AFRICA ON THE PATH TO AN INCLUSSIVE TRANSFORMATION
WE ARE IN NO WHERE CLOSE TO WHERE WE SHOULD BE AS AFRICAN.
WHAT IS HOLDING US BACK AS A AFRICAN NATION IN TERM OF DEVELOPMENT IS NOT VERY FER FECHT FROM OUR LESDERSHIP THAT IS LACKING VISION, INTEGRITY, HONESTY AND PATRIOTISM.
WE MUST BEGIN TO DO THING DIFFERENTLY IF WE MUST LIVE OUR TRUE POTENTIAL AS A PEOPLE
AFRICA, CERTAINLY HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR A SUPER POWER. BUT THE LEADERSHIP IS STILL HOLDING US BACK FROM WHERE WE OUGHT TO BE.
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At the moment, polls in the battleground states look good for Mr Biden - although the margins have tightened in recent days.
He appears to be ahead in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin - three industrial states his Republican rival won by margins of less than 1% to clinch victory in 2016.
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State
BIDEN
TRUMP
Who won in 2016?
Arizona47.9%47.0%Trump by 3.6%Florida47.9%47.0%Trump by 1.2%Georgia47.2%48.2%Trump by 5.2%Iowa45.6%47.6%Trump by 9.5%Michigan50.0%45.8%Trump by 0.2%Minnesota48.0%43.7%Clinton by 1.5%Nevada48.7%46.3%Clinton by 2.4%New Hampshire53.4%42.4%Clinton by 0.4%North Carolina47.6%47.8%Trump by 3.7%Ohio46.3%47.3%Trump by 8.2%Pennsylvania48.7%47.5%Trump by 0.7%Texas46.5%47.8%Trump by 9.1%Virginia51.7%40.3%Clinton by 5.4%Wisconsin51.0%44.3%Trump by 0.8%
Source: Real Clear Politics, Associated Press. Last updated: 3 November
For Mr Trump, it's the battleground states he won big in 2016 that his campaign team will be most worried about. His winning margin in Iowa, Ohio and Texas was between 8-10% back then but it looks much closer in all three this time.
That's one of the reasons why some political analysts rate his chances of re-election as low as things stand.
The Economist thinks Mr Biden is "very likely" to beat Mr Trump while FiveThirtyEight, a political analysis website, sees Mr Biden as "favoured" to win the election but says the president could still come out on top.
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Donald Trump and Joe Biden went head-to-head in two live TV debates.
The first, on 29 September, was a chaotic affair, with Mr Trump's combative approach stamping out any chance of a real debate.
A CBS News/YouGov poll taken straight afterwards suggested it was a good night for Mr Biden.
Of those who watched, 48% said Mr Biden was the winner while 41% went for Mr Trump - a similar split to national polling averages. Nearly 70% of people said the debate made them feel "annoyed".
In the second debate, on 22 October, organisers introduced a mute button to help police the arguments.
But it was a much more restrained President Trump on show and there was a much greater focus on the policies of the two candidates.
While that seemed to help Mr Trump somewhat, snap polls still suggested viewers thought Mr Biden's performance was more impressive.
A CNN poll found 53% of viewers thought the Democrat had done a better job in the debate, while 39% went with Mr Trump.
A YouGov snap poll was similar, with 54% saying Mr Biden had won compared to 35% for the president.
So while Mr Trump put in a better performance, it's unlikely to have been enough to change the balance of the race on its own.
We only had a couple of days to mull over the first debate before President Trump's bombshell tweet in the early hours of 2 October revealed he and the first lady had tested positive for coronavirus.
While the pandemic has dominated headlines in the US since the start of the year, the focus had shifted to the Supreme Court after the death of long-serving Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in September.
So Mr Trump's positive coronavirus test put his response to the pandemic, which has claimed the lives of more than 230,000 people in the US, back under the spotlight.
According to data from an ABC News/Ipsos poll, just 35% of Americans approve of how the president has handled the crisis. That figure climbs among Republicans, but only to 76%.
On his own health, 72% of respondents said that Mr Trump did not take the "risk of contracting the virus seriously enough," while the same number said he failed to take "the appropriate precautions when it came to his personal health".
A similar Yahoo News/YouGov poll found that about half of respondents believed he could have avoided contracting the disease altogether if he had practised greater social distancing and worn a face mask.
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Can we believe the polls this time?
It's easy to dismiss the polls by saying they got it wrong in 2016 and President Trump frequently does exactly that. But it's not entirely true.
Most national polls did have Hillary Clinton ahead by a few percentage points, but that doesn't mean they were wrong, since she won three million more votes than her rival.
Pollsters did have some problems in 2016 - notably a failure to properly represent voters without a college degree - meaning Mr Trump's advantage in some key battleground states wasn't spotted until late in the race, if at all. Most polling companies have corrected this now.
But this year there's even more uncertainty than normal due to the coronavirus pandemic and the effect it's having on both the economy and how people will vote in November, so all polls should be read with some scepticism.
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The rise of public administration and the discovery of oil and natural gas are two major events believed to have led to the sustained increase in the incidence of corrupt practices in the country.[7][8]
Efforts have been made by the government to minimize corruption through the enactment of laws and the enforcement of integrity systems but with little success.[9]
Greed, ostentatious lifestyle, customs, and people's attitudes are believed to have led to corruption. Another root cause is tribalism.[10] Friends and kinsmen seeking favor from officials can impose strains on the ethical disposition of the official as these kinsmen see government officials as holding avenues for their personal survival and gain.[11]
Corruption, though prevalent, was kept at manageable levels during the First Republic.[12][13] However, the cases of corruption during the period were sometimes clouded by political infighting.
