Jonathan appoints Kifasi new Head of Service... As Goni Aji retires

Kifasi

President Goodluck Jonathan has appointed Mr Danladi Irmiya Kifasi as the new Head of Service of the Federation as Mallam Bukar Goni Aji retires.

This is contained in a tweet posted by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati.

Osun election: Why Jonathan congratulated Aregbesola

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President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday congratulated Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun  State on his victory in Saturday’s governorship election in the state.
In a statement by the Presidential spokesman, Dr. Reuben Abati, which was sent to SHOWBIZPLUSng, Jonathan commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and national security agencies for ensuring that the elections were free, fair, credible and peaceful in keeping with the avowed commitment of his Administration.
The President in the statement, also lauded the people of Osun State who, he said, “came out en masse yesterday in all the local government areas of the state to peacefully and freely exercise their democratic right, trusting in his assurance that all necessary measures would be taken to ensure their safety and the sanctity of their votes.”

Era of politicians manipulating results of elections in Nigeria are over - Jonathan

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President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan declared on Monday in Washington DC that the days when a few politicians, acting in concert with their hirelings and thugs, can hijack voters cards and other electoral materials, and manipulate the outcome of elections to their personal advantage are gone forever in Nigeria.

According to a press statement signed and sent to DAYLIGHTNG by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati, Jonathan, while speaking at a meeting with Nigerian professionals in the United States, said that he remained fully committed to keeping the promise he made in 2011 that he will do everything possible to ensure that the elections in Nigeria become very free, fair and credible.

N100m presidential gift: More Chibok parents cry out, say our leaders cheated us

 

Jonathan with some of the Chibok parents

More messy revelations are coming out following the N100 million cash gift allegedly given to parents of abducted Chibok girls when they met President Goodluck Jonathan on July 22 at the Presidential Villa, this SHOWBIZPLUSng can authoritatively report.

They have reportedly cried out that they have been cheated by their community leaders in the sharing formula. The Presidency allegedly handed over the money to leaders of the Chibok community in Abuja for onward presentation to parents of the abducted schoolgirls.

No tenure elongation for MD Abubakar as Jonathan settles for Suleiman Abba

Abba

Indications emerged, yesterday, in Abuja, that President Goodluck Jonathan and the Police council made up of the 36 state governors and the Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Mike Mbama Okiro (IGP, rtd) have settled for the Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 7, Mr. Suleiman Abba as the next Inspector General of Police when incumbent, Mohammed Dahiru Abubakar retires tomorrow after attaining the mandatory 35 years in service.

It was gathered that the authority settled for AIG Abba following convincing arguments that the leadership of the nation’s security forces will be concentrated in a particular zone of the country should the new IG be appointed from the list of names earlier submitted to the President.

Finally, Jonathan meets Chibok girls parents, says FG doing everything possible to rescue them

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President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan today, Tuesday July 22, in Abuja finally met and reassured the Chibok community that his Administration is doing everything humanly possible to rescue the over 200 girls abducted from a college there in April and return them safely to their parents.

A statement sent to SHOWBIZPLUSng by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati, stated that Jonathan while speaking at a meeting in the Presidential Villa with parents of the abducted girls, some of the girls who escaped from their abductors and leaders of the community, appealed for their patience, understanding and cooperation.

First female speaker elected in Ebonyi State

Nwaobasi

The Ebonyi State House of Assembly on Monday morning elected its first female Speaker in the person of Hon. Helen Nwaobasi (Abakaliki South State Constituency), following the impeachment of the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Chukwuma Nwazunku.

The member Representing Ezza South State Constituency, Hon. Chris Usulor moved the motion for the impeachment of Nwazunku while the Minority Leader and member Representing Ezza North West State Constituency, Hon. Enyi Enyi seconded the motion.

The former speaker was impeached by 18 out of 24 members for alleged gross misconduct, incompetence and corruption.