₦airaland Forum

All Nigeria celeb nw famzing Akon. Hardwork pays.

Cute.

That is goood for the nation.
God bless PMB
God bless Nigeria
God bless Nairaland

Over to the wailers.

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That is why he left his legislative duty.

HBD Pappilo LLNP.

This is too bad.Make govt find something to do.

cc:lalasticlala

HBD to her WULLNP.
FTC
Dancing shakiti bobo

If this is true. I respect u Sir.

barlinbuchi:
lol see question, why u ask

u re too fast.

Case closed.In Ajimobi we trust.

The guys above me which network u dey use

A member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Femi
Gbajabiamila, on Friday met briefly with President
Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Gbajabiamila is one of the principal actors in the
leadership crisis rocking the House.
He was the preferred choice of the leadership of the All
Progressives Congress for the position of the Speaker
ahead of the election of the leaders of the 8th National
Assembly.
Yakubu Dogara, however, emerged the Speaker after he
defied the party leadership to contest the election against
Gbajabiamila.
Efforts by the party leadership to also ensure that
Gbajabiamia emerges the House Leader is also currently
not going down well with the Dogara group.
The Friday’s meeting was the second one Gbajabiamila
has so far held with Buhari.
Unlike the first one during which the President met with
the lawmaker and about 29 of his colleagues loyal to him,
only Gbajabiamila visited Buhari on Friday.
After his brief meeting with the President, the lawmaker
refused to answer reporters’ questions.
He simply said he was in a hurry “to see the Chairman”,
obviously referring to the APC national chairman, John
Odigie-Oyegun.

source: http://www.punchng.com/news/buhari-gbajabiamila-meet-again/

cc:lalasticlala ishilove

A member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, on Friday met briefly with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Gbajabiamila is one of the principal actors in the leadership crisis rocking the House.

He was the preferred choice of the leadership of the All Progressives Congress for the position of the Speaker ahead of the election of the leaders of the 8th National Assembly.

Yakubu Dogara, however, emerged the Speaker after he defied the party leadership to contest the election against Gbajabiamila.

Efforts by the party leadership to also ensure that Gbajabiamia emerges the House Leader is also currently not going down well with the Dogara group.

The Friday’s meeting was the second one Gbajabiamila has so far held with Buhari.

Unlike the first one during which the President met with the lawmaker and about 29 of his colleagues loyal to him, only Gbajabiamila visited Buhari on Friday.

After his brief meeting with the President, the lawmaker refused to answer reporters’ questions.

He simply said he was in a hurry “to see the Chairman”, obviously referring to the APC national chairman, John Odigie-Oyegun.

source:http://www.punchng.com/news/buhari-gbajabiamila-meet-again/

I wish this could make fp.
THESE PEOPLE SHOULD STOP MISQUOTING OR
PARAPHRASING WHAT BUHARI SAID OR DID NOT SAY
JUST TO MALIGN OR TO DRAW DECEITFUL AUDIENCES TO
THEIR SITES.
Pull a chair ,relax and read to understand and make up your
mind if indeed what they attributed to have said by PMB is
the truth or not.
Read to comprehend and to assimilate!
***********++++++++++*****************+++++++
+++++++++++
THE INTERVIEW
MODERATOR :- Last two questions and er briefly, Dr
Pauline Baker.
DR BAKER :Mr President, welcome and er I've been a
student of Nigeria for many years and first of all I want to
tell you that er, I have never seen such a hopeful attitude
toward Nigeria in the United States as since your election so
er, I think we all here, want you to succeed.
My question relates to another area of Nigeria that hasn't
got much attention during this trip and that is the Niger
Delta. Er, it's a challenge that you are going to face. I
wonder if you would tell us how you intend to approach it
with particular reference to the amnesty, bunkering and
inclusion... (correcting her words), inclusive development.
Thank you.
BUHARI TO MODERATOR (whispering) - She meant, er
inclusive government?
MODERATOR TO BUHARI (whispering back in agreement) -
Inclusive government...you know, empowering...including
women, youth, er ...
BUHARI TO MODERATOR : I see
BUHARI TO AUDIENCE : Er yes, erm I hope you have a copy
of the election results. Literally, constituencies for example,
that gave me 97 percent cannot in all honesty be treated, on
some issues, with constituencies that gave me 5percent.
I think this is a political reality. While certainly there will be
justice for everybody, everybody will get his constitutional
rights, but where the party and constituencies that by their
sheer work, they made sure that they got their people to
vote and to ensure that their votes count, they must feel that
the government has appreciated the effort they put in
putting the government in place. I think this is really fair in
delivering.
By the constitution, no state can be excluded from
government. So there is no way, even if I want to show
gratitude to those constituencies that heavily voted for me
against those that didn't even vote for me. They have the
protection of the government and I made an undertaking
that I belong to everybody and belong to nobody. If I come
clearly and show and marginalise a certain group because
they didn't vote for me, then I have already contradicted
myself and I am sure people would be too quick to pick that
against me.
cc:lalasticlala ishilove

