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Fashola obviously has his strength in road construction and management. They shoukd just look for another person to man the power ministry. I am impressed with what Fashola did in Lagos. Great governor and greater minister. I respect sir only that you and Ambode left my street may be cos they voted PDP. Unfortunately not everybody did vote PDP. Eschew bitterness sir.

This Ambode belle big pass the one the marsthon advert. Abi na my eye.

CyberWolf:
Muslim Brotherhood .. Another Boko Haram in the making in case Osibanjo becomes the president

I feel you bro

Hopefully with Osinbajo in charge, we would have a bit of fresh air. Not fight and quarrel everyday.

My opinion though, you have yours!

cstr55:
I would like to see if buhari would use whips like he did in 1984.
De ja vu.

My brother, the same price control regime has come back. These people are the epitome of clueleßness. Bet me people will now start hoarding and "esential commodities" will resurrect.
Clueless!! Clueless!!! Highest level of Cluelessness!

Hi what does it matter which shipping line one uses. Because I see you always request for shipping line before extending quotes
Then i have a container coming on Mediterranean Shipping Company (msc). How much do you clear a 40ft high cube container. I will take care of duries for the cars

Nigerains are arguably one of the most resilient group of people on earth. Unfortunately, they apoear to be the most complacent set also. This is why politicians, religious men and women, etc can do and say anything and go scot free even if such pronouncement, actions etc, could ordinarily be criminal in other climes. Severally we have seen , read, witnessed people in government make promises that they reneged on, yet we still celebrate them and even re-elect them to ssme offices.

One such promise that was made by the Honorable Minister for Power, Works & Housing. In an effort introduce the new electricity tariffs regime, the minister, the electricity regulatory agency and relevant stakeholders promised Nigerian that as soon as they are able to put in place new pricing regime, government would ensure that citizens do not pay for electricity that they have not consumed. To ensure that this is the case, the minustry and the regulatory agency assured Nigerians that prepaid meters would be avalable to all.

Unfortunately almost one year into the new tariff regime, prepaid meters are still elusive. This has therefore meant that the prople are billed for power not consumed as the distribution companies still charge on estimation and most time for power not supplied.

At the commencement of government decision to up electricity tariffs several NGOs and pseudo-pro-democracy and consumer advocacy groups were in the forefront seeking relevance. Today, they all seem to have abandoned this course or "could they have been settled"?

Fellow Nigerians, forget political party affiliiation, let us come together and pressure this government to keep to their promises. Government need to give the distribution companies upto mid-year 2017 to provide prepaid meters otherwise, citizens should stop paying estimated bills.

"Believe this and you will believe anything" -
James Yardley Chase

biaframustcome:


In 2015 immediately I realised the impending mistake, I quickly stashed enough money to see me through the 4 years.
Now I just dey chew pop corn, dey observe

You did!? For me, I took my family far away to civilised world

Bekwarra:
This is pathetic

Modified
You guys should not mind that silly Modath of a person. The most annoying thing about two-faced hypocrites like her is that they are irredeemable lots. Just look at that level of hypocrisy ably garnished with utter stupidit.y. Everything to them is APC and PDP. It is good if it is APC but bad if it is PDP. Just look at that crap a supposedly educated person wrote there. Gosh some people are so annoying. Whatever is wrong is wrong regardless of party or ethnic colouration. You don't condemn something in the past and romance it in the present not because of any superior logic but because it favours your political affiliation. Everybody that criticises the government is tagged an IPOB youth, a wailer or an enemy of the state. You keep on insulting people who belong to the same social class with you (abi you are an elite?) Just to continue inflating your overbloated sense of worth. The people that really matter are out there calling the shots while you are always here running around like a headless chicken defending them.
These same set of jobless trolls move around nairaland for almost two years now castigating Fayose calling him all sort of names. As if that's not enough, they denigrate the people of Ekiti state, insult them at will and throw vitriolic statements their way at every given opportunity just because in their words "the people sold their future for rice" and also for alleged financial inducements. Now the table has turned, what took place in Edo was terribly worse than what happened in Ekiti. People sold their votes for akara and stipends yet these goblins from the darkest parts of Mordor itself are hailing them. What has changed? APC won in this one so it's victory for democracy but in Ekiti they must suffer for generations. I might get banned for this but I don't give a damn, life doesn't end here on nairaland, it might be for you.

