Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State dodge PDP national conference on the ground of birthday preparation, saying "my presence there to me means nothing".

Nigeria -Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has stated that his 55th birthday preparations were responsible for his absence at PDP's national conference in Abuja yesterday. Although the governor's birthday comes up on Sunday, November 15, he noted that a number of activities had been scheduled ahead of the event that prevented him from attending the conference.“I am observing prayers here in Afao Ekiti. This weekend is my 55th birthday. I have been receiving several guests and I have a lot of people to meet and preparations to make,”

Mr. Fayose explained. “So, whatever the PDP leaders do at that level, I support them. I think the party even acknowledged the fact that there were things I have done here that had been of tremendous benefits to the party.
So, my presence there to me means nothing.
That is the way I feel.” he said." I am with the PDP and I am committed to every effort being made by our leaders in Abuja to reposition it ahead of next elections. I support NWC and my absence does not mean I am fighting anybody.” “To me, my presence in Abuja is inconsequential. What I place high premium on is ensuring that I make the party very popular and acceptable in my base here in Ekiti, so that the PDP can continue to win elections here,” Fayose said.

Saraki requests policy recommendations from Nigerians

President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki has commended Nigerians home and abroad for their prospective policy recommendations.

According to a post on his Facebook page “Last week, I asked Nigerians, at home and abroad, to partner with us at the Senate by suggesting prospective policy recommendations. “We received thousands of mails, and I must say I am delighted at the in-depth report submitted by some of you,” he said.

The Senate President noted a few of the recommendations, which according to him, stood out viable for the 8th Senate to look into. “Some suggestions such as the Animal Control Bill by Benard Bojuwoye, the Personal Income Tax Act Reform by Michael Oshinyemi a Nigerian in diaspora,and a bill to create more awareness on violence against citizens by Oludiya Funmilola, stand out as viable recommendations that the 8th Senate will look into.

“Other stand-out recommendations include a bill designed to address the exploitation of our tax laws and exploitation of Nigerians by multinational firms by Femi Obagun, and a brief policy for more stringent laws against rapists, a Workers Protection Act, an Alternate Financing to Economic Growth Act, a Policing and State Security Act, and a Government Transparency and Anti Corruption Act.

“These are just some of the suggestions that we have received, which I plan to go over in detail in the next few days to see how we can consider some of these bills,” Saraki said. He then urged more Nigerians to share their thoughts and ideas saying the ideas will be crucial to establishing more representative laws. The email for suggesting recommendations according to the Senate President is spass. legal@gmail.com

Benefits of Facebook training to senators and their aides

Social media is an integral part of governance and leaders worldwide have accepted the need to maintain a social presence in one or more of the media platform to engage the electorate and further increase the conversations about governance.

Few weeks ago, Head of Public Policy for Facebook in Africa reached out to Senate President, Senator ABubakar Bukola Saraki A New Media Savvy individual to offer to help train Nigerian Senators and their aides on the effective use of the platform to build the communication gap between Nigerians and their legislators.

lt is interesting to note that since the inauguration of the 8th Assembly, Nigerian Senate has actively maintained social media platforms majorly, Facebook and Twitter.

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Female Graduate Walks From Fed. Secretariat To National Assembly Searching For Job

See photos of a female graduate that walked from the national Assembly complex to federal Secretariat searching for an employment in Abuja, Nigeria.
The lady was seen holding a carbon paper where "Am a graduate, I need a job. Nigerians help me" with phone number boldly written on it.
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How To Buy Airtime From Your Bank Account

Here is how to to recharge your phone with airtime from all Banks in Nigeria.
First and foremost, ensure that your account is linked to your mobile number or probably the mobile line you are using is the same mobile number on your intending account number and perform the following tasks.

How to recharge phone from your bank account. (All banks)

1. Access Bank: *901* amount#

2. Eco Bank: *326*amount#

3. Fidelity: *770*amount#

4. FCMB: *389*214*amount#

5. First Bank: *894*amount#

6. GTB: *737*amount#

7. Heritage Bank: *322*030*amount#

8. Keystone: *322*082*amount#

9. Sky Bank: *389*076*1*amount#

10. IBTC: *909*amount#

11. Sterling: *822*amount#

12. UBA: *389*033*1*amount#

13. Unity Bank: *322*215*amount#

14. Zenith: *966*amount# or*302*amount# (for mtn users)

15. Diamond Bank (Yellow acct. only): *710*555*phone no.*amount*pin#

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