Corruption for the most part of Yakubu Gowon's administration was kept away from public view until 1975. However, informed officials voiced their concerns. Critics said Gowon's governors acted like lords overseeing their personal fiefdom. He was viewed as timid, and faced with corrupt elements in his government.[19]
In 1975, a corruption scandal surrounding the importation of cement engulfed many officials of the defense ministry and the central bank of Nigeria. Officials were later accused of falsifying ship manifestos and inflating the amount of cement to be purchased.[20]
During the Gowon administration, two individuals from the middle belt of the country were accused of corruption. The Nigerian government controlled the newspapers, so the Daily Times and the New Nigerian gave great publicity to denunciations of the administration of Gomwalk, and Federal Commissioner Joseph Tarka by the two critics. A situation that may signal a cause for exigent action on corruption.[21]
In 1975, the administration of Murtala Mohammed made reformist changes. After a military coup brought it to power, the new government sacked a large number of prior government officials and civil servants, many of whom had been criticized for the misuse of power they wielded under the largely uneducated military of Gowon.[22]
The first administration of Olusegun Obasanjo was a continuation of the Muritala Mohammed administration and was focused on completing the transition program to democracy, as well as implementing the national development plans. Major projects including building new refineries, pipelines, expanding the national shipping and airlines as well as hosting FESTAC was done during this administration. A number of these national projects were conduits to distribute favors and enrich connected politicians. The famous Afrobeat musician, Fela Kuti, sang variously about major scandals involving the international telecommunication firm ITT led by Chief MKO Abiola in Nigeria, which the then Head of State, Gen Olusegun Obasanjo was associated with.[23] In addition to this, the Operation Feed the Nation Program, and the associated land grab under the Land Use Decree implemented by the then Head of State was used as conduits to reward cronies, and his now-famous Otta Farm Nigeria (OFN) was supposedly a project borne out of this scandal.[24]
Corruption was deemed pervasive during the administration of Shehu Shagari.[25] A few federal buildings mysteriously caught fire after investigators started to probe the finances of the officials working in the buildings.[26] In late 1985, investigations into the collapse of the defunct Johnson Mathey Bank of London shed light on some of the abuses carried on during the second republic. The bank acted as a conduit to transfer hard currency for some party members in Nigeria. A few leading officials and politicians had amassed large amounts of money. They sought to transfer the money out of the country with the help of Asian importers by issuing import licenses.[27]
In 1981, a rice shortage led to accusations of corruption against the NPN government. Shortages and subsequent allegations were precipitated by protectionism. After its election, the Nigerian government decided to protect local rice farmers from imported commodities. A licensing system was created to limit rice imports. However, accusations of favoritism and government-supported speculation were leveled against many officials.[28]
In 1985, a cross-section of politicians was convicted of corrupt practices under the government of General Muhammadu Buhari, but the administration itself was only involved in a few instances of lapsed ethical judgment. Some cite the suitcases scandal which also coincidentally involved then customs leader Atiku Abubakar, who later became Vice President in 1999, and was indicted for various acts of corruption. "The 53 suitcases saga arose in 1984 during the currency change exercise ordered by the Buhari junta when it ordered that every case arriving the country should be inspected irrespective of the status of the person behind such. The 53 suitcases were, however, ferried through the Murtala Muhammed Airport without a customs check by soldiers allegedly at the behest of Major Mustapha Jokolo, the then aide-de-camp to Gen. Buhari. Atiku was at that time the Area Comptroller of Customs in charge of the Murtala Muhammed Airport."[29]
The regime of general Ibrahim Babangida or IBB, has been seen as the body that legalized corruption. His administration refused to give an account of the Gulf War windfall, which has been estimated to be $12.4 billion. He rigged the only successful election in the history of Nigeria on June 12, 1993.[30] He lives in a very exquisite mansion in his home state of Niger.[31]
General Ibrahim Babangida's tenure, corruption became a policy of the state.[32] He routinely disbursed vehicles and cash gifts to people to earn loyalty, and the discipline of the military force eroded. The term "IBB Boys" emerged, meaning fronts for the head of state in the business realm, someone who will transact dirty deals from drug dealing with money laundering.[33]
General Ibrahim Babangida used various government privatization initiatives to reward friends and cronies,[34] which eventually gave rise to the current class of nouveau riche in Nigeria. From banking to oil and import licenses, IBB used these favors to raise cash for himself and his family and is regarded as one of the richest ex-rulers of Nigeria supposedly with significant investment in Globacom[35]—one of the largest telecom operators in Nigeria, regarded as a front for his empire.[36]
The death of the general Sani Abacha revealed the global nature of graft. French investigations of bribes paid to government officials to ease the award of a gas plant construction in Nigeria revealed the level of official graft in the country. The investigations led to the freezing of accounts containing about $100 million United States dollars.[37]
In 2000, two years after his death, a Swiss banking commission report indicted Swiss banks for failing to follow the compliance process when they allowed Abacha's family and friends access to his accounts and to deposit amounts totaling $600 million US dollars into them. The same year, a total of more than $1 billion US dollars were found in various accounts throughout Europe.[38]
The government of Gen. Abdusalami was short and focused on transiting the country quickly to democracy. Albeit, the suspicion remains that quite a huge amount of wealth was acquired by him and his inner circle in such a short period, as he lives in quite an exquisite mansion of his own adjacent IBB's that exceeds whatever he might have earned in legitimate income. Indeed, the major Halliburton scandal implicated his administration, and this might have financed his opulence.[39]
Various corruption scandals broke out under Olusegun Obasanjo's presidency, including one of the international dimensions when his vice president was caught in cahoots with a US Congressman stashing cold hard cash (literally) in freezers. In addition to this, the KBR and Siemens bribery scandals broke out under his administration, which was investigated by the FBI and led to international indictments indicating high-level corruption in his administration. According to reports,[40] "while Nigeria dithered, the United States Department of Justice on January 18, 2012, announced that a Japanese construction firm, Marubeni Corporation, agreed to pay a $54.6 million criminal penalty for allegedly bribing officials of the Nigerian government to facilitate the award of the $6 billion liquefied natural gas contract in Bonny, Nigeria to a multinational consortium, TSKJ". They paid bribes to Nigerian government officials between 1995 and 2004, in violation of the.[41][42]
Some other acts of corruption tied to Olusegun Obasanjo included the Transcorp shares scandal that violated the code of conduct standards for public officers, and the presidential library donations at the eve of his exit from the power that pressured associates to donate.[43] Obasanjo was also said to widely lobby for his failed campaign to alter the constitution to get a third term by actively bribing the legislators.[44] further deepening corruption at the highest levels.
Yaradua's ascent and time in office were short, although a fair number of corruption scandals from previous administrations came to light under his tenure and went uninvestigated due to lack of political will and poor health. Yaradua's various acts of political corruption using his Attorney-General to frustrate ongoing local and international investigations of his powerful friends like Governors James Ibori, Luck Igbinnedion, and Peter Odili which led to massive losses to their states. Attorney General of the Federation, Michael Aondakaa was unable to obtain a conviction in Nigeria even as the UK and foreign courts successfully tried Nigeria's deeply corrupt governors from the Obasanjo era that helped Yaradua emerge as president. In addition, Wikileaks revealed that the Supreme Court Justices were bribed to legitimize the corrupt elections that saw to his emergence as president through massive rigging.[45] Wikileaks documents also revealed the staying power of corruption under Yaradua, with illegal payments from NNPC to Presidents continuing unabated.[46]
Nigeria corruption rating by TI improved from 143rd to the 136th position in 2014.[47] In late 2013, Nigeria's then Central Bank governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi informed President Goodluck Jonathan that the state oil company, NNPC, had failed to remit US$20 billion in oil revenues owed to the state. Jonathan, however, dismissed the claim and replaced Sanusi for his mismanagement of the central bank's budget. A Senate committee also found Sanusi’s account to be lacking in substance.[48] After the conclusion of the NNPC's account audit, it was announced in January 2015 that NNPC's non-remitted revenue is actually US$1.48 billion, which it needs to refund to the government.[49] Upon the release of both the PwC and Deloitte report by the government at the eve of its exit, it was however determined that truly close to $20 billion was indeed missing or misappropriated or spent without appropriation.[50]
In addition to these, the government of Goodluck Jonathan had several running scandals including the BMW purchase by his Aviation Minister, to the tune of N255 million naira[51][52] and security contracts to militants in the Niger Delta,[53] massive corruption and kickbacks in the Ministry of Petroleum, the Malabu Oil International scandal, and several scandals involving the Petroleum Ministry.[54] In the dying days of Goodluck Jonathan's administration, the Central Bank scandal of cash tripping of mutilated notes also broke out, where it was revealed that in a four-day period, 8 billion naira was stolen directly by low-level workers in the CBN. This revelation excluded a crime that is suspected to have gone on for years and went undetected until revealed by a whistle-blower. The Central Bank claims the heist undermined its monetary policy.[55] In 2014, UNODC began an initiative to help combat corruption in Nigeria.[56]
New allegations of corruption have begun to emerge since the departure of President Jonathan on May 29, 2015, including:
7. Diversion of $2.2 million vaccination medicine fund, by Ministry of Health [63]
8. Diversion of Ebola fight fund up to 1.9 bn naira [64]
9. NIMASA fraud under investigation by EFCC, inclusive of accusation of funding PDP and buying a small piece of land for 13 billion naira [65]
10. Ministry of Finance led by Okonjo Iweala hurried payment of $2.2 million to health ministry contractor in disputed invoices [66]
11. NDDC scams and multifarious scams including 2.7 billion naira worth of contracts that do not conform to the Public Procurement Act[67]
12. Police Service Commission Scam investigated by ICPC that revealed misappropriation of over 150 million nairas related to election-related training. ICPC made refund recommendations, but many analysts indicated prosecution was more appropriate.[68]
The Presidency of Muhammadu Buhari has seen major action against corruption in Nigeria. In 2016, the Senate ad-hoc committee on “mounting humanitarian crisis in the North East” led by Senator Shehu Sani indicted the then Secretary to the Government of the Federation appointed by Muhammadu Buhari, Mr. Babachir Lawal in a N200 million contract scandal for the clearing of “invasive plant species” in Yobe State by Rholavision Nigeria Limited; a company he owns.[69]
On October 30, 2017, President Buhari sacked Lawal based on the report of a three-man panel led by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo that investigated him and one other.[70]
In 2016, Buhari was reportedly presented evidence that his Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, took N500 million naira bribe from MTN to help it slash the $5 Billion dollar fine slammed against it for violation of Nigeria telecommunications regulations bothering on national security.[71][72] MTN fired the staff involved in the bribery scandal.[72] But Abba Kyari was left intact in his position as Chief of Staff to national outrage forcing Buhari to announce the probe of Kyari.[73] The findings of the investigation was never made public.
