Say What? We Are Too Broke To Fight Corruption – EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday cried out in Abuja that it urgently needs capital injection from the government before its operations are crippled, completely.

Things are so tight for the EFCC that the Secretary of the Board had to open up. He said: "If we can pay salary this month, that is all. That is the position under which we operate."

EFCC Board Secretary, Emmanuel Aremo, said this at the public hearing on the Bill seeking to establish the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Agency (NFIA). Aremo added that EFCC had been cash-strapped to the extent that it had less than N2 million in its account.

If an important agency like EFCC is not given the funds needed to operate, how can they fight corruption? 

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God Used Obasanjo To Make Jonathan President, By His Grace He Will Also Use Him To Remove Him - FFK

You have read the former president's letter to the current one. You have also read what one of his aides, Reuben Abati said. Now read what Uncle Fani Kayode has to say.

“OBJ has finally closed GEJ’s chapter with his letter. Jonathan is finished- mark my words. Abati should shut up and let his boss speak for himself on this one. The Ebora Owu has spoken and the issues that he has raised are too serious to be ignored or to be responded to with amateurish and cheeky insults and slurs from a mere staff of the Presidency. The President should find the courage to personally answer the charges and address the message rather than get his aides to attack the messenger. As Baba said, Jonathan is “bleeding Nigeria to death”. It is time for change.

God used Obasanjo to put Jonathan in power and, by His grace, He will use that same Obasanjo to remove him.”

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Call Off Your Strike, Jonathan Begs ASUU Again

President Goodluck Jonathan has once again called on the members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities to call of their lingering strike.

Jonathan, who was represented by the Coordinating Minister of Education, Mr. Nyesom Wike, at the 29th convocation of the University of Ilorin on Wednesday, said the Federal Government would systematically continue to address challenges of the university system.

According to him, the Federal Government has increased the budget of education from N234.8bn in 2010 to N426.5bn in 2013.

He added that the FG in 2013 allocated N55.74bn to the university sub-sector alone.

Jonathan also said FG had released N130bn to universities for infrastructural development and payment of earned allowances to staff of universities.

He added that the government was seriously working on the best ways to ensure the implementation of the Report of the Needs Assessment Committee for Universities.

“I wish to once again call on ASUU to allow reason to prevail by immediately calling off their ongoing strike action in the interest of the nation and our children while government systematically continues to address the myriads of challenges facing our university system.

“I call on the university teachers to work with the government to make our universities centres of excellence,” Jonathan said

Presidential Media Chat: Pres. Jonathan Insists On Not Declaring For Re-election

In the ongoing presidential media chat on the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), the president again decided not to declare his ambitions for 2015.

In his words, he said any individual who wants to contest should go ahead and prepare rather than wait for his declaration. He also advocated for a single 7-year term tenure which he says will enable the president to carry out his duties effectively.

He also denied sacking the nine ministers for political reasons and attributed it to just wanting to strengthen and reinvigorate his team of 'strikers'.

More details to follow later.