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THE first tenure of Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State will officially end on March 16, 2018 and following his re-election during last year’s governorship poll, he will be sworn in on March 17, 2018. A committee for the governor’s second inauguration headed by one of his aides, Chief Ifeanyi Ibezim, has been working for the past one month to ensure a smooth handover ceremony expected to take place at the famous Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka.

Since November last year when the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, declared Obiano winner of the election in which he scored the highest number of votes in all the 21 local government areas of the state, most of the political stakeholders who apparently assisted in facilitating the victory in their various areas, have been lobbying to be allowed to nominate certain political appointees in the incoming government.

In fact, homes of some prominent politicians, traditional rulers and influential clerics have become very busy in the past one month with people expecting to get one political appointment or the other in the next Obiano administration. Even serving political appointees are also understood to be using those they feel can get the governor’s ear to lobby on their behalf so as to either retain their current positions, or get new appointments

This atmosphere of intense lobbying was still on when newsmen stumbled on a memo by the SSG, Professor Solo Chukwulobelu, directing all political appointees and heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, who are not civil servants, to prepare their handover notes and submit them to their respective permanent secretaries or the most senior civil servant in their offices by March 16, 2018, a day to the swearing-in ceremony.

The letter signed by the SSG reads: “His Excellency, Chief (Dr) Willie Obiano, Governor of Anambra State, has directed that all political appointees and non-civil servant heads of MDAs in the state submit their handover notes/reports on or before Friday, March 16, 2018 to the Permanent Secretary of their respective MDAs, or to the most senior civil servant there in the absence of a Permanent Secretary.

“All SSAs/SAs are to submit their handover notes/reports to the Permanent Secretary, Office of the SSG. A copy of the handover note/report must be submitted to the Secretary to the State Government on or before Friday, 16th March 2018.

“Further to the above, political appointees and non-civil servant heads of MDAs and SSAs/SAs under reference, are to also handover any government project/utility vehicles in their custody to the Permanent Secretary, Office of the Secretary to the State Government on or before Friday, 16th March 2018. The contents of this letter are for your attention and necessary actions, as I assure you of my high regards.”

Following the publication of the SSG’s letter in the media, some officials of the state government swiftly argued that the directive to the affected persons did not amount to a sack as reported by the media. The Commissioner for Information and Communication Strategy, Ogbuefi Tony Nnacheta, who faulted the publication, said it was a disservice to the state for the media houses to say that the political appointees were sacked.

Speaking in an interview in his office, Nnacheta said: “Some media houses told Nigerians that the Anambra State Executive Council has been sacked by Governor Obiano. We had thought the reporters would revert to us to authenticate the information, but most did not.

“Governor Obiano was embarrassed by that report. He was pained that he was accused of what he didn’t do on a matter which is verifiable. It really embarrassed him among his fellow governors who had often told him that he has a wonderful team.

“That letter from the SSG was supposed to be an internal memo to government appointees to do the normal thing. There is nothing in the memo that is draconian. March 16 is the end of the governor’s first tenure and any further action taken by the appointees after that day is ultra vires. So the memo says hand over your notes and in particular, project vehicles. It is a measure of level of governance in Anambra State.

“You don’t sack a man and ask him to hand over in two weeks. The state executive council has not been dissolved, has not been sacked and has not been removed. The governor will take his oath of office on 17th March and other details will emerge.

“Though it won’t be a lavish ceremony, Anambra people are encouraged to come to Ekwueme Square and applaud themselves for running the state peacefully for the past four years and their expectation for the next four years.”

Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/03/handover-controversy-anambra-ssgs-memo/amp/

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"Furthermore, at about 1.30am on 17th September 2017, troops of Sector 4 in conjunction with the Nigeria Police raided a criminal den at Ukukwa North Local Government Area of Anambra
State, where they arrested 7 suspected criminals. Items recovered are; 4 x locally made pistols, 420 live cartridges, about 50kg of Cannabis and some Charms. The suspects and the items were handed over to the Nigeria Police."

I am from Anambra state and there is never a place called ukukwa north local government, not even a town with that name in the 177 communities in anambra state.... So I wonder where this happened, as maybe some others I am not aware of

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The Nigerian president has not been in the country for over two months and the news television in a query on its website on Sunday asked which “head of state from which country has not set foot in his homeland in over two months?”

The mockery came in the latest edition of CNN’s “The Global Public Square (GPS)” show anchored by Fareed Zakaria. In an apparent mockery of Nigeria and her President Muhammadu Buhari, CNN, on its programme displayed at 4:59pm local time on Sunday, asked,“The head of state from which country has not set foot in his homeland in over two months?”

It went ahead to tick an option with the name Nigeria as the correct answer. The options were given as Saudi Arabia, Cuba, Nigeria and Syria. A screenshot of the mockery tweeted by Chidi Odinkalu, Former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission asked What do you say Nigerians?

