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When Change Comes Wailers Will Eat Their Words- Femi Adesina by dannytoe(m): 12:37am On May 27, 2016 |
Ahead of the first anniversary of President
Muhammadu Buhari led federal
government, Femi Adesina a Special
Adviser on media and publicity to the
president speaks to Naij.com’s Michael
Abimboye on the gains and achievements
of the government.
The special adviser to the president on
media and publicity, Femi Adesina
Naij.com: The fight against corruption
seems to be the focus of the
administration, don’t you feel it has been
over emphasized that other key sectors
like the economy and other have been
neglected?
The fight against corruption can never be
overstretched or over-emphasized at all,
because other sectors that you say are
neglected need funds to operate. If all the
resources of the country are salted away
in private pockets, how do you fund
education, health care, transportation,
infrastructure etc. So, the anti- corruption
war is essential to the overall well-being
of the country, and more vim should be
put into it.
Naij.com: What economic policies are in
place to rescue Nigeria from this economic
problem considering the common man are
the biggest victims?
The economic direction is clear. The
policies are meant to curb taste for what
we cannot afford, and cause us to look
inwards. Over 40 items have been
rendered ineligible for foreign exchange
allocation by CBN. They include palm oil,
tomato puree, toothpicks, etc.
Why must we spend scarce foreign
exchange on these items? So, the
intention is to promote self-dependence,
and save forex for the productive sector.
When the productive sector receives a
fillip, it will percolate down the line,
stimulate the economy, and touch the
lives of the people.
Naij.com: There are reports that the
popularity and acceptance of this
government by the people is drastically
dwindling, does that trouble you? Seeing
that the people are actually the
government
This claim is not empirical. If you want to
talk of reduced popularity, then you need
statistics. But one basic pointer to the
fact that this government is highly trusted
is the lukewarmness that attended the last
strike called by NLC over fuel prices.
People did not take to the streets because
they trust the Buhari presidency, and
know that whatever it does can only be
for their own good.
Femi Adesina with President Buhari
The times may be hard, but there is also a
lot of hope in the country. Like I said
somewhere else before, Nigeria is like an
aircraft with its nose in the sky, gaining
altitude. The pilot will end the voyage
safely, even if there is slight turbulence on
the way. Nothing to worry about.
Naij.com: Before coming on board, the
APC and by extension the president
promised so many things, which Nigerian
need is those this government feel most
pressed to fulfill before it leaves office?
The government will always be guided by
three key promises, among many others.
Security, economic revival, and anti-
corruption. President Buhari always says
you cannot govern a country you have not
secured. That is true. No stone will be left
unturned to secure the entire country. No
inch of Nigerian soil will be taken over by
insurgents, militants, kidnappers, and
other violent criminals. This government
has the will and the capacity to secure
the country.
On economy, the government will keep its
word, particularly in respect of job
creation. The economy will be diversified,
oil will no longer be the only mainstay,
agriculture, solid minerals, tourism, etc
will receive a boost, and millions of jobs
will be created in the process.
Of course, there will be no friend, no foe
in the anti- corruption war. No retreat, no
surrender. President Buhari is determined
to leave a sanitized country behind, by the
time he is done with public office. He
would have created a new breed without
greed, a radical opposition to corruption.
Naij.com: This government seems not to
be able to curtail the increasing pressure
by Igbo tribe for the creation of a Biafra
nation, what actually is the plan of the
president to calm the Igbos?
President Buhari is interested in calming
not only those interested in Biafra, but he
wants to calm the entire country. He is
the father of the country, and if there is
restiveness in any part of the polity, he
takes an interest, not just in the Biafra
agitation.
Naij.com: Will this government continue to
keep Nnamdi Kanu and former NSA
Sambo Dasuki in detention despite court
orders against this?
The Kanu and Dasuki matters are before
the courts. We let the judiciary adjudicate.
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Buhari, find out why
Naij.com: Is the president not concern
about the killings by Fulani herdsmen
considering the role he played when
residents of Oyo state killed several
herdsmen who invaded their communities
in the early 2000?
The President is concerned about the
issue of herdsmen and farmers, and he
has expressed the concern many times.
He is working with the governors, and the
security agencies to ensure that any
matter that bears the slightest affinity to
criminality is tackled, and decisively too.
Naij.com: Again, Mr President seems to
enjoy talking to international communities
about Nigeria’s problem but won’t talk to
Nigerians, why has he not spoken about
the removal of fuel subsidy removal?
The world is a global village. Where
anybody talks today does not matter, it
reverberates round the world. When the
President talks to foreign media outside
the shores of this country, Nigerian
journalists are also there, as we travel
with minimum of three media houses. So,
they have access to the same
information.
On the new fuel prices, everyone that has
spoken-the Vice President, Minister Ibe
Kachikwu, Minister Lai Mohammed, they
have all spoken on behalf of the
President. And on Democracy Day, as the
President broadcasts to the country, I can
only ask Nigerians to listen intently.
