Wife Of The Nigerian President Mrs Patience Jonathan Speaks On Her Appointment As The Permanent Secretary

 
Patience, wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, says she will not be relocating to Bayelsa state to perform the duties of a permanent secretary, in line with her new appointment. 

Mrs. Jonathan was on Wednesday appointed a Permanent Secretary in the Bayelsa state civil service by the state Governor, Seriake Dickson.  She was appointed alongside 17 other senior civil servants in the state.

But unlike the others, she will hold her office in absentia, Mrs Jonathan told PREMIUM TIMES through her spokesperson, Ayo Osinlu.

"She is on leave of absence," Mr. Osinlu said. "She is not going to function in the office of the permanent secretary in Bayelsa state."

Ms. Jonathan however, is apparently delighted at the appointment as her spokesman argued that she had no cause to publicly accept or decline the appointment.

"It is a civil service position," Mr Osinlu said. 

"She is a staff of the Bayelsa state civil service."

Ms. Jonathan will also not collect any perk for the office, Mr. Osinlu said. 

"It will be illegal for her to draw salary from the office," he said.

The president's wife, who left the Bayelsa state civil service 13 years ago after her husband became the deputy governor of the state, was elevated to the position, usually reserved for senior civil servants. 

Governor Seriake Dickson said he made the appointment in line with the constitutional powers conferred on his office. 

On behalf of Ms. Jonathan, Mr. Osinlu argued that the appointment is a routine civil service career promotion, as opposed to insinuations that it is a political appointment by the governor to curry favour from the president's wife, whom many believe was influential in the governors climb to his office.

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Edo State Governorship Election, Result from Various Sources So Far

Edo governorship results coming in so far
The dinasour failed to deliver : CHIEF ANTHONY ANENIH’s WARD RESULT: Uromi East Ward 2: ACN-3,480 PDP-1,004.

Etsako central Fugar ward 2
unit 7 PDP 169, ACN 129
Unit 8 PDP 87, ACN 141
Unit 2 PDP 96, ACN 133. This is ward of the formal Chief of staff to GEJ
From Ovia N/E ward 1 unit 3
ACN:256
PDP:62
ANPP:5
CPC:3

Ward 7,unit 7 Esan. Central. Acn 62, Pdp 43
Isiukhukhu unit in Adolor ward 3, in ovia north east LGA, ACN: 122, PDP 17
In Ayua (EWLG)


