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THEÂ National Association of the Nigerian Railway Senior Citizens, NANRSC, has called on President Muhamadu Buhari to come to the rescue of the association due to the ongoing demolition of quarters by the Management of the Nigerian Railway in connection with the China Civil Engineering Corporation.
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The Alliance for Democracy (AD) will reclaim its lost governorship seat in Oyo State in the 2019 general elections, Mr Adeniji Ademola, Director- General (D-G), Hakeem Oyedele Campaign Organisation, has said.
Ademola, who stated this on Monday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan, boasted that Mr Hakeem Oyedele, the AD governorship candidate in the state, would emerge winner of the election.
NAN recalls that AD won the governorship election in 1999 when the country returned to democratic rule after the administration of Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar handed over power to civilians.
He said that his confidence that the party would return to power in the state was anchored on its programmes.
He said ADâ€
s programmes included free education, revival of agricultural, qualitative healthcare, youth employment and rural development, adding that the candidate was popular and credible.
�AD candidate is a genuine progressive who is ready to run the affairs of the state like Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Chief Bola Ige and Chief Lam Adesina.
�People of the state have experienced different administrations and can now identify genuine progressives and pretenders.
�There is no controversy that AD government during Lam Adesina era meant well for the people of Oyo State; so AD is back to continue the good work.
�Alliance for Democracy is on a winning mission to liberate our people from poverty and bring rapid development to all the nooks and crannies of the state,� the D-G of the campaign organisation stated.
Ademola urged all AD supporters and party members not to be discouraged by the alleged attack on the partyâ€s gubernatorial candidate on Dec. 28.
He recalled that some unknown men traced Oyedele to his campaign office in Oke-Itunu area of Mokola, Ibadan and smashed the window screens of his jeep.
�The attackers followed the Nissan Armada jeep, marked KJA 502 FH, of the AD candidate into the premises of the campaign office.
�The unknown men smashed the window screens of the jeep as it stopped but our candidate was smart enough to escape from the vehicle.
â€�Though we do not know the motive behind this attack, it is very unfortunate that we see ourselves in this kind of mess now that the polity is heating up, he said.â€â€
Ademola urged the police and other security agencies to rise up to their responsibilities and ensure protection of lives and property of Nigerians as the elections draw nearer.
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AD Will Reclaim Oyo State In 2019 – Guber Candidateâ€s Spokesman
Nigeria president Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerian that the 2019 general elections would not be a ‘do or die’ affair. “2019 Elections need not be do or die affair, and we should not approach that eventuality in a democracy with trepidation and mortal fear,” Buhari said in a New Year message. “As I welcome you […]
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2019 elections not do or die, says Buhari in New Year message
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Gombe – For Nigeria to move forward and its citizens live meaningful lives, educated Nigerians have been called upon to move in and take over the leadership of the country from the current leadership that has shown lack of preparedness for governance.
Speaking during the maiden annual lecture of ‘Dr. Suleiman Kumo Memorial Lecture†on the topic, ‘Politics, Development and the Future of Nigeria: the nexus, the worries and the way outâ€, Former Political adviser to Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Dr. Usman Bugaje, said Nigeria was experiencing a dearth in people-oriented leadership because educated Nigerians have allowed the leadership of the country to fall in the hands of those who have nothing to offer.
The frontline public analyst and one time National Secretary of the defunct Action Congress (AC) spoke as a guest speaker during the lecture organized by the Old Students of Gombe Children and High School in honour of the renowned philanthropist and educationists, Late Dr. Suleiman Kumo, Founder of the School.
According to Dr. Bugaje, the reason why Nigeria has not gotten it right and may not get it right, is because the crop of politicians ruling the country now are bereft of the knowledge needed to take the country out of its current sorry state and that educated people unfortunately fold their arms while the country decays.
He regretted that “In the last two decades, our country has seen hopes raised severally and hopes dashed severally�, adding that, “the return to a democratic civilian dispensation in 1999, following a long term spell of military rule, quite naturally, created a lot of relief and raised a lot of hopes�.
He said, “This is reflected in the voter turnout for the 1999 elections (over 50 percent) and the excitement associated with the return of democracy. Eight years later poverty only doubled, despite the unprecedented oil revenue that accrued to the Nigerian State�.
According to him, “Another four years later, $16billion was spent on power without a single increase in one megawatts of electricity and yet no one went to jail. In the last three years or so, we became the country with the largest out of school children and the emerging poverty capital of the world.�
He said, this disappointment with democratic rule was reflected in the increasing frustration and the creeping violence as more people became socially and economically excluded and that despite these signals, the quality of life as well as the standard of governance continued to go down as the country go further down its democratic road.�
Speaking on the way out, Dr. Bugaje said Nigerians must prioritize leadership and educated persons must be at the vanguard of this cause. He also suggested that with the quality of Nigeriaâ€s leadership significantly going down, “we must prioritize competence rather than loyalty which we have often been blind toâ€�.
