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Abagworo: I‘ll not contest 2015 election – Jonathan

on february 01, 2011 at 1:41 am in news
BY DANIEL       IDONOR

ANKARA, TURKEY — President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, said he has no ambition to stay in office beyond 2015, assuring Nigerians in Diaspora that while he will not contest the 2015 election, he will ensure that this year’s election is free and fair.
The President promised that if voted in for the next four years, he would ensure significant improvement in key sectors of the economy — security, power, education, road, health amongst others.
“Without security, there is no government. So it is not debatable, it is something we have to addressed and we are working towards that with vigour. But if I’m voted into power within the next four years, the issue of power will become a thing of the past. Four years is enough for anyone in power to make significant improvement and if I can’t improve on power within this period, it then means I cannot do anything even if I am there for the next four years.”
Jonathan said this while interacting with Nigerians mainly diplomats working in the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, UNECA, and the African Union, AU, in Addis-Ababa.
While fielding questions from those present at the interactive session on whether Nigerians abroad will vote, Jonathan said: “I would have loved that the Nigerians in Diaspora vote this year but to be frank with you, that is going to be difficult now. Presently, the law does not allow the voting outside Nigeria and so this year Nigerians in Diaspora will not vote but I will work towards it by 2015 even though I will not be running for election.”
On the issue of security, Jonathan said the government was doing everything possible to arrest the situation. He disclosed that all those involved in the October 1 bombing had been arrested and were being prosecuted. He, however, said he ordered the release of the car dealers because they were just businessmen who could not have known that the vehicles were to be used for such heinous crime.


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/02/i-ll-not-contest-2015-election-jonathan/

https://www.facebook.com/notes/nigeriansfornigeriaorg/ill-not-contest-2015-election-jonathan/496922675810?_rdr

Non-Remittance of $49.8 Billion: CBN Governor, Sanusi Lamido Lied-NNPC

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has refuted reports credited to the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, alleging that it withheld the sum of $49.8bn representing 76% of the total crude oil revenues from January 2012 to July 2013.

In a statement signed by the General Manager, Media Relations Department of the NNPC, Dr. Omar Farouk Ibrahim, and made available to the press, the Corporation clarified that the allegation is borne out of misunderstanding of the workings of the oil and gas industry and the modality for remitting crude oil sales revenue into the Federation Account.

“For the avoidance of doubt, it needs to be stated that the figure of 594.024 million barrels of crude oil given by the CBN as the total crude oil lifting for the period of January 2012 to July 2013 does not represent the correct picture of crude oil lifting for the period. From our records, the correct figure is 618.55m barrels. This shows that the CBN understated the actual crude lifting by 4.13%,” Dr. Ibrahim stated.

He explained that revenues from crude oil liftings are in various categories, namely Equity Crude; Petroleum Profit Tax, Royalty, Third Party Financing and the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company, NPDC. Revenues from each of these categories are statutorily collected by different agencies of the government. The NNPC collects only one of the aforementioned categories, namely Equity Crude. Petroleum Profit Tax is collected by the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, Royalty goes to the Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, Third Party financing goes for Research, Development, Program and Satellite fields Development, while
NPDC goes to NPDC for upstream development.

While NNPC pays proceeds from Equity crude directly to the Federation Account with the CBN, the FIRS and DPR pay PPT and Royalty respectively into the Federation Account with the CBN. The sum total of these proceeds make up the alleged unremitted revenues, Dr. Ibrahim stated.

“The 24% of total crude oil revenue receipts which the CBN governor is reported to have acknowledged that NNPC remitted represents the proceeds from the equity lifting which NNPC is directly responsible for. The alleged unremitted 76% was paid to the agencies that are statutorily empowered to receive them for onward remittance into the Federation Account”, Dr. Ibrahim explained.

He stressed the need for institutions of the Federal Government and top government functionaries to seek understanding of issues that are not clear to them from relevant agencies rather than go public with misleading information that is capable of creating public disaffection. He expressed NNPC’s availability at all times to meet with all relevant stakeholders to clarify issues.

Deborngreat: I don't want to be sentimental but i do believe [/b]that GEJ does not have the potentials anticipated of a leader for the nation as big as Nigeria. Unbelievable that in a big occasion as big as lat NELSON MANDELA'S service of song there [b]was no room for the Nigerian president to issue a speech, some blame it on the bilateral discord between South Africa

funken: All commenting on thread, let us clear our heads of sentiments and comment objectively. We know OBJ is not a saint, however he has made some salient points.

