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Solofresh2:
Hello Nairaland Christians, have you for once wondered why you christains worship on Sundays and not the Sabbath day.

If you study your Bible well, you will realize that when GOD was done with his creations,he rested on the Seventh day and blessed it saying we should keep it holy.

Now, looking at the days of the week, the seventh day of the week is Saturday and not Sunday.Sunday is the first day of a new week.
So,why do we worship on Sundays and not the seventh day of the week?
Are we really following God's commandments at all or we are just deceiving ourselves?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFsoAJ-ruLk

Andyvilly:
Because of the Roman sun God Sarturn. Hail be it's name

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oajzNVUd9bA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFsoAJ-ruLk

Andyvilly:
Because of the Roman sun God Sarturn. Hail be it's name

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oajzNVUd9bA

For over a decade Nigerian Military can not clap down on Boko Haram terrorists,but it took 6 hours operation by the USA special force to get a positive result by rescuing their citizen from Samisa forest.... Very Shamefull.

Islie:
https://punchng.com/breaking-us-forces-operation-not-violation-of-nigerias-sovereignty-defence-minister/

For more than a decade Nigerian soldiers can not clap down on Boko Haram terrorists,USA special force of about 20 in numbers took just 6 hours and got positive result...Very shamefull"

Nemere2020:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.pulse.ng/news/local/obong-of-calabar-tells-gov-ayade-to-step-aside-to-learn-about-governance/97ep9rl.amp

Governor Ben Ayade Finally Admits Being A Failure By Elias Ozikpu
Cross Riverians have spent the last 21 years electing criminals and accomplices, people who are more concerned about the size of their individual bank accounts rather than the well-being of the people who elected them into public office.


by Elias Ozikpu Oct 31, 2020
When a suspect pleads guilty upon arraignment before a judge for criminal offence(s), the tedious process of trial is automatically expunged, which allows the judge to make a quick and judicious decision.

In the same vein, Governor Ayade has now pleaded guilty to the fact that he has been a monumental failure after five years in office. This open confession is coming after the governor surprisingly turned into a tyrant, arbitrarily jailing critics of his regime for calling out his anti-people policies, pervasive corruption and a total lack of transparency in office.

Before dramatically breaking down in “tears”, Ayade said before the world:

“I never knew that five years into office as governor I will still find somebody who could live in a thatch house in Cross River State. I am almost crying because I knew how prepared I was but it didn't end the way I dreamed for the state.”

From the above lamentation, Ayade’s admission that he has failed couldn't be more unequivocal. And his last sentence, wherein he says: “it didn't end the way I dreamed for the state”, is a resignation that clearly suggests that with three years left to go, the governor intends doing nothing to remedy his calamitous reign.

Elias Ozikpu

As admitted by Ayade himself, his time in office has been a total waste to Cross Riverians albeit at a very high cost. Unlike other state governors, Governor Ayade’s annual budgets are passed in trillions of naira and are hurriedly approved by members of the State Assembly without subjecting the governor to a thorough grilling process to justify the humongous sums in his budgets. But here is where Cross River’s leadership problem lies: Ayade’s appalling incompetence and failure are greatly amplified by a 25-member rubber-stamp assembly in the state, readily available to endorse every paper from the office of the governor.

It was members of that assembly who hastily approved Governor Ayade’s controversial superhighway project which the governor said required an outrageous sum of N648, 870,730,739.23 (Six Hundred and Forty-eight Billion, Eight Hundred and Seventy Million, Seven Hundred and Thirty Thousand, Seven Hundred and Thirty-nine Naira, Twenty-three Kobo). The loan for the superhighway was to be repaid through an Irrevocable Standing Payment Order (ISPO) of N300,000,000 every month. What this meant was that Cross River State was expected to cough out N3,600,000,000 every year for 180 years! Approximately two centuries of slavery over a superhighway which has never been a priority to Cross Riverians!

Besides the fact that Cross Riverians still live in thatch houses as confirmed by the governor himself, what he forgot to tell you is that Cross River State has terrible roads, a dilapidated healthcare system, lack of pipe-borne water, public schools remain an eyesore. In fact, Cross River is one of the most poorly governed states in Nigeria. Yet the governor is chasing shadows when he has real issues confronting him.

