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Nigeria's anti-graft agency has released the names of 135 politicians it alleges are too corrupt to run in the country's elections in April.

Most prominent is Vice-President Atiku Abubakar who defected from the ruling party to run as an opposition presidential candidate.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) sent the list with a covering letter to political parties.

Opposition parties criticised the list, saying it was biased against them.

Almost 30 candidates to be regional governors, including seven serving opposition governors, are on the list of those the EFCC alleges are "unfit to hold public office because of corruption".

There are 82 opposition candidates and 53 from the ruling party among the 135 named.

The EFCC, who have been tasked with enforcing President Olusegun Obasanjo's war on corruption, has no powers to ban anyone from the presidential, parliamentary and state elections.

"The list is purely advisory," EFCC spokesman Osita Nwajah told BBC News, adding that it was left to the parties to decide whether to go ahead and field candidates on the list.

Storm

The EFCC has consistently said it would not allow corrupt politicians to rule Nigeria, which is considered one of the world's most corrupt countries by the watchdog Transparency International.

EFCC'S GRAFT LIST

Total: 135 candidates

Ruling PDP: 53 (includes 5 for governor)

AC: 27 (includes 1 presidential candidate; 5 for governor)

ANPP: 39 (includes 9 for governor)

Others: 19 (1 for governor, 12 MPs)

Source: EFCC


Profile: VP Atiku Abubakar

An EFCC spokesman said they would prosecute politicians "when the time is ripe", but says the investigation took "several months" and is ongoing.

A spokesman for Mr Abubakar, who has consistently denied corruption allegations, has dismissed the list as a "piece of cheap blackmail".

"We are studying the list and we are considering a legal option because we are sick and tired of these same baseless and careless charges that they keep bandying about," says spokesman Garba Shehu.

A founding member of Nigeria's ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Abubakar, was forced out of the party after a bitter feud with President Obasanjo.

He is now running for the Action Congress (AC) party, but has been bogged down in court battles.

"We're not surprised to see that they're going for top opposition figures but only inconsequential people in the ruling party," the AC said in a statement.

"It means nothing in law, it is in bad faith, illegal and a reckless abuse of power."

The main opposition presidential candidate, Gen Muhammadu Buhari, who is generally considered an honest politician by many Nigerians, was not on the list.

Leaders from his party, the All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP) are meeting in the capital, Abuja, and say the EFCC list is top of the agenda.

The anti-graft agency has denied accusations that it targets opponents of Mr Obasanjo, who steps down in April after two terms in office.

The BBC's Alex Last in Lagos says that given Mr Abubakar's legal wrangles it is unlikely that this list will change much.

However, its real impact will be for candidates at the lower level who are still fiercely fighting other politicians for their party's nominations, he said.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/6338017.stm

5Ebisco:
Ahead of the 2019 general elections, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo appears to be heading for the rocks.
This is as the various wings of the Igbo group are heading for different direction over their stand on the election.

MC EBISCO reports that the Ohanaeze Youth Congress, OYC, in a statement issued on Monday accused the President General of Ohanaeze, Chief Nnia Nwodo of mortgaging the interest of Ndigbo.

The OYC statement followed its meeting held in Enugu, where it passed a vote of no confidence on Nwodo, who they accused of sidelining other members of the Ohanaeze National Executive Council.

The statement was signed by OYC President, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro and Mazi Okwu Nnabuike, the Secretary General.

It read it parts: “It is with great sense of dismay and clear picture of the present debased Ohanaeze politics that we the fledgling members of the Ohanaeze Youth Council, OYC, summoned an emergency security meeting and met today, April 2nd, 2018 being Easter Monday, because it has dawned on us and every other conscious Igbo that the President General, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo has not only lost leadership mantle but veered out of the way and is hell bent to push the Ohanaeze and Ndigbo to a political cul-de-sac.

“We averred that it is high time Ndigbo rose up before Nwodo commits political suicide that would burn our hands and identity and it will only need articulate youths and wise elders and technocrats to rescue Ohanaeze Ndigbo from Nwodo’s clique and thereby, save Igbo Nation from plausible political suicide.”

The statement claimed that “out of 24-man executive of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Nwodo uses an illegal organ of Forum Of States’ Presidents against the Constitution Of Ohanaeze to subdue, intimidate and humiliate other Ohanaeze Ndigbo executive members and thereby, forming a cabal and constituting a menace against the democratically elected members of Ohanaeze youths and women.