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I was in the office and decided to buy airtime, i noticed some students doing manual labour around 9:30am, on inquiry, i observed that the school wants to cut cost of labour so the male students have to dig the foundation for the school fence while the girls fetch water, this they have to do before writing their exams this morning.
i wonder how someone will write comprehensively well after doing such manual task.

When will Nigerians change? Is this not child abuse?

I have tried another cyber, it's same.

Please I need help, my passport isn't showing on my green card, but it shows on my homepage. I have used three different browsers, to no avail.
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Good day, I went to print my green card, only to find out that my passport isn't showing, but it shows on my homepage in the NYSC website. how do I go about it?

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visit: The Spiritual Director of Holy Ghost Adoration Ministry Enugu state Today Dec 18th 2015 , Visits Nigerian president at the State House in Abuja.

it's ADORATION MINISTRY, ENUGU, NIGERIA (AMEN) Holy Ghost Adoration ministry is in Anambra.

This is more reason why social media bill should be passed.

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Dear All- Let's be real.
I wish to start by adding the benefit of my time as a student and then resident in the UK. Living in Abuja now. The first thing that I discovered about UK-born, white, English undergraduates was that all of them did holiday or weekend job to support themselves – including the children of millionaires amongst them. It is the norm over there – regardless of how wealthy their parents are. And I soon discovered that virtually all other foreign students did the same – except status – conscious Nigerians.
I also watched Richard Branson (owner of Virgin Airline) speaking on the Biography Channel. To my amazement, he said that his young children travel in the economy class – even when the parents (he and his wife) are in upper class. Richard Branson is a billionaire in Pound sterling. A quick survey would show you that only children from Nigeria fly business or upper class to commence their studies in the UK. No other foreign students do this. There is no aircraft attached to the office of the Prime Minister in the UK. He travels on BA. And the same goes for the Royals. The Queen does not have an aircraft for her exclusive use.
These practices simply become the culture which the next generation carries forward. Have you seen the car that Kate Middleton (the wife of Prince William) drives? VW Golf or something close to it. But there’s one core difference between them and us (generally speaking), they (even the billionaires among them) work for their money, most of us steal ours
If we want our children to bring about the desired change we have been praying for on behalf of our dear country, then please, please let’s begin now and teach them to work hard so they can stand alone and most importantly be content and not having to “steal” which seems to be the norm these days.
We have Nigerian Children who have never worked for 5 minutes in their lives insisting on flying “only” first or business class and using the latest cars fully paid for by their “loving“ parents. I often get calls from anxious parents” my son graduated 2 years ago and is still looking for a job, can you please assist!”
“Oh really! So where exactly is “THIS CHILD?” is my usual question. “Why are you the one making this call dad/mum?" I am yet to get a satisfactory answer, but between you and i, chances are that the big boy is cruising around Abuja with a babe dressed to the nines, in his dad’s sparkling new SUV with enough “pocket money” to put your salary to shame. It is not at all strange to hear a 28 year old who has NEVER worked for a day in his or her life in Nigeria but “earns” a six figure “salary” from parents for doing absolutely nothing.
I see them in my office once in a while, 26 years old with absolutely no skill to sell apart from a shiny CV, written by his dad’s secretary in the office. Of course, he has a driver at his beck and call and he is driven to the job interview. We have a fairly decent conversation and we get to the inevitable question- so, what salary are you looking to earn? Answer comes straight out – N250,000.00. I ask if that is per month or per annum. “Of course, it is per month” “Oh, why do you think you should be earning that much on your first job?” “Well, because my current pocket money is N200,000.00 and I feel any employer should be able to pay me more than my parents.” No wonder corruption continues to thrive. We have a society of young people who have been brought up to expect something for nothing, as if it were a birthright. Even though the examples I have given above are from parents of considerable affluence, similar patterns can be observed from Abeokuta to Adamawa.
Wake up mum! Wake up dad! This syndrome – “my children will not suffer what I suffered" is destroying your tomorrow. You are practically loving your child to death.
I learnt the children of a former Nigeria Head of State with all the stolen (billions) monies in their custody, still go about with security escort as wrecks. They are on drugs, several time because of the drug, they collapse in public places. The escort will quickly pack them and off they go. What a life! No one wants to marry them.
Henry Ford said “hard work does not kill.” We are getting everything wrong in Nigeria now, including family setting. It is time to prepare your children for tomorrow, the way the world is going, only those that are rugged, hard working and smart working that will survive. How will your ward fare? Please forward this to all the parents you know and love. We must begin to save our young children from unintended consequences of "too much love" and weak parenting. It is the only way we can build a strong and decent Nigeria.

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Our first encounter with some English words could be crazy, some memorable, while others were just embarrassing. let me share mine.

I was writing an article this evening and came across the word "PREREQUISITE" I remembered in my SS1 our guidance counsellor made us pronounce it severally during our orientation course. It seemed like an uphill task then. Lols. I imagine how frequently I use it these days.


