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I miss my lovely mum..RIP

•  Itse Sagay, other professors of Criminology and Law make panel  • President orders MDAs to open Treasury Single Account

Tobi Soniyi in Abuja    

President Muhammadu Buhari has constituted a seven-member committee to advise him on his plans to tackle corruption, THISDAY can exclusively reveal.

Named as the Presidential Advisory Committee on Anti-corruption, investigation by THISDAY reveals that the committee will be formally inaugurated this Monday at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

Members of the committee are drawn largely from the academia.
They are Professor Femi Odekunle, a professor of Criminology at the Ahmadu Bello University; Dr. (Mrs) Benedicta Daudu of the University of Jos; Professor Etannibi Alamika, a professor of Criminology and Sociology from the University of Jos; and Professor Sadia Radda also a professor of Criminology.

Others are Professor Itse Sagay (SAN), a professor of Law and a fierce commentator on national issues; Professor Bolaji Owasanoye, also a professor of Law at the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies; and Mrs. Hadiza Bala Usman.

Curiously, no judge either sitting or retired made the list, a development that is causing disquiet among judges.

Many on the bench consider the president’s decision not to include one of their own in the committee as a vote of no confidence on the bench.

The president’s decision to exclude members of the bench from such an important committee may not be unconnected to his experience with the judiciary when he challenged three previous elections he contested in 2003, 2007 and 2011, a presidency source familiar with the development told THISDAY.

While challenging the results of presidential elections in which his opponents were declared winners, Buhari attended courts religiously and was able to assess judges closely.

He was said to have been disappointed with the way judges denied even the obvious while ruling against him.

During his recent visit to the United States of America, Buhari's conviction that the Nigerian bench stinks of corruption was further confirmed by the United States' Attorney General, Loretta Lynch.

Also, the US Department of State made it clear to Buhari that the judiciary must be purged of corrupt judges before he could expect the US to collaborate with him.

Details of the committee’s mandates will emerge today after the inauguration.
Professor Odekunle is a 1968 graduate of the University of Ibadan and bagged his Ph.D. in sociology and social psychiatry from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, in the United States in 1974.

He taught at the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, Kaduna State, from 1970 to early 1990. In 1994, he was appointed Chairman, Advisory Committee to Chief of General Staff (CGS), General Oladipo Diya, on Socio-Political and Economic Matters.

Known as an avid opponent of corruption, Odekunle organised the first Anti-corruption Conference in Nigeria in 1987 bringing together not only people in government but petty traders on the streets to address the issue.

He is the author of Fighting Corruption and Organised Crime in Nigeria.
Etannibi Alemika is a professor of Criminology and Sociology of Law, specialising in criminology, sociology of law, criminal justice reform, policy and practice, and security governance.

He holds BSc and MSc degrees in Sociology from the University of Ibadan, and an MSc and PhD in Criminology from the Department of Social System Sciences, Wharton Business School at the University of Pennsylvania.

He is a board member of several professional and academic organisations, including CLEEN Foundation in Nigeria; African Civilian Policing Oversight Forum (APCOF); and Altus Global Alliance, and a member of the American Society of Criminology and Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.

Owasanoye is an erudite Professor of Law. He graduated from the University of Ife, Ile-lfe in 1984 with an LL.B (Hons) Upper Division and was called to the Bar in Nigeria in 1985.

He obtained an LL.M from the University of Lagos in 1987 and holds the following certificates: Legal Aspects of Debt and Financial Management from the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) (1991); Legislative Drafting from the Royal Institute of Public Administration in the UK and the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies 1992; and Negotiation of international Trade Agreements from the International Law Institute, Washington.  

Sagay is a distinguished legal scholar, a professor of Law and human rights activist, and a former Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Benin.

He is a constitutional law expert and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). A prolific writer, Sagay has written many books and countless articles.

In a related development, the president has ordered all federal ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) to pay all government revenues, incomes and other receipts into a Treasury Single Account (TSA) with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

According to the directive, this measure is aimed at promoting transparency and facilitating compliance with Sections 80 and 162 of the constitution.

