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Jobs/VacanciesRe: Lagos State Health Service Commission Massive Recruitment, September 2015 by Omoocash(m): 12:00am On Sep 20, 2015
vacancies exist in a reputable secondary school in Oregun, Ikeja for
the following teaching positions:
1. Accounts Teacher
2. Home Economics/Food & Nutrition Teacher
3. Fine Art Teacher
4. Agricultural Sc/Fishery Teacher
Kindly use the position you are applying for as the subject of the email
All applicants must have the prerequisite qualifications and
experience (2 years Minimum).
Applicants must be residing within the following axis : Oregun, Ogba,
Ikeja, Opebi , Ojota , Ojodu , Berger , Aguda and its environs
Send your CV to hratepv@gmail.com , for more
details, kindly call 08058462135.
Successful Applicants to resume work immediately.

Interview will take place on Tuesday 22nd September and successful candidate will resume immediately (same day)

Deadline for Application is Monday, 21st September 2015.
Jobs/VacanciesRe: The Federal Polytechnic Of Oil And Gas,Bonny Recruitment 2015 (over 50) by Omoocash(m): 11:54pm On Sep 19, 2015
vacancies exist in a reputable secondary school in Oregun, Ikeja for
the following teaching positions:
1. Accounts Teacher
2. Home Economics/Food & Nutrition Teacher
3. Fine Art Teacher
4. Agricultural Sc/Fishery Teacher
Kindly use the position you are applying for as the subject of the email
All applicants must have the prerequisite qualifications and
experience (2 years Minimum).
Applicants must be residing within the following axis : Oregun, Ogba,
Ikeja, Opebi , Ojota , Ojodu , Berger , Aguda and its environs
Send your CV to hratepv@gmail.com , for more
details, kindly call 08058462135.
Successful Applicants to resume work immediately.

Interview will take place on Tuesday 22nd September and successful candidate will resume immediately (same day)

Deadline for Application is Monday, 21st September 2015.
Jobs/VacanciesRe: Jobs/vacancies Section Chatroom by Omoocash(m): 11:52pm On Sep 19, 2015
vacancies exist in a reputable secondary school in Oregun, Ikeja for
the following teaching positions:
1. Accounts Teacher
2. Home Economics/Food & Nutrition Teacher
3. Fine Art Teacher
4. Agricultural Sc/Fishery Teacher
Kindly use the position you are applying for as the subject of the email
All applicants must have the prerequisite qualifications and
experience (2 years Minimum).
Applicants must be residing within the following axis : Oregun, Ogba,
Ikeja, Opebi , Ojota , Ojodu , Berger , Aguda and its environs
Send your CV to hratepv@gmail.com, for more
details, kindly call 08058462135.
Successful Applicants to resume work immediately.

Interview will take place on Tuesday 22nd September and successful candidate will resume immediately (same day)

Deadline for Application is Monday, 21st September 2015.
Jobs/VacanciesTeaching Vacancies At Oregun, Ikeja, Lagos by Omoocash(op): 11:47pm On Sep 19, 2015
vacancies exist in a reputable secondary school in Oregun, Ikeja for
the following teaching positions:
1. Accounts Teacher
2. Home Economics/Food & Nutrition Teacher
3. Fine Art Teacher
4. Agricultural Sc/Fishery Teacher
Kindly use the position you are applying for as the subject of the email
All applicants must have the prerequisite qualifications and
experience (2 years Minimum).
Applicants must be residing within the following axis : Oregun, Ogba,
Ikeja, Opebi , Ojota , Ojodu , Berger , Aguda and its environs
Send your CV to hratepv@gmail.com , for more
details, kindly call 08058462135.
Successful Applicants to resume work immediately.

Interview will take place on Tuesday 22nd September and successful candidate will resume immediately (same day)

Deadline for Application is Monday, 21st September 2015.
Jobs/VacanciesRe: Strictly For Those Interested In Teaching Jobs by Omoocash(m): 11:44pm On Sep 19, 2015
vacancies exist in a reputable secondary school in Oregun, Ikeja for
the following teaching positions:
1. Accounts Teacher
2. Home Economics/Food & Nutrition Teacher
3. Fine Art Teacher
4. Agricultural Sc/Fishery Teacher
Kindly use the position you are applying for as the subject of the email
All applicants must have the prerequisite qualifications and
experience (2 years Minimum).
Applicants must be residing within the following axis : Oregun, Ogba,
Ikeja, Opebi , Ojota , Ojodu , Berger , Aguda and its environs
Send your CV to hratepv@gmail.com , for more
details, kindly call 08058462135.
Successful Applicants to resume work immediately.