“In view of the foregoing, we the Ohanaeze Youth Wing, OYW presently at the receiving ends of Nwodo’s political forays and not in a haste to adopt or support any presidential candidate to avoid a repeat of the Igbo’s 2015 fate choice, that he pressures for, hereby, passed votes of no confidences on Chief Nnia Nwodo and his Ohanaeze Ndigbo presidency and we give him 7 days to appear before the Ohanaeze Disciplinary committee to explain and answer for his political infidelity against Igbos.”

They listed what they called issued before Nwodo to include: “Why did he go against the Ohanaeze Ndigbo’s tradition and Constitution and abused his office by paying loyalty to Alh Atiku Abubakar immediately after his election on 10h January 2017,and after he was queried by his NEC, he told them that his 1st official visit to Atiku,a Northerner, was to discuss the ill-health of President Buhari, who he believed is in bad condition;

“He has rendered the office of the secretary General Impotent, which according to Ohanaeze Constitution is the engine room of the organization and custodian of Ohanaeze Secretariat. He carefully appointed Director of Administration without Ime Obi approval thus assuming the powers of Secretary General through his political appointee, Director of Administration;

“He has closed down the Publicity Department of Ohanaeze by not giving the Publicity Department the liberty which his friend the spokesman of Afenifere enjoys, rather he is now the President General and Publicity Secretary using his media aide against the official spokesman of Ohanaeze Ndigbo;

“He has failed to audit the accounts of Ohanaeze within the last 12 months against the Ohanaeze Ndigbo constitution, which recommends for a periodic audit and accountability.

“Ohanaeze Ndigbo is a social cultural organization but he has converted it into a political organization; he already has a presidential candidate from the Northeast and is trying to impose him on Ndigbo through his deceitful message on restructuring, and will subsequently bring his brother as the running mate;

“The height of disgrace was at the handshake Across the Niger; in the history of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, no President General has been humiliated like him; the obvious outrage by our women going naked in an event that had chieftains of Afenifere, Middle belt, PANDEF and others, it is a clear testimony that he has soiled the premium position of President General of Ohanaeze and must step aside;

“The loss of confidence from Igbo youths, especially the Biafra agitators who have threatened to burn down South East if Nwodo hosts any public function on restructuring, is the height of elder’s rascality and to avert any public disturbances in any town by the threat of Biafra agitators, and consequently declare state of emergency in any state in South East, because of Public loss of confidence on Nwodo, he should step aside.”

“Therefore, we the teeming Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youths passe vote of no confidence on Nnia Nwodo and call Ndigbo and Nigerians to ignore him; he should not speak for Ndigbo again until he clears himself of these constitutional breaches he committed. We also call on the federal government and state governors to be wary of Nwodo.

“He has seven days from April 2nd to defend himself, or face the consequences of all he had done against Ndigbo. He is expected to appear before the Chairman of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Disciplinary Committee headed by Crown Prince Christian Dimkpa with immediate effect,” the Youth Wing further stated.

http://www.mcebisco.com.ng/2018/04/2019-ohanaeze-president-nwodo-gets-7.html

Point of correction here. The Ohaneze youth wing doesn't exist in the constitution of Ohaneze, is not a part of Ohaneze and has been declared so by a court.

They are impostors.

A region that had a plan and was driving on a charted path....

Sunnynwa:
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has again criticised the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, maintaining that the government has failed.

The former president said this on Monday when he received members of the New Nigeria group at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.

“The first lesson I learnt in my military training is never reinforce failure; what we have now is failure. Never you reinforce failure, let failure be failure,” he said.

“The truth is this; when you have an ineffective and incompetent government, we are all victims and don’t let anybody deceive you. Those of you who are in business, your business could have been better today if we have a competent and effective and performing government.”

More to follow…

https://www.channelstv.com/2018/04/02/obasanjo-insists-buharis-govt-has-failed/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

Lalasticlala, over to you.

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has again criticised the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, maintaining that the government has failed.

The former president said this on Monday when he received members of the New Nigeria group at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.

“The first lesson I learnt in my military training is never reinforce failure; what we have now is failure. Never you reinforce failure, let failure be failure,” he said.

“The truth is this; when you have an ineffective and incompetent government, we are all victims and don’t let anybody deceive you. Those of you who are in business, your business could have been better today if we have a competent and effective and performing government.”

More to follow…

https://www.channelstv.com/2018/04/02/obasanjo-insists-buharis-govt-has-failed/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

Codedrock:
I disagree Have you seen houses in Banana island?? Have you seen Linda Ikeji half glass house..
There are new design in Nigeria now

New doesn't mean class.

Codedrock:
SOURCE: https://www.takemetonaija.com/2018/03/top-5-beautiful-house-designs-in-nigeria.html

Other than 3 and 5, the others are just there. No class.

