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kahal29:
Transition C’ttee: Buhari Insists on Credible Persons as Bakare Heads Screening
Some panel members likely to be elevated to ministerial posts
President-elect assures defectors of justice in APC
Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja

President-elect Muhammadu Buhari at the weekend said only credible, patriotic and knowledgeable Nigerians would make up the transition committee, as part of the first steps to chart an entirely new path for the country.

Screening of members of the transition committee, which will meet with a similar committee from the presidency on the handover from the Goodluck Jonathan administration to the incoming Buhari-led government,
THISDAY learnt, is being handled by, among others, Pastor Tunde Bakare, who was Buhari’s running mate in the 2011 presidential election.

After the screening process, Buhari, it was also gathered, would personally interview each of the members of the committee, as there is the major likelihood that a few of them would be elevated to ministerial posts in his federal cabinet when he takes over as president.

Buhari also assured members of the other political parties, who have been defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC) of justice in the party, regardless of the misgivings about their former parties.

Speaking with reporters at his country home in Daura, Katsina State, shortly after casting his ballot in the governorship and House of Assembly elections, Buhari said Nigeria’s problem has been one of lack of accountability and a terrible budgetary system, which has resulted in the death of institutions.

Buhari, who is averse to an unduly large transition committee to prevent members from capitalising on it to influence the choice of ministers either for themselves or those they want to be ministers, maintained that round pegs would be put in round holes.

“My hope as well as my idea is to get knowledgeable and experienced technocrats that are really patriotic to study the handover notes by ministries and make recommendations.

“I want them to be completely detached people who are patriotic Nigerians, who are knowledgeable and experienced.

“If we get majority of politicians involved, it will lead to rows and we may end up with inconclusive recommendations, which are not very helpful in our condition.

“When I get it ready and before it is published, I will show it to the leadership of my party and the terms of reference, as well as the time limit and the result of their work.

“We will quickly study the recommendations before the inauguration so that before we are sworn in, we get into action,” he said.

On the state of the nation, Buhari said: “It is a difficult time for Nigerians as you all know. I have said it in the past that in the last 16 years, Nigeria has never realised the amount of revenue it received. A barrel of crude oil rose to about $140 and has crashed to about $50 now.

“During the 16 years, we knew some big companies that employed a lot of Nigerians and gave them training facilities like the Nigeria Airways and the Nigeria Shipping Line.

“Even the Nigerian Railways is managing to be on paper with some refurbished engines moving from Lagos to Ibadan and a few other places. But if you go to their stations all over the country, you will realise that they are in a terrible shape.

“The important thing in a country with a huge population of youths, with more than 60 per cent of them under the age of 30 who are unemployed, is that you need these institutions to give jobs and training to Nigerians.

“It is very disappointing that the PDP government virtually failed to use those resources to make sure that the economy continues to grow in a sustainable way.

“I think the worst thing is the lack of accountability and the terrible budgetary system. Imagine that over 90 per cent of Nigeria’s budget is spent on recurrent spending.

“How can you sustain development in a developing country like Nigeria with only about 10 per cent of your income going to capital spending? Things just have to change.”

On the gale of defections in the aftermath of the presidential election, Buhari said: “I think that this is mainly a question meant for the party. I wish Chief John Oyegun was here to answer you, because we have a system.

“Just because I was the presidential candidate and now president-elect, I don’t think that the system has allowed me to usurp the power of the party executives.

“But certainly, in a multi-party democratic system, fundamentally, it is the number that matters for the people. But for the party, what matters is the ability to manage the number so that the majority will have its way, so that there will be justice.

“No matter what the remnants from the PDP by May 29, I assure you or I assure them through you that there will be justice in APC.”

Addressing some of the issues that attended the outcome of the just concluded governorship and House of Assembly elections, Buhari specifically complained about a few unsavoury developments in some parts of the country like in Rivers State but asked that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) be allowed to give its comprehensive report first.

“I personally want to be legal about this so that people will appreciate that we believe in a system. What we need to do is to modify the system according to the law if we don't like it, and that no one should come out and do to the system whatever he likes. I have a lot of respect for the governor of Rivers State (Chibuike Amaechi) for his courage.

“It has been a long time and as you all know, at a certain time, the former Commissioner of Police virtually hijacked the state and the governor was virtually sentenced to the streets fighting thugs without law enforcement agents to survive as a governor, while the constitution made it very clear to all of us that the governor is the chief security officer of the state.

