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edogirl2:
The company is owned by John Obaro and Ernest Ndokwe, two Igbo men, and the only reason this corrupt arrangement is in place is because the then Minister of Finance, was Igbo. Central Bank Governor, Igbo. Then Secretary to the Federal Government, Igbo. Then add the utterly confused and ignorant President.


But Igbos would want us to believe that Yorubas and Hausas are solely responsible for ruining this country! How can you put 1% of the entire evenue of a country to a single company, and the remaining 170 million people get to share 99%. For what? This is a company that simply provides a one-off software, that you can buy for less than $100,000 (N20 million) and can be maintained by less than 30 people. Yet, they are carting away with N50 Billion naira.

It is part of the Jonathan legacy of corruption. Just imagine that Jonathan won, this nonsense of contract will have continued for years to come.

I confirm that Chief Kolade is Chairman and not a shareholder in this company. Companies who seek government contracst often put 'highly respected' members of the company as paid Chairman of their company. The That is why ex President Gowon is Chairman of several companies but he is not the owner of these companies. They just use these men/women as the public face of the companies. Other than Mr Obara and Ndokwe, the other directors listed by the Op are all employees of the company, not shareholders.

I marvel @ the kind of gibberish spewed onthis paltform at times,twisting facts to suit us all in the bid to gather some likes.Did you really miss the part where it was said that this deal was signed during Sanusi s administration as CBN governor, or is Sanusi now an Ibo name.
It was also very convenient for you to leave out Tunde Lemo the erstwhile deputy CBN governor of operations.
Why do you guys work so hard at denigrating other people and their names with your lies and half truths.
I wonder how you go to bed @ night close your eyes and sleep with all the false information you guys push out there daily.
Now I am not holding briefs for anyone but let the truth be said not minding whose Ox is gored.
Remember the golden rule in life,that whatever you serve others,full measure pressed down shaken together and running over will be served you

GreatAgb:
From the picture, it seems he in on an official assignment. O how we trivalise governance in this country. Shame.

Now this is wisdom.
Thank you my brother for rising abovve partisan politics,something only a few on this platform can do.

Ilekeh:
Mimiko is still alive?

Fulanis do not kidnap, they terrorize and kill. Dem no get time to carry human with cows from one place to another and then to ask for ransom.

If na Igbes, specifically Enugu, I for believe am.

The old man needs to tell us the truth. Until I see the Fulanis in police custody and behind bars, I won't beleive this.

Fulanis are far from the good citizens, but this crime does not fit their criminal profile.

Guy fulanis have joined in the hustle o,ask those who use the lokoja-okene road,about half the cases of kidnap on that road are carried out by the fulani s.

Eziachi:
Of course armed robbers inside Kirikiri prison are equally been witch hunt. Many even think Ibori was being witch hunt.
In your way of reasoning, an armed robber must never be arrested because he is a enemy of the local DPO. So he is free to rob and pillage., any move against him amounted to witch hunt.
This is what politics has done to many of you. Jesus Christ,!

Pa Eziachi,I really dont care about what happens to Saraki after all they are all thieves but I want to ask you a question and I wld want want a very sincere answer,do you think Saraki would have been going through all of this now if he hadnt gone against his party directives to run for SP?

