Nigeria: National Assembly Intervenes in Deregulation Face-Off Nov 2, 2009
Also, a coalition of opposition political parties under the aegis of the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has expressed its opposition to deregulation ... According to a statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary of CNPP, Osita Okechukwu, the conference said that it did not believe in government's argument of subsidy of over N600 billion per annum ... CNPP urged government not to play into the hands of the labour movement and allow the proposed strike action to hold as it... (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria: More Civil Servants Risk Jail Oct 28, 2009
The Conference of All Political Parties (CNPP) described the verdict as a master stroke, saying it had rejuvenated the comatose war on corruption. A statement by CNPP spokesman, Osita Okechukwu, also commended Justice Oyewole and hailed the judiciary for the judgment. (allAfrica.com)
Ghana beats Sudan 2-0 in 2010 World Cup qualifierRwandan Army General takes over command of Darfur forceTwo UNAMID officials kidnapped in DarfurTwo international peacekeepers kidnapped in Darfur UN envoy welcomes UN delegation's visit to SomalilandAU Special Summit:UN official says financial interests prolonging Somali conflictEgypt to try pirates in local courtsICG warns of looming violence in Puntland 3 journalists report death threats in DRCJoseph Kabila assumes chairmanship of SADCBelgian Minister of Cooperation expected in DRCKabila appeals to Gabonese ?common sense? Ivorian Prime Minister urges mutinous soldiers to remain calmGbagbo: "Whoever delays Ivorian elections is a criminal"Gbagbo reaffirms his desire for Ivorian peaceGbagbo signs Ivorian amnesty law ON THE WIRE Eulogies for late Gani Fawehinmi fill Nigerian newspaper pagesLagos, Nigeria (PANA) - For one week running, the Nigerian media have continuedto highlight eulogies from Nigerians, especially the poor masses and pro-democracy groups, for the late legal icon Gani Fawehinmi who died in Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital city, on 5 September. 12/09/2009 Full Text... Sep 12, 2009
They include those from the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) whic h blamed Gani. s death on incessant incarceration; elder statesman Anthony Enaho ro and Ogbonna Onovo, the newly-appointed Inspector General of Police, clerics w h o lamented demise and the Ijaws, in the restive Niger Delta region, who declared. (Panapress.com)
Cost to raise a kid? Nearly a quarter million Aug 5, 2009
The report by the USDA's Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion identified housing as the largest single expense, followed by food and child care/education costs. The $221,000 in expenses rises to about $292,000 when adjusted for inflation. (MSNBC -- Health)
Nigeria: Lawyers Condemn Killing of Sect Leaders in Custody Aug 3, 2009
The capture and eventual elimination of Yusuf has, however, drawn the ire of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), opposition groups like the Action Congress (AC) and Congress of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) as well as Human Rights Watch ... CNPP, AC and the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN) have also urged the Federal Government to do everything possible to curtail the spread of Boko Haram's activities, even as they traced the remote causes of the sectarian crisis to poverty and... (allAfrica.com)
Ohakim Decamps To PDP As Yar'Adua Visits Imo Jul 25, 2009
To defect because you want to keep winning is a gross violation of principle of morality," he stressed. Mr. Baba Agan, chairman of the Benue State chapter of the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) said the defections "are a grand design by the ruling PDP to decimate the ranks of the opposition and therefore perpetuate itself in power. " According to him: "The plot to depopulate the opposition, to me, is another form of rigging. (Guardian News, Nigeria)
DEMOCRACY:The Bledding Of Nigeria Jul 12, 2009
Maxi Okwu, chairman of the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) said the people are not getting commensurate value for the gargantuan national resources expended on political office holders. He gave the NASS as a clear example, where "for all the money spent running into trillions in the past two years, only a handful of bills had been passed into law.". (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Nigeria: Yar'Adua Grants Militants 'Unconditional Pardon' Jun 27, 2009
The view of Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) National Publicity Secretary, Osita Okechukwu, is that the Niger Delta needs the intervention of the United Nations, not the "orchestrated" hype of an amnesty deal. "We had thought that the (Amnesty Panel) had fashioned out a Marshal Plan or an innovative strategy to stop the insurgency, armed conflict, shutting down of oil facilities and vandalisation of oil pipelines in the region; not just that unconditional pardon has been granted... (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria: Militants Get 100 Days to Repent - Reactions Trail Amnesty Offer Jun 27, 2009
