Sultan made my victory possible – Dogara

SPEAKER of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, yesterday, attributed his emergence despite the stiff opposition from his All Progressives Congress, APC, party to the backing of the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III.

Dogara defeated his opponent, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, who was the party’s preferred candidate in the June 9 House of Representatives speakership election.
According to him, “this victory that we celebrate here today won’t have been possible without God, the Sultanate and others across the country.Speaking at a thanksgiving service held in his honour at the Church of Christ in all Nations (COCIN), Tafawa Balewa, Bauchi State, Dogara attributed his victory to the mercies of God, the goodwill of the Sultanate, his constituents, the entire state and other parts of the country.
“For us who are Christian minorities in the North, we should acknowledge that this victory we are celebrating here today was made possible by the intervention of the Sultan and others. We should know that there is new thinking in the North.
“We owe it a duty to make sure we unite our own part of the country and other parts of the country. My emergence as Speaker is as a result of the support of all major tribes of Nigeria and all faiths in Nigeria.”

Wike’s probe is to witch-hunt me, says Amaechi

•‘I won’t waste my energy on Ikuru’ 
Former Rivers State Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has said the “probe” of his administration by his successor, Nyesom Wike, is a sham, a fraudulent witch-hunt meant to deceive the public.
In a statement yesterday in Port Harcourt, the state capital, by his former media officer, David Iyofor, the former governor said Wike intended to use the probe to tarnish his image and grab media headlines with his “concocted bogus stories of Amaechi’s alleged corrupt activities”.
The former governor also took a swipe at his former deputy, Tele Ikuru, following his claims that the Amaechi administration was the most corrupt in the state.
Ikuru was deputy to Amaechi’s predecessor, Sir Celestine Omehia, for five months, before the administration was sacked by the Supreme Court on October 25, 2007.
Amaechi was inaugurated as governor the next day and retained Ikuru as his deputy, despite massive protests.
Ikuru resigned his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) about a week to the March 28 presidential election and teamed up with Wike of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to fight his former boss and benefactor.
The statement reads: “This so-called Wike’s probe of Amaechi is dead on arrival. All the noise Wike is making is to grab media headlines with his lies of monumental corruption against Amaechi. It’s all drama made for the media. What is playing out is a script written and directed by Nyesom Wike. Wike should move to Nollywood where his devious skills would probably be useful.
“Even while inaugurating his yeoman commission of enquiry, Wike could not conceal his vendetta agenda. He was clear to the panel members that their job is to indict Amaechi.
“While it’s no longer in doubt what would be the report of Wike’s sham probe commission, what may shock Nigerians is the extent Wike has gone and is ready to go to manufacture stories of corrupt practices, and the kind of bogus tales of corruption against Amaechi that he will soon be feeding the nation with.
“We are aware that even the Chairman of his commission of enquiry was shocked and protested when Wike gave him the litany of phony claims of corruption against Amaechi that the chairman would write in the panel’s report. But Wike had assured him not to worry that he had since been working towards arriving at that conclusion and he would provide the commission with all the (fake) evidence needed to arrive at that report.”

 How Northern APC caucus will checkmate Tinubu, update on Ministers

President Muhammadu Buhari, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar

The Northern faction of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has hatched a plot to influence President Muhammadu Buhari to send the National Chairman of the Party, Chief John Oyegun and the National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed on “political exile” and checkmate the overbearing influence of the National Leader of the Party, Asiwaju Tinubu, Post Nigeria can authoritatively report.
During a brief interview in Abuja, a highly placed source in the ruling party, who pleaded anonymity, disclosed that in order to weaken the influence of their boss, Oyegun and Mohammed who were his direct appointees, have been penciled down as ambassadors, and will depart the country soon after the next National Convention where new Excos will be elected.

According to the plan, giving both men who are supposed “stooges”, ambassadorial positions especially to distant countries will loosen Tinubu’s choking grip on the party.
On June 13, 2014 Oyegun and Mohammed were elected as National Chairman and National Publicity Secretary of the APC.
The APC national leader Bola Tinubu played an important role in the emergence of both candidates, against the preferred choice of the former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar who was gunning for Chief Tom Ikimi.
Our source explained that the Northern caucus wants to prove to Tinubu that the party does not belong to him.

“The North is livid that Tinubu wants to portray himself as the alpha and omega of a party that has the sitting President,” he stated.

Tinubu who played a prominent role in the merger that led to the formation of the APC, the rebranding of the former dictator from the supposed extremist Nigerians saw him as, to the eventual emergence of Buhari as the 6th Executive President of Nigeria, had also picked Professor Yemi Osinbajo as the Vice-President.
In order to get hold of the legislature, Tinubu had allegedly imposed his candidate Senator Ahmed Lawan and Honourable Femi Gbajabiamila as Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives respectively.
The present political scenario and the outcome of the results of the election of leaders of the National Assembly showed a deep-seated hatred for Asiwaju Tinubu.
Against all predictions of a possible neck-to-neck contest between Saraki and Ahmed Lawan, the anti-Tinubu group played a smart one on him to install Saraki.
According to our APC source, “This party is bigger than any one man; Tinubu can get busy controlling his South-west group.