adaweezy:
The greatest thing that Abubakar Audu has going for him in his bid to return as Governor of Kogi state is the decibel of a large youth demographic. So many Kogi folks, 25 years and below, are all over the airwaves telling the rest of Nigeria that they don’t know what they are missing by not having somebody like Abubakar Audu. The love they are professing for Abubakar Audu is greater than the love story between Ekiti and Fayose. Audu, they assure us, must “capture power” again in Kogi.
Via APC. Of course!
Now, if your instinct is to blame these kids and land koboko on their post-pubescent asses, you are wrong. What is happening is that they are confused. They are mistaking weed for spinach because they do not know the difference. What elaloro in Yoruba philosophy asks you to do is to hold spinach in one hand, weed in the other, and say to them: children, here is weed and here is spinach. Once you have done that, you can ask for water, wash your hands like Pontius Pilate, and sing owo mi ma re o funfun nene…
You must remember that if there is something the Nigerian detests more than fellow Nigerians of a different ethnicity or religion, it is memory. The Nigerian who witnessed yesterday deliberately erases it for the convenience of today. The Nigerian who was too young to witness yesterday will never dig to find out what happened, laziness and ignorance being preferable to the inconvenience of memory and remembering.
Many of Abubakar Audu’s vuvuzelas were in Primary and Secondary school when he stole US$1,719,954 from the treasury of Kogi state to purchase the mansion pictured here on March 15, 2001. The mansion is located at 12301 Glen Road, Potomac, Maryland 20854, USA. He initially denied owning the property but later confessed after a scandal. Nigerian political thieves have no relationship with mortgage in Europe and America. They buy their multi-million-dollar homes fiam. Just like that.
Many of Audu’s young supporters are not intellectually equipped enough to make the connection between this mansion in America and their own abjection in Kogi; the connection between this mansion and the poverty of their parents in Kogi. You will likely hear that others have stolen more than Audu and even with his own stealing, we ought to be grateful to him for building a University, a Polytechnic, clinics, etc. It will take several modules in civics to help them see that they do not owe anybody spending their tax money on routine infrastructure any gratitude.
So the purpose of this post is to bring memory to these youths since they will not go to memory.
A final word to these young Kogi people: in 2014, Potomac, where Audu’s mansion is located, was Number 3 on the list of the most affluent neighbourhoods in the entire United States of America.
Of course, you know that a Nigerian politician would consider it an insult that his property is not located in the most expensive neighbourhood in America. When you are done electing him in November 2015, his next mansion in America will be located in The Golden Triangle, Greenwich, Connecticut.
I have shown you weed.
I have shown you spinach.

Now this is one of the best posts I have ever read on nairaland.

For me it is an oxen choice between Wada and Audu. Audu is a big pompous thief albeit with developmental strides to his credit as for Wada all we keep hearing is there is no money,the state is indebted and I hear voices in some quarters saying he is one of the few Governors who did not access more loans during his tenure,whether that was borne out of his prudence or because the states debt profile wouldnt allow for more borrowing,I dont know.

I will make up my mind on who to support as the day progresses but untill I have access to more information on what has transpired the last 4 years,I think Kogites have their work cut out for them.

Kogi state

Very clean Naija used 2011 corolla for sale.

Auto transmission
Keyless entry
Leather Interior
Alloy wheels
Price;1.95

No he is deaf,abi no be so?

erunz:
The commissioner of police in Plateau state, Nasiru Oki, has said two churches were on Monday set ablaze by angry persons protesting bomb explosion at a mosque Sunday night in Jos.

The commissioner of police made the disclosure Monday evening at the police headquarters in Jos.

While briefing journalists on the police’s investigations, he said no arrest had been made so far.

He noted that no life was lost in the church incidents but property allegedly worth millions of naira were destroyed.

Mr. Oki also said that 42 people were killed in the twin bomb explosions on Sunday. He said 20 people died in the first explosion at a restaurant while 22 others died in the second at a mosque.

He said 50 people were hospitalized for various degree of injuries and are being treated in hospitals within Jos.

He also presented an undetonated locally-made device recovered from the first scene. He said according to police bomb experts, the device was capable of destroying a complex.

The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, had said 44 people were killed in the twin bomb attacks, while the Plateau state government said only 18 people lost their lives.

Meanwhile, military check points have been restored in most parts of the state. All the disbanded military check points in Riyom, Barkinladi, Bauchi roads and those within Jos metropolis were remounted by members of the Special Taskforce on Jos crisis.

The police commissioner declined comment on the reappearance of military check points. He, however, urged residents to endure the development.

The state governor had appealed to President Muhamadu Buhari to allow the restoration of checkpoints.

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/north-central/186181-jos-bomb-blasts-angry-protesters-burn-churches-police.html

Yet someone will tell me Islam is a religion of peace.mtchewwwwwwww.

You know ,every step of the way GEJ keeps proving that he is the man PMB is not and will never be.

If that man PMB has any atom/iota of pride and integrity left in him,then he should call GEJ personally to apologise for all the slander and negative propaganda treatment he and his crew meted out to GEJ during his days as president.

bigerboy200:
This metuh reply was for Lai Mohammed's conference yesterday...Lai is still very active and waiting for metuh to register for free tutorials on how to b a responsible spokesperson for d opposition.

This is respnsible and responsive opposition,whoever thinks differently sure has a problem.So far PDP through Metuh have conducted themselves like a decent opposition party at least in their press conferences unlike some broom wavers who became professional lies all in the bid to deceive gullible Nigerians.

At this rate Lai muhammed will be the one enrolling for a course with Metuh,for all he was good at was Street opposition typical of garage/motor park touts contributions.

ignis:
PDP will soon lose their respect with moves like this. ..

