₦airaland Forum

this has been a long practice by the APC

1. Nigerians have witnessed again the targeted assault of the judiciary by agents of the Federal Government of Nigeria (“FGN”) epitomized by today’s media trial of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Honorable Mr. Justice Walter S N Onnoghen, GCON (“CJN”). According to media reports which have now been validated by the Statement of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (“CCT”) that was released today an application was “filed by the Code of Conduct Bureau to the CCT Chairman yesterday for the trial to commence against the Chief Justice of Nigeria on six count charges” and that the CCT “will commence the trial on Monday, 14th January 2019”. The Nigerian Bar Association unequivocally condemns this assault, intimidation and desecration of the Judiciary by FGN agencies and demands that it be stopped immediately.

2. In Nganjiwa v Federal Republic of Nigeria (2017) LPELR-43391(CA), the Court of Appeal made it very clear that any misconduct attached to the office and functions of a judicial officer must first be reported to and handled by the National Judicial Council (“NJC”) pursuant to the provisions of our laws. Only after the NJC has pronounced against such judicial officer can the prosecuting agencies of the Federal Government proceed against him. As the Court pointed out, these requirements of the law are anchored on the overriding principles of separation of powers between the executive, the judiciary and the legislature and on the need to preserve, promote and protect the independence of the judiciary. Our respective liberties and the rule of law are best protected and preserved if the judiciary remains independent and shielded from intimidation and assault by the other arms of the government.

3. In Nganjiwa v FRN (supra), the Court of Appeal made reference to Rule 3 of the Revised Code of Conduct for Judicial Officers of February 2016 (“Code of Conduct for Judicial Officers”)and held that the said Rule 3 “makes provision in relation to fidelity to the Constitution and the Law”. The provisions in regard to assets declaration as they apply to all public officers including the CJN are contained in both the Constitution and the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act 1991, the enabling law that establishes both the Code of Conduct Bureau (“CCB”) and the CCT. The fidelity which judicial officers therefore owe “to the Constitution and the Law” pursuant to Rule 3 of the Code of Conduct for Judicial Officers encompasses compliance with the provisions relating to assets declarations as contained in the
Constitution and the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act. Any infraction in that regard by a judicial officer, as the Court of Appeal rightly held, constitutes a misconduct by the judicial officer and becomes the subject matter for discipline by the NJC as a condition precedent to any possible prosecution of the judicial officer by any of the FGN’s prosecuting agencies.

4. Why has FGN decided to embark on this anomalous course of charging the CJN before the CCT without first presenting whatever facts it purportedly has against His Lordship to the NJC for its deliberation and determination? The Petition that triggered the CCB action was on its face received by the Bureau on 09 January 2019 and the Charge was promptly drafted and is dated the following day, 10 January 2019 – giving the CCB a record 24 hours for completion of its investigation and the drafting of the said Charge and ancillary processes! If one contemplates the fact that the CCT arraignment is scheduled to take place on 14 January 2019, we have in total a record number of 3 (three) working days between the receipt and processing of the petition, investigation, preparation of Charge and ancillary processes and the arraignment! Such unprecedented speed and efficiency in Nigeria’s criminal justice administration! It is clear, given the rush with which this matter was conducted by the CCB, that the NJC was not privy to it and did not conduct its mandatorily required disciplinary processes prior to the filing of the Charge before the CCT.

5. We still wonder why the FGN choose to deviate from the laid down and explicit provisions of the law as expounded in Nganjiwa v FRN (supra). Could it be that it was misadvised? Or is this a naked show of power and force by agencies of the FGN? And why embark on the media trial of the CJN? This, unfortunately, is a predilection of the FGN’s prosecuting agencies with the possible exception of the Federal Ministry of Justice. As the NBA pointed out in its International Anti-Corruption Day Statement that was issued on 09 December 2018 “media trial of persons charged with corrupt practices . . . amount to corruption itself. Indeed, those orchestrated media trials degrade and corrupt the justice administration system quite apart from the incalculable (but obviously intended) damage that it does to persons who may ultimately be discharged and acquitted. In point of fact, it is corrupt practice to use as license or hide under the cover of the fight against corruption to recklessly destroy the names, characters and reputations of persons who have not been found guilty of corrupt practices by competent courts and who may ultimately be pronounced innocent of such charges.” These media trials must, alongside the on-going desecration and assault of the judiciary, cease forthwith.