Suggesting that more educated persons be involved in politics, Dr. Bugaje emphatically said, “There has always been a large pool of professionals and other expertise outside the dungeon of our criminal and violent political culture, but they have always hesitated to move in, less they soil their hands in murky field of politics.
Quoting Plato of Greek antiquity, he said “if one does not go through the pains of being in politics, then one must be prepared to be ruled by someone who is inferior�.
He opined that one of the first tasks of the salvage mission is to bring in clarity in the political discourse and raise it from the current sentimental pedestrian level to rational scientific level where knowledge and competence will be driving governance.
Organizers of the lecture series who spoke through one of the old students, Abdulrahman Aliyu, said the aim of organizing the lecture series was to unite the old students in order to develop the school further.
He said the lecture series which is expected to bring renowned intellectuals to speak on burning national and international issues, would be an umbrella that will bring old students together to benefit from their relationships in terms of mentoring and other development issues.
The occasion witnessed the presence of many old students who are known civil servants, politicians and businessmen among many others. A mini launching was held with the aim of assisting the school. Political party aspirants, royal fathers, State commissioners also graced the occasion.
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Nigeria Experiencing Dearth Of Qualitative Leadership – Â Usman Bugaje
A budget of N190.023 billion for the 2019 fiscal year was yesterday presented to the Ondo State House of Assembly by Governor Rotimi Akeredolu representing an increase of 4.74% above the N181.425 billion in 2018 appropriation bill.
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Akeredolu presents N190bn 2019 budget
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Dear compatriots,
It is my utmost pleasure to rejoice with all Nigerians as we enter the year 2019, which will be a very significant one for our country.
s a task to be accomplished by us all; man, woman, young, old, military, civilian, all Nigerians. Please come along, as we journey to the land of our dreams. Happy 2019.
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FULL TEXT: New Year Message from President Muhammadu Buhari
Former French international midfielder Samir Nasri returned to football on Monday following a doping ban by joining English Premier League side West Ham. Nasri will reunite with West Ham manager Manuel Pellegrini, with whom he won one of his two Premier League titles at Manchester City, after joining the Hammers on an initial contract until […]
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<p class="">The party made the call in a new year message issued by the Director, Media and Publicity, PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation, Kola Ologbondiyan.</p>
<h1>The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged Nigerians to step into 2019 with unwavering optimism, faith and hope of a new era of peace, national cohesion and economic prosperity.</h1>
<p class="">The party made the call in a new year message issued by the Director, Media and Publicity, PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation,<strong> Kola Ologbondiyan,</strong> on Monday in Abuja.</p>
<p class="">Ologbondiyan, who congratulated Nigerians for seeing 2019, urged them to use the New Year to pray against all negative projections and more hardship. </p>
<p class="">He also urged them to vote PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Feb.16, 2019 to bring in new hope.</p>
<p class="">He said that Abubakar already articulated a practical blueprint to ease their burden by engendering rapid economic recovery, national cohesion and realistic solutions to the countryâ€s myriad of challenges.</p>
<p class="">According to him, 2019, as an election year, offers citizens their much-desired opportunity to end the trajectory of economic hardship, hunger and starvation, high unemployment figures and killings.</p>
<p class="">He said that the citizens had made immeasurable sacrifices to keep the nation going and now eagerly long for a breath of fresh air under Abubakar as their next President.</p>
<p class=""><em>“Nigerians should therefore be optimistic as their incoming President will usher in a new era of a transparent and responsive government.</em></p>
<p class=""><em>“Government with the template for wealth creation, job opportunities and revitalization of our productive sector through tax cuts and direct empowerment of our hard working entrepreneurs in a manner that increases our national productivity, reduce costs of goods and services, increase exports and shore up the valueof our naira. “</em></p>
<p class="">He said that Abubakar, as a new symbol of national unity, had also perfected the outline for national reconciliation, healing and ending of all divisive tendencies.</p>
<p class="">Ologbondiyan urged Nigerians to maintain their resolve to make the nation work again by continuing to rally behind Abubakar to rescue the nation.</p>
PDP urges Nigerians to enter 2019 with unwavering optimism, faith, hope
s National Publicity Secretary/Director of Media and Publicity of the presidential campaign team, Alhaji Alfa Mohammed, on Monday in Abuja. s ethnic nationalities a priority.s challenges.The post New Year: SDP Calls For Credible Polls appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
New Year: SDP Calls For Credible Polls
Former French international Samir Nasri has joined West Ham on a free transfer until the end of the season after finishing a doping ban, the Premier League club have announced. West Ham have the option to extend his contract beyond the end of the season. Nasri had been training with the club since November and […]
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BBC Sport football expert Mark Lawrenson takes on rapper Yatez to predict the midweek Premier League results.
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The Universal Watch Network has alerted Nigerians to be wary of a recently-launched ‘Terrorists Politically-aided Propaganda†(TP2), which is meant to advance the cause of the terrorists that have been disturbing the peace of Nigeria. The United State-based agency claimed the propaganda first surfaced as a report by Washington-based group, International Strategic Studies Association (ISSA), […]
Boko Haram: Beware of ‘political terrorists†– US agency warns Nigeria
Boko Haram: Beware of ‘political terrorists†– US agency warns Nigeria
The National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party ( SDP), Chief Olu Falae, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure free, fair and credible election in the country in the first quarter of the year 2019.
