benardtotti:
That's a very bold move and it makes a lot of sense.

please remind our president of unemployment benefits for the unemployed Nigerians.

otokx:
Bravo, Mr President, keep up the good work.

You mean "keep up the good wa*k"?

Atlantian:
You dont even need Ministers, just control everything by yourself, Mr. Democratic Dictator.

But he has not being doing it alone since nah!

He has heads of the Federal Ministries assisting him since, why do people fail to realize this?
I think the issue is people are actually wired to the sound ministers, what if an alternative
cabinet set-up can help Nigerians reach close to optimal goal requested by the average
Nigerians.
Pls let us shun sentiments and support him, he is not failing at all (at least with this pace).

onatisi:
Tales by moonlight. Simply appoint the ministers first then stop them from awarding contracts,then ppl will know u are serious and know what u are talking about. All these talk of I will do this and that and no action is beginning to look like a melodrama .

If you have a proper understanding of English language and can read properly your comment won't take this dimension . I will reply you when I believe you have been able to get an understanding of any material you read

lolaxavier:
As part of the ongoing reform of several strata of the Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that ministers won’t be having the luxury of awarding contracts or getting corrupt in how contracts are awarded.

Speaking with journalists in Washington DC during his four-day visit to the United States, Buhari said ministers would no longer have power to award contracts.

In his words, ‘I have already acted to remove political control over awarding of contracts away from ministers, who use them to get political favours and kickbacks,’

In furtherance, the president disclosed that the introduction of a new system of plea bargaining to encourage looters of the government money and oil thieves to return the people’s stolen commonwealth. »

‘I will introduce a new system of plea bargain, that will allow those who have stolen assets and funds to return them – but if they do not take that opportunity we will pursue them through the courts.’

Noting that corruption is one of the top issues facing Nigeria, Buhari disclosed further that his government is taking several steps to end the menace.

‘Corruption is one of the top three issues facing Nigeria, along with insecurity and unemployment. We must act to kill corruption or corruption will kill Nigeria. I am determined to lead that fight.

‘My government is already taking several steps to cut out the cancer of corruption that has been eating away at the state for so long.

‘We are reorganizing the existing plethora of anti-corruption bodies into single powerful agency that will have the focus, power and budget to clamp down on corruption at the federal and state levels,’ the president told journalists.

http://pulse.ng/politics/buhari-president-says-ministers-wont-award-contracts-again-id4010267.html

SAI BABA...STOP DEM THIEVES...

Who will award the contract then? Machines?

Atlantian:
You dont even need Ministers, just control everything by yourself, Mr. Democratic Dictator.

u know the bitter apsect of this?............his comments are read and criticised or applauded world wide.His instructions are obeyed as he is the c in c

Who are u again?............dictator or not u are answerable to him whether u like it or not.so either u shut up, watch and learn or simply be a man and prepare to lead even your village.

warm regards,darling

[qWe are reorganizing the existing [b][/b]plethora of anti-corruption bodies into single powerful agency that will have the focus, power and budget to clamp down on corruption at the federal and state levels,’ the president told journalists.[/i]

http://pulse.ng/politics/buhari-president-says-ministers-wont-award-contracts-again-id4010267.html[/quote]
Did hé really say that?

Well Well Well !!! This is an interesting initiative. I guess the plan is to curb corruption by centralizing powers to issue contracts. the truth is that right from the Obasanjo administration, contracts above a certain ceiling can only be approved by the Federal Executive Council.

What does this new rule mean? Does it mean even contracts to supply toilet roll for N250,000 per month must come to the President? Unless he has some automatic software for remote approval, this would be a recipe for disaster.

Budget implementation has typically hovered between 60-70%, under the previous method. Under this one, we may well see it hit the 25-30% mark.

Will be interesting to see how this works.------- If Femi Adesina the denial master does not deny it first!!!

UncleJudax:

Bruh, be creative. This wailing phrase has been dreadfully brutalised.#hackneyed

The more you guys use it, the more meaningless it gets, and you ironically appear to be the wailers.

Be constructive, and stop throwing a tantrum.

same thing I was abt to say to them.....what's with this PDP paid agents let's concentrate on what's happning on ground dan attack each other

Snipes009:
Shut up, wailing wailer.....

One word; empty!

MrCounselor:

But he has not being doing it alone since nah!

He has heads of the Federal Ministries assisting him since, why do people fail to realize this?
I think the issue is people are actually wired to the sound ministers, what if an alternative
cabinet set-up can help Nigerians reach close to optimal goal requested by the average
Nigerians.
Pls let us shun sentiments and support him, he is not failing at all (at least with this pace).

Think with your head, not with your anus. Every Democracy in this planet have Ministers. The pedigree and credentials of your Ministers is what sends a signal to the world about your policy statement and forecasting. No one will do business with you as a country because you are using career civil servants and head of ministries. Buhari has NEVER worked with people. He was a military dictator, now as a converted democrat, it is alien to his nature to work with people, so he becomes Democratic Dictator. Even when he appoints Ministers he will muscle them to be like servants to him.

How can a secondary school drop out ever think he can gain Foreign Direct Investment with his common-sense approach to macro-economic dynamics ?

Buhari is a popular mor0n for running the country on autopilot, we do not know our direction.

I do not agree that looters should return their loot and go free.

What will serve as deterrent to intending looters? After returning the loot, they should go to jail. Maybe you can give them less sentence.

If returning the loot is the only punishment, then I will try my luck. Who knows? I may not be caught.

Sweetguy25:
If ministers don't award contracts, who does? Does Buhari intend to sign all federal contracts by himself or what? Is he this stupid?