Naij.com: Already political calculations
about 2019 are on, is the president going
to seek reelection?
It is the prerogative of the President to
decide whether he will seek reelection or
not. This mandate is for 48 months, he
has only spent 12 out of it.
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Naij.com: Does this government have any
plan to arrest former president Goodluck
Jonathan if investigations indict him for
corruption?
This question is for the anti-graft
agencies to answer.
Naij.com: You have also been attacked by
Nigerians for constantly referring to
government critics as wailing wailers , why
have you decided to do this?
If anybody was named wailing wailer by
his parents, then such should stand up to
be identified. But if some people wail and
whine at whatever government does,
including the positive things, and they
also go forward to twist the words of the
President and his appointees, just to
cause discord in the country, then they
are welcome to the wailing. But they will
eat their words eventually, when positive
change comes to this country. It will
surely come. May the wailers wail no
more, and work for the cohesion, peace
and progress of the country. 1 Like |
Re: When Change Comes Wailers Will Eat Their Words- Femi Adesina by Nobody: 12:40am On May 27, 2016 |
Re: When Change Comes Wailers Will Eat Their Words- Femi Adesina by DrLee(m): 1:05am On May 27, 2016 |
Abeg let the change come quickly.
then, it must be positive change o 1 Like |
Re: When Change Comes Wailers Will Eat Their Words- Femi Adesina by Amanwulu1(m): 1:11am On May 27, 2016 |
F**lish man. After dat ur principal has sent many to their early grave thru hunger. Which sensible person is still waiting for buhari? 6 Likes |
Re: When Change Comes Wailers Will Eat Their Words- Femi Adesina by kodded(m): 1:20am On May 27, 2016 |
this man is a very stupid man I wonder how he sleeps at night 4 Likes |
Re: When Change Comes Wailers Will Eat Their Words- Femi Adesina by tunshe: 1:22am On May 27, 2016 |
Amanwulu1: You can do better without using abusive words. Since Nigerians waited 6years for President Jonathan to transform Nigeria, they have to wait for President Buhari to "Change" Nigeria, atleast for the first 4 years. Let me help you with some quotable quotes; >Nothing good comes easy >No pain no gain >Rome was not built in a day >A day old child don't walk My friend, cool temper! I know times are hard but we need to be optimistic. Cheers and Stay positive. 4 Likes |
Re: When Change Comes Wailers Will Eat Their Words- Femi Adesina by TheBiafran(m): 1:25am On May 27, 2016 |
did i just read WHEN CHANGE COMES? this APC GOVT sef.......... so ONE GOOD YEAR IS NOT ENOUGH TO BRING ABOUT CHANGE? despite the passing of the BUDGET OF YAMS? ha ha ha ha ha ha ok o but one thing is sure, by this time next year, the masses will still be waiting for CHANGE TO COME AKA when change comes........ 3 Likes |
Re: When Change Comes Wailers Will Eat Their Words- Femi Adesina by ayzTIGER: 1:27am On May 27, 2016 |
the change is here already na... havent everything changed from bad to worse 3 Likes |
Re: When Change Comes Wailers Will Eat Their Words- Femi Adesina by Nobody: 1:28am On May 27, 2016 |
. In as much I respect the head of this country which is obligatory to do so, i also respect the policy of this government not only because it is mandatory but because I believe there will be light at the end of the tunnel. The problem Nigerians are having with this government, is the change mantra that was preached. The way they are experiencing the change is not the way it was first perceived. Sincerely, just for the betterment of Nigeria, I want Wailers to eat their words not because of the superiority show among political parties but for the interest of the masses 2 Likes |
Re: When Change Comes Wailers Will Eat Their Words- Femi Adesina by Burger01(m): 1:31am On May 27, 2016 |
ayzTIGER:Wailer, you will eat your words 2 Likes |
Re: When Change Comes Wailers Will Eat Their Words- Femi Adesina by Oche211(m): 1:33am On May 27, 2016 |
Watching |
Re: When Change Comes Wailers Will Eat Their Words- Femi Adesina by ayzTIGER: 1:33am On May 27, 2016 |
tunshe:stop that your Rome wasnt built in a day crap. APC campaigned rigorously as if they can build Rome in 2hours 7 Likes |
Re: When Change Comes Wailers Will Eat Their Words- Femi Adesina by sasifo(m): 1:33am On May 27, 2016 |
APC Government. Of talkatives and story tellers, no action for one year . 6 Likes |
Re: When Change Comes Wailers Will Eat Their Words- Femi Adesina by VulgarVulvas: 1:35am On May 27, 2016 |
These goats are still on campaign mode. 4 Likes |
Re: When Change Comes Wailers Will Eat Their Words- Femi Adesina by ayzTIGER: 1:35am On May 27, 2016 |
Burger01:my words is just the plain truth... nothing but the truth zombie 2 Likes |
Re: When Change Comes Wailers Will Eat Their Words- Femi Adesina by VulgarVulvas: 1:38am On May 27, 2016 |