THESE PEOPLE SHOULD STOP MISQUOTING OR
PARAPHRASING WHAT BUHARI SAID OR DID NOT SAY
JUST TO MALIGN OR TO DRAW DECEITFUL AUDIENCES TO
THEIR SITES.
Pull a chair ,relax and read to understand and make up your
mind if indeed what they attributed to have said by PMB is
the truth or not.
Read to comprehend and to assimilate!
***********++++++++++*****************+++++++
+++++++++++
THE INTERVIEW
MODERATOR :- Last two questions and er briefly, Dr
Pauline Baker.
DR BAKER :Mr President, welcome and er I've been a
student of Nigeria for many years and first of all I want to
tell you that er, I have never seen such a hopeful attitude
toward Nigeria in the United States as since your election so
er, I think we all here, want you to succeed.
My question relates to another area of Nigeria that hasn't
got much attention during this trip and that is the Niger
Delta. Er, it's a challenge that you are going to face. I
wonder if you would tell us how you intend to approach it
with particular reference to the amnesty, bunkering and
inclusion... (correcting her words), inclusive development.
Thank you.
BUHARI TO MODERATOR (whispering) - She meant, er
inclusive government?
MODERATOR TO BUHARI (whispering back in agreement) -
Inclusive government...you know, empowering...including
women, youth, er ...
BUHARI TO MODERATOR : I see
BUHARI TO AUDIENCE : Er yes, erm I hope you have a copy
of the election results. Literally, constituencies for example,
that gave me 97 percent cannot in all honesty be treated, on
some issues, with constituencies that gave me 5percent.
I think this is a political reality. While certainly there will be
justice for everybody, everybody will get his constitutional
rights, but where the party and constituencies that by their
sheer work, they made sure that they got their people to
vote and to ensure that their votes count, they must feel that
the government has appreciated the effort they put in
putting the government in place. I think this is really fair in
delivering.
By the constitution, no state can be excluded from
government. So there is no way, even if I want to show
gratitude to those constituencies that heavily voted for me
against those that didn't even vote for me. They have the
protection of the government and I made an undertaking
that I belong to everybody and belong to nobody. If I come
clearly and show and marginalise a certain group because
they didn't vote for me, then I have already contradicted
myself and I am sure people would be too quick to pick that
against me.
cc:lalasticlala ishilove

