FALLING OIL PRICES THREATEN MY AGENDA — BUHARI

 THE President- elect, General Muhammadu Buhari yesterday painted a gloomy picture in the economic development of his administration as he said that the decline in the revenues due to fall in oil prices poses a great threat to his administration’s development agenda.
Gen. Buhari who visited the newly elected Senators and House of Representatives members who are undergoing induction course in preparation for the 8th National Assembly in Abuja also said that the decline in revenue would affect the reconstruction of devastated areas in the country as a result of insurgency.
He reminded the elected members of the 8th assembly of the challenges the nation had been facing which he also said would continue in the near future.
The challenges according to him include general insecurity and insurgency that has caused extreme human hardship and destruction of lives, livelihoods that would take over a decade to rebuild across most of North Eastern Nigeria and some parts of North western Nigeria.
Another threat to his administration according to him was the devastation and environmental degradation in the Niger Delta area which he said must be attended to.

Ifeanyi Ubah, Weeps Over Jonathan's Defeat

The 2015 Presidential elections came with a shocker for many. PDP came to realize that so many who feigned loyalty to the party and president Goodluck Jonathan were actually not true to their creeds. But among many stood a man of his words, who stood by the president to the very end. That man is Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah, the national coordinator of Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria (TAN). He single handedly pulled his resources to campaign for the president via TAN. If Nigerians know any achievements of President Jonathan today it is because Ifeanyi Ubah via TAN publicized them. He converted his multi-million naira property in Abuja into an office, employed professionals to champion the campaign activities of the President. Irrespective of his wealth and status, he worked with his team 24/7 to see that the president was re elected. The TAN Abuja office became the centre of the president’s campaign with rallies, TV ads, Social Media campaigns organized and funded by TAN on daily basis. What many may not know is the fact that Dr. Ifeanyi Ubah was the sole financier of TAN without any support from the president. President Goodluck Jonathan made this known himself during his address on the launch of the PDP Volunteer Scheme at the state house Abuja on the 14th of March, 2015.  

JONATHAN: THOSE DEFECTING FROM PDP WILL RETURN WITH EMPTY STOMACH





Considering the recent exodus of some People Democratic Party (PDP) loyalists decamping to the leading opposition party All Progressive Congress (APC), President Goodluck Jonathan has urged them to remain in the party to build a stronger democratic environment.
He lamented the incident of people who happen to be his associates, now turned as aliens because of the outcome of his defeat at the March 28th presidential election, urged them to remain in the party of to foster a stronger opposition that will regain its right of place in the nation seat , if members are committed to achieve the noble cause of virile government.
 He stated this while receiving the PDP campaign report from its Director General, Ahmadu Ali at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Despite the loss of the party at the presidential election, the president said, PDP is the dominant party.
According to him, PDP will remain strong in subsequent elections if members are committed and hard working.

Labour Leaders Praise Obiano on Workers Welfare

ours to the commemoration of the 2015 Workers Day, Labour leaders in Anambra State have lauded the governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano for taking the welfare of workers in the state to a new height and setting a precedent in government and labour relations.
The Labour leaders who spoke in an exclusive interview in Awka to herald the May Day celebration were unanimous in their position that Governor Obiano had shown remarkable compassion in his relationship with the organized labour, paying attention to their sensibilities and listening to their needs.
Describing Obiano as a “Labour-friendly Governor,” the newly elected Anambra State Chairman of NLC, Comrade Jerry Nnubia and the State Chairman of the TUC, Comrade Okechukwu Ifeanyi observed that the governor had shown extraordinary commitment towards the welfare and working conditions of workers in Anambra State.

DISCLAIMER

Our attention has been drawn for the umpteenth time to the attempts by internet scammers to fleece unsuspecting members of the public with a fake email account – obiaino@yahoo.com, pretending to be the governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano.

We warn the general public to be wary of any unsolicited email with this fake address as it is not from the governor of Anambra State.

