Monday, 5 May 2014
Many people have asked this same question since the incident happened bust I guess he's one of the few who have their reservations about this case...
Presidential Media Chat: Some of the things our president said tonight
Sunday, 4 May 2014
The 7th edition of the Presidential Media Chat has come to an end. A burning issue discussed is the missing school girls. President Jonathan said wherever the girls are, the military would get them. He said security personnel are working round the clock to rescue the girls and also pleaded with parents and guardians of the missing girls to cooperate with them to get the girls freed. He said no negotiation has taken place because no one or group has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.
On reports of them being married off, the president said "To who?". He said the Principal of the school told him that 53 of the girls have escaped from the kidnappers.
On people comparing the Niger Delta militants with Boko Haram men, he said the BH men are faceless and so makes it difficult to even have discussions with them. He said he first met Niger Delta warlords like Asari Dokubo in the state house in a meeting called by former Pres. Olusegun Obasanjo and the militant leaders were there to lay down their grieviances. He said Boko Haram men are terrorists as their ideology is different from that of the Niger Delta militants as those ones do not go about bombing market places and killing people. He said a lot more. Please continue...
On rumours of helicopters dropping food stuff for boko haram members, he said no one has come out with pictures to authenticate these claims. He said "One does not need network to take pictures" but no one has been able to take any picture showing helicopters dropping foodstuff'.
On why his government hasn't dared to go to Sambisa Forest where Boko Haram men are believed to be staying, GeJ said “If I go there or send any of my ministers they will just kill you.”
On the Federal Governments directive of schools and Government offices to shut down during the World Economic Forum Africa which is to hold from Wednesday 7th to Friday 9th, he said the move was needful so as to control free flow of traffic. He said Nigeria is not the first place to do such and that when he was in Netherland for the Nuclear summit, some institutions were shut down during the course of the summit. He said that places like Davos where the World Economic summit takes place cannot close down institutions because every year the WEF takes place there and the place has been designed to host the world yearly. He said private enterprises were not compelled to close down but are only advised to close down so as to help traffic free flow.
On seeking international help for the security challenges Nigeria is facing, Pres. Jonathan said he has reached out to Pres. Obama twice on the matter and security personnel from America were sent down to Nigeria. He also said he has reached out to the Presidents of France, China and other neighboring countries such as Cameroon, Ghana and Benin republic for assistance. On some Northern Governors visit to the US, he said it is not a Federal Government arrangement. He said he is always pained whenever he hears any Nigerian passes on as a result of the madness called Boko Haram.
On the Rebasing figures and unemployment, Pres. Jonathan said even with the Economy rebasing, Nigerian Government cannot employ everyone but would only create the best environment for the private sector to excel. He said it was a good thing for Nigeria to be hosting the WEF Africa and said according to the Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, visitors for the WEF Africa have began to show interest in investing in Nigeria.
On the alleged missing $20b, Pres Jonathan said its now a phenomenon for any government in power in Nigeria to record a story of missing funds. He said with the money being claimed to be missing, such moneies would no doubt have adverse effect on the economy. He said if such amount of money is missing, America would know about it and said nobody should deceive themselves.
On Minister of Petroleum Dieziani Alison Madueke going to court to stop investigations on the N10b private jet scandal, Pres Jonathan said he is not aware she's gone to court. He said as a Minister, she has spent more of her time appearing before the parliament than doing her job and said it appears there is a case of parliamentary dictatorship by the members of the house of Representatives. He said they are all politicians and so would also bring politics into their activities. He said he does not see Dieziani as being corrupt and so cannot drop her as a Minister. According to him, there is nothing wrong in her hiring private jets and that other Ministers and politicians also hire private jets.
On his declaration to run again, he said he believes that is not what is important to Nigerians. He said security, food etc are the things on the minds of Nigerians and also said the PDP which is the "Champion, one with the cup" is waiting for the opposition to field their candidates so that the PDP would know who they are up against.
On claims that he said Boko Haram has infiltrated his cabinet, he said he never made such a comment, and that the way journalists twist words makes one wonder sometimes. He said what he said was that Boko Haram has infiltrated the Government which is made up of the Judiciary, Executive and the Parliamentary. He said he never said they have infiltrated his cabinet which is made up of the Vice President and the Ministers.
On the strike by Polytechnic lecturers, he said "we are handling it".
On the recommendations that would come out from the ongoing National CONFAB, he promised that whatever recommendations from the confab would not be stopped.
While ending the chat, Pres. Jonathan pleaded with the Parents and Guardians of the missing Chibok girls to come out with the identities of the missing girls. He said with the list from WAEC, its obvious that most of them, about 90% are Christians. He pleaded with the parents to cooperate with security agents.
Some of the comments he made
* “I don’t know where they are… there is no confirmation of the location of the schoolgirls, you are a journalist, you know more than me.”
* "If I exercise 40/50% of my powers, Nigerians would say I am a dictator. Some African leaders who used only 60 were condemned as dictators"
* “I assure you that we will get the girls out but we can only do it with the co-operation of their parents and guardians.”
* "Over 70% of what they call corruption in Nigeria, is mere common theft. The word corruption is being abused, it's just mere theft."