6. There are two final issues that we must touch upon in this Statement, albeit, briefly. First, could it possibly be a coincidence that the current assault on the judiciary is taking place only weeks to the 2019 National Election? Apart from the conduct itself being wrongful and deplorable, its timing is condemnable. FGN will find it difficult to convince any reasonable person that its assault against the CJN and by extension the judiciary is not aimed at emasculating that arm of the government and intimidating our Judges ahead of the 2019 National Elections. In our afore-referenced International Anti-Corruption Day Statement, the NBA had deplored “conducts that qualify as . . . political non-accountability, absence of transparency and impunity in public service.” The FGN’s conduct in this instance qualifies, amongst others, as “impunity in public service”.

7. As a final point, it is also difficult for a disinterested observer not to see a pattern of consistent assault by agencies of the FGN on the heads of the two independent arms of government, to wit, the legislature and the judiciary, starting with the prosecution of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, before the CCT and now, the ill-fated prosecution of the CJN before the same CCT. The impression must not be created that the agencies of the Executive arm of the FGN are interested in destabilizing and laying prostrate the other arms of the Government and in the process eliminating and destroying any and all voices of dissent and checks and balances. That is not desirable for the democracy that we strive to build neither is it good for the image of the Government.

We urge restraint on the part of Government and demand that the CCB follow due process in proceeding against the CJN by complying with Nganjiwa’s Judgment (supra) and other similar judicial precedents. This continuing attack on the justice sector must cease forthwith. FGN and its agencies must desist from debasing the rule of law.

Paul Usoro, SAN President

#PUttingYouFirst

helinues:
Waka pass the thread jejeli

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you have been walking all this while it is time for you to stand for what is right.

Ehiscotch:
It is because God didn't use him to retrieve the phone but the other guy. The OP wanted to be the hero (the solutionist) but God chose to use the other guy and the op is now reconsidering his stance on prayer.

That has been the major problem with the Blacks. I did by myself no team work.

I think there are many people who have not read meanings into the current position the election which is just but few weeks is moving.
Prior to this time, the ruling party have been lying in wait to see who emerges as the standard bearer of the PDP. This I believe would form a litmus test to the popularity of the candidate who will emerge to wrestle power with Buhari.
There were many rumors about the preferred candidate to clinch the PDP primary ticket and while many were having ease of mind hoping that the ticket would be given to the sokoto state governor because of the backing of the Rivers state governor, Wike, the unthinkable thing happened.
Many people never expected Atiku to clinch the ticket, but yes he did clinched the ticket and even went on to win with a very large margin. The victory of Atiku sent a very big discomfort to the camp of the APC because of various reasons. To add injury to salt, the hope of the APC that the PDP candidates would disintegrate after the primaries sent a more serious confusion seeing that the PDP presidential candidates decided to bury whatever the outcome was at the presidential primary and to support each other.
Ever since Atiku clinching the PDP ticket, the APC have been jittering, even more was the news that Atiku was to be given a US visa after reconciling with Obasanjo, his former boss. I think the APC must have seen what many Nigerians have not yet seen and have been scheming very well in other to remain in power.
First they have believed that the President would win overwhelmingly in the North West, and that he would have to battle for other regions with Atiku. However, with the increasing love to get Nigeria Working again, the APC are embarrassed to see the North West giving so much support to Atiku. This has unsettled the presidency who are now looking for any means possible to make sure they retain power. The appointment of Amina Zarkari is another pointer that the President is not lying low in their bit to retain power a move which has been criticized by many Nigerians.
I think a government campaigning for another term would have been doing so with achievements on ground however, this has never been the case with the APC. Rather, they have taken interest in telling Atiku to travel to the US. While I am not condemning their demand, my question however has been, will a man just go to a place without a reason? What would be the reason of Atiku going to the US, if he is so guilty then I think the Nigerian government should arrest and hand him over to the US government.
Not only have we suffered the most in recent years in this government, the government of the day have also paid deaf ears to the cries of the citizens it swore to protect being ravaged by the BoKo Haram and the Herdsmen. I think this is another issue that has caused the government of the day to loose interest of many Nigerians after all, who would want to vote for a president that would remain adamant to the plight of the citizens for another four years.
Atiku might not be an angel but he will surely put Nigeria in the path it truly deserves. There are many reasons I believe this
** He has been in business in many part of his life.
** He has shown to Nigerians with his blue print that he is ready to repair the damage being done by the present government.
I believe any right thinking Nigeria would not wish to waste his vote on Buhari who criticized removal of fuel subsidy by the government of Jonathan but has gone ahead to do so in his government.
I believe that a VOTE for ATIKU is a vote to get Nigeria moving to the right direction.
#ObidientlyAtikulated.

