Current Fuel Scarcity, Blackout, Show The Ugly Face Of PDP – APC

March 1, 2015

All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Organization has said that the sudden emergence of fuel scarcity and consequent long fuel queues in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and some parts of the country as well as the gross reduction in the hours of electricity supply across the country by electricity providers, have shown the ugly face of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
APC Presidential campaign organization wondered, in a statement by its director of media and publicity, Garba Shehu, how a political party which has been in power for 16 years and which is unable to ensure that its citizens enjoy regular fuel supply being an oil producing and endowed country and electricity, having privatized the power sector and given generous financial assistance to operators of the power sector can still feel confident to seek another term in office.
Garba Shehu said that the glaring and inexcusable failure of the PDP government in these two important areas is a sign of gross ineptitude, maladministration and corruption which is responsible for the sorry economic state in which the average citizen of Nigeria has found themselves.
He regretted that the fact that Nigerians are again being confronted with the specter of fuel scarcity so soon after the harrowing experience of last Christmas period shows that the Jonathan government can never get anything right, adding that with such government, Nigeria will continue to be an embarrassment among the oil producing countries of the world.
According to Garba Shehu, the issue is that being unable to set up even one new refinery in the past five years and unable to get existing refineries to function up to 50 per cent capacity, the people of Nigeria would need another set of people to be in charge of their affairs. “Those who man the two critical sectors of fuel and power are cronies of President Jonathan and supporters of the PDP that they have no reason to discharge their mandate in favour of the Nigerian people.
“We all remember the hype and fanfare with which the privatization of the power sector was carried out and yet majority of Nigerians are having less electric power or none at all but are forced to pay outrageous electricity bills to the operators of the power companies who are either card-carrying members of the PDP or are close associates of President Jonathan.
“To add insult to injury, the Jonathan government has also given billions of naira to these operators under the guise of assisting them to improve power supply, without result. And this happened after the sector had been sold and the facilities handed over to these private operators.
“We of the APC demand that the Jonathan government and his party explain to Nigerians the reason why fuel scarcity and blackout should persist making life a hell for Nigerians, despite huge investments and policies put in place to eradicate these problems.”
This is even as Garba Shehu saw the return of fuel queues at filling stations as a confirmation that the policies of the Jonathan administration are founded on deceit and insincerity.
He noted that the recent fuel price reductions announced by the Federal Government was borne out of political expediency, rather than compassion, adding that it was a sign that the ruling party is desperate to cling to power at all costs.
Garba Shehu said that all the emergency projects and palliatives being bandied about by the Jonathan government are intended to pull wool over the eyes of Nigerians, stressing that a PDP administration that greeted Nigerians with an unprecedented fuel price increase of N140 per liter in January 2012 has lost the basis to be trusted any further by Nigerians.
He explained said that APC is not surprised by the sudden return of fuel queues at filling stations in Abuja and other major cities, adding that they are causing undue hardships for passengers, motorists and other Nigerians, and has made nonsense of the recent Federal Government’s announced reductions in fuel prices.
According to him, the PDP’s artificial show of compassion towards Nigerians in the face of imminent electoral debacle should not fool anyone and that a ruling party that once boasted of its invincibility is now confronted with the reality of imminent defeat, which he said, has shattered the false sense of security which until recently, deluded it into ridiculous over confidence.
He emphasised the all the current PDP emergency reliefs or projects for Nigerians are borne out of the fear of defeat rather than genuine compassion for the Nigerian people describing the Jonathan government as “notoriously unreliable.”
He argued that any policies founded on deceits would collapse and expose those who thrive on duplicity, saying that the return of fuel queues is like an accident waiting to happen because the recent reductions in petroleum product prices by the Jonathan PDP administration were not based on sincerity.
The director of media and publicity for APC presidential campaign organisation said the scales have now started to drop from the eyes of Nigerians day and after day, and that they are embracing the imperatives of change for a better Nigeria. [myad]

