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CONFAB: Northern Delegates Move To Kill Derivation Sharing Report

CONFAB: NORTH MOVES TO ‘KILL’ REPORT
ABUJA— Strong indications emerged, yesterday, that northern delegates are moving to kill the yet-to-be adopted final report of the Justice Idris Kutigi-led National Conference.
The new move is part of a wider campaign against the resolutions of the conference and its leadership which some northern delegates had described as a failure.
It was gathered that the northern delegates met weekend in one of the hotels in Abuja to come up with strategies on how to ensure that the report does not see the light of the day.
The northern delegates, who attended the meeting, were said to be aggressively pursuing the agenda and enlisting the support of members of the North-West, North-East and North-Central caucuses of the National Assembly in making sure the report, when brought to the National Assembly for ratification, was ‘killed’.
According to a source, the meeting was convened by a former Senator who represented the Federal Capital Territory, served in the Senator Femi Okurounmu-led Confab modalities committee and is now a confab delegate on the platform of Senators’ Forum, Senator Kairat Gwadabe.
The meeting was said to have lasted well into the early hours of Saturday. The convener, the source said, is wooing other five delegates on the platform of Senators’ Forum.
Members of the Senators Forum at the confab are Senators Nnamdi Eriobuna (South-East); Iyabo Anisunlowo (South-West); John Braimbaifa (Bayelsa, South-South); Abdullahi Bala Adamu, Mohammed Ibrahim and Khairat Gwadabe from the North.
A source told Vanguard that the convener is also beaming the searchlight on other northern senators at the conference such as Ibrahim Ida, Saidu Dansadau, Jubril Aminu, Saidu Komo and Ibrahim Mantu among others to help woo serving senators after the adoption of the report.
The plot
According to the source, part of the group’s plan is to use the opportunity of the annual recess of the National Assembly to lobby senators and members of the House of Representatives from the north to ensure that the report was scuttled as well as use the Lesser Hajj in Mecca to talk to some senators.
Efforts to reach Senator Khairat Gwadabe on her mobile phone did not yield results. Several calls to her mobile could not connect and text messages sent to her mobile were not replied.
The crisis rocking the National Conference over recommendations on revenue allocation, derivation and allocation of five per cent of federal revenue to insurgency ravaged North-East geo-political zone and other parts of the north was deepened last Monday following a very sharp division between northern and southern delegates.
The plenary session finally came to a close without any agreement on the controversial issues.
Following the logjam, the conference pushed the issues to President Goodluck Jonathan, suggesting that he should set up a technical committee that would advise the Federal Government on revenue sharing formula, the percentage of derivation to oil producing states, mineral resources development fund as well as the special fund for reconstruction and rehabilitation of areas affected by problems of insurgency and internal conflict.
The leadership of the conference allowed time for mediation by leaders of the six geopolitical zones, leading to an agreement with derivation fund raised from 13 to 18 per cent; five per cent of revenue should go for the stabilisation, rehabilitation and reconstruction of areas affected by terrorism and insurgency, in the first instance in the North-East, North-Central, North-West and any other parts of the country; five per cent for the exploration and development of all mineral resources, etc.
The recommendation, however, did not go down well with the North-Central and North-West delegates who insisted that specific mention be made that the five per cent insurgency intervention fund was for the three northern geo-political zones while South-East and South-West delegates asked that it be expanded to take care of every state of the country where terrorism and internal conflict had occurred.
The conference had to adjourn to reconvene on August 4 for final consideration of all resolutions reached and preparation of report.
The most contested report was that of the Committee on Devolution of Powers co-chaired by Obong Victor Attah, one-time governor of Akwa Ibom State and Alhaji Ibrahim Coomasie, leader of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) and former Inspector General of Police.
However, the conference, in considering report of its 20 committees, had a smooth sail on 19 reports.
Source: Vanguard

Strong indications emerged, yesterday, that northern delegates are moving to kill the yet-to-be adopted final report of the Justice Idris Kutigi-led National Conference.
The new move is part of a wider campaign against the resolutions of the conference and its leadership which some northern delegates had described as a failure.

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Breaking News: Ebonyi Speaker Chukwuma Nwazunku, impeached

Members of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Monday morning impeached the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Mr Chukwuma Nwazunku.18 out of the 24 members of the House allegedly carried out the impeachment of the speaker.The members lifted the impeachment of the three members of the house on suspension before carrying out the impeachment.

