CCT vs Saraki Trial Asiwaju Bola Tinubu React

CCT vs Saraki Trial Asiwaju Bola Tinubu React

      Reacting to the ongoing trial of the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki by the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu yesterday said the present administration cannot overlook certain things in its fight against corruption.

Meantime, Tinubu has called on Nigerians to often put God and the nation first in their daily activities, saying “What is missing in Nigeria is lack of patriotism, dedication to God and to our people.

Tinubu, speaking after activities for the Eid-il-Kabir celebration at Dodan Barracks, praying ground, said that the ongoing anti-corruption war embarked upon by President Muhammadu Buhari will further strengthen the country’s institutions and fast track development.

        This came 48 hours after Saraki appeared before the CCT in Abuja on September 22nd, 2015, claiming that he was not guilty of the charges leveled against him by the tribunal.  According to him, “It is part of nation’s development. We cannot overlook a lot of things. And we cannot personalise a lot of things as if it was vendetta. We have to endure and be patient as we look for justice, equity and a balanced society.”

He stated that to achieve a just and balanced society, the various institutions in the country must be strengthened, adding “If we do not strengthen these institutions, how can they work for the development of the nation? If we fail and result to blackmail, how can the nation reverse the decadence that is perceived in our society?”

Tinubu lamented that citizens often denigrate public officer as one who mismanage public funds allocated to his office.

         The APC leader said: “Government officials are no longer believed by the citizens. When one has a public responsibility, the citizens look at it as if the source of wealth to steal and mismanage public funds and do things not included in the democratic norms and values.

‘We have to live by example and by our words. We can be talking about it alone. We have to work it without any iota of blackmail.”

         The former governor recalled how he went through such trial and was later discharged and acquainted, saying; “It is not what I haven’t personally experienced.”

His words: “I have been through it. The second week I left office, I was invited by Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC. I went there and answered their questions. Later, I took them to court and I won. Some years back, after they discovered that my asset declaration had some questions, they claim. It is only then I accused the government of being selective.”

He noted that the country had surmounted some challenges but to avoid a repeat of such, Nigerians must put the nation first and do the right thing.

        Tinubu said: “Yearly, we talk about sacrificecharged me to the tribunal. I went and challenged them to show proof. I was later discharged and acquainted because there was no evidence to prove their s and perseverance of people. If we want people to persevere, from the top to the bottom, we have to demonstrate as leaders that we are very serious about nation building too.

“Our leaders should look compassionately at the suffering masses and create the demand locally and diversify our economy. Go through it at once and have a nation that we will all be proud of. Develop citizenship that will be blind to tribe or ethnicity but believe in character.

“It is worrisome that when we meet ourselves outside the country, we embrace one another but immediately we arrive in this country, we revert to ethnicity, tribalism and others.

The APC Victory: Dr Emem Wills an Advocate of Change in Nigeria --by Brendan Iseh

THE APC VICTORY: Dr. Emem Wills an Advocate of Change in  Nigeria

BY BRENDAN ISEH

It remain a thing of joy for greater number of Nigerians on the Victory of All Progressive Congress (APC), in the just concluded state and national polls that brought the enthronement of APC members as state Governors, parliamentarians, and the emergence of his Excellency Mohamadu Buhari as the President and Commander in Chief of the arm forces. The wide spread happiness is not only regionally observed, but internationally celebrated occasioned by mass expression of passion for nationality and multiple symbol of a clearly defined national honour. These also occupied every section of our public discourse across the Northern and Southern part of the country, even the internally displace person(s) within their discomfort zone also demonstrated their feelings of patriotism.

