Nigerian Times

12 May 2008 17:20 Africa/Lagos Reform Watchdog Group to McCain: Fire the Lobbyists National campaign finance reform group calls on McCain to fire Charlie Black, Tom Loeffler and Peter Madigan, three top lobbyists connected to human rights abusers WASHINGTON, May 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Campaign Money Watch called on Senator John McCain (R-AZ) today to fire three Washington lobbyists working on his campaign team whose lobbying clients include brutal foreign interests and big oil companies. The demand comes after a weekend that saw key figures in McCain's campaign resign for lobbying for Myanmar's military junta. The two McCain lobbyists who resigned were just two of at least 10 top McCain aides or fundraisers who have lobbied for foreign governments, including at least 6 regimes or rulers with a history of human rights abuses, and at least one rebel leader with a history of human rights abuses. "John McCain's campaign is overrun by lobbyists and the worst a...

Flt. Lt Jerry Rawlings (rtd.) "Nigeria, with its resources, audacity, will and strength has the potential to lead other African countries to achieve self-esteem." ~ Flt. Lt Jerry Rawlings (rtd.), former President of Ghana . Flt. Lt Jerry Rawlings (rtd.), the former President of Ghana was in Nigeria on Thursday, January 17, 2007, as the guest speaker at the 5th Annual Trust Dialogue, organised by Media Trust Ltd. publishers of the Daily Trust. He addressed a gathering of principal characters of the Nigerian leadership, at Transcorp Hilton Hotel, in Abuja. The notable Nigerian leaders included former head of Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd), who represented former president Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (rtd), as the Guest of Honour, minister of information and communications, Mr. John Odey, who represented Vice President Goodluck Jonathan, former Senate president, Ken Nnamani, was the Chairman of the occasion, and the former speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Bello M...