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For all the years that his party was in
opposition, Alhaji Lai Mohammed was a thorn
in the flesh of the then ruling Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP). As his party’s
spokeman, he took on PDP on every issue.
Now that the All Progressives Congress (APC)
is in power, Mohammed has not lost steam.
He is still firing from all cylinders. In this
interview, he speaks on why President
Muhammadu Buhari is biding his time before
appointing ministers; the row over INEC chair
and other issues. Musa Odosimokhe reports.
Why has the President not appointed ministers
over two months after he assumed office?
Frankly speaking, I think we will be unfair to
the President on the issue of ministerial
appointment. The President was elected for a
term of four years. If he spends four months
planning what he is going to do in four years,
I don’t think it is out of place. When you
appoint ministers, they don’t come to office
with their own agenda. Ministers are handed
the government agenda and party
manifestoes to implement. It is the
government that says this is my blueprint.
This is what I want you to do in education,
health or agriculture. We all agree that
ministers can as well contribute to it. It is the
responsibility of the government or President
to have a blueprint. It is the blueprint that the
ministers are going to implement. In the past,
ministers had been appointed within two or
three months that the president assumed
office, but what has been the result? What
has been happening is that they are either
removed, reshuffled or you have to relieve
some of them because they cannot perform.
The President as far as I am concerned was
short-changed by the last administration. The
Transition Committee that he set up was not
allowed to function the way it should. In
short, handover notes were not handed over
to us until May 26. It was then that we knew
what we were inheriting. That is why the
President is taking his time, calling every
ministry, and asking to be briefed. Again,
there has been some useful effect to not
appointing the ministers because if they have
been in place, the President will not have
access to the information he has. The
permanent secretary would have reported to
the Ministers. The perm secretary would not
be able to see the president directly, except
through their ministers. All the information
that we are hearing about $600 million being
diverted might have been buried. The
information by the Ministry of Mineral
Resources that touts have taken control of
the industry, if that kind of briefing had not
taken place, the people will not get to know. I
think Nigerians should look beyond this
obsession for ministers. At the end of the
day, the President will be held responsible for
the quality of his policy. And it will not be a
credit to him that he appointed ministers
within one month and things did not work. I
believe that the President is being thorough,
very meticulous because he really wanted to
know what he is inheriting before he appoints
ministers. Basically, if he appoints ministers
today without knowing what is on ground,
what is the brief that the President is going
to give? All the report that the President is
getting is forming part of the blueprint that
he is working on. He has promised us
September and it is just around the corner.
Does that explain why he has not also
appointed the Chief of Staff, SGF etc?
You see, The Chief of Staff and the Secretary
to the Government of the Federation (SGF),
are people that relate daily with the
President. So, the President must appoint
people that he has confidence in. I believe
that the President has the prerogative to
choose who he wants. If he has not found a
suitable person, they should give him more
time. At the end of the day he would be held
accountable for any decision he takes. He has
assured us, and I am sure when he will come
out with the appointment, Nigerians will
applaud him. They will applaud him, just like
they applauded the appointment of the MD of
NNPC.
Nigerians and investors are worried that there
is no clear cut policy direction of government
on the economy for now; what path is
government towing?
I think the economic direction of the
government is very clear, even from the
manifesto of the party and also from the
steps taken by our government. When people
say they are worried about the economic
direction or policy of the government, I begin
to wonder what the problem is because the
action that has been taken, would determine
largely the economic direction of government.
Nigeria’s economy depends on oil, for the 70
per cent of its total revenue. Unless you get
that industry right, the entire economic policy
will wobble. I think getting the reform in the
petroleum sector right, has been the pointer
to what government direction is heading. Not
only do we a have world acclaimed reformer
and expert at the helm of affairs in the NNPC
today, but we have also taken certain bold
steps. This shows that even the refineries
that were not supposed to be working, by
2016 they will reach 90 per cent capacity.
