₦airaland Forum

Rexnegro: Sharap my fwend before amadioha ,sango, Ogun, and okija shrine join power to fire that ur mouth dia nonsense.... I don't do party tinz , am not a politic freak..infact I hate nigeria politics and politicians but your comment made me answer u ...u said that apc is a party built on lie...we all know that pdp are the master of lies , pdp has been lying and rigging election esp in SW since 1999 masterminded by obj, after 2007 truths started rolling out from SW pdp wardrobe hence the tribunal cases sent them packing...idiot quote or abuse me and die...

na u go die....sango Nd obatala join wt ifa go strike u...ODE....

why everybody no go wan do politics just to share out of d national cake....a situation in wich our entertainers who boast Nd flash deir wealth are nw switching allegiance to politics....thunder go fire anybody wey go say make I no join politics

Nairalanders...plzz who do u tink is a beta player between Hazard Nd Di Maria....

akinsadeez: You are the one who should STFU and stop thinking with your arze. When people like you can't come up with reasonable or logical rebuttals, den you resort to the 'you don't live or stay in ekiti' line. Do we have to stay in america to comment on issues happening over there?

The issue here is not whether Fayemi won zero local govts or 16. fayose has been taken to court and he should simply defend himself in court like a civilized person. Just like someone else posted above, APC routed PDP in Osun and PDP has also gone to court. when did you hear of Aregbe taking thugs to court to defend his mandate? That is how to behave in a sane society. Fayose should let the law take its course. He should know that he is a governor elect and start acting like one. It is really saddening to see a gov. elect acting and speaking like a tout.

Yes I repeat u are not in Ekiti so u don't knw wot z happening here....APC z a party built on lies Nd propaganda...u don't have to believe evrytin u read on internet or newspapers....

mtcheew......proud African woman wey dem dey f*cked for camera....besides wie zzz Melvin??...hin don tey wey I hear abt dat guy

na lie Nd propaganda go kill,destroy nd bury APC.....d fact z dat pple are patiently waiting for Oct 16

ShehuAba: Nigerians and sentiments. So, because fayose has been caught red handed and is on the verge of been butted out, you are now saying it's pre election matters. Fayose is clearly instigating his followers and he will surely pay dearly for it.
I wonder if you guys supporting him, are the court to issue judgment. Or is he ignorant of the law before coming out to contest.
If you can say all these, then no election should be challenged again including the one won by APC.
In osun now, despite the fact that Aregbe won convincingly, the PDP are still chasing shadows in court and he's defending his election well.
If fayose, is sure of himself as he's boasting, let him come out to defend himself lawfully and stop all these his dirty politics.

show me proofs dat he doesn't have d ryt to contest....just accept defeat Nd move on....Fayemi really f*cked APC up in Ekiti

barcanista: This man reeks arrogance, toutish and uncivil. He has painted the Judiciary in bad light and somehow made himself the Lord and Alpha over Ekiti issues. He called the Judiciary "Cash and Carry" and even went as far as bringing int'l courts into the mud of shame. What has Ekiti done to themselves? The judiciary as an institution is the last hope of the common man. If the tribunal rule unfavorably, he still has the liberty to appeal up to the Supreme Court. The court has jurisdiction to hear on matter as regards eligibility of an Aspirant in accordance to the law.
This Ayo guy is just bragging, if the Court granted their prayers, you will be KICKED out except a higher court decide otherwise. It is not about chest-beating or thuggery.
Oh Ekiti, I hope you learn from this fatal mistake.

can u pls STFU!!....u don't live or stay in Ekiti so u have zero knowledge of wot z going on dere.....Nd besides can u explain hw a sitting gov will not win a single local govt including in his own hometown....I would just advise APC to go back to d drawing board Nd prepare well 4 d next election or else u won't win up to five states come 2015...u guyzz too lyk propaganda....

tnkzz bro 4 dizz revealing msg....we voted against Fayemi....how would an incumbent lose in all d local govt including his home town??

