War of words in Senate over confirmation of Bode George’s wife as NPC board member

Written by Ayodele Adesanmi, Abuja
Thursday, 17 November 2011

It was a robust debate at the  Senate, on Wednesday,  before  the confirmation of Mrs Roli Bode-George as a member of the National Population Commission (NPC) following her nomination by President Goodluck Jonathan.
Her confirmation also led to war of words between members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) as they engaged in  survival arguments.
The arguments started immediately after Senator Maina Lawan, chairman of the Committee on National Identity Card and National Population  announced  that  the committee received a petition from  three senators from Lagos State kicking against her nomination.
All the three senators representing Lagos State rejected her nomination on the grounds of incompetence and that she is not an indigene of the state.
Lawan said that in the petition, the senators said the nominee was not from Lagos State and attached a letter written by the governor of Lagos State to President Goodluck Jonathan  asking him to nominate someone else.
But the committee, while presenting its report, disclosed that after a careful consideration, it concluded that the nominee was from Lagos State based on her marriage to someone from Lagos State.

http://www.tribune.com.ng/index.php/news/31397--war-of-words-in-senate-over-confirmation-of-bode-georges-wife-as-npc-board-member

A wife of a convicted criminal and one with such a high profile is not just tainted by her husband but in this matter is a knowing participant and criminal beneficiary.

But then integrity, honesty and righteousness are not requirements of our politics.

SHAME upon SHAME I TIRE

As each day goes by, Jonathan proves more and more that he is a Presient without a mind if his own. Without a doubt, nominating Bode George's wife is not his own idea. It's some other people or group's idea and somehow they have been able to make Jonathan carry out their wishes.

Makes you wonder, does the man care nothing about his already battered image and reputation?

Nigeria is in trouble with this Jonathan at the driver's seat, steering the wheel of the nation.

^^^ Spot on.

amstamon:

As each day goes by, Jonathan proves more and more that he is a Presient without a mind if his own. Without a doubt, nominating Bode George's wife is not his own idea. It's some other people or group's idea and somehow they have been able to make Jonathan carry out their wishes.

Makes you wonder, does the man care nothing about his already battered image and reputation?

Nigeria is in trouble with this Jonathan at the driver's seat, steering the wheel of the nation.

Why are you trying to hold brief for GEJ. If it's not GEJ's idea, then whose idea is it? Afterall Patience was at Bode George's house to welcome him home from prison. Patience was surely there to represent her husband na, !