And when you look at the economy today,
what you spend on oil accounts for more than
40 per cent of your foreign exchange
expenditure. Now, if you get your oil industry
right, with the refineries working, you need to
import less. And then you also spend less
money. The Federal Government has issued a
statement directing everybody to pay into
Treasury Single Account (TSA). If you ask
me, what is the economic direction of this
government? I will say transparency and
accountability.
Can the refineries be optimally utilized to set
the economy in the right direction?
As a matter of fact the Kaduna refinery is
capable of producing five million litres per
day and that is at a loss.
Is it not better to sell them to people who can
run them? What about the subsidy issue being
raised regularly?
I don’t share your position. Take the issue of
timing, there was a time in this country, when
the refineries were working and we were
exporting refined products. So, why can’t we
go back to that era? Without prejudice to
those who want to set up refineries, if we sell
these refineries today, if they work in the
hands of the new owner, it is either they
improved on their equipment or the work
ethic has changed. I don’t think selling is the
only solution. It can work, and we can reach
the capacity of 20 million litres a day. I think
it will solve our problem. Nigerians don’t even
know how much fuel they consume in a day.
We are told it is 30 other say 40 million but
all we know is that when we reviewed the
package only five companies were involved,
now it became seven. What Buhari has read
and there has been of lot of literature on this,
he is yet to be convinced whether there is
subsidy or not. If we refine oil locally, the
issue of subsidy will not arise at all. Today, if
we import the entire 40 million litres that we
need, it means we are subsidising the entire
40 million litres if there is any at all. But, if
our refineries start working, if we need to
import at all, it is only the balance that we
are going to import. We seem not to
understand the mathematics, when oil was
selling at $140 per barrel, Okonjo-Iweala told
Nigerians that we were subsidising with N72
per litre. She said this is because the cost of
crude accounts for 80 percent of the cost of
refined product. Therefore, if we are paying
subsidy of N72, when oil was sold at N140,
the subsidy that will be available now, when
oil is sold at N50 or under N50, should be an
improvement. The President wants to be sure
that where there is subsidy at all and if there
is how do we cure it. And the best way to
cure it in my view is your local production
capacity. So far, he has not been convinced
on the argument for subsidy removal. The
issue of subsidy is not a close issue. There
are many schools of thought on the issue.
Members of the PDP have accused the
President of being selective in the anti-
corruption war; how accurate is the allegation?
The President has said no member of my
party will escape justice. Now, people,
especially PDP members are saying the war
against corruption is selective. That only PDP
former governors are being probed and I said
it is not true. Murtala Nyako was an APC
governor, he is facing the EFCC. Silva, Goje
are under probe, so that argument is not
valid. The truth of the matter is that if there
is going to be a probe, and it is going to
affect everybody, for every one APC member,
there will be 10 PDP. Let us face the truth,
who were on the board of NNPC were they
APC people? How many governors did APC
have compared to PDP? Even at the height of
our glory, we had only 14 governors, they had
22 governors. Who had been in power for 16
years? Who made all the appointments? It is
only natural that they should top the list.
What do you make of the row over the acting
INEC chair, Mrs. Amina Zakari, who Prof. Jega
handed over to? The PDP is insinuating that
she was given the job to manipulate the
forthcoming governorship elections in Bayelsa
and Kogi States.
People are not seeing the appointment of
Hajia Amina Zakari in correct perspective of
the law. They are not divorcing the person of
Mrs. Zakari from her position as a national
commissioner. The Constitution is very clear
on who can be the chairman of INEC. The
President alone can nominate the chairman
of INEC. And the only condition attached to
it, is that he must be a person of integrity
and must not be under 50 years. Look at Mrs.
Zakari, forget that she was a national
commissioner. The President could today like
Jonathan did the other time, pick somebody
from outside the commission and make that
fellow the chairman of INEC. It is also clear
that if he can make a substantive
appointment, he can also make an acting
appointment. In other word, he can nominate
the chairman of INEC. The law also inferred
that I can nominate whoever is going to be
the acting chairman. There is no law that
says that the acting chairman must be an
INEC commissioner. Mrs. Zakari, and I keep
telling them this argument would have held
water if she is a new appointee by us. Mrs.
