Obasanjo made Jonathan President to rubbish me – Alamieyeseigha

Alamieyeseigha says former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, picked Jonathan, his former deputy as Vice President to late President Umaru Yar’Adua, in an attempt to embarrass him.
He revealed to Sun Newspapers, that the move was part of Obasanjo’s grand plan to kill the ambition of Atiku Abubakar, to succeed him in 2007.
He said: “For Goodluck, I knew that Jonathan was going to be vice president of Nigeria as far back as August 25, 2005.  Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, told me that since Atiku and I wanted to take his job, that it would be over his dead body; and that unless he died, Atiku cannot be president of Nigeria.
“Obasanjo said since Atiku had picked me as his running mate, he would make sure that

He's Smart,Educated..Experienced-Obasanjo Endorses Buhari

Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigeria’s former president, has publicly expressed support for the electioneering campaign of Muhammadu Buhari, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Cable reports

Speaking at thelaunch of MyWatch in Nairobi, Kenya on Tuesday, Obasanjo, who served his two terms as president under the same Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) platform that Jonathan is now running on, condemned the postponement of the election.

“The circumstances [Buhari] will be working under if he wins the election are different from the one he worked under before, where he was both the executive and the legislature – he knows that,” he said. “It’s a question of leadership – political and military. “He’s smart enough. He’s educated enough. He’s experienced enough. Why shouldn’t I support him?” 

 On the postponement of the election he said:

JEGA TO BE PLACED ON COMPULSORY LEAVE

Emerging details suggested that the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, will soon be eased out of office. Proponents of this theory says he will be replaced by  57 year old Professor of Political Science is the former vice-chancellor of Adekunle Ajasin University, Professor Nazim Olufemi Mimiko, brother of Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo state, a very close ally of President Jonathan. Jega, former vice-chancellor of Bayero University became the INEC chairman on 10 June, 2010, two months after Professor Maurice Iwu was removed. His five year tenure therefore ends in June. Reports said he may be asked to proceed on a three month terminal leave in March, before even holding the first in the two-part rescheduled election on 28 March. Those who want him removed we gathered are already compiling what they described as his ‘sins’ to ensure that he proceeds on terminal leave before the March 28 and April 11 elections.

PRESIDENCY MAD AT JEGA

Relationship  between the presidency and the leadership of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC appear strained. The presidency believe INEC  is trying to play smart by blaming the postponement of the election on the inability of various security agencies to guarantee security of electorates and electoral officials and not on its own (INEC) inability to effectively distribute permanent voters card. The Chairman of INEC, Professor Attahiru Jega, had on Saturday while announcing an adjournment of the general elections, attributed the shift which was from February 14 and 28 to March 28 and April 11, to a letter written by the military over its “inability” to provide security for the elections owing to its renewed offensive against the Boko Haram insurgents. However, over the weekend, a presidential aide noted that  Jega was being “clever by half” by attempting to “pass the buck” to the military, stressing that it was a mere ploy by INEC to undermine the Commission’s poor preparations for the elections. According to the source, who pleaded for his name not to be mentioned, “Jega was not sincere at all. The collection of PVCs was to end last Saturday and 23 million cards were yet to be

Valid Reasons Why NOBODY Should Vote For Buhari – FFK

Former minister of Aviation, Femi-Fani Kayode has described the emergence of Major General Mohammadu Buhari (rtd.) as the presidential flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as laughable.

He took to Facebook to share his thoughts on the outcome of the APC primaries publicly kicking against the choice of Buhari.

His message reads:

Major General Mohammadu Buhari has emerged as the APC flagbearer and President Goodluck Jonathan has emerged for the PDP. Now the battle for the soul and future of our nation begins. The forces of light shall surely prevail over the forces of darkness and God’s counsel alone shall stand over Nigeria. I stand with Jonathan. Let’s get it on.