Interview will take place on Tuesday 22nd September and successful candidate will resume immediately (same day)

Deadline for Application is Monday, 21st September 2015.
Jobs/VacanciesRe: 2015 Usmanu Danfodio University Recruitment Apptitude Test Loading. by Omoocash(m): 6:46am On Sep 08, 2015
abdulbaba200:
@Omoosash d mail u recieve is about what and when did u recieve d mail?
The email is all about notification of shortlisting. No date yet and no time yet. We will all get there . Amen
Jobs/VacanciesRe: 2015 Usmanu Danfodio University Recruitment Apptitude Test Loading. by Omoocash(m): 9:31pm On Sep 07, 2015
Gherrokid:
Did u receive an email notification?
I just saw this same message too (on my dashboard), but I didn't receive any email notification.
I received email in my spam folder.
Jobs/VacanciesRe: The Federal Polytechnic Of Oil And Gas,Bonny Recruitment 2015 (over 50) by Omoocash(m): 6:52am On Aug 30, 2015
kindly add this number for group WhatsApp chat 08030921945 for those that got invitation for the CBT SCREENING EXERCISE
Jobs/VacanciesRe: Federal Polytechnics Of Oil And Gas Is Calling For Test by Omoocash(op): 6:49am On Aug 30, 2015
kulbethrand:
Got the same message. Assistant lecturer mechanical engineering
KINDLY add this number for group WhatsApp chat 08030921945
Jobs/VacanciesRe: Federal Polytechnics Of Oil And Gas Is Calling For Test by Omoocash(op): 6:48am On Aug 30, 2015
nairatony:
Got the same message, I APPLIED FOR COMPUTER ENGINEERING : LECTURER II
KINDLY add this number for group WhatsApp chat 08030921945
Jobs/VacanciesRe: Federal Polytechnics Of Oil And Gas Is Calling For Test by Omoocash(op): 9:07pm On Aug 29, 2015
seun66:
please wat post did u apply for?
KINDLY ADD THIS NUMBER ON YOUR WHATSAPP FOR GROUP CHAT: 08030921945

I APPLIED FOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERING : LECTURER II
Jobs/VacanciesFederal Polytechnics Of Oil And Gas Is Calling For Test by Omoocash(op): 7:26pm On Aug 29, 2015
I got this message from federal Polytechnics of Oil and Gas, Bonny.
Who else got the message?


INVITATION FOR A COMPUTER BASED SCREENING EXERCISE. The Fed. Poly. Of Oil & Gas, Bonny, invites you to a Computer Based Screening Exercise as follows:
Date: 5th Sept. 2015
Venue:
Time:
You are required to come with ..........................
Pls attend and be punctual.
Sign: Registrar
Career5 Things To Do This Weekend To Better Yourself And Your Career! !! by Omoocash(op): 11:05pm On Aug 28, 2015
5 Things to do this weekend to better yourself and your career!

The weekend is almost here, and you’re probably pumped for some time
to kick back, relax and de-stress after a long week. While you should
absolutely make sure that those items are on the weekend agenda, don’t
just sit on the couch for 48 hours watching shows on Netflix or saved on
your DVR!
Instead, participate in one or more of the following five activities. They
don’t take too much time but will reap huge benefits now and when
you’re ready for the next step in your career.

1.) Update your resume and/or build a personal website
Whether actively on the job hunt or not, when was the last time you
brushed up your personal one-page resume (or two, in some cases)? If
it's been more than six months, you should take an hour this weekend
and just get it up to date. You may feel confident in your job now, but
it's always good to be prepared in case something drastically changes
with you — or your company.
And if you're creative — or have always wanted to build a website —
why not make a site that's all about you this weekend. It could be a
portfolio, or a blog. There are tons of free tools such
as Wordpress and About.me that can help you get started.
And don't forget, recruiters are always on the prowl for the best
talent. If they've got a great opportunity to offer, wouldn't you hope
they can easily find all the info they need about you to come knocking?