Zakari was appointed by the PDP
government. Whether she is related to Buhari
or not is irrelevant. We met her there; she
was the most senior and Jega handed over to
her. When her tenure expires she just became
an ordinary Nigerian like me and you. Her
appointment as acting INEC chairman has
nothing to do with her past as a former
national commissioner. Just like Buhari could
have appointed you in acting capacity. And
unless they can tell me, if the law gives him
power to appoint a substantive, that he
cannot appoint an acting chairman. They
know and are only being mischievous. It
would have even been a different case, it the
law says that only a national commissioner
can become the chairman. The we would say,
you cannot become chairman because your
tenure has expired. When Jega was
appointed, he was from the university.
As to the elections in Kogi and Bayelsa, a
President must never be intimidated. Once
you are convinced of the correctness of your
position, you have checked with the Ministry
of Justice and you have not violated the law,
no matter the noise, just remain focused. And
that is where the issue of Mrs. Zakari comes
again, she is not our appointee, we met her in
office. There is no record that she has been
biased. But, if you allow them to intimidate
you, the next person you are going to bring,
won’t that person be an appointee of the
President?
What is the guarantee that the elections in
Kogi and Bayelsa will be free and fair? In
addition, what are you doing about electoral
reform?
If you had listened to the President, he keeps
saying that there will be free and fair
elections under him. For the electoral reform,
if not for the adoption of the Permanent
Voter’s Card (PVC) and the Card Reader, he
would have not won. Clearly, we will uphold
the innovation. Our government is going to
improve on the level of transparency that
helped us to get to power. The President has
said so, even in his inaugural address that the
electoral reform will ensure that henceforth,
government will be elected solely on the
wishes of the people of Nigeria. I don’t think
the government is going to micro-manage any
particular agency responsible for election. We
came to power on the back of a ‘free and fair
election'; I think it is morally right to ensure
that the elections do not come short of
expectations.
What have been the President achievements
since assuming office?
If you look at the areas which we have based
our campaign, security, corruption and
economy, I think he has achieved a lot in
these areas. If you look at the area of
security, he has succeed in channelling
international, national and regional supports in
the fight against Boko Haram. We now have a
rejuvenated Nigeria army, that is far more
purposeful and mechanical to tackling the
challenge of Boko Haram. We now have the
Multi-national Joint Force (MNJF) to combat
the insurgents. We have been able to impress
it on the US to review its law to allow their
troops to come and train our personnel to
combat the menace. We are of the view that
Boko Haram cannot only be combated with
weapons, but we are looking at the underlying
causes of what have made the ideology
attractive to young men. This we believe is
the economy, the lack of jobs and things like
that. I think it is a step in the right direction
that the Vice President is visiting the
Internally Displaced Persons (IDP), to give
them hope. I think the facility by the World
Bank of $2.1 billion will go a long way in
making the Boko Haram fight successful.
It is true that in recent time there have been
cases of suicide bombings in the Northeast,
anybody who is familiar with insurgency
phenomenon, will know that it normally
happens when insurgency is on its way out. A
year ago, about 14 local governments were
under the full control of Boko Haram in Borno
State alone. They had their emirs and
collected taxes, they even hoisted their own
flags, today you cannot find such a thing.
But Jonathan was able to handle them…
There is no doubt Jonathan did a lot, but we
kept the pace. We could have lost territories
back to them, but we have not lost one inch.
We have been able to dislodge them from the
Sambisa Forest. What we have now is lone
suicide bombers. I believe that the new crops
of Service Chiefs, many of them have
intelligence backgrounds which they will
deploy to the combat.
On the economy, I think the trip to the US
has been largely successful. We have been
able to get commitment in the area of power,
agriculture and health. We have been able to
secure almost $11.5 billion commitment and
we have been able to get 20 committed
business interests of international repute to
invest in our economy. Locally on the
economic side too, I think we must give
credit to the government for the bailout
package. Without it many of the states would
have been on strike by now. There would
have been massive industrial unrest. What the
President did much more, I think is the
restructuring of the commercial bank loan for
20 years tenure. Most state governments
were choked, they were spending between 20
and 30 per cent of the allocation servicing
debts. Now, they have enough money not
only to pay salaries but to embark on
projects.
