APC warns against last-minute looting, hurried recruitment

The All Progressives Congress has decried the reported allegations of last-minute looting of the nation’s resources, hurried recruitment into the public service and rushed privatisation of key financial institutions by the Goodluck Jonathan administration.

It warned on Sunday that such “egregious actions” would have serious repercussions.

In a statement in Lagos by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said apart from the instances of such cases that had been reported by the local media, it had been inundated with calls and messages by concerned Nigerians, alerting it to the unscrupulous actions of some Jonathan’s administration officials.

APC said while the Jonathan administration remains in office till midnight of May 28, and governance in the country would not stop because a new President had been elected, it was incumbent upon the outgoing administration not to create more problems for the incoming government, or to “tie the new government’s hands” through suspicious actions.

The party explained that while it is true that the incoming Muhammadu Buhari administration would not get itself bogged down by an endless probe of the activities of the Jonathan administration, all actions taken since the result of the March 28 presidential election was announced, might come under the searchlight.

It added, ”For example, the National Council on Privatisation, which is headed by the Vice President, has just approved the financial bid opening for transaction advisers for the privatisation of the three Development
Finance Institutions in the country – the Bank of Agriculture, Bank of Industry and Nigeria Commodity Exchange.

“The question is: What is the rationale for rushing this exercise with just weeks left for this administration?

”Also, there have been reports, yet to be refuted, of a planned, hurried recruitment into the Nigeria Immigration Service, after a previous attempt ended in a national tragedy and the fleecing of innocent job seekers by the mindless Federal Government officials. Apart from the fact that this last-minute recruitment is suspect, it is irregular.

”The Civil Defence, Fire, Immigration and Prisons Services Board is only empowered to recruit, promote and discipline only senior officers (Levels 8 and above). The power to recruit, promote and discipline junior officers is vested in the different services, in this case, the Nigeria Immigration Service.

”Therefore, the recruitment exercise now being conducted by the Federal Civil Service, under the auspices of the Presidential Committee to Assist on Immigration Recruitment, usurps the functions of the Board as it relates to recruitment of Senior Officers (Level 08) and that of the Immigration Service as it relates to Junior Officers (levels 07 and below).”

It also called attention to a published report that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Senator Bala Mohammed, plans to use the Federal Capital Development Authority to carry out a secret employment of no fewer than 500 workers before the end of April 2015.

It stated, ”We do not know if this report, as well as others, is true. But if indeed these rushed privatisations and hurried recruitment exercises – in the twilight of the Jonathan administration – are true, they raise
serious questions concerning the reasons behind such actions. We are therefore compelled to call on President Jonathan to caution his administration officials, lest they engage in actions that can later embarrass his administration”

There are indications that the Peoples Democratic Party is scheming to assume control of the National Assembly following the failure of the All Progressives Congress leaders to agree on zoning of offices. PDP caucuses in the two chambers of the National Assembly were plotting to benefit from the squabbles in the APC by teaming up with aggrieved elements in the latter. The aim of such an alliance, investigations showed, would be the emergence of a Speaker and a Senate President different from candidates approved by the APC. It was learnt that the PDP hoped that by ensuring its choices emerged as the speaker and the senate president, it would “snatch” the control of the eighth National Assembly from the APC. A member of the PDP caucus in the House, who pleaded anonymity, said, “Although we are not disputing the fact that the APC should produce leaders of the National Assembly, we will ensure that those who will emerge are people we prefer, not the choices of the APC leaders. “By doing that, we will snatch the control of the National Assembly from them, just as the APC controlled the House through Aminu Tambuwal.” The APC leaders had on Thursday failed to reach a decision on zoning of political offices at their meeting in Abuja. There were reports that the APC’s National Working Committee had recommended some zoning arrangements to its National Executive Committee. According to the reports, the position of the senate president seat was zoned to the North-Central and the Deputy Senate President to the North-East. There were two accounts on the zoning of speakership. While one stated that the post of speakership was zoned to the South-West, the other indicated that it was meant for the North-East. The deputy speakership was said to have been zoned to the South-South But the APC, in a statement early in the week, denied the reports. Its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, urged Nigerians to disregard the reports and described them as products of hyperactive rumour mills. In spite of the APC’s statement, it was gathered that zoning topped the agenda of the APC leaders’ meeting on Thursday.

Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have forced hundreds of soldiers to flee Marte, a border town along the shores of Lake Chad, a local official and witnesses said. “The terrorists, numbering over 2,000, appeared from various directions on Thursday and engaged the soldiers in Kirenowa town and adjoining communities in Marte,” said Imamu Habeeb, a local community leader. “They fought with soldiers over the night and the fight continued today (Friday), forcing hundreds of soldiers to flee,” he added from Borno State capital, Maiduguri. Local fighter Shehu Dan Baiwa said the more than 2,000 fighters had been armed with bombs and tanks. “They used the weapons without restraint and succeeded in killing several people,” he said. This is the third time Boko Haram has seized control of Marte in restive Borno State, a key battleground of their six-year insurgency, which has killed more than 13,000 and left 1.5 million persons homeless. The city is among several retaken in recent weeks by Nigeria’s military, which has launched an offensive against the Islamists as part of a regional operation supported by Chad, Cameroon and Niger. But Boko Haram have been fighting back, and unconfirmed reports said the soldiers were forced to retreat from Boko Haram’s Sambisa Forest stronghold this week after a landmine blast killed one soldier and three vigilantes. A senior local politician confirmed, on condition of anonymity, that the insurgents had retaken Marte. “We lost many (people) because some of our people that fled to Chad and Cameroon have returned after troops recovered the town recently,” he added. A senior military official confirmed the attack on Marte, but refused to say whether Boko Haram had retaken the town, describing the army’s retreat as “strategic”.

Mu’azu responsible for PDP’s defeat — Gulak TOLD PUNCH

Former Senior Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Political Affairs, Mr. Ahmed Gulak, tells TOBI AWORINDE that those defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress lack focus, sincerity and loyalty

What are your thoughts on the mass exodus of members from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress?

Those people defecting from the PDP to the APC are not politicians but opportunists. It is unbecoming for anybody, just after elections, to defect to any political party. The political atmosphere in Nigeria is such that there is no ideology; people should remain in their parties. In the PDP, there are people who have defected to the APC and I wish them a safe trip. But we of the PDP stock who are loyal and committed will stay back and rebuild our party to recapture power in the nearest future.

What effect has the mass defection had on your party?

For those of us that believe in the party, I don’t think we are going to experience any negative effect. It is an exodus without quality because those leaving have no reason to do so. But since they have found flimsy excuses to leave, they should go. However, you will soon find out that they will come back and when they do, they will be screened and given conditions to be re-admitted into the party.

Some have projected that Gen. Muhammadu Buhari’s victory at the just-concluded elections will cause Nigeria to devolve into a one-party state. Do you think this is true?

No, it is not correct. I am telling you with all sense of responsibility that Nigeria can never devolve into a one-party state. The PDP is going to be a vibrant opposition party and our leader, President Goodluck Jonathan, will give us the hope to be a vibrant opposition. We are going to rebuild this party under his leadership and recapture power at the centre in 2019.

How is your party planning to recapture power?

We will go back to the drawing board. We already know that those that have defected from the PDP to the APC are politicians of fortune. They are opportunists. They want to look for where they can be accommodated in government, instead of them to stay back and rebuild their party to recapture power. It’s (about) service; it is not what you get out of the system, but what you put into it. That is why some people like us are staying back to rebuild the party around credible people. We have to overhaul the party, analyse critically and then put the round pegs in the round holes in order to move the party forward. We know that more of the people remaining are going to leave the party. Even without telling them to leave, they will leave. There are people that will be told to leave for their misbehaviours and for the roles they played in the dismal outing of the party. After that weeding out; the good ones will be left behind as good seedlings for the new party to rejuvenate and recapture power in the nearest future.

The PDP, under its National Chairman, Adamu Mu’azu, recently claimed that the APC had plans to destabilise it by planting moles in the party. Do you agree with this notion?

He should tell us who the moles are, because there are a lot of people who believe that he is the number one mole planted in the PDP to destroy it. If the belief of the majority of the members of the PDP is anything to go by, you could say that the party chairman was the number one culprit for the dismal outing of the PDP. There is no party chairman of the PDP since 1998 that has led the party to such a disastrous outing. As a result, the national chairman should consider himself one of those that have to give way for the new party to come up. In fact, he doesn’t need to be told to turn in his resignation.