Below are the annual budgets of Governor Ayade since assuming office in May of 2015:

2016: N350 billion: Budget of Deep Vision

2017: N707 billion: Budget of Infinite Transposition

2018: N1.3 trillion: Budget of Kinetic Crystallisation

2019: N1.043 trillion = Budget of Qabalistic Densification

2020: N1.1 trillion = Budget of Olimpotic Meristemasis (unconfirmed reports say that this figure was slashed to N147.7 billion)

So, let us assume that the purported claim of the slash of Budget of Olimpotic Meristemasis is true, this will mean that Ayade has officially spent approximately N4 trillion since assuming office, yet the state's economic and social infrastructures remain in a decrepit condition with numerous projects that have either been abandoned or have faded into oblivion. For instance, the Cross River State Food Bank Project, for which Ayade budgeted N10 billion even as far back as 2017, has been in a state of coma. The Food Bank Project, according to Ayade, was supposed to carry out food distribution across the 197 council wards in the state. Curiously, across Alege, Ukpe and Ubang and the rest of Obudu Local Government Area, not one person has received such food supply since Ayade assumed office. They are not even aware of the existence of such a project, leaving me to wonder if beneficiaries of this multi-billion Naira project truly exist.

It is totally unacceptable to squander approximately N4 trillion in just five years in office and attempt to cover up such a galactic waste with the mere shedding of tears. The governor’s “tears” are like the tears a crocodile sheds whilst devouring its prey. Ayade must account for this money and explain how every Kobo of it was spent.

Whilst Ayade accounts for the waste that culminated in his self-confessed failure, Cross Riverians must begin to scrutinise the job of the men and women they send from the 25 state constituencies to represent them at the State House of Assembly in Calabar. Cross Riverians must begin to understand that the 25 “honourable” members who sit at the state parliament are their prime enemies who work in cahoots with the governor to impose anti-people policies and the swift passage of budgets that are never implemented in accordance with their colourful contents.

Cross Riverians have spent the last 21 years electing criminals and accomplices, people who are more concerned about the size of their individual bank accounts rather than the well-being of the people who elected them into public office. In the face of these costly setbacks, we must remember that going forward, we still have an opportunity to put an end to this roguery, cruelty and insensitivity. It is time to sing a new song. And the time starts now!

Elias Ozikpu

References:
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the last general election, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has concluded plans to file an appeal on Monday challenging the outcome of the Presidential Elections Petitions Tribunal, PEPT.

According to THISDAY, ahead of Wednesday’s deadline for an appeal against the tribunal’s judgement, Mr Atiku had put together 70 points as grounds for the appeal, which he plans to turn in on Monday.

The PEPT judgement was delivered on September 11 and Mr Atiku, as the appellant, had 14 days to file an appeal. By this calculation, the deadline for the filling of an appeal is Wednesday, September 25, while the petition has a lifespan of 60 days within which the appeal must be determined.

An unnamed Mr Atiku’s lawyer was quoted by the newspaper as saying that the former vice president’s lawyers had put together 70 grounds of appeal based on errors dictated from the tribunal’s judgement.

According to him, “We will file latest on Monday, September 23, and at most, due to any unforeseen reason, by September 24. Bear in mind that the deadline for submission is Wednesday. We won’t file on Wednesday for tactical reasons.”

The lawyer also ruled out the possibility of a new legal team, because the new lawyers would not have sufficient legal background of the petition since the Supreme Court panel is expected to deliver its judgement within 60 days from September 25.

He said one of the 70 grounds of appeal is that “the judgement of the PEPT was based on the facts; the judgement was not on the issues presented to the Court of Appeal presidential tribunal by the petitioner, especially in relation to the respondent’s academic qualifications.”

He said, “Take, for instance, one of the respondent’s witnesses, Major General Paul Tarfa (rtd), called by President Muhammadu Buhari’s lawyers said that they did not give their qualifications to the Military Board. Tarfa’s testimony is against the claim by Buhari that the Nigeria military is in possession of his certificates.

“Secondly, Buhari said that he was recruited into the military in 1961 and Tarfa said in 1962, so what is the correct date of his recruitment into the army?Somebody is not telling the truth.

“The issue in question is who entered the different grades for him from both the Cambridge and the West African School Certificate results. This is the first time that the court will say that the documents are admitted in the interest of justice. So, who entered the different grades for him and if he did it, why?

“One of the grounds of appeal is that the President’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, brought the Cambridge documents dated July 18 and testified on July 20. The point here is that it was not pleaded, when the respondent replied to the petitions of Atiku. So, speaking as in point of law, you don’t speak on documents not pleaded.

“The WAEC documents contradicted the Cambridge documents. This is a case of forgery, inconsistency in documents.”
The lawyer added, “On the INEC server, the judgement of the PEPT said the INEC server was hacked and we then asked, which of the servers was hacked?

“The tribunal judgement was based on the Electoral Act section 52 (1) (B), but this aspect of the law has since been deleted in 2015. It is no longer in existence. This was the case in Wike Vs Peterside.

“If the judgement said INEC server was recklessly hacked, then, there is a server and, therefore, a criminal offence. Yet, INEC did not claim so or that its documents were stolen. How come the judge reached this scandalous decision?

“If section 52 (1) (B) is no longer in existence, how come the lead judgement came to this decision? It was not based on the documents pleaded. Therefore, how come it was decided so? That means that the judge went on a voyage of discoveries and exploration. Buhari was not accused of forgery. Rather, he was accused of lying, when he said the army was in possession of his documents.

