Abystacy Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 On the 27th of November 2013, the Federal Government awarded the following four contracts for the procurement of PVC readers for the 2015 general election. Messrs Iris Smart Technologies Ltd (27,500.00Naira per card reader and to supply 17,500 PVC readers, the total contract sum amounts to 481,250,000.00 million Naira) Messrs Charms Plc (24,921.60Naira per card reader and to supply 17,500 PVC readers, the total contract sum amounts to 436,128,000.00 million Naira) Messrs Millennium Integrated Limited (27,250.00Naira per card reader and to supply 17,500 PVC readers, the total contract sum amounts to 476,875,000.00 million Naira) Messrs ACT Technologies Ltd., (27,500Naira per card reader and to supply 17,500 PVC readers, the total contract sum amounts to 481,250,000.00 million Naira) Total number of PVC readers ordered for on this date is 70,000 and the total contract sum is 1,875,503,000.00billion Naira. There are actually over 120,000 polling units in Nigeria, so the above contract excludes the other cost for over 50,000 polling units. I do not want to talk about the high unit cost of the card readers until I see their models and contact the manufacturers to get the real cost. However, what I am bothered about is the fact that the same PDP led federal government that awarded this 1.8billion contract is now coming out few weeks to election to insist that these card readers should not be used. Why do we like to waste money in Nigeria? Someone said the PVC reader batteries can only last five hours and since there is no power in Nigeria, the card readers should be discarded! How can a federal government spend 27,000Naira to buy a card reader that lasts for only five hours? Did they not study the features of the card readers before they ordered for them? What happened to the UPS backups we bought during the 2011 voters registration? Why can’t they be used now? Another person said the PVC reader has not being tested? But this contract was awarded in 2013, how come they have not supplied and tested them since that time? What kind of government will spend over 2billion Naira on the procurement of a product and come out to say the product should not be used? What kind of country is Nigeria? Why is Nigeria a joke? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dequeen Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 lol. we keep choosing dummies to lead us and then we complain when they make decisions that come natural for them (dumb decisions). I wish I got one of those contracts, damn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savvy Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Jega addressed the issue before the senate 2day and i must say he did it in a lackluster manner,which goes to show d dude prolly has no idea what he's up against.However,he stated that the card readers would still be used rather than the aforementioned. The card reader was tested @d senate and it took bout a min to read a card An instance was cited that since the battery lasts 4 bout 5hours and it took bout a min to read a card...guessing the process began by 8am to last till 1pm *5hrs* Automatically means in a polling unit wv bout 700 registered voters,only a handful let's say bout 300 wld get verified. That's since it takes bout 1min to read a card~ 1x60x5 He was asked what would happen to the remaining 400registered voters who stood in line in vain U guys needed to have seen Jega sweating,automatically turning in2 a stammerer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abystacy Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 It's really crazy and now Jega said he's not sure if the election will still hold on the 28th of march Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iris Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Yes I read that in the papers today. It means what I saw 2 days ago on a News Blog is true. I thought it must be a rumour so didn't say anything about it. PDP faction wants Jonathan out as candidate, as party faces deepening schisms Sahara Reporters reported that a new twist in the desire of some top officials of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for a six-month postponement of polls in Nigeria, with several sources saying a faction of the party would work to replace President Goodluck Jonathan as the party’s presidential candidate. In separate interviews with Sahara Reporters, numerous PDP officials disclosed that many founding members of the party had lost confidence in Mr. Jonathan’s viability as a candidate, adding that a faction within the party had discussed easing the incumbent president out of the presidential race, and replacing him with another candidate from the Niger Delta zone. “The only obstacle to the plan is that the South-South might kick against it, so we have arrived at a consensus to find another candidate,” one of our sources, a northerner, said. “If elections could be postponed for six months, we will definitely replace President Jonathan as our candidate,” another member of the faction confirmed. In a clear sign that the party was crumbling was within, several high ranking PDP members said they regretted letting President Jonathan carry the party’s flag as a presidential candidate in the forthcoming elections. Some of them confessed to being aware that the party’s prospects looked dire with Mr. Jonathan holding the presidential ticket. “We are the ones who started the push for six months delay in the elections to enable us [to] put in place an interim government which would then enable the party to change its presidential candidate to somebody that is more competitive,” one official confessed. He added that Mr. Jonathan’s faction also sought the extension for their