And please the argument that corruption was rampant during OBJ's tenure does not give GEJ the express fiat to "go to town" on corruption (i.e eat drink and go to bed with corruption).

Let us all address the points OBJ made one by one - irrespective of who made it, because that is the only way this country can move forward.

validplanet: This is serious!
My brother consider the fact tha obj never promised anybody that he will not seek a third term. so if he did seek a third term he did not break any agreement. am a business man. and i know how people take agreements seriously, whether written or verbal. and will expect u to keep ur agreements to the last 1 naira. when u fail to keep it to the last 1 naira, ur apologies may not be accepted and ur good will may become useless.

simply keep agreements. full stop.

Tintinix: GEJ is getting to the powers that be, this is getting very interesting!!
However I am curious to know exactly were the almost 50 billion dollars is! $50b is NOT Naira!!

See OBJ talking about trust and intergrity as a virtue of a politician!!! Where? In Nigeria?!
So all these people speaking out when they have nothing to loss are really taking us Nigerians for granted and for fools!
They should all go and do the needful since it is appraoching!
They mentored and have raised all these sychophants we are seeing!

ojoko1: Because he (Obasanjo) did not promise unlike the President.

nairaman66: I completely agree to this.. He'll be IMPEACHED come January!!

mackfame: I can’t entirely express my joy reading all your various posts, views and ideas on our darling Super Eagles.

I think its time to include Manu Garba in our SE coaching crew assisting BIG BOSS; I have a feeling that our SE lacks the relentless attacking spirit of the Eaglets and the mastering to perfection of the game of counter-attack despite possessing lots of super fast players. This is where Manu comes in; we need him to help change that attack. Remember the more goals the Eaglets scored the weaker the opponents became! I bet if all those Countries try attacking us with an improved SE leaving spaces behind as always, all that is needed is a swift break from the back and looping ball from the mid-field to either flanks… their goose will be cooked time and time again as Eaglets showed 

Keep the flame burning Y’all 

bizibrain: buuu hahahahahahahaha, laughing out loud in GREEK.

Dats Y I love stephen keshi, he wont underate thaiti, I read is comment dat Nigeria is nt in an easy group as acclaimed, though, he knew Nigeria is in an easy group

This man think Super eagles wil take it easy with him.

Super eagle 9
argentina 6
iran 3
bosina 0

They will receive d shoker of dere life with dat points, dey better go ask ITALY, dey receive d shocker of d MONTH wen Nigeria came frm a goal down 2 take d lead in 1st half.


Sepp blatter will almost av his heart attack wen joseph yobo lift world cup trophy 4 Nigeria nxt year.

smlafolabi: Prediction for 2015 Election

South
APC 60%
PDP 40%
lets wait and see
NORTH
APC 80%
PDP 20%

Niseamaka: Valid points. I'm from Anambra state and I do not support any of the candidates. To me, there's no difference between the three leading candidates ideologically or otherwise. Most commentators on this forum were expressing there support for the parties of their choice, particular APGA supporters,regardless of available facts. How can an election in which a leading candidate, Tony Nwoye, could not cast his vote still be to stand. How come about 50% of the registered voters could not vote b/c their name have disappeared from the voters register, thereby resulting in just about 400,000 total casted votes out of over 700,000 registered voters. These are gross irregularities that needs to be address not just expressing support for political parties of your choice.

nas 00: Enyeama (Ejide, Alampasu)

Oboabona. Omeruo. Ambrose. Echiejile


Onazi (igiebor/Ogu) Mikel (Ogude/ Nwakali)


Musa (Nsofor). Moses (Yahaya)


Emenike (Ihenacho)


Ameobi (Emenike)


**I no too trust any other guy in that defence, apart from those listed.

Who buys my ideas?


##Brazil tinz!!

ClintonNzedimma: Because of this thread i was forced to create a nairaland account.
Nigeria did better than italy #fact.....its not easy to play a match on saturday den take a 6 hours flight to England with little time to rest and train and play a 2-2 draw with a team that won the 2006 world cup in 48hours....so if u say 9ja didnt play well....ur brain get partial contact #fact

lagbaja: Nigeria is 25. The odds we did survived
Arise, salute the nation
Come Join the celebration
The people united will never fall
The sun will shine and the rain will fall
On our land, vast and mighty
Richly blessed by the almighty
Like bees in the hive, they work we 'll so hard to make the honey flow
But not without the use of the hoe
Arise, salute the nation, come join the celebration
Nigeria is 25, Nigeria is 25

begwong: pray u Get the job first...