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*********** The ruling Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives
Congress have intensified their battle to control Adamawa State.
Saturday PUNCH learnt that the PDP was working hard to force the
state governor, Alhaji Murtala Nyako, to resign so that the ruling
party could recapture the state.
The governor, it was further learnt, almost bowed to pressure from the
PDP members in the state House of Assembly when the investigative
panel set up by the Acting Chief Judge, Justice Ambrose Mammadi,
began sitting in Yola early in the week.
It was learnt that the governor was ready to resign early this week.
It was, however, gathered that his party, APC, persuaded him not to
resign, while the party leadership continued to lobby some of the
lawmakers.
Sources said the APC thought that it was still premature for Nyako to
resign while the leadership of the party was trying to frustrate the
impeachment plot.
There were reports that the embattled governor would, on Tuesday,
tender his resignation letter and pave way for his deputy, Mr. Bala
Ngilari, to be sworn in as governor.
Nyako, who was reported to have left Abuja for Yola, the Adamawa
State capital, to resign however made a surprise appearance at the
National Council of State meeting on Tuesday.
His spokesman, Ahmed Sajo, was reported on Wednesday as saying
that his boss was still considering resignation.
He had said, “The resignation is just an option. That is if the whole
thing will lead to a crisis, there will be no option than to resign.”
But a member of the APC National Working Committee, who confided
in one of our correspondents, said that the party was not in support
of the governor’s plan to resign.
He said, “We are supporting the governor and we have been working
to frustrate the impeachment plot. We cannot be discussing our
strategies on the pages of newspapers.
“But we do not want him to resign. He has been told not to resign.”
Nyako had, in the letter, accused the President of committing
genocide against the North in the name of Boko Haram. But the
governor was said to have refused to apologise at the meeting.
While the APC leadership lobbied some lawmakers in Adamawa State,
it was gathered that the PDP was also putting pressure on them not
to back down from the impeachment plot.
Efforts to get reactions of the APC National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji
Lai Mohammed, failed as he had yet to respond to the text message
sent to his mobile telephone.
But Mohammed had on Wednesday accused “higher authorities” of
instigating the impeachment.
Though the PDP, distanced itself from the issue, saying that it should
not be dragged into the impeachment plot, the spokesman for PDP
Stakeholders and Elders’ Forum, Dr. Umar Ardo, on Friday threatened
to sanction any legislator on the party’s platform who backs out of
the move to impeach Nyako and Ngilari.
Ardo said, “The impending impeachment of Nyako and his deputy is a
PDP affair, we have got to a level where none of our 20 lawmakers
who earlier signed the impeachment notice will be allowed to
withdraw. Any PDP lawmaker that retraces his step ceases to be a
member of PDP.”
Speaking through its Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji
Abdullahi Jalo, on Thursday, the PDP said that it would be
uncharitable for anyone to drag the national headquarters of the party
into the crisis.
He said, “What is happening in Adamawa State is a local affair.
Members of the state House of Assembly were elected by their people
to represent them.
“Even Governor Murtala Nyako, who has since left the PDP, has told
the whole world that he will ask for President Jonathan’s help if he
needs it.
“I don’t know why you want to drag our party into an issue that is
purely a local affair between a governor and his legislators.”
But a member of the House of Representatives from Adamawa State,
Mr. Nwangubi Fons, said that only God could save Nyako from being
impeached.
Incidentally, Fons, who represents Mayo-Belwa/Jada/Ganye Federal
Constituency, is the governor’s representative.
Nyako hails from Mayo-Belwa Local Government Area of the state.
“Unless there is divine intervention, the governor is going, because
members of the state House of Assembly are on the right path,” Fons
told Saturday PUNCH in an interview in Abuja.
He said the Adamawa lawmakers had already gone far in their
decision to impeach Nyako, whom he accused of running the state
without consulting other stakeholders, particularly those who
supported his election in 2007.
Asked what could have been the governor’s offence, Fons replied that
Nyako did not feel that he should be accountable to the people of the
state.
He said, “Nyako has failed to work based on the principle of
budgeting.
“He overspends money and maintains only his family and friends in
the system. He has abandoned those who worked for him and has no
respect for anybody, including Mr. President.
“When he came into office, the first thing he did was to do away with
the person, who single-handedly brought him to office, Prof. Jibrin
Aminu.
“If the governor has been good, how come all the eight members of
the House of Representatives from the state are in PDP?
“Hardly will anybody say that the governor is performing.
“If you are good as a governor, 19 members of the state House of
Assembly will not sign to impeach you. It means that they have
abandoned the governor.”
However, Nyako’s spokesperson, Sajo, faulted the lawmakers’ planned
impeachment, adding that the people had rejected them.
He said, “Some of these members of the state and National Assembly
brought rice and sugar to distribute to people, but the people rejected
the gifts. This, you will agree with me, tells how the people have
rejected them.
“The people rejected these gifts in spite of the untold hardship they
are passing through even during this holy month of Ramadan.
“As a politician when this happens, you have to take a second look at
yourself. Then somebody sits down in Abuja and tells you that the
governor has lost people.
“Do you have an idea of how many people gathered when the governor
inaugurated chairmen of our development areas on Thursday? The
banquet hall could not contain the people, most of them sat outside.
“What the governor is interested in is to ensure that peace reigns in
Adamawa state*
SOURCE : www.punchng.com/news/impeachment-pdp-apc-clash-over-nyako/

