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Saraki!!!!!!!


He has no respect,
Why should Nigeria have a senate president that has acriminal record?!

And so what?!!!!

yakubuomowumi:
A living legend ,I have no regrets supporting you it was the right thing to do, GEJ I love you, there are leaders, there are rulers, leadership style differs , I always knew you were a charismatic leader not an authoritarian ruler, long live GEJ.

Forget o. It is a normal thing that ny human can do, regarding the fact that whetherhe likes it or not, he must have to leave the villa. All I understand from what he did is that he respected him self

yakubuomowumi:
A living legend ,I have no regrets supporting you it was the right thing to do, GEJ I love you, there are leaders, there are rulers, leadership style differs , I always knew you were a charismatic leader not an authoritarian ruler, long live GEJ.

Forget o. It is a normal thing that ny human can do, regarding the fact that whetherhe likes it or not, he must have to leave the villa. All I understand from what he did is that he respected him self

Breaking: Senate passes 46 bills in 3 hours

will go home with the operational vehicles of the National Assembly currently in their possession as the 7th Assembly winds down on Friday.

Each of the 109 senators has a Toyota Land Cruiser Prado, commonly referred to as ‘jeep’, assigned to them for “operational” purposes like carrying out committee and oversight duties.

The story is the same at the House, where each member has a 2011 model Toyota Camry attached to them for operational duties.

Apart from the operational vehicles, principal officers, including the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, have   additional vehicles assigned to them.

The Prado jeeps and Camry are properties of the National Assembly that should have ordinarily been left behind by the departing legislators.

But, The PUNCH gathered on Tuesday that, with the understanding of the management of the legislature, the vehicles have been valued, taking note of the years of depreciation, to allow lawmakers who wish to go home with them to do so by paying 30 per cent of the purchase price.

The money is to be deducted from the severance package of the senators and the House members.

Findings showed that in line with the arrangement, the Prado jeeps, valued at the market price of about N9m, would be given away to senators for around N2.7m.

In the same vein, members of the House will each part with about N1.9m to go home with the Camry, valued at N6.5m.

An official   of the National Assembly management, who confirmed the “deal” to The PUNCH in Abuja on Tuesday, said, “The cars have been used for four years, so this valuation has taken cognisance of the years of depreciation.

“The vehicles are not taken away free of charge and as a matter of fact, it is optional. A lawmaker who does not want to go with the vehicle will submit it to the National Assembly and it will be so documented.

“The deduction will be done from their severance package at source, which makes it easier.

“It is a practice that has been on over the years.”

Investigations also showed that, aside the operational vehicles, each of the senators, on resumption in 2011, was given 300 per cent of their total basic salaries as car loans and   300 per cent as housing allowance. About 250 per cent was advanced to them as furniture allowance.

Each of the senators, according to investigations, is receiving N1.8m basic salary monthly while the Senate President’s basic salary per month, is N2m.

One of our correspondents learnt that the car loan, which was about N6.5m per senator and N7m for the senate president, was used to buy a brand new Toyota Camry car each.

The amount, according to a senior member of staff of the National Assembly, was deducted from the basic salaries of the senators within two years.

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak to the press, said the arrangement was a departure from the past practice whereby some senators went away with their operational vehicles as parting gifts.

He said, “The loans were obtained for the lawmakers through the banks where their salary accounts are domiciled, hence the bankers usually deduct certain percentage agreed upon from their monthly payments to service the car, housing and furniture loans.”

Attempts to get an official reaction from the Deputy Director of Information at the National Assembly, Mr. Ishaku Dibal, were unsuccessful   as calls put through to his mobile telephone did not connect.

However, the Deputy House Majority Leader,   Leo Ogor, confirmed   that the operational vehicles would be taken away “but certainly not for free.”

Ogor explained that the “normal procedure” was that the vehicles would be evaluated and an agreed sum deducted from the severance package of departing legislators.

“I don’t know what the amount will be; but I know that the cars are not for free. The management of the National Assembly will work it out and communicate to members accordingly”, he stated.

ayoromer:
adult parasite leave niger delta oil alone let every region stand on their own abokis n d west almajiris n d islamic killers association buhari boko boy cal ur boys any attempt to use our oil should kill naija d more boko boys finish work for buhari wicked people parasite.

Na the almajiris send the "clueless" to Bayelsa to seek for a place where he will lay his head

babyosisi:
[size=18pt]Pharaoh aka Buhari,let my people go!!![/size]

See this mumu, if you wan leave make una go now, the land is very wide.

