Sunday, 4 September 2016
Ondo Primaries
Ondo APC primary election:
Oke condemns emergence of Akeredolu One of the governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress in Ondo State, Olusola Oke, has condemned the emergence of Chief Rotimi Akeredolu as the party’s candidate for the governorship election. Akeredolu won the primary of the party held on Saturday, defeating all the 23 other aspirants of the party. In a statement issued by his Director-General of his campaign, B
ola Fisayo, on Sunday, Oke said the election was not a true reflection of the delegates that participated in the primary on Saturday. Oke, who was the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2012 governorship election, alleged that the names of some of the delegates were removed from the delegates’ list while non-delegates were allowed to vote in the election. He explained that the list of delegates handed over to the aspirants at a meeting with the Presidency was different from the list of delegates brought by the Chairman of the Election
Oke condemns emergence of Akeredolu One of the governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress in Ondo State, Olusola Oke, has condemned the emergence of Chief Rotimi Akeredolu as the party’s candidate for the governorship election. Akeredolu won the primary of the party held on Saturday, defeating all the 23 other aspirants of the party. In a statement issued by his Director-General of his campaign, B
ola Fisayo, on Sunday, Oke said the election was not a true reflection of the delegates that participated in the primary on Saturday. Oke, who was the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2012 governorship election, alleged that the names of some of the delegates were removed from the delegates’ list while non-delegates were allowed to vote in the election. He explained that the list of delegates handed over to the aspirants at a meeting with the Presidency was different from the list of delegates brought by the Chairman of the Election
Man Arrested With Female Pants at Checkpoint in Rivers
Yesterday, Wednesday, a suspicious looking man was arrested with bloody female pant at a checkpoint mounted along Emohua road at Degema axis, Rivers state.
According to Oladele Oyelude who shared the photos, the man boarded a bike heading to Degema from Buguma through Obakri junction, when the Okada driver, who was suspicious of the strange calls the man had been making and receiving on their way, stopped at a security checking point to report the man to officers at the military checking point.
The security agencies checked the polythene bag the man was carrying and found a bloody female pant along with some bloody clothes in the bag.
Upon interrogation, he could not give a reasonable explanation for why he was with the items, and they also noticed he was contradicting himself in his answers.
He was thereafter handcuffed and arrested.
The security agencies checked the polythene bag the man was carrying and found a bloody female pant along with some bloody clothes in the bag.
Upon interrogation, he could not give a reasonable explanation for why he was with the items, and they also noticed he was contradicting himself in his answers.
He was thereafter handcuffed and arrested.
FG To Continue Taxing of Calls, Texts n Data
Minister of communications, Adebayo Shittu says phone tax won’t be stopped.Despite huge outcry, minister of communications, Adebayo Shittu has reiterated that the federal government will go ahead with the proposed phone tax laws which seeks to tax all phone calls, text messages and data plans .
This is because the government wants to improve the communications sector, he says.
Premium Times quoted Shittu as telling the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Osogbo, Osun state, that the proposed tax will help to improve telecommunication infrastructure.
“We have a lot of deficiency in the provision of infrastructure in the telecommunication sector.
“And I believe that those who proposed the bill must have thought that government centrally relies on tax because without tax, government cannot operate,” he said.
As the government proceeds with its plans, the minister said there would be a workshop to sensitise the public on the new bill.
“We are proposing a workshop on the bill for all stakeholders in telecommunication services, operators and even ordinary man.
“I hope that at the appropriate time, when the figures are out, everybody will appreciate the need for such a tax in which at the end of the day will improve services and make everybody happy.
“Everybody is complaining every day over lack of quality and good services, drop calls and all of that.
“All these are caused by deficiency in infrastructure and Nigerians, I believe that we cannot shy away from what will provide government with resources to improve facilities,” Shittu said.
Meanwhile, Adebayo Shittu was one of those present when Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of popular social media platform, Facebook, returned to Nigeria to attend the Aso Villa Demo Day taking place today, September 2, in Abuja.
The founder of Facebook was earlier in a closed door meeting with President Muhammmadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.
His first visit to Nigeria began on Tuesday, August 30, with a visit the Co-creation Hub in Lagos and Angela a tech incubation company and continued on Wednesday, August 31, at the Town hall meeting where Mark shared his journey as an entrepreneur to developers and entrepreneurs.
Press Release
Subject: PRESS RELEASE
FG Calls Disparaging Comments By US Congressman Sadly Out Of Tune With Reality
The Federal Government has described as sadly out of tune with reality the published letter from US Congressman Tom Marino to Secretary of State John Kerry, asking the US to withhold security assistance to Nigeria on the strength of some imaginary infraction by the Buhari Administration.
In a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said Congressman Marino was poorly informed about the issues he commented on, wondering why he did not take the pains to get first hand information from the US Embassy in Nigeria or any other credible source before engaging in what is nothing but a ‘propaganda of his own imagination’.
The Minister said by asking the US to refrain from selling warplanes and other military equipment to Nigeria based on a faulty premise, the Congressman has demonstrated a poor understanding of global security issues.
‘’Insecurity anywhere is insecurity everywhere. Had Congressman Marino understood this, he would not have made the kind of call he made concerning the US security assistance to Nigeria. The Boko Haram insurgency that Nigeria has decisively dealt with under President Muhammadu Buhari is not just a Nigerian problem but a regional and international crisis,’’ he said.
Alhaji Mohammed said Congressman Marino definitely did not have Nigeria in mind when he wrote that the US should withhold security assistance to Nigeria until President Buhari ‘demonstrates a commitment to inclusive government and the most basic tenets of democracy: freedom to assemble and freedom of speech’.
''An Administration that operates purely on the basis of respect for the rule of law and a strict adherence to constitutional order is not one to deny the citizens of their constitutionally-guaranteed rights. This Administration therefore does not need the goading of Congressman Marino or anyone for that matter to do what is right.
''Concerning running an inclusive government, had Congressman Marino done his home work before dispatching his letter, he would have realized that no part of the country is left out in the distribution of political appointments, for example, or in the appointment of Ministers, which was done in accordance with the Constitution that mandates that the President must appoint at least one minister from each of the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
''Had the Congressman sought information from credible sources before engaging in a flight of fancy, he would have been presented with a comprehensive information on the appointment of CEOs for Federal Government’s parastatals, agencies and commissions that shows that the appoints were almost evenly matched along the line of the six geo-political zones in the country: With the North West having 51, North Central 46, North East 45, South East 41, South West 45 and South South 45,’’ he said. ‘’The Congressman may wish to note that each geo-political zone comprises 6 states, with the exception of North West (7) and South East (5).’’
The Minister described Congressman Marino’s description of the Administration’s anti-corruption efforts as ‘selective’ as a tired argument that clearly shows that the US lawmaker must have appended his signature to someone’s concocted line.
''That line was invented by those seeking to cause an unnecessary distraction from the Administration’s anti-corruption efforts, and it has been roundly rejected. Congressman Marino’s decision to exhume the dead postulation without an iota of proof is a reflection of whose side he has taken in the ongoing efforts to rid Nigeria of corrupt elements. Needless to say that the anti-corruption battle will continue unhindered, irrespective of whose ox is gored. And in this fight, only the guilty needs be afraid,’’ he said.
Alhaji Mohammed said Nigeria is delighted that US Secretary of State John Kerry, to whom the Congressman addressed his letter, is more knowledgeable, better briefed and definitely more hands on concerning Nigerian issues.
Segun Adeyemi
SA To Hon Minister of Information and Culture
Abuja
4th Sept 2016
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