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See President Buhari's Corruption-fighting Weapon by MrFlavvor(m): 11:35am On Jun 16, 2015 |
When Nigerians made history on March 28 presidential election by voting out an incumbent president- former president Goodluck Jonathan and opted for the emergence of President Muhammadu Buhari, a lot of reasons were adduced to it. But the obvious and propelling one was the fact that, Mr. President has a personal hatred for corruption, which has been on the increase in the past six years. President Buhari to fight graft, Gbajabiamila’s group gives conditions to House of Reps Speaker, Dogara, Kwankwaso’s reaction to National Assembly crisis and NERC revoking licenses of non-performing electricity firms features on the front pages of the national dailies for Tuesday, June 16, 2015. According to VANGUARD, a close associate of President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, June 15, disclosed that Mr. President will use five proposed laws to fight corruption in the country. The source, who didn’t want to be named said a committee of law legends, led by the vice- president, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo identified five bills among the 46 bills hurriedly passed by the 7th National Assembly at the point of its exit, and forwarded it to the President for further scrutiny. The bills are; the Office of the Financial Ombudsman Bill 2015, National Convicts and Criminal Records Bill 2015, Electronics Transactions Bill 2015, Whistle Blower Protection Bill 2015 and the Nigerian International Financial Centre Bill 2015. When Mallam Garba Shehu, the senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity was contacted, he confirmed that the presidency was interested in the five bills. He said Mr. President has requested legal advice on the proposed law. Speaking also on the increased corruption in the country, a former president of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Olisa Agbakoba, who also map out ways the president could tackle corruption, said he (Buhari) must first have the political will to do so. Vanguard newspaper Meanwhile, a fresh battle between the Speaker, House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara and former Minority Leader, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has commenced in the green chambers of the National Assembly. DAILY SUN reports that the two sides are now locked in a new war over chairmanships of committees, appointment of principal officers and headship of the Committee on Public Accounts (PAC). A source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Gbajabiamila’s group gave conditions for accepting to work with the new leadership of the House. The source said the opposing group demanded that half of the committee chairman should be ceded to them. He said the former minority leader wants to be the one to appoint three out of the four principal officers, adding that Gbajabiamila also requested to be given the opportunity to name a Peoples Democratic Party lawmaker from Delta state to chair the PAC. The source revealed that APC National Chairman, chief John Odigie-Oyegun, is okay with all the demands made by Gbajabiamila and is requesting Dogara to concede. www.naij.com/462388-president-buhari-unveils-weapon-to-fight-corruption.html
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Re: See President Buhari's Corruption-fighting Weapon by Sandydayz(f): 11:38am On Jun 16, 2015 |
Time will tell... |
Re: See President Buhari's Corruption-fighting Weapon by Goodyshoes(m): 11:40am On Jun 16, 2015 |
Sandydayz:Beat me to it. Meanwhile, you're right. Time will tell |
Re: See President Buhari's Corruption-fighting Weapon by ItsMeAboki(m): 11:47am On Jun 16, 2015 |
Very good, carry go my Presido; like the whistleblower protection one - has real potential. Hopefully soon it will be difficult for some greedy lot to be sharing our commonwealth among themselves. |
Re: See President Buhari's Corruption-fighting Weapon by Sandydayz(f): 11:49am On Jun 16, 2015 |
Goodyshoes: |
Re: See President Buhari's Corruption-fighting Weapon by Goodyshoes(m): 11:50am On Jun 16, 2015 |
Sandydayz:Lol |
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