JONATHAN HANDING OVER NATION IN DEEP CRISIS – APC

The All Progressives Congress has said President Goodluck Jonathan is handing over a nation in deep crisis, even as his administration continues to contrive more crises without making any effort to solve any of them.
In a statement in Abuja on Sunday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party however appealed to Nigerians not to lose hope, despite the daunting challenges they were currently facing in “this atmosphere of contrived chaos”, saying help was on the way.
APC said, ”In a few days’ time, President Jonathan will hand over to President-elect Muhammadu Buhari. Never in the history of our country has any government handed over to another a more distressed country: No electricity, no fuel, workers are on strike, billions are owed to state and federal workers, 60 billion dollars are owed in national debt and the economy is virtually grounded.
”Today, Nigerians are roaming the streets, jerry cans in hand, searching for everything from kerosene to fuel to diesel to power their homes, keep their vehicles on the road and keep their businesses going. They are paying as much as 300 Naira per litre for fuel, if at all they can get it. Yet their government is not saying a word about the situation.”

Can You Believe This! Danjuma Urges Buhari To Probe Jonathan's Government

Former Minister of Defence, Lt. Gen. Theophilus Danjuma yesterday asked the president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, to probe the outgoing government.
Danjuma said the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan was very corrupt.
He spoke to reporters in Takum, Taraba State, while commissioning three newly built bridges along Takum-Katsina Ala road.
The bridges were built by Danjuma at the cost of over N500million.
Danjuma, who expressed dismay that the country’sdebt was over $60 billion, said he is optimistic that Buhari on assumption of office would probe persons found guilty of corruption.
He pointed out the debt burden was necessitated by the financial recklessness of the outgoing government.

My Heart Goes For Jonathan, For Accepting Defeat To Keep Nigeria One--Oladele GEJ Trekker

The trekker Oladele -John Nihi who identify with the outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan has described Omotola Jolashade Ekehide's statement as insensitive of what would have become of Nigeria if the March 28th Presidential election had gone the way other elections in Africa have somehow being..
He lamented that a celebrity of international repute like OMOTOLA would align herself to such uncanny statement rather than show her utmost support to a man that sacrificed personal aggrandizement to safe the country from being plunged into chaos and political disharmony.
Speaking with SaharaTv in a telephone discussion, Oladele John Nihi extolled President Godluck Jonathan for the sacrifice and urged other African  leaders to emulate the leadership prowess expounded by the president.

See Farewell Gift From DAVID MARK To President Goodluck Jonathan Worth $200,000

Senate President, David Mark reportedly gave outgoing Pres. Jonathan this $200,000 24k solid gold customized watch as a gift. According to Vanguard who reported that they received the image, the gold watch has '750 N (North) 34379″ on it, and also a 'Special Edition 2010' on the top and also bears: “Presented by Senator David Mark GCON,” and to “H.E. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan” etched into the gold as well as the Nigerian emblem over its visible working parts.

SENATE PRESIDENCY: 59 APC SENATORS TO SELECT SOLE CANDIDATE

Ahead of a one-day retreat organized by the All Progressives Congress (APC) for its senators-elect in Abuja tomorrow, checks indicate that the party is going ahead with an open primary to select a sole candidate to succeed David Mark as Senate President next month.
A ranking senator from the South west told Daily Sun yesterday that the APC is set to organise primary election for all contenders for the Senate Presidency, “much in line with how the primary was conducted to select our presidential candidate in 2014.”
All 59 senators and senators-elect of the party would be delegates at the primary. The ranks of the APC senators depleted by one with the death, on Saturday, May 16, of Borno senator, Ahmed Khlaifa Zannah.
It is yet unclear whether the primary would hold in Abuja or Lagos but it was further gathered that, all the 59 senators and senators-elect are “expected to sign an undertaking to abide by the party position on whoever emerges as the party’s candidate after the primary.
“Thereafter, the runner-up is expected to emerge as the deputy Senate President. In the event where the runner-up is from the same zone as the winner of the primary, another primary election would be conducted and whoever emerges would be the deputy.”

