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President Goodluck Jonathan is unprepared to lead Nigeria - Orji Uzor Kalu

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Former Abia State Governor Orji Kalu stated that President Goodluck Jonathan is unprepared to lead the Nigeria, saying that all the president “wanted in 2007 was to get a full term in office as governor.” Kalu said this at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife on Thursday at the Professor David Ijalaye annual lecture. He traced the failure of Nigeria’s socio economic development to “unprepared leadership,” lamenting that Nigeria had been beset with reluctant leaders forced upon the masses by the ruling elite. Kalu, whose lecture was entitled, ‘Leadership: Key factor to a better Nigeria,’ said the lack of committed and foresighted leaders was the bane of the country’s development. Making a case for true federalism, Kalu bemoaned the deplorable condition of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway even as he supported the call for the creation of state police. He, however, clarified that for state police not to be used as agent of oppression, police chiefs like Divisional Police Officers m...

FG to withdraw National honours from Indicted Individuals

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President Jonathan is about to withdraw national honours of individuals who have been convicted of one crime or the other or facing criminal offenses. GEJ asked the secretary to the governmant, Anyim Pius Anyim, to compile the names of these individuals and send to him. Among those who might make are the Former IG of police Tafa Balogun, former PDP chieftain Bode George, Former Bank CEOs, Cecilia Ibru and Erastus Akingbola all have national honours and have been indicted.