Why is that,for calling for his impeachment?Gosh do we have to play politics with everything?To say I am disappointed is putting it too mild.

I hope you can sleep when you lie down and close your eyes at night.

cletty:
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We need to come to terms with the fact that elections are over. The supporters of GEJ needs to swallow their pride and see something good about the new administration. All this biased critcism on every move of the president should stop. What the country needs now is our support.

Shut up!

BarryX:
Like play like play, we no get news to report again ooo

This Apc government brought with it Hollywood paparazzi , is this why they were voted?

You know i keep wondering since when a politician or a PEP s laughter started becoming worthy of news.I recoil with fury each time I see one of this threads and the fact that the Mods even count it worthy enough to grace the front page tells how much the quality of threads ont this forum has fallen.

From wondering why Buhari was laughing so hard,to Aisha laughing,now its Lara. One of this days I hope this guys would not show us a politician making love to his wife and and start wondering why he is doing so.

Flets:
And all of a sudden

It doesn't matter that someone condemned the attack of the military on Bokoharam

It doesn't matter that someone described an attack on Bokoharam as an attack on the north

It doesn't matter that someone urged muslims to vote only muslims in a secullar country like Nigeria

It doesn't matter that someone committed to the spread of sharia across the country (the feasibility is a diff topic)

It doesn't matter that someone instigated the death of over 1000 Nigerians just because he lost an election in 2011

It doesn't matter that someone enacted retroactive laws to deal with a select set of people

It doesn't matter anymore that someone ended democracy with the barrel of a gun to assume office

Does it really not matter anymore..... Time shall tell.

We might have just killed morality and damned our sensibilities to the HOPE of a better Nigeria.

And please don't tell me he is my president for the next 4 or 8 Years cos I know that already and that is not the thrust of my thought process.

In sane societies, these would matter. Even if he wins such elections, he would be approached with so much consciousness and carefulness but not with all open arms because the words of a man defines a man and people hardly change.

Just before you scream Sai Baba..... Something must be wrong with the black race.

I couldnt have put it better.Like a morality car wash,all his past sins have been washed away and he is suddenly the long awaited messiah.So much so that people are ready to give an arm for him but I a skeptic remain very cautious in my optimism.

themilanway:
Febuary 14 till May 14 its 3 full months with 60 working days.Why hasnt Omokri or his lawyers sue Sahara Reporters to court?

Or did deadline given to the online newspaper to apologise changed?

Yeyenatu.

Did you even read that post at all?

shiningshina:
Mr. Islamophobe,

You clearly do not know what an Islamic state is. Having a Muslim-majority population does not make any country an Islamic state. Even having a Muslim ruler does not make any country an Islamic state.

An Islamic state is a country that runs a full theocracy, headed by a competent Islamic scholar, and which implements the Shari'ah of Allah. So far, the only Islamic state on the earth today is the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Iran has a 98.7% Muslim-majority population. There are only 200,000 Christians in the country. Yet, Christians have 2 MPs in the parliament, and you can see some of their beautiful churches here http://www.google.com/search?q=churches+in+Iran&client=ms-opera-mini-android&channel=new&prmd=ivnsm&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=1RReVc7dHYm5UcjbgeAM&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ

Islam does NOT believe in propagation by violence or harshness (yes, some Muslims do exactly that, but that is not Islam). Rather, Muslims are commanded to invite others to Islam with wisdom and kind advice.

I wish this was really the case.

I know one who said she would not marry my friend who was a polytechnic graduate but years later married a secondary school drop out.

All na wash

nelandrewz:
At least the truth is out, not every1 is clueless and scandalous in AIT then, Kudos to this brave woman. Even Dokpesi was blinded by pdp to react negatively. APC is a moving train o, no one throws a dart at us and survive. Even if d allegations were true, APC was matured enough to quickly reverse its decision unlike dead pdp and their blind followers who would hav insulted the sensibilities of Nigerians and throw a jab at any1.

You mean APC was matured enough to quickly pay someone to issue a statement of lies inorder to distort the facts?

This APC clowns really make me laugh.So suddenly what happened was false.Then why did Shehu Garba have to organise a press conference twice to defend their position.

This was the same shit they did with the certificate saga;all of a sudden one Afikuyomi woke up claiming GMB certificate had been found and people belived it.Guess we will be seeing more of this in the next 4years;where Govt would be run on social media.