2.) Learn something new
Randomly read a few Wikipedia pages; sign up for a free course
on edX or Coursera; read a magazine related to your profession or pick
up a new non-fiction book; join an Hour of Code event — do something!
Push your own boundaries, and explore a new world or a new take on
something you do every day. One of the keys to professional growth is a
willingness and desire to expand your knowledge base (and to surround
yourself with others you can learn from).

3.) Engage socially
This could go two ways: In real life or in the digital realm. Maybe you
attend a Meetup in your city with likeminded professionals, or go to a
seminar or other event.
Are you active on Twitter or Facebook? Spend some time updating your
social presence and find people to engage via those platforms. Post up a
few tweets and start to establish your personal brand in the social
space.

4.) Volunteer
It's good for the soul! While you should always focus on the altruistic
benefits of volunteering, it's also the kind of trait that employers are
looking for. Find a cause that is important to you and spend a few hours
helping others.
Volunteering is also another opportunity to network, and could even land
you a full-time job with a non-profit. There's no shortage of need, and
therefore no shortage of opportunities. VolunteerMatch is one of many
tools available to help you find ways to give back.

5.) Put down the phone
If you spend a lot of time at your job on the computer, you're probably
apt to bring work home with you — checking email obsessively at night
and even in to the weekend. Don't! Take a break this weekend and
detach from the phone. You'll come in on Monday so fresh and clear-
minded that you'll be able to quickly attack any backlog — and spur
your creative thinking again.
EducationNUC Rejects Online Degrees !!! by Omoocash(op): 9:38pm On Jul 23, 2015
The National Universities Commission (NUC) Thursday warned
Nigerians against patronising online universities and other degree
awarding institutions operating online saying that any certificate
obtained from such institutions is not recognised.
Speaking at a press conference at the Headquarters of the
Commission, Director, Information and Public Relations, Ibrahim
Yakasai stressed that degrees obtained online are not accepted in
the country.
He said, “Nigeria will not recognize online degrees. Online degrees
are not accepted in Nigeria at the moment.”
This was as he also warned Nigerian students and parents against
patronising Maryam Abacha American University, Niger Republic
noting that the Commission has been inundated with enquiries from
some Nigerian students who had been offered admission in the
university.
He disclosed that the concerned students were offered admissions
on part-time with a graduation time of four semesters for
programmes like Nursing, Medical Laboratory Science, Public Health
among others.
“In Nigeria the duration for a full time degree programme is not less
than three years for direct entry and at least six years for part-time,
while professional programmes in Science, Engineering and Health
Sciences including Nursing, Medical Laboratory Science and Public
Health are not offered on part-time basis in Nigeria. Also, all part-
time cross boarder education in Nigeria is not allowed,” he explained
Yakasai further lamented that the university admits Nigerian
students who do not have the basic requirements to gain admission
into the nation’s tertiary institutions in addition to running courses
such as Nursing, Medical Laboratory Science on part-time basis
which according to him is not acceptable.
While disclosing that Ghana National Accreditation Board (NAB) has
banned 53 tertiary institutions in Ghana some of which Nigerian
students run to from advertising and admitting students due to lack
of qualification, Yakasai noted that all countries are at liberty to
accept or reject certificates from any foreign university they felt is
operating below their acceptable standards.
“We wish to restate that as the only quality assurance agency for
universities in Nigeria, the NUC is maintaining its stand that degrees
from Maryam Abacha University will not be accepted in Nigeria,” he
said.