Mrs. Bisola Ayeni, a businesswoman in her early
40s confidently left her house at Egbeda (Lagos)
with an almost empty tank heading for Ikeja. The
red light of the fuel indicator was blinking nonstop
but Ayeni knew the quantity of fuel in her tank
would take her to the next available filling station
where she had hoped to fill up her tank.
Indeed, as she got to the Lagos-Abeokuta
Expressway, Ayeni drove into the filling station and
told the attendant to fill her car with N5,000 worth of
fuel while she rummaged her handbag to bring out
the money as well as pick a call. That was her
undoing.
Ayeni would tell our correspondent that she didn’t
bother to look at the pump while the sale was on
because she didn’t envisage any foul act, besides
she knew the level a N5,000 worth of fuel would
rise to on her fuel gauge. Ayeni only managed a
quick glance at the meter and when she saw that it
was reading, she relaxed and enjoyed her
discussion on the phone.
She said, “When I finished, I looked at the pump and
I saw N5,000 on the price column, I paid him and
drove away. I expected the light indicating low fuel
to go off and the indicator to rise, but it didn’t
happen.
“Even if the rise in the fuel indicator would be
gradual, I expected a major shift. Lo and behold, the
light never went off and the indicator never rose.
“Oh my God, I was confused and very angry, so I
turned back, while praying that the car wouldn’t run
out of fuel. By the time I got to the petrol station, I
was fuming.”
Ayeni said she had almost slapped the attendant
who attended to her having shouted on him when
the station manager came out.
“On hearing what happened, the manager gave the
sales boy a resounding slap, apologised to me and
ordered him to sell the fuel again, and I heard him
saying the N5,000 would be deducted from his
salary. We both stood by him while he sold the fuel,
the gauge rose even before I left the station, which
means he cheated me earlier. I still wouldn’t know
how he did it,” she said.
Ayeni’s experience is common among vehicle
owners, who had at one time or the other thought
they had bought fuel but later found out they either
bought nothing or were short-changed in terms of
the quantity. A cross section of vehicle owners who
spoke to our correspondent alleged that they had
noticed same at one time or the other but said that
there was nothing they could do since they really
could not establish any foul play.
In case you once bought fuel from a filling station
and it seemed like nothing was added to your fuel
tank after you have left, or you felt what was sold to
you wasn’t commensurate with what you paid for or
expected, you may have been cheated under your
close watch even with your eyes wide open.
Saturday PUNCH had a revealing chat with fuel
attendants of some popular filling stations in Lagos
and they explained how they make quick but huge
cash from unsuspecting customers.
One of them who identified himself simply as
Owolabi John, said there are many ways fuel
attendants cheat customers who have come to buy
fuel, which many people are not aware of.
Devouring a massive plate of hot and spicy pepper
soup and a bottle of chilled beer our correspondent
bought for him, John readily exposed all the tricks
on how they make money.
By the way, John earns N10,000 as a fuel
attendant. He wants to pursue a university
education. There is no other help from anywhere
else, as such John admitted leaving no stone
unturned to take advantage of gullible customers to
make some money from what he described as “the
customers’ carelessness.”
“Ideally, when we resume, we take the reading on
the meter on the fuel dispenser, which we call the
opening meter, and when we close, we take the
reading, which we also call the closing meter. Then,
we multiply the difference in the readings by the
cost per litre, which is the amount we deliver to the
manager. If there is any surplus, it belongs to the
attendant, and if there is loss, the attendant will
look for money to make it up. If the shortage is a lot
of money, the manager may allow that the money
be deducted from the person’s salary if the person
is not sacked,” he explained.
However, that surplus money may not have been a
miracle or manna from heaven; it could simply be a
product of manipulation by the attendants.
According to John, there are different types of fuel
dispensers, such as Marathon, Sanki, Eagle Star,
etc, and each machine has its peculiar way of being
adjusted. “On the keyboard of some of them, where
we enter the number of litres or amount, which is
either in front or on the side, there is usually a
button labelled ‘Recall, TIM/CAL’ or any other label,
depending on the machine. The essence of the
button is to enable the attendant to see the past
sales. If you want to see your last ten sales, you
just press Recall, then the number you want to see
etc, depending on the number you want, and it
shows you the amount. Beyond seeing our past
sales, we use it to make money.
“If I sell N2,000 worth of fuel to a customer, and the
next customer also wants to buy N2,000. If I
observe that the second customer Isn’t paying
attention, I will sell some quantity, maybe N1,500
and press Stop or Cancel, depending on the
machine press Recall, 1, then press Ok. With that,
N2,000 will appear on the screen and that is what
the customer will see on the meter, believing the
sale is complete. This can be done in less than one
second. That is one of the ways, and at the close of
business I remove mine which is the excess of the
actual litre sales.
“Imagine if I do that for about ten customers in a
day, with varying gain from each case, which
depends largely on the amount of fuel the customer
is buying and how sensitive the person is. I could
make up to N10, 000 in one day,” he explained.
According to him, attendants could go to the extent
of writing out some past sales on a paper where
they can easily have a glance to know which