aqualuv: am nt a bro am a gal. kk

Sorry, i dn't know.

VICTORCIZA: must everything be southwest??
he posted onitsha, post your own rather than running him down.

Because south/west is the most developed region in Nigeria....
btw, am not running him down. am jst saying the obvious.
thanks. Even top 10 in Nigeria, onitsha bridge is not among.
have you seen OMOLUABI BRIDGE AKURE?
*********very stunning*****

PurestBoy: Restoration bridge or gutter? Are you alright at all?

Quote me again....
and you will d.ie.
ewu.... did i collected your phone to post on nairaland.

yuncka: Onitsha bridge

This guy just want me to throw-up,
onitsha ko, aba ni.....
you dn't even post lokoja bridge, third mainland bridge lagos, restoration bridge ibadan.....

@Jdrake the form is not yet out now....

aqualuv: num 10 is incorrect. ability of carbon to form long chains is catenation nt cabonation

Thanks bro, am not that good in chemistry in my secondary school days.

Jdrake: Plzz hw do dey reg 4 ado poly? Is it online or we wil hv 2 go 2 d skul b4 we can appy 4 d post ume.nid 2 knw b4 hand ooh.quick reply plz

Wow!! bro is the form for Adopoly out
that's what i choose as my second choice.

President Goodluck Jonathan says it is unfair of anyone to see him
as the problem on the abduction of the schoolgirls of Chibok, Borno
State.
The president, through his spokesman, stated this Wednesday in an
article titled "Nigeria’s Offensive against Boko Haram Charges of a
Do-Nothing Strategy are Misconceived" published by Washington
Times.
In the article made available to State House journalists today, Abati
said though the concern expressed over the girls' abduction was
legitimate and understandable, “what is not fair, and which stands
out in many of the criticisms directed at the Nigerian government, is
the attempt to ignore the issues and argue that President Goodluck
Jonathan is the problem".
He said the attempt to turn the girls' abduction into a referendum on
Jonathan's administration had led to a complete misreading of the
situation and much deliberate mischief fuelled by ignorance and
sponsored propaganda.
According to him, the most popular misconception is the notion that
Jonathan's administration has consciously adopted a "do-nothing"
strategy, and that the government only responded and considered
international partnership necessary after pressure was mounted on it
to do something.
He said the Boko Haram threat dated back to 2002 and had become
a bigger menace and full-scale terrorist movement by the time
Jonathan assumed office in 2010.
He recalled that the insurgents and their international allies had
carved out enclaves in the northeast by hosting their flags and
threatening to destabilise the government and impose an Islamic
state.
Abati argued that in the past four years, the president had taken
proactive steps, including military, political and social actions, to
fight terrorism.
He said since 2011, the nation's security chiefs had regularly met with
their counterparts from the four neighbouring countries on matters of
peace and security, adding that "these efforts yielded positive results,
notably the decimation of the ranks of the Boko Haram and their
restriction to the Sambisa Forest".
He said the April 14 abduction of the schoolgirls and subsequent
developments marked a turning point in the Boko Haram insurgency
and was "a terrible resurgence of an ongoing challenge, not the
beginning".
He described as unacceptable, the assault on schools by terrorists
and the threat to turn innocent young girls into sex slaves and
prisoners of terrorism.
"The outrage is understandable. But we must not become so blinded
by its horror as to reduce it all to the fault of one man. This is not
about the strength or failings of one man. Terrorism is an assault on
human rights and our civilisation. It requires international
cooperation and concerted domestic action", he said.
According to him, the president is fully committed to ensuring that the
girls are rescued alive.
Abati however lamented that despite all the technology and
intelligence at their disposal, foreign countries involved in the search
for the abducted girls were yet to find them.
"Yes, it has been more than 80 days since the nightmare began.
Americans, Canadians, the British and other friends of Nigeria are all
involved in the search, in one form or the other, but unfortunately,
with all the technology and intelligence at their disposal, the girls are
yet to be found", he said.
He said Jonathan was keenly aware of his responsibility for the
safety, security and well-being of the Chibok girls and all Nigerians.
"He wants the girls back like everyone else and is doing everything
within his powers to rescue them safely and return them to their
distraught parents.
Indeed, in the past several days, we have seen actions speaking
louder than any words. Under Mr. Jonathan's leadership, our military
forces have captured the alleged leader of the Boko Haram cell that
abducted the girls and have captured or killed of dozens of armed
mercenaries responsible for violence and terrorism in the region. The
president also welcomes and shares the joy of the parents of the
apparent dozens of girls who escaped the Boko Haram thugs", he
said.
Abati said Jonathan's appeal for support and solidarity had brought
the Boko Haram challenge to the attention of the world and
galvanized international action, adding that the president's call for
global support and cooperation against Boko Haram certainly did not
amount to an abdication of responsibility.
He said Boko Haram, the political opposition and a section of the
local Nigerian media might have turned Jonathan-bashing into a
tasteless and unpatriotic sport, it would be sad indeed if the
international media were to allow itself to be led by "the nose into
that game".
SOURCE : www.dailytrust.com.ng/top-stories/28886-chibok-girls-i-m-not-the-problem-jonathan