General Buhari Promises To Cancel Multiple, Discriminatory, Harsh Tax Regime

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March 1, 2015

All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential candidate, General Muammadu Buhari has made a covenant with Nigerians, especially the business people that his government would put a stop to multiple, discriminatory and harsh tax regime which has been the hallmark of the present Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) government at the centre.
A statement from the director of media and publicity for his Campaign Organization, Garba Shehu quoted General Buhari as saying that his government will rather employ existing tax policies of government to fund the APC’s people-oriented programmes.
General Buhari deplored the prevailing harsh tax regime under the PDP government, adding that it has caused untold hardship on the population while manufacturing industries in the country are at the verge of shutting down their operations because of the high electricity tariff imposed on them when they depend largely on generating sets to power their factories.
“An APC administration will make life more bearable and manageable for both the citizens and the business sector by entrenching discipline in Public Administration across all sectors of governance. Second, the party will plug all loopholes through which public funds are being lost. When these loopholes and accompanying wastages are plugged and corruption reduced to a minimum or totally stamped out, the government will have reasonable quantum of funds to social investments programmes in education, health, and safety nets such as free school meals for children, emergency public works for unemployed youth and pensions for the elderly.
“Third, an APC government will seek to ensure that all existing laws and policies on taxation will be implemented judiciously while tax authorities and administrators will be encouraged to do their work with the utmost transparency.”
He said that PDP is scared of the credible alternative which the APC represents and will go to any length to lie to Nigerians on any issue including those on which the APC has not expressed a position.
Buhari said that majority of Nigerians are looking forward eagerly to the advent of an APC administration as a panacea to the deceit and fraud that has characterized the administration of PDP in the last 16 years.
“In view of the mood of the nation and the glaring cases of stealing, corruption, fraud and looting that is the character of the present administration, we advise the PDP spokesperson to save his breath and make the burden of change and power transfer lighter by advising his party and their government functionaries to start preparing hand-over notes!” [myad]

President Jonathan Greets Pastor Adebayo At 73

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March 1, 2015

President Goodluck Jonathan has paid glowing tribute to the productive spiritual leadership which Pastor Enoch Adeboye continues to provide for members of his church and Christians in Nigeria.
In a congratulatory letter to the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God on the occasion of his 73rd birthday tomorrow, President Jonathan also expressed his profound appreciation of the prayerful support which Pastor Adeboye gives to his government.
“It gives me great pleasure to felicitate with you on the occasion of your 73rd birthday.
“Our Administration and the Nigerian nation owe you a debt of gratitude for your prayerful support and the productive spiritual leadership you continue to provide, not just for the millions that constitute the membership of the Redeemed Christian Church of God across the world, but also for the entire body of Christ in Nigeria.
“On a personal level, I have left every meeting with you greatly strengthened and deeply inspired by your steadfast faith and commitment to the peace, stability, growth and development of our dear nation.
“I pray that Almighty God continues to imbue you with robust health and enduring fulfillment in the many more years of worthy service ahead of you.” President Jonathan wished Pastor Adeboye very happy birthday celebrations. [myad]

MD School Inter-House Sports: Canaan House Clinches 1st Position

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March 1, 2015

Canaan House has emerged the winner of the 11th biennial inter-house sports of MD Nursery and Primary School in Lagos.
Canaan House, also known as Blue House, achieved the feat winning nine gold, eight silver and 12 bronze medals.
The inter-house sports, which featured the three branches of the school at Omole, Agidingbi and New Oko-Oba, saw Goshen House clinch the second position.
Goshen House, also known as Green House, won nine gold, six silver and six bronze medals.
Gilgal House, which is Yellow House, won seven gold, six silver and six bronze medals to come third, while Bethel House, which is Red House, was fourth with two gold, five silver and three bronze medals.
The major highlights of the inter-house sports were the Cultural Costume Parade and the Cheerleading Dance.
The Cultural Costume Parade featured the dressing culture of different ethnic groups within and outside Nigeria including Maasai tribe of Kenya; the Fulani of Northern Nigeria, the people of Asia; the Yoruba of Southern Nigeria; the Hausa of Northern Nigeria and the Ibibio of South South Nigeria.
The Special Needs arm of the school, located in Omole, also featured prominently at the inter-house sports. [myad]