number to recall when a customer is distracted or
looks away, since many people prefer to buy based
on price and not litre.
“When customers come, we observe them and see
if they are tired or we try to distract them,
sometimes with the help of our colleagues by
engaging them in a chat or doing things that could
easily distract them. As soon as they look away, if
the seller has made an appreciable sale, he/she
would have mastered or checked his paper to see
the last time he sold that particular amount, as soon
as it is possible, he will press it, and press OK.
Before the customer looks back, the sale will
appear complete,” John explained.
John’s revelation explained one of the ways Ayeni
might have been cheated. Another fuel attendant,
who simply identified himself as Owode Kabir, told
our correspondent that the use of Recall or TIM
button is the easiest way to make quick money
because the customers would think the machine
was fast, so they wouldn’t always suspect anything,
even though some come back to complain.
However, Kabir stressed that not all attendants are
involved in the act, but that many of them do it as
long as there is opportunity and that in some cases,
they settle the station manager at the close of work
if they are able to make some money, which they do
everyday anyway.
But ‘Recall or TIM/CAL’ button is not the only way to
make money from customers, Kabir would tell our
correspondent. There is yet another way!
Even though many people know that when the
nozzle is hanged on the pump, the readings revert
to zero, he said they (fuel attendants) have also
found a way to manoeuvre it to make some money.
“What we do is to gently place the nozzle, such that
it won’t click to rub off the old sales and revert to
zero, so, we fake it, which means the dispenser is
still running, so if anyone comes, we simply
continue from where we stop and that is why
sometimes it seems like we are rushing the
customers. It is easier when the last sale is a small
quantity.
“Even though the use of the Recall or TIM/CAL’
button on some of these machines is the easiest
method, faking the nozzle is another viable way to
make money.
“If the previous sale is about N200 maybe by a
Keke NAPEP and Okada rider , or even commercial
buses (danfo ) drivers, because they are the ones
who buy fuel in bits, we will gently place the nozzle,
and naturally, when you see that we remove the
nozzle from the hanger, that is, from the engine,
you believe that it started from zero. However, it is
not always the case,” he said.
Kabir was quick to add that some station managers
or managements know about their tricks but that
once they are caught or reported by a customer,
such person could be sacked. He added that
attendants usually sell in all cases but such sales
might not start from zero or could be recalled to a
previous sale that had the same amount, which
would be an incomplete sale for the customer.
“Sometimes we could gain up to N1,000 from one
sale, it depends on the quantity that the consumer
wants, and those that are caught are usually the
greedy ones,” he noted.
He added that in filling stations where their
dispensers do not have Recall or TIM/CAL only the
last sale could be recalled, hence, once the last sale
is not the same with the current sale, faking the
hanging of the nozzle might be the only way to
make money through such pump.
Station owners and managers also dupe customers
A female attendant with a major oil marketer
company in Lagos Island, Seun Jegede, told our
correspondent how station managers and filling
station owners also cheat their customers.
She alleged that most filling stations alter their
meters to under-dispense fuel at the detriment of
customers, which is a known phenomenon among
consumers. Even though this could be a product of
greed and inadequate regulation, she said they also
do that to make up for some loss they might have
incurred during sales.
“Based on experience, I can tell you that almost all
filling stations, including the ones being run by
government, adjust their meters and what they do is
to settle the officials from the Department of
Petroleum Resources if or when they come for
inspection.
“No attendant can alter the meter on his own,
except the manager sanctions it because it involves
the engineer changing the panel and doing some
mechanical readjustment. That is why many filling
stations that alter their meters have to bribe their
way through because the engineers are not always
there, except the manager recommends a trusted
attendant to be trained so as to put the pumps back
to normal if DPR comes.
“The adjustment is easier with the marathon
machine because it has a key in front of the meter.
This allows for quick readjustment of the meter so
as to scale through the due diligence check by the
DPR, which could be once in six months,” Jegede
explained.
She added that the decision to alter the meter could
either come from the owner of the station or the
station manager in connivance with the engineer,
adding that whoever orders the adjustment takes
the money made from the unsold quantity.
Station attendants also cheat their employers
According to John, not only customers are open to
this fraud, even the management that the
attendants work for are not immune to their
fraudulent acts, through what he called ‘no reading’.
In this case only the price meter reads while the
litre reading does not move. He said this could be a
product of frequent repairs of the pump or any other
mechanical fault, which could make it malfunction.
“When there is ‘no reading’ on the litre menu, and
the management is not aware, there is no way the
management will know the actual number of litres
that have been sold.
“What we do in such cases is to sell on the basis of
amount only and we sometimes negotiate with the
customer for settlement because we can sell more
to make money. I can even call someone from
home to come and buy and keep for me, before the
