Illegal and Excessive Bank Charges: Nigerian Senate Takes Action

Illicit and Excessive Bank Charges: Nigerian Senate Takes Action

Today, the Nigerian Senate passed a resolution calling on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to suspend the excessive ATM card maintenance charges being deducted from customers. This resolution came as part of a motion on the illicit and excessive bank charges on customers accounts, sponsored by Senator Olugbenga Ashafa (Lagos East, APC).

The Senate also called on commercial banks operating in the country to configure their machines to dispense up to N40,000 per withdrawal pending the outcome of the investigation by the Senate committees tasked with investigating the excessive and illicit bank charges.

Speaking on the Motion, the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki said: “This is a motion that affects the lives of every Nigerian — irrespective of what part of the country you come from or whatever political affiliation you might have. This is why we are here: to always defend and protect the interests of the Nigerian people.”

The Senate President stated that the Senate must work to ensure that the Senate’s resolutions on the excessive bank charges goes beyond the debate stage, so that whatever action the Upper Legislative Chamber takes, would come into effect.

“This Senate has done this many times before; when there was a hike in the mobile telecommunication data charges, we intervened and put an end to that. When there were discrepancies and increases in electricity prices, we also took action. We have done this on a number of similar cases. Therefore, on this, I want us to take effective resolutions,” Saraki said.

The Senate also directed the aforementioned committees to invited the Governor of the CBN to appear before it to explain why the official charges as approved by the CBN are skewed in favour of the banking institutions as against the ordinary customers of the banks.

Finally, the Senate called on the Consumer Protection Council to look into the various complaints of excess and unnecessary charges by Nigerian Banks.

Dr Bukola Saraki Appointed As DG Atiku Campaign

Senate President Bukola Saraki has been named the director-general of campaign of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.

The appointment, which had been subject of media speculation for days, was confirmed this morning by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, who said zonal coordinators had also been named after long hours of meetings by the PDP hierarchy.

The coordinators according to him are, governors Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto, North-west), Samuel Ortom (Benue, North-central), Nyesom Wike (Rivers, South-south) and Dave Umahi (Ebonyi, South-east). Former Ekiti State governor, Mr. Ayo Fayose, would coordinate the South-west, Ibrahim Dakwambo (Gombe, North east).

Ologbondiyan said Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr. Emmanuel Udom, was appointed Chairman of Fund Raising Committee, while former presidential aspirant, Alhaji Taminu Turaki, would head the legal committee.

Others campaign officials, he said, would be announced in due time

Also, the party formally set the machinery in motion for the reconciliation of all aspirants that contested its presidential ticket in Port-Harcourt penultimate weekend in an attempt to rally them behind the party’s presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.

Although the primary was seen to be transparent and without rancour, the party still felt it should not take chances and asked its reconciliation committee headed Bayelsa State Governor, Mr. Seriake Dickson, to talk to the former aspirants and clear all possible grey areas.

The reconciliation moves started yesterday with a visit to Sokoto State Governor, Alhaji Waziri Tambuwal, and former governor of Kaduna State, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, in Abuja. With Dickson were Delta and Taraba States governors, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa and Mr. Darius Ishaku.

Speaking after the meeting, Tambuwal accused President Muhammadu Buhari of maladministration, saying that the way the country was being run by proxy was unacceptable and won’t be allowed to continue after May 29, 2019.

Tambuwal assured the party and Nigerians that he was committed to the success and victory of the party at the general elections in February, 2019.

He stated, “We have had a robust and fruitful engagement on the way forward. And I have made my commitment immediately after the convention that I am going to support our candidate, Waziri Adamawa, Atiku Abubakar, 100 percent for us to have victory at the general election.

“So, I am not wavering, I am not looking back. Work has started for us to ensure that the PDP family remains united and other lovers of democracy come and partner with us for us to ensure that we convincingly win this election. It is not about my personal ambition.

“It is about this country. And all of the issues we have discussed, canvassed and traversed for during our encounter with delegates and party leaders, have remained there.”

He said the misgovernance of Nigeria under the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) had to stop.

