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Double Wahala crooner, Oritsefemi shared a recent
photo of his daughters Patience and Esther. And he
wrote:
“Feel the pain b4 the gain…i knw it’s not easy but
we have to…Happiness must visit u some day….so
be strong nd be ready.” 1 Like
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The Transition Committee set up to prepare the hand over note between the former Governor of plateau state and the current Governor of the state Bar. Simon Lalong has on Tuesday submitted its Findings to the State Government. In attendance during the presentation of the report include, the Speaker Plateau State house of Assembly, Peter Azi, former Deputy Governor, Dame Pauline Tallen, Ambassador Yahaya Kwande, Air Marshal Jonah Wuyep(rtd), General John Timlong(rtd), Prof. Gabriel Lombin, the Chairman Traditional Council of Chiefs, HRH Gbong Gwom Jos, Da Gyang Buba and other prominent Sons and Daughters of the state and Party stalwarts. Presenting the report, the Chairman of the Committee, and Deputy Governor of Plateau state, Prof. Sony Tyoden stated that the Committee headed by him has indicted the former Governor Jonah David Jang who left total of N222.3 billion debt by May, 2015 when left office. The report stated that; “The committee which was made up of 12 Central Committee Members and 188 other members was broken into 27 sub- committees, each handling a particular aspect of government operation. All the sub- committees completed their assignments and the report was today submitted on behalf of the members for government’s attention and necessary action.” “Because of the importance of some of the recommendations for the emplacement of good governance; the urgent need to address the issue of key appointments needed to steer the process of governance; and also the need to correct evident lapses in some actions and policies of government resulting in inequities and gross injustices, we urge that His Excellency should study our report carefully with a view to implementing the recommendations made herein,” the report stated. According to Prof. Tyoden in his report said that from the findings of the transition committee, plateau State has been rendered prostate, as he added thus; “As a result, the task ahead is not going to be easy, thus the need for the government and the people of Plateau State to brace up for the challenges ahead. As government prepares to take the hard decisions that will be required to correct the mistakes of the past and reposition government for the arduous task of rebuilding Plateau, the actions of government should be put in proper context.” According to the report of the committee it stated thus; “The government is not out on a vendetta to witch-hunt anybody, but it has a duty to correct whatever mistakes that might have been made, so that we can have a more prosperous and united future on a platform of equity, fairness and justice for all. Your Excellency, distinguished ladies and gentlemen, from our findings, we wish to observe that while governance between 2007 and 2011 can be said to have been conducted along familiar lines, with some semblance of respect for known rules of procedure and civilized democratic governance, after 2011, there was a sharp decline and the descent of governance to the level of bestiality, where impunity, nepotism, sectionalism became the order of the day, with dire consequences for good governance, the unity of state and the collective welfare of the vast majority of the people of Plateau State.” “For a poor state like Plateau, the management of government funds and finances left much to be desired. The committee encountered many instances of wanton irregular and doubtful expenditure, misapplication of funds and disregard for laid down known financial rules and regulations. Day-to-day administration witnessed the grotesque monopolization of power by a clique and the personalization of authority and the instruments of government. For instance, there was an individual who was a jack of all trades, who appropriated three titles to himself, each conveying separate and identifiable functions. He was a “Statistician- General”, a “Salary Administrator” and a “General Manager” all at the same time,” the report stated. “With such arrogance of power Your Excellency, you can imagine the damage that was visited on the process of governance. Moreso, when laid down rules and regulations and known governmental procedures were deliberately jettisoned and desecrated with impunity, resulting in a situation where government processes were reduced to the whims of individual government officials, with dire consequences for service delivery and good governance. This is as infrastructural development and road construction in particular, where some appreciable impact could be said to have been achieved, one cannot but be struck by the lopsidedness and selective distribution of such facilities and services, as 80% of such projects were located in a particular section of one senatorial district.” The Report further stated that; “Another cause for concern here also, is the penchant for the then government to bite more than it could chew, thus so many projects were embarked upon at the same time without a clear picture of the source to finance them, resulting in the large number of uncompleted projects that currently litter the city of Jos and its environs and a corresponding accumulation of unpaid certificates and bills on the table of the Accountant General.” The report stated thus; “While specific and general recommendations have been made in our report, I want to crave your indulgence to draw your attention and highlight a few areas of interest; First, is the issue of the need to settle the discrepancy between what the State got as income and what was left at the exit of the out gone government. From the records, between May 2007 and May 2015, the sum of N525.35 billion was the total income accruing to the State, statutory allocations inclusive, but the state was left with a debt of N222.3 billion by May, 2015. In other words, the sum of N747.65 billion could be said to have been expended on Plateau State citizens, in the last eight years. Looking at the State in its current condition, we are at a lost where all this money went to.” “Secondly, the Central Bank of Nigeria remitted the sum of N2billion to the coffers of Plateau State Government for the benefit of small and medium scale industries in the state. However, about 90% of this amount which was remitted to the state on the 17th of