AS the Senate prepares for resumption next week, Tuesday,
plans have been concluded by the leadership of the
legislature to place six senators on suspension over their
involvement in the recent petition to the police over alleged
forgery of Senate rules.
The six senators who have been accused of breaching the
rule of not just the Senate in particular but also the National
Assembly in general, are expected to be placed on indefinite
suspension pending the submission of an investigation into
allegations against them, expected to be read on Tuesday.
Two senators close to the leadership of the Senate, who
spoke to Vanguard but preferred not to be mentioned, said
the six senators were found to have been actively involved
in the petition to the Nigeria Police, alleging forgery of the
Senate Standing Rule, a development they said, was against
the legislative immunity the National Assembly has.
Two of the senators, who are not only ranking in status but
had also been in several sensitive committees in the
previous assembly, said the suspension which will be
effected during next Tuesday’s plenary, would follow a
motion to be raised by one of the senators loyal to the
Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki.
The motion will call on the Senate to look into the allegation
of forgery of Senate Rule by some members and subsequent
petition to the police for investigation, which they noted,
resulted in the current crisis in the legislature.
At
this
point,
he
said
the
six
suspected senators, all of who are die-hard loyalists of
Senator Ahmad Lawan, who lost his senate presidency bid
to Senator Saraki, would be placed on indefinite
suspension, after which they will be subsequently directed
to appear before the Senate Committee on Ethics and
Privileges, which according to him, would be named in the
early hours of Tuesday’s plenary, to defend the allegation.
All the six senators, visibly among who are senators Kabiru
Marafa, representing Zamfara Central and Suleiman
Hunkuyi, representing Kaduna North, are not only from the
ruling All Progressives Congress, APC , but also from the
Senate Unity Forum, a group of senators who are against
the emergence of Senator Saraki, as Senate President.
“Some senators who lost their bid to be in the Senate
leadership have decided that we must not settle down for
legislative business which we were in the first place elected
here to do and we are not going to allow this continue. We
have tolerated distraction enough but I can tell you that all
these will come to an end as we resume.
“We have decided on what to do in order to move forward
and first among the actions we are taking immediately from
Tuesday, is to suspend these renegades in our midst.
“In spite of our rule which forbids our issues being taken
outside of the legislature, some people have gone to ridicule
us and we must not allow this to continue if the National
Assembly, especially the Senate, which we have known in
the past few years must be allowed to work for Nigerians,”
the source said.
Saraki, Ekweremadu must go
But in a swift reaction to the alleged impending suspension,
spokesman for the pro-Lawan senators, Senator Kabiru
Marafa, dismissed the alleged action as the ranting of ants,
vowing that the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, his deputy,
Ike Ekweremadu as well as other principal officers in the
Senate leadership would be sent parking on Tuesday, July
28, when the upper legislative chamber resumes.
Marafa asked people not to believe yet that there was a
leadership in place in the Senate, saying a proper
leadership would be put in place when the Red Chamber
reconvenes next week just as he said Saraki and his three
colleagues were occupying illegal offices that according to
him, would soon be swept off their feet.
Asked whether he was aware of their alleged impending
suspension by the Senate leadership, Senator Marafa, in a
terse text message to Vanguard, responded: “Who is Senate
leadership? There is nothing like that in the 8th Senate.
What you have is a group of persons occupying those
offices against the rules of the Senate and the Nigerian
Nation! Tell them dem no fit!”
The Senate is expected to name the various committees
next week with their membership after which it will start full
legislative business, having been on a self-imposed recess.
Chapter XIII, ( 97) -(1) (a) of the Senate Rule says: “There
shall be a committee to be known as Committee of Selection
appointed at the commencement of the life of the Senate to
perform the functions allocated to it by these rules, and for
such other matters as the Senate may from time to time
refer to it.
“(b) The Committee on Selection shall consist of the Senate
President, the Deputy Senate President, the Senate Majority
Leader, Chief Whip, Deputy Majority Leader, Deputy Chief
Whip, Minority Leader, Deputy Minority Leader, Minority
Whip and the Deputy Minority Whip.
“ (c) the President shall be the Chairman of the Committee
of Selection and in his absence, the Deputy President; (d)
nominating senators to serve on committees to consider
any special matters brought before the Senate.”
It will be recalled that Senator Suleiman Hunkuyi,
representing Kaduna North on the platform of the ruling APC
had petitioned the police, alleging substitution of the Senate
Rule without the authorization of the Senate.