Is that not a face in her head??
Or they should just construct a mask for her dazzall....
God you are merciful............
" " " Kind
" " " great.
if you agree CLICK LIKE.

Category: Inside politics Published on Wednesday, 09 July 2014
05:00 Written by Johnkennedy Uzoma, Owerri Hits: 2586
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State yesterday declared that he
may not seek to be re-elected as governor of Imo State.
Okorocha stated this while addressing a church congregation at the
First Session of the 2nd Synod of the Anglican Diocese of Ohaji/
Egbema held at St.Pauls Church Mgbirichi in Ohaji/Egbema LGA of
Imo State.
The governor said that he may not come to anybody in the state to
campaign or seek for votes for re-election in the forth coming 2015
election because of his interest in the Presidential ticket.
Describing governorship position as burdensome, Okorocha added
that he knew the risk he took by going to the land of the devil to force
power out of the evil ones for the interest of the people of the state.
He said: “I went to the land of demons to force power out of the evil
one for the good of Imo people”.
This is coming even as the expectations of Imo people remained
hanging whether Okorocha will contest for a second term or go for
presidential election come 2015.
Okorocha has never minced words in telling Imo people that he is
considering what he has achieved in Imo and that if given opportunity
for the presidency of the country with the enormous resources, he
would do more than both the present government and the previous
leaders.
Earlier, the Anglican Bishop of Ohaji/Egbema Diocese Imo State, Rt.
Revd. Chidi Collins Oparaojiaku informed the governor that the people
of Ohaji/Egbema need to be rescued in the areas of electricity and
road rehabilitation.
SOURCE : www.dailytrust.com.ng/politics/28695-i-may-not-seek-re-election-okorocha

Nah buldozer handiwork be that joor........
from the news it was just built and about to be inaugurated!!
haba!!!

seydam21: Enough!

Yessir!!

Aidy97: Wrong place

Huh?
how is it a wrong place? the guy is just trying to help.

Aidy97: I knw ..r u a male or female?

Why are you asking?
we are here to learn not to be asking about gender.

Chino72: sophistication..

@ Pix, what am seeing there are skyscrappers.........
i will be back tomorrow with pictures of your caves
since you are blind to see how poverty have crawled into your people.
i pray you wake up tomorrow.....
as for customized, tomorrow is your last day on earth, say amen ....
FEAR FEAR.

The most developed place in the world.........
www. thecityreporters.com/flood-abia-community-berates-insensitive-t-a-orji/

mystery River
Enugu...........
it sucks to be igbo..........
stinking pigs.........

customized07: this one just signed the death warrant of yoruba race.

Me
I know you will die tomorrow............
Cannibal.

Igbos be like...........
we are living the 23rd Century life.............
it's well............
so anytime chino and clifford orji's are going to south yeast this is where they are coming...........
"nah hunter unah be'

Chino72: You are back? Welcome oo..

I have more pictures of your useless South West to post..

How much you go pay me? so that i will not upload pictures of your heaven on earth??