Check yourself and do a personal assessment; your problem is either financially-induced blindness or your ignorance is in terabytes. If you like call me IPOB youth e nor concern me at least them recognise me for my papa compound.

[size=18pt]EPIC!![/size]

BankeSmalls:
I said it

See corruption growing beards in APC

I been no wan laff ooo!

luvinhubby:
Vitalis, where did you stop your education, primary or commercial school?

This one stopped at "Otakara" school. Pele oooo. Eku recession ni!

When you pulled combatant soldiers from war front to the creeks to watch crocodile, what were you expecting?

GenBuhari:
Anybody can hoist a flag and kill some innocent villagers. It means nothing villages are not a level of government so saying BH captured a village is as meaningless as saying Boko haram has captured a beer parlour.

How BBC get the news before Nigeria news media? Is this not further evidence of the white man's collusion with terrorism in Africa?

I bet there is no mention of the names of the villages, because no villages were captured.

Ostrich hides its head ... in shame

jpphilips:
People like you are resourceful but unintelligent, every Governor under Obj wanted that money to be shared because it had no constitutional framework, did Obj share it? is the right question.
The Governors under OBJ went to court for the ECA to be liquidated, it took a man with deep knowledge and political will to know that the money was kept for the greater good, the more you circulate rubbish like these, the more people see the weakness and incompetence in Jonathan.
The person who asked for money is never the problem, it is the f00l who gave it to them without circumspection of its consequence

I would not have honoured with a reply because I am not given to replying incoherent and empty assumptions. I deal with facts. However, because you are so myopic just like the governors were, I will honour you with this reply.

First, on that same gathering of ICAN conference, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi was one of the paper reveiwers, alongside other now APC ministers. The then Minister of Finance was represented for a better part by the then Accountant General - Mr Itula or so. The reveiwers berated the AG so much of the time before Okonjo-Iweala joined the session, to put the governors where they belonged. We (ICAN members) viewed the altercation as that of Governor's Forum versus the Executive; but with hindsight and the realignment of politicians, one could see that it was a deliberate action by an "opposition" bent on squandering all that was in the Federal Government earned. I could remembered vividly a statement from Amaechi on that day. Of course we laughed over it but it was a serious satement. He said that we (their government) must spend what we earned, let the future generation create their own wealth and spend it also. That was the mindset of those governors.

Now to help you understand how deep this was, I will refer you to Vanguard of May 22, 2012 with title [size=15pt]"Sovereign Wealth Fund: Govs ask S-Court to abort FG’s plan to withdraw $2bn"[/size] The governors opposed the establishment of the Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) because of selfishness and political differences. Today, you come and blame those who had a noble intention to save for the future and also saw the opportunity to save for rainy days, yet you praise those who opposed such plan. That to me is HYPOCRISY and it has remained the bane of Nigeria progress.

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/05/sovereign-wealth-fund-govs-ask-s-court-to-abort-fgs-plan-to-withdraw-2bn/http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/05/sovereign-wealth-fund-govs-ask-s-court-to-abort-fgs-plan-to-withdraw-2bn/

I know that there are many people who cannot read or too lazy to read. I have therefore highlighted key areas for such individuals.

I was at the 2012 ICAN Conference and the Present Minister of Power, Works and Housing was a guest speaker on October 16, 2012. That is about 4 years ago when Nigeria was experiencing oil boom as it were. If you are quite observant you willl realise that Fashola, Feyemi, Oshomole and Amaechi of this present government have NEVER blamed Jonathan for not saving. Osinbajo, Lai Mohammed, Buhari, Kemi Adeosun, Oyegun, etc may be apt to use the time tortured line "... we are in recession because PDP under Jonathan did not save". You will never hear that from those three ex-governors and Oshomole.

Please read on...