FG EXPRESSES ‘DEEP DISAPPOINTMENT’ AT INDONESIA EXECUTIONS, DEMANDS FOR BODIES OF NIGERIANS FOR BURIAL

Peeved by the killing of four of its natives, Nigeria has asked Indonesia to urgently return the bodies of the four executed Nigerians to their families for proper burial.
Nigeria on Wednesday expressed “deep disappointment” at the execution by firing squad of its citizens for drugs offences in Indonesia and offered its condolences to the men’s families.
The government said it was deeply disappointed over the execution of Messrs Martin Anderson, Okwudili Oyatanze, Jaminu Anashin and Sylvester Obiekwe by the government of Indonesia for drug related offences.
“The Federal Government of Nigeria has received with deep disappointment news of the execution of four Nigerians, Messrs Martin Anderson, Okwudili Oyatanze, Jamiu Abashin and Sylvester Obiekwe by the government of Indonesia for drug-related offences,” the statement read.

The four men were executed early Wednesday along with two convicts from Australia, one from Brazil and an Indonesian, despite repeated appeals for mercy from foreign governments and the men’s families.
The Foreign Affairs Ministry made the formal request in a statement released in Abuja last night, expressing regret over the execution of the four Nigerians despite numerous pleas by President Goodluck Jonathan and other world leaders at several fora.

PDP GOVS ASK MU’AZU TO QUIT

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors have teamed up with other stakeholders of the party to demand the sack of the party’s National Chairman, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu, along with members of the National Working Committee (NWC).
The governors, at a meeting on Tuesday night in Abuja, said Mu’azu and the NWC members, among others, were responsible for the PDP’s trouncing in the just-concluded general elections and must go to allow for the reorganisation of the party.
New Telegraph gathered that the meeting, which was convened at the instance of the outgoing Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Chief Godswill Akpabio, who chairs the PDP Governors’ Forum, was also attended by Mu’azu, his deputy, Prince Uche Secondus and the party’s Legal Adviser, Mr. Yusuf Kwon. It was further gathered that the governors, in their resolution, asked the NWC members to tender their resignation letters or be pushed out. They subsequently adopted the outgoing Governor of Cross River State, Senator Liyel Imoke, to succeed Mu’azu. However, a source said the NWC

Obiano Turns Attention to Poultry, Attracts $61m Investments

The governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano has expanded the scope of his efforts to turn Anambra State into a model agricultural state, attracting $61m investments into commercial poultry farming in the state.

Signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Lynden Integrated Farms Limited in the Governor’s Lodge, Amawbia, Tuesday, for the establishment of a modern poultry production and processing farm in the state, Governor Obiano emphasized that Agriculture remains the number one pillar in his economic agenda.

Be Shepherd to all Christians Governor Obiano Charges New Bishops of the Anglican Communion

Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano congratulates the three newly ordained Bishops; Bishop of Ijesha North, Venerable Dr. Isaac Iwabi Oluyamo and Bishop of Niger West, Venerable Captain Johnson Nwaohalama Ekwe, Bishop of Gwagwalada, Venerable Moses Bukpe-Tabwaye after their Consecration at All Saints Cathedral Onitsha on Sunday…

The Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano has urged the three newly ordained Bishop of Church‎of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) to be shepherd of all Christians and not just those of the Anglican faithful in order to ensure salvation for all. The governor made the call while reiterating the prayers of Anointing by the Archbishop, Metropolitan and Primate of All Nigeria, The Most Rev Nicholas Okoh when he handed over Pastoral Staff to the new Bishops. The Consecration of the Bishops was held Sunday at the All Saints Cathedral Onitsha.

Buhari Challenges National Assembly To Work With Him To Fix Nigeria

President-Elect Muhammadu Buhari today called on members of the National Assembly to work with him in the task of addressing the development challenges that confront Nigeria.

President-Elect Muhammadu Buhari meeting with lawmakers today in Abuja
Speaking at an induction programme for new national legislators organized by the National Institute for Legislative Studies in Abuja, the incoming leader told them, “I need the support of the Members of National Assembly on the battle front. I need your support in many respects.”

Outlining those areas of concern, he noted, first, that appropriate policies need to be put in place that may have to be translated into laws.