management finds out that the litre is not reading.
“Even though the ‘no reading’ issue rarely happens,
it becomes a free for all if it happens to the diesel or
kerosene pump that usually has no attendant
attached to it. With that, tracing who sells what
quantity may be difficult, even though an attendant
must be smart to avoid being penalised.
“Another form of ‘no reading’ is when some
attendants, especially those attached to diesel or
kerosene that have lesser patronage compared to
petrol, gently press the nozzle (just like a one-
touch press) that may not read on the meter
whereas some fuel will still come out. It can also
happen when they finish selling and instead of
hanging the nozzle, they place it inside the keg for
the little quantity to drip into their kegs. It may
appear little, but over a long time, the gentle one-
touch press and the leftovers become a large
quantity. That is why you see some attendants
having kegs beside them,” John explained.
The attendants further explained that they make
more money when there is epileptic power supply
which force people to buy fuel in kegs. “When there
is no power supply and people struggle or force
your nozzle in their kegs, many of them don’t care
about starting from zero, which is a plus for us,” he
said.
They however said station attendants find it difficult
to cheat if the customer comes out of the vehicle to
stay with them, adding that those who sit in their
vehicles can easily be distracted or shortchanged.
A Director in DPR, Mr. George Osahon, had strongly
advised in a television programme recently that it
was better for vehicle owners to buy specific
amount of fuel rather than using number of litres as
a yardstick.
“When you go to a modern filling station and you
ask for N5,000 worth of fuel, they simply punch a
pad and when it’s complete it stops by itself, and it
is better to stand by the seller or keep a close
watch from your car if you choose to sit in the car.
“The reason the same worth of fuel would vary in
quantity at different filling stations is because some
under-dispense. Nobody will ever over-dispense,
people will either dispense normally or under-
dispense, so if you see such differential, it is very
necessary for you to call the attention of the DPR to
it,” he had said.
Osahon had also said people should stop using
statements like ‘fill-up the tank’ not minding how
much fuel was inside their tank or the quantity
coming into it, saying there is a lot of wastage in
that, which is not necessary.
However, while some filling station attendants who
spoke to our correspondent denied the fraud
allegations, a few others admitted that some
attendants do it and that it depends on the
circumstance and the type of pump, as pointed out
by John.
A cross section of station managers who spoke to
our correspondent also dissociated their filling
stations from those who cheat their customers,
adding that none of their staff would survive such an
attempt.
Mr. Adebola Durojaiye, who is a manager of a filling
station in Ikeja, said, “People say all filling stations
under-dispense but that is not true. One good way
to identify those who do it is that they don’t have
good patronage because whether we like it or not,
customers know the good and bad stations, so, the
generalisation is wrong.”
The Chairman of the Independent Petroleum
Marketers Association of Nigeria, Ejigbo Satellite,
Mr. Ajayi Adebayo, said recently that any member of
the association found indulging in sharp practices
would have his/her office sealed off alongside other
sanctions, while urging members to be transparent
and objective in their business transactions.
In a telephone conversation with our correspondent,
the Executive Secretary, Major Oil Marketers
Association of Nigeria, Mr. Obafemi Olawore, said
no member of the association could be involved in
under-dispensing or fiddling with the pump, adding
that anyone with proof of such malpractice against
any MOMAN member should feel free to contact the
association to complain.
“I am not aware that any MOMAN member engages
in under-dispensing. However, I cannot swear an
oath or beat my chest and say there is no such
thing by those that we contracted to run the
stations, that is, the dealers. I am not saying they
do it, but anyone with proof that it happens should
contact us and we will take immediate action,”
Olawore added.
DPR Spokesperson, Ms. Dorothy Bassey, said the
agency was doing its best to check the fraudulent
practices by some filling stations through its
random inspection, while describing the bribe
allegations against DPR officials as untrue.
“I am confirming to you that it is not true that
officials of DPR collect bribe, what kind of money
are they going to pay DPR staff? That is why we
shut down stations once we have any indication that
they carry out any malpractice.
“It happens but not as rampant as people make it
look because nobody is a fool or wants to be
cheated. That is why we do a lot of public
engagement for people to watch out.
“We may not be 100 per cent, but certainly, we are
working to ensure that everybody is happy. We
have operation offices nationwide where people can
go to complain,” Bassey said.
Meanwhile, a report culled from dailyfinance.com
says filling up the tank may be another way to lose
money and fuel, because when the pump clicks off
automatically, no additional fuel enters the tank.
“Instead, fuel is likely being diverted through the
pump’s vapour recovery system and back into the
station’s tank, which means you are paying for gas
that you are not getting.
“More importantly, the car needs space in its tank
for fuel vapours to expand. Overfilling can force gas
into the car’s carbon filter, leading to poor
performance, reduced mileage or costly repairs. So,
the next time you want to buy fuel, don’t top off
your tank, it’s good for your car and even better for
your wallet,” the report said.

