Sack Kemi Adeosun, Udo Udoma and Godwin Emefiele Immediately – Dino Melaye Urges Buhari

The Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately sack three prominent members of his Economic Team as the solution-precedent to reboot the ailing economy.

Dino Melaye, in a statement in Abuja on sunday said the president must sack the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, Budget and National Planning Minister, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma and the Governor of the Central bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr Godwin Emefiele if the Change Agenda must succeed.

Melaye said “At the moment, it must be crystal clear to all discerning minds that the president’s widely-acclaimed magical body language has lost its presumed aura and efficacy.

“His no-nonsense demeanour is equally neither instilling fear nor commanding respect and loyalty from amongst his cabinet members. It is therefore obvious that the time for barking is over, now is the time to bite and boot out all those who have demonstrated, in the past several months, a crass lack of capacity to effectively carry out the functions of their office.

“The Finance Minister has not only displayed gross incompetence on the job, she also lacks the basic and rudimentary grasp of economic fundamentals necessary to run a critical sector of the Nigerian economy like the Finance Ministry.

“It is time for her to go now and pave way for a qualified and experienced person to steer the Nigerian economy away from the dark woods it has sunk presently under her stewardship”.

On Udoma Udo Udoma, he stated: “To be sure, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma is a very charismatic man, an accomplished lawyer, and a quintessential gentleman with a fairly untainted reputation.

”In everyday parlance, he is a good man. But the critical job of Budget and National Planning Minister for a huge country like Nigeria, with her prevailing economic challenges requires much more than being a good man with a great personality.

“It is for someone with the relevant qualification, professional knowledge and experience in public sector finance, development economics, strategic thinking, budgetary planning and management.

“As a lawyer, accomplished in this field as he is, Udoma’s appointment to that position is nepotism taken to very ridiculous heights; and a classic case of putting round pegs in square holes-it will, and can never fit. It is akin to saddling a carpenter with a tailor’s responsibility.

“The outcome under the circumstances, as has become evidently clear, is bound to be catastrophic for the economy. President Buhari must therefore do the needful now by relieving Udoma of this huge burden that is constituting a clog to the revival of the Nigerian economy. ”

On the CBN governor, Senator Melaye pointed to his disastrous handling and release of the so-called Dasuki-gate funds which amounts to about 15 per cent of the nation’s foreign reserves, policy flip-flops, summersaults and inconsistencies as clear evidence of gross incompetence in the management of the nation’s fiscal and monetary policies.

“The net effect of this inconceivable ineptitude on the part of Emefiele, according to Melaye is the free fall in the value of the naira and the total loss of faith and confidence by the international community on the Nigerian economy.”

”President Buhari must muster the courage to wield the big stick and give Emefiele the boot, to be replaced by a fiscal and monetary policy guru. “We have these qualified Nigerians in abundance, and the President must beam his searchlight to find them to help him, the Nigerian economy as well as the suffering Nigerian masses”.

“The President must immediately transit from mere rhetoric to drastic but positive action to save the economy and Nigeria from total collapse.

”The hunger in the land is real, pervasive, widespread and debilitating for the poor masses. As I walk the streets of my constituency these days, I constantly harbour a foreboding that I could be stoned by my angry constituents for the failure of Mr President to fulfil his campaign promises and expectations to Nigerians”, Melaye said.

“Nigeria is tottering on a dangerous precipice, sliding perilously to a certain catastrophe if the current economic malaise is not halted immediately”, he declared, even as he said his criticism is borne out of an altruistic fervour, and not a product of sour grapes akin to some traditional critics of “Every Government in Power (EGIP)”.

“I was a permanent fixture at the All Progressive Congress, APC’s Presidential campaign rallies and events, functioning mostly as the Master of Ceremonies, MC”.

” I am a proud APC Member, a party bonafide with a great stake in the success or failure of this administration, so no one can accuse me of sour grapes or meddlesomeness.

“I am a truly concerned stakeholder presently bothered by the imminent, clear and present danger of a still-birth of a Change Agenda that held so much hope and promise for Nigerians a little over a year ago.

