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drignet:
Yes respect old men so they can keep keeping you in bondage

I have no iota of respect for ANY Nigerian politician starting from the drug lord and treasury looter in Aso Rock and to say I hate Nigerian politicians with a burning passion is an understatement. In fact I pray daily that ANY Nigerian politician that has stolen monies meant for poor Nigerians will move from one calamity to another for the remaining days they will spend on earth and their lives will be 1 million times more miserable than what they have foisted on Nigerians with their stealing from the Nigerian treasury.

You clearly lack understandingof the procedure and the letters issued by INEC.

TOTAL LACK OF UNDERSTANDING

kelly72:
By the provision of law, every signature on that list must have a name, address and phone number and these details must tally with the details on the voter register for the constituency concerned. They know some of you are starkly ignorant and that's why they proceed with impunity.

Only about 20 people sat to sign those 250,000 signatures, that's why they had no time to copy the addresses and phone numbers. Again, if they put phone numbers, the fraud will quickly cast.

Nigeria is presently in the hands of an armed robbery syndicate.

Blazetrailer:
This woman is bold and she is well advised. I like it

This INEC is the most useless I have ever seen. It does not even hide its partisanship.

They will make a blunder if they mistakenly serve her a notice of recall because the petition gathered have been seen to be ficticious even by INEC themselves. What the laws says is that it should be rejected but INEC admitted it and wrote her a letter to inform her.

By that action, they have played into her hands. That is why her lawyers are bold to ask for official notification which must include the names,addresses,phone number, Wards and polling units of the 250k signatories and all these details must be the same as in INEC register fir her senatorial constituency. 1 single misalignemt in any of thise details renders the recall process null and void. There is no way all those details will correspond as the signatories were hurriedly and fraudulently obtained.

As it is, that process must go on and if she is eventually recalled and it is taken to court after, she will win easily and the whole recall would be overturned.

If INEC suddenly stop at this stage it would have succeded in ridiculing itself as a body that did not follow its own rules and the laws

I saw her lawyer skillful quoting of the law and basing each point on the Law.

She is well advised I tell you.

They can use gragra to do complete the recall which would not be a surpise under this INEC given hiw they have shown partisanship on the mattwr to date. But the first court she approaches on this matter will overturn the wishy-washy recall amd give her victory

Badb0y4lyf:
I saw her lawyer skillful quoting of the law and basing each point on the Law.

Bandage, here is also very Correct.

smalls001:
BONDAGE not Bandage

Ilekokonit:
I have no iota of respect for ANY Nigerian politician starting from the drug lord and treasury looter in Aso Rock and to say I hate Nigerian politicians with a burning passion is an understatement. In fact I pray daily that ANY Nigerian politician that has stolen monies meant for poor Nigerians will move from one calamity to another for the remaining days they will spend on earth and their lives will be 1 million times more miserable than what they have foisted on Nigerians with their stealing from the Nigerian treasury.

And they will steal and steal and steal and went down to steal directly from the masses. I wonder the kind of human they are. And when you think one will be different....boommm that person becomes worse

Gosh, I am loving this Natasha.
Senator Natasha, I dey behind your back, hard and strong.
If there is no road block, I will be cumming home in a jiffy.

AsgardKing:
You clearly lack understandingof the procedure and the letters issued by INEC.

TOTAL LACK OF UNDERSTANDING

Well...I don't want to waste my time on people who have outsourced their reasoning to drug barons who masquerade as politicians.

Sorry for your incurable ignorance

Senator Natasha Slams N5.1billion Suit Against Senator Nwaebonyi For Alleged Defamation

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April 7, 2025
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Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan wants the court to declare that the words complained of do not constitute a valid exercise by the Defendant of his freedom of speech and expression.

Suspended Senator, Natasha Hadiza Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central Senatorial district of Kogi State has slammed N5.1billion lawsuit against Senator Onyekachi Nwaebonyi for alleged defamation.