“So a lot of unconstitutional and lawless acts of the PDP are on record and we intend to make the PDP understand it and make sure that according to law, those who are responsible for that are taken to the courts and properly charged.

“We are in this system because we believe in it and we want it to be stabilised because it is better for our country,” he said.

http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/transition-c-ttee-buhari-insists-on-credible-persons-as-bakare-heads-screening/206666/

helpee:
you mean people celebrating that an illiterate without ssce won is not the same. Of course serious basis for comparism. You said fayose is a thug and I say buhari is a jihadist. You call mine propaganda and I call yours propaganda. Tell me why is it not comparable

Ahmeduana:
YOUR STATEMENT IS ALSO APPLICABLE TO BUHARI

Ahmeduana:
YOUR STATEMENT IS ALSO APPLICABLE TO BUHARI

fitzmayowa:
http://www.tribune.com.ng/news/news-headlines/item/33790-election-jubilation-in-ado-ekiti-as-assembly-election-results-trickle-in

lastpage:
No Sir, He RIGGED HIMSELF into Power again!


Lastpage!

Betterment:
Source: http://saharareporters.com/2015/04/09/fayoses-impeachment-ekiti-house-assembly-directs-chief-judge-set-panel

veraponpo:
Self reliant my foot.

The only tribe that can stand alone in Nigeria of today is Yoruba that has virtually everything needed for growth and development:

Land for agriculture, oil and gas, bitumen, gold, brains, economy, population, ocean, lagoon, industries, etc

Be sending your brothers on journeys of no return.

I laugh in Swahili.

veraponpo:
It takes two to tango.

Oba Akinolu may not be right on this but the attitude of our Igbo brothers and sisters could frustrate one.

Having helped them more than what their region has done for them, instead of being grateful; their actions seem to be undermining the essence of our existence through their incendiary statements. Calling their hosts cowards- what do you want after that-fight to show we are not cowards.

Oba Akinolu is their match and that is why the situation seems difficult now.

A gentle king could be disobeyed easily but did they say anything at the palace? No. They dare not.

It was after leaving the palace that chest beating, ultimatum , etc started surfacing.

Who then is the cowards? Ta lo fe gbenan woju ekun lai f'eje we ( who wants to put light at the face of a tiger without being bathed with blood)

Remember, 'He who makes peaceful resolution difficult , has made violence inevitable.'

Dragonking:
http://dailypost.ng/2015/04/06/tinubu-kicks-as-obasanjo-suggests-soludo-to-buhari-as-finance-minister/

quicyvictor:
Petrichor - You know that smell after the first rains (especially after a long day summer)? That smell is called petrichor. Petri means relating to rocks and chor means the blood of the Gods

Schadenfreude - It’s the pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others. No matter how pure-hearted you are you know you have had the feeling of schadenfreude.

Dysania – Dysania is state of having a hard time waking up and getting out of bed in the morning. So the feeling you have every single morning.

Numinous - An adjective which means filled with or characterized by a sense of a supernatural presence. Anything you think is possessed or even blessed by God is numinous.

Palindrome – A palindrome is a word, phrase, number, or other sequence of characters which reads the same backward or forward. Like Lion oil or the word poop. Though it isn’t an official word Aibohphobia is the fear of palindromes which is itself a palindrome.

Semordnilap – Semordnilaps (also called Heteropalindromes or Anadromes) are words which, when reversed, are still valid words but not the same as the original word. Examples you ask?
Diaper-Repaid
Live – Evil
Desserts – stressed
Palindromes – Semordnilap (That really ingenious if you ask me.

Mamihlapinatapai – This word has actually won a world record for “most succinct word”. It is also one of the hardest words to translate. It allegedly refers to “a look shared by two people, each wishing that the other will offer something that they both desire but are unwilling to suggest or offer themselves.” I guess an example will be two kids who have a crush on each other and want to be in a relationship but doesn’t know the other person likes him/her

Aglet – I learned this word from a fantastic show called Phineas and Ferb(excellent cartoon) They had a song about it. Aglet refers to that plastic thing at the end of your shoe lace. Phineas and Ferb song

Acatalepsy – It means “incomprehensibility of things”. The Pyrrhonians(group of skeptic philosophers) who attempted to show that humans can never know anything for a fact. But really, can you know something as a fact without actually assuming anything?

