Twenty-two persons deported from Spain arrived at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) on Friday, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
They arrived the airport at about 3.30 p.m. in company of some law enforcement agents from Spain.
A source from the Nigeria Immigration Service, who pleaded anonymity, confirmed that there were six males while the remaining were females.
The deportees were sent packing by the Spanish authorities for immigration-related offences ranging from illegal entry, expired visas and fake travelling documents.
The deportees were received at the airport by immigration officials and other law -enforcement agents.
Some of the deportees, who had no criminal records, were allowed to go home while those found wanting were kept for further interrogation.
NAN learnt that another batch of deportees is expected from the Netherlands next week.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Bankole: Nigerians Hungry for Good Governance
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Dimeji Bankole has said the House is renewing its pact with the people to deepen democracy in Nigeria.
“Nigerians are hungry for good governance, that is, the one offered by democracy, and our pact with them is to ensure that democracy dividends are served in significant proportions,” the Speaker said in a statement to mark the 10th anniversary of democracy in Nigeria.
“We have demonstrated time and time over in words and action that we prefer to be leaders as against rulers, as this is the only way we can make the difference in the lives of our people who have been impoverished over the years and therefore yearning for the kind of government that will reverse the unsavoury and unsatisfactory situation. We shall continue in that trend.”
The statement read in part: “The House has done many things during the period under review, that have been variously interpreted in many quarters. Significantly, our investigations of the happenings of the past have triggered questions as to our true intention.
“The inquiry has in many quarters been described as an attempt at witch-hunt directed at the last administration and notable officials. Let me use this opportunity to say that we are no hater of anybody. Our endeavours in this regard are borne out of the genuine desire to clear the rot of the past and use our findings to move Nigeria forward.
“We are saying that the former status quo that de-emphasised service delivery to the people, who ordinarily should be the masters of those in government is no longer acceptable. Government will be re-positioned to serve the overall interest of Nigerians. I hasten to say also that no amount of blackmail by those dubbing the inquiry as a witch-hunt will stop the investigation of the past by the House.
“The House has put the nation on an irreversible course in terms of law making that has human face and making various organs of government accountable to the people by giving bite to our oversight of the MDAs.
“No longer will national budget be a mere formality as has been the case under successive administrations. All of us are living witnesses to the innovation that the House put into the making of this year’s budget that saw us asking questions from relevant agencies on how they utilised past votes before new allocations were approved. The tenacity that we as lawmakers employed in the processing of the budget ultimately paid off as huge sums of money were recovered as unspent funds under the past budgets and built into the on-going budget.
“Now that the budget is being implemented, let me warn that nothing less than full implementation will be acceptable to the House as those who fail to play their part to the letter will incur our wrath.”
“Money has been voted for projects many of which are crying for attention and the people already impatient that the poor infrastructure across the country be fixed. We will follow the money so voted to see that it is applied in the right manner. Reckless government officials will, as we are wont to do, be summoned, as and when necessary, before the House to account for the money entrusted in their care.
“Nigerians are hungry for good governance, that is, the one offered by democracy, and our pact with them is to ensure that democracy dividends are served in significant proportions,” the Speaker said in a statement to mark the 10th anniversary of democracy in Nigeria.
“We have demonstrated time and time over in words and action that we prefer to be leaders as against rulers, as this is the only way we can make the difference in the lives of our people who have been impoverished over the years and therefore yearning for the kind of government that will reverse the unsavoury and unsatisfactory situation. We shall continue in that trend.”
The statement read in part: “The House has done many things during the period under review, that have been variously interpreted in many quarters. Significantly, our investigations of the happenings of the past have triggered questions as to our true intention.
“The inquiry has in many quarters been described as an attempt at witch-hunt directed at the last administration and notable officials. Let me use this opportunity to say that we are no hater of anybody. Our endeavours in this regard are borne out of the genuine desire to clear the rot of the past and use our findings to move Nigeria forward.
“We are saying that the former status quo that de-emphasised service delivery to the people, who ordinarily should be the masters of those in government is no longer acceptable. Government will be re-positioned to serve the overall interest of Nigerians. I hasten to say also that no amount of blackmail by those dubbing the inquiry as a witch-hunt will stop the investigation of the past by the House.
“The House has put the nation on an irreversible course in terms of law making that has human face and making various organs of government accountable to the people by giving bite to our oversight of the MDAs.
“No longer will national budget be a mere formality as has been the case under successive administrations. All of us are living witnesses to the innovation that the House put into the making of this year’s budget that saw us asking questions from relevant agencies on how they utilised past votes before new allocations were approved. The tenacity that we as lawmakers employed in the processing of the budget ultimately paid off as huge sums of money were recovered as unspent funds under the past budgets and built into the on-going budget.
“Now that the budget is being implemented, let me warn that nothing less than full implementation will be acceptable to the House as those who fail to play their part to the letter will incur our wrath.”
“Money has been voted for projects many of which are crying for attention and the people already impatient that the poor infrastructure across the country be fixed. We will follow the money so voted to see that it is applied in the right manner. Reckless government officials will, as we are wont to do, be summoned, as and when necessary, before the House to account for the money entrusted in their care.
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