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Any igbo politician jumping to apc is a shame to his his/her family and their generation but old and yet to come. |
abduljabbar4:And what ur useful party is doing for the countrt is trampling on people's right? Arresting and detaining people with out evidence and thats d best development ur party can bring to d country? |
Kastonkastroll:what are you saying? What proof do u have that he looted ur country? Let d right be done. No body is againt their fight against corruption but do it in d right way. Charge them to court and not in d pages of newspages. Your likes are the problem of nigeria. The reason the security agencies keep taking laws into their hands |
all the petitions sent to effc, what did they do with it? we are clamouring 'fight corruption', but the fight is just against pdp...but if an apc is concerned, he's a saint. and we all looking for a better naigeria. Psalm18: |
There was drama at a Federal High Court today, December 23 when Nnamdi Kanu, the director of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) made an objection in court. On calling the case, the court clerk had asked the accused person, Kanu alongside three others if they understand English, a procedure normally done before hearings. But instead of answering the clerk’s question, Kanu began by saying he has an objection to make. His counsel, Vincent Obetta in his advice urged his client to wait for the case to be fully mentioned before any further objection. After the clerk was done with calling of the case and the accused person, the judge, A. R. Mohammed said: “It will be good to appreciate and take into consideration the objection raised by the defendant.” At the judge’s permission, Nnamdi Kanu went further with his objection. He said: “Thank you very much my lordship, but my objection is that I will not receive a fair trial before this court. The information I got is that I will not receive a fair trial before this court. “I will not sacrifice the due process of law because of speedy court process over the principle of natural process on the altar of speedy release. In other words, I would rather remain in detention than subject myself to a trial that I know amounts to perversion of justice. “Your lordship, previous court rulings have been given by courts of competent jurisdiction in this country, Nigeria which were not carried out by the DSS.” The prosecuting counsel, Mohammed Diri having heard the objections of the defendant said: “First he objects trial by your lordship because he believes he is not going to get fair trail, two he said, the trial before your lordship will amount to perversion of justice.” “He said the rule of the law is clear and that the defendant may object to his trial at any time. “Your lordship before the defendant can object to his trial, he has to file an application objecting his trial before this court.” He said in that application the defendant is expected to exhibit special evidences why he should not be tried by a particular court. Diri said that this will enable the court and the prosecutors to properly reply to the defendant. “And this has not been done in this case,” he added. Quoting section 396 sub section of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, Diri said an objection trial may be raised by the defendant only after the plea of the defendant is taken but not before. Diri said: My lordship, what the defendant just did is putting the cart before the court.” He further urged the court to overrule the objection of the first defendant and order that the charges filed by the prosecution before the court be read to the three defendants for the purpose of taking their plea. In his reply, the defending counsel said the argument by Diri is only an effort to puncture his client’s objection, adding that he is in tandem with the objection made by Kanu. “We believe that whatever comes out of this court should be justice for the three parties – the state, the court and the accused persons,” Obetta said. But in his ruling, Mohammed said he sees nothing wrong in the defendant who he defined as someone who is learned and understands the legalities of his objection. He said the first defendant is not objecting the validity of the charges against him but on the confidence he has in the court, adding that there is nothing wrong with the defendant’s objection which is in order. The judge stated that he was standing down from the case as Kanu had the right to reject the trial, saying “after all justice is rooted on confidence. If any of the parties has no confidence in the court, he has the right to say so.” He noted that the prosecution would have done the same thing if they were in Kanu’s shoes. Mohammed therefore said: “I therefore remit this case file to the chief judge of this court to take necessary action.” https://www.naij.com/676200-id-rather-remain-detention-drama-court-nnamdi-kanu-refuses-take-plea.html/?nkem&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_group=free |