Source: www.vanguardngr.com/2015/07/petition-senate-mulls-suspension-of-marafa-hunkuyi-4-others/

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin
Emefiele, on Tuesday hurriedly abandoned President
Muhammad Buhari in the United States following his open
admonishing of him on Monday.
A Presidency source told SaharaReporters that Mr. Emefiele
asked to see President Buhari and then requested to leave
for an “important” meeting in London. The President is said
to have granted the request.
On Monday, the president had warned his aides against
smuggling Nigerian businessmen into meetings during his
visit. Later that evening, he openly admonished the CBN
governor for smuggling the former Managing Director of
Zenith bank, Jim Ovia, into a dinner organized by the US
Chamber of Commerce.
Presidency sources said the CBN governor’s request to
leave Washington DC came as a surprise, as he had not
previously informed President Buhari of any other meeting
he had to attend, especially one that would deprive the
President of a prominent member of his delegation.
It is unclear as of the time of publishing this report if Mr.
Ovia, who was the beneficiary of Mr. Emefiele’s efforts, has
also left the US.
Also on Monday, President Buhari took advantage of the
meeting with his aides to order the opening of a desk at the
presidential villa in Abuja where Nigerians who wished to
see him could apply to do so. It is common knowledge that
in the preceding administration, wealthy Nigerians paid
millions to be allowed to see the President.

Source:www.saharareporters.com/2015/07/22/nigerias-central-bank-gov-emefiele-hurriedly-leaves-us-after-pres-buhari-tongue-lashingw

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin
Emefiele, on Tuesday hurriedly abandoned President
Muhammad Buhari in the United States following his open
admonishing of him on Monday.
A Presidency source told SaharaReporters that Mr. Emefiele
asked to see President Buhari and then requested to leave
for an “important” meeting in London. The President is said
to have granted the request.
On Monday, the president had warned his aides against
smuggling Nigerian businessmen into meetings during his
visit. Later that evening, he openly admonished the CBN
governor for smuggling the former Managing Director of
Zenith bank, Jim Ovia, into a dinner organized by the US
Chamber of Commerce.
Presidency sources said the CBN governor’s request to
leave Washington DC came as a surprise, as he had not
previously informed President Buhari of any other meeting
he had to attend, especially one that would deprive the
President of a prominent member of his delegation.
It is unclear as of the time of publishing this report if Mr.
Ovia, who was the beneficiary of Mr. Emefiele’s efforts, has
also left the US.
Also on Monday, President Buhari took advantage of the
meeting with his aides to order the opening of a desk at the
presidential villa in Abuja where Nigerians who wished to
see him could apply to do so. It is common knowledge that
in the preceding administration, wealthy Nigerians paid
millions to be allowed to see the President.
Source:www.saharareporters.com/2015/07/22/nigerias-central-bank-gov-emefiele-hurriedly-leaves-us-after-pres-buhari-tongue-lashing

ABUJA—The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court will, today, determine whether or not the former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Godswill Akpabio is qualified to be appointed as the Minority Leader of the 8th Senate.
The suit, which was lodged before the court by two members of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, from Rivers and Imo states, Alaye Pedro and Dr. Okechukwu Ibeh, respectively, has 18 Senators from the South-South geo-political zone as defendants.
The plaintiffs are praying the court to restrain the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and members of PDP caucus from the South-South in the Senate from appointing the Senate Minority Leader outside the provision of Order 3(2) of Senate Standing Orders 2015 (as amended).
The aforementioned rule of the Senate prohibits the appointment of a first time Senator as a principal officer.
The plaintiffs maintained that whereas PDP is the leading minority party in the Senate and is entitled to produce the Minority Leader, they contended that in line with Order 3(2) of Senate Standing Orders 2015, ranking must be the basis for appointment of such principal officer.
They averred before the court that “ranking ensures that principal officers posses adequate experience and avoids promoting junior over senior,” adding that in zoning the position of the Minority Leader to South-South, PDP take into consideration the ranking of PDP senators from the zone.
The plaintiffs, however, decried that “a clique within the larger PDP caucus in the 8th National Assembly has concluded plans to subvert the mandatory provision of Order 3(20) of the Senate Standing Orders by selecting or appointing the Minority Leader by a procedure in breach of Order 3(2) of the Senate Standing Orders 2015.”
Consequently, they urged the court to intervene by ensuring that the proper procedure was adhered to by the leadership of the Senate with regards to the appointment of Minority Leader.
Source:http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/07/senate-minority-leader-court-rules-on-suit-challenging-akpabios-eligibility-today/