Ward 9 ACN:767 PDP 15,
Unit 13 :ACN 494, PDP:51
Ward4, unit 03 ICE RD etsako west, A.C.N 337, PDP 43,
Oredo ward4 unit 6 to 11 ACN 816 pDP 61.. ACN
Idia college AcN 7288. PDP 256
Igbirra Camp in Auchi CPC 3, ANPP 2, PDP 31, ACN 255.
Ward 3, owan east:
unit acn pdp
1. 158 54
2. 148 60
3. 120 78
4. 52 87
5. 127 65
6. 55 46
7. 100 48
8. 103 59
9. 68 77
10. 86 73
11. 101 57
Auchi Unit 5. PDP 18 and ACN 174 WARD 3
Unit 4 accredited voters 109 vote 103 invalid 1 CPC 1 PDP 9 ACN 94 Auchi Poly HOSTEL ward 3
Ward 3, owan east:
unit acn pdp
1. 158 54
2. 148 60
3. 120 78
4. 52 87
5. 127 65
6. 55 46
7. 100 48
8. 103 59
9. 68 77
10. 86 73
11. 101 57. Igueben Ward 9 unit 3 A.C.N 256. PDP:100. Oredo WARD 1,UNIT 11,OBA AKENZUA COMPLEX: ACN. 176 ,PDP.29
ELECTION RESULT! CONFIRMED
OREDO WARD 5:AT I.C.E
UNIT 1
ACN189,PDP23,ANPP22
UNIT 2
ACN244,PDP11,ANPP3
UNIT3
ACN107,PDP7,ANPP 0
OREDO WARD 5 CONTINUES;VOTING IN B.H.S
UNIT 22
ACN127,PDP 9
UNIT 23
ACN233,PDP10
UNIT 24
ACN228,PDP21
IKPOBA OKHA
WARD 5 CONTINUES:VOTING AT IHOGBE COLLEGE.
UNIT 6
ACN105,PDP 14
UNIT 7
ACN230,PDP 14
UNIT 8
ACN 239,PDP15
IKPOBA OKHA,WARD 5
UNIT 19
ACN 411,PDP 123
STAYED TUNED FOR MORE-PRINCE NOSA IKPONMWOSA
ACN wins at Iguoshodin nigbemaba unit in Ovia North East LGA: ACN 232, PDP 5,
ANPP 0
4 45pm : ACN wins at Unit 35 Ward 2, Uroma Primary Sch. GRA Oredo LGA: ACN 216,
ANPP 2, PDP 18
4: 31pm: 3 police officers, INEC official feared dead as boat capsizes
4:30pm: ACN wins at Unit 4 Ward
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Result from the 9 Units in Manpower Dev. Center, Evboriaria, Ikpoba-Okha, code-6, in Unit 39, Acn got 192, and Pdp got 15. Unit 40 Acn got 162, while Pdp 11. in Unit 41 – Acn 139, and Pdp 17. Unit 42 Acn-174, Pdp 16. Unit 43, Acn 187, Pdp 13. Unit 50 Acn 228, Pdp 20. Unit 51 – Acn- 215, Pdp 14. Unit 52 – Acn 236, Pdp – 13. Unit 53 – Acn – 231, Pdp – 19. COUNTING IS ENDED!
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Egor Ward 1, Unit 1 ACN 365, PDP 24; Ward 5, Unit 1, ACN 408, PDP 46
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Results from My Polling Station
Eresoyen Pry Sch, Oluku..
OVIA NORTH-EAST L.G.A
ACN- 1140
PDP- 36
CPC- 9
ACN leads
The Action Congress of Nigeria is leading from the early results which have come in from the party’s agents in the field.
In Fugar, Etsako Central Local Government Area, ACN won the results so far released. In Ward 2, Unit 7 ACN won by 169 to PDP’s 129. Ward 2 Unit 7 is the ward of Chief Mike Oghiadomhe, Chief of Staff to the President.
In Ward 2, Unit 8 in Fugar, ACN won by 141 to PDP’s 87 votes. In Ward 2, Unit 1, ACN got 133 votes while PDP got 96 votes.
In Adohan, Orhiomwon Local Government, ACN won by 259 votes to PDPs 44 votes. At Idunokhoi, also in the same Local Government, ACN won by 171 to PDP’s 39 votes.
At Orhiomwhon, Urhonigbe North, Polling Unit 7, ACN polled 116, PDP 36, at Ward 04, ACN 117, PDP 27. At Okhwae, ACN polled 221, PDP 71.
At Umuakpe in Oredo Local Government Area, ACN polled 173 to PDPs 20.
In Ozalla, Owan West Local Government Area, ACN won all the units of Ward 1 with total of 1137 for ACN and 599 for PDP. Jubilations akin to a festivity now ongoing at Ozalla.


