Whoever Says I Endorsed Jonathan For 2015 Is Blatant Liar, Shehu Shagari

January 21, 2015

The second Republic Nigerian President, Alhaji Shehu Aliyu Shagari has made it clear that he had never pronounced any endorsement of President Goodluck Jonathan for the February election, saying “the report is nothing but a blatant lie and I have condemned it in strong terms.”

In a statement released by one of the ex-president’s sons, Muhammad Bala Shagari, Shagari said that the media claiming he had endorsed the incumbent president and condemned Muhammadu Buhari’s candidature as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was in bad taste.

“I’d like to inform the general public and concerned citizens of this country that the speech that was credited to His Excellency, Alhaji Shehu Shagari, GCFR (Turakin Sokoto) by some media agencies and online news blogs in which His Excellency was reported to have endorsed President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and commending his government for some achievements is nothing but a blatant lie. And we’ve condemned it in strong terms.

“It is pertinent to note that Alhaji Shehu Shagari is not a card-carrying member of any political party neither (does he) support the candidature of any politician. Alhaji Shehu Shagari was for long retired from partisan politics, he’s known for his proven integrity and distinguished nationalist and elder statesman who treats every Nigerian/politician equally irrespective of his/her political party, tribe, ethnicity or religion.

“Therefore Alhaji Shehu Shagari has never ever issued any press statement [or granted] audience [to] any media agency to comment on the forthcoming elections or to speak of any politician, be it president or not.

“We therefore urge the general public to regard such publication as mere fabrications and concoctions aimed to tarnish the good image of Alhaji Shehu Shagari.” [myad]

EFCC Sets Traps For Some Governors, Top Nigerian Government Officials Over Corruption

Greenbarge Reporters

January 21, 2015

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and the United Kingdom’s Metropolitan Police have begun the monitoring of many of Nigeria’s serving governors, ministers and other top public figures, who have been siphoning public funds abroad. It has been revealed that their movements are being monitored and would soon be exposed to Nigerians and the international community.
Chairman of EFCC, Ibrahim Lamorde said in Abuja while receiving a top official of the London Metropolitan Police, Jonathan Benton, who was in his office to share ideas on the ongoing investigation involving the two organisations that the two agencies are pursuing corruption cases involving top Nigerians politicians who have been discovered to be committing graft in the course of their service to the nation.
Lamorde said that investigation into the financial activities of some unnamed serving governors, ministers and other top public officials in Nigeria is going on with a view to establishing credible evidence that would lead to inescapable prosecution.
He said the commission, having learnt from the mistake of the past, would not name the affected high profile suspects so as not to put them on the alert but would arrest and charge them to court once the agency was through with investigations.
The chairman, who did not also say how much the affected suspects might have stolen from the country so far, maintained that top officials of the government use proxies, family members and third party companies registered in tax havens to steal public funds thereby making it difficult for them to be tracked and punished for graft.
“We are pursuing several cases involving top politicians with the Metropolitan Police of London and we are mindful not to talk about them until investigation is concluded.
“We are also reviewing the cases and will soon make them public when we are ready to go to court. We are not in a hurry to name them. Any Nigerian in public office who steals public funds should know that there will be no hiding place.
Probe of serving govs
“Investigation of serving governors is ongoing but we won’t name those involved. Some of them will lose immunity in five months. We don’t want to arrest and release suspects anymore but to be armed with incontrovertible evidence to charge them to court once arrested.”
The chairman said the Metropolitan Police which has been working with the agency for the past 10 years, had helped Nigerian significantly in stemming the tide of corruption by public officials.
The chairman said it was the agency that made it possible for the arrest, trial and imprisonment of former governors DSP Alameyeisegha, Joshua Dariye and James Ibori for corruption.
He said because of the collaboration between the two anti-graft agencies, Nigeria would soon have some assets forfeited from Nigerian public figures returned to the country but did not say how much the country is expecting from the forfeiture.
And the London Metropolitan Police Detective Chief Inspector, Jonathan Benton, said while meeting with Lamorde that his organisation is willing to do more work with the EFCC and repatriate Nigeria’s wealth stolen and hidden abroad by its officials.
Benton assured that any stolen fund by Nigerians, which passes through London, seen as the financial capital of Europe, would be traced and repatriated by the organisation as long as they continue to work with the EFCC and Nigeria.
“If we find evidence of financial crimes in UK we will assist Nigeria and the EFCC in repatriating the money,” Benton assured. [myad]

From Buhari’s Principal To Army Selection Board In 1961

Greenbarge Reporters

January 21, 2015

Reproduced below is the testimonial written by the Principal of the Provincial Secondary School, Katsina, on Muhammadu Buhari, a form six student then, to the Army Selection Board in 1961

BUHARI MOHAMED
Date of Birth: 17 Dec 1942. Date of leaving school: Dec 1961
Date covered by report: From Jan 1956 to Dec 1961.