1. My son, if you keep spending on a woman and she never asked you if you’re saving or investing, and she keeps enjoying the attention, don’t marry her. 2. My son, a woman could be a good wife to you, some could be a good mother to your children but if you’ve found a woman like a mother to you, your children and your family, please don’t let her go. 3. My son, don’t confine the position of your wife to the kitchen, where did you get that from? Even in our days, we had farm-lands where they worked every morning . . . that was our office. 4. My son, if I tell you that you’re the head of the house, don’t look at your pocket; look if you will see a smile on your wife’s face. 5. My son, if you want to have a long life, let your wife be in-charge of your salary, it will be difficult for her to spend it when she’s aware of the home needs and bills to pay but if it’s in your care, she will keep you asking even when all has been spent. 6. My son, don’t ever beat your woman, the pain in her body is nothing to be compared to the wound on her heart and that means you may be in trouble living with a wounded woman. 7. My son, now that you’re married, if you live a bachelor kind of life with your wife, you will soon be single again. 8. My son, in our days, we had many wives and many children because of our large farm-lands and many harvests, there are hardly any land for farming anymore, so embrace your woman closely. 9. My son, under the cocoa tree that I did meet your mother could be your eateries and restaurants of nowadays, but remember, the closet thing we did there was to embrace each other. 10. My son, don’t be carried away when you start making more money, instead of spending on those tiny legs that never knew how hard you worked to get it, spend it on that woman that stood by you all along. 11. My son, when I threw little stones or whistled at the window of your mother father’s house, to call her out, it was not for sex, it was because I missed her so much. 12. My son, remember, when you say your wife has changed, there could be something you’ve stopped doing too. 13. My son, your mother, Asake rode the bicycle with me before I bought that tortoise car outside there, any woman that won’t endure with you in your little beginning should not enjoy your riches. 14. My son, don’t compare your wife to any woman, there are ways she’s enduring you too and has she ever compared you to any man? 15. My son, there is this thing you people call feminism, well, if a woman claim to have equal right with you in the house, divide all the bills into two equal parts, take one part and ask her to start paying the other part. 16. My son, I met your mother a virgin and I took more yams to her father, if you don’t meet your wife a virgin, don’t blame her, what I didn’t tell you is that our women had prestige. 17. My son, I didn’t send your sisters to school because I was foolish like many to think a female child won’t extend my family name, please don’t make that mistake, the kind of female achievers I see nowadays has made the male- gender an ordinary tag. 18. My son, your mother have once locked up the cloth I was wearing and almost tore it because she was angry, I did not raise my hand to beat her because of a day like this, so that I can be proud to tell you that I never for once beat your mother. 19. My son, in our days, our women had more of natural beauty, though I wouldn’t lie to you, some had minor painting of their appellation mostly on their arms, the ones you people now call tattoo, but don’t forget that they didn’t expose any part of their body like your women of nowadays. 20. My son, your mother and I are not interested in what happens in your marriage, try to handle issues without always coming to us. 21. My son, remember I bought your mother’s first sewing machine for her, help your wife achieve her dreams just as you’re pursuing yours. 22. My son, don’t stop taking care of me and your mother, it’s a secret of growing old and having children to take care of you too. 23. My son, pray with your family, there is a tomorrow you don’t know, talk to God that knows everything, everyday.