I think in the area of transparency and
accountability, he has encouraged lots of
people, to come and invest in Nigeria. The
cost of doing business in Nigeria is now far
cheaper than it used to be. Again, the
President’s directive that all payments be
made into a treasury single account will also
help in enhancing the economy.
On the war against corruption, the President
has achieved a lot. He is one person that has
the political will. And sincerely there is
enough laws in Nigeria to address the issue
of corruption and bad government but what
has always been lacking is the political will to
tackle it. There is no new head in ICPC or
EFCC but all of a sudden they have reopened
all cases, all because there is a man at the
top that will not stop them from doing what
they ought to do. |
donholy28:but in a presidential system of government, there are only two Federating unit I.e d federal n state government while d local government is just a sub-set of d state government n dat is why only d States can determine the creation of new local government, that is why dey use common purse n dat is why States conduct local government elections on its own |
President Muhammadu Buhari has concluded
plans to recover all government property still in
possession of government officials who served
under former President Goodluck Jonathan.
The government assets including vehicles,
buildings, generator sets and others were said to
still be in the possession of the former
government officials weeks after they left office.
Irked by the development, Buhari was said to
have set up a committee made up of civil
servants and security agencies to identify and
recover the unreturned public assets from the
former political appointees.
The development is in continuation of ongoing
efforts of the President to reclaim as much of
Nigeria’s stolen resources as possible.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on
Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu,
confirmed the development to journalists on
Sunday.
He said, “That is precisely the case. Even here
at the Presidential Villa, there are cars and other
property belonging to the government which are
yet to be returned.
“The property belong to the Nigerian people. We
are not trying to humiliate anyone by asking
them to return their cars or houses.”
The presidential spokesman however did not
disclose the identities of former government
officials said to be still in possession of
government property.
But he expressed the conviction that the
committee set up by the President would recover
all the government assets.
When asked whether the state and local
governments were facing similar challenges with
retrieving government property from their
predecessors, Shehu said he was not in a
position to confirm or deny this.
He added, however, that he would not be
surprised if that was the case, as this attitude of
holding on to government property even after
leaving office must be a natural outcome of the
culture of impunity that has prevailed in Nigeria
over the past years of the Peoples Democratic
Party’s rule.
“But change has come. That is why we have to
do things differently now. Imagine how much
Nigeria will save by retrieving and re-using these
government properties instead of purchasing new
ones for new government officials,” he said.
"The punch" |
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has
said that it has no doubt President
Muhammadu Buhari was in support of
the All Progressives Congress’ criticism
of the peace committee headed by
former head of state, Abdulsalami
Abubakar.
The committee met with the president
last week and reportedly cautioned Mr.
Buhari over probing the Goodluck
Jonathan administration, a suggestion
the APC lambasted in a statement
afterwards.
The PDP suggested it was Mr. Buhari who
made details of the meeting the
committee had with him, available to the
APC.
“The intolerance of the APC and the
glaring insensitivity of this government,
in spite of the outcries of well-meaning
Nigerians against their undemocratic
leanings, raise fears about the future of
our democracy and the general health of
our dear nation,” the PDP said.
“For example, how can we begin to
explain the venom and disparagement
with which the APC has been attacking
our highly revered national leaders in
the National Peace Committee, which has
as members, former Head of State, Gen.
Abdulsalami Abubakar, the Sultan of
Sokoto, His Eminence, Alhaji Sa’ad
Abubakar, respected clerics; Archbishop
John Onaiyekan and Bishop Matthew
Hassan Kuka, retired justices of superior
records as well as others highly
respected patriotic Nigerians, for daring
to counsel Buhari’s government on some
observed undemocratic tendencies and
processes.
“The crass attacks are more astonishing,
considering the much appreciated role
these great Nigerians played in ensuring
a peaceful and violence free 2015
general elections.
“This is especially as we have no reason
to believe that such weighty attacks from
the President’s party can come without
his approval, more so as the APC
spokesman, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who
authored the statements was not part of
the meeting between the President and
the Peace Committee.