I really wonder how this guys sleep at night

Hehehehehehehe Na cerificateless Baba speak all this Turanshi or was this Q and A session scripted by APC?because all this abeyance grammer doesnt seem like what Mr Certificateless wld say o

Time will tell sha

abanzi:
The famous certificate has now been found by our Military, but for the purpose of discussion, let us assume that this certificate (SSCE) was not available. Are you really aware of what the constitution says regarding qualification of the candidates? The constitution provides for other certificates that may be deemed as equivalent or surpassing. GMD having passed through several training colleges has certificates that override the so called SSCE certificate so it would never have been an issue.
To put it in perspective, if you have a Masters degree certificate, it overrides your First degree certification even if you had a 3rd class.
PDP and people like you, just fell into the trap of focussing of non-issues instead of gaining relevant momentum for the GEJ administration. Try and learn a lesson from this.

You sound like a smart guy,but how on earth you believed that this phantom certificate was found makes me wonder,did you see a copy,or are you relying on the Tweet of Sen Afikuyomi,aside that Tweet have you seen any evidence to buttress your point?Do you think as loud as APC is such a thing would happen n this country and they will not rub it on every ones face.In the bid to defend their position they held a press conference on this issue when it was alleged that Oga had no certificate,so you think APC would settle this thing in HUSH HUSH tone if true?Did you notice how rattled APC were a few days to the presidential election when Lai Mohammed came up with the rumour that GMB was going to be disqualified on same grounds?

Talking about perspective,how do you build a storey building without a foundation?

The guy lied on oath and if not for our shambolic justice system,he is guilty of perjury.


I have always maintained that the guy is just as corrupt as our other leaders,only difference been that he is not guilty of financial corruption.Else how do you apply and force your way through a process you are clearly not qualified for and even go ahead and lie under oath?

sarahatuba:
youre still on this certificate matter lmao

Yes O,and I will be on it untill the Baba presents one certified by Cambridge.All this Senator Afikuyomi tweet and the other baseless rumours does not hold water with me.

olas24u:
The law says 29th is the hand over date. He has another plan ,it could be another plan to scuttle democracy .29th and 28th what is the difference?

So suddenly the law has become a reference point for APC supporters.The same law they rubbished with the certificate issue which has resulted in Nigeria setting a new global standard (electing a certificateless president).Not that I support President GEJ handing over before May 29th but the double standards by this APC clowns leaves more to be desired.

So APC is suddenly the toast of the public now people forget history.Correct me if I am wrongt but was it not this same Ribadu that Tinubu sold out on when he was promised oil wells by Jonathans Government in 2011 in exchange for delivering votes in southwest.

You guys expect him to be a sitting duck in loyalty to the same Tinubu who abandoned him a few days to the presidential elections.

His calculation may not have worked out but it was still his only play because betrayal is something unpardonable in politics.

On a lighter note,I can understand with APC supporters,you guys are not used to this kind of large scale victory,kinda reminds me of my darling Team Arsenal when we won FA cup last year after firing blanks for so long.

But seriously what is happening is good for our democracy PDP has messed up for so long my only fear is that APC will never give the chance to any opposition to prove their mettle whatever it takes,hook or crook.

Sagamite:
To be frank this is utter rubbish by the author.

If you are going to make a protest against something, at least understand it and/or don't lie about it.

It is quite completely idiotic for anyone to put "severance gratuity" as part of the legislator's "salary". Grammar is obviously that person's problems.

Severance gratuity is paid only when the legislator is voted out, not while he or she is a serving legislator.

Secondly, many of the so-called "salary" there are expenses being monetised. How can "Car allowance" be termed as salary?

Are you saying legislators from Biu or Sapele should be funding his cost of movement and accommodation in Abuja from his own pocket?

How can anyone include such as part of "salary"? Very idiotic.

The car allowance is only paid once every 4 years.

If you are going to compare, then compare like-for-like to get an objective assessment to criticise.

While the average cost of personnel given to a Nigeria senator is about N1.5m (Less than $10,000), the award for personnel to a US Senator is $977,671.

https://www.senate.gov/CRSReports/crs-publish.cfm?pid=%270E%2C*PL[%3D%23P%20%20%0A

The average annual allowance paid to or claimed by a US Senator is $1.2m, so how can anyone be so stupid to be comparing the $174K salary of a US Senator to the salary and ENTIRE allowance of a Nigerian Senator.

If you want to compare LfL with US Senator, then you will be comparing with $1.3m salary plus allowance of a US Senator.