1. My son, if you keep spending on a woman and she never asked you if you’re saving or investing, and she keeps enjoying the attention, don’t marry her. 2. My son, a woman could be a good wife to you, some could be a good mother to your children but if you’ve found a woman like a mother to you, your children and your family, please don’t let her go. 3. My son, don’t confine the position of your wife to the kitchen, where did you get that from? Even in our days, we had farm-lands where they worked every morning . . . that was our office. 4. My son, if I tell you that you’re the head of the house, don’t look at your pocket; look if you will see a smile on your wife’s face. 5. My son, if you want to have a long life, let your wife be in-charge of your salary, it will be difficult for her to spend it when she’s aware of the home needs and bills to pay but if it’s in your care, she will keep you asking even when all has been spent. 6. My son, don’t ever beat your woman, the pain in her body is nothing to be compared to the wound on her heart and that means you may be in trouble living with a wounded woman. 7. My son, now that you’re married, if you live a bachelor kind of life with your wife, you will soon be single again. 8. My son, in our days, we had many wives and many children because of our large farm-lands and many harvests, there are hardly any land for farming anymore, so embrace your woman closely. 9. My son, under the cocoa tree that I did meet your mother could be your eateries and restaurants of nowadays, but remember, the closet thing we did there was to embrace each other. 10. My son, don’t be carried away when you start making more money, instead of spending on those tiny legs that never knew how hard you worked to get it, spend it on that woman that stood by you all along. 11. My son, when I threw little stones or whistled at the window of your mother father’s house, to call her out, it was not for sex, it was because I missed her so much. 12. My son, remember, when you say your wife has changed, there could be something you’ve stopped doing too. 13. My son, your mother, Asake rode the bicycle with me before I bought that tortoise car outside there, any woman that won’t endure with you in your little beginning should not enjoy your riches. 14. My son, don’t compare your wife to any woman, there are ways she’s enduring you too and has she ever compared you to any man? 15. My son, there is this thing you people call feminism, well, if a woman claim to have equal right with you in the house, divide all the bills into two equal parts, take one part and ask her to start paying the other part. 16. My son, I met your mother a virgin and I took more yams to her father, if you don’t meet your wife a virgin, don’t blame her, what I didn’t tell you is that our women had prestige. 17. My son, I didn’t send your sisters to school because I was foolish like many to think a female child won’t extend my family name, please don’t make that mistake, the kind of female achievers I see nowadays has made the male- gender an ordinary tag. 18. My son, your mother have once locked up the cloth I was wearing and almost tore it because she was angry, I did not raise my hand to beat her because of a day like this, so that I can be proud to tell you that I never for once beat your mother. 19. My son, in our days, our women had more of natural beauty, though I wouldn’t lie to you, some had minor painting of their appellation mostly on their arms, the ones you people now call tattoo, but don’t forget that they didn’t expose any part of their body like your women of nowadays. 20. My son, your mother and I are not interested in what happens in your marriage, try to handle issues without always coming to us. 21. My son, remember I bought your mother’s first sewing machine for her, help your wife achieve her dreams just as you’re pursuing yours. 22. My son, don’t stop taking care of me and your mother, it’s a secret of growing old and having children to take care of you too. 23. My son, pray with your family, there is a tomorrow you don’t know, talk to God that knows everything, everyday.

The Chief Security Officer (CSO) to former President
Goodluck Jonathan, Mr. Gordon Obua this afternoon
told Nigerians and the world at large that he is hale
and hearty and is being treated with dignity by the
management and staff of Department of State Security
Services (DSS).
Obua, a serving officer of the DSS addressed the media
inside the conference room of the service headquarters in
Abuja.
There had been social media rumours that Obua, who had
been detained since last week died after being tortured.
But the man who looked composed and well kept sad: " I
thanked Nigerians and members of my family who have
expressed very serious concern about my well being in the
last six days.
"I want to use this medium to tell Nigerians and members of
my family that I am hale and hearty.
" As a serving officer of DSS and having completed my duty
tour with the last President, the service felt that I should
give a briefing of my stewardship.
"Nigerians should should be assumed that DSS is a
responsible organisation and I am sure that nothing
adverse will happen to me once it is ascertained that I did
nothing wrong", Obua stated.
When pressmen attempted to question him, Obua clarified
"I am a serving staff of DSS and I have limitations regarding
speaking with the press. I thank the Director General of DSS
for the way that I have been treated so far."
PRNigeria
Source:www.saharareporters.com/2015/07/21/i-am-alive-hale-and-hearty-gordon-obuah-cso-former-president-jonathan

PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, it’s a great
pleasure to welcome President Buhari
and his delegation here to the Oval
Office for his first visit since the
historic election that took place.
Nigeria is obviously one of the
important countries in the world and
one of the most important countries in
the African continent. Recently, we saw
an election in which a peaceful
transition to a new government took
place. And it was an affirmation of
Nigeria’s commitment to democracy, a
recognition that although Nigeria is a
big country and a diverse country with
many different parts, nevertheless the
people of Nigeria understand that only
through a peaceful political process can
change take place.
President Buhari comes into office with
a reputation for integrity and a very
clear agenda, and that is to make sure
that he is bringing safety and security
and peace to his country.
He’s very concerned about the spread
of Boko Haram and the violence that’s
taken place there, and the atrocities
that they’ve carried out, and has a very
clear agenda in defeating Boko Haram
and extremists of all sorts inside of his
country. And he has a very clear
agenda with respect to rooting out the
corruption that too often has held back
the economic growth and prosperity of
his country.
On both these issues, we’re looking
forward to hearing more about his
plans and how the United States can
partner with Nigeria so that Nigeria
ends up being an anchor not only of
prosperity and stability in the eastern
part of the continent, but can also be
an outstanding role model for
developing countries around the world.
And we very much look forward to
talking about security issues, how we can cooperate
on counterterrorism. We’re looking forward to
discussing how we can be helpful in addressing some
of the corruption issues that have held Nigeria back,
and unleashing the incredible talent of the Nigerian
people. We all recognize that some of the best
businesspeople in the world are from Nigeria, and
they thrive as they travel to other countries, but we
want to make sure that they’re also helping folks
thrive in Nigeria.
We’re also going to have an opportunity to talk about
some of the other areas where Nigeria has taken
leadership — in public health issues, fighting
tragedies like Ebola. Nigeria has an outstanding track
record working with us to eradicate polio, and that
gives us a framework and a template to continue to
work on public health issues throughout the western
part of Africa, as well as throughout the
subcontinent.
We’ll have a chance to talk about issues of climate
change, electrification. As many of you know, Power
Africa is one of our top priorities, making sure that
we’re electrifying the continent so that it can grow
faster and more people have access to the power that
they need.
So we’ve got a busy agenda, but I want to emphasize
how much I appreciate President Buhari’s work so
far. I’m looking forward to seeing him put together
his team so that we can do everything that we can to
help him succeed and help the people of Nigeria
succeed. Because if they’re successful and doing well,
that will have a ripple effect not only in West Africa,
but throughout the world.
So thank you very much.
Mr. President.
PRESIDENT BUHARI: Nigeria will remain ever
grateful to President Obama and the United States for
making Nigeria to consolidate its gains on a
democratic system. The visit of the Secretary of State,
when he visited Nigeria to see the President and the
whole government of Nigeria, see the Chairman of
Independent National Electoral Commission for
Nigeria, and saw the operation was very clear and a
positive trend that saw us through for this credible
election we had.
And the maintenance of pressure by the United
States, mainly, and Europe, to make sure that the
elections were free, fair and credible led us to where
we are now. It would have been almost impossible if
the United States did not maintain the pressure on
the former Nigerian government, but they would not
accept anything less constitutional as far as the
processes of the election are concerned. We will ever
remain grateful to you because there are
fundamental objectives that are identify all of
Nigeria’s people’s Congress — security, economy,
employment especially of youth, and then fighting
corruption.
We are extremely happy that the United States had
made it absolutely clear before the election that they
are prepared to help Nigeria in this aspect. And this
is why I am here, and I am very grateful for the
invitation Mr. President extended to me.
Thank you very much, Mr. President.
PRESIDENT OBAMA: Thank you so much.
QUEST ION FROM A JOURNALIST: Mr. President, the
Security Council approved the deal (Iran). Will that
help you in Congress?
PRESIDENT OBAMA: I think it will send a clear
message that the overwhelming number of countries
who not only participated in the deal, the P5+1, but
who have observed what’s happened, recognize that
this is by far our strongest approach to ensuring that
Iran does not get a nuclear weapon. There is broad
international consensus around this issue — not just
among the international community, but also among
experts in nuclear proliferation. And my working
assumption is that Congress will pay attention to the
broad-based consensus.
Source: www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/187005-full-text-of-joint-press-briefing-by-presidents-buhari-obama.html#.Va1W53bWpCI.mailto

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President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday terminated the appointment of Mr. Patrick Ziakede Akpobolokemi as the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency.

Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, announced the sacking in a statement made available to journalists.

Adesina, however, did not give reason for the decision which he said took immediate effect.

He said Akpobolokemi would hand over the management of NIMASA and all government property in his possession to the most senior officer in the agency who will remain in charge until a new Director-General is appointed.

Source: www.punchng.com/news/buhari-sacks-nimasa-boss/

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ABUJA—The face-off between the Presidency and
leadership of the National Assembly may take a longer time
to resolve if President Muhammadu Buhari and his party
insist on the Assembly leaders tendering an apology for
defying the directive of All Progressives Congress, APC, in
the choice of leaders.
This is because the two men are not in a hurry to apologise
for defying both the President and party in putting
themselves up for election into the two key NASS posts.
A ranking Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, lawmaker, who
was privy to the plot by his party to work with a faction of
APC to elect both men against the directive of APC,
confirmed that the two men did not see any reason to tender
any apology to anyone.
The lawmaker, who is from one of the southern states, and
was one of the seven NASS members that spearheaded the
election of both officers, said the two men did not see any
reason to apologise to either Buhari or APC.
The man, who spoke in confidence with Vanguard because
of the severity of the issue involved, said Buhari and his
party were going to the extreme to ask Saraki and Dogara to
apologise over their action.
The lawmaker, who is a staunch member of the National
Unity Forum, pointed out that none of the two men
committed any infraction to warrant the call for apology and
asked Buhari and his party to accept the emergence of
Saraki and Dogara in good faith for the country to move on.
The South-South lawmaker said: “To the best of my
knowledge, neither Saraki nor Dogara will apologise to
anybody because they have not committed any crime to
warrant such remorse.
“The sooner APC realises that these posts have slipped of
their hands, the better for the party and Nigeria.
“The truth of the matter is that there is nothing Buhari or
APC can do to change the tide. If Buhari does not recognise
Saraki and Dogara, Nigeria cannot move forward. Even if
APC suspends both men today, it will not change anything
as that would not invalidate their offices.
“The members of PDP are solidly behind the two leaders of
NASS and any attempt by the Presidency or APC to move
against them in any way would be stoutly resisted by us in
PDP.
“The only option that Buhari and APC have is to allow the
two men to operate as our leaders or face our wrath.”
‘We had a working understanding’
On the claim by Saraki that he did not know who would be
voted for on the day of inauguration of NASS, the lawmaker
described the claim as a ‘mere political statement’ meant to
save his face, saying that he had a working understanding
with PDP lawmakers to deliver him and Ekweremadu as his
deputy.
The lawmaker said: “What Saraki said is just a political
statement to get out of trouble with APC because he was in
the know of what was being planned to get him elected.
“In fact, we negotiated to get him the block votes of PDP
and secure the deputy slot for our man, Ike Ekweremadu.”
It will be recalled that the emergence of Saraki and Dogara
has caused some disquiet in the Presidency and APC,
making it difficult for APC to celebrate its majority status in
the NASS.
Since their emergence, the two men are yet to be welcomed
with open arms by the Presidency and there were reports
that they might be made to tender an apology for working
against party interest.
source: www.vanguardngr.com/2015/06/saraki-dogara-wont-apologise-to-buhari-apc-pdp-lawmaker/

Some police officers found out that Bukola Saraki, who is
Nigeria's Senate President, was a petty thief as of 1990, he
was actually charged with theft of N510,000 at Societe
Generale Bank of Nigeria. The officers warned in a report
that Saraki was about to liquidate the bank by looting it, but
no one listened until his siblings, cronies and relatives
eventually did.