The PDP said it has carried out a review
of the political developments in the
country since the APC took office, and
was alerting all Nigerians and the
international community that all is not
well with the nation’s democracy.
The party said this fear is derived from
the facts of some conscious actions and
inactions of the President Muhammadu
Buhari-led APC government that
undermine critical institutions of
democracy, emasculate the constitution
and ostensibly set the stage for a return
of dictatorial regime in Nigeria.
PDP National Publicity Secretary, Olisa
Metuh, in a statement on Sunday said
despite claims of being a converted
democrat, President Buhari has allowed,
under his watch, incessant violation of
sections of the nation’s constitution, a
development that has become a huge
threat to democracy and the stability of
the nation.
“For instance, how can this government
explain the fact that a major institution
of democracy like the Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC)
has been deliberately debilitated to the
extent that it can no longer perform its
statutory responsibility for lack of
quorum?
“Nigerians are aware that before his
tenure expired on June 30th, the former
INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega
wrote to President Buhari, intimating
him of the fact that the tenure of
majority of the national commissioners
will expire before August, yet the
President never acted, resulting in the
present crisis in the commission, where
more than 80% out of the statutory 13
members remain vacant, even as eleven
states of the federation are also without
Resident Electoral Commissioners.
“We note that this anomaly is in
addition to the uncertainty surrounding
the controversial appointment of an
Acting Chairman of INEC in the person
of a national commissioner whose
tenure has since expired, not minding
that there is no provision for an acting
chairman of INEC in our constitution.
“This development has completely
enervated the commission from carrying
out its functions as stipulated in part 1
of 3rd schedule of the 1999 constitution
as amended, thereby putting our
electoral system under severe threat.
“We ask, if not for a possibility of an
ulterior motive to inject a constitutional
crisis and undermine the nation’s
democracy, why should President Buhari
wait to be urged before he upholds his
responsibility of forwarding
replacements to the Senate for
confirmation so as to enable the
commission effectively carry out its
constitutional responsibilities to the
nation?
“Could this be a ploy by the APC-led
government to use a decapitated INEC to
conduct the forthcoming governorship
elections in Kogi and Bayelsa to pave
way for their planned ‘capture’ of the
two PDP states?
“Is the weakening of INEC not part of the
plot to use the commission to put the
PDP in precarious position in various
electoral tribunals to the advantage of
the APC?
“Furthermore, Nigerians are witness to
the undue interferences of the
Department of State Services (DSS) in the
activities of election tribunals in Rivers,
Akwa-Ibom and other PDP states, where
electoral officers are being harassed,
intimidated and detained, ostensibly to
influence judgments against the PDP.
“Akin to these are reported cases of
abuse of security agencies by the APC-
led government. Of particular note is the
July reprehensible sealing of Rivers state
local councils by the Police, who also
barred members of caretaker
committees, that were duly appointed by
the state government to take charge of
the councils following the
pronouncement of the court.
“Also, of grave concern is the adamant
stance of this administration in running
a government without the statutory
components of a full cabinet as
prescribed by the constitution, even
when the negative consequences of this
strange and totalitarian tendency are
taking serious toll on the economy and
the polity in general.
“The intolerance of the APC and the
glaring insensitivity of this government,
in spite of the outcries of well-meaning
Nigerians against their undemocratic
leanings, raise fears about the future of
our democracy and the general health of
our dear nation.
“The PDP and indeed all discerning
Nigerians are therefore left with no
other option than to conclude that there
is a clear agenda to undermine critical
institutions of democracy, intimidate
Nigerians and pave way for dictatorship
in the land.
“In view of the developments, the PDP,
as a party that nurtured and sustained
democracy in Nigeria for 16 years,
beckons on all lovers of democracy
within and outside the country, to rise
up to the occasion and impress it on
President Buhari and his APC to imbibe,
in its totality, the tenets of democracy
and the rule of law in the general
interest of our dear nation.