In the suit No: CV/1359/25 filed at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in the Abuja Judicial Division through her lawyers led by Michael Jonathan Numa SAN, the suspended Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan claimed that Senator Nwaebonyi on March 6, 2025, while featuring on Channels TV Sunrise Daily programme falsely branded her a "gold digger," "habitual liar," "habitual blackmailer."

She said the statement was "false, malicious, defamatory, actionable per se, and has therefore caused significant and/or capable of causing harm to her reputation.

The embattled senator noted that the statement of the Defendant had resulted in considerable distress and embarrassment which had lowered and/or aimed to lower her standing in the eyes of the public and diminished her esteem in the eyes of the public and her admirers.

The suit which commenced by way of Writ of Summons is brought under Order 2 Rule 2 of the 'FCT High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules 2025, was filed on April 7, 2025.

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan wants the court to declare that the words complained of do not constitute a valid exercise by the Defendant of his freedom of speech and expression.

Her reliefs against the Defendant among others are: "A DECLARATION that the statements made and published by the Defendant during an interview on or about the 6th day of March, 2025, on Channels TV Sunrise Daily program where the Claimant was falsely branded as a "gold digger," "habitual liar," "habitual blackmailer," are false, malicious, defamatory, actionable per se, and has therefore caused significant and/or capable of causing harm to the Claimant's reputation, resulting in considerable distress and embarrassment which has lowered and/or aimed to lower the Claimant's standing in the eyes of the public and diminished her esteemed in the eyes of the Public and her admirers.

"A DECLARATION that the following words: ""Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan is a gold digger," "habitual liar," "habitual blackmailer," were maliciously and falsely published by the Defendant against the Claimant during the Channels TV Sunrise Daily program on or about the 6th March, 2025, to millions of viewers of worldwide on Channels Television, as well as to member of public within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, are highly defamatory to the Claimant's character and reputation.

"A DECLARATION that the statement made and published by the Defendant during an interview on or about the 3rd day of March, 2025, on Arise News TV, accusing the Claimant of being "a mother of six from different men," is false, malicious, defamatory, actionable per se and has injured and/or capable of injuring the Claimant's character, prestige, pedigree, and reputation in the estimation of the Public and her admirers.

"A DECLARATION that the following words as contained in the Youtube link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzo4O6zhMPM?si=Nhl 9-2 pVYIzU22 thus: ""This woman is spoiling game for women who want to enter politics Are you the only woman in Nigeria Senator Natasha!? What is wrong with you?"

"A DECLARATION that the following words (as contained in the YouTube Video link of News Central TV Reportage-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXaok-O5ni8?si=gu L UAR-IIFOQRh dated 27th March, 2027):

"Even her present husband she married her, out of, out of, out of something like this, she threatened to sue the man, I have a letter circulating over the world that the man should pay her 10 billion or marry her. The man had to marry her under duress. So this.. the marriage was under duress, another product of blackmail.

"She accused Reno Omokri of sexual harassment during the time of Goodluck Jonathan as president when the young man was already in the United States attending to national issues. Upon the slightest provocation, she would come up with allegations of sexual harassment...."

Even her present husband-he married her out of things like this. She threatened to sue the man." were maliciously and falsely published by the Defendant against the Claimant on the 27th March, 2025 to all the viewers on YouTube and the entire public within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, are highly defamatory and injurious to the Claimant.

"A DECLARATION that the different publications complained above are false, malicious, unjustified, injurious, scornful, distasteful, unsavory, and have exposed and/or capable of exposing the Claimant to public odium, ridicule and disdain both nationally and internationally.

"A DECLARATION that the words complained of do not constitute a valid exercise by the Defendant of his freedom of speech and expression.

"AN ORDER of perpetual injunction restraining the Defendant, his associates, agents, assignees, servants, privies, proxies, allies or anyone howsoever called from further publishing or causing to be published the words complained of or any other defamatory words concerning the Claimant.