Uduaghan Expresses Shock Over The Killing Of His Former Aide-De-Camp In Bauchi

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March 1, 2015

Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State has expressed shock and disbelief over the killing of his former aide-de-camp, Superintendent of Police Chris Eza in Bauchi State on Thursday night.
Uduaghan, in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Sunny Ogefere, said he was speechless when the news of the death got to him and was yet to come to terms with the reality of the tragic incident.
“This is heartbreaking; it is a personal loss … for a very young man to die in his prime in that manner is devastating. Chris was a gallant, courageous and dedicated police officer who was never afraid to take on any challenge.
“I pray that God Almighty will grant us, particularly the family and the police the fortitude to bear the loss.” [myad]

People Who Oversleep Face Risk Of Stroke, By Alexandra Sifferlin

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March 1, 2015

Regularly sleeping over eight hours may be a sign of a serious health risk Oversleeping feels like a treat on the weekend, but regularly sleeping too much is actually a sign that there may be a medical problem at play. According to a new study, people who sleep more than eight hours a day have a higher risk for a stroke compared to people who sleep between six and eight hours.
In the new study, published in the journal Neurology, researchers followed nearly 10,000 people between the ages of 42 and 81 for almost 10 years. They recorded both the amount of sleep they
typically got each night, as well as whether they had a stroke.
Around seven out of 10 of the men and women slept between six and eight hours, and about one in 10 slept more than eight hours a night on average.
The people who slept the most had a 46% higher than average risk of stroke when the researchers accounted for other variables that could contribute to risk. Their risk was about double that of people who reported getting a typical amount of shut eye each night.
Though the study only shows an association, but it’s fairly surprising since in the past, sleep deprivation has been linked to a greater stroke risk, too. The researchers speculate that long
nights of sleep may be linked to increased inflammation, which can
eventually lead to cardiovascular problems.
“Prolonged sleep might be a useful marker of increased stroke risk in older people, and should be tested further for its utility in clinical practice,” the authors conclude. Stroke isn’t the only risk that’s linked to sleeping too much. Physicians sometimes use sleep duration as a indicator for how well a patient is feeling.
Getting too much sleep can often mean something under the hood is off.
“If people are sleeping too much, it’s a bad sign,” says Dr. David Gozal, a pediatric sleep disorders physician at the University of Chicago Medicine. “Very few people can sleep more than what they
need. It’s a sign there is an underlying health-related problem, whether it’s depression, cancer, or neurological deterioration. It’s usually not a good thing.” Gozal was not involved in the study.
If you like to sleep in on the weekends, don’t fret. Occasionally spending extra time in bed is likely not a bad sign, experts say, but when it becomes a regular habit, it might be worth checking out. For now, the researchers of the new study say their findings need further investigation, and priority should be given to understanding the underlying mechanisms. [myad]

Fani-Kayode Asks APC Leaders How They Acquired Private Jets

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February 28, 2015

Director of Media and Publicity of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Organisation Femi Fani-Kayode has questioned the All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders on how they acquired their private jets.

Fani-Kayode, who was reacting to an allegation by the Director of Media and Publicity of the APC Presidential Campaign Organisation, Garba Shehu that the President Goodluck Jonathan administration is planning to use the Aviation Ministry to ground the private jets belonging to senior members of the APC and frustrate the party’s campaign, said that it is interesting that APC has admitted, for the first time, that their leaders own private jets.

“It is interesting that the APC has, for the very first time, admitted that some of its leaders own private jets. It will be interesting to know from the APC how these leaders who either occupied public offices or still occupy public offices acquired these jets. In fact, where did the money with which they procured the jets come from?

