The compound word “Spare tyre” is the Nigerian derogatory parlance for a serving deputy governor who has no constitutional job description and could only be functional at the discretion of his principal!

But could same be said of the current Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Professor ‘Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), whose roles are clearly defined in the Third Schedule Part 1 Section 18 (a), as Chairman, National Economic Council (NEC), a position which he had creditably held since 2015, with his team of the 36 Governors and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), who were able the repel the recession of 2017-2018, established the Economic Recovery Plan Growth (ERPG), and kept the ailing economy afloat to deliver dividends of democracy to the people until the recession was killed and buried? The answer is an emphatic NO!

In addition to the foregoing, the President also appointed him as Chairman of the Governing Board of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), National Boundary Commission, the Border Communities Development Agencies, and the Niger Delta Holding Company, a limited liability outfit owned by the three tiers of government.

But recently the executive and constitutional powers of VP Osinbajo are being eroded by charlatans at the corridors of power just as they did when Buhari was on an hospital bed in London in 2018!

Villa watchers noticed that those members of the kitchen cabinet who by-passed acting President, ‘Yemi Osinbajo in August 2018 and FLEW TO LONDON FOR BUHARI’S SIGNATURE OF THE 2016 BUDGET DURING HIS FIRST TERM HEALTH CHALLENGE, WERE STILL OPERATING BEHIND THE SCENES!

That school of thought believed that a dichotomy existed between the two first citizens whom the Constitution recognises as ONE; in view of certain in-house actions/adjustments in the last nine months of the second term in this sequence:

First was the transfers/relief from duty in August 2019, of not less than 35 aides attached to the Office of the VP and the transfer of Special Intervention Programme (SIP), comprising of the Trader Money Scheme, Market Women Special Loans, N-Power Scheme for tertiary graduates, School Feeding Programme, (which were passionate inventions of Professor Osinbajo), etc, to the newly-created Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development; on the orders of Mr. President, allegedly without prior notice to his next in command!

He was equally ordered to always seek presidential approvals for official decisions over government Agencies under his supervision – which would include the administration of the National Economic Council (NEC)?
Next was the September 2019, investiture of a 7-member Economic Advisory Council (EAC), which took over from the disbanded Economic Monitoring Team (EMT), chaired by the VP, and which according to government would “accelerate implementation of urgent economic policies and eliminate bureaucratic bottlenecks, in the second and last term of the ruling APC!

Third was that, when the substantive President returned after over 90 days rest in London, he reversed some policy decisions made on his behalf! (a) He removed Mathew Seiyefa, who was appointed to replace Daura as Head of DSS, following the unprofessional National Assembly (NASS), “invasion” on 8th August 2018. (b) The President also sacked the erstwhile Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, over false assets declaration issues!

FAILURE TO HAND OVER TO OSINBAJO IN THE SECOND TENURE! CAN BUHARI GO THROUGH THE SECOND TERM ALONE?

The GLOBE TROTTERS resumed their pastime by pursing him to append his signature on VITAL GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS in April 2019, while on private visit to LONDON for about 20 days.

Prominent among the documents was the “Bill to Amend the Deep Offshore Act”, and because HE DID NOT HAND OVER TO HIS VICE, he assented to the very vital constitutional document in A FOREIGN COUNTRY!

The President’s spoke persons said that the president could operate from any country of the world and attributed the supposed rift between the two first citizens as the handiwork of fifth columnists who were desperate to fan embers of discord because the Nigerian Constitution did not make it mandatory for Mr. President to transmit a written declaration to NASS except when the vacation exceeded 21 days!

THE PRESIDENCY, APC GOVERNORS, CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA AND THE EDITORIAL BOARD OF THIS NEWSLETTER, HAVE DENIED THE EXISTENCE OF ANY RIFT BETWEEN BUHARI AND OSINBAJO, BUT HOW TRUE WERE THOSE ASSERTIONS?
BUHARI SHOULD REMEMBER HE IS ON HIS WAY OUT!

President Muhamadu Buhari is on his last political lap forever – just THREE YEARS, TWO MONTHS, to pack bag and baggage and exit the State House, Abuja, with all of the intrigues, his extended families, appointees, cabals, the kitchen cabinet, boot-leakers et al, just like his predecessors did!

By that time, the oily pen of history would be concluding its resume’ of accounts of BUHARISM – successes/failures for posterity to judge!

When in August last year (three months into his second tenure), the President addressed designated federal ministers on induction retreat, he was very categorical that he had placed an embargo on free access to his office to avoid distractions because, “FOUR YEARS IS NOT A VERY LONG TIME”!

Other part of the official Statement is reproduced below:
“In terms of co-ordination, kindly ensure that all submissions for my attention or meeting requests be CHANNELLED through the Chief of Staff (COS), while all Federal Executive Council matters be co-ordinated through the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.”

To unrepentant critics of his administration, the President’s statement was high-handed, despotic, unconstitutional and nothing short of a blanket order which was cleverly designed to reduce to serfdom/subjection of all subordinates including the VICE PRESIDENT, National Security Adviser (NSA), the Armed Forces Service Chiefs, the Inspector General of Police etc, in a subtle kind of oligarchy!

However, the President was emphatic that the move was in the interest of POOR PEOPLE, whom he was determined to bequeath quicker results of actualising a more prosperous Nigeria in the areas of adequate SECURITY, macro-economic stability through AGRICULTURE and FOOD SECURITY, the anti-corruption war, industrialisation, energy security for petroleum products/electricity, TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING, financing and consumer credit facilities, to be fully implemented to prosper them through regular good nutritional food, quality education for their children, including affordable health care for their families without delay.