At Okada Grammar School, ACN won by 265 to PDPs 62
At Eweka primary School at Egor local Government, ACN polled 300 to PDPs 17; at the Oba Market in Oredo ACN polled 404 to PDPs 54.
At the S&T in Egor Local Government, ACN polled 200 to PDPs 25.
The Ward 6, the total sum of Units 1 to 10 in Niger College, Ikpoba Okha LG indicates that ACN won by 1575 to PDPs 54.
In Ovia North East, Ward 1, Unit 3: ACN 256, PDP 52.
Etasko east ward 10 unit 1: ACN 400, PDP 28.
Egor, Unit 11, Ward 9 ACN 75, PDP 9; Ovia North East, ACN 149, PDP 12; Gapiona Oredo Local Government, ACN 897, PDP 10.
Ugonoba Orhiomwon LG, ACN 293, PDP 82
Egor Ward 3 unit 18 ACN 367, PDP 9; Unit 19 ACN 339, PDP 14
Ayua Etsako West Ward 9, Unit 13; ACN 494, PDP 51; Unit 14 ACN 767, PDP 15
Ekpoma, Unit 7, ACN 144, PDP 122; Unit 8 ACN 118, PDP 130; Unit 9 ACN 148, PDP 142; Unit 10 ACN 147, PDP 126 total ACN 557, PDP 520
Ugonoba in Orhiomwon LG, ACN 293, PDP 82 EZOMO PRY SCH OREDO WARD 3 UNIT 8, ACN – 183, PDP – 30, CPC – 5
UNIT 9, ACN – 202, PDP – 55, CPC – 1; UNIT 10, ACN – 192, PDP – 31
Ward 4, Oredo. ACN 388, PDP 54; Oreoghene pry School, ACN 915, PDP 80.
Ovioghe pry school, PDP 19, CAN 681
Ugbiyoko pry School, ACN 429, PDP 32.
Payne Primary School, ACN 1284, PDP 172
Idia College, ACN 7923, PDP 262
Emotan College, ACN 7263, PDP 169
Egor Ward 1, Unit 1 ACN 365, PDP 24; Ward 5, Unit 1, ACN 408, PDP 46
Egor Ward 7, ACN 4799, PDP 399
Total votes OREDO WARD 4 PDP 437 Action Congress of Nigeria 4317
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ANPP- 4
SDMP- 1
Void Votes- 34
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UPDATE ON EDO STATE ELECTION
ELECTION RESULTS FROM WHERE I VOTED AND RESULTS FROM SOME CENTER NEAR WHERE I VOTED. UGBIGHIKO PRIMARY SCHOOL ALONG UPPER EKENWAN ROAD (MY CENTER): TOTAL PPLE REGISTERED=1252. TOTAL PPLE ACCREDITED=502. TOTAL NUMBER OF PAPERS USED=485. TOTAL VALID PAPER=467. RESULTS: ANC 429. ANPP 2. CPC 2. SDMP 2. PDP 32. OTHER RESULTS FROM CENTER AROUND MY LOCALITY: EVBORO ACN 150. PDP 60. AGORMWINGIE ALONG UPPER EKENWAN: CAN 230. PDP 41. EVBODIA ACN 229. PDP 26. UTAGBAN ANC 203. PDP 13. AGBODO ACN 350. PDP 15. OGHEDE ACN 351. PDP 41. UGBIGHOKO (OGBOMWAN PRIMARY SCHOOL UNIT 1. ANC 248 PDP 25. OGBOMWAN PRIMARY SCHOOL UNIT 2 ANC 344 PDP 29).
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SITUATION REPORT!
Ovbiogie Ovia NE: ACN 521, PDP 19
Jossy wisdom group of sch Egor LG: ACN 799, PDP 31
Owina Pry Sch Oredo LG: ACN 400 plus, PDP 237
Oba Akenzua Pry Sch, Oredo LG: ACN 407 PDP5 (one unit)
Evbotubu Health Cent Egor LG: ACN 300 plus, PDP 33
Uselu Town HAll Egor LG: ACN 587, PDP 70
Ososo Pry Sch Akoko Edo LG: ACN 144, PDP 44
Agbado Pry Sch, Oredo LG: ACN 1444, PDP 272
Lucky WAy, Ikpoba Okha LG: ACN 272, PDP 33
St. Saviour Ikpoba Okha LG: ACN 54, PDP 1
Iguedaeyi (My villa) Egor LG: ACN 327, PDP 50
Ogbesan Pry Sch, Ikpoba Okha LG: ACN 900 plus PDP 40 plus
Aviele, Etsako West LG: ACN 947, PDP 250
Evbotubu SEc Sch, Egor LG: ACN 571, PDP 39
Please Post your results so far.
Report reaching me shows that ACN have cleared Oia Noeth East and Ovia South West
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Oredo ward 10 asoro primary school, sokponba road— ACN-1,623; PDP—163
about an hour ago · Unlike · 2
Daniel Ogbegie Oredo ward 10, oza primary school—- ACN–1,279; PDP–380
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Ugboha results unit 1-ACN -286 PDP -113, unit 2-ACN -270 PDP-191, unit 3, ACN-244, PDP 148, unit 4- ACN -180 PDP 74, unit 5, ACN -291 PDP-191, unit 6, ACN -119, PDP -62, unit 7-ACN-155,PDP-88, unit 8- ACN-100,PDP-43.
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Below are live updates of the governorship elections in Edo state.
5:20pm:
Citizen Wolbum’s’ election results for Ward 6, Oredo LGA Sapele road, Benin. Unit 33 ACN 194; PDP 16; Unit 34: ACN, 199; PDP 13 , Unit 35 ACN 183; PDP 23 ; Unit 36: ACN 213; PDP 18 ,
Unit 37: ACN 188; PDP 11; Unit 38: ACN 139; PDP 10;
5:10pm: Tension in George Idah Primary School, Oredo LGA as youths threaten violence because of the refusal of the PDP AGENT IN Unit 4 to sign the result sheet. Meanwhile, ACN scored 388 to PDP’s 54.
Soldiers have been called in to help resolve the dispute. The PDP agent is said to be missing, but youths have mounted vigil that the PDP agent must sign to authenticate the result.
5:03pm: Another result from Oredo: Unit 05, Ward 02 Oredo LGA: ACN 282, ANPP 4, PDP 55