Abdulrasheed Maina was the head of the task force on pension reforms during the President Goodluck Jonathan led administration but fled Nigeria in 2015 after claims that he embezzled two billion naira ($5.6 million, 4.8 million euros). Despite the fact that an Interpol arrest warrant was issued, he still managed to return to Nigeria, where he was said to have enjoyed protection from the Buhari government.[74] Maina had been fired from his position by Goodluck Jonathan's administration and was put under investigation for corrupt practices but was reinstated and given double promotion by Buhari administration.[75][76]
According to the senate through its committee on public accounts, 85 government parastatals under the present government under the leadership of Muhammadu Buhari are yet to submit their audit reports since the inception of this government.[77]
The flag bearer of the corruption fight in Nigeria, the EFCC has responded to the senate committee on public account's claim on the nonsubmission of her account report by the institution and 84 others. The Economic and financial crimes commission denied the report issued by the committee claiming it was not true.[78]
Despite criticism, the Nigerian Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) announced in May 2018, that 603 Nigerian figures had been convicted on corruption charges since Buhari took office in 2015.[79] The EFCC also announced that for the first time in Nigeria's history, judges and top military officers including retired service chiefs are being prosecuted for corruption.[79] In December 2019, the country's controversial ex-Attorney General Mohammed Adoke, who was accused of being bribed to grant oil licenses to Shell, was extradited back to Nigeria from Dubai and was immediately arrested.[80] In January 2020, however, Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index (CPI) still gave Nigeria a low ranking of 146 out of 180 countries surveyed.[81][82]
By October 2020, however, End SARS protestors alleged that Nigerian police officers, despite being employed by what has long been perceived as being the most corruption institution in Nigeria,[83][84][85][86] were no longer paid adequately and, despite calling out police brutality, called for an increase in police salaries as one of their five demands.[87]
The following list contains the institutions perceived as the most corrupt. It is culled from the Nigeria Survey and Corruption Survey Study, Final Report (June 2003) Institute for Development Research, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (IDR, ABU Zaria)[83]
Nigeria (as of 2003)RatingInstitution1Nigerian Police2Political Parties3National and State Assemblies4Local and Municipal Governments5Federal and State Executive Councils6Traffic police and FRSC7PHCN8NNPC9Nigeria Customs10FIRS
In February 2019, it was reported that Nigerian Police Force officers commonly gained extra money by extorting local residents.[88] On July 30, 2019, three Nigeria Police Force Officers from Anambra State were arrested on charges of extorting three residents.[89] On March 9, 2020, a Nigeria Police Force officers from Lagos, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Adebayo Ojo and Sergeant Adeleke Mojisola were both arrested on charges of extorting a woman.[90] The next day, another Nigeria Police Force officer from Lagos, Inspector Taloju Martins, was arrested after being caught on camera exhorting a motorist.[91][92]
In Nigeria, there is a very big gap between the rich and the poor. Due to this, there is space in politics for richer people to manipulate results and candidates. The BBC did an article in February 2019 detailing how much of an effect 'godfathers' can have on the outcome. For example, it was reported, "They are political sponsors, who use money and influence to win support for their preferred candidates." It is explained that these 'godfathers' groom a candidate that they trust can implement the policies they want".[93]
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I am Ahmad Aziz Maltese national by birth automatically under the laws of Malta.I only have single citizenship Maltese.I was born in Sliema Malta dated 1 November 1983.I grow up in Lahore Pakistan.I belong to Tarar family.Dated 31 December 2011, I joined Ministry of foreign affairs Malta as career diplomat in salary scale 3,I remained Malta's first resident envoy to Pakistan,Iran,Bangladesh,Sri Lanka and UAE.Dated 31 December 2014 European external action service EEAS exchanged my permanent diplomatic employment with EEAS,now I have permanent diplomatic employment with European external action service EEAS and with Ministry of foreign affairs Malta as envoy.Government of Malta and European external action service EEAS did not paid my salaries from 31 December 2011 till today because I am Muslim and I have permanent diplomatic employment.Now I am permanently resident at Dingli mans flat 6,Dingli street Sliema Malta.I am serving as envoy government of Malta at Ministry of foreign affairs Malta and envoy European external action service EEAS at headquarters of the European external action service EEAS.During my appointment in Pakistan government of Malta asked government of Pakistan to arrest Mr Ahmad Aziz envoy government of Malta because they have withdrawn my appointment as envoy government of Malta to Pakistan etc but this was not true.Pakistani authorities arrested me in Pakistan and send me to jail.I was brought before the Pakistani trial court and Pakistani trial court accquited me.
I have a wife one daughter and one son they live in Pakistan according to the law my children's are Maltese national by birth and my wife has right of freedom of movement in Malta.