“And this is the APC whose leaders pretend to occupy a moral high ground and accuse everyone else except themselves of malfeasance.

“Once again, it is clear that the APC leaders have become prisoners of their own delusions and they are being held captive by their own hallucinations. This is a clear case of extreme paranoia.

“They are running under the bed when nobody is chasing them. There are no plans to clamp down on anybody in the opposition. Our only plan is to humiliate them before the Nigerian people on March 28 by giving them a crushing defeat.” [myad]

APC Alerts Nigerians: Presidency Set To Cripple Buhari’s Campaign By Grounding Planes

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February 28, 2015

All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Organisation has alerted Nigerians on the move by the Jonathan-led ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to clip the electoral success wings of the opposition APC, through a proposed grounding of aircrafts and freezing of bank accounts belonging to stalwarts of the party.
The plot, according to APC, is to destabilise it and cripple its flag-bearer, General Muhammadu Buhari who has not only gained acceptance of Nigerians but also atained international recogniation via his triumphant performance at the United kingdom’s think tank, Chatham House on Thursday, 26th February, “despite futile public protestation by a PDP rented crowd in London.
“In as much as we understand politics to be a game of wits and guts, yet the desperate way and manner the PDP and its henchmen are going is anathema, criminal and inimical to our nascent democracy and civilised human behaviour. Hence, any attempt by anyone to cripple the APC and its presidential candidate will be foiled by the citizens who have taken over the movement of change as symbolised by General Muhammadu Buhari.
“The hint we gather from sources is that the government, through its agents, is plotting to ground aircrafts and freeze bank accounts of APC stakeholders. But history has shown that the forces of evil can never succeed against the zeal of men and women of virtue and good deeds.”
Director of Media and Publicity of APC Presidential Campaign Organisation, Garba Shehu, said in a statement today that the party has an information that showed what he called “ruinous plan” by the Jonathan administration to use the Aviation Ministry and secret arm of the Security Service to hound and clampdown members of the APC, by prospecting obnoxious means that would ground private jets belonging to senior members of APC, in order to halt and slow down Buhari’s world-acclaimed phenomenal popularity as President-in-waiting.
“There is also a plot to block or freeze the bank accounts of APC chieftains like Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Governor Rotimi Amaechi (Director General of APC Presidential Campaign Organisation), and other prominent leaders believed to be funding the General’s campaign; and availing him their aircrafts for electioneering purposes.”
Garba Shehu recalled that private jets conveying APC Governors Amaechi of Rivers State and Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, were either prevented from taking-off or landing during crucial political occasions, “particularly during the infamous Ekiti State gubernatorial elections that saw PDP’s Ayodele Fayose ‘defeating’ Dr Kayode Fayemi, in a most controversial “military-assisted” contest now known as “Ekiti-gate Tape.” [myad]

Chief S.B. Falegan Describes Femi Fani-Kayode As Real Son Of His Father, Asks Nigerians To Appreciate His Lies