 FAYOSE accuses FAYEMI of diverting N4bn

Peoples Democratic Party in Ekiti State has alleged that the recent workers’ verification exercise in the state has revealed how over N4 billion entitlements of workers was diverted to the All Progressives Congress.
The party alleged that ghost workers detected during the exercise was among the methods used to perpetrate the fraud by former Governor Kayode Fayemi’s administration.
In a statement by the State Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Jackson Adebayo, in Ado-Ekiti on Sunday, the party claimed that some of the civil servants who collaborated with the APC in the shady deal, and who claimed that they were short-changed, had exposed the deal.
Adebayo said the money involved in the fraud amounting to N2.1 billion was withdrawn from the salary accounts of civil servants and moved to the APC secretariat for sharing from time to time in the four years that the government led by Fayemi lasted in Ekiti State.
The PDP spokesman also added that the missing deductions from workers’ salaries for the months of April, May, June, July and August, 2014 running to about N1.8 billion was also traced to the APC secretariat, as information had it that it was packaged for the running of the party after Fayemi lost his re-election bid in June 2014.
“We have it on good authority that the missing deductions from civil servants’ salaries for five months were gathered together immediately it dawned on the Fayemi-led government that there will not be funds to maintain the party after Fayemi’s exit on October 16, 2014 because the party would not have access to the money from the ghost workers again.”
The PDP also stated that a certain amount of money set aside for the payment of members of the National Youth Service Corps which was about N220 million was given to members of the state executive of the APC by Fayemi as a parting gift.
“It is just unfortunate that most of these facts are coming out now. Initially, we thought they were mere rumours; it is now clear that APC government deliberately robbed Ekiti workers of their entitlements in an unprecedented fraudulent manner that cannot even be imagined in a Banana Republic.
“We are calling on all the stakeholders, especially the traditional rulers in Ekiti State and across Nigeria to prevail on the leadership of the APC to return all the money fraudulently moved to the party from the state’s account, particularly the deductions from workers’ salaries, considering the prevailing economic downturn the government of the state is facing now due to the huge debt left by the immediate past administration of the APC,” he added.
The party called on the anti-graft agencies to act on petitions submitted to them without further delay.
Efforts to speak with the Chief Press Secretary to Fayemi, Olayinka Oyebode, proved abortive.

I remain loyal to Buhari – Atiku

A former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has pledged his loyalty and support to President Muhammadu Buhari.Mr. Abubakar’s pledge is contained in a statement on Sunday by his media office.

Make no mistake about it Atiku Abubakar holds Buhari in the highest esteem, and would always remain loyal to him, and support him in every endeavour to succeed as president,” the statement signed by the head of the media team, Paul Ibe, said. Mr. Abubakar’s pledge comes amidst rumours that he was a mastermind of the emergence of Bukola Saraki as the senate president. Mr. Saraki, who like Mr. Abubakar is a member of President Buhari’s All Progressives Congress, APC, emerged senate president contrary to wish of his party. He got a block support of opposition senators of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to emerge senate president at an election were 51 APC senators were absent due to a scheduled meeting with Mr. Buhari.
Since his emergence, which was initially rejected by the APC, Mr. Saraki has been making efforts to reconcile with the president.
Mr. Abubakar, who like Mr. Saraki decamped from the PDP to APC before the general elections, described the politics of the emergence of Mr. Saraki as a product “of interplay of politics which is itself in constant motion.”
Read the former vice president’s statement below.
A former Vice President and chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar says it is dangerous for any individual or group in the ranks of the ruling party to constitute themselves into an opposition even before the constitution and take off President Muhammadu Buhari’s government.
The former Vice President made the call against the backdrop of developments in the polity, which he notes are interplay of forces and interests that are dynamic, but must not be promoted to the point of being a threat to our democracy and the new administration.
In a press statement released by his media office in Abuja on Sunday, 21 June and signed by Paul Ibe, the Turaki Adamawa while acknowledging that it is legitimate and desirable for individuals or groups to seek to pursue their interest, it must be done with the benefit of sustaining our democracy and promoting equity, fair play and justice in mind.
“Anything to the contrary may jeopardise our hard-earned democracy and constitute a clog in the wheel of the new administration,” Atiku said.
He noted that because of the historic nature of the mandate of President Muhammadu Buhari and the arduous challenges ahead to deliver on making Nigeria work for all Nigerians, it is important, especially for members of his own party, to rally behind him in the quest to enthrone good governance, that will spur security and stability, economic and social development, job creation, infrastructure renewal and above all a better life for Nigerians.
The former Vice President urged members of the APC to emulate the unity of all the presidential contestants after the party’s Lagos primaries and support the President to form his government and get to work.

Buhari Moves Into Aso Rock. ‪
President Muhammadu Buhari has finally moved into his official residence in the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Buhari moved in on Sunday evening.

President Buhari moving into Aso Rock Buhari and the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo have been living outside the Villa and used the Defence House, Abuja as their offices since their inauguration three weeks ago as the official residence was being renovated.
Meanwhile, first lady, Aisha Buhari had moved into the official residence since last Thursday.

APC STILL INTERESTED IN TAKING NIGER DELTA STATES

Peoples Democratic Party governors on Sunday maintained that governorship elections held in Akwa Ibom and Rivers States, noting that they will resist any attempt to take the states through the back door.
According to the governors under the aegis of PDPGF the declaration by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that elections held in the two states and that the PDP won was sufficient enough that elections held there.

All Progressives Congress in the two states have since gone to the tribunal contesting the PDP victory.
According to a statement signed by the Coordinator of the PDPGF, Mr. Osaro Onaiwu, INEC, the legally authorized agency that conducts elections, has said that after its investigations that credible elections held in Rivers state.
The statement noted that victory recorded by PDP in Akwa Ibom State ought not to come as a surprise because the immediate past governor performed well.
The statement, also declared that any attempt to take the states through the back door will be stiffly resisted by the PDP.
The forum further took a swipe at what it called self-acclaimed observer groups for making spurious allegations about the elections to please their sponsors.
The statement also called on the security agencies to rein in those groups, stressing that their utterances were capable of disrupting the peace in the states.
It also decried the boastings of the APC to take both Akwa Ibom and Rivers States through the electoral tribunal, noting that “the only attraction for the APC is what they perceive as the premium revenues of the two states.”
The statement called on the citizens of both states to protect their states from those it described as desperate political vultures who do not mean well for them

