Tinubu Criticises Jonathan Over Creation Of PDP Governors Forum

 

Former Governor of Lagos State, Senator Bola Tinubu, Thursday in Benin City, the Edo State capital, sharply crticised President Goodluck Jonathan for presiding over the constitution of the Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum (PDP-GF) as a counterweight to the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), which cuts across party lines.
Tinubu, who spoke at a lecture held to celebrate the 60th birthday anniversary of Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, accused the president of dividing the governors just because they had the temerity to oppose the Excess Crude Account (ECA).
The lecture, which had as its theme, “Deepening Democracy and Public Welfare”, was attended by the Governor of Niger State, Dr. Babangida Aliyu; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal; former Vice-President of the World Bank, Mrs. Oby Ezekwesili; and Bishop of the Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, who all spoke on measures needed to deepen democracy in the country.

36 People Dies In Benin-Ore Road South-south Nigeria

 

At least 36 people, including children, have reportedly been killed in a major road accident in southern Nigeria.

The collision on the Benin-Ore motorway in Edo state involved a bus, a lorry and a petrol tanker, Nigerian officials were quoted as saying in local media.
The tanker exploded after the collision, and most of the victims were reportedly on board the bus. The cause of the accident is being investigated.
Nigeria has one of the worst road accident records in Africa.

Buhari Can Not Rule Nigeria Again--Alhaji Mohammed Abulrahman

 

Alhaji Mohammed Abdulrahman is former vice president, Kaduna Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (KADCCIMA), ex-Economic, Political and Security Adviser to General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua; Adviser on Politics and Economy to the former SGF, Alhaji Aliyu Mohammed (Wazirin Jama’a); and member, National Executive Committee, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF).
In this interview, he declared that President Goodluck Jonathan had failed the country. He also gave reasons General Muhammadu Buhari failed to win the 2007 and 2011 presidential elections. Excerpts:

Buhari cannot rule Nigeria again
You witnessed what happened during the Buhari regime and that was why Buhari was removed. People who had contracts with government and voluntarily executed the contracts were accused of corruption. We know all the black and white of award of contracts in most of the countries in Africa and even overseas.
What happened was not the business of Buhari to send the people to jail. I remember, Mallam Ishaku Rabiu in Kano was jailed too. Well, we wouldn’t call it jail; they were incarcerated unnecessarily without term, indefinitely. Some of them died from the complications,

A University Of Maiduguri Professor Was Murderd In Cold Blood On Sunday

A former chief of staff to Late Nigerian First Lady, Stella Obasanjo popular Mass Communication professor of the University of Maiduguri, Murtala Mohammed, has been killed by yet-to-be identified gunmen in Maiduguri yesterday.

The motive for his killing remains unknown. Murtala had recently returned to Maiduguri to resume classes at the University of Maiduguri.
Before his death, Mr. Murtala was living in Jigawa with his wife and two kids.
Murtala was 56 years old.

900 NYSC Members Seek Redeployment Out Of Kano

A total of 900 of the 2,413 youth corps members deployed to Kano State for National Youth Service have been re-posted to other states of the country due to the recent terrorist attacks in the state.

The state’s NYSC Coordinator, Bashir Yakasai, made this known during the passing out parade of Batch ‘A’ corps members from the orientation camp on Tuesday in Karaye local government area of the state.

Yakasai said that prior to the recent bomb blast in Sabon Gari, very few corps members had indicated interest to be re-deployed after the orientation programme.

Jos On Fire Again

The crisis rocking plateau is far from being over, this is as about 28 people were  killed while dozens of houses completely burnt in two  communities of  Da Jak and Attakar of  Ganawuri district  of Riyom LGA by  gunmen  who stormed the villages  at the early hours of Tuesday.

The attack also took the life of a police corporal serving with the Plateau State Police Command who was shot dead by gunmen.

According to a witness, the Policeman who was identified as Coporal Jibril, was also on a patrol together with his other colleagues at the crises area of Ganawuri village of Riyom Local Government Area of the State.

PDP Governors Forums Charman, Chief Godswill Apkabio Of Akwa Ibom State Confessed He Rig 2007 Elections

PDP Governors Forum Chairman, and Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godswill confessed to manipulating the result of a PDP senatorial primary election in the state in 2007 by replacing the winner with his own candidate. This was openly said on live TV. Akpabio said:

“The people of Ikono and Ini from 1960 have never produced a Senator. I used my own hand to strike out the name of the person who has won before, and I said it is important for me to give that region a Senator in 2007, and I produced Senator Aloysius Etuk for you; that’s where he comes from.”

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