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New Year: SDP calls for credible polls
<p class="">The spokesman of the Governors’ Forum, said due to financial constraints and other limitations, many states could not afford it for now.</p>
<h1>The Nigeria Governors†Forum (NGF) said that the governors would have loved to pay workers N30,000 as national minimum wage but for the hard times.</h1>
<p class=""><strong>Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo,</strong> spokesman of the NGF, said this on Monday in Abuja.</p>
<p class="">The head of the media of the Forum said that due to financial constraints and other limitations, many states could not afford it for now.</p>
<p class="">He said that the clarification was important, following insinuation by the <strong>Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC)Â </strong>through an interview granted by its Secretary General, <strong>Peter Eson.</strong></p>
<p class="">Bello-Barkindo said that the insinuation by Eson in the interview  that governors were refusing to pay the N30.000 national minimum wage as demanded was misleading.</p>
<p class="">Bello-Barkindo said that the governors had offered workers a token increment of N22,500 from the current N18000, after the submission of the report of the Tripartite Committee on Oct 6.</p>
<p class="">He also.said that the N22,500 was arrived at after extensive deliberations among all 36 governors.</p>
<p class="">He said the governors.also arrived at the decision after outlining their financial capacities and liquidity, considering the economic situation of the country and the states†other obligations.</p>
<p class=""><em>“Governors also emphasised that N22,500 is a “baseline threshold�, meaning that any governor who can pay more than N22.500 is therefore free to go ahead and do so."</em></p>
<p class="">He said that the governors had met the President Muhammadu Buhari twice on the matter and presented their books to buttress their point.</p>
<p class="">He said the governors, in their first batch meeting, presented the financial standing of six states, where each governor from the six geo-political regions in the country, was shown to the President on the Presidentâ€s request.</p>
<p class=""><em>“All the states forwarded their books, their revenues, both internally generated and their earnings from the Federation Account along with their other sources of revenue for examination.</em></p>
<p class=""><em>“The president appeared satisfied with the governors†position, thus the decision to set up a new committee.â€â€</em></p>
<p class="">Bello-Barkindo  added that there had never been a time in the country, when states had embarked on a more aggressive revenue drive than they were doing today. </p>
<p class="">He also said that though the governors were not under any obligation, by law, to show their books to the NLC but they had at several times done so in their pursuit of the understanding of the union.</p>
<p class="">Bello-Barkindo said that was done with a view to letting NLC know that what it was asking for is neither realistic nor sustainable, adding that yet, NLC remained adamant.</p>
<p class="">Bello-Barkindo said that since the last meeting, mid December between the Governors and Mr President, economists of the NGF had been working closely with the relevant departments in all the states of the federation.</p>
<p class="">He said that this was also in addition to looking into other ways of collating financial standing of states that would help the President in ameliorating the situation.</p>
<p class=""><em>“Already, revenue to states have dropped drastically while demands by competing needs keep rising astronomically.</em></p>
<p class=""><em>“Last year alone, revenue to states dropped from N800 billion when the Tripartite Committee was appointed (November 2017) to between N500bbillion and N600 billion.by the time Ms. Amma Pepple submitted its report in October 2018.</em></p>
<p class=""><em>“Moreover, state governors are making concerted efforts to improve on.education, health and infrastructure and for this, would not therefore dedicate their states†entire resources to workers†salaries alone."</em></p>
<p class="">According to him, workers constitute less than 5 per cent of the nationâ€s population.</p>
<p class=""><em>“In that regard, governors emphatically announced, collectively, that no state would devote more than 50 per cent of its revenue to salaries.</em></p>
<p class=""><em>“To therefore insist that states must oblige the NLC its demands, regardless of the economic gloom that stares the nation in the face is a deliberate attempt to hold the nation, especially the president, to ransom, this being an election year.â€â€</em></p>
<p class="">He said that most governors exhibited high sense of responsibility and concern for the plight of workers by ensuring that most of them were paid their December salaries ahead of time.</p>
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<p class="">Bello-Barkindo said that some even received several months of salary arrears, adding that they were happy with their governors.â€</p>
<p class="">He advised NLC not to destroy existing cordial relationship between the workers and their governors, especially where in.some states governors were stepping efforts to improve on the welfare of their workers.</p>
State Governors say they cannot afford to pay N30,000 minimum wage
The Police Command in Jigawa says it has arrested a 30-year-old man who allegedly killed his wife, Sahura, on June 25 at Bukki village in Dutse. The commandâ€s Spokesman, SP Abdu Jinjiri, announced the arrest to newsmen in Dutse on Monday. Jinjiri said the suspect, who had been on the run, was arrested by police […]
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Man Arrested For Allegedly Killing Wife In Dutse
