VICE President of Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF, Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State, said yesterday, that the major problem militating against good governance in Nigeria was not necessarily the leaders, but mainly the masses

President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, reiterated the commitment of his administration to changing the country’s educational system from the primary school to the tertiary level in order to provide a pool of trained personnel for the transformation of the country.

ACTION Congress of Nigeria, ACN, and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the South-West, yesterday, traded words over the refusal of President Goodluck Jonathan to reinstate Justice Ayo Salami as the President of the Court of Appeal after recommendations by the National Judicial Council, NJC.

Apparently piqued by the level of insecurity in the North, the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, is contemplating changing this year’s annual delegates conference in July billed for Kaduna State to a less volatile state.

Jos – Former Minister of State for Information and Communication under late President Umaru Yar’Adua, Alhaji Ibrahim Nakande, has said the excesses of state governors must be checked for democracy to take a firm root in the country.

JOINT Action Forum, JAF, umbrella body for pro-labour civil society organisations, yesterday, wrote to foreign missions in Nigeria not to grant travel visas to officials of Lagos State Government for medical trips.

A youth leader in Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State, Mr. Tabuko Emmanuel, has decried the deplorable state of roads in Isoko Iyede, Emovor and Ozoro areas, describing them as terrible.

ABUJA – Senate President, David Mark, yesterday, expressed concern over the existing gaps in the asset holding of the Nigeria Navy.

Urhobo Youth Council, UYC, has petitioned President Goodluck Jonathan over alleged marginalisation of the Urhobo in the scheme of things, especially with regards to political appointments and empowerment.

THE Izon Renaissance Movement, a socio-cultural organisation in the Niger Delta, yesterday, appealed to former military Head of State, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, to desist from making comments capable of destabilising the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan.

Teachers across the country have accused the National Teachers Institute, NTI, of shortchanging them of N1.44 billion allowances due them under the Federal Government’s Millenium Development Goals, MDGs, training programme.

Ezeigbo Lagos, Igwe Hycinth Ohazulike, has blamed insecurity in the country on injustice.

THE Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, in the South-West, yesterday, threatened to embark on solidarity strike in support of the 788 sacked doctors by the Lagos State Government.

Traditional rulers from the South-South geopolitical zone have cried to the Federal Government to save the people of the Niger Delta from the decaying roads in that region.