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February 28, 2015

The pioneer Managing Director/Chief Executive of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) Chief S.B. Falegan has said that the Director of media and publicity for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Organisation, Femi Fani-Kayode has stepped comfortably into the shoe of his father, describing him as the real son of his father.
Chief Falegan said that Chief Remi Fani-Kayode’s rascal antecedents in the Nigeria Politics during the second Republic’s National Party of Nigeria (NPN) has been wholly inherited by Femi Fani-Kayode, showing that he is a real son of his father and “public should appreciate his lies otherwise, if Femi FaniKayode could say President Jonathan government is a bad omen to the country and thereafter he decamped to the PDP and people can see him with his re-twisted taking after his father’s styles.”
Chief Falegan made this known in his New book Titled: “MY YESTER-YEARS” on Pages 82-83.
In the book, Chief Falegan narrates: “I wish to mention three or four issues that were hatched and meant to destroy and eliminate me completely but for the grace of God . I have written my “Aide – Memoire for succeeding Managing Director.” It is a summary of the problems of what I underwent in the FMBN and the battle I waged with a group of political rascal led by CHIEF REMI FANI-KAYODE who felt that once they were politicians, the opinions of others did not matter and that such people should be treated as slaves with no stake , and no opinions.”
Falegan said that apart from the selfish pursuit of greed, and personal enrichment at the expense of the country by late Remi Fani-kayode, he listed the incident he experienced with Late Chief Remi Fani-kayode “who almost destroyed my image and to, in fact, kill me.
“Chief Remi Fanikayode, a stalwart of the defunct Action Group under the leadership of late Chief Obafemi Awolowo and former Deputy Governor under the late Chief Ladoke Akintola’s Democratic Party (a break-away party from the Action Group) and later one of the top leaders of National Party of Nigeria (NPN) wrote a letter to me as the Managing Director (FMBN) to lend him N5million for an unspecified purpose. I took the pain, out of sheer respect, to write to him to be more specific as to get the purpose of the loan. I also let him know that the limit of my authority for mortgage loan was not more than N1million ; even then, I had to get the Board’s approval before I could exercise that authority. Lastly, I suggested that he could write the board directly (since they all belong to the same political party, the NPN) for assistance and that as thing stood, if the board directed me to help with specific guidelines relating to my function within limits of mortgage financing, I would be willing to help.
“After about six months’ period of non-communication or response from him, I saw a petition against me from Chief Remi Fanikayode sent to my board of Directors and the federal Minister of Works and Housing, Dr. Wahab Dosumu. The accusation against me was my refusal to lend him the money mentioned above. He supported his accusation against me with spurious allegation that I was a die-hard UPN party supporter, who should not be allowed to hold any office under an NPN controlled government. He went on to falsely accuse me in his petition to the board and my Minister that I used the Federal Mortgage bank fund to finance “Ife Stores” at ile ife, his hometown. ” Ife Stores” happens to belong to my sister, Chief Mrs Bola Adenuga ( nee Bola Falegan now dead) married to late Prof. Ade Adenuga.
“Ironically, this same ” Ife Stores” caused a permanent scar between me and my sister, who out of ignorance and misinformation, felt I should lend money to her from FMBN to build ” Ife Stores ” a purely commercial venture as against home-loan finance function of FMBN. I took her to request to a commercial bank in Ibadan where I provided my personal surety for the loan to finance lfe Store.
“I took two steps immediately I received a copy of Chief Remi Fanikayode’s petition: I went to see Minister of Works and Housing, Dr. Wahab Dosumu with my letter of resignation as MD of FMBN. I slated my case before the Minister. He requested to know my next course of action and I told him I had my letter of resignation to hand over to him . To my pleasant surprise , the Minister said to me ” Chief , no you can’t resign. One thing you don’t know is that I have enough information about you as a man of integrity , hardworking and of unalloyed patriotism and commitment to whatever you do. I have a good report of you from Mr. Ola Vincent the Governor of Central Bank. You see this is how the Yorubas destroy themselves and marginlization themselves from the government so go back to your work. I have so directed the board orally.
“Thereafter I went straight to the board which was meeting at the time and they welcomed me with subdued word, to my surprise the board said Chief , don’t be too upset. We in the NPN merely tolerate people like Chief Fani-Kayode in our party for the spoiling role he had played in the party. If Fani-kayode can betrayed Baba Awolowo , we had no cause to trust him.
“The Chairman of the FMBN board Mr Ola Vincent later called me and advised me to take things easy. When the Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuade, Olubuse II called me that he wanted to bring the two of us together as Nigerian knew what is happening between us . I did not mince words in letting Kabiyesi know that I preferred not to mEet with Chief Remi FaniKayode ever in my life time, otherwise if I ever stretched my right hand to shake his own, my right hand would turn into a cutlass and I would cut him to pieces. Indeed I never met him and I read about his death and burial in the newspapers.
“I remain the Great Citizen of the Federal Republic ( GCFR).” [myad]