Mutemenot:
That's what you get when you attend such gathering. Was she expecting holy communion?

You are such a sick and depraved mind.

Mutemenot:
Them say water no dey swallow who e no see him leg .

You are vile. Why blame the victim?

7lives:
Where were these men when Buhari dey enter?.
Oh I forgot, they are NOW playing the game of LUDO.

They installed him and they are about to uninstall him.

sexybaby22:
Post 4 words you believe every Nigerian woman wants to hear.


Lalasticlala, Seun.....

What's your account number?

oduz:
Are they God ... ?
By 2019 we shall imprint their expiry date with the power of our votes ....

Sai Baba ....
Carry Go .......

May God run your life the way Buhari has been running Nigeria.

Say Amen!

Bump

Buhari is in trouble. Once this men reject you as a leader in Nigeria, you are finished.

naptu2:
Nothing was commissioned. The Lagos State Government simply took President Buhari on a tour of the project. It wasn't even a case of phase 1 or phase 2, it was just a tour of the project (the same way Obasanjo toured the project when he visited Lagos in 2003).

What is happening here then?

EponOjuku:
Let me explain something to you.

Millions of Biafrans died in the war, none of Ojuku's children died from kwashiorkor.
Ken Saro Wíwà died, Jonathan became President.
Abiola died, Obasanjo became president.

The head on which the proverbial coconut is broken never eats from that coconut.

Ojukwu's brother died fighting in the war front. Yyeske himself probably doesn't know this.

Behold the paedophie's picture.

https://putitallonblast./2017/09/07/donald-paninski-child-predator/

babyfaceafrica:
Joblessness at its peak

You mustn't comment.

Like for Buhari

Like for Atiku

Tolexander:
to where?

I can remember that before the swearing in of PMB, before GEJ lost the election, Tompolo was running his mouth in the creek of the Niger Delta. He vowed to disturb and paralyse all activities in the Niger Delta.
Some even went arguing here that Tompolo is so powerful and not like Asari Dokubo, that he does stand by his words.

How come he has disappeared since?

Only cough wey Tompolo cough na hin throw Nigeria into recession u dey here dey run your mouth.

lighter4:
meaning war is inevitable

How can civil disobedience lead to war?

Are you sure you know what civil disobedience means?

lighter4:
what if the referendum is not granted? what will nnamdi do?

Civil disobedience.

soberdrunk:
If he get mind make he come Abuja come talk am, we Will like to hear from him personally"

He talks from the creeks and the last time he gave a series of talks, Nigeria went into recession and has not recovered from the effect.

uzoclinton:
I'm in support of this... there are so many empty houses owned by politicians in Abuja. . since they are not using it make fg kukuma sell them

You must be a lazy idiot coveting another man's property.

Bravo123:
ELDER statesman Edwin Clark yesterday condemned the Biafra agitation led by Nnamdi Kanu.

Clark spoke yesterday when the Chairman, Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debt, Senator Shehu Sani, visited him in Abuja.

He also condemned the quit notice by the Arewa Group to the Igbo living in the North, saying it was worrisome.

He warned that secession or agitation were not the way to go on restructuring the country, according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).

He said: “When Kanu talks about Biafra, he is talking nonsense. We do not want a second war.

“America fought their civil war for a long time and they are not thinking of a second one. Kanu should drop the agitation...

Read more http://alabingo.com/2017/09/biafra-agitation…ense-edwin-clark

Does this old man actually know why America fought a civil war?

Doesn't he know the difference between a referendum and war?

NaijaMutant:
Hello peeps!

Away from the murderous Fulani terrorist herdsmen.

Have you ever seen a Calabar herdsman?

here's one below :

dizzyime:
Coming after his group made a U- turn on the quit
notice issued to Igbos living in the North, President
of Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF),
Shettima Yerima, in a talk with The Sun, revealed
that his first spouse is from Calabar, and he has
such huge numbers of Igbo companions. He
likewise went further to uncover that he has nothing
against the Igbos.

Read more. http://www.naijatrending.com.ng/metro/many-friends-igbo-first-wife-calabar-arewa-youth-president-reveal/

The fear of United Nations.

Gourdoinc:
oh please, tompolo had value and his community had value. what values has Kanu nor the south east to present Nigeria. no value whatsoever, the South south he hoping to pull weight with threats will be silenced the Nigerian way of managing them (contracts and bribes) and they will abandon Kanu. therefore in the general scheme of things. Kanu is highly disposable.

being a British citizen might spare him a planned death, but I doubt such applies to the Ndi onuku following him about abusing everybody. I really doubt it

Just grab your pop corn, sit down and observe.