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The Nigerian god is one. It may have many
different manifestations, but it is essentially
different sides of the same coin. Sometimes,
adherents of the different sides may fight and
kill each other. But Nigerians essentially follow
the Nigerian god.

This article is for all those who want to become
better worshipers. If you are a new or prospective
convert, God will bless you for choosing the
Nigerian god. This is just how you must worship
him.

First, you must understand that being a worshiper
has nothing to do with character, good works or
righteousness. So the fact that you choose to
open every meeting with multiple prayers does not
mean that you intend to do what is right. The
opening prayer is important. Nothing can work
without it. If you are gathered to discuss how to
inflate contracts, begin with an opening prayer or
two. If you are gathered to discuss how to rig
elections, begin with a prayer. The Nigerian god
appreciates communication.

When you sneak away from your wife to call your
girlfriend in the bathroom, and she asks if you
will come this weekend, you must say—in addition
to “Yes”—“By God’s grace” or “God willing”. It
doesn’t matter the language you use. Just add it.
The Nigerian god likes to be consulted before you
do anything, including a trip to Obudu to see your
lover.

When worshipping the Nigerian god, be loud. No,
the Nigerian god is not hard of hearing. It is just
that he appreciates your loud fervour, like he
appreciates loud raucous music. The Nigerian god
doesn’t care if you have neighbours and neither
should you. When you are worshipping in your
house, make sure the neighbours can’t sleep. Use
loud speakers even if you are only two in the
building. Anyone who complains must be evil. God
will judge such a person.

This is how the Nigerian god judges people who are
your enemies- evil people who want to spoil your
hustle; like your colleagues who don’t want your
promotion; like your single old aunties who secretly
don’t want you to marry that rich handsome man
(who you haven’t met yet); like all your
neighbours who are stopping you from getting
pregnant: He violently consumes them by fire. He
returns all their evil plans back to sender. So
when making requests about all your enemies, do
not pray that they be forgiven or that they
change. Pray that the Nigerian god kills them off
with such violent finality that there is nothing left
of them.

Attribute everything to the Nigerian god. So, if
you diverted funds from public projects and are
able to afford that Phantom, when people say you
have a nice car, say, “Na God”. If someone asks
what the secret of all your wealth is, say, “God
has been good to me”. By this you mean the
Nigerian god who gave you the uncommon wisdom
to re-appropriate public funds.

Consult the Nigerian god when you don’t feel like
working. The Nigerian god understands that we
live in a harsh climate where it is hard to do any
real work. So, if you have no clue how to be in
charge and things start collapsing, ask people to
pray to God and ask for his intervention.
The Nigerian god loves elections and politics. When
you have bribed people to get the Party
nomination, used thugs to steal and stuff ballot
boxes, intimidated people into either sitting at
home or voting for you, lied about everything
from your assets to your age, and you eventually,
(through God’s grace), win the elections, you must
begin by declaring that your success is the wish of
God and that the other candidate should accept
this will of God. It is not your fault whom the
Nigerian god chooses to reward with political
success. How can mere mortals complain?

The Nigerian god does not tolerate disrespect. If
someone insults your religion, you must look for
anyone like them and kill them. Doesn’t matter
what you use—sticks, machetes, grenade
launchers, IED’s, AK47’s. If the person who insults
your religion is online and you can't locate them,
feel free to threaten to kill them. Like we say in
Nigeria: "at all-at all na im bad pass". Something
is better than nothing at all.

The Nigerian god performs signs and wonders. He
does everything from cure HIV to High BP. And
the Nigerian god is creative: he can teach a
person who was born blind the difference between
blue and green when the man of god asks, and he
can teach a person born deaf instant English. As a
worshipper you must let him deliver you because
every case of sickness is caused by evil demons
and not infections. Every case of barrenness is
caused by witches and has no scientific
explanation. So instead of hospital, visit agents of
the Nigerian god. But the Nigerian god does not
cure corruption. Do not attempt to mock him.
If you worship the Nigerian god, you are under no
obligation to be nice or kind to people who are not
worshippers. They deserve no courtesy.

The Nigerian god is also online. As a worshipper,
you are not obliged to be good or decent on
Facebook or Twitter all week except on Friday and
Sunday, both of which the Nigerian god marks as
holy. So you may forward obscene photos, insult
people, forward lewd jokes on all days except the
holy days. On those holy days, whichever applies to
you, put up statuses saying how much you are
crazy about God.

These days, the Nigerian god also permits tweets
and Facebook updates like: "Now in Church" or
"This guy in front of me needs to stop dozing"
when performing acts of worship.

In all, the Nigerian god is very kind and
accommodating. He gives glory and riches and
private jets. And if you worship him well, he will
immensely bless your hustle.

source http://elnathanjohn..com/2012/07/how-to-worship-nigerian-god.html?spref=tw&m=1

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