Nigeria’s Four Refineries To Begin Operation Next Month – NNPC

Nigeria’s four refineries will resume production next month, spokesperson of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has said.
Ohi Alegbe on Thursday said the four refineries – two in Port Harcourt, one in Kaduna and the other one in Warri will be fully operational from next month.
Speaking to AFP, Alegbe said “the operations resume after a successful turn-around-maintenance (overhaul) of their facilities”.
“The turn-around-maintenance has been on for some time. We did not just want to make any noise about it. The refineries will start production as soon as they have delivery of crude oil for refining,” he said.
His statement raises hope of an end to perennial petrol shortages that have plagued Africa’s largest crude producer.
The NNPC has four refineries — two in Port Harcourt in the south, one in northern Kaduna and another in southern Warri, with a combined installed capacity of 445,000 barrels per day.
A network of pipelines and depots located throughout the country link these refineries.
Nigeria produces a massive two million barrels of crude oil a day, but has to export it due to a lack of working refineries. It then imports fuel back into the country at international market prices — a situation blamed on corruption and mismanagement.
To cushion the blow on the general population, the government sells fuel on the streets at subsidised prices, and makes up for the higher amounts spent by importers by reimbursing them the difference — a system seen as rife with false claims and overpayments.
Last month, a crippling fuel shortage almost grounded Nigeria to a halt, as fuel importers and marketers shut their depots to protest some $1 billion (900 million euros) in unpaid reimbursements.
Black market and legitimate petrol vendors did a brisk trade, selling at around 300 naira ($1.5; 1.3 euros) a litre — well above the officially-set price of 87 naira.
In January 2012, the government tried to end the subsidies, causing petrol prices to more than double. It was ultimately forced to reinstate the payments after tens of thousands of people took to the streets in violent protests that left more than a dozen dead.
Alegbe said the resumption of refinery activity “will significantly improve the supply of petroleum products in the country.

All sections of Rivers State will benefit from my administration -Wike

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that all sections of the state will benefit from his administration’s infrastructural development programme.
Speaking at Abonnema in Akuku-Toru Local Government Area on Saturday during his inspection of an on-going bridge project and the Abonnema General Hospital, Governor Wike said he is committed to executing his campaign promises to the people of the state.

The governor was received by leaders of Akuku-Toru Local Government Area led by the Amanyanabo of Abonnema, King Gbobo BobManuel, former Minister of Sports, Dr Tammy Danagogo and former Rivers State Works Commissioner, David Briggs.
He assured the residents of Abonnema that the bridge which has been left uncompleted for years.
The governor also informed that his administration administration will develop the Abonnema General Hospital by improving the state of facilities, infrastructure and personnel at the health institution.
He said : "We are committed to completing projects that will impact positively on the lives of our people. This bridge will be completed for the benefit of the Abonnema people.
"We will ensure that no community is left out in our determination to build a new Rivers State."
The Traditional Ruler of the Area, Amanyanabo of Abonnema, King Gbobo BobManuel praised Governor Wike for his decision to complete the bridge project.
He assured the governor that the people of the area will support his administration to move the state forward.
L-R: Amanyanabo of Abonnema, King Gbobo BobManuel , Rivers State Governor , Nyesom Ezenwo Wike and Former Rivers State Works Commissioner, David Briggs during inspection of ongoing projects in Abonnema town on Saturday.
Picture 3: L-R: Amanyanabo of Abonnema, King Gbobo BobManuel and Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike during inspection of ongoing projects in Abonnema on Saturday.
Other Pictures of the Inspection:
Simeon Nwakaudu,
June 20,2015.
Government House, Port Harcourt.

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 Wife killed in head-on crash while pursuing her husband who was driving with another woman (photos)
A married woman based in Houston Texas lost her life yesterday afternoon in a tragic car accident after her car had a head-on collision with another car while she was chasing her husband who was carrying another woman. The woman apparently lost control of her car and went into a spin, striking another vehicle head-on. She died at the scene and the man in the vehicle that she had a head-on collision with sustained injuries and was taken by Life Flight to an area hospital. The woman's husband and the woman with him were unhurt. So sad!

Buhari has surpassed Jonathan’s achievements within three weeks – APC

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has responded to a recent statement credited to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, where the opposition party accused it of making mockery of governance with premature celebration of imaginary achievements. The governing party insisted that President Muhammadu Buhari has already surpassed President Goodluck Jonathan’s achievements in the area of fighting insecurity.
National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who made this known in a statement issued yesterday, maintained that President Buhari had done in three weeks what Jonathan could not do in six years.
While noting that the Peoples Democratic Party-led Federal Government could not get world powers to help Nigeria in fighting terrorism, he assured that the Buhari administration would wipe out terrorism within a short time.
According to the statement, “Within three weeks of President Buhari’s inauguration, he has done what the PDP government could not do in six years: Invigorate the fight against Boko Haram by rallying a regional and global front against the terror group.
“Today, the United States has pledged $5 million to the fight against Boko Haram, in addition to other material support. This is apart from the support that has been pledged by the G-7 to strengthen Nigeria’s efforts to quell the insurgency.
“Thanks to President Buhari’s shuttle diplomacy, the Multi-National Joint Task Force that the PDP government could not bring together for all of six years is ready to deploy more soldiers next month, while the President has ordered the release of $21m to facilitate the establishment of the headquarters of the force in N’Djamena, Chad.”
The APC mouthpiece stressed that Buhari had been able to restore Nigeria’s integrity and that many countries were beginning to respect Nigeria again, adding that the PDP-led federal government politicised the fight against terrorism which made it unable to protect Nigeria’s integrity.
The statement reads further, “Since assuming office about three weeks ago, President Buhari has visited Chad, Niger, Germany and South Africa, winning support and friends for Nigeria all over again and returning the country to the comity of respected nations.
“Those who were put off by the PDP government’s resort to politicising the fight against Boko Haram – even as the insurgents grew stronger – are now joining President Buhari to battle the terrorists. In no distant future, the results of his tireless efforts will begin to show.”
Stressing that Buhari was already doing better than Jonathan even though the President was far older than his predecessor, the party disclosed that Buhari was already assembling a team of highly skilled professionals that would help him to implement his promise of change.
It said, “On the domestic front, President Buhari has been handling pressing issues far away from the klieg light, and his efforts to assemble a first-class team to implement his change mantra, which he is personally driving, are continuing apace.
“We in the APC are sure most unbiased Nigerians are very proud of President Buhari and the vigour he has shown in governance, the kind of vigour we did not see in the immediate past administration that was presided over by a far younger man.”
The governing party held that only anarchists and non-democrats would ask a President who has not spent one month in office to resign.

• Buhari has surpassed Jonathan’s achievements within three weeks – APC

It further held that the PDP had no moral right to criticise the APC within less than month of Buhari’s administration since the PDP had failed to make any meaningful change in Nigeria despite being the party to have ruled Nigeria the longest, spending 16 years in power.