“Entered Jan 1954. Taking normal 6 years to WASC. Head Boy of the School. Played for 1^st Soccer XI on occasion. Reserve for 1ste Hockey XI. Plays House Soccer and Hockey. Member Red Cross Junior xxxx. Vice-President of the Debating Society. Active and Alert, physically and mentally. Took WASC 1961. Predicted a Grade 2 Certificate for him. This is a reasonable hope. Wants a career in the Army. A fine boy of honest and open disposition. A trifle gentle in dealing with his Juniors. Loyal. Polite. Well mannered. Consciencious. Went to UK 1961 for a short visit sponsored by Elder Dempster Ltd.

Highly recommended as potential officer material” [myad]

How Federal Government Defrauded Nigerian Unemployed Of N800 Million, Oshiomhole Laments

Greenbarge Reporters

January 20, 2015

The Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, has lamented that the Nigeria Federal Government has used the Immigration job recruitment to defraud unemployed Nigerian youths of over N800 million.

The governor, who was addressing a rally of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Etsako Local Government Area of the state, said that despite the huge amount of money collected from applicants seeking for the ill-fated Immigration recruitment “no Nigerian can point to any of their relations who have benefited from the job and even government’s policy on job creation.

“The PDP Federal Government cheated unemployed people, poor youths. They used a private consultancy firm to ask people to pay one thousand naira to an account. Nigerian rules are clear; you cannot collect money from unemployed people looking for jobs.

“PDP wanted to make money even from people who cannot take three square meals a day. They collected over N800 million from unemployed youths in the country. Nigeria has to change. Have you ever heard where you do interview in a stadium?”

The governor lamented the deaths at the Nigeria Immigrations Service (NIS), employment saga and queried the government for failing to punish those who were involved in the bloody scam.

He expressed surprised that even the Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, who was in the centre of the scandal later received an award of excellence after conducting the fatal interview that claimed the lives of Nigerian youth.

In saner climes, Oshiomhole argued, the minister should have resigned and turned himself in for prosecution.

Governor Oshiomhole who said that President Goodluck Jonathan administration’s claim of creating three million jobs was phony, insisted that the administration had not been able to deliver on promises made to Nigerian electorate in 2011.

After spending over $30 billion on power, he said Nigerians still live in darkness while the promise of constructing a second bridge across the River Niger has not started despite billions already spent on the project.

“They claim to have created three million jobs. Among you people that are here, how many of your brothers have got Federal Government jobs. Over the years, government employment is done based on rules,” Mr. Oshiomhole said.

He urged Nigerians not to support a government that impoverishes the citizenry and destroys the productive sector through criminal importation policy that enriches a few people.

He said, “They will import kerosene and distribute it to their friends. We are supposed to be buying kerosene at fifty naira. They have spent over N200 billion subsidizing kerosene for their own pockets.

“So when we say they must go you need to understand why we must vote out Jonathan. The issue in this election is that we need a President whose word is binding. As we speak, we don’t have any pride when you say you are a Nigerian.”

He called on Nigerians to demand explanations from the Federal Government on how it spent over $30 billion in the power sector without a concomitant improvement in the sector.

Oshiomhole urged the people to vote for the APC presidential candidate, Muhmmadu Buhari, and APC candidates at all levels, saying an APC Government will fight corruption, indiscipline and insurgency. [myad]

American International Studies Invites General Buhari To Speak On Nigeria’s Future

Greenbarge Reporters

January 20, 2015

Presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) may be travelling to the Washington DC in the United States of America towards the end of January to honour an invitation by the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).

A letter of invitation, signed by the Director, African Programme of CSIS, Jennifer Cooke, requested Buhari “to give a major public address on Nigeria’s future as it stands on the edge of a pivotal national elections.”

Ms. Cooke gave Buhari the liberty to choose a convenient date for the proposed lecture.

“We propose to hold this event on a day of your choosing on either the week of January 5th or the week of January 26th, 2015 but will of course do our best to accommodate your schedule should you have other preferences.”

Ms. Cooke who said the event is expected to attract a large number of United State policymakers, academics, business leaders and members of the diaspora, also told Mr. Buhari that he would be expected to take part in a private off-the-record briefing with a small group of senior US government officials and U.S Congress.