“GOVERNANCE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: ADDRESSING THE LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE”


HIS EXCELLENCY Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN
Governor of Lagos State


“GOVERNANCE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: ADDRESSING THE LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE”
BEING AN ADDRESS AT THE 42ND ANNUAL ACCOUNTANTS’ CONFERENCE OF THE INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS OF NIGERIA ON TUESDAY 16TH OCTOBER, 2012 AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTRE, ABUJA.

PROTOCOLS

INTRODUCTION
Ladies and Gentlemen, it is with great pleasure and some relief that I stand before you this afternoon to address you at your 42nd Annual Accountants Conference.

Relief because I do not know how I would have faced all the accountants in the Lagos State Government and my many accountant friends if circumstances had conspired to keep me away again this year after I was regrettably unable to attend last year’s conference.

I am truly honoured and humbled that you extended the invitation once again and I am very glad to be here, especially when I am not a member of the accounting profession.

In fact truth be told, I am always a little nervous in the company of accountants because that is one skill I certainly cannot lay claim to. Thankfully, I have not been asked to analyse any figures here today.

The theme of this year’s conference is “Building Enduring Institutions for National Development” and I have been asked to speak on Governance and Sustainable Development: Addressing the Leadership Challenge”.

Interestingly, a week after I received your invitation, I received a similar one from the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria.

The theme of that conference which was held exactly a week ago was “Nigeria’s Transformation Agenda: Attaining the Millennium Development Goals By 2015” and I was asked to speak on “Challenges of Governance: The Need for Transformational Leadership”.

I was immediately struck by the similarity of themes. Sustainable Development, Governance and Leadership are the common threads that run through the themes of both conferences this year and this is remarkable.

It suggests to me that not only are Nigerian accountants; be they members of ANAN or ICAN or both, similarly apprised of the challenges we face as a nation, both organisations, wittingly or unwittingly have formed a commonality of purpose in dealing with those challenges. This unity can only be to our collective benefit. I therefore say thank you.

This commonality of purpose also made my task easier. I had thought hard about what to say to two sets of accountants so soon after the other until I studied the themes and decided that my message to you both would essentially be the same.

BUILDING ENDURING INSTITUTIONS
In the aftermath of the global economic recession when the economies of the most advanced western nations are just limping out of various economic crises; when the holder of our reserve currency has suffered significant credit risk setbacks and when the 7 (seven) fastest growing economies in the world are in Africa, the eyes of the world are certainly turning towards Africa; including Nigeria, as one of the cubs that has the potential to mature into a real lion of our continent.

Everywhere you turn, the West is looking for ways to conquer new frontiers in Africa and Asia. In a sense, it is reminiscent of the 19th century scramble and partition of Africa, which saw African destinies being determined from as far away as Europe and America.

This time, the outcome will largely be dependent on how ready we are to take our destiny in our hands. And this is why the conference theme is so apt.

At a time when it has now been irrefutably demonstrated that infrastructure is the critical lynch-pin to economic prosperity and with the clear and compelling need to renew Nigeria’s almost 4 (four) decade old and decaying infrastructure built in the hey days of the 1970s oil boom, it is doubtful whether you could have chosen a more appropriate theme for your annual conference because our best response will indeed be to build enduring institutions for national development.

Although I will be stating the obvious, I nonetheless feel that it can never be overstated that without critical infrastructure such as a reliable electricity, affordable housing and a sound efficient transport system predicated on inter and intra-city rail network, strategically connected to air and sea ports to support haulage and transportation of goods and services, Nigeria’s quest and claims to greatness will be a mere vision that hopefully will not escalate to a nightmare.

In Lagos State, we recognise that the only way to develop is to build enduring institutions. This is why the economic thrust of our Government has been one of infrastructure development and renewal to drive economic growth as the critical strategy to poverty alleviation. This in fact is our raison d’être. The reason for our existence.

In other words, we are convinced that the road out of poverty will require us to develop the economy of Lagos and the compass of development directs us towards the renewal of critical infrastructure as the path we must tread.