Pres. Buhari will support my probe of Amaechi’s corrupt practices says Wike

Pres. Buhari will support my probe of Amaechi’s corrupt practices says Wike

Read the press statement from River state government below...

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that President Muhammadu Buhari will fully support his fight against the massive corruption that characterised the administration of the immediate past administration of Mr Chibuike Amaechi.

Speaking after receiving the final report of the Transition Committee of his administration on Friday, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike said that his administration is committed to recovering all funds diverted into private pockets by officials of the outgone administration.

He said : " I am confident  that  President  Muhammadu  Buhari  will support  my administration  in the quest to tackle  the  massive  corruption  that characterised  the  Amaechi  administration. 

"We are aware  that  the  immediate  past  administration  and her officials  will resort to blackmail  and propaganda  for the  purpose  of  diverting  attention from their corruption  practices. We shall  remain  focused  on the task of getting  back Rivers State  resources  and assets ".

The governor  commended the  Transition  Committee  for a job well done,  saying  that  the  committee's  interim report  helped his administration  to take off.

Submitting  the  final  report  of  the  Transition  Committee,  former  Deputy  Governor,  Tele  Ikuru  described  the  Amaechi’s  administration  as the  most corrupt  in the  state's  history. 

Ikuru said that  the  former  governor  expended N812million  to furnish his personal  residence  at  the  expense  of  the  state,  while N4.96b  was spent on Justice  Karibi  White hospital with no structure  on ground.

Simeon  Nwakaudu, 

June  19, 2015.

Government House, Port Harcourt

Subject: RESPONSE TO MR NYESOM WIKE
PRESS STATEMENT BY MRS IBIM SEMENITARI
On Thursday June 18, 2015, over 10 policemen
armed with machine guns and in two trucks - one
Ford Transit and one Hilux arrived my residence, No
12 A Ernest Ikoli Street, Old G.R.A Port Harcourt.
Without either a search warrant, letter or precious
information, they forced their way into my premises.
My security guard on duty requested to know their
mission and who sent them. They refused to disclose
either, but went round taking photographs and
videoing my premises. The security guard got in
touch with my assistant who spoke with the men,
explaining to them that I was out of town and again
requested to know their mission and purpose. Again
they declined insisting on seeing me first. She then
got in touch with me by phone as we were uncertain
as to the identity of the policemen in question. Upon
further investigation and after about 3 hours of them
laying siege on my premise, I was told that they were
from Rivers State Government House and had been
sent to recover vehicles in my possession.
They attempted to break into a Range Rover Jeep
belonging to my Husband and bought long before I
was made Commissioner in Rivers State
Government, damaging the front door. The vehicle in
question contrary to the lies being paraded is not an
armoured vehicle and has never at any point
belonged to the Rivers State Government nor its
agents including myself as Commissioner of
Information.
By the time I finally made contact with them and
expressed my displeasure, they insisted that they
would take away a Lexus jeep duly allocated to me
as Commissioner of Information and which by law I
am entitled to leave with upon leaving office. The
monetization policy of the government allows public
officers to leave government with their official
vehicles as this is in lieu of vehicle, allowance,
transport and other allowances, which they cannot
draw because of the monetization policy of 2002.
Mr. Nyesom Wike served as Chief of Staff, and upon
departure left with all the vehicles he used as Chief of
Staff. This has been the practice since this
democratic dispensation when President Olusegun
Obassanjo instituted the monetisation policy. Having
served as Commissioner for two tenures, I am
entitled to my status cars and have proof of
allocation.
While I understand that Mr. Wike feels a dire need to
destroy the reputation of Governor Amaechi and all
those worked with him, it is unacceptable that he will
engage in brigandage, thuggery and underhand
tactics to do so. A simple letter from any government
official requesting me to make a submission or
tender documentation would have been the
appropriate way to go and I would have willingly
tendered all the relevant documents to them.
Breaking into my home, invading my privacy,
damaging my property and removing property from
my premises is inappropriate and illegal.
I have chosen however to put out these details in the
public space as it is apparent that for some persons
only a destruction of my hard earned reputation
would do and this I would not accept. My records in
the Ministry of Information are crystal clear I hope
that Mr. Nyesom Wike is able to say same about his
tenure in every office he has held. Forcing their home
into my home unlawfully isn’t the appropriate way for
any government that claims legitimacy to behave.
Ibim Semenitari
June 18, 2015

Okowa Decries High Number Of Awaiting Trial Inmates

Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa has decried the high number of persons awaiting trial in Nigerian Prisons, promising to work with the judiciary to ensure speedy dispensation of justice. Speaking during a courtesy visit by the Judicial arm of government led by the State Chief Judge, Justice Marshal Umukoro yesterday in Asaba, Senator Okowa decried the large number of inmates awaiting trial in Nigerian prisons and called for speedy completion of cases to decongest the Prisons.
“It is very unfortunate that we have a large number of persons awaiting trials in our prisons, I wish to call for speedy trials of cases for them to reduce the number, we will find a way to see how to work with you (Judiciary) to rehabilitate those released by you during prison visits by engaging and training them through our Job Creation Committee, but it is also important that they will have a new mind-set so as to reintegrate them into the society”, the Governor said.
Governor Okowa assured that his administration would ensure effective partnership among the three arms of government so as to impact positively on the lives of Deltans and restore the people’s confidence in government. He commended the Judges for their integrity in the dispensation of justice and charged them to continue to be fair and just in their actions as people lookup to them as role model.
The Governor promised them that he would look into their request and provide an enabling environment for them to carry out their functions effectively.
“We are at a very trying period financially in the state and nation but we will look into your request and see how we can accommodate them with available resources”, Senator Okowa said. Earlier, the Chief Judge, Justice Marshal Umukoro congratulated Governor Okowa for successful assumption of office stating that the Judiciary was happy to have him at the helms of affair in the state.
While disclosing that 2,153 persons were awaiting trials in various Prisons, Justice Umuokoro noted that most of those awaiting trails were between the age of 17 and 28 years.