Following the ongoing investigation into $2bn arms scandal the presidency is reportedly seeking the settlement with former National Security Adviser Sambo Dasuki. New Telegraph reports that the talks with the government is at the example of high level politicians, including retired generals, with the pledge to get the beneficiaries return the looted funds to government’s reserves. According to the source the peace initiative was as a result of shocking revelation that charged prominent Nigerians and officials of the Buhari government who were beneficiaries of the security fund. The source said: “Discussions are going on between the parties. The revelation that has come out so far are just a tip of the iceberg. “If Dasuki is allowed to release documents about the beneficiaries of arms deal and security fund, the country will be in crisis.” “Dasuki has threatened to open up on the arms deal. “This is why he demanded for an open trial.” “With open trial, the whole world would know that so many people were involved in the arms deal.” Dasuki reportedly has compiled the list of recipients of the fund with documentary proof comprising bank transactions, receipts, video and audio recordings of the transaction before the talks. “The gravity of the evidence and those involved in the arms deal necessitated the peace moves. The discussion is to douse the tension because if Dasuki opens up, the Buhari presidency would be embarrassed by the revelations,” the source close to Dasuki said. Those managing the deal met with President Buhari to see how the matter could be settled without mounting the tension already stirred with the arms purchase scandal. One of the conditions of agreement, according to the source, is that former NSA should be given bail. “The negotiation is what we expected ex-president Goodluck Jonathan to have done. We learnt that he is also reaching out to the president,” the source said. However, the presidential spokesperson Mallam Garba Shehu, could not confirm the current peace talks. “I don’t have the information now,” he said. “Even, some famous leaders across the North-South divide benefitted from the fund,” the other source said. He added though money was transferred to the accounts of the beneficiaries, others who collected cash signed for what they got. Ex-minister of state for finance, Ambassador Bashir Yuguda, ex-governor of Sokoto state, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa and others are facing trial together with Dasuki over the $2 billion arms scandal. Yuguda has disclosed that he gave N100 million to some leaders of the PDP, including Chief Bode George, Yerima Abdullahi, ex-governors Peter Odili and Jim Nwobodo, for the 2015 elections. The accused people were arraigned on a 22-count charge bothering on criminal breach of trust and diversion of public fund under the pretext of purchasing security arms. However, former NSA will today know whether he will go back home or repeatedly be imprisoned in the custody of the EFCC. https://www.naij.com/673240-presidency-seeks-deal-dasuki-evidence-fingers-buharis-officials.html/?Yuliia&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_group=free |
if you are using yahoo mobile, you certainly cant see that email add |
see the mail i got yesterday....this mail was purportedly sent from yahoo that i requested my account be terminated. i was wondering when i sent such mail. i couldnt see the full details of the sender from my mobile. i opened the mail with my pc.... guess what i saw?
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Demdem:because you have an empty skull |
Phame:so ur South West have achieved more than igbo? you all yoruba claiming and bragging about lagos....when was the last time u visited your home state? rubbish!!! waiting for d day a yoruba man will start bragging about other states in the waste land other than lagos....... |
MrSmith007:For gtb, if u r transferring to another number, u enter d last 4 digit of ur atm card number |
dustmalik:y wont the news be fake since the ruling is against apc? no news media carried it. i saw the judgement ysterday and from rythm fm dis morning. |
realborn:Y should he not appeal? Did u read d basis for d nullification of d election? Was never based on voilence or malpractice but on d use of card reader. |
COURT OF APPEAL AFFIRMED THE JUDGMENT OF THE RIVERS STATE GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION TRIBUNAL WHICH DISMISSED THE PETITION FILED BY LABOUR PARTY CHALLENGING THE ELECTION OF GOVERNOR NYESOM EZENWO WIKE ON THE GROUND THAT LABOUR PARTY FAILED TO COMPLY WITH SECTION 85 (1) OF THE ELECTORAL ACT ON THE NOMINATION OF CANDIDATE FOR THE ELECTION . THE APC IN RIVERS STATE ALSO CONTRAVENED THIS SECTION AND THAT FORMED THE REASON WHY JUSTICE PINDIGA WAS AXED AND JUSTICE AMBROSA INVITED TO DO THE HATCHET JOB. The lead judgment of the Court of Appeal was delivered by Justice Mohammed Mustapha (JCA) on Monday, September 21, 2015. The Court affirmed the decision of the tribunal to dismiss the Labour Party petition because the party contravened Section 85 (1) of the Electoral Act 2010 as amended as it failed to give 21 days notice to INEC before the primary that produced its candidate. Justice Suleiman Ambrosa who was co-opted late in the day to carry out a function ignored both the earlier ruling of the tribunal and the decision of the Court of Appeal on Section 85 ( 1) Below is the judgment of the Court of Appeal on September 21, 2015 in