“In his form CF001, he presented an affidavit, instead of his certificates. PEPT relied on the CV presented. We are asking, is that supposed to be so? CV is basically to show working experience. No Primary School certificate. The judgement was based on inferences. The judge simply inferred.

“We are surprised that the PEPT went the way it did. It is our view that the judges would have gone further to help improve our electoral laws as well as use it to commence the reform of the electoral laws. So, these are some of the issues that form the grounds of the 70 points of appeal at the Supreme Court.”
https://dailynigerian.com/pept-atiku-goes-to-supreme-court-monday-to-file-70-point-grounds-of-appeal/

Buhari's Certificate Scandal and the PEPT Judgement and our realities

When the rumors that our president and the then presidential candidate of the APC hit the news stands that he wasn't qualified to run for an election in Nigeria let alone the office of Mr. President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, many of us were taken aback.

We never believed the possibilities of such an accusation. That a man who had risen through the ranks and file of the Nigerian Military and taken some high profiled military trainings and courses overseas, and have also handled several National Assignments such as manning the PTF, a man who had been head of state and had constantly contested for the office of the President in no less 4 elections almost consecutively, should not have the basic qualifying certification of an SSCE?

Some of us were forced to believe the story as propagated by members of the opposing party as Buhari failed to provide substantial evidence and proves that he possessed the said paper. - very sad for a country who holds paper certification in high esteem, especially when young graduates are in search for a job.

TO settle the entire squabbles(because that's what they made us believe it is - Squabble), the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal upheld Buhari's victory, throwing out the petition challenging Mr. President qualification to contest the 2019 presidential elections. The PEPT used the same constitution that the petitioners used, the same section that INEC, Nigeria's wonderful election umpire had used previously in the past to disqualify candidates. That same section and constitution was used to uphold Buhari's qualification.

The truth is the Tribunal is not wrong, neither was INEC wrong to have qualified Buhari to stand the election. My issues is not with Buhari, APC, PEPT nor is it with INEC. Rather I have our system to blame. I also blame our political leaders, our educational leaders etc.

This is what our constitution says, undoubtedly, "Section 131(d) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) prescribes Secondary School Leaving Certificate as the minimum educational qualification of candidates contesting election to the office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. It stipulates that candidates must be “educated up to at least School Leaving Certificate Level or its equivalent.”

For the avoidance of doubt, Section 318(1) provides: “School Certificate or its equivalent” means –
(a) a Secondary School Certificate or its equivalent, or Grade II Teacher’s Certificate, the City and Guilds Certificate; or

(b) education up to Secondary School Certificate level; or

(c) Primary Six School Leaving Certificate or its equivalent
and-

(1) service in the public or private sector in the Federation in any capacity acceptable to the Independent National Electoral Commission for a minimum of ten years, and

(11) attendance at courses and training in such institutions as may be acceptable to the Independent National Electoral Commission for periods totalling up to a minimum of one year, and

(111) the ability to read, write, understand and communicate in the English language to the satisfaction of the Independent National Electoral Commission; and (d) any other qualification acceptable by the Independent National Electoral Commission;”

Going by this the tribunal upheld that Buhari is eminently qualified because
1. He can indeed read, write and communicate in English
2. He has attended several courses and trainings both within and outside the shores of this country.

3. He has served in several public offices and he many more as written in the constitution.

NOW MY POINT.

In this same Nigeria where the constitution recognizes that holding a paper certificate is not valid enough to prove that you are educated enough to lead the country. The constitution recognized that if you can read, write and communicate in English for others to understand you, if you can handle responsibilities and if you have been trained, it is enough evidence that you can do the job of a president. Certificate is only a paper.

Why is that same recognition not given to the many qualified, high powered, intellectually sound young persons who have schooled themselves in divers areas but didn't have the opportunity of possessing a certificate.

We have several brains out there on our streets going jobless because they have no papers(certificates) to tender has proves to what they know and can do. Nobody is willing and ready to give them a chance because they got no papers. Yet Buhari has been given a chance to rule this country even without papers, just because he can read and write, just because he has handled one responsibility or the other in time past.

And at the end you will now encourage me to send my child to school so a man without certificate who served Buhari will now lord over him with the backings of the constitution in the guise that he can read and write and he was SA to Mr. President on Cow rearing matters.

In all I still believe Education (knowledge) is is far better than an empty Certificate. Of what use is a certificate without knowledge. Knowledge they say is Power. In this country of ours who has the power?

Those with the power are those with the real knowledge not those with big certificates and paper portfolios.

I am not in anyway condemning going to school but I want you to add sense and knowledge with your certificate.

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This is unbelievable.

A very nice fiction story... more.

I tire ooo