Abeg comot for road.

Weytin this man think say him dey talk

vote Atiku for a better Nigeria

we no go gree o we no go gree

buhari must go we no go Green

e sweet to know say everyone is Atikulated just waiting on election day to disgrace bubu.

franchasng:
Marrying a lady below 25yrs is suicide mission in our present time and in Nigeria especially.

Marry ladies above 25yrs, that's the age majority of Nigerian ladies start to develop sense

You are correct but even at that age they are easily laid by other men.

married women love sex these days

This is to tell you they have PDP at heart. PDP GIVING APC sleepless nights

He said those who vote don't have TVs. He is wrong totally.

Yes o Atiku is giving these guys sleepless nights.

Pepper dey pepper their body already

- The Department of State Services has
denied abducting Senator Melaye as
allegedly reported by some media (not
Legit.ng)
- The DSS said the police brought Melaye to
its medical facility for deserved attention
- The security agency assures Nigerians of
its commitment to professionalism and
respect for human rights in its operational
engagements
The Department of State Services (DSS)
has denied that its operatives abducted
Senator Dino Melaye as alleged in some
media.
A statement by the public relations
officer of the service, Peter Afunanya,
said that the police brought Dino to its
medical facility, the News Agency of
Nigeria (NAN) reports
“The service wishes to state that the
information, as being misrepresented by
sections of the media, is far from the
truth,” he said.
Afunanya added that there was no time
Dino was abducted by the service.
“The fact is that it was the police that
brought him to the DSS facility after
obtaining a 14-day detention warrant
with effect from January 9.
“The aim of bringing him to the service’s
facility is to complement police efforts in
giving the Senator a deserved medical
attention,” he said.
He explained that the service accepted
him in line with medical ethics and
spirit of inter-agency cooperation.
The spokesman said the clarification
became necessary to address the
allegation that hooded men suspected to
be DSS operatives abducted him from
the police hospital.
“The DSS, therefore, reiterates and
assures the public of its commitment to
professionalism and respect for human
rights in its operational engagements,”
he said.
Also, the police spokesman, acting DCP
Jimoh Moshood had earlier explained in
a statement that Dino was moved to the
DSS facility in Abuja, for further
medical attention.
Recall that Melaye collapsed after
surrendering to the police who had laid
an eight-day siege on his residence for
allegedly failing to honour its invitation
with regards to the accusation of
attempted culpable homicide.
Meanwhile, earlier report has it
that a source close to the Senator
Melaye said he had refused to be
admitted at the DSS medical facility
because he claimed he had no case with
the DSS.
Melaye's family members who lamented
the treatment given to the lawmaker
said they had not been told why he was
taken to the medical facility of the DSS
because he does not have a case with
the security agency.


https://www.legit.ng/1214932-dss-denies-abducting-senator-dino-melaye.html

hahahhahahaah .

PDP all the way

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If you cannot learn from people's success, you can indeed learn from their failures. There are 15 important lessons to learn from the performance of the current administration.

Warning: Please note that the writer is not a politician or a party affiliate. He is a leader, a management consultant,an author, a trainer and a citizen of the greatest black country in world-Nigeria
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*1. Have a plan before you set out to lead*.
The APC party never had a plan, they only had promises. It is easy to say I will make one dollar to one naira- that's a promise, but how do you make that happen was never mentioned. A plan is the road map to every achievement.

*2. Be honest with why you want to be a leader.*
The reasons they gave why they want to come into power and the incoming addressing of those reasons became totally different. How can you say "you are for nobody but for everybody" and end up recruiting people only from your region and your state having the largest share?