EducationRe: Nigerian Post Graduate Schools That Award Teaching Assistantship by Omoocash(m): 9:28am On Jul 03, 2015
topygel:
I'm surprised when guys said UI pays Teaching Assistance, we were only given stipends for marking, conducting practicals but feeds us for invigilating and no pay at all for teaching (tutorial classes). I wondered where you guys get paid like that of Unilag guys. well, may be is only my department that does that.
There are enough lecturers in Ui, they only call us to handle tutorials.
If that's the case, can 5.14 out 7.00 be offered PH.D directly in Unilag? Your answer will go a long way. thank you.
Kindly calculate your 5.14 if is above 60% which most school agitating for. moreover, visit the department of your choice and try and see the HOD or PG coordinator . I wish you best of Luck.
EducationRe: Nigerian Post Graduate Schools That Award Teaching Assistantship by Omoocash(m): 9:23pm On Jun 30, 2015
royalfly:
i have a 3.87 in my msc and i need to know if i can get a phd admission in uniben or unilag
@ Unilag , U will do M.Phil/PhD
also like@ U.I and O.A.U
but try to make your findings .
I have gone to U.I and O A U for my own findings .
EducationRe: Nigerian Post Graduate Schools That Award Teaching Assistantship by Omoocash(m): 9:20pm On Jun 30, 2015
rkarang:
How many PHDs do you want to bag nowhuh
It wasn't PhD but Master's degree at Unilag. Is now am applying for PhD.
EducationRe: Nigerian Post Graduate Schools That Award Teaching Assistantship by Omoocash(m): 9:15pm On Jun 30, 2015
Giov:
Unilag accepts from 4.00 upwards for a Ph.d. 3.87 can only get u an M.phil. Buh I tink u can get a Ph.d with ur grade in UI though.
Are u sure U.I can take 3.87 for PhD direct., If possible I May think otherwise. I have 3.76 that was why I went to FUTA because FUTA takes 3.50 . This day schools are upgrading to 4.00
For example, UNN was 3.50 for PhD as at last year but this year is 4.00 For entrance and other universities are trying to follow suit.
EducationRe: Nigerian Post Graduate Schools That Award Teaching Assistantship by Omoocash(m): 5:59pm On Jun 30, 2015
bioda:
I think FUT Akure does too......
Are u sure ? Am interested in FUTA own. I just obtained my PhD for 2015/16. I enjoyed that of Unilag. I will also like to enjoy that of FUTA. I will find out if they give out TA.
EducationRe: Nigerian Post Graduate Schools That Award Teaching Assistantship by Omoocash(m): 5:54pm On Jun 30, 2015
I enjoyed that of Unilag. #180k Per semester and #360k Per session. GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT GTA or simply call TA Teaching Assistant . It was great to be part of it.
Jokes EtcWhich One Will You Kill First? by Omoocash(op): 6:12am On Jun 26, 2015
WHICH RAT WILL U kILL FIRST. BE SINCERE. You just finished the days's work and returned home to see 6 rats. The first was eating your BSc Certificate, the 2nd rat was eating your NYSC Certificate, the 3rd rat was eating ur Marriage certificate, the 4th was eating ur Land and house documents, the 5th was eating ur Visa to travel for a multi-billion dollar project and the 6th was eating ur Bible/Quran.WHICH ONE WILL U KILL FIRST AND WHY?.
Nairaland GeneralIncredible And Unbelievable !!! by Omoocash(op): 7:06pm On Jun 22, 2015
This is incredible and unbelievable!! Game of the day!!!
It is real. Check it out:-
1. Take the last digit of your phone number.
2. Multiply it by 2.
3. Add 5 to it.
4. Multiply the answer by 50.
5. Add 1765
6. Subtract your year of birth
7. Answer you get must be three digits.
- The first digit is the last digit of your phone.
- The last two digits is your AGE!!

Check and prove me wrong!
EducationRe: (pix) Everything Is Becoming Less And Less Every Day by Omoocash(op): 6:02am On Jun 22, 2015
crazygod:
The whole world is making LESS SENSE. #Senseless
Hmmmmm
EducationRe: (pix) Everything Is Becoming Less And Less Every Day by Omoocash(op): 6:01am On Jun 22, 2015
donholy28:
Our former president clueless Our current president brainless
Are u sure ? There is God ooooo
Jokes EtcRe: (picture) See Jobless And Shameless Fatherless by Omoocash(op): 4:27pm On Jun 21, 2015
eunisam:
NAIRALAND-NAIRALANDLESSSSS
NAIRALANDER NAIRALESS
Jokes Etc(picture) See Jobless And Shameless Fatherless by Omoocash(op): 4:02pm On Jun 21, 2015
Everything is becoming Less and Less Everyday. Kindly add your own LESS