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The political crisis rocking Ekiti State deepened on
Friday as Governor Kayode Fayemi declared dusk
till dawn curfew in the state.
In a live broadcast in Ado-Ekiti on Friday, Fayemi
said, “There would be no movement between the
hours of 7.00 p.m and 7.00 am everyday till further
notice.
“We urge the citizenry to be vigilant and provide the
security agencies with details of suspicious
activities that can undermine the peace in our
state.”
The declaration followed widespread violence
across the state capital on Friday following
Thursday’s killing of a former Chairman of the
National Union of Road Transport Workers, Omolafe
Aderiye, by gunmen.
The office of Kayode Fayemi Campaign Organisation
and three vehicles in the state secretariat of the All
Progressives Congress were burnt in the early
hours of Friday.
Last Monday, hoodlums invaded the Ekiti State High
Court presided over by Justice Olusegun Ogunyemi
to disrupt proceedings in a case challenging the
eligibility of the Governor-elect, Mr. Ayodele
Fayose, to contest the June 21 election won by him.
The invasion occurred shortly after the judge
refused an application to set aside an order
abridging the time for the Peoples Democratic
Party’s candidate to file his defence in the case filed
by two members of the Ekiti-11, Mr. Adeniyi
Ajakaiye and Olufemi Ajayi.
On Thursday, another judge, Justice John Adeyeye,
was beaten by some thugs who also tore his suit.
There was also tension at the Ekiti State
Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Thursday
in a matter between the APC and Fayose.
Tracing the genesis of the violence to the Monday
attack on Justice Ogunyemi, Fayemi indicted law
enforcement agencies for not doing enough to avoid
the situation.
He said, “This happened in full glare of the law
enforcement agents with inappropriate response.
Clearly, these brigands exceeded the limits of
acceptable behavior, even in the most liberal of
democracies, and ventured into the realm of blatant
criminality with this desecration of the hallowed
chambers of the law.
“The fact that this assault did not meet with any
strong deterring repercussions from the appropriate
authorities further emboldened the miscreants.
“They subsequently attempted to prevent the Ekiti
State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal from
sitting, yesterday, Thursday, September 25. I am
advised incontrovertibly that thugs acting on the
command of Mr. Ayo Fayose, who was also present
to lend his clout to the travesty, brazenly assaulted
a senior judge and urged his thugs to beat him up
and tear his clothes.”
He added, “Since the beginning of this development
on Monday, which is unprecedented in the recent
history of our state, I have been in touch with the
heads of all security agencies at the state and
federal levels, urging them to act quickly and firmly
in the interest of public law and order. It is
worrisome that the slow and inadequate response
has occasioned the avoidable escalation of violence
in our dear state.”
The governor described the use of violence and
intimidation to obstruct the course of justice as an
invitation to anarchy.
He appealed to the political elite to exercise caution
as the state is in the transition era, asking
stakeholders to support efforts to ensure that Ekiti
State come out of the crisis stronger.
Fayemi said, “We must rescue our state from the
precarious slippery slope that some have
desperately pushed us to. We should not imperil the
very people we seek to serve by resorting to
violence and brigandage. One does not burn down
his homestead to establish his claim of ownership
or leadership.
“Most assuredly, the course of Justice can only be
delayed, but can never be truncated. The
independence of the Judiciary is an inviolable tenet
of any democracy.”
The governor said he had directed the Attorney
General of the state, Mr. Wale Fapohunda, to issue a
legal advisory to the Chief Judge, Ayodeji Daramola,
and all the parties to the existing cases in the State
High Court and the Ekiti State Governorship
Elections Petitions Tribunal, on the desirability of
seeking an alternative venue for the hearing of
these cases outside Ekiti State.
“The State can no longer afford to witness the
bizarre spectacle of the beating up of judicial
officers and wanton intimidation of lawyers and
court personnel.”
Fayemi, who noted that the security agencies had
taken control of the situation, urged them not to
relent in performing their constitutional role of
protecting lives and property in the state.
“Administrations come and go; politics can be
frenetic when the stakes are high; but by the grace
of the Almighty God, our state remains for all time,
therefore the peace of our land is not negotiable.”
The Governor appealed to the people to see
themselves as brothers despite their political
differences by embracing civility and empathy.
“Let us deal truthfully with our youth, who are so
liable to be led astray by unbridled political fervour,
by seeing them as our children rather than as
conscripts or fodder for our objectives.
“Let us work together to stop the violence and
brigandage that has brought about serious
embarrassment to our state in the last few days.”
Police begin investigation
The Ekiti State Police Command has begun
investigation into the alleged killing of a former Ekiti
State chairman of the National Union of Road
Transport Workers, Omolafe Aderiye.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Victor
Babayemi, also announced the arrest of some
suspects over the violence that erupted in the state
on Friday.
Aderiye was a staunch supporter of the Governor-
elect, Mr. Ayo Fayose.
