Tag: Jonathan
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Abacha loot: Reps panel to visit, question Obasanjo, Jonathan, others
Indications emerge on Sunday that members of the House of Representatives may question former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan over the recovery of money stolen by a former military Head of State, the late Gen. Sani Abacha. An 11-member panel of the House constituted to investigate the recovery is set to start work this…
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Jonathan condemns blockade of Ekiti Govt House
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has called on security operatives deployed in Ekiti state for Saturday’s governorship election to do their job within the confines of the law. Jonathan was reacting to a Blockade of the the Ekiti State Government House by armed policemen on Wednesday , preventing supporters of Governor Ayodele Fayose from gaining access.…
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Nigeria has joined comity of countries used to illustrate bad governance – Jonathan
…advises Buhari to resist pressure to rig Ekiti and 2019 general elections Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said Nigeria under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari has joined comity of countries used to illustrate bad governance. He cited recent instances when the Ghanaian President, Nana Akufo-Addo, mocked the poor state of security in Nigeria and…
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2019: Jonathan, Fayose, Wike, other PDP leaders demand credible election
Former President Goodluck Jonathan and other leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP leaders have urged President Muhammadu Buhari to allow the conduct of a free, fair and transparent election in the country in 2019. Jonathan said this on Friday during the inauguration of the 1.3 kilometer Ado-Ekiti Flyover. The former president and other leaders…
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$16bn Power Projects: Refer OBJ, Jonathan to EFCC, ICPC – SERAP tells Buhari
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “urgently refer the allegations of mismanagement of $16 billion power projects between 1999 and 2007 to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) for further investigation, and if there is relevant…
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15 revenue generating agencies underpaid N8.1trn under Jonathan — Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Monday said N8.1 trillion that 15 revenue generating agencies of the federal government failed to remit to the Federation Account between 2010 and 2015 is equal to Nigeria’s yearly national budget. According to a statement by his spokesperson, Segun Adeyemi, the minister stated this in Osogbo,…
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I would have made Osun an ‘Eldorado’ if not for Jonathan – Gov Aregbesola
Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, yesterday, said the only regret he can never erase from his memory as a governor is the fact his administration coincided with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)-led administration between 2010 and 2015. Aregbesola said this while responding to questions from journalists at a social interactive programme tagged: “Ogbeni Till…
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N88bn misappropriated under Jonathan in a single day – Osinbajo
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday said under former President, Goodluck Jonathan, US$289 million ( N88.1 billion) was misappropriated just in a single day. Osinbajo said the said amount which was released from CBN in cash on a single day, is enough to fund 244,000 N-Power graduates for a year, or pay for 1.2 billion school…
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Buhari managed Nigeria’s economy better than Jonathan, Obasanjo, others – Ajimobi
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has stated that no other president in the country has managed the nation’s economy better than President Muhammadu Buhari. The governor spoke in Ibadan on Friday evening while receiving members of the National Congress Committee of APC at the Government House. The committee led by Musa Aliyu were in…
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Buhari still uses Jonathan’s old cars
President Muhammadu Buhari arrived home on Thursday night from his trip to the United States. Among the photographs capturing the tempered homecoming reception, were several showing the car that took the president home in Aso Villa. A closer look shows that the black Mercedes Benz Maybach is old, the colour is devoid of any sheen…