Read British Prime Minister DAVID CAMERON Charge To Buhari To Preposition Nigeria

The Prime Minister welcomed President-elect Buhari of Nigeria to Downing Street this morning. Both leaders congratulated each other on their recent election victories and discussed the challenges facing Nigeria. The Prime Minister stressed the UK’s wish to work for a stable, prosperous and secure Nigeria. The leaders discussed security in the region and the fight against terrorism, particularly the threat posed by Boko Haram. They discussed the need for a regional approach and agreed to continue working together to build the capacity of the Nigerian army, with the UK continuing to provide military training and intelligence support.
On tackling corruption, they agreed this was a priority to ensure Nigeria’s prosperity and success. The Prime Minister agreed to look at what technical assistance and support the UK could provide to the Nigerian government as it looks to undertake its reforms.
They also discussed the need to tackle organised crime and the links between the UK and Nigeria.
Finally, they talked about the challenges posed by migration from Africa to Europe and the President-elect said he would do all he could to secure Nigeria’s borders.

Senate Presidency: Saraki, Lawan’s ambition divides APC

The politics of who emerges the next Senate president among leading All Progressives Congress, APC, lawmakers, is tearing the party’s caucus apart, with some members boycotting a retreat organized by the party for its senators-elect.
Senators-elect loyal to a former Lagos State governor, and a leader of the party, Ahmed Tinubu, stayed away from the retreat at Ibeto hotel, Abuja on Saturday. They group later joined the retreat after holding separate meeting at a different location.
The retreat began Friday evening with a cocktail party for the lawmakers.
The APC, Nigeria’s ruling party-in-waiting, has been enmeshed in high-wire politicking as the party struggles to agree on a formula for the election of new National Assembly leaders.
Leaders of the party have met severally to discuss and come up with a zoning arrangement for national assembly principal officers without success.

BODE GEORGE, WIFE BEHIND NDLEA’S RAID ON MY HOME – KASHAMU

Buruji Kashamu, senator-elect has accused a leader of his political party, Bode George, of instigating a raid on his residence in Lagos in an attempt to extradite him to the U.S.
Nearly two dozen operative of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, stormed Mr. Kashamu’s home Saturday. It was unclear if they sought to arrest Mr. Kashamu.
In a statement Saturday, the PDP leader said he had confirmed that the Nigerian government, through the Attorney General of the Federation, did not authorise the raid on his home.
He said his political rival, Mr. George, instigated his wife, who heads the anti-narcotic agency, to invade his home as part of a plot to extradite him.
The statement, signed by Mr. Kashamu’s media, Austin Oniyokor, said “this latest onslaught is a confirmation of the alleged plot to illegally abduct him in spite of the pending suit against this illegality”.
“The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency(NDLEA) this morning (Saturday,23rd May, 2015) at about 4:30am surrounded the Lekki Phase 1, Lagos residence of Prince Buruji Kashamu to allegedly effect his arrest following a purported extradition request from the US.

JEGA: OUR ACHIEVEMENTS PROVED DOOMSDAY PREDICTIONS WRONG

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, has said some predictions, especially by some international media organisations, suggesting that the outcome of the recently concluded 2015 general election may lead to the end of the country, have been proven to be false due to the free, fair, credible and peaceful conduct of the elections.
Before the elections, there were tensions everywhere with the fear of possible outbreak of violence, but the tension, anxiety and fear fizzled out after the elections.
The INEC chairman who spoke yesterday at the commission’s headquarters when he received a delegation led by the Ambassador of Mexico to Nigeria, Marco Antonio Garcia Blanco, said: “We are indeed very happy that our elections turned out successful and to have been recognised both nationally and internationally as free, fair, credible and also peaceful.
“Leading to the election, some impressions had been created, particularly in the international media as if this may be the end of our country. Thank God it was doomsday prediction which turned out to be false,” he said.

IN A SURPRISE U-TURN, S’COURT RE-LISTS CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT CASE FOR MONDAY

In a surprise U-turn, the Supreme Court on Friday rescheduled for Monday the hearing of the case arising from the face-off between the National Assembly and President Goodluck Jonathan on the legality of the Fourth Alteration Bill for the amendment of the constitution which the President refused to sign into law.

The Supreme Court had earlier adjourned the matter to June 19th when the current National Assembly would have ceased to exit.

But NASS, through its lawyer, Chief Adegboyega Awomolo, SAN applied to the Supreme Court to have the case re-listed for hearing before the expiration of the tenure of the current National Assembly.

A copy of the new hearing notice which was obtained by THISDAY reads: “Take notice that the above motion will be listed for hearing before the Supreme Court of Nigeria sitting at Abuja on Monday 25th day of May 2015.

“And further take notice that in accordance with Order 2 Rule 1(2) of the Supreme Court Rules 1985, as amended, this notice is deemed sufficiently served on you if it is left at your address for service or sent by registered post and since the date of service by post is material, section 26 of the Interpretation Act, 1c64 shall apply."