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,