March, 2015 was drawn in two days (between 24th and 26th March 2015), for unexplained expenditure, without a single small and medium scale enterprise in the state benefitting from the money, yet the hand- over notes dated 29th May 2015, stated that the government was yet to access the fund. Third, and in addition, various sums totalling N6.1 billion were transferred from the accounts of SUBEB, SURE-P and Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, to State Government accounts, without justifiable explanations on how the funds were used “Fourthly, on the 27th of May 2015, four political appointees of a certain government agency who were not entitled to severance allowances as specified by the Revenue Mobilisation and Fiscal Commission, illegally paid themselves the sum of N30million, severance allowance. Five, the hand-over notes received from the proceeding government claimed the level of indebtedness of the government was N103.9 billion as of May, 2015. Our findings put the figure at N222.3 billion. Furthermore, what was left as credit in all the government accounts put together, was N93million.” “Sixthly, while the out gone government claimed to have spent N8.6 billion on the new government house at little Rayfield, our findings put the figure at N16.4 billion and work is still on-going. Seven, the sum of N28.2 billion was raised from the capital market on the eve of the departure of the former government ostensibly to refinance existing state loans in three commercial banks. Government will need to have a second look at the status of the projects covered by the bond. Eight, the sum of N420 million was said to have been released to Kaiser Trading House Ltd for the supply of fertilizers and the establishment of the fertilizer project in Foron. A visit to the site shows no development on ground, thus the need for further investigation on this transaction and project to know where the money went. Nine, in the same vein, the sum of N2.28 billion was said to have been invested in the Kuru Cassava project. While work has started at the site, there is need for further investigation to determine whether or not the amount of money said to have been expended, is commensurate with what is on the ground. In addition, the whereabouts of two containers with tools and imported equipment for the project which could not be traced by the committee need to be established.” “Ten, many appointments and promotions were made during the tenure of the preceding government and particularly before its departure that did not follow due process. To rejuvenate the Civil Service and boost morale among our workers, such appointments and placements will need to be reviewed, giving due cognizance to seniority, merit and State character. Eleven, given the lean resources at the disposal of government, it is the view of the committee that the structure of government might need to be reconsidered and trimmed down, while government needs to rethink the continuation of some practices and patronages that add no evident value to the welfare of the people of Plateau State. Twelve, some institutions of government demonstrated institutional weakness giving rise to the series of abuses of procedure and office witnessed during the tenure of the last regime. “The membership of such government institutions and agencies will need to be reassessed to place square pegs in square holes and to create a basis for functional efficiency in government. Thirteen, it is a cause for concern that despite the hype on the use of biometric technology to unravel the exact number of civil servants in the employment of the Plateau State government, two years later and after the heavy investment on the exercise, we still do not know how many workers we have and the exercise seems unending. Government should take a closer look at the whole biometric exercise and determine whether the investment has been worth it and take necessary action. Your Excellency, as can be seen from the nature of some of the issues highlighted above, there may be need to set up more specialized technical or audit committees and the engagement of security agencies to conduct further investigation. This we suggest should be done as soon as possible. Furthermore, sir, we need to buttress the point that though governance is a continuous process, government must be guided by what is in the best interest of the State. Plateau has suffered enough, we need to look forward and move as a family, united by brotherhood and commitment, to enthrone fairness, equity and justice which are the hallmarks of good governance.” Source: Www.universalreporters.com |
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The Plateau Government has secured N9.5 billion loan for payment of arrears of salaries and pensions. The Director of Press Affairs, Mr Emmanuel Nanle, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Jos on Tuesday. “ We have secured a loan from a commercial bank to pay salaries and pensions owed workers by the last administration. We secured the loan in two instalments. “ The Gov. Smon Lalong administration inherited seven months’ salary arrears at N1.7 billon per month. We used the loan to pay three months salaries arrears and also paid pensions claims for two months totaling N1.2 billion ,’’ he said. Nanle said that workers were currently being paid another one month salary arrears, and blamed the delay on the ongoing staff verification exercise. He, however, said that “ only one month subvention ’’ had been received by the Lalong administration since it came in May 29. He said that the second month’s subvention was trapped by banks on account of loans government inherited from the previous administration. The director said the issue was being sorted out so that the subvention would get into government account. Nanle said that the N9.5 billion loan secured by the Lalong administration was being converted into a Federal Government bond to avoid a situation where future subventions would be equally be trapped. He clarified that the state had not received any bailout from the Federal Government, and explained that what it got was statutory allocation from the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) which also went into the payment of salary arrears. Source: Www.viewpointnigeria.com |
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President
Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a
Presidential Advisory Committee on Corruption
headed by Professor Itse Sagay, a prominent
professor of law and civil rights activist.