We have moved a step further and re-focused our energies on the vigorous pursuit of a developmental agenda distilled from our ten-point agenda, that we call PATH; an acronym for the 4 key sectors of Power, Agriculture, Transportation and Housing.
We firmly believe that investment in these key areas will drive economic growth, provide jobs and propel us on that path to prosperity and poverty eradication.

This is why not less than 60% of our annual budget has been committed to capital expenditure for the last 3 (three) and half years that has literally turned Lagos State into a big construction yard where roads, bridges, rail, jetties, drainages, schools, hospitals, power plants, waterworks and waste water facilities, to name a few are being built.

The result has been a massive creation of jobs, an active value chain of supply, a wider and growing income tax net that continues to support the finances of the State and makes us about 70% self-dependent on our internally generated revenue.

In Lagos State, budgeting is very serious business and I personally chair almost all sessions leading to the planning and delivery of every budget.

Even if I do not always agree with my much respected Hon. Commissioner for Economic Planning & Budget, Mr. Ben Akabueze and his solid team, I have learnt to act on his sensible advice on almost all matters that relate to economic planning and budget.

We hold quarterly budget review meetings to monitor our budget performance and implementation and this is why since 2007 we have achieved a consistent minimum of 70% budget performance and implementation to date.

We are not given to self-adulation but we are probably the only State in Nigeria that will survive if oil revenues suddenly fall to dangerous levels.

The message therefore is that any talk of reform or infrastructural renewal will amount to vision without action unless there is budgetary discipline and implementation.

I use those examples only to demonstrate what we must replicate nationally if we are to indeed grow into a lion of Africa; what we must do and how seriously we must take the budgetary provisions contained in every annual appropriation law that the legislature passes both at the State and the Federal level.

And to take us to heart of the matter I have a few questions.

Can we truly develop infrastructure and build enduring institutions with a budget that has over 70% recurrent item and barely 30% capital provision in the face of our clearly deficient infrastructure?

Are we simply going to miss another momentous opportunity for greatness at such an opportune time in world politics?

[size=15pt]Can we transform without the rule and the fragrant abuses of the Constitution especially Section 162 that deals with the management of the Federation Account?[/size]

Can there be proper accounting and transparency in the management of this all important Federation Account which belongs to the Federation Government, 36 State Governments and all the Local Government, if the accounting lines of the Accountant of the Federal Government remain blurred because he purports to act as the Accountant-General of the entire Federation instead of the Accountant-General of the Federal Government?
[size=15pt]On what lawful basis does the Federal Government maintain an “Excess Crude Account” that is not known to the Constitution or supported by any law if we are truly operating a constitutional democracy?

Can National Assembly without question pass an executive sponsored bill to create a Sovereign Wealth Fund to be financed from the Federation Account when the Constitution does not support it?[/size]

Ladies and gentlemen, these factual and legal anomalies raise profound issues about compliance with the rule of law in our democracy and without any doubt, stand at the gateway to inhibit our march towards building enduring institutions and consequently, our progress towards prosperity.

If anybody is in any doubt, one only needs to look at the risk management issues to understand why many projects are either uncompleted or suffering from financing failure and budgetary non-performance.

In a federation where the Federal Government is entitled to 52% of the revenues under the existing revenue allocation formula, it is easy to extrapolate and understand that every budgetary failure or non-performance approximate to about 52% failure or non-performance in the national economy.

Is it therefore any wonder that our infrastructure is not renewing quickly enough or that our economy is witnessing macro growth without micro impact by way of jobs and prosperity?

So many questions. But more of them for you and this is the crux of my message to you today.

Is ICAN unaware of these accounting anomalies or are you agonizing about them without proffering solutions to remedy them?

Are you unthinkably maintaining a conspiratorial silence or are you reluctant to speak the truth to authority?

How can ICAN continue to maintain its revered and critical role in national development when the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) defiantly violates the Constitution by failing to remit all petroleum income to the Federation Account, and organisations like yours stand by and say or do nothing?