“In raising this alarm about disturbing
national issues, we however wish to
reiterate our earlier position that the
PDP, as a responsible and patriotic
political party, is not in anyway averse
to the fight against corruption, as long as
it is carried out within the ambits of the
due process of the law.
“Our nation is a state built on the
principles of freedom and social justice;
the essentials of democracy, where
‘sovereignty belongs to the people, from
whom government, through the
constitution derives all its powers and
authority’ for the good of all,
irrespective of creed, class, political,
ethnic or gender considerations; tenets
that must be protected and upheld at all
times.
“Finally, we call on some well-meaning
Nigerians who have found themselves in
the APC, especially, those who at one
time or the other, were pupils of the
teachings and visions of the founding
fathers of the PDP, to rise above the
shallowness of their temporary enclave
and join in this major defence of
democratic ethos”. |
ladyF:That would have easy if we collect wages in Nigeria n not salaries |
Am seeing a man city win though n it's due to d rumblings abt d medical staff at Chelsea |
erico2k2:I no wan believe am oo |
While it may be too early to be a title decider, the match between Manchester City and Barclays Premier League defending champions Chelsea, on Sunday at the Etihad will still be used as a marker. City were in cruise control against West Brom last Monday while Chelsea had all sorts of challenges with Swansea at Stamford Bridge.The medical staff saga is still rumbling with Jose Maurizio deciding not to issue any apology to his medical staff, whom he branded ‘naïve’ for running unto the pitch to treat Eden Hazard Jose and Chelsea will be five points behind their main title rivals with just two matches gone so you could expect not only the London bus at the Etihad on Sunday afternoon but an accompanying of Roman Abramovich’s large yacht. Manuel Pellegrini must therefore have prepared his team for how to break down the armada while Maurizio must have prepared for a smash and grab affair. 3 things that will decide the match… Sergio Aguero being fit For City’s first match, Aguero came off the bench and showed he was still lacking some sharpness after his extended holiday after the Copa America, for which he represented Argentina and they got to the final. The 26- goal striker is still the main talisman for Pellegrini and if he is fit and raring to go then Mourinho could be under more pressure after the 90 minutes. Eden Hazard’s mood Last week against Swansea, Hazard showed a side that many thought he had outgrown – nonchalance. He did not start playing until 15 minutes to the end of the encounter as Chelsea, down to 10 men chased an unlikely win. City captain and fellow Belgian, Vincent Kompany says ‘immediately Hazard starts running, then there is chaos’. Mourinho will be expecting a big performance from his talisman at the Etihad on Sunday. Yaya Toure vs. Nemanja Matic Toure seemed to be back to his swashbuckling self in the thrashing of West Brom as he combined very effectively with David Silva, scoring a peach of a goal but against Chelsea, he will come up against a Matic, who did not play well in the first match of the season. One thing that is sure is that Toure will not have the kind of licence he had last Monday and that Matic would raise his game. Managers’ Quotes “We’re playing against champions, against one of the team that has chances to win the title, so to try to win the three points at home is very important and try to be a bigger Club in all senses. – Manuel Pellegrini “This season we tried to go in another direction. We went for a slower start, with a short pre-season. We know what we are doing, but clearly some didn't react as well as we expected.” – Jose Mourinho |
95.88 hectares of land in Abuja? Dis guy learnt stealing from Obasanjo but he took it to another level entirely.. Never again shall we have such a man as president |
How many times we go bombard dat forest sef? |
At last something good done cum out of osun |
Most of us see nail-biting as evidence that a
person is nervous and stressed-out - but tht
might not be the case.
Instead, compulsive nail biters are perfectionists
- and bite their nails when they’re bored or
dissatisfied.
University of Montreal researcher Kieron
O’Connor said, ‘We believe that individuals with
these repetitive behaviours maybe
perfectionistic, meaning that they are unable to
relax and to perform task at a ‘normal’ pace.
‘They are therefore prone to frustration,
impatience, and dissatisfaction when they do not
reach their goals.
‘They also experience greater levels of boredom.’
University of Montreal researchers interviewed 48
people with repetitive behaviours such as nail-
biting - and then exposed them to situations
designed to provoke stress or boredom.