Education(pix) Everything Is Becoming Less And Less Every Day by Omoocash(op): 3:46pm On Jun 21, 2015
EVERYTHING IS BECOMING LESS AND LESS EVERY DAY
Kindly add your own Less and Less

PoliticsRe: APC Crisis: Obsanjo's Peace Mission Hits Brick Wall by Omoocash(op): 10:15am On Jun 21, 2015
[quote author=belamour post=34982882]Issoria but you for try put source if u make we read am.
[/http://www.punchng.com/news/apc-crisis-obasanjos-peace-mission-hits-brick-wall/]
PoliticsRe: APC Crisis: Obsanjo's Peace Mission Hits Brick Wall by Omoocash(op): 9:57am On Jun 21, 2015
PoliticsRe: APC Crisis: Obsanjo's Peace Mission Hits Brick Wall by Omoocash(op): 8:10am On Jun 21, 2015
amnesty7:
I simlpy don't believe the story. Such weighty matters are not discussed on phone. Our big men are not fools. If you doubt me, is the Clueless man's telephone call to PMB not in the public domain now?
Is quite possible for Obasanjo to make calls to Buhari. There is nothing absolutely impossible.
PoliticsAPC Crisis: Obsanjo's Peace Mission Hits Brick Wall by Omoocash(op):
APC crisis: Obasanjo’s peace mission hits brick wall
Efforts by the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, to nip in
the bud the crisis set off by the recent election of the principal
officers of the National Assembly may have hit a brick wall.
The crisis of confidence which has pitted party leaders of the All
Progressives Congress against the new principal officers of the
National Assembly may take a turn for the worse this week.
Contrary to the belief in several quarters, President
Muhammadu Buhari, who is widely believed to have accepted
the election of the principal officers as a fait accompli , is said to
be unhappy with the leadership of the National Assembly.
Sources close to the two camps told our correspondents that
President Buhari and senior party officials were still peeved that
Saraki and other party members defied the party and formed an
alliance with the former ruling party, the Peoples Democratic
Party.
The APC senators loyal to Saraki had on June 9 boycotted a
peace meeting convened by Buhari and the leadership of the
party. The meeting, which was attended by senators loyal to
Senator Ahmad Lawan, the APC’s official candidate for the
position of the Senate President, was going on when Saraki,
with the support of his loyalists in the APC and all the PDP
senators, emerged as the senate president unopposed.
Since then, the party has been in crisis, even though the APC
had said it would work with Saraki.
During the week, Saraki, paid a well publicised visit to former
President Olusegun Obasanjo. His aim, reports say, was to seek
the former president’s intervention in the crisis. Saraki wanted
Obasanjo to pacify the APC leaders on his behalf. But Sunday
PUNCH gathered that the former president’s intervention has
failed to yield the results desired by Saraki and his camp.
It was gathered that shortly after Saraki’s visit to the former
president, Obasanjo made a telephone call to Buhari advising
him to make up with Saraki. The former president had reportedly
told the president to work with Saraki and let the party deal with
all the disciplinary issues that the former governor of Kwara
State had been accused of. However, the President was said to
have been non-committal.
Sources privy to these happenings told our correspondents that
the telephone call initiated by Obasanjo was not the first time
the former president would intervene in the matter. Sunday
PUNCH reliably gathered that Obasanjo had met with Buhari in
South Africa, last Sunday, and sought his help in resolving the
crisis in the ruling party. Sources said that the former president,
who was in Zambia for the 22nd annual general meeting of the
African Export-Import Bank, had travelled from there to South
Africa to meet with President Buhari.
Speaking over the weekend, some senior party leaders
expressed doubts about the viability of Obasanjo’s intervention.
They told SUNDAY PUNCH in different interviews that Saraki is
an ally of former vice-president Atiku Abubakar whom Obasanjo
is not very fond of.
One of them said, “It is not a secret that Atiku is solidly behind
Saraki. How the senate president thinks Obasanjo will back any
move by Atiku is what we don’t understand. Atiku was the first
person that Saraki visited when he emerged as senate president.
The ex-president will definitely not turn Saraki back but deep in
his heart, he knows which camp he belongs to.”
But a source in the corridors of power told our correspondent on
the condition of anonymity that the President’s response to
pleas for his intervention had remained the same.
Sources said while Buhari was careful not to make his
disappointment with Saraki public, he was very angry that the
senate president led a rebellion against his party and also
teamed up with the PDP to undermine it. One other reason the