“The event would be on-the-record and given the importance of Nigeria’s elections would be certain to attract a large audience of U.S. policymakers, academics, business leaders, and members of the diaspora. In addition, we invite you to take part in a private, off-the-record briefing with a small group of senior officials from the U.S. government and U.S. Congress. This will be an excellent opportunity to develop contacts and articulate your key messages to an influential audience of foreign policy decision-makers.”

“The CSIS Africa Program has long been engaged in research and analysis on the African continent, and Nigeria specifically. For the past year, we have hosted a conference series analyzing various dimensions of Nigeria’s forthcoming elections and their implications for peace, security, and prosperity in Africa’s most important country. These conferences have provided a platform for Nigerian statesmen to interact directly with Washington policymakers and we wanted to extend this opportunity to you. We hope that your schedule permits your participation and look forward to receiving a positive reply.”

[myad]

Large Crowd Welcome President Jonathan In Gusau

Greenbarge Reporters

January 20, 2015

Large crowd attended the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential campaign rally in Gusau, capital of Zamfara state where President Goodluck Jonathan spoke about the necessity for the people to vote him back into office for a second-term as President of the country. [myad]

Buhari Had Credits In 5 WASC Subjects In 1961, Nigeria Army Clears The Air

Greenbarge Reporters

January 20, 2015

Director of Army Public Relations, Olajide Laleye

Nigeria Army has finally cleared the air on the controversies surrounding the school certificate of the Presidential candidate candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari, saying that he obtained the West African School Certificate (WASC) in 1961 with credits in relevant subjects: English Language, Geography, History, Health Science, Hausa and a pass in English Literature.
At a press briefing today, the Director of the Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Olajide Laleye said that records available indicate that Major General M Buhari applied to join the military as a Form Six student of the Provincial Secondary School, Katsina on 18 October 1961. He said that Buhari’s application was duly endorsed by the Principal of the school, who also wrote a report on him and recommended him to be suitable for military commission.
“It is a practice in the NA that before candidates are shortlisted for commissioning into the officers’ cadre of the Service, the Selection Board verifies the original copies of credentials
that are presented. However, there is no available record to show that this process was followed in the 1960s.
“Nevertheless, the entry made on the NA Form 199A at the point of documentation after commission as an officer indicated that the former Head of State obtained the West African School Certificate (WASC) in 1961 with credits in relevant subjects: English Language, Geography, History, Health Science, Hausa and a pass in English Literature. Neither the original copy, Certified True Copy (CTC) nor statement of result of Major General M Buhari’s WASC result is in his personal file.
“I hope this explanation will put to rest the raging controversy surrounding the secondary school credentials of Major General Mohammed Buhari as it affects the Nigerian Army.”
Major General Olaleye made it clearly that the Nigerian Army holds the retired senior officer in very high esteem and respect and would not be a party to any controversy surrounding General Buhari’s eligibility for any political office.
He said that Buhari rose steadily to the enviable rank of Major General before becoming the Head of State of Nigeria in December 1983, adding that the media hype on retired Major General Buhari’s credentials as well as the numerous requests made by individuals and corporate bodies to the Nigerian Army on this issue necessitated that the provision of the facts as contained in the retired senior officer’s service record.
Meanwhile Buhari has scheduled to speak to Nigerians and the world tomorrow, about the controversies that have dogged his educational certificate and health status.
A statement from the Director of Media and Publicity of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Mallam Garab Shehu which described Governor Ayodele Fayose as errand boy of the power-that-be in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said that General Buhari will address a press conference tomorrow morning in Kano to address the issue of the certificate.
Also the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation (APCPCO) has dismissed the rebuttal by the Peoples Democratic Party over the distasteful front page newspaper advertorial by Governor Ayo Fayose, promoting a death wish on General Muhammadu Buhari.
A statement from the Directorate of Media and Publicity of the APC presidential campaign today said that the denial of PDP advertorial signed by Governor Ayodele Fayose by Femi Fani-Kayode, is “merely a case of a master dissociating himself from the errand boy after the message had backfired.”
According to the APC Campaign, the response of the ruling party is “too casual and off-handed to impress anyone. It doesn’t sound convincing. The PDP needs to take this issue more seriously to underscore its commitment to the sustenance of Nigeria’s democracy and the non-violence pact entered into by the party and its presidential candidate.”
The statement, signed by the Director of Media and Publicity of the APCPCO, Mallam Garba Shehu says further that: “It is very irresponsible for the PDP to want to distance itself from the death threat to General Buhari, made by not only a sitting governor of the PDP but also a high ranking member of the PDP Presidential Campaign Committee.
“Just in case the PDP had forgotten, what was Fani-Kayode thinking in his mind when he challenged General Buhari to make a jog round a field? Was it to put him through a body fitness workout or to plant a sniper somewhere around the field?
“Whatever the intention of the PDP was, about the health status of General Buhari, we in the APC Campaign believe in the exclusivity of the divine role in the matters of life and death.
“It is not difficult for Nigerians to discern what the PDP odd intention towards the APC and its presidential candidate is. The PDP’s uncivilised death plot only exposes the mindset of the party and their cohorts.
“That the PDP can place such noxious campaign advertorial into the public domain, in a desperate attempt to promote an incompetent incumbent president is tantamount to PDP’s tradition of violence and victimization, as well as an eloquent commentary on how President Goodluck Jonathan runs his administration.”
The APC Presidential Campaign Organization restated its request for an independent investigation into the PDP threat against its presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari to ensure the safety of Buhari and a free and fair election on February 14. [myad]