*3. Promise little, deliver more or Promise more and deliver little.*
They obviously had more promises than they could definitely deliver. Of all their about 21 core promises, their scorecard shows they have delivered very little. So if you want to achieve much, make few promises and over deliver!

*4. You cannot build a reputation on what you are going to do.*
Most of the gigantic promises were built on what to do, not what has been done in the past. People will not take you serious if you have all it's takes to perform and you are still promising or giving blame. Act, do, keep doing and keep going and best of all know where to go.

*5. The past cannot always determine the future.*
In the past as a military administrator, it is easier to make decrees and to rule with an iron fist and cover gross mistakes with threats and stringent military brutality. But Nigeria is not in military reign and can never go that way again. Past successes may sometimes not predict future ones if the man and his methods aren't changing. So if things are working change the method and if still not working change the machine if it's still not working, change the man.

*6. Never be partial.*
It is said that if dirt is too much in a blind man's soup he will know it's no longer crayfish. When you are swift in dealing with IPOB and proscribing them as terrorists and you then turn around to say that you don't know what to do to Fulani Herdsmen incessant killings, or you ask the people to pray about it, then you know the people are not blind, they know who and what you stand for. To succeed in LEADERSHIP you may need to step on the toes of those too close to you.

*7. He that must come to equity must come with clean hands.*
You cannot have people who have soiled their garments with oil in your showroom where you hope to sell brilliant white clothes. And you cannot turn a blind eye when your friend steals from the market place and then shout 'ole' or 'barawo' when you suspect your enemy. If you want to fight corruption, start from yourself, your circle, then the circle after that, and so it goes. Change comes usually as a spiral effect

*8. You can never make people rich or happy by sharing N10,000 to them.*
Not even a hundred thousand naira can do that, when indeed the roads you took to that place you shared the money are probably in bad shape. A man who used the ponmo he would have used to cook for his in-laws to make band and gives his in-laws fu-fu without meat, should know that when his in-laws are going they will go with his wife. It is better to teach people how to fish than to give them fish.

*9. Stop blaming your past.* You can't go forward until you get done with the past. If you keep blaming people on what you are asked to do, you end up becoming lame. Blame makes people lame. Humanity is lame today because of Adam's blame!

*10. Integrity is everything.*
Integrity is not when you are clean and clear in one area, integrity is wholistic. A man was wrongly given a carton of money instead of a carton of fish, and he returned it. To appreciate him the store owner, wanted the news to go out to mass media, but the man objected that because the woman that was with him the time he came to buy the fish was not his wife- he was actually cheating on his wife that day. So he's honest with not stealing, but not honest to his own wife. Integrity is doing what you say you would do, how you said you would do it and even when you said you would do it.

*11. Take decisions on time.* Decision taking is LEADERSHIP. If it's takes you forever to take a decision, when will you act on those decisions and when will you achieve your decision? One would have thought, the longer the decision, the better it is. But that's an hypothesis, not in reality. Sometimes the quicker the decision, the better it is. Strike the iron when it's hot!

*12. Use professionals.*
Not propagandists. The difference between a professional public servant and a hound of propagandists is what is the major difference between America and Nigeria. The American economy was built by professionals not propagandists. And no economy in the world was ever built on propaganda. Even China a Communist country relies on professionalism. So what 10 Lai Mohammed's cannot achieve, only one Liu He- the man in charge of China's economy can.

*13. Accept mistakes sincerely and don't cover them up with more excuses.*
A friend mentioned sometimes ago that excuse givers are good for nothing and I sincerely agree. If you make mistakes accept them as no one is infallible only GOD is. Hence you are not GOD, you shouldn't always defend your shortcomings. Those you are trying to showcase a defence to know your blind spots. They also know they have their own weaknesses. So why trying to play holy when indeed you can confess your sins and be forgiven.

*14. Listen to others, especially your wife.*
Your wife is the only one that can boldly tell you your mouth is smelling! The next person might be a honest friend. People might be feeling ashamed or thinking you might feel embarrassed when they tell you. But if you got honest people who tell you things rightly, rather than those who tell you only the right things they think you want to hear you will be a great leader.

*15. Don't surround yourself with only yes, yes people.*
Get feedbacks from your enemies, know what people think about your leadership from those who don't like you also. Talking positively all the time may lead to information diabetes and soon the system will need insulin.
In customer service delivery, we teach that the best feedback is the one given by your aggrieved customers. Products are well packaged, software becomes more secured as a result of feedback resources from the complaint box.

