Oshiomhole threatens to sack Buhari’s minister from APC

The National Chairman of APC, Adams Oshiomhole, has threatened to sack the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, from the party. .

 

Oshiomhole is at logger heads with Ngige over the refusal of the minister to inaugurate boards of parastatals under his ministry, several months after they were appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Oshiomhole had written to Mr Ngige asking him to inaugurate all board members appointed under his ministry. Ngige, however, replied and stated that he had inaugurated three boards in the ministry but would not be in a hurry to inaugurate that of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), because of an alleged N.40 billion corruption scandal by the former board. ..
Speaking with State House correspondents on Monday, Oshiomhole said “If the minister refuses we will suspend him from the party.” He said he has resolved to return to internal discipline to the APC. .
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For me it is the height of mischief for any minister, you cannot purport to be an honourable minister and you act dishonourably and nobody is greater than the party. .
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And if the President condones disrespect for his office, I will not condone disrespect for the party. .
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And when we expel the minister we will prevail on the president that he can’t keep him in his cabinet; people who have neither respect for his own decisions nor have respect for the party without which they would not have been ministers,” he said. .
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Oshiomhole said Mr Ngige was not appointed as an independent candidate adding “no minister is above the party and they have taken undue advantage of the president’s fatherly disposition.” .
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The former Edo State governor said “it is the same green pen that made them ministers that appointed these boards that they are refusing to swear in. .
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And it is absolutely illegal for a minister in a democracy to prey on the powers of the board because the laws establishing those institutions are clear, that the boards have procedures to follow.

Culled: instablog9ja

Sylvester Madu Defeats Death After Surviving Ghastly Motor Accident

Nollywood actor Sylvester Madu who was involved in a Ghastly car accident on Sunday November 2, 2014 on his way from Awka to Asaba, miraculously walked away without a scratch. 

according to eyewitness at the scene, his vehicle somersaulted three times but he came out unhurt and without a scratch.

Eyewitnesses reported People trooped in to help him overturn the damaged car back to its original position.

Thank God for sparing his life.

Okonjo Iweala Says...40 Million Nigerians can Afford Cars Under President Jonathan's Leadership

BY NSE ANTHONY-UKO

The federal government says it has done so well that in the last three years 40 million Nigerians are comfortable enough to own cars.

Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala made this disclosure yesterday in Abuja. According to her, “the improvement in the economic situation of Nigerians based on concrete steps has led to a situation where about 40 million Nigerians are comfortable to have cars.”

She then argued that if the tempo at which the country is performing is sustained in the nearest future, Nigeria will become one of the biggest 20 economies in the world.

The finance minister also disclosed that the federal government has so far mobilized over N2.4 trillion from external sources in the last three years to execute key projects.

The monies, according to the minister, were sourced from multilateral agencies with long gestation repayment period and zero percent interest charges.

She spoke on yesterday in Abuja at the Presidential Public Affairs Forum organised by the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs where she emphasized that government is determined to be very prudent in the area of expenditure finance and has chosen to keep borrowing to a tolerable limit while concerted effort will be made to broaden sources of revenue outside of oil.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala also stated that the Goodluck Jonathan administration has reformed the import waiver system but emphasized that the policy was selective.

She said prior to the advent of Jonathan as president, the import waiver system was characterized by sharp practices. According to her, “before President Jonathan came on board, the import waiver system was bad. They were either issued arbitrarily, were lopsided and not good for any economic environment.”

She added that three years ago, when she came on board as minister the first issue the president put before the first meeting of the National Economic Management team was the import waiver which he felt was selective, lopsided and led to the midnight visits. “We are happy to announce that the policy has since been reversed and the import waiver system reformed.”

She stated that the reform of the waiver system was not the only significant achievement of the Federal Government under President Jonathan. She noted that another key indicator of the positive transformation in the economy was the rebasing of Nigeria’s economy, which she said has come after just three years of the present administration.

According to her the positive transformation agenda as championed by the administration has led local and international investors to find the business environment in Nigeria healthy thereby leading into massive investments as exemplified by the likes of Alhaji Aliko Dangote whom she said has invested $16 billion.

She also disclosed that housing refinancing has also been put in place and many Nigerians have already benefitted from it with more to key into it in the near future where young Nigerians will be able to owe houses with payment spread across 20 years.

Culled from Leadership.ng 
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Pamela Ofoegbu of Ebony Life TV is Dead

It's With a heavy heart, the crew of EbonyLife TV  announces the passing away of Pamela Ofoegbu, Director of Reality Programming and Head of Programming at EbonyLife TV.Pamela had over 10 years experience in the television industry and worked at MNet Africa as Commissioning Editor for West Africa before she joined EbonyLife TV.

she featured on the panel for the search for Mo’s Co-Host.At the time of this publication, there has been no official press statement released regarding the cause of death. 
Rest in peace, Pamela.

Pandemonium as Police Allegedly Kill Pedestrian in Lagos

 

Pandemonium erupted at Haruna Street,  Ikorodu, Lagos, yesterday morning when a four-men police team attached to Owutu Police Division allegedly killed a pedestrian simply identified as Baba Peace.

 In a similar development,  a bus driver fleeing from officials