Zugzwang – It’s a situation where you have to do something but it would be better for you if you didn’t do anything. It is generally associated with chess where you would rather pass than play a move.(You can’t pass in chess.)

Barm – It’s the foam or froth you see on beer or wine. Next time someone says “Don’t give me any froth,” while he pours you a cold one tell him what it’s really called

Floccinaucinihilipilification – The action or habit of estimating something as worthless. This word is the longest unchallenged nontechnical word. The chemical word for titin is longest word (debated) , it is 189,819 letters long.

Contronym – A contronym is a when a word has two meanings and they are opposites of each other. Ofcourse, you want examples.

Left- remaining, departed.
How may cookies do you have left?
None,he left with the cookies.

Rent – buy use of, sell use of
He was looking to rent he room out for some extra cash.
She got wanted to rent a room for a few days.

Variety – one type, many types
Alphonso is a variety of mangoes.
The store has a variety of mangoes

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia – The fear of long words. Yeah, I know. English is a cruel language.

Phobophobia – The fear of developing a fear. Probably the most ironic word in English language.


Hierophilia – Hierophilia refers to sexual urges, preferences or fantasies involving sacred or religious objects. I swear some people act like they have this.



Emetophilia – Emetophilia is deriving sexual pleasure from vomit. There are different instances, several of which are:
1) Hearing someone vomit
2) Seeing someone vomit
3) Being vomited on
4) Vomiting on someone else
5) Vomiting alone
Emetophilia is not only about being vomited on. It can also just be sights and sounds


http://askusque.com/2015/02/17-awesome-words-may-know/

Monogamy:
Leader of the Bring Back Our Girls group and former minister of education, Mrs. Oby Ezekwesili, has said that President Goodluck Jonathan does not deserve the hero tittle for accepting defeat in the just concluded presidential poll.

DAILY POST reports Jonathan, before the INEC chairman could announce the final result of last Saturday’s presidential election, had called General Buhari to congratulate him for winning the election.

Following his decision, many Nigerians have been praising the president for saving the entire nation from disaster.

However, Ezekwesili says if only Nigerians knew the extent of damage President Jonathan has done to Nigeria, they won’t hero worship him.

She took to her Twitter page on Thursday, to air her views on the recently held presidential election.

She tweeted: “When a review of President Jonathan’s administration is done, we’ll realize how much damage sycophancy did to governance. Example? Chibok Girls,” she wrote.

“A leader must be without an inordinate desire to be serenaded with ‘good news’ or their team will never let them know the true state of affairs.

“An environment that rewards sycophancy encourages team to withhold accurate ‘bad’ news (problems) from the leader while serving up ‘good news’.

” When a leader makes hero worshiping costly to those who engage in it, he/she deprives the ‘sellers’ market to set the ‘Mediocrity Benchmark.’

“A critical success factor in governance is for the leader to both in word and deed convey a culture that abhors sycophancy. No hero worshiping.”

Source: http://dailypost.ng/2015/04/03/jonathan-is-not-a-hero-oby-ezekwesili/

holicalpha:
...Good.



God bless my President; Goodluck Ebele Jonathan.


A apart of me is happy abt the election results..... You don't what you have until its gone..

Make we go see wetin one abokiii go do.


Shebi him go stabilise oil price huh.?? Watching in 3D.

lalasticlala:
http://pulse.ng/politics/nigeria-elections-2015-pdp-reacts-to-orubebe-s-anti-jega-outburst-id3618471.html

apoti:
By Henry Umoru

ABUJA- Results released Sunday for the Federal Capital Territory, by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, showed that the APC won the Presidential election with 10,853 while PDP scored 7,762.

Also in Abaji, the APC Senatorial candidate, Senator Sidi Ali who hails from Abaji polled 9,840 to defeat the incumbent and PDP candidate, Senator Philip Tanimu Aduda who scored 8,749 and for the House of Representatives, APC scored ,10,047 and PDP, 8,215.
Announcing the result, the Returning Officer, Dr. Abdullahi Mohammed Evuti of the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Abuja told journalists that no problem recorded despite some hitches of logistics and card readers’ failure, even as he revealed that the council has 10 wards and the total number of registered voters is 42, 401, while accredited voters is 20, 017.