#Atikulated

TechCapon:
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APPLE MAY BECOME THE NEXT NOKIA OF THE SMARTPHONE INDUSTRY

It's no longer news that the value of Apple has dropped significantly. It used to be the most valuable company on earth, presently it is number 4. That is not all, the number of sales of the iPhone has additionally dropped significantly in China which is the organization's second-biggest market. Chief of Apple Tim Cook faulted the sharp decrease in deals to the trade tensions between China and the US. He conceded that there is a weak demand for the iPhones, particularly in China. Despite the fact that the trade tension might be part of the issue, there are more serious issues the organization is confronting. The truth of the matter is Apple phones are no longer the sparkling precious stones of smartphones it used to be a couple of years prior. The sooner the organization understands that the better.

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I’m very sure that Steve Jobs will not be so happy with the way things are going for his company right now. Don’t get me wrong, Apple is still a very rich company but it’s going down. In this post, techcapon will be outlining the problems of the company and why the company should take my advise and start slashing the prices of their phones if they want to compete.

THE RISE OF THE CHINESE SMARTPHONE INDUSTRY

When Apple started selling its products in China in 2009, it was the best phone in China at the time. Apple held that position for a number of years until the Chinese smartphone company became matured. Today, Apple is no longer the number one smartphone brand in China but number 5. Far behind the likes of Huawei, Oppo, Vivo, and Xiaomi. The Chinese smartphone companies are giving the people great designs as well as great features for half the price of the iPhone. Who wants to waste $1,000 on a phone that offers nothing special? It’s time for Apple to slash it’s smartphone prices.

THE ARRIVAL OF 5G TECHNOLOGY.

5G technology is here and a lot of Android smartphone makers such as Samsung, LG, Huawei, Oppo, Sony etc are getting set to launch their 5G smartphones. In the first quarter of 2019 smartphones with 5G will be released into the market. Apple is not ready, rather they said their first 5G smartphone will be coming in 2020. That’s one year late! If you are not ready to give buyers the latest technology, why are you demanding such an exorbitant price? It’s completely unreasonable. I’m sure that no one in their right mind will be happy to buy a phone with old 4G technology when 5G is just a few weeks away. It’s time for Apple to slash the price of the iPhone.

THE ONGOING WAR WITH QUALCOMM

The patent war between Qualcomm and Apple has affected Apple greatly. It has lead to the ban of many iPhone brands in China and Germany. Also, Qualcomm is also fighting to ban the sale of iPhone in the United States, it’s home country. This factor made Apple push out iOS updates prematurely to most of their smartphones in other to evade the China ban. The premature update rather caused a ridiculous security flaw in the iPhone. This flaw also caused buyers to avoid the smartphone like a plague. It’s time for Apple to slash the price of the iPhone.

NO ONE REALLY CARES ABOUT THE BRAND OF A SMARTPHONE ANYMORE

This one is very funny but true. Who would have thought that a name like Huawei will overtake the iPhone in the smartphone industry? Even Samsung is already panicking because Huawei is getting set to claim the number one spot this year 2019. It shows that people no longer care about the name of a phone anymore. They care about the designs and the features. Give the people a sleek, sexy design and a powerful, high performing smartphone, they will buy your product. Huawei is already taking over London and Europe. It’s time for Apple to slash the price of the iPhone.

Conclusion

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If Apple (AAPL) wants to compete in the smartphone market, they must swallow their pride and slash prices. Chinese companies, as well as other phone makers, are giving the fans everything we want in a smartphone for cheap prices. Goldman Sachs already says that Apple might become the next Nokia of the smartphone industry. I quite agree. If Apple does not retrace it’s steps and slash prices to half its current value, they may become the next Nokia of the smartphone industry. We all know the story of Nokia, the former giant of the industry until pride and greed consumed them.

source:https://techcapon.com/4-major-reasons-why-apple-must-slash-the-prices-of-the-iphone-now/

Why dwell so much on slash.

What do you want to say. I can't imagine you come out to critize the man who bank roll rivers money to support your party in 2015.

Obidiently Atikulated.

Start by removing Amina from the position you have appointed her.

#AtikulatedAlready