A statement entitled “Murder of Chief Aderiye
Omolafe and the attendant civil unrest” made
available to journalists, Babayemi said, “In the last
24 hours, Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, has witnessed
series of unpleasant events.”
He recalled that the police in the early hours of
Thursday reacted to the rowdy situation by some
people around the high court premises in Ado-Ekiti
by dispersing them and escorting judges and
lawyers out of the court premises to their various
abode.
Babayemi said, “Regrettably, while the police were
reviewing their strategies at putting an end to
rowdiness in and around the court premises, the
news of the killing came in.
“And, in response, the Commissioner of Police led
policemen out all night and was able to forestall the
breakdown of law and order generated by the
killing.
“However, in the morning hoodlums started coming
out in droves, taking to the streets of Ado-Ekiti and
causing carnage by setting fire on some buildings,
vehicles and property.
“The Commissioner of Police again reacted by
leading senior officers on patrol to curtail the
situation. With this prompt and decisive response,
the situation in Ado-Ekiti metropolis was brought
under effective control.
Babayemi, however, warned that anyone found
flouting the curfew order by Fayemi would be dealt
with.
NBA raises investigative team
The Nigerian Bar Association has said that it will
send what it called “a high powered team” to Ekiti
State to investigate Monday’s and Thursday’s
attack on judges and disruption of court
proceedings in the state.
The NBA President said in a statement on Friday
that the association would ensure that anyone found
to be involved in the “show of shame” would be
made to face the wrath of the law.
The statement read, “The NBA is sending a high
powered team to Ekiti to investigate the facts
surrounding this matter. Any person(s), no matter
how highly placed, found involved in this show of
shame and desecration of our courts will surely
face the full force of the law as NBA will ensure
prosecution of such person(s).
“We will not sit idly while persons who do not mean
well for our society take steps capable of plunging
our country into anarchy.”
The Ado-Ekiti branch of the association also
condemned the attack, describing the development
as primitive and crude.
Addressing journalists in Ado-Ekiti, the branch
chairman, Mr. Joseph Adewumi and the Secretary,
Mr. Gbemiga Adaramola, urged the state
Commissioner of Police, Taiwo Lakanu, to beef up
security within and outside the premises of courts
in the state.
APC seeks Fayose’s arrest
The All Progressives Congress has called for the
arrest and prosecution of the Ekiti State Governor-
elect, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, for allegedly leading
thugs to beat up a judge and instigating his
supporters to attack and burn public property in the
state.
In a statement issued in Lagos on Friday by its
National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed,
the APC said since Fayose had yet to enjoy
immunity, he should be arrested for prosecution.
The APC said it was necessary to act fast to prevent
anarchists and crude individuals from taking the
laws into their hands and tampering with the
administration of justice because the attack on
Justice John Adeyeye came a few days after pro-
Fayose and pro-PDP thugs invaded a court room in
the state.
The party said, “Even though Fayose has not
assumed office, he has succeeded in taking Ekiti
State back to Egypt within a few months of his
‘election’. Not only are judges being attacked, the
kind of killings and chaos that characterised his first
time in charge of the state have already started.
“He is struggling hard to ensure that Ekiti is no
longer in the league of states where disputes are
settled in courts, instead on the streets, and judges
preside in the administration of justice.”
Fayose, PDP react
The Ekiti State Governor-elect, Mr. Ayodele Fayose,
has condemned Thursday’s killing of the former
state NURTW Chairman, Omolafe Aderiye, as
barbaric and political.
Fayose, who visited Aderiye’s widow on Friday,
described the killing as barbaric and political.
He said, “We were together till about 5pm yesterday
(Thursday). But taking his life is not an option. It is
not the best. This is irreparable and we have come
here to sympathise with the family. If this other
party are sure they are not the one who is
responsible for the killing, they should be
courageous enough to come and pay a condolence
visit to his family.”
Reacting to Fayemi’s comment in which he
tactically blamed Fayose for inciting the mob action
against the court officials, the governor-elect said,
“Fayemi is a defeated man, so I don’t expect
anything better from him. I see him as governor
until his time is over. So, I would rather not join
issues with him. It is reckless for anybody to be
making assertions on an incident he didn’t witness.”
The Peoples Democratic Party also condemned
Aderiye’s killing.
A statement issued in Ado-Ekiti by the state PDP
Publicity Secretary, Kola Oluwawole, described the
killing as an act of wickedness, barbaric and
satanic.
The statement read, “We have raised the alarm on
the clandestine move by Fayemi and his men to
attack Fayose and some notable leaders in all the
16 local government areas as from September 22,
2014 while the killing of Aderiye, who is one of the
notable leaders of the PDP in Ado Ekiti occurred on
the 25th of the same month, this has vindicated our
earlier claims.
“We don’t have any doubt in our mind if the
information at our disposal is anything to go by and
the murder incident that has been linked directly
with the All Progressives Congress members
across the state in the past.”