APC Accuses PDP Of Engaging In Bare-Face Lies. Told Like Tales By The Moonlight

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February 28, 2015

All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Organisation has accused the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of engaging in bare-face lies which its spokesmen have been dishing out to members of the public in form of “Tale-BY-The-Moonlight.”
Director of the APC Presidential Campaign Organisation, Garba Shehu said that PDP has become so delusional that it now fabricates outright lies to blackmail and denigrate the APC and its presidential candidate, General Muhammdu Buhari and Vice Presidential candidate, Prof Yemi Osinbajo.
He added that such lies are aimed at diverting attention from the mess which the PDP government has created in every facet of the lives of Nigerians
Garba Shehu noted with utter disgust the descent to the abyss by the PDP in its desperate bid to retain power, saying: “the Director of Communication for the PDP Presidential Campaign, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, said with uncanny impudence that the APC Vice Presidential candidate, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, was made to agree to an oath to resign six months after and allow Senator Bola Tinubu, in the event that APC wins the Presidential election.
“Quite evidently, this piece of bunkum was meant to vitiate the integrity of our respected Vice Presidential candidate by the band of dishonourable politicians in the PDP. We state, without any iota of equivocation, that this is untrue and unfounded.”
Garba Shehu recalled how the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), an appointee of the President, used his office to do a counter-affidavit and supporting written address in giving tacit approval to a nocturnal group’s desire at truncating the use of Card readers in assuring on the transparency of the general election.
He further recalled that an online newspaper had made copious public display of the documents from the AGF but that the AGF later did what he called “a volte face,” by denying ever giving authorization to the staff members of his Office in that ignoble service to the Nigerian state.
“A patriotic Nigerian soldier, Captain Sagir Koli, had done a painstaking and elaborate audio recording of the meeting in which the Presidential order for the rigging of the 22nd June, 2014 Ekiti governorship election in favour of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was handed down. Among the people present at the meeting were: Mr. Ayo Fayose, the greatest beneficiary of the nefarious rigging plot, Mr. Musiliu Obanikoro as the Minister of state for Defence, Brigadier-General Aliyu Momoh, the commander of 32nd Artillery Brigade, Navy Capt. (rtd) Caleb Olubolade, Alhaji Jelili Adesiyan, Minister for Police Affairs, Otunba Iyiola Omisore, PDP governorship candidate for Osun State.
“Meanwhile, Ayo Fayose, Jelili Adesiyan and Musiliu Obanikoro had variously made statements in attesting to the veracity of the nocturnal meeting; President Goodluck Jonathan, pressured to probe the incident, peremptorily foreclosed such investigative check when he said “If someone comes up with a spurious allegation that has no substance and the person disappears, of course, what do you want me to do?” Obviously, this President is not mindful of his oath of allegiance to the Federal Republic of Nigeria! The evidence of audio recording with the available technology can be used to ascertain the truth about the plot, regardless the presence or absence of the source of it. Apparently, the President, caught in the act of ordering an electoral heist, is unwilling to initiate a probe that will indict and incriminate him.
“We have shown these examples of the PDP-led Presidency’s conduct in desperately laying hold at straw despite the rejection of the Nigerian people, ahead of the general elections. The resort to deliberate falsehood and unfounded allegations represent the PDP-led Presidency’s unmistakable beclouding of the campaign issues of the forthcoming election.
“The incompetence and utter cluelessness of the Presidency in tackling the downward spirals of the Nation’s economy, the nauseous corruption assailing the Nigerian polity and the discomforting insecurity of lives and property are issues that the Nigerian citizens consider germane to their existence. These should be the pertinent issues ahead of the elections. Unfortunately, the PDP-led Presidency seeks to change the narrative by resorting to tales by moonlight.
“On our part, we shall continue to insist on these enviable standards of good governance in the Nigerian political space.” [myad]

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