I worked very hard for Buhari to be President –
Tinubu
The national leader of the All Progressives Congress
(APC) Bola Ahmed Tinubu has debunked claims by
some people that there is division between President
Muhammadu Buhari and himself. He said he worked
very hard for Buhari to be president and cannot now
be seen to be working against his effort. He said the
story of differences between them is a perverse
fiction and not journalism.
In a statement by the media aide to Bola Tinubu,
Sunday Dare, he said, ‘the story first published on an
online news site and later parroted by other online
news outlet is an example of irresponsible
journalism. This story has no source. It is a blatant
fabrication to serve the interest of its sponsors.
Tinubu has not spoken about the senate election.
This story is a perverse fiction. Not journalism.
‘He has never said these lies so wrongly attributed to
him. There is no chance he will ever utter such
words against President Buhari, a man he worked
very hard for to become president, along with millions
of Nigerians who voted. Tinubu would not accuse the
president of plotting his own injury. If anything, he is
alarmed by how this may impair the government’s
substantive reform agenda.
‘It is a mischievous attempt to drive a wedge
between Tinubu and Buhari. There is no need to try to
put words in Tinubu’s mouth. He will talk when and if
it is necessary. His major preoccupation now is how
Nigerians can support President Buhari and his
administration to achieve the reform and change
promised during the election.
Dare also debunked the story of the visit of Saraki to
Tinubu. He said it is not true as Tinubu is not in the
country and there is no way he will be in France and
Lagos at the same time. He said ‘the story about
Saraki visiting Bola Tinubu at his home in Lagos is a
total fabrication. It’s a lie. During the time alleged in
the story, Asiwaju Tinubu was overseas in France to
condole a family friend. Thus it’s physically
impossible for Tinubu to have received anybody at
his home in Lagos.

Why we arrested Ohakim —EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday, said it had arrested former Gov. Ikedi Ohakim of Imo State.
Mr Wilson Uwujaren, the spokesman for the EFCC, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.
He added that former Gov. Sule Lamido of Jigawa was also being interrogated over corruption allegation.
“Ohakim was picked up by operatives of the commission at 8 a.m. from his Abuja residence.’’
He said the operatives had gone after the former governor following his failure to honour an invitation by the commission.
“I cannot say precisely the amount involved in the allegation brought against Ohakim but he was picked up this morning from his Abuja residence”, he said.
Uwujaren told NAN that Lamido was at the commission for interrogation over contracts awarded to companies connected to his family during his tenure as governor of Jigawa.
“The two former governors are being interrogated at our Investigation Department”, the spokesman further said.

Tinubu behind call for Buhari’s resignation – Northern Youths Movement (NYM)

Some youths under the aegis of Northern Youths Movement (NYM) have accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) leader, Senator Bola Tinubu of being the man behind the call for the resignation of President Mohammadu Buhari.
A group, The PDP Media Watchdog, had reacted to the statement credited to President Muhammadu Buhari, declaring that his age will affect his performance rate as President of Nigeria.
The group had urged the President to resign from office. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has, however, disowned the group.
NYM in a statement signed by its protem Chairman, Mallam Ishaya Jato alleged that the press statement credited to the PDP Media Watchdog actually emanated from Tinubu’s media office in Lagos.
NYM alleged that it was part of the agenda to cut short Buhari’s tenure that Tinubu desperately wanted to hijack the Senate and House of Representatives by installing his cronies as Senate President, Deputy Senate President, Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives.
“The comment made in South Africa by President Buhari, regarding his age was deliberately hyped by Tinubu’s hatchet men in the media and the call for the president’s registration was aimed at gauging the reaction of Nigerians.
“Also, we are aware that Tinubu’s camp is working on the possibility of President Buhari not completing his term, either due to failing health or death.
“However, we youths in north are aware of his (Tinubu) plot against the north and we wish to tell him that we are watching.
“He has failed in his attempt to hijack the National Assembly and use it to impeach President Buhari and we want to assure Tinubu and his cronies that President Buhari will not only complete his tenure, he will go for second term,” NYM said.

Stop making mockery of governance, PDP tells APC

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has charged the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Presidency to stop making mockery of governance with premature celebration of imaginary achievements except if the intention is to set up President Muhammadu Buhari for national and international ridicule.
The party said it was embarrassing that the APC and aides of President Buhari decided to invade the minds of Nigerians with propaganda and tissues of lies instead of assisting the President who was inaugurated three weeks ago to settle down, form a government and deliver his campaign promises to Nigerians.
PDP National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh in a statement on Thursday said “the nation and democrats world over were thoroughly embarrassed by the frivolous list of so-called achievements which has further exposed APC’s lack of capacity and direction as well as the inability to draw a line between propaganda by an opposition party and disseminating of credible information as a party in government”.
“How can a serious government start shouting achievements and make bogus claims on the fight against terrorism when the effort is apparently losing steam as insurgents who had already been pushed to the verge of surrender in the Sambisa forest by the Goodluck Jonathan administration are now surging back into the country under the APC-led government?
“How can a serious government shout achievement based on pledges by foreign interests, a dangerous slide towards neo-colonialism, instead of settling down to galvanize bequeathed resources and potentials that have already placed our great country as one of the fastest emerging economic and political powers in the world?

 PICTURE OF THE DAY

Father watched son defeat his country. Germany  eliminate Nigeria

Proud father Kelvin Akpoguma watched on as his son captained Germany to a 1-0 victory over Nigeria at the Fifa U20 World Cup last week. Originally from Edo State in Nigeria, Kelvin’s son Kevin has played at all levels of youth football for the Germans.

BREAKING: Former Imo Governor Ohakim’s Commissioners Provided Information Leading To His Arrest

A high-ranking official within the EFCC told SaharaReporters that their investigation has focused on theft of money available through “capital and bond markets” which the Governor accessed through his position.