The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) on its part belittled the amnesty package, saying it fell short of the general expectation. It said "CNPP like most Nigerians waited patiently for the Amnesty Package proposed by President Yar'adua to the militants and indeed new agenda for the development or halting the regime of injustice in the restive Niger Delta region. However at the end the proclamation came and nothing new, unique or fundamental came out of the orchestrated hype." ...... (allAfrica.com)
Labour alerts on oil sector deregulation Jun 24, 2009
CNPP, Senate panel chief berate govt over ASUU strike From Alifa Daniel (Abuja) and Dele Fanimo (Maiduguri) ... And as university teachers began an indefinite strike on Monday over discord on Govt-ASUU agreement, the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) and the Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Education, Joy Emordi, have urged the Federal Government to faithfully implement agreements reached with the lecturers to end industrial disputes ... However, in a statement yesterday,... (Guardian News, Nigeria)
War on militants moves to Rivers Jun 1, 2009
Also, former civilian governor of old Kaduna State and Chairman of the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP), Alhaji Balarabe Musa has warned the Federal Government on the increased military action in the Niger Delta. He condemned the support by the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) for the JTF's move to end the crisis in the area with military force. (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Analysis: Pains, Gains of Nigeria's Decade of Democracy May 30, 2009
Besides it has not been truly civilian in the true sense of it". Many analysts believe that Nigeria's 10 years of uninterrupted democratic rule should have been able to solve the problems of inadequate basic needs of life such as good roads, good health amenities, quality education, improved wages for workers, restructuring of petroleum sector, uninterrupted power supply, genuine electoral reform, freedom of information, equitable distribution of wealth, justice and fairness and even the... (allAfrica.com)
Military offensive in Delta goes on, Senate probes May 21, 2009
" But the presidential candidate of the National Action Council (NAC) in the 2007 elections, Dr. Olapade Agoro, blamed the elite, particularly for the crisis in the Niger Delta. Agoro, who is also a factional chairman of the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP), said the quest for power and control of wealth by a few people in the region was responsible for the unrest. He spoke yesterday in Ibadan, Oyo State, against the backdrop of the renewed onslaught on militants in the region by... (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Nigeria: Ruling Party Nervous as Labour Starts Mass Strike May 13, 2009
Ahmed Alkali, expressed deep concern over the proposed protest and fingered the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) and other opposition political parties behind the rallies ... However, CNPP, in a statement signed by Osita Okechukwu, said the rally was well timed and the coalition of opposition political parties supports it. (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria: Ekiti Gov Emerges Today May 5, 2009
He spoke at the weekend in Eke, Enugu State during the burial of Patricia, mother of Osita Okechukwu, National Publicity Secretary of the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP). Buhari, represented by Buba Galadima, lamented the despair, despondency, and hopelessness in the land, and urged Nigerians to stand up and defend democracy. (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria: Kidnapping - Ten Days After, Canadian Woman Still Missing Apr 28, 2009
The Chairman of the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) and governor of the former Kaduna State, Alhaji Abdulkadir Balarabe Musa, has, on the other hand, attributed the recent abduction cases in the North to the country's social and moral deterioration. Be the first to. (allAfrica.com)
Opposition parties, others plan protest over govt's policies Apr 13, 2009
THE opposition parties, civil society groups and prominent Nigerians may embark on a mass protest against the Federal Government's failure to redress the ailing national economy, and any attempt to jettison the Justice Uwais-led electoral reforms panel report, former Governor of Kaduna State and the Chairman of the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP), Alhaji Balarabe Musa has said ... Stressing that "we are looking for a more peaceful way of tackling the problems in the interest of... (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Atiku Opts For Private Guards, Police Return Two Orderlies To Ex-VP Apr 11, 2009
AC, CNPP Condemn Govt Action By Muyiwa Adeyemi, Lagos and Alifa Daniel, Abuja ... Meanwhile, the Action Congress (AC) and the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) have described the police withdrawal of Abubakar's security details as "an act of political vendetta." ... The CNPP, through its Publicity Secretary, Osita Okechukwu said the withdrawal of Abubakar's security aides was another "disturbing evidence of the growing intolerance of the PDP government for alternative opinions in... (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Queries trail PDP's push for troops in Ekiti elections Apr 6, 2009