www.punchng.com/news/fayemi-imposes-curfew-on-ekiti/

faladeSM1132: Thanks my bro,
I'm also an ekiti man and a APC party member, i can say this boldly that almost 85 percent of our member are not benefit any things out of Fayemi govt and not only civil servant that facing that hunger.

dat z wot most pple don't understand here....evrytin abt APC z propaganda....Once u dont perform in Ekiti,u get booted out

OP....d fact z dat both PDP Nd APC are violent....d list of doze who died during Fayose's tenure...Fasubaa,Daramola etc...wot abt d arrest of kings...unad students who were murdered....we are back to dose old dayzz...may God help us

smartchoice: How's your okada

why not discuss d main issue Nd stop insulting me......tot u re smart bt u it z just a fallacy.....u can get out of dizz thread if u don't have any reasonable tin to say

Most nairalanders didn't know what really happened in Ekiti.The fracas started on Thursday when d judge didn't accept Fayose's application in court Nd was accused of being biased......those who forced deir way into d court were not political thugs...dey are mostly drivers Nd motorcyclists....pple are not happy wt dizz govt,he has refused to pay workers salary since July Nd he z using d e-11 grp to cause pandemonium by challenging Fayose's eligibility to contest d election.....I don't knw dat APC can be so desperate Nd callous not to accept defeat Nd move on....d election z a true reflection of d masses in d sense dat dey didn't win a single local govt. in d poll.

NOTE:I am not a member of any political party

APC Nd propaganda

chai!!!....music no dey pay money again na politics sure pass.....wishing him sucex

OK.

tonte: the source you quoted is fake or incorrect

it myt be to deir site or server....u can confirm it 4rm oda sources tho

@OP...change ur title 2 4 chibok galzz released.......we hope Nd pray dat d remaining of dem shall be set free

KADUNA -Hundreds of half nude protesting women
booed and threw objects at an unusually long
convoy of Governor Mukhtar Ramalan Yero at
Fadan Karshi, in Sanga Local Government Council,
LGC, in Southern part of Kaduna state yesterday.
Meanwhile, the Christian Association of Nigeria,
CAN, yesterday alleged that the killings that had
occurred in Sanga LGC, was carried out by
terrorists and that 300 lives had been lost in the
invasions.
This was contained in a letter written to visiting
governor Yero and handed to him at Fadan Karshi
yesterday, as protesting women wailed and pelted
his convoy with mud and sand at the palace of the
District Head of Fadan Karshi while it was raining.
The women were angry that after not less than 7
attacks on their villages, in which not less than 300
villagers were killed since last July, the governor
had not visited the place until a few weeks to the
primary elections, according to sources to Vanguard
from Sanga on phone.
Mr. Bezard Wuyah, National President of Ninzom
Progressive Youths told reporters in Kaduna about
the visit of the governor to Karshin Daji and Fadan
Karshi.
“The governor came with hundreds of soldiers,
policemen, Roads Safety Corps, SSS, even with a
detachment of Prison Guards.
It was more of an invasion, not a condolence visit.
Our mothers and sisters who were expecting a
sober, caring governor were furious when they saw
that it was as a form of intimidation against them so
they don’t bare their minds on the negligence they
had suffered since gunmen sacked their villages
and rendered them homeless?
That was why they were protesting and asking that
the governor kills them so that they die and rest.
They refused to be cowed,” he said.
“But Sanga natives are law abiding and we are
appealing to everyone to remain calm since the
governor has come and seen the situation”, said
Wuyah.
It was gathered that an embarrassed Yero called on
the people to be patient and be peace abiding in a
brief remark before returning to Kaduna.
A call to the Director General, Media and Publicity to
Governor, Mallam Ahmed Maiyaki was not
answered, since the press was not invited to cover
the visit. A text message demanding the side of the
Government on the issue was not also replied by
Maiyaki at the time of writing this report.
MeanwhileHaving a letter written by CAN, Sanga
LGC branch, signed by its Chairman, Rev. Fadan
Mathew Anana to Yero which was obtained by
newsmen in Kaduna reads: “We have suffered
gruesome massacre as members of the Christian
community in Sanga Local government, as a body.
We the Christian Association of Nigeria, Sanga Local
Government chapter wish to passionately appeal
that, as a matter of urgency, you kindly use your
good office to arrest this ugly development by
ending these terrible attacks on our peace-loving
and defenseless people.
“A careful consideration of the attacks that have
been launched on various communities in Sanga
LGA from June 23rd to the most recent one which
occurred on 16th & 17th of September, has clearly
revealed that these attacks were carefully planned
and carried out by some terrorist Islamic
fundamentalists mainly on Christians within the
Local government.
“Over 300 lives of Christians have been wasted
through these attacks. Our children, women,
including pregnant women and the aged, our
clergymen, Churches, pastors’ residence and our
properties have been the sole and main targets of
these attacks.
We must clearly state that this sad, ugly and
unprovoked attacks have over-stretched the
patience of the Christian community in Sanga LGA
to engage us in a religious war which is not in our
nature and tradition as Christians.
“It is our earnest prayer to Almighty God and to you
that concrete steps shall be taken to ensure there
is no further attack on any community in the Local
Government area from henceforth”