relation to Labour Party’s appeal on Section 85 (1). Justice Mustapha (JCA) declared: “Having failed to comply with the strict requirements of the Electoral Act with regard to nomination and sponsorship of a candidate, the candidate presented for election by the appellant cannot be said have qualified as candidate in that election, as such the appellant is not entitled to present a petition under Section 137 (1)(b); that being so it therefore follows that the tribunal was correct, having come to the conclusion that the appellant did not comply with Section 85 (1) of the Electoral Act to hold that the appellant did not participate in the election, as a consequence of which it lacked the locus standi to present an election petition; A plaintiff who does not have sufficient legal interest in a cause, or ventures to institute an action which has no bearing on him, cannot competently seek or be entitled to redress in a court of law. See BEWAJI V OBASANJO (2008) NWLR part 1093 at 570. Accordingly this issue is resolved in favour of the Respondents, and against the Appellant.”. Quoted passage found on page of the judgment : Note: The Appellant was Labour Party and the Respondents were Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, the PDP, INEC and Rivers State Police Command. Justice Ambrosa simply set aside the law and threw up an illegality unknown to law. Why did Justice Ambrosa break the law just for Rivers State APC and her governorship candidate, Mr Peterside while the same law was upheld by same tribunal? Attached are photocopies of relevant pages of the Judgment. http://scannewsnigeria.com/featured-post/exposing-justice-suleiman-ambrosa-cooked-judgment/
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Alhaji Shettima Yerima, an activist and president of the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) in this interview, blows hot about the way the people of the South-eastern part of Nigeria have been treated by the government, and why he thinks the agitation for Biafra is justified even though it is not the best option. The fiery leader of the AYCF also suggests solutions to the crisis. Alhaji Shettima Yerima, a activist and president of the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum How did this agitation come this far? Well, it’s been a very long journey and for people like us, it is not surprising. The agitation for Biafra is not news to us because it has been there over time especially since 1966 with what gave birth to the overthrow of the Aguiyi Ironsi government after the killing of some top leaders. The agitation has been there and that was what led to civil war in 1967 when Odimegwu Ojukwu came on board against the state and the reconciliation in the 1970s. Ever since, there had always been one agitation of the other. But the truth of the matter is that nobody is happy about the situation and all of us felt that it would not augur and it is not even in the best interest of this country for any part to secede now. This is a critical and very challenging time. And it is high time we began looking at the issue critically. We are only pretending that Nigeria is a nation, it has never been a nation. We just pray that it would become a nation. There are very fundamental issues that need to be addressed by any government in place and, to do that we must apply the principles of equity, justice and fairness to all. The moment we begin to say this group of people must be dealt with decisively because of their mindset or thinking that they are being marginalised, then there is a problem. The government must be seen to be doing justice and discussing issues the way they are. If we continue to pretend that things are normal and people are saying they are not normal and are agitating, one day it might not be funny. In as much as we pretend that things are well, you can see this call for Biafra is getting more popular internationally. I pray and I pray the leaders begin to see reasons to look at the issues critically. If they feel they are being marginalised and you underestimate and threaten them by arresting them and incarcerating them, just know that the more you do that, the more they get international and local sympathy. At the end of the day, you would be marvelled at what that amounts to. It could metamorphose into something beyond your expectation. Detention and arrests are not the answers to the issue. Issues must be brought forward for discussion. We must disagree to agree so that we can form a nation. We are not yet a nation. Under international laws which Nigeria is signatory to, the right to see for nationhood is guaranteed. Thus, if people decide that they don’t want to be part of your project, there is nothing you can do about it. Whatever you do is just to buy time. So why don’t you look at the issues the way they are and address them once and for all? This is what I think and it is absolutely my opinion. Those sympathetic to President Muhammadu Buhari believe that the agitation became intense because the average Igbo man does not like a Hausa man being the President. Do you subscribe to this? I do not subscribe to that because before Buhari, there were leaders who came from the Nort. Umar Yar’Adua was from the North and we could