“We want a situation whereby the President of Nigeria will be hands on on issues of good governance, respect for the rule of law and the way this country is governed. So, I have given my commitment and I mean it, I am out for it. By the grace of God, we shall support Atiku Abubakar and PDP to win elections throughout Nigeria”, he said.

The Bayelsa State governor commended the former presidential aspirants for displaying maturity and spirit of sportsmanship after the Port Harcourt Convention, which was won by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.

Dickson who is the Chairman of the Committee said that the party had commenced series of consultative talks with all the aspirants and leaders of the party in the bid to retake political power from the APC in 2019.

According to him, “I am leading a team of the committee of governors to interact and compare notes with our brother, His Excellency Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State. As you all know, he ran a great race and we are all proud of what he did and what he continues to do. We appreciate his statesmanship; we appreciate the way and manner he has been of help to the party consolidating the gains the party is making.

“This afternoon, as part of our decision to go round, visit, encourage and interact with all our party leaders especially all those who indicated interest in the last presidential elections, we have held a fruitful meeting.

“We are actually starting from here and would be leaving from here to visit our former national caretaker chairman and also hold similar consultative meetings with him.”

On his part, the former caretaker chairman of the PDP, Senator Ahmed Makarfi urged Atiku to include all the former presidential aspirants so that they could galvanise support for him.

He said while the aspirants went into the election as aspirants, they emerged collectively as a party.

He said he had long years of national and political relationship with Atiku, which had not changed, stressing that the PDP would be victorious in the 2019 elections.

Atiku Abubakar Emerge PDP Presidential Flag Bearer

Former vice president Atiku Abubakar emerge as the PDP presidential candidate with a total  number of 1532 votes during the primary election which took place in Rivers State.

Updates of PDP Presidential Primary Election

These are the results anniunced so far

Saraki:317

Dakwambo:111

Markafi:74

Bafarawa:28

Jonah jang:19

Turaki:65

Dati baba:05

Atiku:1532

Kwankwaso:158

Tambuwal:693

PDP leaders teargased During Protest Today In Abuja

The police force teargased PDP leaders at the current ongoing protest in abuja over the Osun State Election.

See photos below of Police mobbing Dino, Bruce and others...

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Nigerian Senate President Dr Bukola Saraki Leads PDP Protest To INEC Office

Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lead by  the senate president Dr Bukola Saraki are currently protesting against the outcome of the recently concluded Osun State Governorship election.

Other leaders are, Speaker of the House of representatives, Yakubu Dogara, and the national chairman of the party, Uche Secondus, are leading the protesters to the headquarter of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja.

The protesters are demanding that INEC declare PDP candidate Ademola Adeleke as the winner of the election.

They  are equaly demanding total independence of the commission

EFCC Arraigns Bukola Saraki’s Deputy Chief of Staff

The Deputy Chief of Staff to the Senate President, Gbenga Makanjuola, and two others, were yesterday remanded in prison custody by Justice Babs Kuewumi of the Federal High Court, Lagos over alleged N3.5 billion fraud.This followed their arraignment by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on an 11-count charge bordering on the alleged offence.

Makanjuola was arraigned alongside Melrose General Services Limited and Obiorah Amobi. They, however, pleaded not guilty.Counsel for the EFCC, E. E. Iheanacho, asked that the defendants be remanded in prison custody and sought for a trial date. Makanjuola’s counsel, Paul Erokoro (SAN), drew the court’s attention to his client’s bail application which, he said, had been served on the prosecution, He sought the court’s permission to move it.

Amobi’s counsel, Omeoga Chukwu, also made similar request.When the duo later got the court’s nod to move the bail applications, Erokoro said his client was a former member of the House of Representatives and as such he was prepared to face his trial.

“My client is a full-time staff at the Senate and is not a flight risk. He was a member of the House of Representatives. I urge the court to grant him bail to prepare for his trial,” the silk said. Chukwu, also pleaded with the court to admit his client to bail on liberal terms.