www.vanguardngr.com/2014/09/hundreds-half-nude-women-throw-mud-stones-gov-yero/

IbokUtoroh: dis ur belief hmmm, what of if them give u 10million n a presidential handshake, what will be ur belief?

Oga talk abt d issue on ground nd stop saying thrash....nd besides u don collect ur own 10M??

who are these ones who has ties with boko haram....SSS,DSS and others are not doing deir job....dey need 2 be investigated Nd drilled to find out hw dey had connections wt boko
OPERATION CRUSH BOKO HARAM!!

nice one by d APC reps....until we start getting smetinzz ryt....dere are many questions left unanswered abt d jet,d money Nd d arms.....in dizz tym of internet Nd cashless policy....why would our govt prefer to load a jet wt $9.3m......if Jonathan can't gve us a reasonable explanation Nd punish anyone found guilty in dizz mess....den I would strongly believe dat he z d GCFR of BOKO HARAM

Omooba77: May the best looser lose!

Nd may d will of majority of Nigerians prevail cme 2015

anybody bt Goodluck cme 2015!!!.....
sai APC

desgiezd: This is sooo laughable! Please be reminded that he is the Emir of Kano and that Kano is in the north!

sure....den why should he visit Tinubu?...how are they related?...of wot importance is his visit to him?....why did Tinubu Nd his cohorts ran ova to Kano a day to his emergence.....d truth be told....he z an APC Nd POLITICAL EMIR

see d kind topic wey dey make FP....wich kind yeye mod put am 4 FP.??.....anyways.....use chisel Nd hammer rmve d bone 4rm ur mouth...mtcheew

desgiezd: Is this making your stomach rumple? Please, move closer to the toilet!

luk into d main issue on ground Nd stop mesmerizing....d fact remains dat SLS was installed by Tinubu

visit for wot??....POLITICAL EMIR

President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday expressed
gratitude to a serving member of the National Youth
Service Corps, Ezemagu Sunday Nnamdi, who was
said to have donated N10,000 to his re-election bid.
A statement by the President’s Special Adviser on
Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, quoted
President Jonathan as saying in his appreciation
letter to Nnamdi that he was deeply touched and
encouraged by the donation.
“Your gracious gesture is particularly gratifying,
coming as it does from one of our nation’s vibrant
and gifted youths who are our successor
generation and for whom our Administration is
unequivocally committed to providing the requisite
environment to optimally realize their tremendous
creative and productive potentials.
“As I carry on with the task of positively
transforming our country for its God-ordained
greatness and prosperity, I will continue to count on
the goodwill as well as the practical and prayerful
support of committed patriots like you,” President
Jonathan wrote to the young Nigerian, Ezemagu
Sunday Nnamdi who is currently serving in the
National Youth Service Corps.
Nnamdi was said to have sent the donation before
the Peoples Democratic Party adopted Jonathan as
its sole candidate in the forthcoming presidential
election in 2015.
Abati quoted the President as thanking Nnamdi and
welcoming his expression of faith in the Federal
Government’s ongoing efforts to reposition Nigeria
for sustained growth and development.
“The President assured Sunday and other young
Nigerians that he will continue to do his best in the
service of the nation in keeping with their trust and
expectations,” Nnamdi was said to have stated in
his letter forwarding his donation to the President,
assured President Jonathan of the continued
support of patriotic Nigerians and urged him to seek
re-election in 2015.
The corps member added, “Nigerians are behind
you. We see your good works in power,
transportation, education, housing, ICT, sports,
electoral reforms, observation of the principle of
federal character and the creation of investment
opportunities.
“The insurgents who are trying to destabilise your
Administration are enemies of peace and progress.
You will surely defeat them.

www.punchng.com/news/jonathan-lauds-corps-members-n10000-donation-to-re-election-bid/