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Former Governor of Imo State, Ikedi Ohakim

The former Governor of Imo State, Ikedi Ohakim, was arrested this morning by agents from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for money laundering, corruption, and bribery during his tenure as Governor between 2007-2011.
A high-ranking official within the EFCC told SaharaReporters that their investigation has focused on theft of money available through “capital and bond markets” which the Governor accessed through his position.
The same official told a SaharaReporters correspondent that their inquiries lead their investigators to several properties in his name, “which was most likely for the purposes of laundering money.” This official, however, was cautious to say that the investigation was ongoing.
SaharaReporters learned that the former Governor Ohakim remained in detention and continues to be interrogated by EFCC officials.
SaharaReporters also learned that, “this has been a long running investigation leading to the arrest of Ohakim” and that the EFCC had previously “arrested [his] Commissioners, who provided statements [to EFCC agents] which lead to the arrest of Ohakim.”
This is the latest in a series of high profile arrests of former politicians by the EFCC. Other politicians, like former Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa State, Ali Modu Sheriff of Borno State, and former Ebonyi State Governor Elechi have all had run-ins with the EFCC in recent weeks. EFCC officials have also arrested several Central Bank employees for running a major scam in the Central Bank of Nigeria.

Missing Ogun Poly student found dead in shrine
It was a horrific sight when the decomposing remains of 21 year old Morenikeji Owolabi were discovered in a shrine at the rustic Eposo village, Ishara, in Remo North Local Government Council of Ogun state.
Morenikeji, a female student of Science Laboratory Technology department at the Gateway Polytechnic, Saapade, hails from Ekiti state but was said to be missing some days ago.

But on Tuesday, her dismembered and decomposing remains were found littered at a Shrine by policemen.
The girl was allegedly lured to the shrine by a herbalist, Femi Awise, where she was found dead.
Awise, a native of Isara and prime suspect, is said to be on the run but five persons suspected to be working for him, including a cyclist who conveyed the girl to the shrine and an apprentice of Awise, have been arrested.
The suspects are Adeyemi Ademolu (the cyclist), Omolaso Taiwo (Awise’s apprentice), Lateef Ali, Akinyemi Dare, and Sokoya Wasiu.
According to Ademolu, the victim spoke with Awise twice seeking information about the direction while being conveyed to the shrine.
The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Valentine Ntomchukwu, led some reporters to the shrine tucked inside a forest.
He said investigation had started to ascertain how the victim was killed.
Although the decaying legs of the girl exhumed from a shallow grave few meters away from the shrine were discovered but The Nation gathered that investigation continues to trace where her head, breasts and private part were kept.
The cubicle – size shrine made of corrugated iron sheets, was strewn with scary fetish objects, bottles of palm oil knives, plates and a pot filled with boiled human flesh and which had also began to emit foul odour.

Like good wine, President Buhari to get better with age, presidency says

The presidency has issued a statement in reaction to reports quoting President Muhammadu Buhari as saying his age would limit his performance as Nigeria’s leader.
In a statement Wednesday, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said the president’s statement in Johannesburg was misinterpreted.
“As the saying goes, “old wines are tasty” and the President Buhari we have today is a man, like old wine, that has got tastier,” Mr. Adesina said.
“At 72, yes, he can’t be called a youth, but he has in quantum the wisdom, the patience, temperance and forbearance that age brings. And all these virtues he has brought to the Presidency, to make a difference in our national life.”
Read full statement below.

On Monday evening, President Muhammadu Buhari spoke with the Nigerian community at the Nigerian Consulate in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Speaking extempore, because according to him, he wanted to “speak from the heart,” the President urged them to be good ambassadors of Nigeria, a country he went to the warfront to keep together.
Still extolling the virtues of our country, Nigeria, the President, who had served as a military governor of the then North-Eastern State at 33 years old, declared:”I wish I became Head of State when I was a governor. Now at 72, there is a limit to what I can do.”
The above comments have been reported by some newspapers to mean that the President was saying he was too old to cope with the demands of his office. Far from it.
As the saying goes, “old wines are tasty” and the President Buhari we have today is a man, like old wine, that has got tastier. At 72, yes, he can’t be called a youth, but he has in quantum the wisdom, the patience, temperance and forbearance that age brings. And all these virtues he has brought to the Presidency, to make a difference in our national life.
The President assured the Nigerian community in South Africa that his Administration will make  a positive impact on the country. And that he would do.
Insecurity as symbolized by insurgency will be brought to an end, corruption will be fought to a standstill, employment will be created for the teeming army of unemployed, the economy will be revived, and the quality of life of Nigerians will take an upward swing again. These will not come by a sudden flight, but they will happen in the life of this Administration.
At 72, the Buhari persona has not changed. He remains the simple, honest, incorruptible patriot he has always been. And because Nigerians earnestly desired change, that was why they voted for him overwhelmingly at the general elections in March, this year. All the virtues and values of the Buhari persona will be deployed into governance in the weeks and months ahead.
The Nigerian community in South Africa was enthralled as President Buhari spoke with them on Monday. In fact, leaving the venue was an effort, as they swarmed round the President, who shook hands with as many of them as he could.
They took his message well. That is the essence of good wine. It gets better with age. And it is a message for all Nigerians, both at home and in the Diaspora.
FEMI ADESINA
Special Adviser to the President
(Media and Publicity)
June 17, 2015

Aregbesola blasts Ben Bruce for donating own wardrobe allowance to Osun workers

The Osun state government has lambasted the senator representing Bayelsa central senatorial district, Ben Murray-Bruce, for offering to donate his wardrobe allowance to Osun state workers who are owed 7 months salaries.
Mr. Bruce stated this in a series of tweets on Wednesday evening.
But in a response to the comment later on Wednesday evening, the Osun state governor, Rauf Aregbesola, accused the Senator of mocking Nigerian workers.
In a state through his spokesperson, Semiu Okanlawon, Mr. Aregbesola accused the lawmaker of playing to the gallery  and engaging in self-serving philanthropy.

“Of all the states in the federation who are battling to pay salaries as a result of the precarious economic situation his party the PDP threw Nigeria into why is it that it is Osun he wants to take his pay to?” the governor asked.

“This is certainly playing to the gallery and nothing but a mockery in the faces of Nigerian workers and not only of Osun extraction.

“It is not only wicked but ungodly to play politics with the suffering of the people.

“If the Senator’s conscience tells him his pay is too high especially in the face of the prevailing economic predicament of Nigeria the most honourable thing to do is to lead a protest for reduction and not a self serving philanthropy only in the direction of Osun workers.”

Read full statement below.

Why is Senator Murray-Bruce mocking Nigerian workers?