tunshe: It took close to 5yrs to complete the Twin towers. The two towers where brought down in almost an instant. Your buhari isn't building but destroying. Every facet of our society is crumbling fast under this sham govt and no politician or president in the history of Nigeria has been more divisive than this your buhari. everybody will like to know the first dog but nobody gives a rat's ass about the last. 6 Likes |
Re: When Change Comes Wailers Will Eat Their Words- Femi Adesina by Nobody: 1:40am On May 27, 2016 |
lols, 9jaria is in shambles. 1 Like |
Re: When Change Comes Wailers Will Eat Their Words- Femi Adesina by tunshe: 1:41am On May 27, 2016 |
ayzTIGER: And when they campaigned, did you vote for them hoping for magic? |
Re: When Change Comes Wailers Will Eat Their Words- Femi Adesina by tomakint: 1:43am On May 27, 2016 |
Femi thought he is still in the business of his psychobabbles writing at the back page of The Sun Newspaper every Tuesday. Shameless clown.... 7 Likes |
Re: When Change Comes Wailers Will Eat Their Words- Femi Adesina by tomakint: 1:47am On May 27, 2016 |
tunshe:Are you a poet? If yes, I will suggest you quit and better enrol as an apprentice with a professional welder or carpenter. Obviously, you are not good at pacifying raised nerves intellectually. 4 Likes |
Re: When Change Comes Wailers Will Eat Their Words- Femi Adesina by tunshe: 1:47am On May 27, 2016 |
VulgarVulvas: The use of "Your Buhari" is a turn off for me to even engage you. However, let me point out that in order to get it right, some mistakes will happen, we will experience some pains, just like the challenges we are facing now. But the end justifies the means. Buhari isn't perfect, we all know that. At this point we need all the positivity, constructive criticism,prayers and ultimately, positive contribution in our immediate environment. Remember, there's no leadership without followership and vice versa. Stay strong! |
Re: When Change Comes Wailers Will Eat Their Words- Femi Adesina by adekanmbi1986(m): 1:48am On May 27, 2016 |
Hmmm |
Re: When Change Comes Wailers Will Eat Their Words- Femi Adesina by ayzTIGER: 1:48am On May 27, 2016 |
tunshe:zombie you have gone illogical as expected.. ans yourself that question |
Re: When Change Comes Wailers Will Eat Their Words- Femi Adesina by tunshe: 1:56am On May 27, 2016 |
ayzTIGER: Enjoy the beauty of nairaland! In the real world you will address me as "Sir" and call yourself a "Zombie". |
Re: When Change Comes Wailers Will Eat Their Words- Femi Adesina by ayzTIGER: 2:00am On May 27, 2016 |
tunshe:K |
Re: When Change Comes Wailers Will Eat Their Words- Femi Adesina by VulgarVulvas: 2:01am On May 27, 2016 |
tunshe: Nigerians want the baby without the labour pains to which your buhari promised to deliver Your buhari promised heaven and earth and deceived the gullible in the process with his scam change message. Now is not the time to preach pain. Your buhari spent a whole year blaming Jonathan and now he is asking for patience from his zombie followers who are now getting delusional on his change rhetoric. This message of "pain" from "change" isn't for all of us but is directed to the 97 percentile gullible zombies who believed every crooked lie from buhari. If anything your buhari is aware of his zombie followers now wailing more than the wailers 4 Likes |
Re: When Change Comes Wailers Will Eat Their Words- Femi Adesina by rose54321: 2:22am On May 27, 2016 |
Every administration will have opposition. Even Gandafi who created, what people call, the most classless society in the world still had opposition. Mr. Femi Adeshina should leave wailers alone, its their right to wail, even when Nigerians start witnessing positive change, some people will still "Wail". Thats how a democracy works. 1 Like |
Re: When Change Comes Wailers Will Eat Their Words- Femi Adesina by nnachukz(m): 2:28am On May 27, 2016 |
These people might be thinking they will stay there forever o. How can a serious person boldly keeps saying "WHEN" after a full year. I think it is to keep zombies hopeful and busy while they tour the world. 4 Likes |
Re: When Change Comes Wailers Will Eat Their Words- Femi Adesina by Splinz(m): 2:42am On May 27, 2016 |
Yeah, same way zombies ate theirs when they removed the non-existence subsidy? 3 Likes |
Re: When Change Comes Wailers Will Eat Their Words- Femi Adesina by AngelAhnie(f): 2:57am On May 27, 2016 |
Waiting for that time, I pray it comes soon. |
Re: When Change Comes Wailers Will Eat Their Words- Femi Adesina by Pidggin(f): 3:18am On May 27, 2016 |
Change has already come; Negative, disastrous chanji |
Re: When Change Comes Wailers Will Eat Their Words- Femi Adesina by ClintonDal(m): 3:35am On May 27, 2016 |
So since May 29th 2015 till today change still dey road? It hasn't still come 1 Like |
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