4:55pm: More results of Edo governorship elections:
ACN wins at Iguoshodin nigbemaba unit in Ovia North East LGA: ACN 232, PDP 5, ANPP 0
4 45pm : ACN wins at Unit 35 Ward 2, Uroma Primary Sch. GRA Oredo LGA: ACN 216, ANPP 2, PDP 18
4: 31pm: 3 police officers, INEC official feared dead as boat capsizes
4:30pm: ACN wins at Unit 4 Ward 2 Oredo LGA: Result: ACN 388,ANPP 0, CPC 1, PDP 54
4:15 : Edo governorship Election results have started trickling in : Ward 2, UNIT 003 Ebenezer Primary School Ihama Road, Benin : ACN 126, ANPP 3, PDP 24
3:10pm: INEC says, a boat carrying Policemen,INEC officials and election materials was reported to have capsized at Ologbo riverine… as it seeks further information from the public on the incident.
2:45pm: In many polling centres, activists for the two major parties, ACN and PDP after casting their votes are waiting behind at the polling units, to as they claim, “Protect our votes”.
2:34pm: Citizen reporters say there is fighting in Ikoha Polling Unit in Ugbogui ward, Ovia South West Local Government Area.
1.12 pm: The strong man of Edo Chief Anthony Anenih cast his vote at about 1.12 pm at Uzenema Primary School, Uromi and described turnout as impressive. He said he would not make any comments until later.
1:00p.m., while voting had begun in some parts of the state, voters at the Oredo centre had yet to be accredited and the Resident Electoral Commissioner , Mr Kassim Gaidam, moved in to deal with the issue.
12:52 pm: Voting starts in UNIT 4 Ward 2 OREDO
12:45pm: High turnout of prospective voters in Edo central senatorial zone. At Iruekpen, Ekpoma, Irrua and Uromi, accreditation was orderly and peaceful.
12 :15 At ward 2 Unit 7 Oredo LGA with Registration of 1350, as many as 400 names cannot be found on the INEC register.
12: 10pm : Voters heave a sigh of relief as the clouds lift up and those who ran for cover take their positions on the line in the polling units at George Idah Primary School, GRA, Benin
11: 25am: Former Governor OSEHREINMEN Osunbor commends exercise, but urges that the judiciary should not truncate the mandate of the people.
11.45 a.m: Gov Adams Oshimhole was accredited at Iyamo Ward 10, in Etsako East Local Government Area and voted shortly afterwards as he expressed disappointment at the conduct of the election by INEC.
11:37 am: High turn out of voters but irregularity in the registers is disenfranchising many in Oredo LGA.
In Ward 2 Unit 07, Ebenezer Primary School, Ihama Road, GRA, Benin more than 400 names missing in the register that has 1350 names.
10:00am: Chief Tony Anenih, PDP Chieftain and former Chairman of the party’s Board of Trustees, was accredited at Uzenama Primary School Centre, Arue, Uromi, Etsako Northwest Local Government Area.
8:00am: Accreditation of voters begins. Officials had no problems attending to the potential voters as they conducted themselves orderly by queuing up to be cleared for the exercise.
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OPERATION DECLARE YOUR RESULT FROM YOUR VOTING CENTER:
Oba Akenzua Primary school Ward 3. Oredo Local Govt.
UNIT ACN PDP ANPP CPC NCP INVALID
020 405 30 1 1 1 4
021 216 18 1 0 0
022 204 16 1 1 0
023 191 16 1 0 0
024 236 14 2 1 0
025 34 4 0
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Total ACN = 1286.
PDP = 98
ANPP = 6
CPC = 3
NCP = 1
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UPDATE 18:30
THE Resident Electoral Officer of the state a Moslem by religion says he cannot be influenced by anyone and he can lay down his life in the path of what is right.He even swore on the Koran on his integrity.
He said the turnout was good, the people were patient and there was peace throughout the process. He added that a successful election process depends on all including the voters, the politicians, the press, the security personnel.
Hopefully the election result will be what the majority of Edo people wish for as we all know no process can be perfect hence the hitches mentioned earlier.
More Results:
Oredo LGA Sapele road, Benin.
Unit 33 ACN 194; PDP 16; Unit 34: ACN, 199; PDP 13 , Unit 35 ACN 183; PDP 23 ;
Unit 36: ACN 213; PDP 18 ,
Unit 37: ACN 188; PDP 11; Unit 38: ACN 139; PDP 10;
Oredo: Unit 05, Ward 02 Oredo LGA: ACN 282, ANPP 4, PDP 55
GRA Oredo LGA: ACN 216, ANPP 2, PDP 24
Unit 4 Ward 2 Oredo LGA: Result: ACN 388,ANPP 0, CPC 1, PDP 54
Ward 2, UNIT 003 Ebenezer Primary School Ihama Road, Benin : ACN 126, ANPP 3, PDP 24