A breakdown of votes received by political parties show ACPN 14, ADC 11, APC 10, 853, NCP 25, PDP 7,762, PPN 16, UDP 03, APA 26, AA 09, KOWA 03, CPP 16, HDP 02, AD 05 and UPP 02.

The returning officer also said that the total valid votes recorded was 18,747, rejected votes 537, while total vote cast 19, 284

Also yesterday, for senatorial seat in the territory indicate that the candidate of the APC, Senator Sidi Ali won in Kwali Area Council beat incumbent Senator Phillips Aduda by 1, 035 votes.

Ali polled 14, 645 votes while Aduda, who is the chairman, Senate Committee on Power, polled 13, 610 of the 29,320 votes cast. ADC scored 62 votes coming third of the 13 political parties that contested the seat.
Also, in Kwali Area Council, the APC presidential candidate polled 15, 348 to beat the PDP candidate who scored 13, 091 votes.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/03/abuja-apc-polls-10853-to-pdp-7762-votes/

Saeed348:
General Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all the five local government area so far declared in Kano by the Independent National Electoral Commission.

The result is being declared at headquarters of the INEC in the state capital. Our correspondent reports that Buhari got 23,451; Jonathan polled 4,997 votes in Kibiya.

In Gabasawa, General Buhari polled 31,499 votes and Jonathan got 3,840; in Albasu, Buhari polled 34,572, Jonathan 3,047; Bagwai, Buhari got 28,755 and Jonathan polled 8,159 and in Kunchi Buhari got 24, 542 and Jonathan went with 2,921 votes.


http://dailytrust.com.ng/weekly/index.php/nigeriavotes/93-kano/19626-buhari-leads-as-inec-commences-announcement-of-results-in-kano

LRNZH:
https://newsrescue.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/old-man-vote.jpg

This 117 year old man said he will be a part of the voting system.

http://newsrescue.com/117-year-old-man-goes-to-vote-to-change-nigeria-for-his-grand-kids/#ixzz3Vh2vs0L1

ebukaOtika:
Otigbagba you still dey the school or you don Grad ,,,,? If you still dey ,,. Make we meet ,,,, ask for Otikigba 1 of Social Sciences.

ronald4lif:
You haven't been to Unizik, have you

franciskaine:
PDP making deliberate plans to sabotage this election. How on earth will the CARD READERS in the president's polling boot malfunction? First, why would the accreditation start by exactly 9:20am as against the 8am stated time? And why the wait for GEJ to commence accreditation in that centre. The president and wife cannot get accredited but others in that same centre are being accredited. This is pure sabotage!

Mogidi:
Meanwhile in Daura Buhari's accreditation went smoothly. When we said Jega colluded with APC some people didn't believe us.

The will of the people can't be truncated.

GEJ's transformation is here to stay.

KingTom:
Endangering our Leopard species

nairaarea:
http://chssag..com/2015/03/nnamdi-azikiwe-university-teaching.html

waternogetememy:
Dat is exactly wat BUHARI AND ALL THE Northern General that have ruled Nigeria left in the East.


They are asking igbos to vote for them again. No chance!

JackBaueress:
So because Buhari arrested Ojukwu and Alex Ekwueme, I shouldn't vote for Buhari as an Igbo woman? Ojukwu until his death became good friends with Buhari and they were in All Peoples Party as party leaders before Buhari left the party to form CPC and Ojukwu joined APGA.
Alex Ekwueme is not an enemy of Buhari. Both men are still good friends till today.

You people definitely do not have genuine reasons not to vote for the General.

Abegi!!

golddust6000:
NO IGBO MAN WILL VOTE FOR BUHARI, I KNOW MY PEOPLE.

christopher123:
Igbos giving us the younger ones inspiration


Igbos the choosen tribes in Nigeria since 400 BC, Keep the flag flowing brother...it aint easy I agree..our only problem is our bad politics






Too igbotic i am

lalasticlala:
President Jonathan commissioning Phase 1 504MW Alaoji Power Station, in Abia State,Tues. Mar 24.


https://mobile.twitter.com/abati1990/status/580378426697220096

Longeria:
Commissioning Of Phase 1 504 Alaoji Power Station, Aba.


Watch it live here.



www.nta.ng/live /

Longeria:
Illiterate, can't you read? This is phase 1,it generates 504 mega watts which will be connected to national grid while work continue on the second phase.

Longeria:
According to power minister, when completed, Alaoji Power Station will generate over 1200 mega watts.
This is just the first phase.