Dated 13 April 2018 around 12:00 night Gulzar Dar PTI political party Pakistan terrorist wing head together with Punjab police officers, along with his son,His brother,along with ISI Pakistan,MI5 UK,INDIAN RAW,pakistan army officers and near 35 unknown terrorists entered force fully into office of envoy government of Malta and office of the envoy European external action service to Pakistan etc 342M sabzazar scheme Multan Road Lahore Pakistan with weapons,they started beating me,they did gang roberry,they kidnapped me for money together with police and together with Pakistani army etc.Police is not registering FIR against criminals as I have already filed several complaints to government of Pakistan,government of Malta and EEAS etc because eeas and ministry of foreign affairs Malta is responsible issues related to their permanent employees,I have also send several complaints to Ministry of interior Pakistan and National human rights commission Pakistan but no ONE takes action against terrorists.These kidnappers also harrased me to resigned from my permanent diplomatic employment with European external action service EEAS and with Ministry of foreign affairs Malta.I have permanent diplomatic employment with Ministry of foreign affairs Malta and with European external action service EEAS as envoy.Dated 3 may 2018 when I arrived at the Malta international airport from Pakistan. Maltese police arrested me at the Malta international airport.From Luqa airport, police took me to floriana police headquarters.I was informed by the police that they have arrested me under the allegations of abusing of authority and breach of duties as permanent public officer I am suspended but in reality I am never suspended from my permanent diplomatic employment.I explained the police that I am already acquitted by the honourable Pakistani trial court with same allegations but police decided to continue proceedings even after matter is double jeopardy and time barred and Maltese police has no jurisdiction to start criminal proceedings against me in Malta because alleged offences were committed in Pakistan and I was acquitted by the honourable Pakistani trial court.Alleged offences are not the category of international crimes.Police or court may not investigate any other allegations which were not informed by the police during arrest.To investigate any other allegations is breach of the article 39 constitution of Malta.I was in the Maltese jail and media published news against me with out taking my point of view.I was granted bail after around 3 months.I requested the media to publish my reply in the media but media refused to published my reply for courept motives.When I was in jail government of Malta started CIVIL proceedings against me with the same allegations I am facing a criminal case against me in Malta, government of Malta has breached article 6 of ECHR and article 39 constitution of Malta to start CIVIL proceedings against me, because in Malta right of silence is constitutional right.Allegations sheet submitted by the police before the court in Malta is breach of article 360(2) of criminal code Malta because allegation sheet does not show any place of alleged offences,allegation sheet does not show any time and date of alleged offences.According to law criminal action should be dismissed and may not be prosecuted.police has violated article 535 till article 538 of criminal code Malta because their is no complaint or information against me to start criminal proceedings against me in Malta.Malta has no jurisdiction to start criminal together with civil proceedings against me in Malta because alleged offences were committed in Pakistan and alleged offences are not the category of international crimes and Malta has no jurisdiction to start criminal proceedings together with civil proceedings against me in Malta. According to Criminal code Malta and according to constitution of Malta matter is double jeopardy and time barred.Malta is also breaching article 401 criminal code Malta together with ARTICLE 6 of ECHR and article 39 constitution of Malta right of fair hearing on reasonable time.Maltese police started investigation against me in July 2015.
Violation of right of silence to file civil action when criminal proceedings are going on with same facts is breach of article 6 ECHR and breach of article 39 constitution of Malta
The right to remain silent and not to incriminate oneself under Article 6(1)prevents the prosecution from obtaining evidence
by defying the will of the accused not to testify against himself.Accused was interrogated with out the presence of the advocate,when police informed the accused that accused is arrested in the allegations of abusing of authority and breach of duties that as Permanent public officer accused is suspended but continue his employment,police started questioning without the presence of lawyer in the case the Police vs Ahmad Aziz.During interrogation police harrased and pressurised the accused to accept allegations against him other wise accused may face 9 years imprisonment. This kind of Police behaviour during interrogation is clear proof of the violation of ECHR convention.
Accused had filled complaint before the
To start criminal proceedings against accused on the emails submitted by the accused himself and to use these emails in criminal proceedings against accused is a breach of Right of silence of accused.Police did not handed over to the accused the copy of video recording of accused questioning and AG Malta submitted transcript of video recording to the court this is breach of Right of fair hearing of accused.Identity Malta attested alleged forged documents on the orders of Magistrate Dr Donatella Frendo Dimech it is violation of Right of fair hearing when alleged forged documents are only photocopies and does not exist,Court,police or plaintiff director public registry Malta do not have any original alleged forged documents so how may they certified photocopies of alleged forged documents when their is no original forged documents.I have to sign twice a day in Sliema police station and I can not leave Malta because court has kept my Maltese passport.I can not leave house before morning 7 and after 10 night.
Ahmad Aziz
Dingli mans flat 6
Dingli street Sliema Malta
Cell & WhatsApp 0035677087438
AFRICA ON THE PATH TO AN INCLUSSIVE TRANSFORMATION
WE ARE IN NO WHERE CLOSE TO WHERE WE SHOULD BE AS AFRICAN.
WHAT IS HOLDING US BACK AS A AFRICAN NATION IN TERM OF DEVELOPMENT IS NOT VERY FER FECHT FROM OUR LESDERSHIP THAT IS LACKING VISION, INTEGRITY, HONESTY AND PATRIOTISM.
WE MUST BEGIN TO DO THING DIFFERENTLY IF WE MUST LIVE OUR TRUE POTENTIAL AS A PEOPLE
AFRICA, CERTAINLY HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR A SUPER POWER. BUT THE LEADERSHIP IS STILL HOLDING US BACK FROM WHERE WE OUGHT TO BE.
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At the moment, polls in the battleground states look good for Mr Biden - although the margins have tightened in recent days.
He appears to be ahead in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin - three industrial states his Republican rival won by margins of less than 1% to clinch victory in 2016.
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State
BIDEN
TRUMP
Who won in 2016?
Arizona47.9%47.0%Trump by 3.6%Florida47.9%47.0%Trump by 1.2%Georgia47.2%48.2%Trump by 5.2%Iowa45.6%47.6%Trump by 9.5%Michigan50.0%45.8%Trump by 0.2%Minnesota48.0%43.7%Clinton by 1.5%Nevada48.7%46.3%Clinton by 2.4%New Hampshire53.4%42.4%Clinton by 0.4%North Carolina47.6%47.8%Trump by 3.7%Ohio46.3%47.3%Trump by 8.2%Pennsylvania48.7%47.5%Trump by 0.7%Texas46.5%47.8%Trump by 9.1%Virginia51.7%40.3%Clinton by 5.4%Wisconsin51.0%44.3%Trump by 0.8%
Source: Real Clear Politics, Associated Press. Last updated: 3 November
For Mr Trump, it's the battleground states he won big in 2016 that his campaign team will be most worried about. His winning margin in Iowa, Ohio and Texas was between 8-10% back then but it looks much closer in all three this time.
That's one of the reasons why some political analysts rate his chances of re-election as low as things stand.
The Economist thinks Mr Biden is "very likely" to beat Mr Trump while FiveThirtyEight, a political analysis website, sees Mr Biden as "favoured" to win the election but says the president could still come out on top.
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Donald Trump and Joe Biden went head-to-head in two live TV debates.
The first, on 29 September, was a chaotic affair, with Mr Trump's combative approach stamping out any chance of a real debate.
A CBS News/YouGov poll taken straight afterwards suggested it was a good night for Mr Biden.
Of those who watched, 48% said Mr Biden was the winner while 41% went for Mr Trump - a similar split to national polling averages. Nearly 70% of people said the debate made them feel "annoyed".
In the second debate, on 22 October, organisers introduced a mute button to help police the arguments.
But it was a much more restrained President Trump on show and there was a much greater focus on the policies of the two candidates.
While that seemed to help Mr Trump somewhat, snap polls still suggested viewers thought Mr Biden's performance was more impressive.
A CNN poll found 53% of viewers thought the Democrat had done a better job in the debate, while 39% went with Mr Trump.
A YouGov snap poll was similar, with 54% saying Mr Biden had won compared to 35% for the president.
So while Mr Trump put in a better performance, it's unlikely to have been enough to change the balance of the race on its own.