A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the Vice-President, Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, said all receipts due to the federal government or any of its agencies must be paid into the TSA or designated accounts maintained and operated in the CBN, except otherwise expressly approved.

A TSA is a unified structure of government bank accounts enabling consolidation and optimal utilisation of government cash resources.
It is a bank account or a set of linked bank accounts through which the government transacts all its receipts and payments and gets a consolidated view of its cash position at any given time.

Agencies like the CBN, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), among others, are affected by the directive.

According to the statement, the directive will end the era of several fragmented accounts for government revenues, incomes and receipts, which in the recent past had resulted in losses or leakages of legitimate income meant for the Federation Account.

Buhari had earlier promised state governors at the inaugural meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC) in June, that all revenues prescribed for lodgment into the Federation Account would be treated as such under his watch and that he would ensure strict compliance with all relevant laws on accounting, allocation and disbursement.

Since then, the presidency has worked with relevant agencies of the federal government to evolve this policy directive.

This directive applies to fully funded organs of government like the MDAs and
foreign missions, as well as partially funded ones, like teaching hospitals, medical centres, federal tertiary institutions, etc.

For any agency that is fully or partially self-funding, sub-accounts linked to the TSA are to be maintained at CBN and the accounting system will be configured to allow them access to funds based on their approved budgetary provisions, the statement said.


http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/buhari-constitutes-advisory-committee-on-anti-corruption/217092/

One reason why I love Methodism is because of the amazing hymns tradition inherited from John and Charles Wesley.. One of my favourites is

My hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus Christ, my righteousness;
I dare not trust the sweetest frame,
But wholly lean on Jesus’ name.

On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand,
All other ground is sinking sand.


Then the DOXOLOGY

Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost

Worthy is the Lamb!!!!

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how much can get me 2007 Camry sport, all cost inclusive

Please how much will it cost to deliver 2007 Camry, hybrid. All cost inclusive to
Lagos.

Naijiant:
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It is in the East. Where we usually know as the "east" is more like "southeast".

Technically yes, but if they have understanding of political geography using eastern Nigeria in such a manner is capable of causing a lot of problems .

CNN Will one day cause war in this country due to their lack of knowledge of geography, since when did Adamawa become Eastern Nigeria

not bad, good interior, does it require any work or any form of repair, please just be as frank as possible, I am in Abuja and seriously considering..

Can you include the picture of the seat please

1.3m ? deal?

which good toyota can you get me between 1.3 -1.5 max including customs etc

which model of Toyota can you deliver with 1.5 or 1.6 max??

700? serious interest. whats ur location.Lagos ?

1.1m ? Can u deal?

how much

which city?

I learnt that a larger chunk of Nigerians who queued/struggled to get BVN never had bank account after all; they were told by friends, family members and village heads that BVN means BUHARI VERIFICATION NUMBER which is required to access the 5000 Naira Buhari promised during election.
Rush to obtain yours while the offer lasts.

If u are not a good strategist and actor u won't make a successful pastor.
Without prejudice to the existence of power of God, this could be the possible scenario.

Organize a hungry guy, pay him well to act mad for possibly 1 or 2 months, his task will be to draw as much attention as possible to his supposedly madness.

Then suddenly a pastor out of the blues delivers him while making sure that his church flyers are shared at the scene of deliverance ..

Chei! Scam alert.

jimohibrahim:
Lol...I know alot of Nigerians will fall for it...
I said this because.. Alot fell for using salt to bath during Ebola virus outbreak... It's just too hilarious

Our gullibility level can truly be immeasurable ..no scale can stand it.

I learnt that a larger chunk of Nigerians who queued/struggled yesterday to get BVN never had bank account after all; they were told by friends, family members and village heads that BVN means BUHARI VERIFICATION NUMBER which is required to access the 5000 Naira Buhari promised during election.
Rush to obtain yours while the offer lasts.

musiwax:
No sign of remorse, comment is lacking in basic etiquette. And why is he lolling ?
Main reason why kids should not be allowed on social media, his stingy ass doesn't want to pay a publicist.

Are you insane or something, that you don't have value for yourself doesn't mean others don't, he just did the most honorable thing any human with self worth should do.