You might be the stupid one without knowing . Those ministers that award contract to themselves in the names of their children and relations . In a case where the award to an outsider they see 30 or 40% after the job which leaves the contractor with very little to run the project that's where you see a road having potholes before its being commissioned . The Delta state Airport in Asaba was awarded to a man by the state government in am agreement that he's going to build a befitting hospital for him as appreciation after the contract , but the man built the hospital and didn't hand it over to the governor and it sparked trouble between them . So many instances like this are everywhere .

lolaxavier:
Wailing wailers/The mumu above me/Tanoids be like 'Buhari wants to profit from awarding contract by doing it himself'. If you are one of those with thoughts like that, always remember that thunder will continue to fire you left, right and centre.

Pls use dis pix for them...Wailing Wailers!

Baba baba please decentralise the power of ministers and Abuja over projects.please baba save the local contractors.TETFUND IS CORRUPT.

Althou am not a fan of Buhari, but with this his desire to bring change and tranformation by fightin corruption for once in Nigeria. I will say SAI-BABA. All he needs is our prayers, support, and positive advice. Nigeria Go Better!

lolaxavier:
Wailing wailers/The mumu above me/Tanoids be like 'Buhari wants to profit from awarding contract by doing it himself'. If you are one of those with thoughts like that, always remember that thunder will continue to fire you left, right and centre.

Oya Broda mi I dey feel got ya back oo..Abeg give them tanoids anoda elastic bombs for me...They are worst element God ever created on earth..Wolrs and Naija spoilers...God bless u bro..

SergeAlain:
Well Well Well !!! This is an interesting initiative. I guess the plan is to curb corruption by centralizing powers to issue contracts. the truth is that right from the Obasanjo administration, contracts above a certain ceiling can only be approved by the Federal Executive Council.

What does this new rule mean? Does it mean even contracts to supply toilet roll for N250,000 per month must come to the President? Unless he has some automatic software for remote approval, this would be a recipe for disaster.

Budget implementation has typically hovered between 60-70%, under the previous method. Under this one, we may well see it hit the 25-30% mark.

Will be interesting to see how this works.------- If Femi Adesina the denial master does not deny it first!!!

Spot on! Let's be on the lookout for the framework.

UncleJudax:

Bruh, be creative. This wailing phrase has been dreadfully brutalised.#hackneyed

The more you guys use it, the more meaningless it gets, and you ironically appear to be the wailers.

Be constructive, and stop throwing a tantrum.

Get a life n stop wailing.... wailer

Uncletony:


Frustration must be killing u !..goaat !!

You can say that to your clans...i see that this is really paining and biting haters.

You still wailing...

UncleJudax:

One word; empty!

arabianights:


u know the bitter apsect of this?............his comments are read and criticised or applauded world wide.His instructions are obeyed as he is the c in c

Who are u again?............dictator or not u are answerable to him whether u like it or not.so either u shut up, watch and learn or simply be a man and prepare to lead even your village.

warm regards,darling

You are more than silly. I am better educated, more cerebral, and wiser than 20 Buharis put together. I am only here to help champion the cause of the WAILING WAILERS. If we do not shout, this idi0t that calls himself President will mess up the country. We owe ourselves the responsibility of stopping this mess by a secondary school drop out with the accent of a desert nomad. Now we have permanent queues at the filling stations. Boko Haram kills per second. And one id0t wasted an opportunity we had to bring Foreign Direct Investment by showcasing Oshomole's imported trophy, Amaechi's Harry Potter dressing. Rochas with stomach of a frog and a useless towel on his neck. Yet the billionaire Employers of labour were not invited. No Economic team. No policy directions. No Ministers. Buhari is the most useless human being ever created by nature.

Each state MINISTRY on federal level should made to be independent of d Abuja connection.case of former minister of aviation Stella odua awarded a contract to her firm in FED poly oko and the rector kept mum IF RECTORS AND V.C ARE ELECTED ON MERIT PLS WHY DO THEY BEND TO ABUJA FORCES.BABA BREAK THEM SCATTER THEM.

Fourwinds:
call him whatever name. I like his approach. Sai Baba

A slave don't ve option than to like and support his illitrate abokis master

onatisi:
then he should stop talking about what he wants to do in 70days time and focus on what he is supposed to do within the next 7days and august . Nigerians are just simply fed up of all these plenty talking

I'm not fed up i know what he is up to which is a positive motive.

horlanray:
Say baba!!! Who says Buhari is nt working.. Baba go slow according to baba himself, roaring in d hearing of baba..arms I compatriot n support baba.
long live Nigeria,
Long live Baba.

Support is all a slave ve to do

Fellow Nigerians, now i believe PMB earnestly want to cure Nigeria from the corruption label it has been bearing globally. Pray he lives to execute his corruption fight.

So d dullard will be d only one to award contracts in Nigeria. So ur d only saint in Nigeria, every other Nigerian is corrupt.

As time goes by, the end of Nigeria comes closer n closer.

Dictator.

benardtotti:
That's a very bold move and it makes a lot of sense.

only on the pages of news papers and webpages. ..that man is a subtle dictator.

Sincere9gerian:
Another cosmetic "change" by the masturbators. But no be human being go finally award the contracts? Abi na robots or computer go do am? Masturbatic "change"

a minister has little or nothing to lose but a permanent secretary in any ministry has a lot to lose if found wanting. So if d bounden of signing contacts rest on d permanent secretary and he or she is involved in corruption. He or she will be sacked, lose his or her benefits for a career built for 30-35 years, face corruption charges and consequencely jailed. So u can see there is wisdom in what d government wants to do

benardtotti:
That's a very bold move and it makes a lot of sense.

It seems you are a slowpoke. How can 1 person dictate for 160 million people,is he the only saint in Nigeria. this is a sign of dictatorship, that how Fidel Castro, gadaffi, Saddam Hussein, the north Korean president all started. This man is really a Daura President