We only had a couple of days to mull over the first debate before President Trump's bombshell tweet in the early hours of 2 October revealed he and the first lady had tested positive for coronavirus.
While the pandemic has dominated headlines in the US since the start of the year, the focus had shifted to the Supreme Court after the death of long-serving Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in September.
So Mr Trump's positive coronavirus test put his response to the pandemic, which has claimed the lives of more than 230,000 people in the US, back under the spotlight.
According to data from an ABC News/Ipsos poll, just 35% of Americans approve of how the president has handled the crisis. That figure climbs among Republicans, but only to 76%.
On his own health, 72% of respondents said that Mr Trump did not take the "risk of contracting the virus seriously enough," while the same number said he failed to take "the appropriate precautions when it came to his personal health".
A similar Yahoo News/YouGov poll found that about half of respondents believed he could have avoided contracting the disease altogether if he had practised greater social distancing and worn a face mask.
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Can we believe the polls this time?
It's easy to dismiss the polls by saying they got it wrong in 2016 and President Trump frequently does exactly that. But it's not entirely true.
Most national polls did have Hillary Clinton ahead by a few percentage points, but that doesn't mean they were wrong, since she won three million more votes than her rival.
Pollsters did have some problems in 2016 - notably a failure to properly represent voters without a college degree - meaning Mr Trump's advantage in some key battleground states wasn't spotted until late in the race, if at all. Most polling companies have corrected this now.
But this year there's even more uncertainty than normal due to the coronavirus pandemic and the effect it's having on both the economy and how people will vote in November, so all polls should be read with some scepticism.
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The rise of public administration and the discovery of oil and natural gas are two major events believed to have led to the sustained increase in the incidence of corrupt practices in the country.[7][8]
Efforts have been made by the government to minimize corruption through the enactment of laws and the enforcement of integrity systems but with little success.[9]
Greed, ostentatious lifestyle, customs, and people's attitudes are believed to have led to corruption. Another root cause is tribalism.[10] Friends and kinsmen seeking favor from officials can impose strains on the ethical disposition of the official as these kinsmen see government officials as holding avenues for their personal survival and gain.[11]
Corruption, though prevalent, was kept at manageable levels during the First Republic.[12][13] However, the cases of corruption during the period were sometimes clouded by political infighting.
Corruption for the most part of Yakubu Gowon's administration was kept away from public view until 1975. However, informed officials voiced their concerns. Critics said Gowon's governors acted like lords overseeing their personal fiefdom. He was viewed as timid, and faced with corrupt elements in his government.[19]
In 1975, a corruption scandal surrounding the importation of cement engulfed many officials of the defense ministry and the central bank of Nigeria. Officials were later accused of falsifying ship manifestos and inflating the amount of cement to be purchased.[20]
During the Gowon administration, two individuals from the middle belt of the country were accused of corruption. The Nigerian government controlled the newspapers, so the Daily Times and the New Nigerian gave great publicity to denunciations of the administration of Gomwalk, and Federal Commissioner Joseph Tarka by the two critics. A situation that may signal a cause for exigent action on corruption.[21]
In 1975, the administration of Murtala Mohammed made reformist changes. After a military coup brought it to power, the new government sacked a large number of prior government officials and civil servants, many of whom had been criticized for the misuse of power they wielded under the largely uneducated military of Gowon.[22]
The first administration of Olusegun Obasanjo was a continuation of the Muritala Mohammed administration and was focused on completing the transition program to democracy, as well as implementing the national development plans. Major projects including building new refineries, pipelines, expanding the national shipping and airlines as well as hosting FESTAC was done during this administration. A number of these national projects were conduits to distribute favors and enrich connected politicians. The famous Afrobeat musician, Fela Kuti, sang variously about major scandals involving the international telecommunication firm ITT led by Chief MKO Abiola in Nigeria, which the then Head of State, Gen Olusegun Obasanjo was associated with.[23] In addition to this, the Operation Feed the Nation Program, and the associated land grab under the Land Use Decree implemented by the then Head of State was used as conduits to reward cronies, and his now-famous Otta Farm Nigeria (OFN) was supposedly a project borne out of this scandal.[24]
Corruption was deemed pervasive during the administration of Shehu Shagari.[25] A few federal buildings mysteriously caught fire after investigators started to probe the finances of the officials working in the buildings.[26] In late 1985, investigations into the collapse of the defunct Johnson Mathey Bank of London shed light on some of the abuses carried on during the second republic. The bank acted as a conduit to transfer hard currency for some party members in Nigeria. A few leading officials and politicians had amassed large amounts of money. They sought to transfer the money out of the country with the help of Asian importers by issuing import licenses.[27]
In 1981, a rice shortage led to accusations of corruption against the NPN government. Shortages and subsequent allegations were precipitated by protectionism. After its election, the Nigerian government decided to protect local rice farmers from imported commodities. A licensing system was created to limit rice imports. However, accusations of favoritism and government-supported speculation were leveled against many officials.[28]
In 1985, a cross-section of politicians was convicted of corrupt practices under the government of General Muhammadu Buhari, but the administration itself was only involved in a few instances of lapsed ethical judgment. Some cite the suitcases scandal which also coincidentally involved then customs leader Atiku Abubakar, who later became Vice President in 1999, and was indicted for various acts of corruption. "The 53 suitcases saga arose in 1984 during the currency change exercise ordered by the Buhari junta when it ordered that every case arriving the country should be inspected irrespective of the status of the person behind such. The 53 suitcases were, however, ferried through the Murtala Muhammed Airport without a customs check by soldiers allegedly at the behest of Major Mustapha Jokolo, the then aide-de-camp to Gen. Buhari. Atiku was at that time the Area Comptroller of Customs in charge of the Murtala Muhammed Airport."[29]
The regime of general Ibrahim Babangida or IBB, has been seen as the body that legalized corruption. His administration refused to give an account of the Gulf War windfall, which has been estimated to be $12.4 billion. He rigged the only successful election in the history of Nigeria on June 12, 1993.[30] He lives in a very exquisite mansion in his home state of Niger.[31]
General Ibrahim Babangida's tenure, corruption became a policy of the state.[32] He routinely disbursed vehicles and cash gifts to people to earn loyalty, and the discipline of the military force eroded. The term "IBB Boys" emerged, meaning fronts for the head of state in the business realm, someone who will transact dirty deals from drug dealing with money laundering.[33]
General Ibrahim Babangida used various government privatization initiatives to reward friends and cronies,[34] which eventually gave rise to the current class of nouveau riche in Nigeria. From banking to oil and import licenses, IBB used these favors to raise cash for himself and his family and is regarded as one of the richest ex-rulers of Nigeria supposedly with significant investment in Globacom[35]—one of the largest telecom operators in Nigeria, regarded as a front for his empire.[36]
The death of the general Sani Abacha revealed the global nature of graft. French investigations of bribes paid to government officials to ease the award of a gas plant construction in Nigeria revealed the level of official graft in the country. The investigations led to the freezing of accounts containing about $100 million United States dollars.[37]
In 2000, two years after his death, a Swiss banking commission report indicted Swiss banks for failing to follow the compliance process when they allowed Abacha's family and friends access to his accounts and to deposit amounts totaling $600 million US dollars into them. The same year, a total of more than $1 billion US dollars were found in various accounts throughout Europe.[38]
The government of Gen. Abdusalami was short and focused on transiting the country quickly to democracy. Albeit, the suspicion remains that quite a huge amount of wealth was acquired by him and his inner circle in such a short period, as he lives in quite an exquisite mansion of his own adjacent IBB's that exceeds whatever he might have earned in legitimate income. Indeed, the major Halliburton scandal implicated his administration, and this might have financed his opulence.[39]
Various corruption scandals broke out under Olusegun Obasanjo's presidency, including one of the international dimensions when his vice president was caught in cahoots with a US Congressman stashing cold hard cash (literally) in freezers. In addition to this, the KBR and Siemens bribery scandals broke out under his administration, which was investigated by the FBI and led to international indictments indicating high-level corruption in his administration. According to reports,[40] "while Nigeria dithered, the United States Department of Justice on January 18, 2012, announced that a Japanese construction firm, Marubeni Corporation, agreed to pay a $54.6 million criminal penalty for allegedly bribing officials of the Nigerian government to facilitate the award of the $6 billion liquefied natural gas contract in Bonny, Nigeria to a multinational consortium, TSKJ". They paid bribes to Nigerian government officials between 1995 and 2004, in violation of the.[41][42]
Some other acts of corruption tied to Olusegun Obasanjo included the Transcorp shares scandal that violated the code of conduct standards for public officers, and the presidential library donations at the eve of his exit from the power that pressured associates to donate.[43] Obasanjo was also said to widely lobby for his failed campaign to alter the constitution to get a third term by actively bribing the legislators.[44] further deepening corruption at the highest levels.