In the UK, allowances that can be claimed for Personnel is £137,000 (about $220,000) per year. The average overall expenses claimed per year by a UK MP will be about £150,000 (about $240,000).

All these exclude the UK and US severance gratuity and pensions. I don't know if Nigerian Senators get a pension.

Cutting through all this bullshyt and junk by the incompetent and moronic author. The only payments I can attribute to a Nigerian Senator as salary (and hidden salary) are:

* Basic Salary (B.S) - N2,484,245.50
* Hardship Allowance (50% of B.S) - N1,242,122.70
* Newspapers Allowance (50% of B.S) - N1,242,122.70
* Wardrobe Allowance (25% of B.S) - N621,061.37
* Recess Allowance (10% of B.S) - N248,424.55
* Entertainment (30% of B.S) - N828,081.83
* Leave Allowance (10% of B.S) - N248,424.55

Depending on the number of recesses that the Nigerian Senate has, it appears their annual pay would be less than $50,000 per year.

That is the basis of the argument about salary. That is where we argue "is that right"?

Secondly is to assess whether the allowance (of about $41K per annum) being paid is excessive.

I don't know how the fuuktard author decided to calculate "annual pay and allowances" as "monthly salary".

And why are you insulting the OP all because he got his facts wrong abi u be Abuja legislator or a family member of one?The kind of derogatory words you have used for the OP leaves more to be desired from you.

If there are errors in his/her claim you point it out. Insulting him/her over and over again doesnt validate your point.

A few days ago you were running GEJ (your president) down on this forum with both lies,half truths and truths.How would you have felt,if someone took you on and used some of the words u just used for the OP?

Please lets be more matured/sensible in our approach to issues.

Elxandre:
I have cause to believe that many Nigerians are moróns.
You really believe if he had a certificate he wouldn't have angrily asked for confirmation from Cambridge instantly.
I don't believe the likes of Tinubu were docile enough to allow such sensitive issue jeopardize their candidate's chances, considering the fact that many APC supporters decamped for this singular reason.
Abi Cambridge too was politicized Abi?
Mumu

With APC's mastery of the media, Nigerians could find themselves in a pool of heavy deception in this incoming regime.

My dear,when some people talk i wonder where they leave their brains. Dont worry,I have a feeling that old man will cry again.

CrazyScientist:
its a normal thing, it occurs around the sun too, Nigerians ehn!

Trust me some people go surprise very very soon.

flickers72:
What difference will Buhari bring? Nigeria politicians are all same, we all have to wait and see what he can offer. We all glamouring for change and change, is all same, old wine in a new bottle, who are APC same politicians that wants Money, I'm happy the election went on smoothly without serious violence.One thing I'll tell all Nigerians is that Burhari does not deserve to be a president, no matter how many sai buhari, God have Mercy my colleagues at the office asking me if that is the new president elect, I said yes, his English is so poor,how can an Illiterate lead millions of intelligent Nigerians and you all are happy and screaming yes for change,fingers crossed,but honestly i never supported either of the candidate but come on guys GEJ can still speak fluently compare to this Northerner

When i posted this a lot people saying accent does not matter, we all are watching. Like i said Old wine in a new bottle, Neither GEJ nor GMB deserved to be out countries president,not until the people of Nigeria bring an Intelligent Man with purpose, Nigeria will forever remain the same, change is not brining in an Old Man with no Educational qualification and his accents can't be understood...Fellow Nigerians we are all waiting,those that have brains think those that don't keep saying sai Buhari

My guy a million gbosas for you.I just wish all this conductors shouting change would open their eyes and see beyond thier nose.We are in for a long ride and guess what their opening was "the army now has buhari s certificate".

APC you guys will self destruct.Instead of you guys to keep quiet and let this certificate issue boil over,you go and spook it up again.

On one hand if this is true then the Army and all those who facilitated the disappearance of the certificate should bury their heads in shame.

But then again,I doubt very much this man has a certificate else it was simple he would have tendered it long ago.If this is the case then I weep for the kind of messages this APC governement will be feeding their gullible followers with for the next 4 years and knowing who they are this might just be their undoing.

Olutola88:
People like you won't make Nigeria grow. I don't know what's wrong with power going to the North. Tribalism has eaten us up. SMH 4 you too

My dear maybe you are too young to know but elections in this country has always been along ethnic and religious lines.Deny it all you want but it has never changed and it will take so long for it to change.Else why would a president visit a state for campaign and then be stoned or his footsteps be swept away after his departure with chants of Kafri.

I pity those of you who think this is about good leadership.