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2015: PDP, PRESIDENCY WEIGH IMPLICATIONS OF LAMIDO’S SPECULATED AMBITION

There is a palpable sense of unease in the Peoples Democratic Party and the Presidency over the widely suspected presidential ambition of the Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido. This stems from the view that Lamido’s ambition would not augur well for the unity of the party at a time the North is clamouring to produce the next president.

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TREASON, GRAFT: NYAKO ON THE RUN – EFCC

AFTER fruitless attempts to pin down and arrest impeached Adamawa State Governor, Murtala Nyako, the Federal Government appears to be under pressure to declare him wanted.
The government wants the former Chief of Defence Staff arrested and prosecuted over alleged looting of Adamawa State treasury and treason against Nigeria.
There were clear indications last night that security agents, who have been combing Yola and Abuja for Nyako, were frustrated over their inability to trace his whereabouts fueling impression that the axed governor is on the run.

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SHERIFF SPEARHEADS PLOT TO OUST BORNO, YOBE GOVERNORS

Presidency’s men have hatched a plot to oust Borno and Yobe state governors through Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, who is defecting from the All Progressives Congress to the People’s Democratic Party, sources aware of the move told Newsmen.

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AREGBESOLA MAY ASSAULT ME DURING DEBATE –OMISORE

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, has said engaging Governor Rauf Aregbesola in a public debate may be risky because the governor may attack him.
Omisore said this in an interview with our correspondent in Osogbo.

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Police Enhances Security Vigilance In Lagos Against Insurgents Attack

POLICE BEEF UP SECURITY IN LAGOS
The police have beefed up security in Lagos, following recent claim by Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau that he ordered a bombing – Apapa, an industrial hub of the former capital city.
Lagos State Police Commissioner Umar Manko told leaders of the Victoria Island community at a meeting at the weekend that the value of investment in the area cannot be take for granted hence the need for the community to be alert at all time.
“We have been on top of security situation in Lagos. Victoria Island had recorded low crime rate in recent time.
After the explosion in Apapa area of Lagos that Boko Haram claimed responsibility, the need for more enlightenment on security became necessary. I don’t want us to take the issue of Boko Haram’s claim for granted. The police and other security agents cannot do it alone.
“We must be at alert. We have all the headquarters of banks and other big companies in this area. We need to secure our residents and offices; watch the people around your homes; report to security people any strange object, vehicles and persons.
“This meeting is not to create panic but awareness of the time we area in. Terrorism is a global problem. Many countries have been facing the problem before it came to Nigeria, we must stand against it. If you see any strange bag, vehicles, can, cable connected material, don’t go close. Monitor the entering into the home and offices, control access to your building, car parks. Introduce screening devices, although, they are expensive, but not to the security of our lives and property. We should also take special note of our domestic workers. Hotels, eateries and cenemal centres must employ all security measures. No body is too big to be screen into your building,’’ Manko said.
The Chairman of Iru/Victoria Island Local Community Development Area, Mr Abayomi Daramola, urged all landlords with private guards to register them with effect from today as part of security measures in the area.
Daramola said 60 per cent of Victoria Island houses had been turned to commercial centres, warning that any private guard who is not registered would be arrested by the council’s task force.
He said the council was working with the Ministry of Physical Planning to ensure that all vacant plots of land were taking care of by their owners to avoid them being used as hideout for criminals.
Source: The Nation

The police have beefed up security in Lagos, following recent claim by Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau that he ordered a bombing – Apapa, an industrial hub of the former capital city.
Lagos State Police Commissioner Umar Manko told leaders of the Victoria Island community at a meeting at the weekend that the value of investment in the area cannot be take for granted hence the need for the community to be alert at all time.

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Boko Haram Dares FG, Erects Tollgates

With most parts of northern and central Borno State under their control, gunmen of the Boko Haram have been mounting tollgates on major international highways within the state where they collect fees from passengers and drivers who are lucky to be spared, eyewitnesses and government officials said.
Apart from collecting tolls from travellers, the gunmen would also screen every passenger, and any person who speaks Kanuri or found to be a resident of Maiduguri would be shot dead, witnesses added.