own designs, which was to explore ways of rigging the elections. Our interviews revealed that many PDP governorship candidates in the north and elsewhere in the country were secretly working against Mr. Jonathan’s re-election or quietly distancing themselves from him. One party leader revealed that some candidates in the northern area were all but campaigning for Mr. Buhari, the presidential flag bearer of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC). However, some PDP officials told SaharaReporters that, while they hoped that President Jonathan could be sidelined to increase the chances of the party in the upcoming elections, they also wished that the APC would also dump Mr. Buhari as its presidential candidate. The party officials claimed that key political figures across Nigeria continue to view a Buhari Presidency with mortal fear because of his stubborn personality and his promise to punish the corrupt. Several of the PDP officials told SaharaReporters that the rift between Mr. Jonathan and a large faction in the party that wants him dumped was reflected in the responses to former President Olusegun Obasanjo who two days ago dramatically announced his resignation from the PDP, publicly tearing his membership card. Two of the officials disclosed that, while Mr. Jonathan’s aides launched direct attacks on Mr. Obasanjo, the officials at the party headquarters in Abuja adopted a more cautious and subdued tone, regretting that the former president had decided to leave the party. Some officials stated that the party hierarchy viewed Mr. Obasanjo’s public departure from the party as a dangerous signal and as a major threat. “Chief Obasanjo doesn’t just come out swinging the way he has done recently unless he is privy to the existence of some third forces that are against President Jonathan. And to the best of our knowledge, the former president has never fought a battle like this and lost, no matter how long it takes him,” one of the officials said. “The truth is that many senators, honorable members of the House of Reps and governors are loyal to Baba, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo. So they are doing Baba’s bidding even though they are giving Mr. President [Jonathan] the impression that they are with him,” another party official in Abuja said. The party officials acknowledged that the statements of former President Obasanjo in the last three days had caused a major havoc on the party’s plans to work towards an interim national government. Several of the PDP officials attributed the fractiousness within the party to the way Mr. Jonathan and his wife, Patience Jonathan, imposed unpopular candidates on the party in various parts of the country. Even though they agreed that Mr. Obasanjo had imposed candidates on the party in the past, one PDP official said the Jonathans consistently backed candidates who were extremely unpopular within the PDP and unelectable. Asked if President Jonathan was aware of plans to replace him, some of our sources said the president knew that many powerful members of the party were not satisfied with his style and low performance. One source said former Vice President Alex Ekwueme and even the party’s chairman of the board of trustees, Tony Anenih, were far from enthusiastic about Mr. Jonathan’s re-election. “President Jonathan’s candidature and unpopularity are damaging the party,” one official stated. He added that the party’s electoral prospects in the general elections had dwindled dramatically. “We are only sure of carrying about 11 states in the country, according to our internal polls,” one party official disclosed. Party officials also said they were determined to change numerous candidates for governorships, the Senate and House of Representatives in several states if the six-month postponement ever became a reality. “The way President Jonathan and First Lady Patience Jonathan picked many candidates has now weakened the party across the country,” one top official in Abuja complained. (Source: Sahara Reporters) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iris Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Before now, I'm like "they postponed elections, it's just a shift in dates". Well...this article will tell us otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dequeen Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 @Iris, you actually sit down and type these long posts at once?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iris Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Would it not be better if I sat down and typed it? Imagine if I had to stand and I slept off while at it. It's an article dequeen. I didn't type it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savvy Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Would it not be better if I sat down and typed it? Imagine if I had to stand and I slept off while at it. It's an article dequeen. I didn't type it. Hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dequeen Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Would it not be better if I sat down and typed it? Imagine if I had to stand and I slept off while at it. It's an article dequeen. I didn't type it. Lol....get ur point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators moresko Posted February 22, 2015 Moderators Share Posted February 22, 2015 Omg, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnn Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Would it not be better if I sat down and typed it? Imagine if I had to stand and I slept off while at it. It's an article dequeen. I didn't type it. lmao@ Imagine if I had to stand and I slept off while at it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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