False Prostate Cancer News On Buhari: The Loop-Holes In The Two Request Forms

Greenbarge Reporters

January 20, 2015

These are some of the loop-holes my “aging brain” noted in the two purported forms aimed at deceiving Nigerians not to support the candidature of Muhammadu Buhari.

I hope our eyes will continue to shine so that those with “POLITICAL CARCINOMA” will not continue
deceiving us. Ameen.
LOOP-HOLES ON THE PATHOLOGY REQUEST FORM

1. The pathology request form has the name of a hospital called AHMADU BELLO TEACHING HOSPITAL which cannot be the same with the one in Nigeria. The real hospital in Nigeria is widely known as
AHMADU BELLO “UNIVERSITY” TEACHING HOSPITAL (ABUTH).
2. The logo printed on the alleged request form is that of the AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY (ABU) and not that of ABUTH. Teaching hospitals bearing the name of a university located in the same city/place do not
usually share the same logo. Just these misnomers are enough to tell any sensible individual that it was a fake “report/news” about Buhari’s health status.
3. General Muhammadu Buhari (GMB) was once a head of state in Nigeria. He is a retired general in the Nigerian Army. He has been a presidential aspirant from 2003 till date. These are few of the social
statuses that should warrant GMB to, at least, be admitted in an amenity or VIP ward of any hospital in Nigeria not to talk of ABUTH (or ABTH if the name of the purported hospital on the form is to be
abbreviated). And he should have been seen by a consultant surgeon (if not even a senior consultant surgeon) before the requests were made. But looking at the purported request form, we will realize that
despite Buhari’s numerous social statuses, he was admitted into a MALE SURGICAL WARD and was seen by “one” DR. BELLO YA’U who may be a “ghost” doctor if the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria
(MDCN) will be asked to confirm if that Dr. Ya’u really exists.
4. I’m not a hospital record/health information system personnel but even as it is 669,423,700 cannot be Buhari’s HOSPITAL NUMBER as ABUTH, since inception, could not have registered over six million
patients. I stand to be corrected.
5. No good medical doctor will spell PROSTATIC as PROSTALTIC. But that is not even my concern. Assuming it was correctly spell PROSTATIC INTRA-EPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA (PIN) cannot be
secondary to prostate carcinoma (cancer) as PIN itself is a form of carcinoma. Perhaps, the requesting doctor did not pass pathology in his/her medical school.
6. The two query (??) signs in front of the carcinoma are nothing but additives to the requesting doctor’s level of ignorance because they are not supposed to be there. Even if they are, they should have been
written before the prostate carcinoma.
7. On the form we could see DATE ISSUED as 20/10/2014 and a signature below that date. Does it mean that a REQUEST FORM has metamorphosized into a REPORT FORM? In a standard hospital, more
so a teaching hospital, clinical reports/findings are not written on the same request forms. The PATHOLOGIST’s name seems to be missing on the form too.
LOOP-HOLES ON THE CHEMICAL PATHOLOGY REQUEST FORM

1. As on the pathology request form above.
2. As on the pathology request form above.
3. Some of the issues are as on the pathology request form above.