Are you one of those who believe that he might have been a mole in the party?

I would say he did not have the party’s interest at heart from the time the party started campaigns. His heart was not with Mr. President, because when the President was inaugurating his campaign council, it was the national chairman who came out publicly to say there were a lot of injustices in the party. And the question was: Who caused these injustices?

He was the national chairman; he had the authority to submit names to the Independent National Electoral Commission for elections and he short-changed a lot of people. Therefore, I will align with those calling for his resignation as a result of this disastrous outing. Even in his home state, Bauchi, he could not muster 25 per cent (of votes) for the party. Therefore, he doesn’t need to be told that his time is up or that the PDP does not need him any longer if we have to rebuild the party.

What do you think was responsible for the defeat of your party’s governorship candidate, Nuhu Ribadu, in Adamawa, your home state?

Ribadu, from day one, was not a known politician in Adamawa politics. He is part of the impositions made by the national chairman that cost us a victory in Adamawa State. It has been a PDP state right from 1999 and Ribadu was in the APC. The national chairman just brought him from the opposition and gave him the ticket the following day. How would you expect the people of Adamawa State to vote for that kind of candidate? Those are some of the reasons why I am saying the chairman needs to go and give way for the rebuilding of the party.

Do you think politics of ideology is practised in Nigeria?

As far as I am concerned, very few people practise politics of ideology in this country. If you see what is happening in this country and analyse it critically, you would come to the conclusion that there is no politics of ideology. Those that have gone to the APC and those that came to the PDP belonged to one political party or the other. If you study the evolution of political parties in Nigeria since 1998, you will see that we had the Alliance for Democracy, the All Peoples Party, the All Nigeria Peoples Party and the PDP-those were the political parties that were registered. As we speak, it is only the PDP that has maintained its name, colour and manifesto since 1998.

All the other political parties have merged, demerged and assumed several different names or identities. The AD, for instance, became the Action Congress of Nigeria. Then it was the ANPP, which became the Congress for Progressive Change and now the APC, after a merger in 2013. People don’t really believe in ideologies. There are a lot of strange bedfellows in each political party, which is why we have problems.

It is only PDP that, one way or the other, has maintained its name, ideology and manifesto. That is why I think very few people practise politics of ideology. For instance, Bola Tinubu, (former Vice-President) Atiku Abubakar, Senator Bukola Saraki, and (Rivers State Governor, Rotimi) Amaechi are all with Buhari in the APC now. If you are talking about ideology or principles of politics, you cannot say these people match. They are completely mismatched and it is left to be seen how this romance will last. I am not a doomsayer, but I will say this romance will not last long because the Buhari I know, from the days when he was head of state up till when he was in the ANPP and later the CPC, won’t match with the men he has around him, if he really wants to unleash positive change.

Do you have any regrets as President Goodluck Jonathan’s Senior Special Adviser on Political Affairs?

I have no regrets serving under President Jonathan. He is my hero, any time, any day. In fact, he is the hero of Nigeria’s democracy and Africa’s democracy. As far as I am concerned, given another opportunity, I would serve and continue to serve under President Jonathan. He is a good man, a committed and loyal Nigerian. He has put his life on the line to serve this country and he has sacrificed a lot for this country. This country is indebted to him. People may not know now, but in some years to come, they will say President Jonathan came on the scene and put in his best for Nigeria.

Do you have any plans of contesting again for governorship in Adamawa?

For the time being, my concern is to build the party around credible people. My concern is to rebuild the party around people who are sincere and committed to the party; people who have the party at heart and have the larger picture of organising a party to recapture power in the nearest future. It is not about me contesting. It is about the party putting forward known candidates who are credible and who have been there for quite some time; those who the people want.

What conditions would push you to defect?

I cannot say that there are conditions that would make me to defect. If you have followed my political trend, you would notice that I am a man who, in a feat of anger, would not take a decision. I have served this country diligently and sincerely. When I left office, I was approached repeatedly by the APC to join them, but I refused to defect.

I contested for governorship (in Adamawa State) and I was short-changed during the by-election, but I did not defect. I contested for the senatorial seat and got the ticket but it was taken from me; I did not defect. Some of the things that affect me personally will not make me to defect from the party.