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AUDIO Part 2: The $3 million Conversation Between Farouk Lawan And Femi Otedola

                              
Channels Television has obtained an audio recording purported to be part of the conversation between Honorable Farouk Lawan and Mr Femi Otedola over the $3million bribery allegation scandal.

BREAKING: Listen To The Audio Of Farouk Lawan Allegedly Asking For $3 million

The $620,000 scandal hovering between oil business man and chairman of Zenon Oil Femi Otedola, and former head of the House of Representative’s committee on fuel subsidy Farouk Lawan gets a new twist: Channels TV released the audio of the alleged interaction, with Lawan allegedly asking for $3 million.
The video of the interaction has yet to surface, hopefully not far behind.

                    

                          

YNaija

BREAKING: The Farouk Lawan Bribe Audio Is About To Drop (See some Details)

We have just been informed that an exclusive audio chat purported to be the bribery video between Femi Otedola and Faouk Lawan has been obtained by Channels Television.

According to our sources who have listened to the audio, the Honourable allegedly asked for his 2.5 million naira balance from the oil chief, and noted that “his boy” would pick it up.

He also gave his phone number as 08036513355 and identified the aide as TJ, informing Otedola that he would be in the House of Representatives chambers and would be unable to retrieve the money himself.

“Channels TV has obtained part of the audio recording purported to be the conversation btw #FaroukLawan & Femi Otedola,” confirms Kayode Akintemi, the station’s General Manager Operations.
The station will be breaking the audio live on television soon we have confirmed, We will keep you posted

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BREAKING NEWS: Tom Cruise And Katie Holmes Divorcing After Five Years Of Marriage

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are divorcing after five years of marriage.
The Rock of Ages star, 49, and 33-year-old actress have daughter Suri, six.
 'This is a personal and private matter for Katie and her family,' Holmes's lawyer Jonathan Wolfe said in a statement to People magazine.

'Katie's primary concern remains, as it always has been, her daughter's best interest.'


It is not known if divorce papers have yet been filed in court.
Tom – who has been married twice before to Nicole Kidman, with whom he has two children, and Mimi Rogers – wed the former Dawson’s Creek actress in an Italian castle in November 2006.
He is currently in Iceland filming new movie Oblivion while Katie is in New York with their daughter.

Tom gave no hint of trouble in a gushing interview about his wife just last month.
He said he loved her 'creativity' and claiming their relationship was 'very special'.


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Governor Adams Oshiomohle Survived Assasination Attempt

Governor Adams Oshiomhole, on Thursday, survived an assassination attempt when gunmen attacked his motorcade while he was campaigning at Usen town, Ovia South West Local Government Area of the state.

Oshiomhole, who is vying for a second term in office as the candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), had visited the traditional ruler of Usen, Oluogbe II, and was on his way back when the attack occurred.


The state's Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Louis Odion, confirmed the incident. "At about 6pm local time, Governor Oshiomhole’s convoy left the palace; it had not travelled too far down the road when it ran into a barricade," he said. "Naturally, the security details attached to the governor came down to remove the bar. As they were clearing the place, tens of heavily armed thugs emerged from nowhere and opened fire on the governor for several seconds.

Dutifully, the brave security details attached to the governor, supported by an additional contingent of regular policemen deployed to maintain law and order, rose to the occasion. They were able to shield the governor, key government functionaries and others, including leaders of Edo ACN to safety without sustaining any human casualties. But several official vehicles, including Toyota Landcruisers, Hilux pick-up van and Toyota Corolla saloon car were either badly damaged or riddled with bullets."

According to Odion, after the attack was repelled, the gunmen descended on the near-by police post and vandalised it. He also accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state of being behind the attack.

"The Edo State Government wishes to condemn this latest assault on Governor Oshiomhole in strongest terms and urge the national leadership of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to call their members in Edo State to order," he said. "The misguided elements in the rank in Edo State should realise that not only they have the monopoly of violence.

But for the uncommon restraint displayed by the Governor’s team in the face of sheer provocation, there could have been heavy casualty toll. The state government wishes to enjoin the good people of Edo to remain calm and be law-abiding, so as not to play into the hands of those bent on plunging the state into anarchy to escape imminent defeat at the polls."

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