"AN ORDER OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT compelling the Defendant to retract the defamatory words on the same platforms used to make the defamatory publications and tender an unreserved apology in at least two national newspapers electronically and vide print media circulated Nationwide within 7 days from the day of the delivery of the judgment of this Honourable Court.

"AN order of this Honourable Court awarding the sum of ₩5,000,000,000.00 (Five Billion Naira) Only, against the Defendant being aggravated and exemplary damages in favour of the Claimant for the false, malicious and injurious statements that have since caused the Claimant considerable distress, reputational harm, embarrassment, and emotional distress.

"AN order of this Honourable Court awarding post-judgment interest on the judgment sum awarded to the Claimant at the rate of 10% (Ten percent) per annum from the date of delivery of the judgment until the judgment debt is fully liquidated.

"Cost of this action accessed at #100,000,000.00 (One Hundred Million Naira) only.

"FOR such further order(s) as this Honourable Court may deem fit to make in the circumstances."

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Suspended Senator, Natasha Hadiza Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central Senatorial district of Kogi State has slammed N5.1billion lawsuit against Senator Onyekachi Nwaebonyi for alleged defamation.

US Report Accuses Nigerian National Assembly, Agencies Of Procurement Corruption, Lack of Transparency

April 14, 2025
NEWS

The United States, through its Trade Estimate Report, has accused the Nigerian National Assembly and agencies in the country of abusing procurement processes and lacking transparency.

According to the report, U.S. companies have expressed "concerns about corruption and a lack of transparency in procurement processes in Nigeria."

The report further stated: "The Public Procurement Act of 2007 established the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) as the regulatory authority responsible for the monitoring and oversight of public procurement in Nigeria."

"Only majority Nigerian-owned companies may bid on procurements above ₦2.5 million (approximately $1,600), up to ₦100 million (approximately $64,000) for goods, and up to ₦1 billion (approximately $640,000) for services and works."

The report noted that agencies in Nigeria do not consistently adhere to the standards set by the Bureau of Public Procurement.

"Above those thresholds, both majority foreign-owned and majority Nigerian-owned companies may engage in competitive bidding. However, agencies do not always follow procurement guidelines, despite the requirement that no procurement proceedings are to be formalised until the procuring entity has ensured that funds are available to meet the obligations and has obtained a ‘Certificate of No Objection to Contract Award’ from the BPP."

The report also acknowledged that Nigeria has made some progress in improving its procurement processes: "Nigeria has made modest progress on its pledge to conduct open and competitive bidding processes for government procurement."

"The BPP has made a variety of procurement procedures and bidding information publicly available on its website."

However, the report specifically criticised the Nigerian National Assembly for operating outside the BPP's oversight:

"However, Nigeria’s National Assembly operates its own procurement process that is not subject to BPP oversight and lacks transparency. Although U.S. companies have won contracts in various sectors, difficulties in receiving payments are common and can discourage firms from bidding."

"Foreign government-subsidised financing arrangements appear in some cases to be a crucial factor in the award of government procurements."

Procurement corruption has long been highlighted as a major issue affecting development in the country.

In January, the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, stated that public sector corruption was the greatest problem in the country.

According to him, procurement and contract fraud accounted for 90 percent of the corruption in the sector.

The EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, said Olukoyede made this assertion during a meeting with a delegation from the management team of the Bureau of Public Procurement.

"In the EFCC, we handle both private and public sector fraud. And when it comes to the public sector, which is one of our major problems in Nigeria, we discovered that contract and procurement fraud takes more than 90 percent of the volume of public sector fraud. And if you look at it, they range from commingling, contract splitting, and all forms of shenanigans all over the place."

"Infrastructure-wise and all other developmental problems are attributable to contract and procurement fraud. It lies with you and with me to make a change. If we can work together, we will be able to leave this country better than we met it," he said.

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According to the report, U.S. companies have expressed "concerns about corruption and a lack of transparency in procurement processes in Nigeria."