” While there is a lot of hunger, anger, anguish and despair currently in the land, I have a firm belief that the situation is not beyond redemption for Mr President, hence my call for urgent and drastic remedial action now”, Melaye concluded.

2016/2017 FIRST ONLINE ADMISSION SCREENING EXERCISE (100 LEVEL) AND DIRECT ENTRY CANDIDATES

The long awaited screening exercise for Lagos state university 2016/2017 academic session.

NEW GUIDELINES FOR 2016/2017 FIRST ONLINE ADMISSION SCREENING EXERCISE (100 LEVEL) AND DIRECT ENTRY CANDIDATES

1.         APPLICATION
Applications are invited from qualified candidates for the Lagos State University 2016/2017 Admission Screening Exercise, for candidates seeking admission via UTME (100 level). These ONLINE screening exercises are mandatory requirements for entry into Lagos State University.
There shall be two rounds of Online Admission Screening Exercises for First Choice (More Preferred) and Second Choice (Preferred). The Online Admission Screening Exercise for the Second Choice (Preferred) candidates shall not take place until late September/October 2016 when the first round would have been concluded.
2.         ELIGIBILITY FOR FIRST ROUND
i.          Candidates who have chosen Lagos State University as their First Choice (More Preferred) institution in the 2016 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME), and have scored a minimum of 190 marks are eligible to participate in the First Online Admission Screening Exercise. In addition, candidates must be at least 16 years of age.
ii.         ALL Direct Entry candidates who wish to be considered for admission into Lagos State University for the 2016/2017 academic session, who must have obtained Direct Entry Form from JAMB are also eligible and must apply for the screening exercise.
iii.        Candidates of Lagos State Origin, for 100 & 200 levels will be required (if admitted) to prove their claims before the Independent Indigeneship Verification Committee (lIVC) set up by the Lagos State University.
iv.        Candidates should note that ONLY the accredited courses listed below are available for the 2016/2017 Academic Session. Therefore, only candidates that have chosen any of the under listed courses should apply.

S/NFACULTYDEPARTMENT
1.ARTS
- Arabic      
- Christian Religious Studies
- Islamic Religious Studies  
- History & International Studies    
- Music        
- Theatre Arts          
- Portuguese / English
2.EDUCATION
- Arabic Education  
- CRS Education      
- Islamic Studies Education
- English Education
- French Education
- History Education
- Yoruba Education
- Biology Education
- Chemistry Education        
- Mathematics Education  
- Physics Education
- Physical & Health Education
- Health Education
- Computer Science Education
- Educational Technology
- Business Education
- Accounting Education
- Educational Management
- Geography Education
- Economics Education
- Political Science Education
3LAW- Common/Civil Law
4.SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE- Agriculture
5.MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
- Public Administration
- Marketing
- Banking & Finance
- Management Technology
- Industrial Relations and Personnel Management
- Insurance
6.SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION- Mass Communication
7.SCIENCE
- Biochemistry
- Botany
- Chemistry
- Fisheries & Aquatic Biology
- Mathematics
- Microbiology
- Physics
- Zoology
- Computer Science
8.COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
- Medicine & Surgery
- Physiology
- Dentistry
- Nursing
9.SOCIAL SCIENCES
- Geography & Planning
- Psychology
- Economics
- Political Science
- Sociology
10.SCHOOL OF TRANSPORT- Transport
11.ENGINEERING
- Mechanical Engineering
- Electronics & Computer Engineering
- Chemical and Polymer Engineering
3.         METHOD OF APPLICATION
A.         ONLINE PAYMENT (FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY PAID FOR LASU ADMISSION SCREENING)
1.         Prospective Candidates will visit screening.lasu.edu.ng and select MAKE PAYMENT option in the drop down list at the top, to make the required payment of N5,000 (Platform Access Fee N2,500, Screening fee N2,500) for the 2016/2017 LASU Admission Screening Exercise.