Handover: Buhari may write Jonathan over May 28 date

President-elect, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd) may write President Goodluck Jonathan to seek clarification on the May 28 handover date.

Sunday PUNCH reliably gathered on Saturday that to avoid dispute between the incoming and outgoing administrations, Buhari would ask for explanation on a statement by the Minister of Information, Mrs. Patricia Akwashiki, on Wednesday.

The minister had, after the Federal Executive Council meeting, told journalists that Jonathan would hand over to Buhari at a dinner in Abuja on May 28.

She had said, “By May 28, the President intends to have the formal handover done at a dinner so that we can reserve May 29 for the incoming government.

The information minister also disclosed that the President had directed all ministries, departments and agencies to prepare their handover notes and submit them to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Pius Anyim, on or before Monday.

According to her, it is Anyim’s responsibility to compile the notes, which will form Jonathan’s handover document to Buhari on May 28.

She had said, “You know May 29 is our Democracy Day. So, we have activities lined up all through that week, showcasing all what we have achieved and all other things we do normally on our Democracy Day except that this year is special with the inauguration of our new President that is coming up on May 29.”

Saturday PUNCH had reported that a member of the Buhari campaign team, Mr. Rotimi Fashakin, faulted the May 28 date.

Fashakin said, “It (the proposed handover on the 28th) portends ill for the political destiny of this nation.”

A top member of the APC, who confided in Sunday PUNCH on Saturday, said that to avoid disagreement, the president-elect and the party would seek clarification on the handover date.

He stated, “We will seek clarification from government on the statement by the minister of information. The President- elect may write the President for clarification or we may simply contact them (government) for explanation on the handover ceremony”

When contacted the APC National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said, “We are still consulting. After consultation, we will make our stand known.”

Meet the one nigeria entrepreneur

Tunji Olaseinde or OTO as fondly called by friends and associates is a highly resourceful life coach, writer, motivational speaker, youth advocate , nation builder; an authority on the subject of personal development and entrepreneurship (pure and social)
He as a God given mandate to positively impact lives, develop communities, build young peoples capacity, empower nations, eradicate poverty and solve business problems. 
He is a seasoned strategist , publicist and idealist; one who is passionate about social entrepreneurship and nation building . 

He is a frontline evangelist of entrepreneurship in Africa (he is among the first set of people in Nigeria to hold a professional degree in entrepreneurship ). 
He believes that Nigeria and African as a whole will remain underdeveloped until we activate an entrepreneurial mode. He also believe that every black man or woman have latent inborn talents entrepreneurial skills, and has a great tendency to succeed in biz.
He as spoken on various platform alongside revered speakers and resource persons both nationally and internationally.

His rising profile as an efficient new venture consultant, project manager and problem solver as endeared him to organizations and brands like REDEEMED CHRISTAIN CHURCH OF GOD, WESLEY UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY , ONDO STATE GOVERNMENT,LEAD CITY UNIVERSITY, and personalities like HRM OBA OLASHORE(late), DR. DAYO DUYILE, CHIEF(MRS) FATUROTI.etc 

He attended the prestigious Joseph Ayo Babalola University where he bagged a Bsc in entrepreneurship.

His passion have also earned him several nominations and awards.
He is the principal consultant at Plus Consulting, a firm that cares for entrepreneurs ,helping them build and sustain their business . He is the initiator of TOUCH; a social enterprise simply committed to making life better for people . He is also the brain behind M.A.D (make a difference )national youth conference and NEFF (no excuse for failure )and several others .
His mission is to positively impact every life he comes across ,while is vision is to become the best export brand from Africa to the world .

STILL ABOUT OTO

Chief Convener, M.A.D(make a difference) youth mega conference 2012.paraded guests like HER EXCELENCY,MRS OLUKEMI MIMIKO,SAM ADA PAUL,DR THOMAS WILSON,CHIEF FATUROTI,YEMI AJIBOYE,OLUSOLA AMUSAN,SEGUN JOSEPH, 

Project Director, Champion executive dinner 2011(a free business networking dinner for young and old business owners in Nigeria, to establish new business relationships) proudly supported by DIAMOND BANK,PROFIT MAGAZINE,KIDSWAY AND PARADISE WORLD INT’L.

