It would be nice if you could ask 234Next and saharareporters who carried the story the question, if you doubt it.

@labiyemmy:

Give us the names - noone wants to read made up articles

List the 120 names.

warrior01:

So, to you, any news carried by Sahara Reporters is authentic? you better wake up from your slumber. SR, is fast losing credibility especially since they started their campaign of calumny against Mr President with no proofs but hearsays.

Govt. Is Broke, No Money For 2011 Election

Author: Date: Sep 24th, 2010. | Category: News, Politics, Today's Headlines. | Follow comments: RSS 2.0. | You can leave a response below. |
Nigeria’s Federal Government is facing a serious cash squeeze that is hindering its capacity to deliver on a panoply of promises, including bankrolling a credible general election, P.M.NEWS can authoritatively disclose today.



With external debt cruising close to $30 billion and domestic debt above N2.5 trillion and 2010 deficit budget projected above N1.52 trillion, the nation is literally broke.

Presidency officials, used to the profligacy of the past years, are finding it difficult to come to terms with this scary reality, but the season of denial may soon be over.

P.M.NEWS learnt that the nearly bankrupt country is finding it difficult to provide the N87.5 billion required by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to conduct the 2011 elections.

So far, government has only been able to provide N18 billion of the entire money requested by the Prof. Attahiru Jega led INEC, despite President Goodluck Jonathan’s directive to the Federal Finance Ministry.

The unavailability of the rest of the money is the major reason that has made INEC to plead for more time to conduct a credible poll. It hitherto fixed January for the election but now wants the polls scheduled for between March and April. This request will entail the amendments of both the constitution and the electoral act.

To conduct the election, INEC needs a credible electoral register and believes the inherited register from the Maurice Iwu INEC was largely irredeemable, as borne out by the farce recorded, bye-poll after bye-poll.

INEC is expected to award the contracts for the supply of Direct Data Capture machines to vendor companies any time from now, more than 4 weeks after it shortlisted the companies to supply them.

“The problem INEC is facing, why it has been stalling signing the contracts, is that it is not sure when it will get the rest of the money,” said a very close source in the Federal Ministry of Finance.

monkeyleg:


Among aides of the president’s wife on the trip were

1 her steward, Benson Okpara;

2 her luggage officer, Geoffrey Obuofforibo and

3 her special assistant in charge of administration, Oroyemisi Ojewole.


In addition to the five security operatives that accompanied her husband on the journey,

Mrs Jonathan flew her own separate security team to New York.

4 There were her aide-de-cap, Jacob Tamunoibuomi;

5 her orderly, Abigail Jonah,

6 and Francis Ibiene, her chief security officer.

Although Mr Jonathan’s chief physician, F. Fiberesima, was on the trip,

7 Mrs Jonathan reportedly insisted on taking her own personal physician, Elizabeth Austin-Amadi, along with her.

8 Also on the president wife’s party were her director of protocol, Mfama Abam;

9 her principal protocol officer, Nuhu Kwache;

10 her special assistant, domestic matters, Martha Onwuzurumba;

11 her special assistant, media, Aliagan Zubair and

12 another media assistant, Ayobami Adewuyi.


Four friends of Mrs Jonathan also made the trip. They were

13Bola Shagaya,

14 Joyce Bozimo,

15 Pelebo Banigo and

16 Musa Ujah.

17 Helen Mark, wife of the President of the Senate;

18 Mariam Imoke, wife of Cross River State governor;

19 Fatima Shema, wife of the Katsina State governor;

20 Oluwakemi Alao-Akala , wife of the Oyo State governor and

21 Clara Chime, wife of the Enugu State chief executive, completed Mrs Jonathan’s party to New York.

Realm of absurdity

Mrs Mark also took two of her aides,
22 , 23 Ogwuiji Clement and Omeche Omudu, along.

24 The vice president’s wife, Amina Sambo, was accompanied on the journey by

25 her aide-de-camp, Abubakar Dauda;

26 her principal protocol officer, Zayyad Abdulsalam and

27 her personal assistant, Dabo Suleiman.