The prospective candidates would be required to submit the following:
JAMB Registration Number
Surname, First name, Middle name
Email Address and telephone number (both must be active and personal to the applicant)
2.         Click on PROCEED
3.         On the next page, a TRANSACTION ID to be used for PAYMENT would be displayed. The candidate should copy this TRANSACTION ID and          proceed for PAYMENT at http://www.quickteller.com/lasu
4.         On http://www.quickteller.com/lasu page,
(i)         Click on PAY
(ii)        Enter your email address, GSM number.
(iii)       Also enter the Transaction ID copied in step 3 above
(iv)       Proceed to enter details of your ATM card
(v)        Click Process payment
(vi)       Print your Payment receipt from the screen. A transaction message will be sent to your email and GSM, hence the need to use your personal E-rnail address and GSM number.
B.         ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR ALL FIRST CHOICE CANDIDATES
1.         After successful payment for LASU 2016/2017 Online Admission screening exercise, return to screening.lasu.edu.ng and select CONTINUE REGISTRATION option in the drop down list at the top.
2.         Prospective candidates should enter the required details (JAMB Registration number, surname and Mode of Entry - UME or DE).
3.         Click on PROCEED button to load/update the Registration Form.
Each applicant is expected to complete/update the registration form by providing the following information.
Candidates will be required to upload a scanned copy of their passport size photograph (File Size: Not more than 20KB; File format: JPEG [i.e. ‘jpg’]). Application for change of passport photograph by candidates given provisional admission shall NOT be allowed. This same passport photograph, uploaded by such candidates, will be used on their degree certificates.
ONLY TWO CHOICES OF COURSE OF STUDY ARE ALLOWED
Carefully study the agreement form. If you agree to the stated terms, click on the 'I agree’ button on the left-hand side of the page.
Note:   If you do not agree to the stated terms you will not be permitted to go beyond this point. Please read and understand the terms before registering/updating.
Fill in all required details contained on the online registration form. Confirm THAT DETAILS ARE ACCURATE then click FINISH. To make changes, before you click finish, you may click on the Edit button.
Candidates must possess five (5) O' Level credits in subjects relevant to their desired course of study at not more than two sittings, except Medicine that requires ONLY 1 sitting.
Credit in English Language is compulsory for admission into all courses in Lagos State University.
Candidates awaiting the result of NABTEB, NECO (June/July) 2016, are eligible to apply. Note that any examination taken after July 2016 shall not be accepted.
Make sure you print your Registration Form/Slip as this serves as your entry ticket into the screening hall.
C.         ONLINE SCREENING FOR ALL FIRST CHOICE CANDIDATES
The Screening of Candidate(s) will be based on Point Grading System using the UTME Score and SSCE (or equivalent) Grades in five BEST RELEVANT subjects to Candidates Choice of Course
The relevant subjects are obtainable from JAMB brochure 2016 available online at http://www.jamb.org.ng/Unifiedtme3/Brochure.aspx
Candidates are advised to visit JAMB website to study the O\Level subject requirements for their Course of choice before participating in the online Admission Screening.
In the Screening step, Candidates are expected to fill-in ONLY FIVE (5) BEST RELEVANT subjects as contained in JAMB Brochure 2016 online.
The Point grading system is as follows:
O\LEVEL SSCE (WAEC/NECO/NABTEB) GRADING POINTS
GRADEPOINT
A110
A2 (B2)9
A3 (B3)8
C47
C56
C65
TOTAL OBTAINABLE50 %
Candidate should know that both payment and registration/updating would last one [1] week, August 31 – September 6, 2016 (12 midnight).
PLEASE NOTE that candidates who had earlier responded to the previous advertisement placed in the Guardian Newspaper of Friday, 10th June, 2016 and the The Nation Newspaper of Monday, 13th June, 2016 and who had completed their online registration, need not apply again.
However, they are expected to update their records as indicated in (c) above.

LEWIS, Akinwunmi Oladapo
SIGNED
REGISTRAR
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of N5,000 (Platform Access Fee N2,500, Screening fee N2,500) for the 2016/2017 LASU Admission.
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