What, for instance, is ICAN doing about the state of the economy?
Are you sitting around twiddling your toes when year on year Nigeria is recording such poor performance levels of the budget, or are you doing something about it as a body?
For many laymen, the image of the auditor is the most graphic image of an accountant that they have, much in the same way that people see only those who dress up and go to court as lawyers. But how seriously are you taking your auditing role where government is concerned?
As a body, are you questioning and examining government fiscal policies?
Was your input sought for the 2013 budget proposal? Was it offered? Will you continue to leave issues of national development to Labour Unions like PENGASSAN and NUPENG, who react only to oil industry issues and wages?
The cashless policy, the introduction of the N5000 note - are you speaking as a body to these and other fundamental issues with the potential for far reaching effects on our economy?

I believe the time for self-examination about your role in building enduring institutions for national development is now. The challenge of leadership that can engender sustainable development and transparency in governance can be met and overcome when organisations like yours, take their role much more seriously.
This is the essence of representative democracy. We have moved from a nascent to a participatory democracy, in which individuals and corporate citizens alike play a much more active role in governance.
This is also part of the enduring institutions we must build in order to prosper as a nation and ICAN ought to see itself as a Special Interest Group with a key role to play in our democracy and our development.
You have the clout to invite key government personnel, at all levels, be it federal, state or local government, to explain their policies; to explain what they are doing and why. And you must use that clout.
This is a wake-up call for you to play a more proactive role. The passage of the Freedom of Information Act has made it easier for you to perform the civic duty of the watchdog of our fiscal policies and practices on behalf of the people.
I daresay we will not get the best out of our representatives unless you engage as a body and provide solutions to the problems that arise.
This is a role that the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, to name but two, are performing creditable in Lagos State. They engage with me from time to time and this keeps us on our toes.
In this regard also, the global financial crisis has helped. It has altered the environments in which governments operate and made them much more open.
In addition, the explosion of new information and communication technologies, including social media has encouraged the rapid, global diffusion of ideas and practices that has stimulated citizens into demanding higher standards of governance, transparency and accountability in the public sector.
Nigeria has not been left out of this revolution. But clearly there is a compelling need to foster a national commitment to fiscal discipline so that we can begin to build sustainable and enduring institutions.

To do this we must challenge our leaders and institutions like ICAN must be in the vanguard of that move.

CONCLUSION
I acknowledge that I have probably asked more questions than provided answers. But I do hope that these questions will provoke in us a desire to entrench constitutional democracy anchored on the rule of law.

A desire championed by ICAN, to establish transparent fiscal policies and disciplined practices that will serve as the guide to bridge our infrastructural deficit, and bring us closer to building enduring institutions for national development.

Ladies and Gentlemen, a desire championed by you.

I thank you all for your attention.

Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN
Governor of Lagos State

October 16, 2012.

blackpanda:
Jonathan is single handedly responsible for our current recession. There is no other way to paint it. By refusing to save, endorsing stealing and encouraging his cronies to loot, he is the architect of Nigeria's woes. Period.

Eku recession oooo!

Senseless accusation. It is like saying Nigerians in diaspora should not send money home.

APCsupporter:
Op you are fooling yourself. Her video is there. Other pictures are there. You photoshopped the first picture.

Stop this rubbish. It won't add kobo to your bank account

Abeg post the video jare!!!

They can NEVER accept it because they do not want to work. Nigerians are so lazy. We want to compare ourselves with China, Signapore, India and Malaysia but forget that these people are very industrious.

You can imagine a nation with over 20 million able bodied men selling gworo, gala, doing Agbero work, militancy, omonile etc or even Almajiris. The ones that studied Agriculture for instance want to work as bank tellers, while Engineering graduates are looking for salesmanship work. It is only in Nigeria that everybody with a degree is a teacher or operating mushroom study centres or Pastors. We all envy developed and fast developing nations but fold our hands and expect goodies to fall from heaven. Unfortunately, our politicians are even worse.

Nigeria has a long way to go!!

Taeewo:
Buhari married Aisha in 1989.. Try another lie.... Aisha is the second wife...... Ntooorrrrrr... Uncle u can lieeeeeeeeeeeeeee...
1989 minus 2016 is 27 years old...