Alamieyeseigha: Ex-Bayelsa Governor’s Son Dies In Dubai

According to The Nation, Oyoms Alamieyeseigha, a son of former Bayelsa State Governor, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha is dead.

The younger Alamieyeseigha is said to have been found dead in his father’s home in Dubai, the commercial capital of the United Arab Emirates, on Saturday, October 11.
Diepreye Alamiyesegha  was the governor of Bayelsa, President Goodluck Jonathan’s home state, from 29 May 1999 – 9 December 2005.

2015: An Open Letter To General Muhammadu Buhari

His Excellency General Mohammed Buhari.GCFR Former Head of State of Nigeria. 10th October, 2014. Dear Sir, OPEN LETTER TO GENERAL BUHARI I have been constrained to write you through the media because I do not have an alternative way of reaching you. Permit me to share my opinion on your presidential ambition, which I think is equally shared by many Nigerians of my generation irrespective of ethnic or religious differences. Sir, I heard about you first on the 31st of December 1983. Then I was a ten year old boy in primary six, celebrating with the whole nation on the arrival of our military Heroes. At least so we thought! The jubilations were spontaneous. The nationwide celebrations signalled the demise of the second republic and ushered in the military dispensation commonly referred to as the Buhari/Idiagbon regime. Immediately you launched the War Against Indiscipline and introduced the Nationwide Monthly Sanitation Exercise. The WAI crusade stuck in my brain and still reverberates up till now. To simplify the message my Teacher introduced an Igbo acronym for WAI: Wepu Ajo Ihe; which literally translates: Remove Bad Thing. Sir, I must confess that the image that stuck in me about Buhari/Idiagbon was that of two no-nonsense characters, straight talkers, people who meant yes when they said yes and vice versa. This impression I believe was equally shared by many others in my generation. Today, I am a 41 year old Nigerian. A lot has changed. I see things differently now. I am now a fully grown man who can analyse issues critically. One thing I believe passionately is that it is very important for one to set a standard for oneself, but equally more important to sustain the standard. On the final lap of your presidential campaign for 2011, you made an open declaration in front of the media and your supporters, without mincing words you stated emphatically that 2011 would be your last attempt to contest the Presidency. Going by your legacy and

Mayhem in Ekiti over assassination of NURTW chairman (Photo)

 Thugs are said to be causing rampage in Ekiti after the assassination of  former chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Ekiti State, Mr. Omolafe Aderiye .

They are said to be rampaging APC offices including the party's state secretariat .The outgoing governor  Kayode Fayemi's  situation office has also been reportedly burnt .

Mr. Aderiye, a staunch supporter of Governor-elect, Ayodele Fayose was part of Mr. Fayose’s team that attacked a state high court judge earlier in the day.The alleged thugs attacked Justice John Adeyeye, beating him up and ripping his clothes for being allegedly rude to Fayose. Fayose, first slapped the judge and then ordered his thugs to beat him further

APC WILL SACK Jonathan FROM ASO ROCK.- Gov Okorocha

Governor of Imo state, Owelle Rochas Okorocha has advised President Goodluck Jonathan to start preparing his handover notes now, as “the All Progressive Congress, (APC) is putting finishing touch to take over Aso Rock in 2015″.