crisis has remained intractable, the source added, was the
emergence of Senator Ike Ekweremadu as the Deputy Senate
President.
“The President believes that Saraki earned the support of the
PDP because of the deputy senate presidency he conceded to
the opposition party. It is a treacherous thing to do to one’s
party,” the source said.
Buhari had reportedly shunned all moves by Saraki to meet him
before the senate president’s visit to Obasanjo.
However, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media
and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, said Buhari was not
avoiding Saraki. Rather, he said, it was the Senate President
who is yet to visit the presidency. When asked specifically when
Saraki would be meeting with the President, Shehu said it was
left for the President of the Senate to decide.
“There is no truth in the claims that the President does not want
to meet with any of the National Assembly leaders. He has said
that he respects institutions and that strong men build
institutions,” Garba said.
Our correspondents report that Saraki may be reluctant to make
an approach because he doesn’t want to be rebuffed. A
prominent member of the Like Minds Senators, a group
sympathetic to the senate president, confirmed that Saraki had
not fixed an appointment with Buhari after meeting Obasanjo.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, he said, “After the meeting
with Obasanjo, there has been no specific move on the part of
the senate president to meet with Mr. President. They will meet
at the appropriate time.”
A senior APC official, who confided in SUNDAY PUNCH , said,
“From all indications, all sides in the crisis are maintaining their
hard-line positions on the crisis. It seems Saraki is not ready for
reconciliation. His group is insisting on its position. The Lawan
group has given its conditions for peace and the President
believes that there must be party discipline.”
Meanwhile, in a clear sign that the president may not have a
problem with the leadership of the House, Buhari will be
granting audience to the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, this week.
The meeting, one of our correspondents learnt, is at the
instance of Dogara.
Shehu, confirmed Buhari’s meeting with Dogara. He however
declined to give details of the specific day on which the meeting
would hold.
“I have just gone through the President’s activities for the week
and I saw that Dogara is scheduled to meet with him (the
President) during the week,” Shehu said.
On his part, the spokesperson for the pro- Saraki group, Senator
Dino Melaye, said the senate president had appeared before the
party’s reconciliation committee.
He said, “The party set up a reconciliation committee with the
APC General Secretary as Chairman and Saraki had appeared
before the committee.”
http://www.punchng.com/news/apc-crisis-obasanjos-peace-mission-hits-brick-wall/
PoliticsAPC Crisis: Obsanjo's Peace Mission Hits Brick Wall by Omoocash(op):
APC crisis: Obasanjo’s peace mission hits brick wall
Efforts by the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, to nip in
the bud the crisis set off by the recent election of the principal
officers of the National Assembly may have hit a brick wall.
The crisis of confidence which has pitted party leaders of the All
Progressives Congress against the new principal officers of the
National Assembly may take a turn for the worse this week.
Contrary to the belief in several quarters, President
Muhammadu Buhari, who is widely believed to have accepted
the election of the principal officers as a fait accompli , is said to
be unhappy with the leadership of the National Assembly.
Sources close to the two camps told our correspondents that
President Buhari and senior party officials were still peeved that
Saraki and other party members defied the party and formed an
alliance with the former ruling party, the Peoples Democratic
Party.
The APC senators loyal to Saraki had on June 9 boycotted a
peace meeting convened by Buhari and the leadership of the
party. The meeting, which was attended by senators loyal to
Senator Ahmad Lawan, the APC’s official candidate for the
position of the Senate President, was going on when Saraki,
with the support of his loyalists in the APC and all the PDP
senators, emerged as the senate president unopposed.
Since then, the party has been in crisis, even though the APC
had said it would work with Saraki.
During the week, Saraki, paid a well publicised visit to former
President Olusegun Obasanjo. His aim, reports say, was to seek
the former president’s intervention in the crisis. Saraki wanted
Obasanjo to pacify the APC leaders on his behalf. But Sunday
PUNCH gathered that the former president’s intervention has
failed to yield the results desired by Saraki and his camp.