The Nigerian Constitution does not recognise the offices of First Lady at the federal and state levels.


http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/News/5623766-147/23_accompany_jonathans_wife__.csp

edoyad:

^ Why don't you add up the money that was used in keeping a brain dead man alive at all costs, his wife and their aides in Saudi ? Don't forget the money spent on publicity to tell us he was being visited by the pope and Sultan of Brunei on a regular basis.

samm:

What is happening? I see folks don't understand what kind change they really want. So this news is junk abi? The way your country is ran and your money is spent is junk abi?
No constructive rebuttal just a dismissal? I sorry for us o.

edoyad:

^ Why don't you add up the money that was used in keeping a brain dead man alive at all costs, his wife and their aides in Saudi ? Don't forget the money spent on publicity to tell us he was being visited by the pope and Sultan of Brunei on a regular basis.

monkeyleg:



My Post says 23 accompany Patience Jonathan, and the article lists the 23people, Yet you insist on me name 120 people. you have started distraction tactics.

Let me state it here, I have nothing against GJ, funny enough I like him as a person, but that wont stop me as a Nigerian first critisizing waste and undue excess, I would do the same to any othe candidate, so you guys should grow up. Nobody is a kid anymore, if we see wrong we must all be bold and brave enough to spell it out, even when we dont like it

monkeyleg:

@labiyemmy

My Post says 23 accompany Patience Jonathan, and the article lists the 23people, Yet you insist on me name 120 people. you have started distraction tactics.

Let me state it here, I have nothing against GJ, funny enough I like him as a person, but that wont stop me as a Nigerian first critisizing waste and undue excess, I would do the same to any othe candidate, so you guys should grow up. Nobody is a kid anymore, if we see wrong we must all be bold and brave enough to spell it out, even when we dont like it

na_so:

Your article says 23 and you listed 27, correct me if i am wrong or reconsile this difference.

@labiyemmy:

^^^^

Look - I am not blind at reading.

The article also quoted 120 people as going with the President- which means the 23 is from the 120 right?

So - list the name of the 120 people - or do you just beleive everything you read in this world?

If you beleive everything you read, then, you have a big problem.

oyb:

is that the best you can come up with?

you should be ashamed - if i had counted 15 instead of 23 you may have had some sort of avenue to open your mouth

@labiyemmy:

List the names.

Common knowledge or common lies?

List the names to let us know you are not just lieing as usual.

1 her steward, Benson Okpara;

2 her luggage officer, Geoffrey Obuofforibo and

3 her special assistant in charge of administration, Oroyemisi Ojewole.


In addition to the five security operatives that accompanied her husband on the journey,

Mrs Jonathan flew her own separate security team to New York.

4 There were her aide-de-cap, Jacob Tamunoibuomi;

5 her orderly, Abigail Jonah,

6 and Francis Ibiene, her chief security officer.

Although Mr Jonathan’s chief physician, F. Fiberesima, was on the trip,

7 Mrs Jonathan reportedly insisted on taking her own personal physician, Elizabeth Austin-Amadi, along with her.

8 Also on the president wife’s party were her director of protocol, Mfama Abam;

9 her principal protocol officer, Nuhu Kwache;

10 her special assistant, domestic matters, Martha Onwuzurumba;

11 her special assistant, media, Aliagan Zubair and

12 another media assistant, Ayobami Adewuyi.


Four friends of Mrs Jonathan also made the trip. They were

13Bola Shagaya,

14 Joyce Bozimo,

15 Pelebo Banigo and

16 Musa Ujah.

17 Helen Mark, wife of the President of the Senate;

18 Mariam Imoke, wife of Cross River State governor;

19 Fatima Shema, wife of the Katsina State governor;

20 Oluwakemi Alao-Akala Lips sealed Lips sealed Lips sealed, wife of the Oyo State governor and

21 Clara Chime, wife of the Enugu State chief executive, completed Mrs Jonathan’s party to New York.

Realm of absurdity

Mrs Mark also took two of her aides,
22 , 23 Ogwuiji Clement and Omeche Omudu, along.

24  The vice president’s wife, Amina Sambo, was accompanied on the journey by

25 her aide-de-camp, Abubakar Dauda;

26 her principal protocol officer, Zayyad Abdulsalam and

27 her personal assistant, Dabo Suleiman.

The Nigerian Constitution does not recognise the offices of First Lady at the federal and state levels.