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Nigeria: N300m health fund, Grange advised that her own share of N10 million be shared to junior staff

April 15th, 2008  |  by Imnakoya  |  published in Blogosphere, Corruption, Democracy, Nigeria

How ministers, others shared N300m health fund - Director
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“I want to state that the decision to pay welfare package was a management decision involving the two ministers (Adenike Grange and Gabriel Aduku), the Permanent Secretary and the three service directors,” he said, adding that also involved were the three directors including himself, the Director of […]

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Obasanjo waived Due Process to ‘fastrack’ power projects

March 27th, 2008  |  by Imnakoya  |  published in Corruption, Governance, Nigeria

If I were General Olusegun Obasanjo, the former Nigerian president, I will be having lots of sleepless nights.
The ongoing investigation into the energy contracts his administration awarded revealed he and the then Minister of Power, Liyel Imoke (current Governor of Cross Rivers state), decided to waiver the Due Process - a mechanism put in […]

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Nigeria deserves to be in darkness

March 18th, 2008  |  by Imnakoya  |  published in Corruption, Governance, Nigeria

Good governance demands an impeccably transparent public sector; it simply calls for administrators that are responsible, responsive and respectful of the rule of law. If one needs any indicator to assess the level of governance in Nigeria, the inquiry of the National House of Representatives into the failed National Integrated Power Project offers plenty.
The inquiry […]

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Voters’ register full of fictitious names and photos - Ondo election tribunal reveals

March 5th, 2008  |  by Imnakoya  |  published in Corruption, Democracy, Governance, Nigeria, elections

The Mimiko legal team revealed how the voters’ register was manipulated and filled with fictitious names and photos by the ruling party PDP during the gubernatorial election last year.
Some of of the registrants were “Vice President Goodluck Jonathan; the Chief Justice of the Federation, Justice Legbo Kutugi; the founder of the Christ Apostolic Church […]

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Nigeria: Starting a Revolution Without a Bang

January 24th, 2008  |  by Imnakoya  |  published in Blogosphere, Corruption, Democracy, Governance, Nigeria

The Nigerian Curiosity blog authored by Solomonsydelle is one blog packed full of fresh writings. One of the recent posting calls for a Nigerian revolution - one devoid of violence but which all Nigerians can be part of.
This is exactly what Nigeria needs and has been talked about a lot, but one thing is […]

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