* “Even when I’m in church I am monitoring what is happening. Anytime I get reports of an attack somewhere… my face will change immediately… my expression will change. It used to happen every Sunda
* “Anytime I hear of any one Nigerian dies I feel pained… even if it’s a Boko Haram member – I am their president.”y.”
* “Pakistan terrorists have been fighting terrorism for over 10 years now so it’s not something that a 6 months State of Emergency can solve.”
* “The Petroleum Minister has appeared before the Parliament for over 200 days… in the Nigerian Parliament you’ll agree with me that there is more politics than work.”
* “People have been confusing corruption with stealing. If public officers steal money they term it under corruption….”
* "PDP is the champion. We are the ones holding the belt. We are waiting to see the challenger"
* "The popular Nollywood wasn't captured in the assessment of the economy as Africa's strongest'
* “If Sanusi hadn’t been suspended he would have come up with a different figure… If anyone steals $50 billion or $20 billion anywhere America will know, they will tell you where it is; it is their money.”
Charly Boy's father Justice Oputa passes on at 89
Charly Boy's father, Justice Chukwudifu Oputa has passed on. The former judge of the Supreme Court and Chairman, Oputa Panel, passed on peacefully today Sunday May 4th after recovering from a brief illness, the family announced this afternoon. He was aged 89. May his soul rest in peace, amen.
Chaos in Ogun as mob sets three kidnappers ablaze
Thursday, 1 May 2014
Pandemonium broke out yesterday April 30th in Ijoko Ota in Ado-Odo-Ota LGA of Ogun State around 9am
when a mob set 3 suspected kidnappers ablaze after their
victim, one Elizerbeth Oduwole screamed for help.
Reports say the lady's scream attracted passersby who
got hold of the kidnappers, beat them to a pulp before setting
them ablaze. The vehicle they rode in was also set ablaze by the angry
mob.
Confirming the incident, the Police PRO
in the state, Muyiwa Adejobi said the victim, 26year old Elizabeth who
resides in Atan-Ota had boarded a vehicle to Ewekoro but found herself
in Gas Line in Ijoko were she immediately screamed for help.
“She screamed from the vehicle in which she was
being taken to their den when she observed that she was in another place
and the people in the area blocked the vehicle, beat the occupants,
killed them and burnt them to ashes. The victim is being
interrogated; the suspects were burnt to ashes. We are going to use
multifaceted approach; we want to know if there had been an interaction
between the suspects and the victim. The jungle justice affected our
case. The people alerted us at the Headquarters instead of
calling the DPO in Ota, and immediately we asked the DPO to move to the
scene, but, before they got there, the suspects had been killed and
burnt to ashes. It was a heavy inferno; they put tyres on
the suspects and set them ablaze. We have evacuated their ashes. We
have taken over the matter; we are still investigating the matter. We
condemn jungle justice, people should desist from this act”, the PPRO,
said.
Meanwhile on Tuesday
April 29th in Abeokuta, men of the state's Nigerian Security and Civil
Defence Corps rescued a middle aged woman named Favor Okoye from
being lynched by an angry mob for allegedly kidnapping a baby at about 2.55pm along Toroto street in Abeokuta.
In a statement released by the Public Relations
Officer of the NSCDC in the state, Olanrewaju Kareem, they were able to
rescue the woman after a taxi driver alerted his men of a woman who had
been beaten to a pulp and was in the pool of her blood
According to him, “a
taxi driver alerted civil defence men keeping vigil on critical
infrastructures around Akin-olugbade/Pepsi/Totoro areas that a woman has
been attacked around Totoro and was about to be killed. The men quickly raced to the scene to rescue the woman but,
all efforts and appeal by civil defence to allow the suspected kidnapper
face the consequence through the legal process proved abortive as the
mob insisted on killing the woman.
“Because of this development, the civil defence officer called
office for reinforcement as a result of which armed men were deployed to
the scene.“In spite of the fact that those civil defence men on ground were able to take possession of the suspect and took her towards Akin-olugbade area in order to get a vehicle to convey her to a safe place, they were still followed and were all along resisting that the woman should not be taken away.
“The situation became more violent when the armed men of civil defence arrived. They threw available objects including bottles, planks, stones among others, the mob though succeeded in breaking the windscreen of civil defence vehicle but they were able to rescue the woman from being killed.
“The woman who was in a state of coma as she could not talk was immediately rushed to the Federal Medical Centre where she is receiving treatment. She gained consciousness after one hour after the first set of treatment had been administered on her.
“We therefore appeal to members of the public to always ensure justice through legal means as jungle justice will make innocent people to suffer”, he said.
Former Deputy Senate President, Wash Pam, dies at 73
The elder-statesman from Plateau state served as Deputy Senate President under Joseph Wayas from 1979 to 1983. He was survived by two wives and 18 children. May his soul rest in peace Amen.
Rich black celebs, including Oprah, Diddy & Mayweather want to buy Clippers
Sterling, however, says his team is not for sale and won't go down without a fight. The 81 year old, who has not issued a public apology yet, bought the Clippers for $12 million in 1981. Today they are worth a staggering $575 million. Oprah is worth over $3billion...so she's capable.
The only way Sterling can be forced to give up his team is if 3/4 of the NBA owners agree to the sale.
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