In addition, we will notice that Buhari is not just DR. BELLO YA’U’s patient but also that of DR. GAMJI A. (perhaps because ABUTH bears the name of GAMJI the late Sardauna of Sokoto, Sir AHMADU BELLO).
Dr. Gamji A may also be a “ghost” doctor if the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) will be asked to confirm him/her.
4. as on the pathology request form above. And I don’t know when UNIT NUMBER became synonymous with HOSPITAL NUMBER that 669,423,700 appeared under unit number.
5. The two query (??) signs are seen to be in front of PROSTATIC CARCINOMA.
6. The space/row for DATE REPORTED seems to be carrying information that are not supposed to be there (PSA = 13ng/ml >80% suggestive of Prostate Ca), perhaps, for emphasis sake.
NB: These are just few of the loop-holes in the two forms that will warrant them to be fake written by one ignorant “doctor” that wished to drag the medical profession’s name in the mud.
I pray that my non-doctor friends will understand some of the medical terminologies I used. [myad]

Unprecedented Crowd Welcomes Buhari To Kano, Chanting “Baba Oyoyo”

Greenbarge Reporters

January 20, 2015

An unprecedented crowd, today, ushered Presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buharu into Kano, capital of Kano state, renting the air with chants: “sai Buhari, Baba Oyoyo.”
General Buhari, along with the APC national and state leaders, held the rally at Sani Abacha Stadium inside the Kano city. The rally was described by political observers as the largest crowd yet gathered in support of any candidate in this republic.
The streets of Kano were lined by the supporters who had taken positions to catch a glimpse of the Presidential hopeful, Buhari.
Present at the rally were, among others, General Buhari’s running mate, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, the party’s national leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu; Director General for the campaign, Governor Rotimi Amaechi; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal.
Presenting the party’s aspirant to the enthusiastic supporters on the
ground, Tambuwal said: “I want to tell you that God is with us, for He has given us Buhari who will end corruption in Nigeria…. If you come out and vote for us, by God’s grace, we will achieve all we have set to do.”
General Buhari, overwhelmed by the mammoth gathering, snaked his way onto the podium and addressed the supporters in Hausa, reaffirming his
commitment to restoring security, power supply, education and infrastructure.
He also spoke on the vital importance of collecting permanent voter cards and ensuring they defended their votes.
He asked the voters to “ensure you stay behind and defend your votes.”
General Buhari told his exhilarating supporters to vote en-mass for all the APC candidates.
The General moved the campaign train to Dutse, the capiital of Jigawa State. [myad]

Ekiti Leaders Disown Fayose’s Advertisement Proposing “Death” For Buhari, Ask Punch, Sun Newspapers To Apologise

Greenbarge Reporters

January 20, 2015

Leaders of Ekiti, under the auspices of EKITIPANUPO, has openly disowned and condemned the front pade advertisement which the state governor, Ayodele Fayose placed in the Punch and Daily Sun newspapers of Monday, January 19, 2015.
“On the 19th of January, 2015, members of Ekitipanupo Forum saw the advertisement placed by the Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Ayodele Fayose in the Punch and Daily Sun newspapers. We are bewildered by the fact that this appalling and disgraceful advertisement emanated from our Land of Honour.”
In a statement today, signed by the General Secretary, Kunle Oladele, Ekitipanupo, an Indigenous think-tank and intellectual roundtable, advocating selfless governance of Ekiti people declared: “like all well-meaning Nigerians, the overwhelming majority of Ekiti people are offended by this advertisement and hold the belief that the advertisement is in a bad taste.”
The group, representing Ekiti people home and abroad said: “we state categorically that the advertisement spoke only the minds of the governor whose actions we cannot control, his cabinet members and those of the newspapers that published it.
“Ekitipanupo declares that Ekiti people wish no harm to General Muhammadu Buhari or any other aspirant whatsoever.
We pray to God that has blessed Nigeria with him, to spare his life, grant him all his wishes that will benefit him both in this world and hereafter.”
The all-inclusive preeminent Ekiti forum
further declared: “We hold in high esteem, all ethnic groups of our great country, Nigeria, especially all our brothers and sisters in the North Western Nigeria, that have produced many of our past leaders that served this country gallantly, some of whom have made the ultimate sacrifices in their services to the country.
“Ekiti people do appreciate these heroes and will forever remember their families in our prayers. Moreover, we believe Nigeria is a country where people of all faiths have and will live together in harmony. The good people of Ekiti State
subscribe to peaceful co-existence of all faiths and we live by this belief and continue to enjoy peaceful collaboration between all religious groups of the state.”
The group called on the publishers of what it called “the distasteful advertisement,” the Punch and the Daily Sun, to in their next three issues, dedicate their entire Front Pages to an apology to all Nigerians.
“Or we might be forced to ask our Ekiti compatriots to boycott any of the products of these careless newspapers.
“Finally, on behalf of well-meaning Ekiti indigenes we tender an unreserved apology to all Nigerians who have been offended by the said advertisement.
Ekitipunupo is being driven by sincere Ekiti indigenes, and for Ekiti people. [myad]

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