Yaradua's ascent and time in office were short, although a fair number of corruption scandals from previous administrations came to light under his tenure and went uninvestigated due to lack of political will and poor health. Yaradua's various acts of political corruption using his Attorney-General to frustrate ongoing local and international investigations of his powerful friends like Governors James Ibori, Luck Igbinnedion, and Peter Odili which led to massive losses to their states. Attorney General of the Federation, Michael Aondakaa was unable to obtain a conviction in Nigeria even as the UK and foreign courts successfully tried Nigeria's deeply corrupt governors from the Obasanjo era that helped Yaradua emerge as president. In addition, Wikileaks revealed that the Supreme Court Justices were bribed to legitimize the corrupt elections that saw to his emergence as president through massive rigging.[45] Wikileaks documents also revealed the staying power of corruption under Yaradua, with illegal payments from NNPC to Presidents continuing unabated.[46]
Nigeria corruption rating by TI improved from 143rd to the 136th position in 2014.[47] In late 2013, Nigeria's then Central Bank governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi informed President Goodluck Jonathan that the state oil company, NNPC, had failed to remit US$20 billion in oil revenues owed to the state. Jonathan, however, dismissed the claim and replaced Sanusi for his mismanagement of the central bank's budget. A Senate committee also found Sanusi’s account to be lacking in substance.[48] After the conclusion of the NNPC's account audit, it was announced in January 2015 that NNPC's non-remitted revenue is actually US$1.48 billion, which it needs to refund to the government.[49] Upon the release of both the PwC and Deloitte report by the government at the eve of its exit, it was however determined that truly close to $20 billion was indeed missing or misappropriated or spent without appropriation.[50]
In addition to these, the government of Goodluck Jonathan had several running scandals including the BMW purchase by his Aviation Minister, to the tune of N255 million naira[51][52] and security contracts to militants in the Niger Delta,[53] massive corruption and kickbacks in the Ministry of Petroleum, the Malabu Oil International scandal, and several scandals involving the Petroleum Ministry.[54] In the dying days of Goodluck Jonathan's administration, the Central Bank scandal of cash tripping of mutilated notes also broke out, where it was revealed that in a four-day period, 8 billion naira was stolen directly by low-level workers in the CBN. This revelation excluded a crime that is suspected to have gone on for years and went undetected until revealed by a whistle-blower. The Central Bank claims the heist undermined its monetary policy.[55] In 2014, UNODC began an initiative to help combat corruption in Nigeria.[56]
New allegations of corruption have begun to emerge since the departure of President Jonathan on May 29, 2015, including:
7. Diversion of $2.2 million vaccination medicine fund, by Ministry of Health [63]
8. Diversion of Ebola fight fund up to 1.9 bn naira [64]
9. NIMASA fraud under investigation by EFCC, inclusive of accusation of funding PDP and buying a small piece of land for 13 billion naira [65]
10. Ministry of Finance led by Okonjo Iweala hurried payment of $2.2 million to health ministry contractor in disputed invoices [66]
11. NDDC scams and multifarious scams including 2.7 billion naira worth of contracts that do not conform to the Public Procurement Act[67]
12. Police Service Commission Scam investigated by ICPC that revealed misappropriation of over 150 million nairas related to election-related training. ICPC made refund recommendations, but many analysts indicated prosecution was more appropriate.[68]
The Presidency of Muhammadu Buhari has seen major action against corruption in Nigeria. In 2016, the Senate ad-hoc committee on “mounting humanitarian crisis in the North East” led by Senator Shehu Sani indicted the then Secretary to the Government of the Federation appointed by Muhammadu Buhari, Mr. Babachir Lawal in a N200 million contract scandal for the clearing of “invasive plant species” in Yobe State by Rholavision Nigeria Limited; a company he owns.[69]
On October 30, 2017, President Buhari sacked Lawal based on the report of a three-man panel led by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo that investigated him and one other.[70]
In 2016, Buhari was reportedly presented evidence that his Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, took N500 million naira bribe from MTN to help it slash the $5 Billion dollar fine slammed against it for violation of Nigeria telecommunications regulations bothering on national security.[71][72] MTN fired the staff involved in the bribery scandal.[72] But Abba Kyari was left intact in his position as Chief of Staff to national outrage forcing Buhari to announce the probe of Kyari.[73] The findings of the investigation was never made public.