Participant , DO SOMETHING SEMINER 2011 LAGOS, organized by the future projects. the program paraded stars like Pat Utomi, Omotola Jolade, Ireti Doyle, Naeto c, Keffee etc
Participant, DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH CONFERENCE, UNILAG LAGOS, facilitators; Marvi Isibor,Debor Talabi.

Publicity Co-Director, ONDO YOUTH ECONOMIC SUMMIT 2012, Organised by Ondo state government to develop the youths and build their capacity. facilitators includes; FELA DUROTOYE,BODE PEDRO,DAYO ISREAL,GBENGA SESAN,KOLA OSHINOWO,FRANCIS ANYAEGBU,ROTIMI OLUFUNMILAYO,PROF. YEMI AKINSEYE GEORGE.

Publicity Consultant, THINK ENTREPRENEURSHIP 2012, held at the JOSEPH AYO BABALOLA UNIVERSITY, OSUN STATE, NIGERIA. supported by CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA,LONDON SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND FINANCE & GUARANTY TRUST BANK.

YOUTH AMBASSADOR, to represent Ondo Town youths at the first ONDO STATE INDEPENDENT TOWN HALL MEETING, sponsored by change media, Nigeria 

MY MENTORS 
PASTOR SAM ADEYEMI,FELA DUROTOYE,LEKE ALDER,TOYOSI AKERELE,BISHOP DAVID OYEDEPO,ALIKO DANGOTE,NIYI ADESANYA,RUPET MUDORCK,STEVE HARRIS,PASTOR PAUL ADEFARASIN,TOYOSI AKERELE.

FAVOURITE QUOTES

MAN KNOW THYSELF

pres-jonathan-demanded-n2trillion

According to an exclusive Punch report, he did. Below is what they are reporting...

Following the defeat suffered by President Jonathan and his party, the PDP during the March 28 and April 11 elections, the President has asked the party and government officials who handled campaign funds to refund monies not spent, or those not judiciously expended, Sunday Punch can authoritatively report.

Jonathan, credible sources said, has also set up a committee of five to get those with the funds to return them.

Sources within the party and government told our correspondents that President Jonathan was disturbed that despite giving campaign coordinators, ministers, special advisers, close aides and friends, support groups and traditional rulers over N2trn in cash, most of them could not deliver their polling booths and local governments.

The President was said to have been further irked by the results of an investigation he ordered. The probe showed that some coordinators used campaign funds to buy very expensive properties, especially in Abuja, and luxury cars. Some of the funds have also been traced to the bank accounts of senior party and government officials who were charged with the disbursement of funds to voters and groups.

A reliable source within the Presidency said, 

“Some ministers did not get less than N20bn each. None of them can deny it because this fact isn’t hidden within government circles. The only problem with such monies is that there is no receipt to show that they collected money. The sad part is that almost all of them performed woefully. Even in the states where the PDP won, some ministers could not deliver 100,000 votes. They could not mobilise their people to come out. The President is not happy. They all went property and car shopping. This was the most expensive election in the history of this country, yet there was no result.

“The sad part was that even after the President lost on March 28, more money was given to all of them to make up for the dismal outing by winning their states during the April 11 elections. But that turned out to be a bad decision because apart from losing the governorship election, we didn’t perform well at the National Assembly and House of Representatives polls.

“They must give an account of the money since they didn’t use it for the election. The President is not particular about the funds spent on genuine campaign needs like the hiring of jets, advertisements and the rest that also cost billions of naira. His focus is on the individuals that collected billions to deliver their states but couldn’t even win their polling booths.”

Buchi

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XHnCXNa5eD0

beyonces arrival

Beyonce Has Arrived At Coachella:

Celebrities shine at Coachella. They float, they shimmer, they glow with an
inner light: This is their time.
Beyoncé is America’s favorite celebrity, Beyoncé is attending Coachella, and
thus Beyoncé had the best Coachella image, bar none.
Check out  her pics:http://www.beyonce.com/

Download see you again

https://mp3skull.to/mp3/see_you_again_wiz_khalifa.html

Davido new sweet Porsche

Real boss

YBC BOSS

welcome to the ybc world were young and classic things come in plac
My name is atom micheal ...popularly known as d yung BT clasiq boss.
Live is refreshed when u meet atom.