Wizkid just gained 1 extra fan.

As for you Musiwax, If you like you can go clean the venue toilets, that's probably all that you are worth.

Abegii, go to Dubai real estate.market and see what's up, every well to do Alhaji has one or 2 flats there, they require it to maintain their resident status.


quote author=kokoA post=35271388]I believe him.. Na southerners dey carry abroad for head like kilode, a typical northerner can't live anywhere outside his/her homeland. That's one thing I love about them. Why do you think Baba visits Daura almost every week? IBB is always in his mansion in Minna, same with Adulsalam, Atiku, etc.. Dangote would even prefer to stay in kano than Lagos if not for his business.[/quote]

In 100 years, may be more, may be less, those things that look extremely strange to us today may just become normal, to think that there was a time blacks and whites attended different schools, used different buses; it must have looked a kind of strange to a lot of people when efforts were being made to stop such nonsense by allowing blacks and whites to mix; there was a time that killing of twins was totaling normal, it definitely would have looked strange to our fore fathers when some people tried to stop it.

Today I find it extremely strange that a court could sanction man to man, woman to woman marriage, but then, who knows maybe in 50 years, people could not but imagine what I was thinking to view such as strange.

Summary is, changes will continue ...today I could not but wonder what the Romans were thinking by deploying gladitors as means of entertainment, but could you imagine that, many years ago it was absolutely normal. Today we enjoy boxing as entertainment, I bet you, in 200 years time, the coming generation may think we must all be nut to entertain such violet means of entertainment.

I only pity those of you that will suffer HBP for nothing, the key thing is (and I thank God for that), it's still a matter of choice.
My 2 cents.

In 100 years, may be more, may be less, those things that look extremely strange to us today may just become normal, to think that there was a time blacks and whites attended different schools, used different buses; it must have looked a kind of strange to a lot of people when efforts were being made to stop such nonsense by allowing blacks and whites to mix; there was a time that killing of twins was totaling normal, it definitely would have looked strange to our fore fathers when some people tried to stop it.

Today I find it extremely strange that a court could sanction man to man, woman to woman marriage, but then, who knows maybe in 50 years, people could not but imagine what I was thinking to view such as strange.

Summary is, changes will continue ...today I could not but wonder what the Romans were thinking by deploying gladitors as means of entertainment, but could you imagine that, many years ago it was absolutely normal. Today we enjoy boxing as entertainment, I bet you, in 200 years time, the coming generation may think we must all be nut to entertain such violet means of entertainment.

I only pity those of you that will suffer HBP for nothing, the key thing is (and I thank God for that), it's still a matter of choice.
My 2 cents.

In 100 years, may be more, may be less, those things that look extremely strange to us today may just become normal, to think that there was a time blacks and whites attended different schools, used different buses; it must have looked a kind of strange to a lot of people when efforts were being made to stop such nonsense by allowing blacks and whites to mix; there was a time that killing of twins was totaling normal, it definitely would have looked strange to our fore fathers when some people tried to stop it.

Today I find it extremely strange that a court could sanction man to man, woman to woman marriage, but then, who knows maybe in 50 years, people could not but imagine what I was thinking to view such as strange.

Summary is, changes will continue ...today I could not but wonder what the Romans were thinking by deploying gladitors as means of entertainment, but could you imagine that, many years ago it was absolutely normal. Today we enjoy boxing as entertainment, I bet you, in 200 years time, the coming generation may think we must all be nut to entertain such violet means of entertainment.

I only pity those of you that will suffer HBP for nothing, the key thing is (and I thank God for that), it's still a matter of choice.
My 2 cents.

And he is always prepared with microphone and cameras ready for the prayers ?...he actually thinks that governance is a branch of Nollywood. Show man, he should better use that time and work on his stomach.

I rep Enugu! I rep Nkanu! 042 kwenu!!!!

Votes are for those present during voting, it's stupidity at its highest to think that someone sitting in his room or who decided to wonder the conference rooms of Abuja should be counted because he is what?

Why not suggest that the dead senator should be counted or election suspended until a new person is elected, because they must be 109 abi?
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