Abdulrasheed Maina was the head of the task force on pension reforms during the President Goodluck Jonathan led administration but fled Nigeria in 2015 after claims that he embezzled two billion naira ($5.6 million, 4.8 million euros). Despite the fact that an Interpol arrest warrant was issued, he still managed to return to Nigeria, where he was said to have enjoyed protection from the Buhari government.[74] Maina had been fired from his position by Goodluck Jonathan's administration and was put under investigation for corrupt practices but was reinstated and given double promotion by Buhari administration.[75][76]
According to the senate through its committee on public accounts, 85 government parastatals under the present government under the leadership of Muhammadu Buhari are yet to submit their audit reports since the inception of this government.[77]
The flag bearer of the corruption fight in Nigeria, the EFCC has responded to the senate committee on public account's claim on the nonsubmission of her account report by the institution and 84 others. The Economic and financial crimes commission denied the report issued by the committee claiming it was not true.[78]
Despite criticism, the Nigerian Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) announced in May 2018, that 603 Nigerian figures had been convicted on corruption charges since Buhari took office in 2015.[79] The EFCC also announced that for the first time in Nigeria's history, judges and top military officers including retired service chiefs are being prosecuted for corruption.[79] In December 2019, the country's controversial ex-Attorney General Mohammed Adoke, who was accused of being bribed to grant oil licenses to Shell, was extradited back to Nigeria from Dubai and was immediately arrested.[80] In January 2020, however, Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index (CPI) still gave Nigeria a low ranking of 146 out of 180 countries surveyed.[81][82]
By October 2020, however, End SARS protestors alleged that Nigerian police officers, despite being employed by what has long been perceived as being the most corruption institution in Nigeria,[83][84][85][86] were no longer paid adequately and, despite calling out police brutality, called for an increase in police salaries as one of their five demands.[87]
The following list contains the institutions perceived as the most corrupt. It is culled from the Nigeria Survey and Corruption Survey Study, Final Report (June 2003) Institute for Development Research, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (IDR, ABU Zaria)[83]
Nigeria (as of 2003)RatingInstitution1Nigerian Police2Political Parties3National and State Assemblies4Local and Municipal Governments5Federal and State Executive Councils6Traffic police and FRSC7PHCN8NNPC9Nigeria Customs10FIRS
In February 2019, it was reported that Nigerian Police Force officers commonly gained extra money by extorting local residents.[88] On July 30, 2019, three Nigeria Police Force Officers from Anambra State were arrested on charges of extorting three residents.[89] On March 9, 2020, a Nigeria Police Force officers from Lagos, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Adebayo Ojo and Sergeant Adeleke Mojisola were both arrested on charges of extorting a woman.[90] The next day, another Nigeria Police Force officer from Lagos, Inspector Taloju Martins, was arrested after being caught on camera exhorting a motorist.[91][92]
In Nigeria, there is a very big gap between the rich and the poor. Due to this, there is space in politics for richer people to manipulate results and candidates. The BBC did an article in February 2019 detailing how much of an effect 'godfathers' can have on the outcome. For example, it was reported, "They are political sponsors, who use money and influence to win support for their preferred candidates." It is explained that these 'godfathers' groom a candidate that they trust can implement the policies they want".[93]
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I am Ahmad Aziz Maltese national by birth automatically under the laws of Malta.I only have single citizenship Maltese.I was born in Sliema Malta dated 1 November 1983.I grow up in Lahore Pakistan.I belong to Tarar family.Dated 31 December 2011, I joined Ministry of foreign affairs Malta as career diplomat in salary scale 3,I remained Malta's first resident envoy to Pakistan,Iran,Bangladesh,Sri Lanka and UAE.Dated 31 December 2014 European external action service EEAS exchanged my permanent diplomatic employment with EEAS,now I have permanent diplomatic employment with European external action service EEAS and with Ministry of foreign affairs Malta as envoy.Government of Malta and European external action service EEAS did not paid my salaries from 31 December 2011 till today because I am Muslim and I have permanent diplomatic employment.Now I am permanently resident at Dingli mans flat 6,Dingli street Sliema Malta.I am serving as envoy government of Malta at Ministry of foreign affairs Malta and envoy European external action service EEAS at headquarters of the European external action service EEAS.During my appointment in Pakistan government of Malta asked government of Pakistan to arrest Mr Ahmad Aziz envoy government of Malta because they have withdrawn my appointment as envoy government of Malta to Pakistan etc but this was not true.Pakistani authorities arrested me in Pakistan and send me to jail.I was brought before the Pakistani trial court and Pakistani trial court accquited me.
I have a wife one daughter and one son they live in Pakistan according to the law my children's are Maltese national by birth and my wife has right of freedom of movement in Malta.
Dated 13 April 2018 around 12:00 night Gulzar Dar PTI political party Pakistan terrorist wing head together with Punjab police officers, along with his son,His brother,along with ISI Pakistan,MI5 UK,INDIAN RAW,pakistan army officers and near 35 unknown terrorists entered force fully into office of envoy government of Malta and office of the envoy European external action service to Pakistan etc 342M sabzazar scheme Multan Road Lahore Pakistan with weapons,they started beating me,they did gang roberry,they kidnapped me for money together with police and together with Pakistani army etc.Police is not registering FIR against criminals as I have already filed several complaints to government of Pakistan,government of Malta and EEAS etc because eeas and ministry of foreign affairs Malta is responsible issues related to their permanent employees,I have also send several complaints to Ministry of interior Pakistan and National human rights commission Pakistan but no ONE takes action against terrorists.These kidnappers also harrased me to resigned from my permanent diplomatic employment with European external action service EEAS and with Ministry of foreign affairs Malta.I have permanent diplomatic employment with Ministry of foreign affairs Malta and with European external action service EEAS as envoy.Dated 3 may 2018 when I arrived at the Malta international airport from Pakistan. Maltese police arrested me at the Malta international airport.From Luqa airport, police took me to floriana police headquarters.I was informed by the police that they have arrested me under the allegations of abusing of authority and breach of duties as permanent public officer I am suspended but in reality I am never suspended from my permanent diplomatic employment.I explained the police that I am already acquitted by the honourable Pakistani trial court with same allegations but police decided to continue proceedings even after matter is double jeopardy and time barred and Maltese police has no jurisdiction to start criminal proceedings against me in Malta because alleged offences were committed in Pakistan and I was acquitted by the honourable Pakistani trial court.Alleged offences are not the category of international crimes.Police or court may not investigate any other allegations which were not informed by the police during arrest.To investigate any other allegations is breach of the article 39 constitution of Malta.I was in the Maltese jail and media published news against me with out taking my point of view.I was granted bail after around 3 months.I requested the media to publish my reply in the media but media refused to published my reply for courept motives.When I was in jail government of Malta started CIVIL proceedings against me with the same allegations I am facing a criminal case against me in Malta, government of Malta has breached article 6 of ECHR and article 39 constitution of Malta to start CIVIL proceedings against me, because in Malta right of silence is constitutional right.Allegations sheet submitted by the police before the court in Malta is breach of article 360(2) of criminal code Malta because allegation sheet does not show any place of alleged offences,allegation sheet does not show any time and date of alleged offences.According to law criminal action should be dismissed and may not be prosecuted.police has violated article 535 till article 538 of criminal code Malta because their is no complaint or information against me to start criminal proceedings against me in Malta.Malta has no jurisdiction to start criminal together with civil proceedings against me in Malta because alleged offences were committed in Pakistan and alleged offences are not the category of international crimes and Malta has no jurisdiction to start criminal proceedings together with civil proceedings against me in Malta. According to Criminal code Malta and according to constitution of Malta matter is double jeopardy and time barred.Malta is also breaching article 401 criminal code Malta together with ARTICLE 6 of ECHR and article 39 constitution of Malta right of fair hearing on reasonable time.Maltese police started investigation against me in July 2015.
Violation of right of silence to file civil action when criminal proceedings are going on with same facts is breach of article 6 ECHR and breach of article 39 constitution of Malta
The right to remain silent and not to incriminate oneself under Article 6(1)prevents the prosecution from obtaining evidence
by defying the will of the accused not to testify against himself.Accused was interrogated with out the presence of the advocate,when police informed the accused that accused is arrested in the allegations of abusing of authority and breach of duties that as Permanent public officer accused is suspended but continue his employment,police started questioning without the presence of lawyer in the case the Police vs Ahmad Aziz.During interrogation police harrased and pressurised the accused to accept allegations against him other wise accused may face 9 years imprisonment. This kind of Police behaviour during interrogation is clear proof of the violation of ECHR convention.
Accused had filled complaint before the
To start criminal proceedings against accused on the emails submitted by the accused himself and to use these emails in criminal proceedings against accused is a breach of Right of silence of accused.Police did not handed over to the accused the copy of video recording of accused questioning and AG Malta submitted transcript of video recording to the court this is breach of Right of fair hearing of accused.Identity Malta attested alleged forged documents on the orders of Magistrate Dr Donatella Frendo Dimech it is violation of Right of fair hearing when alleged forged documents are only photocopies and does not exist,Court,police or plaintiff director public registry Malta do not have any original alleged forged documents so how may they certified photocopies of alleged forged documents when their is no original forged documents.I have to sign twice a day in Sliema police station and I can not leave Malta because court has kept my Maltese passport.I can not leave house before morning 7 and after 10 night.