see the support from the East until lately when there was this problem of misgivings just before the recent elections. The perception of those in the camp of President Buhari is that the South-east was against him and that he did not get enough votes from the area and so what they bargained for is what they would get. Again, I do not share that perception. This is because this is a democracy where everyone has the right to decide where he wants to stay and if a government is finally formed at the end of the day, that government must be seen to be all-inclusive and carry everybody along irrespective of whether you got votes or not. You must be seen to be more civilised and behave in very civil ways so that we will all feel we are part of this democracy. But where things went wrong and you want to pay back, I do not think that is nationalistic. And when the issue of appointments came up and some positions that should be shared nationally went in one direction as far as we were concerned, some of us raised alarm we did not raise alarm because we don’t enjoy Buhari, but because we know he is human and those who work with him are also human. So where something is going wrong, there is no problem in calling the person to correct it. I do not think it is in the best interest of Nigerians to play politics with things like this because the only reason Buhari is elected is because people gave him mandate to be President of Nigeria and so issues of a section of the country not giving him their votes should not arise. The perception became more glaring and visible because certain things happened in recent times, especially just before the election, after the election and in appointments. It is not because they hate Buhari but certain things have gone wrong and it is better to address them. As long as they remain part of the country, what belongs to them must be given. But where we believe that some parts of the country should be treated as second-class citizens, then we are not doing justice to the nation or that we want the country to survive. This is just the truth of it. There is also this argument that the South-east is not ripe enough to call for secession because there is not particular leader to take them out of the woods. An analyst recently cited the case of South Sudan. What do you think? That they are not mature enough, how is that our problem, the problem of anybody or a section of the country? By law, how is that a problem? It is either you decide to carry them along or if you feel they are a burden to you, then allow them to go. When a child decides that it is time to come out of her mummy’s womb, you can’t stop the child. Oftentimes, we make the mistake of comparing Nigeria with other countries forgetting that we do not share the same culture. We are people from different backgrounds, religions and environments. So I do not share that sentiment. There are also countries that broke and the seceding countries are living on their own. Have you ever seen where a country breaks up and the parts come back together because it was a mistake? It has never happened. So who is afraid in the case of Nigeria? If we cannot do justice to all, then let everyone go peacefully. For me, I do not think the entire North should be held responsible for not allowing the East to go. For me, if they choose to go, so be it. The day we fee tired of this project called Nigeria, we too in the North would say we are going. Let nobody hold anybody to ransom. I only just think going our separate ways is not the best answer, but let’s also begin to decide for them as if we should tell what they want or not. If we cannot bring equity and justice to this table and discuss it, then what is the essence of this pretence? We don’t have to pretend; the country is sick and we need a man who truly believes in the nation to govern it rather than heating it up. And this is where I differ because with the problem at hand like insurgency in the northern part of the country, there should not be any reason to create another monster in another part of the country. Leaders must be seen to be low-headed at this time. Let us not be fooled, this is the best time for leaders to put their heads together and see how things would be solved and appreciate the fact that we come from different backgrounds. Let us not abuse this opportunity. If found wanting, let us address the problem and stop behaving like there is no problem. The moment you begin to say some people should be sidelined, then you are not bargaining for peace. READ ALSO: Radio Biafra Director Granted Bail In resolving this problem now, do you suggest that the report of the last National Conference should be looked into? The report of the National Conference cannot be a reason to start looking at a new Nigeria because even some of us have issues with the Confab and its composition and how it went. This government must be open because if we cannot sit down and discuss it, then there is a problem. This government must be create an atmosphere and engage everyone. I believe a Sovereign National Conference is the answer to this whole thing and there must be no no-go area. People must be allowed to discuss issues. Often, when the issues of national discourse emerge, these