Mediaboss Marketing

The All Progressives Congress has accused President Goodluck Jonathan of exhibiting a shocking act of indiscretion by hobnobbing with an alleged Boko Haram sponsor, Ali Modu Sheriff, who is not known to have been investigated and cleared of the weighty allegation against him.

In a statement issued in London on Tuesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party wondered what message President Jonathan was sending to his compatriots and indeed to the international community when he took Modu Sheriff along during his visit to Chad Monday to confer with President Idriss Deby on cooperation against terrorism.

It said,This action by President Jonathan confirms what the APC has always believed: That the President either knows more than he is willing to admit on the issue of those who are behind the Boko Haram insurgency or he is willing to sacrifice the battle against terrorism on the altar of political expediency. Either way, this action by the President is the height of indiscretion at best, or a palpable exhibition of callowness at worst.

It also confirms our fears that Modu Sheriff was planted as a mole in the APC by his friends in high places, who are jittery about the birth of the party and would do anything to destabilize it.

APC said the President cannot pretend not to be aware of a report sent home by Nigerias Defence Adviser in NDjamena, Chad, in 2011, detailing the suspicious activities of Modu Sheriff in Chad concerning alleged Boko Haram sponsorship and asking the Federal Government to investigate him.

The party said it was shockingthat President Jonathan will choose to take the same personality along with him to the same Chad on a trip to canvas cooperation against Boko Haram terrorists.

If this is a joke, it is one joke taken too far, especially at a time that Nigeria has been loosing territories after territories to Boko Haram; at a time that the same Modu Sheriff has been fingered by another source other than the Nigerian Defence Adviser in Chad, and at a time that calls are being made for an independent investigation into the allegation that Modu Sheriff and former Army Chief Azubuike Ihejirika are Boko Haram sponsors.

Or could it be the case of it takes a thief to catch a thief? it queried.

APC said it was apparent that President Jonathan smuggled Modu Sheriff into his entourage, as the official statement announcing the trip never mentioned that the former Governor of Borno State would accompany the President on the trip, even while the list of those to accompany the President was included in the statement.

It said, Nobody in Nigeria would have known of this unholy alliance carried too far if not that the picture of the President, his host and Modu Sheriff surfaced via Twitter, where incredulous Nigerians were wondering what the President was doing with an alleged Boko Haram sponsor at a time the same terrorist group is waging a titanic battle against Nigeria.

More here:
APC faults Jonathans alleged romance with Boko Harams sponsor

Scary pictures of guns liberals will need to ban
4-minute version of the 16-minute video which has 5800+ views. Combines audio from Vicki McKenna show and photos from Sara Conrad. More info at Badger Pundit blog: http://thebadger14.wordpress.com...

By: Badger Pundit

More here:
Scary pictures of guns liberals will need to ban - Video

Investments, not individuals, paid the bills in Canberra's two major political parties over the past five years, making the ACT Greens the only party funded primarily by people power.

Analysis by Fairfax Media of all reported payments made to Canberra's three major political parties between 2009-2014 shows how heavily Labor and the Liberals rely on income from business investments.

In the past five years Labor has received twice as much money from Canberra Labor clubs and their investment trust, the 1973 Foundation, as all other payments combined.

Since 2009, they have received about $3.1 million from their associated entities and investments, compared to $1.4 million from businesses, developers, individuals and unions, among others.

Advertisement

Similarly in the ACT Liberal Party about $1.2 million has come from their property investments between 2009-2014, more than the $1.17 million from all other sources.

The ACT Greens were funded primarily by the federal branch of their own party, to the tune of $371,081, as well as accumulating $315,612 from individual donations and receipts, more than any other Canberra party.

Contributions from wealthy individuals made up almost half of all ACT Greens donations over the past five years.

The analysis examined all declared private contributions, both donations and receipts, above $1000 between the 2009-10 and 2013-14 financial years.

It did not include public funding provided by ACT elections or the Australian Electoral Commission.

Read this article:
Where ACT Labor, the Canberra Liberals and Greens get their cash

Video will begin in 5 seconds.

Previously suppressed emails before a corruption inquiry raise concerns over the access donors have to senior politicians, reports Kate McClymont.

Labor has accused the federal government of taking "cash for questions" after it was revealed that Tony Abbott's chief of staff, Peta Credlin, planned to use Parliament to showcase the case of a prominent Liberal Party donor against the carbon tax.

Emails between Ms Credlin and the former chief fund-raiser of the NSW Liberal Party were suppressed last week by the Independent Commission Against Corruption after lawyers acting for Liberal senator Arthur Sinodinos said they could be subject to parliamentary privilege.

Peta Credlin, chief of staff to Prime Minister Tony Abbott. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

But the suppression order was lifted on Monday after the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Bronwyn Bishop, announced that no claim for privilege would be made after Ms Credlin indicated she had no objection to the emails being made public.

Advertisement

The emails reveal that, in March 2011, while the Coalition was in opposition, Ms Credlin used a major donor to the Liberal Party, Brickworks, as part of Tony Abbott's campaign against the carbon tax.

Ms Credlin is married to BrianLoughnane, the party's federal director. Brickworks was one of the largest corporate donors to the Liberal Party, giving $384,000 in a nine-month period from July 2010 to April 2011. As well as its brand Austral Bricks, Brickworks also lists property development as a core business.

Paul Nicolaou, right, arrives at ICAC. Photo: Daniel Munoz

Read more from the original source:
Liberals' 'cash for questions' link

A special prosecutor tasked with investigating a controversial campaign to woo ethnic voters to the B.C. Liberal Party has approved Elections Act charges though the allegations relate to a 2012 by-election and the full investigation of the ethnic outreach program wont be complete until next year.

The Criminal Justice Branch on Monday announced charges against Brian Bonney, a former government communications director, and Mark Robertson, a Liberal Party employee. Charges were also approved against a numbered corporation.

A copy of the sworn information alleges political contributions and expenses contravened the Elections Act. The information says the contributions and expenses involved a campaign employee.

On September 5, 2014, [special prosecutor David] Butcher advised the Criminal Justice Branch that he had approved charges against the above noted individuals and corporation, a statement read.

The evidence in support of these charges was gathered during the course of the investigation for which [Mr.] Butcher has been providing assistance in the form of legal advice to investigators.

The branch said Mr. Butchers investigation into the ethnic outreach program as a whole is expected to run until early 2015.

Once the investigation is complete and Mr. Butcher has reviewed the whole of the material provided by police, he will release the results of any decisions that he makes, the statement read.

Jillian Stead, a B.C. Liberal Party spokeswoman, said the issue relates to financial reporting.

In November, 2013, it was brought to our attention that the party had misreported a $2,240 expenditure related to the 2012 Port Moody Coquitlam by-election, she wrote in an e-mail.

Liberal Premier Christy Clarks office referred a request for comment back to the party.

Link:
Former political aide to B.C. Liberals charged with Elections Act offences