My attention has been drawn to a tweet by a member of Upper chamber of the National Assembly Senator Ben Murray Bruce of the Peoples Democratic Party from Bayelsa saying he will not reject the alleged hefty pay for members of the National Assembly but collect it and donate to Osun workers.

It is saddening and tragic that Mr. Murray Bruce whom many had accorded a lot of respect is too early in the day joining the fray of politicisation and trivialising the salary issue affecting more than half of the stars of the federation in this ridiculous manner.

While Nigerians are in hot debate over the alleged jumbo pay and the mood of the country Murray Bruce seems to have turned the plight of Nigerian workers to a thing of an entertainment.

Of all the states in the federation who are battling to pay salaries as a result of the precarious economic situation his party the PDP threw Nigeria into why is it that it is Osun he wants to take his pay to? This is certainly playing to the gallery and nothing but a mockery in the faces of Nigerian workers and not only of Osun extraction. It is not only wicked but ungodly to play politics with the suffering of the people.

If the Senator’s conscience tells him his pay is too high especially in the face of the prevailing economic predicament of Nigeria the most honourable thing to do is to lead a protest for reduction and not a self serving philanthropy only in the direction of Osun workers.

Semiu Okanlawon

Director Bureau of Communication and Strategy

Office of the Governor Osogbo

APC lambasts group asking Buhari to resign

Lai Mohammed

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as a product of poor thinking and deliberate mischief the statement credited to a group, called the PDP Media Watchdog, asking President Muhammadu Buhari to resign because of his comments over his age.

The PDP has denied any link to the group.
But in a statement issued in Lagos on Wednesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed, the APC said if the authors of the statement had understood simple English, taken the pains to engage in deep thinking and contextualized the comments, they would not have rushed to the press to ask the President to resign.
”What President Buhari was saying, which was lost on those who issued that jejune statement, is that only his love and passion for the country could have made him, at his age, to come out of retirement to seek the office of President, over 30 years after he presided over the affairs of the country.
”For 16 years, Nigerians gave the PDP the benefit of the doubt to move the country forward, but instead, the party put Nigeria in reverse gear at a high speed, spinning it towards a doomsday that was only averted when Nigerians showed the PDP the red card. This is what necessitated President Buhari to continuously seek the country’s highest political office, so he can help put the country on a forward march again. Nothing else matters, not for him the excitement of an office he previously held and the quest for personal accomplishment.
If the country had been well managed, President Buhari will not at 72 be crisscrossing the whole world seeking solution to Nigeria’s problems, it said.
APC said within three weeks of his inauguration, President Buhari has succeeded in returning Nigeria to the comity of nations, to such an extent that world leaders are now so eager to engage him on how to assist his country in key areas, including security and the fight against corruption.
”Within three weeks of President Buhari’s inauguration, he had done what the PDP government could not do in six years: Invigorate the fight against Boko Haram by rallying a regional and global front against the terror group. Today, the US has pledged to give $5 million for the fight against Boko Haram, in addition to other material support. This is apart from the support that has been pledged by the G-7 for Nigeria’s efforts to quell the insurgency.
”Thanks to President Buhari’s shuttle diplomacy, the Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) that the PDP government could not bring together for all of six years is ready to deploy next month, while the President has ordered the release of $21 million to facilitate the establishment of the headquarters of the force in N’Djamena, Chad.
”Since assuming office about three weeks ago, President Buhari has visited Chad, Niger, Germany and South Africa, winning support and friends for Nigeria all over again and returning the country to the comity of respected nations. Those who were put off by the PDP government’s resort to politicizing the fight against Boko Haram – even as the insurgents grew stronger – are now joining President Buhari to battle the terrorists. In no distant future, the results of his tireless efforts will begin to show.
”On the domestic front, President Buhari has been handling pressing issues far away from the klieg light, and his efforts to assemble a first class team to implement his change mantra, which he is personally driving, are continuing apace. We in the APC, and we are sure most unbiased Nigerians, are very proud of President Buhari and the vigour he has shown in governance, the kind of vigour we did not see in the immediate past administration that was presided over by a far younger man,” the party said.
It said only anarchists and non-democrats will ask a President who has not spent one month in office to resign, adding: ”It rankles when those making these calls are from the ranks of the party that failed to avail itself creditably in 16 years.”
APC said it has deliberately refused to join issues with the PDP, which has been issuing a series of insipid press statements that showed clearly that the party is not ready to provide a robust opposition to the APC-led federal government.
”For the umpteenth time, we say that the PDP and its satellite bodies must realize that in order to be relevant, credible and to make the necessary impact, they must pick on real issues and articulate them intelligently, rather than latching on to trite matters. This very amateurish display won’t get them anywhere,” the party said.

469 NASS members have five aides each – Deputy Speaker

ABUJA – DEPUTY Speaker of House of Representatives, Hon. Lasun Yussuf, yesterday said that there will be no amount of pressure that would make him resign his position as the Deputy Speaker.

Fielding question from journalists in Abuja yesterday, on the alleged pressure on him to step down from his position by some All Progressives Congress, APC, Chieftains, following the controversy trailing the election of the presiding officers of the 8th assembly, Hon. Yussuf said his election followed due process, hence, there was no way he would ever contemplate to resign.

Some of the APC Chieftains it was gathered had wanted him to step down for Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, the choice of the party who had lost the Speakership seat to Hon. Dogara for the Deputy position.

Describing the alleged pressure to resign as speculations, he said, “why will I resign, I went through an election.”

He also explained that the speculation that the National Assembly takes a good chunk of the national budget, was unfounded, noting that out of the previous budgetary allocation of N150 billion, only N120 billion was budgeted in the 2015 appropriation.

Besides, he said that from the budget, the aides of the Senators and House of Representatives members, technocrats and their staff as well as the staff of the National Assembly Commission are paid.

He said, “when you talk about salary, it has to be tied to something. Let me tell you this, for the last three years with the exception of 2015, the budget of the national Assembly has been N150 billion and that is exactly 2.67 percent of the total budget of the federation.

“So, I don’t know where people see this to say it is 25 percent of the budget of the National Assembly. The budget of the National Assembly is 2.6 percent of the entire budget of the country and so it is not overblown.

“And people have forgotten too that there are 469 members of the National Assembly with each of the member with five aides that would be paid from the N150 billion.