A statement by the Special Adviser on Media
and Publicity Femi Adesina said “the committee
would advise the current government on the
prosecution of the war against corruption and
the implementation of required reforms in
Nigeria’s criminal justice system.”
Other members of the Committee include
Professor Femi Odekunle, a professor
of Criminology at the Ahmadu
Bello University; Dr. (Mrs) Benedicta Daudu,
an Associate Professor of International Law at
the University of Jos; Prof. E. Alemika,
a Professor of Sociology at the University of
Jos; Professor Sadiq Radda, Professor of
Criminology at Bayero University in Kano State;
and Hadiza Bala Usman, a Civil Society Activist.
The final
member, Professor Bolaji Owasanoye of
the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal
Studies, will double as the committee’s
Executive Secretary
The group is also expected to develop
comprehensive interventions for achieving its
recommended reforms, the statement said.
Mr. Adesina also announced that in support of
the Federal Government’s efforts, a $5
million Anti-Corruption and Criminal Justice
Reform Fund has been established by three
international development partners: the Ford
Foundation, MacArthur Foundation and Open
Society Foundation.
The Fund is aimed at assisting the
implementation of key components of the
Action Plan and the work of the Presidential
Advisory Committee.
The fund will be managed by Trust Africa, an
international development Civil
Society Organisation with a program presence
in more than 25 African countries. |
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I know their airfoce base because that was where she dropped. |
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I boarded a kekenapep to my office this morning & i met this airforce babe in her uniform and I said "hi" but she didn't answer. so everybody kept quite till she got to her destination, she dropped and was paying the driver then i noticed her purse at where she sat down and i immediately said in a soft voice "hello, look" but before I could finish she shouted and started insulting me saying "You dey craze, you no dey see woman leave am ba, carry your wahala dey go" Then I kept quite and the kekenapep man continued our journey. when i got to the office and opened the purse behold her airforce ID Card was inside with four ATM cards of different banks. What are the consequences of her misplacing the card? |
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Nigerians are just too stupid :PNin are just too stupid |
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They were seen transporting themselves on top of a train.
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Just watched on NTA network news that the Ooni of ife is very much alive, people should debunk the rumour of his death... More reports coming soon. Source; Ntanews
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This humanlike creature was seen at downing street in London today. Some people say it is the falling angel they've been hearing about.
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tpiadotcom:I'm watching a Phillipian movie and i saw something that i want to clarify. |
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Does Nigeria has any serious punishment for identity theft ![]() |
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I saw this pictures at JOS museum yesterday and i decided to share it on nairaland. The film titled "Palava" is the first film to be shot in Nigeria by the Britains around the early 1900s. It was shot in plateau state, Nigeria. It features the Ngas people, Berom, Mangu and Irigwe People.
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This is a picture of the special adviser on media & publicity to the president, updating NTA from the United States of America via SKYPE.
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The senate of the federal republic of Nigeria this evening postponed its resumption of plenary after a little recess from Tuesday 21st July 2015 to Tuesday 28th July 2015. Source: NTA NEWS |
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Three armed robbers were arrested by the special anti robbery squad(SARS) of the nigerian police in Ibadan. The suspects confessed that they are experts in snatching cars. Below are also the photos of the cars that was found in their possession. Source: NTA IBADAN
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It was recalled that The DSS operatives laid siege on the residence of Sambo Dasuki. Lets look at the following statements that came out after the incidence. Please lets be objective: 1. After the search, they left his house on the basis that they couldn't find anything incriminating.... So my question is, was there another search that was conducted in Dasuki's house again yesterday? 2. The director general of the SSS said he was not aware of anything related to the search in Sambo Dasuki's residence. My question is, how can a very serious issue of this nature happen without the "Oga At The Top's" order & knowledge? 3. Who gave the officers a go ahead? 4. Why is Buhari pretending as if he doesn't know anything that is happening? |
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jamace:Hahahahhahahahahahahaha, my brother i love myself ooo. |
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I saw these two policemen fighting at angwan rukuba market in jos because of money..... What is Nigeria turning too? I had to snap from a distance, so that they won't start with me!!! Lol
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Eto baba.... Old lamingo road |
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flooded area in Jos today that took away two houses.
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funnyme:At Crest Hotel, Jos...... Near Old Airport Junction!!!! |
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What do you think about this proposal ![]() 1 Like
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This picture of barrack Obama is way before he even thought of entering the white house. What do you think guys ![]()
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Mogidi:Lols |
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Do you think that president Obama is inviting Buhari in order to persuade him to sign Gay marriage into law? Pls state your views... |
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These were the two churches that were burnt in jos.... Source: http://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/north-central/186181-jos-bomb-blasts-angry-protesters-burn-churches-police.html 2 Shares
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