Okorocha read the riot act in Owerri, when he played host to APC local government chairmen from the 36 states of the federation, gathered in the city to celebrate his 52nd birthday.
“Come 2015, APC will be in Aso Rock but we must be aggressive to drag PDP and its members out of the Presidency and indeed, Nigeria”, Governor Okorocha said.
While reasuring APC loyalists that the party will win the presidential election, come 2015, Okorocha equally said that PDP's time was over in the history of Nigerian politics.
The Governor promised that if given the opportunity to rule Nigeria, he would fight Boko Haram insurgents to a halt through the decentralization of power to the grassroot.
He noted that what inspired him to join politics was to render humanitarian service to the less privileged ones in the society, pointing out that this made him to introduce free education programme from primary to the tertiary level in the state.
Okorocha urged APC members to participate in the revalidation of voters cards, adding that this would make them cast their vote during the 2015 general election.
His Statement below:
“I have the capacity to govern the Federal Republic of Nigeria. I must also make it abundantly clear that the PDP and indeed, President Goodluck Jonathan, cannot defeat me in the forthcoming general election”, Okorocha boasted.
He however pointed out that he will not run unless the masses ask him to run, stressing that his mission in Nigeria has not been actualized.
“My mission in Nigeria is yet to be fully actualized. This is largely as a result of the activities of the elites, who have denied me several opportunities to serve my people.
“You all must understand that Nigeria can be better if the masses elect a credible leader to rule the country.”

Why Jonathan sacked Ahmed Gulak – PDP chairman reveals

The recent sack of Ahmed Gulak, President Goodluck Jonathan’s political adviser was received with shock as he was believed to be one of the president’s most loyal advisers.
However, the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Adamu Mu’azu has revealed that Gulak was sacked due to his unsavoury character traits.
The PDP chairman is said to have stated yesterday that the former adviser to the president on political matters was sacked due to his arrogance and his irrational disposition.
Mu’azu declared this in Abuja during a meeting with some members of the Akwa Ibom PDP executive committee.
The Nation reports:

The party chair said he had agreed with the President that there would be no room for arrogant officials in the cabinet, adding that they must remain focused and committed to retain their positions.
Gulak was sacked on Tuesday without the Presidency stating reasons for the action. Gulak was in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, last week to inaugurate the Goodluck Support Group (GSG) with a faction of the PDP.
Governor Godswill Akpabio objected to Gulak’s action, saying he was not informed of the visit by the ex-presidential aide. The governor also protested that Gulak met with party chieftains who were opposed to his administration.
He urged the President to punish Gulak.

Tinubu, Nyako and APC's Appeal to Violence

 

It is quite unsettling that the leaders of the leading opposition party, All Progressives Congress (APC), have decided to self-destruct. They are doing their best in putting the wrong foot forward in almost all their recent public outings. After the launch of their agenda document, the Road Map to a New Nigeria, many had expected the public conduct and utterances of the APC leadership would match the Eldorado their manifesto painted. Sadly that is not the case. Instead, those who have been shouting from the rooftop how the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has failed since 1999 have taken it upon themselves to set the country on fire.

‘For Maligning Our Name, We Are Going To Sue You’ -APC Tells PDP, Metuh

The leading opposition party in the country, the All Progressives Congress (APC), yesterday said it was going to sue the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and its spokesman Chief Olisa Metuh for allegedly maligning its name.
Punch reports:
The All Progressives Congress on Tuesday said it would sue the Peoples Democratic Party and its spokesman, Olisa Metuh, for allegedly maligning the opposition party’s name.
The Interim National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Lai Mohammed, said this in a telephone interview with The PUNCH in Abuja.

Atiku says he's one of the highest employers of labour in Nigeria

 

 

 

 Former VP Atiku Abubakar says he is the highest employer of labour by any single private investor in Nigeria. He stated this in a series of tweets yesterday using the hash tag #LetsTalkJobs.

Delta 2015: Orubebe Visits Ibori, Begs For Forgiveness, Support

In what appears to be a desperate bid to win the 2015 Delta State governorship election, the out of favour former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe, has begged Chief James Ibori, a former governor of Delta State, for forgiveness and support.

THEWILL gathered from sources close to Ibori that the sacked Minister paid him a visit at the Long Lartin Prison in the United Kingdom, where he is doing time for corruption and money laundering on Thursday, February 13, 2014, Orubebe, who was recently fired from his position by his kinsman, President Goodluck Jonathan over his dismal performance and his inability to deliver on the all important East-West Highway project, asked Ibori to forgive him for teaming up with the President and others in his kitchen cabinet to okay his arrest by the Interpol in Dubai on May 13, 2010, at the request of the British government.