In the ‘boredom’ part, the volunteers were simply
left alone in a room for five minutes - and
researchers noticed they were more prone to
nail-biting at that time. |
SouthernBreeze:just like they said PDP will rule Nigeria for 50years, u still don't understand d mentality of Nigerian voters abi, dey always want to go with d power in d center except for d West where dey enjoy being opposition. |
No fewer than 570 key members of the Peoples
Democratic Party in Bayelsa State are planning
to dump the party for the All Progressives
Congress on Saturday (today).
But an association within the PDP in the state
called the Unity Group begged the aggrieved
members to reconsider the move.
The group made the appeal at a news
conference in Yenagoa on Friday against the
backdrop of mass defections of prominent
members of the party to the APC.
Addressing journalists on Friday, Coordinator,
PDP Unity Group, Mrs. Marie Ebikake, urged the
aggrieved members not to defect to another
party.
Ebikake, a former Commissioner for Transport in
the state, who was recently relieved of her
position because of her alleged closeness to the
former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, said
the group was committed to the unity and
resolution of the crisis confronting the PDP.
She said, “We cannot deceive ourselves. Some of
our people have vowed to go to the APC. We
want to use this medium to appeal to them to
return. The home they have built, they cannot
allow it to collapse.
“We are a group in the Bayelsa State PDP that is
committed to the unity of our party, particularly
after the outcome of the recent general
elections.
“We believe that losing power at the centre after
16 years should unite rather than divide us. We
salute the commitment of our members and
supporters in the last 16 years.
“However, we are not oblivious of the most
recent defections from our great party in Bayelsa
State to the opposition APC. We cannot also
pretend to be unperturbed of the planned
defection of our esteemed members on Saturday
(today) in Yenagoa.
“There is no doubt that some of these defectors
are men and women of high political substance
and pedigree who have contributed to our past
achievements.” |
Omotayor123:so hw d celebration go b nao? |
Omotayor123:so hw d celebration go b nao? |
jack67:That is too childish, u can do better dan dat |
TheSonOfMark:WERE or sorry na wailers dem dey call una, I know sey na person wey u go use get likes u dey find but sorry to disappoint u, I will make u work hard for the likes... |
Omotayor123:were u born in d month of August? |
TheSonOfMark:the most foolish thing to do is to pick up a fight with someone on social media without his true identity, it makes u look like a mad man trying to fight with air, d more he does it the more people see him as a mad man, keep it coming, it won't grow on my body..... |
Rilwayne001:my brother sometimes we need to be silent to some of their rants, u know silent is Golden, let's just keep praying dat PMB succeeds and we all reap the good fruit of his administration.. |
TheSonOfMark:“When you wrestle with a pig, the pig gets happy and you get dirty.” |
All this thing na logic, if PMB performs, tackle corruption to a reduced level, creates employment, n separates government from religious activities like he is doing, it only means there will b less income for the church, no more jamboree trips sponsored by government, youths will get engaged n therefore only few will attend churches, cos I don't think u can have a job dat gives u good pay n u will b attending church service everyday, n also people who give millions as tithe n donate millions to church will stop cos they know they are being watched, so people should understand our MOGs worries too. |
Please who has seen Doyin Okupe.? The political 'Abobaku "of Goodluck Jonathan |
barcanista:moniker nikan ko Monica ni, oga pack well joo, wen una dey do am for berem, wen she b opposition e dey sweet una, Una never see anything. |
ZKOSOSO:They are trying to recover the money they will use to finance them but since u don't want probe, den why asking for this things after all PMB said during d campaign dat whatever he recovers will b spent on those things u mentioned n dats exactly wat he is trying to do but ur God of Men don't want it, so u should know ur enemies now |
kestolove95:U and dis ur true talk |
Buhari wan leave d guy before ooo, but wen d chief WAILERS (PEACE COMMITTEE) who are d top beneficiaries of import waivers n other shoddy deals at the port visited him yesterday, he got provoked n sack him to put a no nonsense person there that will checkmate all their smuggling activities.... And am sure the guy would want to redeem himself since it's second chance. |
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