We’re Behind Jonathan, Say PDP Govs – Thisday
January 7, 2010 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday paid a solidarity visit to Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan and urged him to “continue with the work that he is doing”.
Jonathan assures on steady power supply next year – Vanguard
November 24, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
Vice President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday said Nigerians will not depend on generators for their electricity supply by this time next year.
Jonathan spoke at the commissioning ceremony of the production lines of the new Peugeot 307 Sedan cars at the premises of the Peugeot Automobile Nigeria Limited (PAN) in Kaduna.
Govt to probe FIFA U-17 fiesta finances – The Guardian
November 17, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
Vice President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday said that the Federal Government would probe the finances of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the FIFA Under-17 tournament to ensure that all funds spent during the hosting of the football event are in accordance with the extant rules and regulations guiding such expenditure.
Leaders meet in N’Delta, mull post-amnesty crises – The Guardian
November 9, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
Repentant militants in Ondo State, who embraced the Federal Government’s amnesty programme and surrendered their arms last October 4, have abandoned their rehabilitation camps, an action that coincided with a meeting of all the governors in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, to chart a way forward after the amnesty programme.
FG, states close to pact on funds deductions – The Guardian
October 6, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
Aggrieved states and the Federal Government yesterday said they had reached a partial agreement on the dispute over illegal deductions from the Federation Account from 2004 and 2007.
The states had approached the Supreme Court in a bid to compel the Federal Government to refund all monies illegally deducted from the Federation Account. But the Federal Government sought an out-of-court settlement after evaluating the claims contained in the suit.
No going back on deregulation of power, oil, gas sectors, says Jonathan – The Guardian
September 18, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
Poised to attract foreign investors into the country and ensure economic boom, Vice President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday said that the Federal Government had put in place the mechanism for the deregulation of the power, petroleum and gas sectors of the economy.
FG orders sale of NITEL in 60 days – Daily Trust
August 25, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
The Federal Government on Monday directed the newly-inaugurated Management Board of Nitel/Mtel to consumate the privatisation process of the two establishments within 60 days. Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan gave the directive while inaugurating the board at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
