Wednesday, January 08, 2014

The government of Nigeria is attempting to circumvent protests by workers at their ports.

Massive Latest Job Vacancies at Nigerian Ports Authority Recruits Fireman/Woman in Lagos, Port Harcourt, Onne, Warri, Calabar. (click here)

The Nigerian Ports Authority is a government owned agency charged with the responsibility of Port Administration in the underlisted locations: Lagos, Port Harcourt, Onne, Warri, Calabar. The Nigerian Ports Authority wishes to recruit suitably qualified candidates for the positions of: Fire Officer II (Salary Scale SSS4) in order to ensure safety of our operations....

It looks like the port workers need to send that petition to President Goodluck Jonathan.

January 7, 2014
By VICTOR AHIUMA-YOUNG
Port workers have threatened to shut down (click here) Calabar, Onne and Warri Ports, over alleged poor wages and condition of service by Modern Stevedoring Company Limited.
The workers, in a protest letter to the management of the company, threatened to petition President Goodluck Jonathan over the poor condition of service it has exposed them to, lamenting the absence of a condition of service in the firm.
The workers said that unlike other stevedoring firms, where there are good conditions of service with workers having gratuity, pension and a N50,000 per worker Christmas bonus, among others, their employer has no such pay package for staff....

President Jonathan tends to like to move the country along without excuses.

BY CHINEME OKAFOR, 8 JANUARY 2014
President Goodluck Jonathan (click here) has issued an explicit ultimatum to managers of Nigeria's electricity sector, especially the Ministry of Power to as a matter of urgency ensure that the electricity generated is effectively transmitted and distributed across Nigeria within the next six months.
Currently, Nigeria has a total installed generation capacity of 6,976.40 megawatts (MW) with expectations of upward expansion from the National Integrated Power Projects (NIPPs).
However, the country often transmits less than 4,000MW, leaving most consumers in towns and cities nationwide in darkness for long hours...

Nigeria is not without it's opposition leader, but, President Jonathan won't be undone or allow Nigeria to sink into civil war. No killing after Nigerian elections he'll have everyone know.
Posted on Monday, January 6th, 2014 at 9:45 AM
By BellaNaija.com
Yesterday Sunday 5th January 2014, thePresidency revealed that President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan was willing to mend issues with the former Head of StatesOlusegun Obasanjo.
In case you missed it, the clash between two of the most powerful men in Nigerian politics today began when OBJ sent GEJ an 18-page letter highlighting his how he plans to destroy the nation – click here to read.
Days later, the President  replied Obasanjo – click here to read....

I have no doubt the peace maintains in the spirit of the Late President Mandela. The African nations need to set up a retirement payment to former Presidents. We do it in the USA and we haven't had these problems.