal court’s decision that upheld the suspension of Mr Adams Oshiomhole.

Following the decision, the party’s National Working Committee affirmed former Oyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi as the Acting National Chairman on Tuesday.

But due to Mr Ajimobi’s unavoidable absence, the NWC on Wednesday, appointed the National Vice Chairman, South-South, Hilliard Etta to act on his behalf.

On the other hand, the APC Deputy National Secretary, Mr Victor Giadom also declared himself as the acting National Chairman, on the strength of a Federal Capital Territory High Court order obtained on March 16.

Meanwhile, a legal document has surfaced, from a group in the southwest, claiming that the position of the Deputy National Chairman, south of the APC is still vacant and that the party’s acting National Chairman, Abiola Ajimobi is not eligible to occupy the seat.

The group’s lawyer, Babatunde Oke said in a statement that the suit was instituted at the Federal High Court in Ado-Ekiti on February 12, 2020, against the APC National Working Committee and Ajimobi asking the court, among other things, to fill up the position in line with the party’s constitution.

The statement explained that at the time it was instituted, Senator Ajimobi’s name had not been purportedly recognised, but he was later announced as the Deputy National Chairman, south of the party.

It added that Ajimobi’s lawyer had also denied his appointment in court on March 23, as the court warned that all parties desist from changing the status quo on the suit.

The group insists that Senator Ajimobi is not recognised as the substantive Deputy National Chairman, south of the APC and can, therefore, not act as the party’s National Chairman.

Consequently, they asked the National Working Committee to take note of the suit and desist from committing contempt of court.

https://www.channelstv.com/2020/06/17/controversy-as-giadom-etta-lay-claim-to-apc-chairmanship-seat/

Inec chairman just announced school leaving certificate as one of the requirements to contest for governorship position.
So to me Obaseki have no single problem.
Let him just present his ssce certificate.

Obaseki will be the one to suffer at the end if he fail join any other party now. I just dey pity him from here.

APC oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Well done.
Finally APC is taking over Covid 19 news.
APC as a party is not good enough to lead nigeria to the promise land.

Lostz:
somebody acting for an acting chairman? Nigerians will not kill me

. Bro this one strong oooo.
With apc everything is possible