Brugo:
Where were these Jokers when others were asking for a SOVEREIGN National Conference? They didn't see anything wrong with the powerless club meeting organised by their son Jonathan.

Now that Nigeria has rejected his leadership, the scales have fallen from their eyes. Before the unity of Nigeria can be negotiated, the National Assembly (Upper and Lower houses) must establish a Sovereign Conference with necessary authority for Referendum. I don't see that happening especially now that the legislators have a new ruling party.

You would have to choose between patience and militancy. One option leads to certain decimation of your youthful population. It is sad that selfishness and ethnocentrism led you to endorse the mistakes of Jonathan instead of demanding astute leadership from him.

You are a bride of Nigeria and you will not be divorced anytime soon. Now you must play the opposition after your campaign of hate.

Good luck to you.

Chai! 10marks for you

barcanista:
Nigeria should be renegotiated

and why should that be? Forget it. Let them take the bull by the horn

barcanista:
Nigeria should be renegotiated

and why should that be? Forget it

Useless things, we want to see you in action. It speak louder

bunmititi:
out of 100?

How many mark them dey give fo test?

nkemdi89:
There is nothing wrong if he appoints uche nwosu as the chief of staff cos that position is meant for someone whom the governor can trust, ohakim appointed emma his brother during his as. The C0S, besides jude ejiogu is not active and I see no reason why he should be given ssg, instead of ejiiogu to put more effort in his duties he is fighting the deputy gov secretly for owerri zone dominance. Forgetting he can't outshine master.

10 marks for you

Mopolchi:
Yes there could be a reason but he should allow the man complete his tenure and go for order to exist.

You mean even if his stay will be derimental to the development and progress of the school?

Freemanan:
If he doesn't sack him,you will say he is condoning incompetency, now he sacked he is wicked... Oh what a nation.....

Forget this materials that call them selve human, they have clue upon what government means

Ndkings1:
Wht nonsense! Awuzie is best thing that has ever happened to imsu..under his rulership imsu has winessed monumental and unprecedental changes both in its academia, environmental looks and structure which all other past VCs cant bost of....infact am lost of words

Guy forget o! Awuzie might be the first you think that brought development to IMSU, he will not b the last, we all know that Rochas is not "clueless"

Mopolchi:
Na waa for this Rochas. We need quality education for that imsu and no be this changing of vc as if im dey change clothe.

There is always a reason behind every human action

SalC:
Na wa o

Change indeed!

Oh Lord, I commit Imo State into your hands for the next four years

Before na your hand Imo state dey,! If you no get any thing to say abeg keep shot

"Once you settle down for governance, we’ll come up with strong opposition.." – PDP tells Buhari | Do they need to announce this to us? Learners...

The National Human Rights Commission has vowed to ensure that people, who are culpable of human rights violations, hate speeches and violence  during the 2015 electioneering process are prosecuted.
The commission said it will soon raise a fact-finding panel, which will conduct public hearing on the cases and make recommendations to appropriate government agencies for the prosecution of the offenders.
 
The commission stated this in a communiqué issued at the end of its Governing Council’s second statutory meeting of 2015.
 
The meeting, held in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, between May 21 and 23, 2015, but the commission, through its Press Officer, Mrs. Fatimah Mohamed, released the communiqué to journalists on Monday.
 
The commission said the panel, to be set up, would afford Nigerians the opportunity to present their complaints on the various electoral offences.
The communiqué read in part, “As a follow up to the pre- election advisory report issued by the commission and the election monitoring activities undertaken by its staff in the build up to, during and immediately after the 2015 general elections, council considered cases and complaints on human rights violations, including hate speeches and political violence which were received and monitored by the commission in the period under review.
 
“Council further authorised the constitution of a Fact Finding Panel that will hold public hearings in order to provide to Nigerians the opportunity to present their complaints of electoral violence in order to actualize the Commission’s resolve to hold perpetrators accountable in accordance with the law.
 
“The Fact-Finding Panel, upon consideration of the complaints and petitions shall make recommendations for appropriate response and interventions by the various law enforcement agencies and prosecution authorities.”
 