RUMBLINGS WITHIN THE ASO ROCK COMPLEX!

Shortly after the unpopular directive, the social media was awash with contents of a purported letter written by the National Security Adviser, a retired Army General who would not stomach the insult of passing through a “bloody civilian” to meet with his Commander-In-Chief, and was reported to have security details attached to the Chief Security Adviser (CSO) removed. Presidency has kept quiet about the issue which went viral in February 2020!

IS IT REALLY TRUE THAT ASO ROCK IS DIVIDED AGAINST ITSELF?

THIS DEVELOPMENT IS NOT GOOD FOR APC –NOT FOR BUHARI! (Re-published is a comment from one of our previous publication in respect of the CSO’s Office.)
“During his first tenure, he (Mr. Abba Kyari), caved under much pressure from all directions of the polity; from appointed ministers, secretary to government, heads of service and parastatals, political jobbers in the corridors of power, high profile contractors, captains of industries, organised labour, lobbyists, protesters, etc, etc., because it was the first term of his principal (who claimed to have become a “democrat”), after a long break from martial governance! The President then had to be very accommodative as he converted to a new trajectory in democracy but this time around he has barred them all (INCLUDING VP OSINBSJO?), from barging into the Villa as if it were a Village Square where the "baale" had no prerogative!

WOULD ABBA KYARI HAVE MERCY ON THE AGGRIEVED?

What would be the fate of the thousands of thousands of petitioners who can only communicate their president through the mails when the men of timber and calibre were barred from free access to the Aso Rock Office? We have it on credible authority that Mr. President was always oblivious to the pains of the aggrieved from one administration to another because documented petitions ended in COS trash bins - in most cases without any form of acknowledgement, even when the addressee was personalized! We want to believe that the presidential directive was a BLANKET CHEQUE to deprive aggrieved citizens from seeking redress from their CHIEF SERVANT who promised to cater for their welfare at all times!

VICE PRESIDENT OSINBAJO (AS A SENIOR ADVOCATE OF NIGERIA),CAN NO LONGER DEFEND THE POOR MASSES?

During their first term, office of the Vice President handled the avalanche of petitions which the CSO could not attend to and now that all members of his staff have been disbanded, the aggrieved in Nigeria can ONLY PETITION GOD!

Buhari started well with his VP ‘Yemi Osinbajo, an amiable, highly-educated, professional, diligent, dogged, resilient, dependable, a meticulous legal luminary and very righteous worker; A MOST RELIABLE ASSET WHO IS NULLI SECUNDUS: He cannot afford to sideline him to please political NITWITS in order to avoid the anger and wrath of posterity and the Almighty God who gave him TWO TERMS IN OFFICE (according to our prophecies), to carry out DIVINE MANDATES over Nigeria, if he MUST REMAIN RELEVANT IN TIME TO COME AFTER HIS EXIT!

OSINBAJO IS ALSO A CROWD PULLER LIKE BUHARI! The CLOCK is ticking! “A word is enough for the wise!”

I am, yours sincerely, Dr. David B.A. Olufon. 08130669886, 08098194390. 08080243066. G-mail- dvdolufon@gmail.com.

Op no offence, u did a good job but who else didn't bother 2 read thru

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They will soon come to talk about tunde idiagbon again.

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VP is a force to reckon with..
He is good at what he does



No doubt about that.......

Mumu Post!

I have always known Buhari to be a success.

So OP u r right! Associating with Osibanjo has made Buhari a failure.

- Fulani herdsmen
- Boko haram
- Failed economy
- insecurity

The list is endless.

Receive sense!

Noise wey no get head. Osibande will not be president, if you like pontify him to high heavens.

We all saw the list of those working in his office, 99% yorubas. He is a bloody tribalist and nepotist.

Is this campaign period?

Some people can be senseless walahi

No argument about that.... Buhari couldn't have done it all alone.

In these times when even you fam/your own blood will betray you if he's offered a reward.

The Vp was very crucial especially during that time of his (Buhari's) sickness when many where trying to back stab him nd games of lobbying where going in aso rock.
Even some of his kitchen cabinet members wished him dead. If not for the loyalty of Osinbajo nd his doggedness they would have brought chaos on nigeria.

I pray to have loyal people around me like the V.P , someone who won't throw you under the bus even for the seat of presidency! Now that's someone you make damn sure not to loose.

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the actions of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo are too numerous to count as relates to his rescuing the Nigerian populace from the grim hand of poverty but he is the Vice President and the constitution is well clear as to the limitations of his powers. He is not expected to be antagonistic with his boss

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VP is a force to reckon with. He's a man of progress and want the country to develop against all odds

You guys are funny media coverage means nothing ... osibanjo is on if the least powerful vice president we have had

Atiku was so powerful the governor's wanted him to run as president

Sambo had 7 ministery completely under him ...he made their final decision

Now u compare them to osibanjo who can't even see buhari without president kyari ....these yorubas can hype anything

This how they hyped fashola
Claimed they were most educated

Bro na only una dey believe these shit

mrvitalis:
You guys are funny media coverage means nothing ... osibanjo is on if the least powerful vice president we have had

Atiku was so powerful the governor's wanted him to run as president

Sambo had 7 ministery completely under him ...he made their final decision

Now u compare them to osibanjo who can't even see buhari without president kyari ....these yorubas can hype anything

This how they hyped fashola
Claimed they were most educated x

Bro na only una dey believe these shit

Pls give the names of the seven ministries under Sambo. Since you have decided to be a fake info peddler

TINUBU DOESN'T KNOW THAT