It was gathered that shortly after Saraki’s visit to the former
president, Obasanjo made a telephone call to Buhari advising
him to make up with Saraki. The former president had reportedly
told the president to work with Saraki and let the party deal with
all the disciplinary issues that the former governor of Kwara
State had been accused of. However, the President was said to
have been non-committal.
Sources privy to these happenings told our correspondents that
the telephone call initiated by Obasanjo was not the first time
the former president would intervene in the matter. Sunday
PUNCH reliably gathered that Obasanjo had met with Buhari in
South Africa, last Sunday, and sought his help in resolving the
crisis in the ruling party. Sources said that the former president,
who was in Zambia for the 22nd annual general meeting of the
African Export-Import Bank, had travelled from there to South
Africa to meet with President Buhari.
Speaking over the weekend, some senior party leaders
expressed doubts about the viability of Obasanjo’s intervention.
They told SUNDAY PUNCH in different interviews that Saraki is
an ally of former vice-president Atiku Abubakar whom Obasanjo
is not very fond of.
One of them said, “It is not a secret that Atiku is solidly behind
Saraki. How the senate president thinks Obasanjo will back any
move by Atiku is what we don’t understand. Atiku was the first
person that Saraki visited when he emerged as senate president.
The ex-president will definitely not turn Saraki back but deep in
his heart, he knows which camp he belongs to.”
But a source in the corridors of power told our correspondent on
the condition of anonymity that the President’s response to
pleas for his intervention had remained the same.
Sources said while Buhari was careful not to make his
disappointment with Saraki public, he was very angry that the
senate president led a rebellion against his party and also
teamed up with the PDP to undermine it. One other reason the
crisis has remained intractable, the source added, was the
emergence of Senator Ike Ekweremadu as the Deputy Senate
President.
“The President believes that Saraki earned the support of the
PDP because of the deputy senate presidency he conceded to
the opposition party. It is a treacherous thing to do to one’s
party,” the source said.
Buhari had reportedly shunned all moves by Saraki to meet him
before the senate president’s visit to Obasanjo.
However, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media
and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, said Buhari was not
avoiding Saraki. Rather, he said, it was the Senate President
who is yet to visit the presidency. When asked specifically when
Saraki would be meeting with the President, Shehu said it was
left for the President of the Senate to decide.
“There is no truth in the claims that the President does not want
to meet with any of the National Assembly leaders. He has said
that he respects institutions and that strong men build
institutions,” Garba said.
Our correspondents report that Saraki may be reluctant to make
an approach because he doesn’t want to be rebuffed. A
prominent member of the Like Minds Senators, a group
sympathetic to the senate president, confirmed that Saraki had
not fixed an appointment with Buhari after meeting Obasanjo.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, he said, “After the meeting
with Obasanjo, there has been no specific move on the part of
the senate president to meet with Mr. President. They will meet
at the appropriate time.”
A senior APC official, who confided in SUNDAY PUNCH , said,
“From all indications, all sides in the crisis are maintaining their
hard-line positions on the crisis. It seems Saraki is not ready for
reconciliation. His group is insisting on its position. The Lawan
group has given its conditions for peace and the President
believes that there must be party discipline.”
Meanwhile, in a clear sign that the president may not have a
problem with the leadership of the House, Buhari will be
granting audience to the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, this week.
The meeting, one of our correspondents learnt, is at the
instance of Dogara.
Shehu, confirmed Buhari’s meeting with Dogara. He however
declined to give details of the specific day on which the meeting
would hold.
“I have just gone through the President’s activities for the week
and I saw that Dogara is scheduled to meet with him (the
President) during the week,” Shehu said.
On his part, the spokesperson for the pro- Saraki group, Senator
Dino Melaye, said the senate president had appeared before the
party’s reconciliation committee.
He said, “The party set up a reconciliation committee with the
APC General Secretary as Chairman and Saraki had appeared
before the committee.”
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