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Jonathan seeks speedy screening for Okonjo-Iweala
By Gbade Ogunwale 5 hours 24 minutes ago
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Jonathan seeks speedy screening for Okonjo-Iweala

•Drops Tonye Cole



President Goodluck Jonathan has  sent the name of World Bank Managing Director, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, to the Senate for screening and approval.

He also wrote the Senate  to withdraw the nomination of Mr. Tonye Cole, whose name was sent last week for screening.

Through separate letters, Jonathan urged the lawmakers to expedite action on Mrs Okonjo-Iweala’s screening, promising to send replacement for Cole, a nominee from Rivers State.

The Senate has been sued by three indigenes of Lagos State - Messrs Funsho Ibrahim, Rahman Pedro and Tajudeen Ogboye.

They are asking the Federal High Court, Abuja, to stop the Senate from approving the nomination of Mr. Olusegun Aganga as a minister.

Also sued are President Goodluck Jonathan; the Attorney-General of the Federation and Aganga.

On behalf of the plaintiffs, their counsel, Mr. Bob Olukoye said the respondents had been served with the notice.

In the affidavit in support of the originating summons deposed to by Tawakalitu Sule, the plaintiffs averred among others “that Aganga is not an indigene of Lagos State, but that of Sabongida Ora, Edo State.

“That if the Senate approves the nominee, it would rob indigenes of Lagos State their fair share of representation in the Federal Executive Council.”

They asked the court to declare that it is unconstitutional for the President to nominate Aganga to take the slot of Lagos when he is actually not from the state.

The plaintiffs  said it is unconstitutional for the Senate to confirm the nominee under the circumstances.

They said the Senate cannot lawfully approve the nomination of Aganga, who is not an indigene of Lagos, to represent the state in the cabinet.

Aganga’s name was the first in the 20 names of nominees in yesterday’s order paper for screening before the exercise was deferred till today.

The World Bank yesterday said Mrs. Okonjo-Iweala is still in its employment.

Its spokesperson was quoted as saying that the Bank is aware that she had travelled to Nigeria for consultation with President Jonathan.

EzeUche:
I do not think Asaba airport was needed. All the East needed was the airport in PH and now in Enugu.

Delta state is much more than Igbo. What about Itshekiri (sp?), Urhobo, Isoko and Ijaw? They also need an airport. Unfortunately for them, it is cited in Igboland-Asaba.

In 3 months he has achieved what took Fashola 4 years.

Presido in waiting a'nam ekele oh!!!

^^^
But Asaba airport is not a fed airport. That is Delta state's sweat.

seanet02:
Are you mad? Can we start killing them because of a single incidence? Ask them what normally happens when they collectively behaved like their animals. Please we are not ojukwu who ran away o

You are a fool. They cut of your brothers arm and all the community ran away out of fear and you still get mouth to talk. You be proper agama lizard.

seanet02:
Dapo you Ekiti are disappointing me, this northern killers knows us very well in Ogun state, a single mistake and we wipe them out like the Sagamu crises. We don't give a damm shyt to any policeman, in Ogun state, if a security personnel abetted the acts of illegality we will track him down and hack him to death. This people will not stop until you kill about a score in multiples of dozens ten folds simultaneously at different areas for good seven days. Stop being nice to wild animals. They deserve nothing apart from death.

Shut up there, bloody liar. A few years ago a fulani cut off the arms of a Yewa man when he asked why their cattle grazed on his farm. Instead of retaliating, the whole community ran away like the buncha cowards ya'll are.

MeandSum:
I'm all for "hope" and potentials,  but if someone is deceiving you, you should at least take time to see things straight yourself.  It's like peeing on yourself in winter to keep you warm.
You may feel good for some minutes,  but devastation and COLD disappointment comes immediately after that.

The FG is paying for the project for f*uck sake ( which means Lagos, Rivers and Delta states are paying the bill). All of a sudden Enugu is overtaking Lagos?
Just keep plucking that chicken. , you'll see the light soon.

How is Lagos paying the bill? Do you have oil in Lagos? Can you tell us how Lagos is paying the bill?
Imo and Abia are oil-producing, in case that is lost on you?

manny4life:
Sorry o nwanne, I will send some over the internet for u so u can eat as well, because when u eat, you think very well before replying, read below


Poor confused fellow who could not discern what @ZnO was saying. Like he warned you, seek and find understanding and then yee can talk.

He is another of them stupid Yoruba boys.

Igbos are dominating with pens and trade
Fulani are dominating with bows and arrows lol

MeandSum:
Yeye man! The stupidity of some tribalist here never seize to Amaze me! If you are educated at all you'll know why there are more dams in the north than anywhere here in the south. I guess you are one of those people who thinks there's no water in the north.

WTF? Learn not to mess with me or you get burned. In case you are hard of understanding, the word dam personifies all the fed projects abundant in the north but not elsewhere. Now run along and play with your mates.