Ahmad Aziz
Dingli mans flat 6
Dingli street Sliema Malta
Cell & WhatsApp 0035677087438
The Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO) under its Sustainable Enterprise Driven Solution Management initiative has joined forces with 21 civil society and governmental organizations in the country to cleanup the Sango Beach, one of the densely polluted beaches located at Teshie, a suburb Accra in the Greater Accra Region.
The exercise aims to help tackle environmental pollution in a bid to achieve the zero-plastic waste agenda in Ghana.
The event dubbed: “Beach Cleanup & Brand Audit” brought together participants from 21 governmental and non-governmental organizations who are partners including volunteers in numbers who converged at the venue during the early hours of Saturday September, 17, 2022, a day set aside globally to commemorate the World Cleanup Day.
The participants thoroughly cleanup, tidied and collected plastic waste including other pollutants which poses threat to fishes and inhabitants at the Sango beach.
The well patronized exercise was climaxed with a brand audit, an initiative by GAYO which witnessed the record keeping (sorting/analysing) of data on plastic waste to help identify the companies responsible for plastic pollution in the country with the view of holding them accountable.
The event which came on the theme: “Break Free From Plastic,” was organized as part of activities to commemorate this year’s World Cleanup Day; a global event which seeks primarily to unite across the world millions of volunteers, governments and organizations in the 191 members’ countries to tackle the global waste problem while building the new and sustainable world.
It was initiated by GAYO in collaboration with its Echo-Club Campus Chapters and supported by the Green Springs Global, Global Citizens, SESA Recycling, The GEF Small Grants Programme, La Dade Kotoku Municipal Assembly, Ledzokuku Municipal Assembly, G17 - University Ambassadors Consortium, the Human Rights Reporters Ghana-NGO and the Environmental Science Students’ Association.
Other partners include the Glittering Stars International, Geography Students' Association, the Green Innovation for People and Nature, Agribusiness Students' Association of Ghana, Water and Sanitation Students’ Association, the Radio Windy Bay 98.3 FM and the International Association of Students in Agriculture.
In his message to commemorate the 2022 World Cleanup Day in Ghana, Nana Mintah articulates that,
“As we strive to adapt and mitigate climate change impact, I know for sure there are frustrations but so are there opportunities to create a space where we can look back and be proud as future generations see our efforts to correct the mess that we created in the first place.”
“I am strong about plastic waste management. I believe it is time we stood together to work towards eliminating plastic pollution as it contributes significantly to climate change impacts.
The earth is the only place of our survival and we have the obligation to be effective stewards to preserve, protect and restore for now and future generations” he concludes.
Touching on brand audit as an intervention, Jacob Johnson Attakpah, Project Coordinator of the Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO) observed that it is a citizen science initiative that involves recording data on plastic waste to help identify the companies responsible for plastic pollution and hold them accountable.
He further explained that it seeks to advance the scope from just clean-ups and anti-plastics use campaigns to tracing each producer and holding them accountable in managing their waste generation.
Mr. Attakpah stressed that his outfit is making a paradigm shift from the conventional campaigns on waste and plastics which largely focused on the consumers' “dos” and “don'ts” deemed as an ultimate goal to influence policy on the ban on single-use plastics.
“As the call on the elimination of plastic waste is on the crescendo, the alternative have been laid bare by GAYO which includes a complete ban on single-use plastic in Ghana to follow in the footsteps of the likes of Kenya.
It is mainly by this means will there be prohibition on their production, distribution or use. This, GAYO believes offers the upper hand in achieving zero-plastic waste in Ghana”.
The world continues to sit on a time bomb as plastic waste is not properly managed especially for developing countries.
Plastic pollution significantly contributes to climate change. They cause land and water pollution, enhance greenhouse gas emissions, devalue marine ecosystems, and threaten wildlife and biodiversity.
Chemicals released by plastic waste render soil unproductive, thereby affecting food security.
GAYO is a youth-led gender-balanced advocacy group that focuses largely on environmental health and community development.
They operate around four thematic areas which include: capacity building, climate change, disaster risk reduction, and circular economy.
Source:humanrightsreporters.com
This field has attracted young & dynamic youth towards it & one such name is of a young boy called Hussan Ahmad Ks. He hails from the Pakistani state of Punjab and has gained an edge in this field allowing everyone to take a lead in this and Hussan Ahmad Ks in this industry remains one who is a known name.
Hussan Ahmad Ks (Urdu: حسان احمد خان) was born in Narowal (April 2, 2002) and raised in the main State of Pakistan which is Punjab. In his school life, he began writing rap songs and poetry as a creative. Hussan Ahmad Ks also became a good Pakistani Poem Reciter in his school life. He wins many prizes at that time.
He read many books at early age and he explores his writing skill as well. He is verified on all famous music streaming platforms like Spotify, Jiosaavn, YouTube, Musixmatch and many others.
As a Pakistani Musical Artist & Digital Creator, Hussan Ahmad Ks make many music contents on various kind of social platform. He is also a Poem Reciter, Lyricist, Blogger, writer, and Entrepreneur in Pakistan.
It is generally not easy for an Entrepreneur to be so well accomplished at a young age. But Hussan Ahmad Ks has surpassed every level and made his name in the marketing industry, he is one of those self-made entrepreneurs who can provide you with any and every digital marketing service.
After all, he has worked with more than 700 clients, if that isn’t impressive! A good client base allows the digital marketers to not only build his image but also grow the numbers of clients for the future. Because that way he can help out more brands and companies alongside counting his profits.
One of his quote is “Of course, with hardship comes ease”
Address: Narowal, Pakistan.
Executive Director of Human Rights Reporters Ghana-NGO (HRRG) Joseph Wemakor, is among the first cohort of selected leaders of civil society organizations (CSOs) across West Africa invited to participate in the Digital Clinic for Civic Actors by the Spaces for Change (S4C), a non-governmental organization, situated in Lagos in collaboration with Interactive Initiative for Social Impact (Dataphyte).
The training aims to equip civic actors with practical skills to safeguard and mitigate risks in the digital world
The goal is to help journalists and civil society protect their information, data, devices and communications against digital security risks.
This forms part of an initiative of the Civic Space Resource Hub for Civil Society Organizations project in West Africa (CSR-Hub) which seeks to offer capacity building and technical support to CSOs across four strategic pillars such as: Civic Space Protection, Governance and Regulatory Compliance, Digital Security and Protection and Resource Mobilization and Financial Resilience
Mr Wemakor was selected out of over 60 applicants in West Africa by the project team of assessors who found him duly qualified for a spot in the training program.
The staunch human rights activist, among other cohorts expected to join the Clinic from Senegal, Sierra Leone and Nigeria will be well schooled on whistleblowing policies and practices, digital rights and its impact on the work of the media, CSO’s and human rights defenders and how to hold power accountable in a digital world etc.
The cohorts are expected to benefit from a 12-month fully funded training, workshops, coaching, technical support and financial resilience building across the pillars under the project.
Source:humanrightsreporters.com