Personal details

Born 17 December 1942
(age 73)
Daura , Northern Region ,
British Nigeria [1][2]
(now Daura , Katsina State, Nigeria)
Nationality Nigerian

Political party
All Progressives Congress

Spouse(s) Safinatu Yusuf
(m. 1971–88)
Aisha Halilu (m. 1989)

Children 10
Zulaihat (deceased)
Fatima
Musa (deceased)
Hadiza
Safinatu
[size=15pt]Aisha[/size]
Halima
Yusuf
Zarah
Amina

So Buhari actually has a daughter named "AISHA"! Interesting, please where is this Aisha or was she the FRONT?

hotwax:
A wise decision by Britain. They just escaped from the claws of globalist.

Globalization has failed. You creating a multicultural society in the west, yet Iran and their counterpart refused to be globalized.

You force muslim immigrants on America, Europe and other western countries, yet Saudi, Iran and co are not taking Christian immigrant.

Globalization will never work.

This has set a stage for Donald Trump.
People were boasting Briexit will never win just like they are saying Trump will not win...you can see how Briexit won.

Donald Trump has already hailed the Briexit votes. Indeed, the new generation want "change" and it is sweeping across the world, not minding the consequences, they want CHANGE. As at thsi morning the British Pound has been severely "pounded" to 1985. Expect the same surprise results in US come November. Seems ISIL/ISIS and Arab is helping people rethink this whole concepts globalisation.

ayukdaboss:
[s][/s]
Use your time to be productive to your life my brother. You might not get this advice again.

Why you dey vex my brother? Nigerians need to know the truth. Though it is very BITTER!

Oh oooo! Just when we thought we have closed this matter, deadbody raised one leg from the grave. See another picture.

Please, you now know the TRUTH

Who said Mrs Buhari is afraid of visiting the USA. Kindly find attached the photos of Mrs Buhari and Michelle Obama. This goes to show how desperate wailers are at discrediting the first lady. If not for the vigilance of the APC youths on NL, IPOB yoots would have ended up confusing Nigerians.

I know some of you with wicked mind will say that it is photoshopped. Please, let your hatred for Buhari not becloud your judgement.

Photo courtesy: http://ebalsblog..ca/2016/06/aisha-buhari-with-michelle-obama-vs.html

CC: passingshot, modinath, ngeneukwenu, OrlandoOwoh, Keneking and all APC e-warriors

JimiOgunlola:
Aisha's pics looks photoshopped, the Michele background and Aisha's pic background are not the same. #Just saying

It is photoshopped, not LOOKED LIKE!!

Nearly 200 people in Nigeria who fled violence from militant Islamist group Boko Haram have starved to death in the northeastern town of Bama within the past month.

The town in Nigeria's Borno state has long been a target of Boko Haram assaults. The town was seized by the militant group from 2014 until March 2015.

Médecins Sans Frontières -- also known as Doctors Without Borders or MSF -- said on Wednesday that it was able to access Bama for several hours on Tuesday. The humanitarian organization estimates 24,000 people, including 15,000 children, are sheltered in a camp on a hospital complex.

"A catastrophic humanitarian emergency is currently unfolding in a camp for internally displaced people in Borno state," MSF said in a statement. "During those few hours, the MSF medical team discovered a health crisis -- referring 16 severely malnourished children at immediate risk of death to the MSF in-patient therapeutic feeding center in Maiduguri. A rapid nutritional screening of more than 800 children found that 19 percent were suffering from severe acute malnutrition -- the deadliest form of malnutrition."

Boko Haram, which seeks to establish an Islamic state in Nigeria and has ruthlessly targeted civilians, pledged allegiance to the Islamic State in March, becoming the Islamic State's West Africa Province.

In November, Boko Haram was designated the most deadly terrorist group in the world in the 2015 Global Terrorism Index by the Institute for Economics and Peace.

The MSF team found that 1,233 graves have been dug in the past year -- 480 of which for children. At least 188 people died in the camp, mostly from malnutrition and diarrhea.

Nearly 1,200 people, mostly women and children, were evacuated from the Bama area to the city of Maiduguri between June 13 and June 15. Of 466 children screened by MSF, 66 percent were emaciated, 39 percent of which had a severe form of malnutrition. MSF hospitalized 78 children at a feeding center that has a capacity of 86 beds.