The NHRC applauded the progress made  by the Nigerian military, assisted by neighbouring countries, against insurgency in the North-E

KHAYGOLD:
A yoruba and hausa. What of igbo? cross legs

The igbos says they don't want change, they want to stay on the watch

SHARIAREPORTERS:
Lies
We don't wait apc
Anyone dat supports apc from south south is a traitor

Any reason to support your claim? No you don't have

Some one said " if you want to talk about Africa star with the failure of the African state not the invation of the colonial masters"

Honourable Peter Akpatason, is a re-elected House of Representatives member, representing Akoko-Edo Constituency in Edo State. In this interview with PATRICK OCHOGA, the former president of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, (NUPENG), discloses that the commitment of the people of the South-south to the All Progressives Congress, (APC) is unwavering. He also gave insights on the intense lobby for leadership positions at the National Assembly.

What will you say about the crisis of sharing positions in the National Assembly as it affects the APC?

I don’t think that what is happening can be described as a crisis; it is a normal occurrence in a party. There is this saying that the battle to win elections sometimes may not be as strong as the battle to share positions after victory. The reason is that in politics, everybody has an interest, groups have their interests, regions have their interests and in an attempt to balance these interests, you have to be extra careful in allocating positions and this case, it is particularly very critical because the party is just metamorphosing from the position of an opposition to the leading party at the national level. We have not in times past had the opportunity to produce the speaker of the House of Representatives, to produce the majority leader of the, chief whip and similarly, APC has not had the opportunity to produce the senate president, the deputy senate president or the other majority positions. It is the first time this is happening, so, it is huge responsibility that has fallen on the shoulders of the leaders of the APC. A lot of people have indicated interest, but up till now, there is no in-fighting anywhere; that is why I believe that there is no crisis yet; it is scheming which is normal in politics for people to represent their constituencies very well.

For instance, we in the South-south believe that we made serious contributions to the emergence of APC. We may not have produced the numbers that other regions were able to bring together, but the people need to realise that the outgone president is from the South-south. The implication of that is that the pressure in this region was much higher than the pressure in any other geo-political zones because the outgone president wanted to get the whole of his own zone in block, so they did everything possible to get that from Akwa-Ibom, down to Edo State. They wanted everything. They did everything humanly possible to get that. The amount of money that entered the South-south during that election was unprecedented in the history of elections in this geo-political zone. The physical presence of very powerful members of the PDP, the power brokers of PDP as well as professionals like media house owners and some other people, who had enough power and resources were deployed to make sure they deliver the region, yet in the face of those daunting challenges, we were still able to produce some reasonable results. Like in Edo State, ordinarily , it would have been difficult if not for the exceptional contributions of the Comrade Governor and the APC members in this state for us to get even 25 per cent for President Buhari, yet we did more than that so, we expect that our colleagues in the House, Senate as well the leaders of our party should consider the peculiar situation of Edo people and people of South-south during that election. That we managed to produce what we have produced so far is an indication that we are seriously committed and we have made inputs into the growth of APC that eventually led to where we are today as the leading party in this country.

The same way, the North-eastern people will say they have been badly marginalised under the leadership of the outgone president because of their commitment to opposition right from time and they equally want to be represented when it comes to sharing of the national offices. Even in the South- east, where you have only one member, they equally want to be considered. It is the whole of these activities that many think is crisis; it is not a crisis at all;

What are you expecting from the new National Assembly?

We expect a national assembly that has the character of APC as the dominant party, because if you look at the outgone dispensation, you will see that the states where we had APC governments, the level of development is higher than many other states. You can see what is happening in Edo, Imo, Rivers, Lagos and several other states under the APC. You will discover that despite the fact that some of these states don’t have as much revenue as some other states, they are still able to bring about serious infrastructure development, very remarkable human capital development. For me that is an indication that there are more progressives in APC than any other party and now that APC has the opportunity to replicate what they have done at state level in the federal level, Nigeria stands a better chance. So when it comes to National Assembly, we are looking at a more transparent dispensation, we are looking at law-making that places the ordinary Nigerians interest as the central focus, we are looking at a more inclusive approach to law-making and we are looking at coming out with legislations that directly address the challenges of our people, legislations that are relevant to national development.

There is so much mess in the oil industry. What is your suggestion on the way forward?