After an emergency meeting, the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) has asked its members to take part in the Ekiti State governorship election billed for April 21 to check the country from sliding into one party state. In a statement issued in Enugu, CNPP National Publicity Secretary, Osita Okechukwu, said events in the country had proved that the ruling PDP lacks ideas to run the nation and must be rejected at the polls. (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Nigeria: EFCC to Probe Halliburton Bribery Scandal Apr 2, 2009
Meanwhile, April 14 has been set for hearing after a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja gave the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) the green light to prosecute a lawsuit seeking an order compelling the EFCC to probe and prosecute former President Olusegun Obasanjo over alleged corruption ... CNPP's move to compel Obasanjo's probe get green light ... Meanwhile, a Federal high court sitting in Abuja has given the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) the green light to... (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria: CNPP - We'll Drag Obasanjo to Court Soon Mar 27, 2009
com: Nigeria: CNPP - We'll Drag Obasanjo to Court Soon (Page 1 of 1). Nigeria: CNPP - We'll Drag Obasanjo to Court Soon ... Musa, who is current Chairman, Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP), explaining why he is currently in court to have the EFCC investigate Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Professor Maurice Iwu, Musa said, "we took the action because there are sufficient and credible allegations justifying the investigation we are calling for.... (allAfrica.com)
Governors Move Against Scrapping Of SIECS" class=heading0 > Electoral Reforms:Governors Move Against Scrapping Of SIECS Mar 14, 2009
"Every Nigerian should participate in the process and get their representatives to know how they feel about it. In Nigeria 's recent political history, we have had instances where those in government pursued agenda that were at variance with the wishes of the people. And in spite of fears that the ruling party and government will have their way, the resolve of Nigerians to stop those agenda carried the day. We should not throw our hands in the air in resignation about what the National Assembly... (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Nigeria: Electoral Reform - Buhari, NLC Reject White Paper Mar 13, 2009
The Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA) and Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) also criticised the white paper ... On its part, CNPP in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary Osita Okechukwu said: "President Yar'Adua by rejecting and mutilating the excellent and core provision of the Electoral Reform Committee (ERC) report, which truly guarantees independence, impartiality and allegiance to the electorate, the President has wittingly demonstrated his phobia and contempt for... (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria: Alleged N25 Billion Fraud - EFCC Arrests Agagu Mar 5, 2009
" The former governor will be expected to clarify some of the contracts he hurriedly awarded while the case concerning his removal from office was pending at the appellate court. The EFCC had on Wednesday January 14, 2009 raised an alarm over the plan of the Agagu administration to spend about N8 billion from the state's treasury through the award of contracts. In the course of the commission's investigation, it arrested the General Manager of SCC Nigeria Limited, one of the companies allegedly... (allAfrica.com)
Musa Blames Govs For Poverty And Underdevelopment In The North Mar 1, 2009
Former civilian governor of the Old Kaduna State during the second Republic and Chairman of the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP), Alhaji Abdulkadir Balarabe Musa, has accused the 19 Northern Governors of been responsible for the worsening economic and social condition in the North, saying that they have allegedly participated in the corruption and stealing that have ruined the nation. Besides, Musa particularly criticized the administration of the present governor of Kaduna state,... (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Nigeria: Anxiety in Ondo State Over Guber Appeal Verdict Feb 20, 2009
And in Ekiti, the Action Congress (AC) and Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) are rooting to preclude the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman Maurice Iwu and all those who conducted the April 2007 governorship election in the state from being part of the fresh election ... CNPP also pointedly called on President Yar'Adua not to allow Iwu and all others that conducted the governorship election in the state to conduct the fresh election in the 10 local... (allAfrica.com)
CNPP tasks Yar'Adua on Uwais panel report Feb 16, 2009
Indeed, the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP), an umbrella of over nine opposition parties yesterday, challenged President Yar'Adua to release the report forthwith ... In a statement in Abuja by its spokesman, Mr. Osita Okechukwu, the CNPP declared ... The CNPP insists that the Peoples Democratic Party-led government of President Yar'Adua "unnecessarily afraid" of some recommendations contained in the ERC report, especially. (Guardian News, Nigeria)