To highlight the insight on the climax of the euphoria was a circumstance that this narration may soon lead us into a lengthy script or dilemma due to conflicting expression of joy in the phenomena. It appears so sudden situation that precipitate strange behaviours but on their faces it was apparent that their soul was overwhelm by joy. In the height of the euphoria a minute pass the victory declaration by various state electoral commissioners and INEC Chairman Prof. Atahiru Jerga. This instantly provided a new mode in our public environ. Public jubilation was a common symbol, and a louder uproar came to change the normal interactive pattern. The expression of joy came in different ways by different people. The faces of our citizen in diaspora were seen in television channel shrouded by smiles after many years in exile. Many break into long awaiting smiles, for a rare hope, the hope of a better life, or may be the hope for a good government, the hope for twilight after many years in darkness by corruption and impunity. Most citizens preferred street jubilation while some roll out their dancing drums singing ooo change in One Nigeria, Change for so long a time. Some showed their happiness by drinking and eating their delicious meal while many worshippers bow their heads in fasting and prayer. Earnestly, it was all over jamboree that this article may not content it detail. Thus, various sacrifices exercise by citizens in the circumstances may be best described as different stroke for different folks.    

In Eket, an oil community is not an exception, as the former state commissioner Dr. Emem Wills stole a show in what is describe as extraordinary political reception amidst media chat with media practitioners. Apart from it that, he is a circular politician and a registered member of All Progressive Congress (APC), he is also a progenitor of various progressive groups in oil politics, not because he hails from Eket the oil rich community. Eket is one of the largest oil rich metropolitan cities situated in North south senatorial district of Akwa Ibom State where the Exxon Mobil joint venture producing Nigeria unlimited is located. The Eket born medical specialist cum administrator had his primary education in Saint Francis Primary School Ikot Afaha Oku. Also attended Saint Gregory Catholic Secondary School both in Eket and University of Calabar where he graduated in Medicine and surgery. He is a former commissioner ministry of special duties and later ministry of commerce and industry trade investment Akwa Ibom State.

Before his appointment as a state commissioner, he was discovered by the State Action Committee for AID/HIV (SACA), where he was appointed chairman of mobilization and specialist committee, a position he served with accountability.

         In the course of changing Nigeria his dauntless effort to join his Excellency, Obong Umana Okon Umana, the senatorial candidates, Elders and teaming supporters of APC to restructure and strengthen the party in Akwa Ibom State is ever crystals in the eyes of the party chieftains, which non may also express doubt on his effective representation in any capacity.

To attest to his intellectual prowess, as a commissioner in the ministry of commerce and industry trade and investment, he introduced an extraordinary policy framework which made the executive members of Akwa Ibom State chambers of commerce and industry one of the government decision making bodies. The decision making model coupled with his constant public media interaction evoke the most popular trade fair that increase the state revenue generation by 10% and fast-track the increase in the migrant traders and investors by 30% both in production capacity and sales of produce. These also enable total progression in the marginal production by small and medium scale entrepreneurs (SME^S) like bakery owners, tissue paper producers, hotels etc where direct beneficiaries of the public policy model.

           As a politician, he is described as a team player who believes greatly in policy reform in changing the society for the betterment of his people. Among his political thought is how to abate conflict in administration such as the problem of administrative handling which bothered on topics as consociation, ethnicity, Affirmative action whose resultant effect is the corruption and impunity in today Nigeria.

         Dr. Emem Wills intellectual prowess and his undaunted personality, is designated for possible solution of inevitable change at any capacity to his attestable, immeasurable efficiency and effective representation. He is a proponent of progressive ideology and an advocate of change in Nigeria.          

 

 

Udom Application suffers setback in Tribunal

Mr Udom Emmanuel the governor of Akwa Ibom State whom many believe won the April 11 governorship election through high level rigging is now seriously worried of what will become his fate at  the electoral tribunal seating in Abuja. MediaLink gathered that Mr Udom is in the state of confusion after his applications of relocation of tribunal to Uyo was ignored by the tribunal yesterday in Abuja, a source close to Mr Udom Emmanuel inform MediaLink that governor was weeping after the rolling in government house. According to the source who made it known that the cry attracted more sympathize among whom were Otuekong Idonesit Nkanga, Obong Pual Ekpo, Effiong Bob and others.

The tribunal yesterday grantede applications of the APC candidate in the said April 11 election by extending days for the APC to inspect electoral material under the custody INEC. The tribunal also ordered that all election material be move from INEC office in Uyo to Abuja not later than ten days.