“We have the National Assembly technocrats and their staffers and the National Assembly commission – all of them earn their salaries and allowances from these N150 billion.

“So, when people talk they always think that it is the House of Representatives members and senators that collect the N150 billion. And again don’t forget that for 2015 budget, the money has been reduced to N120 billion.

“So, when you do the calculation, that is why the Dogara speakership in the last one week has repeatedly said, he is going to do a needs assessment, that he is going to engage development partners to actually sit down and see what it takes for the national Assembly to be run as an arm of government.

“And you might be surprised that we have reasons for doing that because we can compare with other legislative bodies all over the world but it is not going to

come from us, it is going to come from the body that would sit on the issue.”

El-Rufai accuses Yero of squandering N10bn on Govt House complex

El-Rufai accuses Yero of squandering N10bn on Govt House complex

Kaduna State governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has accused his predecessor, Mukhtar Ramalan Yero, of squandering N10 billion on the Kaduna new Government House complex.

Speaking yesterday at the opening of the Kaduna State Healthcare Summit, El-Rufai said the money should have been channelled towards the development of the state's health sector and what he described as other critical areas.

Stating that the state has the second highest HIV prevalence in Nigeria.

El-Rufa’i further said that only 36 per cent of mothers have the benefit of receiving adequate healthcare and described the development as unacceptable.

The governor pledged that his administration would seek enormous improvement in healthcare for the people of the state.

He said:

“Our goal is to deliver for Kaduna State citizens better health and longer life expectancy, and in this quest we seek results that will place our state in the top tier for healthcare delivery. “We seek this vast improvement in healthcare outcomes for our people because the present situation is unacceptable. “Current coverage of measles vaccine is 56%, reflecting a dismal immunisation coverage for 12-23 month-olds of only 35 per cent.

ABUJA- GOVERNOR Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State has emerged the Chairman
of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Governors’ Forum, PDPGF, an umbrelal body
of governors elected on the platform of the PDP. Immediately after his election,
Mimiko vowed to engage President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives
Congress, APC in a very constructive manner. Governor Mimiko was elected
Chairman of the Forum at the meeting, which was slated for 7pm, Tuesday night
and did not start until about 9pm, but came to a close at 12am Wednesday
morning.
The Ondo State governor replaced former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator
Godswill Akpabio who was the first to occupy the position following the formation
of the forum. Speaking with Journalists shortly after his emergence, governor
Mimiko said, “We will do everything that we can do to engage the presidency and
APC in a very constructive manner. We have also agreed to create formal and
informal mechanisms of pair review, all for the development of our nation.”

 WHY PEOPLE KILL TO GO TO ABUJA.
If you don't understand why those who are in Abuja don't want to return and those who want to go are doing so at all cost, look at this information.
SPECIAL REPORT:
SALARY OF NIGERIAN SENATORS.
After reading through this Special Report, any shred of doubt in the reader's mind that Nigeria is doomed and heading for a headlong, downward plummeting will simply dissipate. The details of the remuneration of an average Nigerian Senator is detailed below:
* Basic Salary (B.S) - N2,484,245.50
* Hardship Allowance (50% of B.S) - N1,242,122.70
* Constituency Allowance (200% of B.S) - N4,968,509.00
* Newspapers Allowance (50% of B.S) - N1,242,122.70
* Wardrobe Allowance (25% of B.S) - N621,061.37
* Recess Allowance (10% of B.S) - N248,424.55
* Accommodation (200% of B.S) - N4,968,509.00
* Utilities (30% of B.S) - N828,081.83
* Domestic Staff (70% of B.S) - N1,863,184.12
* Entertainment (30% of B.S) - N828,081.83
* Personal Assistants (25% of B.S) - N621,061.12
* Vehicle Maintenance Allowance (75% of B.S) - N1,863,184.12
* Leave Allowance (10% of B.S) - N248,424.55
* Severance Gratuity (300% of B.S) - N7,452,736.50
* Car Allowance (400% of B.S) - N9,936,982.00
* TOTAL MONTHLY SALARY = N29,479,749.00 ($181,974.00)
* TOTAL YEARLY SALARY = N29,479,749.00 x 12 = N353,756,988.00 ($2,183,685.00)
* EXCHANGE RATE: $1 = N162
LEGISLATORS PAY WORLDWIDE PER ANNUM
* Britain - $105,400.00
* United States - $174,000.00
* France - $85,900.00
* South Africa - $104,000.00
* Kenya - $74,500.00
* Saudi Arabia - $64,000.00
* Brazil - $157,600.00
* Ghana - $46,500.00
* Indonesia - $65,800.00
* Thailand - $43,800.00
* India - $11,200.00
* Italy - $182,000.00
* Bangladesh - $4,000.00
* Israel - $114,800.00
* Hong Kong - $130,700.00
* Japan - $149,700.00
* Singapore - $154,000.00
* Canada - $154 000.00
* New Zealand - $112,500.00
* Germany - $119,500.00
* Ireland - $120,400.00
* Pakistan - $3,500.00
* Malaysia - $25,300.00
* Sweden - $99 300.00
* Sri Lanka - $5,100.00
* Spain - $43,900.00
* Norway - $138,000.00
In terms of lawmakers’ salaries as a ratio of GDP per capita, the gap is even much wider. While the salary of a Nigerian lawmaker is 116 times the country’s GDP per person, that of a British member of parliament is just 2.7 times.
The average salary of Nigerian worker based on the national minimum wage is N18,000.00, So, the yearly salary is N18,000.00 x 12 = N216,000.00 ($1,333.00)
Remember, Yearly Salary of Nigerian Senator = $2,183,685.00.
Proportion: $2,183,685.00/$1,333.00 = 1,638
It will take an average Nigerian worker 1,638 years to earn the yearly salary of a Nigerian Senator.
Source: the economist
Legislators, both at d state & federal level are d problem of dis country. They only legislate into their pocket. Lets unite, mobilize & move against them begining with those thieves at the National Assembly.
Pls read & send to all ur contacts.
Are all these necessary when salaries can not be paid?
What is ur take on this? Shall we revert to UK type Parliament system! Times are hard now and we need hard things. Pls share

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