Ibori, who still commands an impressive followership in Delta State, is still very influential and highly respected by politicians and stakeholders, who from time to time visit him in prison to consult with him on political matters.

He was one of the powerful politicians that blocked then Vice President Jonathan from assuming office as acting President in 2010 during the power struggle at the time the late President Umaru Yar'Adua was critically ill and hospitalized in a Saudi hospital.

Our source said, 'Ibori was surprised at first that Orubebe wanted to see him after all they had done to him and his family.

He (Orubebe) said he came to apologise and to say he made a mistake for teaming up with Jonathan to hand him (Ibori) over to the British government to deal with.

'Orubebe told Ibori that he was shocked that Jonathan forced him to resign as Minister without prior notice, but had taken it in good strides.

'It was a Kodak moment when he told Ibori he wanted him to support his governorship bid in 2015,' the source who asked not to be named told THEWILL, adding 'can you beat that? After all they did to the poor chap? These guys are shameless.

' When asked what Ibori's response to Orubebe was, the source said, 'You know Ibori is a very smart politician.

What else did you expect him to say? It is however not clear whether Ibori gave Orubebe the support he had hoped to get courtesy of the visit.

Orubebe hails from Delta South Senatorial District, the same district as the current governor, Dr.

Emmanuel Uduaghan, which makes his chances of becoming governor very slim because of the ruling party's zoning formula which currently favours Delta North Senatorial zone.

Also, his abysmal performance as Minister in the Yar'Adua and Jonathan governments further weakens his chances of emerging governor of the oil rich Delta State.

APC will sweep all the states in Nigeria in 2015 — Aregbesola

Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State has expressed optimism that the All Progressives Congress, APC,will sweep all the states in Nigeria in the 2015 general elections.
Aregbesola gave this prediction on Saturday in Lagos at a reception organised in his honour by The Mandate Movement led by a former Lagos Commissioner for Environment, Muiz Banire, and the Oranmiyan Group.
The event was to honour Aregbesola as the winner of 2013 Man of The Year award by Daily Independent Newspaper.
The governor whose state is currently in crisis over the introduction of new education policy said he was confident that Nigerians would no longer vote for the ruling Peoples Democratic Party candidates, especially for the presidency in the next general elections.
In his address, the governor said, since the country’s independence in 1960, the ruling parties always had ‘power’ as their slogan, a tradition, he said, had been adopted by the PDP, and that the said power will not triumph over the opposition in the coming general elections.
Those at the event were the Deputy Governor of Osun State, Mrs. Grace Olaoye-Tomori; Aregbesola’s wife, Sherifat; National Publicity Secretary, APC, Lai Mohammed; former Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Leke Pitan; Vice-Chairman, Lagos-West APC, Cardinal James Odunmbaku; members of the National Assembly from Lagos and their Lagos State House of Assembly counterparts.

ObJ’s Invitation, Waste Of Rivers Resources—PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Rivers State Chapter says it is not happy over the continued wastage of Rivers State resources by the Amaechi government, saying the invitation of the Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo to the State is one of the several means of misappropriating tax payers money in the State.


The Party notes that volumes of financial resources, amounting to N1bn (One Billion Naira) were spent for the hosting of the former President by the Rivers state government, wondering why such action by the Governor when the State is in dire need of funds to complete all abandoned projects and sundry issues.

PDP’s problems goes beyond Tukur’s resignation

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Thursday said that the problems of the Peoples Democratic Party were beyond the resignation of Dr. Bamanga Tukur, as the party’s national chairman.
The media aide to the former President, Mr. Tunde Oladunjoye, in an interview with one of our correspondents in Abuja, said Obasanjo had nothing personal against Tukur.
But he said Obasanjo would not comment on Tukur’s resignation, arguing that the issues earlier raised by the former President had not been addressed with Tukur’s exit.