"This is the first time MSF has been able to access Bama, but we already know the needs of the people there are beyond critical. We are treating malnourished children in medical facilities in Maiduguri and see the trauma on the faces of our patients who have witnessed and survived many horrors," Ghada Hatim, head of the MSF mission in Nigeria, said in a statement. "Bama is largely closed off. We have been told that people there, including children, have starved to death ... new graves are appearing on a daily basis. We were told on certain days more than 30 people were dying due to hunger and illness."
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2016/06/23/MSF-200-dead-in-Nigeria-from-malnutrition-diarrhea-in-a-month/2951466676694/?spt=slh&or=10

SAHARAREPORTERS, PREMIUMTIMES, PUNCH & THE NATIONS WILL NEVER REPORT THIS NEWS!!!

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Donald Trump delivered a scathing speech aimed at undercutting Democratic rival Hillary Clinton on Wednesday, but the presumptive GOP nominee also took some time to sketch out some of his top priorities if he's elected to the White House.

"There is one common theme in all of these reforms: It's going to be America first," Trump said of his priorities.

A quick look at what Trump said he hopes to accomplish in the first 100 days of his administration, with some details on the challenges he'll face to do so:

— Trump says he would "appoint judges who will uphold the Constitution of the United States." He claims a President Hillary Clinton would, in contrast, appoint "radical judges" intent on weakening the Second Amendment. Federal judges have lifetime appointments to the bench, which means Trump can only fill vacancies as they arise. Even then, his picks must be confirmed by the Senate.

— Trump says he would change the nation's immigration rules "to give unemployed Americans an opportunity to fill good — really good — paying jobs." His plans on how he would accomplish this are vague, and existing law requires employers in many cases to prove they can't find an American worker to do a particular job before an immigrant can receive a visa.

— Trump says he will "stand up to countries that cheat on trade, of which there are many" and will "cancel rules and regulations that send jobs overseas and everywhere else but our country." Critics have warned that approach would spark trade wars and increase the cost of consumer goods. Trump argues that a proliferation of new jobs would make up for any price increases.

— Trump says he'll lift restrictions on energy production, increasing domestic production to lower the country's dependence on foreign fuel. To do so, Trump would have to improve on the country's current record-setting level of production, which many in the GOP say could be accomplished by opening up more public lands to drilling and mining.

— Trump says he'll repeal and replaced president Obama's Affordable Care Act, which he pans as a "total disaster." Trump has said his alternative will be cheaper and offer better care, but has yet to lay out a specific plan, saying at one point it will be "something terrific."

— Trump says he'll "pass massive tax reform" aimed at creating millions of new jobs and lowering taxes "for everyone." Trump unveiled a plan during the primary that many experts said would balloon the federal deficit, although he's said since that he's open to revisions. Any tax reform plan would also require legislation in Congress; Trump can't pass it on his own.

— Trump also took a dig at Clinton, the former secretary of state, vowing to "impose tough new ethics rules to restore dignity to the office of the secretary of state." That assignment would likely fall to Trump's choice to serve as the nation's top diplomat, a pick that will also be subject to the "advice and consent" of the Senate.

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/trump-details-goals-first-100-days-white-house-123823361.html?nhp=1

coolscott:
[size=13pt]I am not a supporter of the APC government and what looks like their scamish agenda they have tried to inflict on the Nigerian people but I have to honestly say that I do not right now believe that that Aisha Buhari is President Buhari's wife.

The case has been investigated and the impostor has been caught, who had been impersonating in that whole scam deal.[/size]

Which jail is the impostor now

Madam, seek redress in the court of law. Sue Fayose for at least N5 Billion, let us leave Tweeters.

dokiOloye:
She has already dodged going to d US once by sending Mrs Saraki to represent her in d ongoing African first ladies forum in New York.
Definitely,something is fishy.

http://climate-l.iisd.org/events/high-level-political-forum-on-sustainable-development-hlpf-2016/

We need to sponsor her for above programme.