Over the years, efforts have been made to sanitise the oil industry. What my personal experience has shown is that sanitising the oil and gas industry will require strong commitment of the number one citizen of this country. When you say there is mess in the oil industry, it is not just NNPC GMD, or the MD of one subsidiary or another, it is political mess, the mess is in Aso Rock, the thieves are actually in Aso Rock because NNPC management cannot steal and divert money unnoticed. Some people give them cover; so until we have a government that is ready to free NNPC to operate and ready to sanction anybody in NNPC that misbehaves, it will be difficult for us to clean the oil and gas industry. But the first major step that we can take as a group is the passage of the PIB Bill that we are already working on, that is why you see that there so much politics about the PIB. I asked this question sometimes ago, who actually wants PIB? It is the ordinary Nigerians; the government has not demonstrated much interest in PIB. You start PIB and along the line, you get frustration from left, right and centre because a whole lot of leakages will be blocked. When you have an oil and gas industry like we have in a lot of advanced countries, where the industry is completely de-politicised, where there is an NOC (National Oil Company) that is professionally run, whose role in the industry is almost the same as a multi-national or a local company or privately run company that cannot superintend over other companies in such a way that they will have undue economic advantage over others; where we have an NOC that cannot transfer its money for political purposes, an NOC that must account for every naira that they spend, that is the only time that we can have sanity in the oil and gas industry. What we have currently is complete confusion. A situation where you have an NOC that is both a competitor and a regulator in the industry. You cannot regulate an industry where you are a competitor and you are not supposed to compete in an industry where you are a regulator, that is the confusion, and then politics comes when decisions cannot be taken by the NNPC without going to the federal executive council.

What is your take on current defections from the PDP to APC, do you think it is good for our democracy?

It is not completely new, neither is it strange that people are cross

carpeting. It happens, but not in this manner and magnitude we are seeing and not for the reason that they are moving. What is happening in Nigeria today is that politicians believe in their personal interest and the moment your interest is no longer being comprehensively protected, you move or when you sense that you are a contractor at the national level and the party has lost at the national level, you want to quickly dash to the new platform where you can protect your business. For me, that is selfishness, that is myopic. I don’t think that it is the best. I want urge my people that we should equally watch these people who are coming because some of them believe that they must be at the top all the time.

Good work Mr. President, he is a man of the job

A former United States of America’s Ambassador to Nigeria, John Campbell, says the Boko Haram insurgency remains a great challenge for the new administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.

According to Campbell, it’ll take a long time for Nigeria to overcome its security and economic challenges.



He said, “Nigeria’s challenges are great: Boko Haram and a huge population of internally displaced, a potential renewal of an insurrection in the oil patch, ubiquitous corruption, falling oil prices, labour unrest, and generally, a people by and large alienated from their government and their elites. President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed for patience from the Nigerian people. It remains to be seen whether they will give it to him. Nigeria’s challenges will be there tomorrow and for long after.”

Nawa o, these guys really chop life o, and na only Tunibu remain o

Alhaji Mohammed Ndume, senator representing Borno South at the National Assembly, on Sunday, commended President Muhammadu Buhari for directing the military high command to relocate to Maiduguri and concentrate on the fight against insurgents.

 

He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri that the move was a ‘right step in the right direction’.

 

“For people like us that had been in the fore-front, looking for solutions to the problem of insurgency, it is a heart-warming development.

 

“We have been anticipating that immediately he(Buhari) takes over, he will do something drastic and effective, in making sure that the issue of insurgency comes to an end,” Ndume said.

 

“With the new directives, we are hoping that insurgency in Borno and other states will come to an end sooner or later.

 

“With the good intention of the president, we are very optimistic that this madness will come to an end soonest,” he said.

 

Alhaji Jubrin Gunda, a legal practitioner and a former chairman of the Biu branch of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) spoke in the same manner.

 

“The action is highly commendable.If the military high command moves to Borno, there will be no room for excuses or failure, like we witnessed in the past,” he said.

 

Gunda, who is also the Legal Adviser of local vigilante group, called the Civilian JTF, said that it was certain that the military would wipe out the insurgents in a short time.

 

“The military will wipe out the insurgents in a couple of days or weeks. It is indeed a right step in the right direction,” Gunda said.

 

He said that stakeholders in the state had been waiting anxiously for the inauguration of Buhari as the president.

 

“Everybody must commend the president for taking such a laudable step towards tackling the insurgency.

 

“If you go round the state, you will see people in high spirit; we are all hoping that the insurgency will be crushed soon,” he added.

 

Mallam Iliya Ibrahim a businessman, appealed to the president to strictly monitor the operation of the military against the insurgents, to avert failure, similar to what was experienced in the past. (NAN)

osemu8:
Tom ikimi was the biggest casualty,he was the interim chairman of apc,he never saw the future.that is politics,he never waited for the yam to roast,

chai
10 ayas for him

I want PDP to be strong, we can't aford lossing PDP at this time, we need a strong and viable opposition.
Let the old Papas go. So that fresh blood will take over

SHARIAREPORTERS:
Ibo kwenu!

Gwari akwaimu