mischief makers, these crooks who are 80 percent criminally-minded people at the National Assembly would tell you that they are the ones to discuss them. You cannot be the manager of Nigeria because they voted for you. You cannot just wake up one morning and declare that the sovereignty of the people is now your own. Allow the rightful owners decide how they want to live together and move forward. The constitution we have today is fraud. We challenge the legality of the preamble of the constitution. You cannot be move a country forward where there is problem. The country is sick! We can only buy time, but the day it would escalate, everyone would start running helter-skelter. And I am afraid that the prediction of America that Nigeria would break would not come to pass. Unfortunately, the government of the day believes so much in America. In fact, they even consult America before introducing some local policies to us. You can see how bad it is that after 55 years, Nigeria has not grown enough to decide how we want to govern ourselves. Must we consult America? Why can’t we do our thing our own way? Who even tells you America is in support of Nigerians uniting together? History has shown that so many wars and insurgency around the world have the imprint of America. Can’t we learn from history? Do we want to go into another civil war? I can tell you that if Nigeria goes into another civil war now, we will not survive it. https://www.naij.com/618602-federal-government-not-treating-igbo-people-right-yerima.html |
The report obtained by SaharaReporters, and signed by the former Executive Chairman of the EFCC Nuhu Ribadu, revealed that Mr. Lecky “among other things, authorized the investment of Government funds in three Commercial banks that have no banking relationship with the Scheme to the tune of Ten billion and seven hundred naira (N10.7 billion).” The report also details conflicts of interest between Mr. Lecky and health company Novantus e-Health Nigeria Ltd, which he awarded a contract to during his tenure as the NHIS Executive Secretary. READ MORE... http:///1M8Ls5S
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Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state has criticised the bail-out arrangement by the federal government, describing it as a lie and blackmail. Fayose disclosed this while discussing with some state stakeholders in his office yesterday Wednesday September 2. At the meeting, the governor maintained that the people of the state remained first in his mind and will continue to be loyal to all the people of Ekiti. He disclosed that the bail out issue was as a result of mismanagement or diversion from some state governors, and hinted that no state governor has not collected their allocation. Fayose faulted the decision of the federal government, saying it is a blackmail and playing to the gallery. He said: “I went to a meeting just now with the stakeholders, everybody that benefits from the allocation,(Representatives of) University, College of Education, Civil servants…everybody (they are still in the meeting now). “I read the allocation to them (like I do to Ekiti people on the radio and television), I give them the allocation paper, go and share it, whatever you share, whatever is for the government house and protocol, to maintain this, to put on light in the government house, send it to us. “It is my job as governor to say I draw this allocation, most states today, why we have those problems is because the governor comes first, the people come last, but here the people come first, the governor comes last. “So, they have the paper for the allocation issued on Friday, it’s with them, whatever they conclude, whenever they finish, I will be here waiting for them and whatever they direct is what I will do. “Now, they were talking about the issue of bail out, I was the first governor to say this is a lie, there is nothing like bail out. There is no state government or the federal government that has not obtained their allocation at different times, they are either being mismanaged or being diverted or being used inappropriately, and I want to say that, as a second term governor, like other of my colleagues, I came miraculously back to government house so I am answerable to a lot of people and I cannot be governor, let them be the governor let me be the follower. “So, I now told them in Abuja, you asked us to go to House of Assembly and write and call it bail out and send it to you and the word bailout must be there in everything we are writing, we must call it bailout. We must send it to our House of Assembly and help you call it bail out. That is black mail, that is playing to the gallery, so I told them I cannot write it. “By and large, they said the salaries we are owing, so that the bank can borrow us the money and now pay 9% interest rate on unpaid salaries that I inherited and for the state alone, it is about eight point something billion. Eight point something billion plus 9% interest rate, it will be spread out for 20 years and the one we are owing before, almost N60bn will be spread over another 20 years at 14% interest rate. “When you join it to it, the state will be consumed. We practically will not have any allocation anymore. So, I called them today, this is the situation, the choice is theirs. If they say governor, go and take it, I will say put it in writing, I have your authority to go and take it. “So, when our allocation comes and they take it from source and we have whatever we have left, you will not blame me.” https://www.naij.com/539815-bail-lie-fayose-blasts-fg.html |
