Sentences with phrase «political office holders»

He called on political office holders and leaders to put the interest of the country above theirs, so that the nation can remain united.

Today, agriculture is the only venture in which political office holders are also allowed to invest, according to the constitution.

A new report from the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) examines the demographics of political office holders in East Turkestan and finds significant underrepresentation of Uyghurs.

The party expressed regrets that Fayose was owing one month salary of less than N2bn when he took N9.6 b bailout, but paid only one month salary and refused to pay pensioners, leave bonus and severance allowances of former political office holders as approved in the protocols of the bailout approval.

«By the grace of God, the Distinguished Senator Buruji Kashamu is PDP's highest political office holder in Ogun state despite the OGD's (Daniel) efforts to make him lose the election.

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«Now that you have known how much we Senators earn, leave us alone and ask other political office holders how much they too earn.

«Security and anti-graft agencies should be mindful of how they take instructions from political office holders as the tide of power was constantly moving, as the APC will not be in power forever.

For us, this is not only an endorsement of the humungous achievements of President Mahama whilst in office, but a clear demonstration of the fact that President Mahama's unique and selfless leadership has set a standard for political office holders on the whole continent.

He added that JAAC also agreed that the sum of N300million should go towards paying allowances owed former political office holders at the LG level.

«All other categories, starting from political office holders were paid 50 % of their salaries due to the shortfall in allocation and non-payment of the Budget Support Fund from the Federation Account.

He stated that as the highest political office holder in the state, it was his responsibility to ensure that the crisis did not escalate.

The NPP presidential candidate, further explained that the Special Prosecutor, would be established by Act of Parliament, to be independent of the executive, and to possess «an exclusive remit to investigate and prosecute certain categories of cases and allegations of corruption, including those involving alleged violations of the Public Procurement Act and cases implicating political office holders and politicians.»

President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki has said that it is insensitive for elected political office holders to leave service delivery now and be preoccupied with 2019 politicking.

The assignment will involve reconciling political office holders at the national and state levels and addressing the crisis in Kano, Kogi and Bauchi chapters especially.

Political office holders like the National Organizer and Deputy Secretary General of political parties are mandated by the spirit of the 1992 Constitution to exhibit ethical actions and conduct in their relationship with the public and their party members.

The court - validated Chairman of Trade Union Congress (TUC), Kolawole Olaiya, urged the EFCC to probe the whereabouts of the N9.6 billion bailout money released for the payment of workers, pensioners and past political office holders.

He said his administration was poised to press further the anti-corruption battle saying he was aware some of the civil servants had been accomplices in the batiks fraudulent practices of previous political office holders.

Those trials handed convicted former political office holders jumbo gaol sentences for corruption.

In this challenging period of our life, we should encourage our security officers to do their job maturely and professionally while the designated spokespersons and political office holders do the talking.

They expressed dismay that the act was being perpetrated by even highly placed political office holders seeking for re-election, apart from others warming up to contest political positions in 2019.

Why should I even talk of odd appointments of ghost political office holders when sometimes ago, a widow and a chartered accountant from Borno State, Mrs Maryam Danna Mohammed was unlawfully and arbitrarily removed from her position as General Manager Audit of NDPHC without any justification.

Sheik Animasaun admonished political office holders to prioritise people's welfare and place the interests of the masses above other considerations.

«In this regard, most political office holders from the North are hereby served notice that they have failed the test to lead the region towards economic recovery and growth.

In his submission, Rector, Osun State College of Education, Dr. Augustus Oke who attributed the lingering crisis to what he described as nepotism, chauvinism and favourism explained that the problem in the system, dated back to 2005 when due process was totally ignored and disregarded in the staff engagement, saying at that period, political office holders used to give out note for lecturers to report to the institution without the appropriate certificates and qualifications.

«We have been inundated with calls and messages by some government officials and concerned citizens about other unwholesome practices by some outgoing political office holders in the state.»

MURIC noted that the result would be the emergence of feeding - bottle political office holders whose only vision is how to service the interest of their feudal lords and how to line the pockets of their political godfathers while neglecting the primary purpose of occupying political offices that is, to serve the electorate.

Akinsanya advised political office holders to be ready to give account of their stewardship to God on the day of judgement, in respect to the service they rendered to the people while in office.

He said that the group comprise some members of the House of Representatives, a minister, as well as former and serving political office holders in the state, adding that the group has been meeting in the homes of two of their members in Bodija and Samonda areas of Ibadan to perfect their plans.

Fayose spoke on Wednesday during a meeting with political office holders at the Government's House in Ado Ekiti.

Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has charged newly - appointed political office holders in the state to add value to governance or prepare to be dropped.

Minister of Labour and Productivity, Senator Chris Ngige, has stated that he is not among the former governors, deputy, senators and other political office holders earning...

Founder of the Medical Art Centre, Prof. Oladapo Ashiru, said there was the need for a «clause in the constitution that would mandate the declaration of the health status» of the President and other high ranking political office holders in the country.

The Coordinator of the Ex-PDP Political Office Holders, Tajudeen Adeyemi, said this while addressing journalists in a reaction to the action of the aggrieved party supporters.

The former political office holders explained that the fight against the PDP by Omisore dated back to 2014 immediately after the last governorship poll in the state.

Sen.Yusuf Yusuf (APC - Taraba) has called for the removal of the aspect of immunity clause pertaining to criminal offences committed by political office holders.

Following the passage of the bill, the Special Prosecutor has an exclusive remit to investigate and prosecute certain categories of cases and allegations of corruption, including those involving alleged violations of the Public Procurement Act and cases implicating political office holders and politicians.

It is no more news that since the inception of this administration, some of your elected political office holders, especially the Chairmen have been removed by Executive fiat for very flimsy excuse; your chosen councillors were tagged illiterate and area boys and that they do not deserve commensurate remunerations.

Professor of Political Economy, Patrick Utomi, and a former governorship aspirant in Lagos State under the Peoples» Democratic Party, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, have both called on political office holders in Nigeria to exhibit more integrity while carrying out their duties.

It also involves reconciling political office holders in some APC - controlled states and addressing crises in the party «s chapters in Kano, Kogi, Kaduna, Bauchi, Cross River and other states.

We are surprised that Nigerian lawmakers and other political office holders have become numb to our pains, agonies, and miseries.

The NLC said the union made a demand for wage increase in 2009 after a thorough study of the salaries of political office holders» pre-and post-consolidation, as well as a careful examination of the minimum annual wage levels in African countries.

Scores of former political office holders and Peoples Democratic Party chieftains on Friday condemned the burning of the party flags at the secretariat by supporters of Senator Iyiola Omisore and said that the party would win the September 22 governorship election in the state without the former governorship candidate of the party.

This exorbitant retirement package for political office holders has generated deep resentment in Nigerians who are the victims of bad governance.

According to the presidential aide, the assignment will involve resolving disagreements among party members, party leadership and political office holders in some states of the federation.

In the political arena, at least, I have always been of the opinion that worshiping our political office holders is dangerous because there is no way of holding the people we worship accountable.

In Nigeria, the salaries and allowances allocated to political office holders are amongst the highest in the world.

Political office holders can not continue to enjoy the largesse of fat salaries and allowances at the expense of the taxpayer.