But Iheanacho opposed the bail application, urging the court to dismiss it, saying the defendants constituted flight risk.His words: “One of the defendants has absconded. The chances that the other defendants will abscond are now higher with their arraignment. We urge the court to refuse the defence requests.”After listening to the submissions of parties in the matter, Justice Kuewumi adjourned till October 9 for ruling on the application

Manchester United fans call for 'Mourinho sack after West Ham loss

Manchester United fans are furious with Jose Mourinho after their side fell to a dreadful defeat against West Ham in the weekend premier league match

Mourinho's men were second-best throughout the match as they failed to get going at the London Stadium on Saturday afternoon 

An own goal from Victor Lindelof was sandwiched between strikes from Andriy Yarmolenko and Marko Arnautovic as West Ham struck three goals to secure their first home league victory of the new season.

The result now means united have gone three consecutive matches without a win, and could fall 11-points behind Premier League leaders Liverpool, should they defeat Chelsea on Saturday night.

United's dire showing at the London Stadium was one of the worst during Mourinho's reign at Old Trafford, and following the latest setback many supporters believe the Portuguese is to blame for the loss.

More so some of the fans who also went on twitter to vent about the abysmal performance of Paul pogba many believe that the French man is playing individual football 

Nollywood Actress Onyi Alex Display Her Banging Body in Tight Gown

Nigerian actress Onyi Alex flaunts Her banging curves in a tight gown.. 

She is so !! 

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Super star Davido Decries Election Violence In Osun State

Nigerian super star Davido adeleke has expressed concern over the rate of violence and electoral malpractice going on in Osun state

He made this known through his twitter account this afternoon with photo evidence of sporadic shootings & harasment  of party agents and PDP supporters.See picture below...

AMBODE DECLARES HIS READINESS FOR LAGOS STATE APC PRIMARIES AMIDST RUMORS OF RIFT BETWEEN HIM & HIS POLITICAL GODFATHER

 AMBODE DECLARES READINESS FOR LAGOS STATE APC  PARTY. 

On Wednesday Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode expressed his readiness to participate in Saturday’s governorship primaries of the All Progressives Congress during which the governorship candidate of the party would emerge.

Ambode’s declaration came after he met with the 22-man Governor Advisory Committee,  which is the highest decision-making body of the party in Lagos state

However, in a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Kehinde Bamigbetan, on Wednesday, the governor reiterated his readiness for the direct primary in line with the choice of the Lagos APC and “the validation given to the direct primary preference by the Governor’s Advisory Council.”

The statement read in part, “As our great party approaches Saturday, September 29, 2018, earmarked for the direct primary election to choose the candidate to fly our party’s governorship flag at the next general elections, I am happy to reiterate my commitment to participate in that process having procured and submitted my nomination form and having formally declared my intention to seek a second term to continue on the path of unprecedented growth and development that our state has witnessed  2015

The governor expressed his gratitude to the National Leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; party elders and executives; GAC members, all APC members and Lagosians “whose support, understanding and prayers have assisted me in no small measure in being used as an instrument through which our state has redefined the concept of greatness.”

The statement added that the governor approached the founding fathers and members of the party with a “grateful heart” for their support.He went further in his statement  to congratulate his fellow contestants and called on all lagosians to come out enmass and vote. 

 

Apc National Chairman & Governors Storm Omisores Residence Ahead Of Osun Rerun

 Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress(APC) and other party leaders have stormed the residence of Senator Iyiola Omisore with a view to plead with him to support the APC governorship candidate, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola, in the rerun supplementary election holding in seven polling units in Osun State.

Some of the Governors who visited whereThe Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi; Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje; Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunke Amosun; Ekiti State Governor-elect, Dr Kayode Fayemi

Others are: the National Chairman of the APC, Adams Oshiomhole; Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Lasun Yusuf; Minister of  Information, Lai Mohammed and other chieftains of the ruling party held a meeting with Omisore.

Omisore contested the governorship poll held on Saturday on the platform of the Social Democratic Party and came third behind the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ademola Adeleke, who polled the highest number of votes and Oyetola who trailed Adeleke by 353 votes.

Details of the meeting however is still sketchy as its alleged in some quarters that the gubernatorial candidate was offerd senatorial ticket & an undisclosed huge amount of money.