Sincere9gerian:my brother, carry yarn there....ever since i was born, i know say even for my village say during rainy season that we used to get enof light |
rottennaija:inotherwords, all the people from southern part of nigeria are all corrupt, abi? |
drauj:okwu nkasi obi....remember the northerners have ruled dis country more 30 years, how did they deliver? de console ur self |
FEMI FALANA One of the profound critics of former President Goodluck Jonathan's government and Lagos activist, Femi Falana have joined other Team of Jonathan critics to confess that he actually fought corruption in more civilized ways. The Lagos while speaking on Channels TV this morning said that "contrary to the general belief that former President closed his eyes to corruption, President Goodluck Jonathan did so much in the fight against corruption including the sack of three of his ministers for alleged graft. Adding to what Bishop Matthew Kukah said last week, Mr Falana concluded that President Jonathan carried out the most successful loot recovery without making noise about it. During the Jonathan era, the government introduced the Single Bank account for the country, saving billions. Their electronic payroll payment system and the Bio-metric registration of Federal workers identified 68,000 Ghost workers and over 50,000 ghost pensioners. They also introduced the Single Contract Requisition system with a Legislative oversight. The cashless economy was the reason that "Ghana-Must-Go" disappeared in the National Assembly and around the corridors of his administration. Trillion of Naira were recovered and saved the through these high-tech corruption fighting system and and was never advertised. - Hope For Nigeria. http://www.hopefornigeriaonline.com/onfacebook
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the alvan is a degree awarding college affilliated to unn. you can check for your self. mbok efilefun: |
SEE THE KIND OF GOVERNMENT WE HAVE IN EBONYI STATE. INSTEAD THEY WILL QUERRY OR INVESTIGATE WHY EEDC HAS PLUNGED AFIKPO PEOPLE INTO DARKNESS FOR OVER A YEAR, THEY ARE SUSPENDING SOMEONE WHO HAVE INVESTED HER PERSONAL MONEY TO BRING LIGHT TO HER PEOPLE. SHAME ON DAVE UMAHI AND HIS COMMISSIONER OF SO CALLED POWER |
ABAKALIKI—EBONYI State House of Assembly, yesterday, suspended one of its members, Maria Nwachi, representing Afikpo North East state constituency for allegedly mobilizing youths of her area against Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC. Recall that last Monday, the youths of Afikpo, who barricaded the entry and exit points into Afikpo town in protest against 1 year blackout in the area, petitioned the state government over the black-out. The protest, which took place simultaneously in Afikpo, Unwana, Ozizza and Amasiri covered two constituencies of the state. During the protest, public institutions including banks and markets were shut down as three vehicles belonging to EEDC were destroyed while staff of the company were sacked from the offices by the irate youths. The House of Assembly described the action of Hon. Nwachi as unbecoming and contrary to the status of a lawmaker. In another recent development, the Ebonyi State govermment, through the Commissioner for Power,Hon.Emmanuel Uguru, had directed the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company(EEDC) to suspend the restoration of light to Afikpo Area pending when the people replace the properties destroyed by the youths of the community. AFIKPO PEOPLE
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eleko1:pinsure attached |
i've had this for about three years now. from a little after shave bumb, these ones grew to this, and have remained. its usually itchy when the hairs are grown. I need advice on any medical or local tips on how to get it healed permanently other than surgery. thanks.
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and where did you see ond/hnd there? gmacnoms: |
please, its not EBONYI but AFIKPO. Ebonyi is the state and there's Ebonyi LGA. the protest is in AFIKPO |
cc: lalasticlala. we need this on front page so that it can help to reach the concerned authourities. |
The youths of Afikpo and its environs are staging a massive protest over the total blackout and neglect by the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC for over a year now. An honorable member of Ebonyi House, HON Maria-Ude Nwachi(Afikpo Chick) has tried severally with her personal money to fix the light issue, but seems like EEDC are not co-operating.
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Mattkent:so when u and ur likes were busy abusing and calling gej all kinds of names, was he responsible for all d bombings? |
...lol Most Universities in Nigeria got same standard as high schools over here talk less of a COE. lol They aint even asking of being a polytechnic
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