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Police Enhances Security Vigilance In Lagos Against Insurgents Attack

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Presidency Threatens APC Leaders With Arrest Over Nyako's Impeachment

ADAMAWA BRIBERY ALLEGATION: PRESIDENCY THREATENS APC LEADERS WITH ARREST
THE State Security Service (SSS) is set to arrest top All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders, for allegedly offering N240 million bribe to Adamawa lawmakers to stop ex-Governor Murtala Nyako’s impeachment.
The APC leaders, it was learnt, also threatened the lawmakers with death if they refuse to collect the money and stop the impeachment process.
But the APC, on Sunday, dared the presidency to probe the alleged bribery saga, asking that the presidency should also be opened to inquiry into who provided the funds for the alleged bribery of Nasarawa State lawmakers to impeach Governor Tanko Al-Makura.
Nigerian Tribune learnt from a presidency source that security agents were in possession of recordings of attempts by some APC governors to induce Adamawa lawmakers, in order to stop the impeachment.
The governors, one from the North and another from the South, were said to have approached two members of the House of Assembly with the money, to convince them to withdraw support and make it impossible for the impeachment of Nyako to scale through.
The source added that the APC leaders were only able to buy over one lawmaker, adding that when the inducement failed, they resorted to threat to the lives of the lawmakers.
It was learnt that the presidency was convinced that crimes had been perpetrated by the opposition leaders and was contemplating taking action if the APC leaders continued to falsely accuse President Goodluck Jonathan.
According to the source, “it was the assurance that they got from the lawmaker that more members would be bought over that originated the reports that Nyako might resign.
“What they don’t know is that all these are recorded. If they continue with their unfounded allegations against the president, the security agencies would be directed to arrest them and confront them with overwhelming evidence.”
Reacting to the allegation from the presidency that it offered bribe to Adamawa lawmakers to stop Nyako’s impeachment, APC said it was the presidency that provided the money for the impeachment as well as the ongoing process in Nasarawa to sack Al-Makura.
Its spokesperson, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, told the Nigerian Tribune that the allegation from the presidency was meant to shift the attention of Nigerians from the alleged $20 billion missing oil money and the over 300,000 barrels of crude oil being stolen daily.
“The allegation is not true. They should go ahead with whatever probe they want to conduct, at least, they are in government and control the security agencies. They are blatant liars. They think everybody is like them. Nigerians know that it is their government that is swimming in corruption.
“They should first explain to Nigerians what happens to the $20 billion missing oil money and the 300,000 barrels of crude oil that are daily stolen before they would make wild allegations.
“All they are trying to do is shift attention of Nigerians from their corrupt acts. We know all the money for impeachment in Adamawa and Nasarawa states came from the presidency and they know their governors providing it,” Mohammed said.
Nyako’s impeachment, demonstration of people’s power —PDP
The ruling party has rejected the attempt by APC to blame the impeachment of Nyako on the ruling party and President Jonathan.
The party argued that what happened in the state was a demonstration of the power of the people under a democracy.
PDP, in a statement issued by its national publicity secretary, Olisa Metuh, in Abuja, on Sunday, said in linking the party and the president to Nyako’s ouster, the APC was only being escapist, adding that such attitude could only come from pretenders to democracy.
According to PDP, “the impeachment of the former governor of Adamawa State was an act of democracy. It is a constitutional right, exclusively granted to the people of Adamawa.
“This, they exercised through the votes of the overwhelming majority of the elected members of the state House of Assembly, who also accorded the rule of law and due process rightful place in removing Nyako.”
The PDP said “if a sitting governor, who has spent over seven years in office, could be removed by more than two-third of the members of his state assembly, reasons should be located to fundamental factors within, rather than the trite excuses of external influence.”
Source: Tribune

THE State Security Service (SSS) is set to arrest top All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders, for allegedly offering N240 million bribe to Adamawa lawmakers to stop ex-Governor Murtala Nyako’s impeachment.

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ASHIWAJU FACE OF THE WEEK

Cyril Ramaphosa has been elected as the 14th president of the ANC. Ramaphosa became deputy president after his election to the position in the ANC in 2012. At the time he was wooed by President Jacob Zuma’s camp to give the slate “credibility” when then ANC deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe contested Zuma for the top post. Before that he was the chair of the national planning commission that produced the National Development Plan, the country’s blue print for growth towards 2030.

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Monday

CONFAB: Northern Delegates Move To Kill Derivation Sharing Report

Breaking News: Ebonyi Speaker Chukwuma Nwazunku, impeached

2015: PDP, PRESIDENCY WEIGH IMPLICATIONS OF LAMIDO’S SPECULATED AMBITION

TREASON, GRAFT: NYAKO ON THE RUN – EFCC

SHERIFF SPEARHEADS PLOT TO OUST BORNO, YOBE GOVERNORS

AREGBESOLA MAY ASSAULT ME DURING DEBATE –OMISORE

Police Enhances Security Vigilance In Lagos Against Insurgents Attack

Boko Haram Dares FG, Erects Tollgates

Police Enhances Security Vigilance In Lagos Against Insurgents Attack

Presidency Threatens APC Leaders With Arrest Over Nyako's Impeachment

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