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This man should go and rest and stop dictating to the governor. Allow the governor to breath!

EreluRoz:
😭😭😭😭

Marry a useless man at your own peril.

So sad, even her family failed her.

Your prayer should be not to marry someone the devil will use to destroy you financially through some mysterious sickness that defy treatment.

If you know the kind wahala some people dey carry for head and look for someone to dump it on you will probably sympathise with the husband. The women's problem must have overwhelmed the poor man, he just had to run.

Hmmm! His straightforwardness is interesting.

That is the spirit. You do me I do you

Well, if it has not been proven that she actually stole money why can't she be reinstated?

Let's analyse this Betta's case with some cold logic based on the available facts:

On 20th December 2023, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management wrote an official letter to the Accountant-general of the Federation in which she approved payment of the cumulative sum of N585,189,500 'for programmes and activities of the Renewed Hope Grant for Vulnerable Group'. And she listed the states that would benefit from the programme and how much is to go to each of them

You will agree with me that all the stated activities and programmes on that letter are legitimate activities within her official mandate. Non is illegal or outside her official mandate. But what created problem for her is where she stated that the payment is to be made into the account of the Project Accountant in charge of this particular programme the fund was meant for.

Now, let's ask ourselves some questions:

Did Betta Edu personally siphoned public fund into her personal account. NO!

Was it her personal account she authorised the Accountant-general to pay the money into? NO!

Was she ever given cash to share to vulnerable people and she decided to pocket the cash? Again the answer is NO!

Was the money actually paid into the Project Accountant's bank account and it was later moved from there into Edu's account or accounts of some other individuals the money was not meant for? We are waiting for the investigators to investigate and confirm this. But so far, the Accountant-general has told the world that the Edu's instruction to make payment into the private account was not carried out.

Could it be that Edu did not have ulterior motive, after all, but acted on information she was given? May be someone in the Ministry convinced her that payment for the particular activities and programmes she was about to embark on is normally paid into the Project Accountant's bank account who would from there transfer into relevant government agencies account? May be. May be not. We need the investigators to confirm this after thorough investigation.

If we must judge people let's endeavour to base our judgement on available facts rather than joining the bandwagon of mass sentiments on social media.

Stupid people. Talking as if if another muslim muslim ticket comes they won't support despite all their suffering.

Baba you are the Chief Security Officer of Abuja. Stop looking for who to make a scape goat. Take responsibility for the security of the people of Abuja

Talking out of point as usual. Is it that you naturally lack ability to comprehend any point of view that is different from the one you decided to hold on to, or you are just being insincere?

LandMann:
Foolishness kill your head. Below is screenshot of my trading account on. How much have you earned this past month?

Go back and reread my message and digest it properly.

This life is about giving and receiving. It's about having a sense of responsibility and duty for people we call our loved ones. It's irresponsible people that their parents will work hard to bring up properly and then turn their backs on their parents when their parents become old.

It is not necessarily about giving your parents money and other material things when they're old. Caring for them is beyond that. They won't have need for much of those material things that you covet and hold close to your chest like smeagle in lord of the rings... Just like you did not consume a lot of material things when you were young. But their care and nurturing is what helped you survive and hopefully thrive. Even if you turn out to be poor in life, it won't stop you from being able to care for your parents. The little things you will do for them; spending time with them, bringing drugs when they're ill or taking them to hospital, preparing or bringing food for them, feeding them when they're too fragile to lift a spoon; all these are ways of showing care and they won't burn a hole in that your empty pocket you guide jealously.

You hide behind the internet to write rubbish that you can't openly say in front of your parents. I challenge you to go and tell your parents your opinion if you still have parents. I can guarantee you that they'll place a curse on your bald head and disown you.

Please be guided

LandMann:
You think like you're not in Nigeria.

Invest in your kid's education and teach them good morals. Support them and help them become successful. When you are old they're the ones that will support you too whether in cash or in kind.

Not a bad idea. But the question is: in a world where nothing is guaranteed, what happens if at that old age your kids find themselves in a situation where they themselves are struggling to survive despite all your 'investment' on them? What of those who lose their kids due to some man-made or natural disasters after 'investing' so much on them? Can we say they have lost their investment and hope for survival at old age?

LandMann:
Only reason you are spreading this kind of message is probably because your parents did not take care of you when you were young, hence you don't want to take care of them too when they are old.

To understand how foolish and selfish your response is, remember that you were once a baby and vulnerable. Your parents had other things to do but they sacrificed their time and resources to bring you up and protect you from the clutches of death. Even if they didn't give you gold and silver, they gave you life. Which is more valuable?

Now you can stand on your feet and here you are telling the world that children shouldn't take care of their parents when the parents become old because such children have their own lives to live.

That is very unafrican, and you're the type of child every parent will pray not to have

Just look at how sentimental you are here. You thoroughly twist, distort and misinterpret what the guy is saying just to suit your prejudice and sentiments.

You sound like one of those africans who can hardly feed themselves well but rush to bring kids into the world and then put themselves through immense stress and pressure to train those kids because they see the kids as their pension plan and only hope of survival at old age. So, you get subconsciously emotional and insecure when someone suggest that you should not think of being a burden to your kids at old age because of what you go through to train them.

Don't get me wrong, we all reap what we sow. If you sow good seeds into your kids and train them well and help them to be established in life and they are comfortable, they will not forget you or let you suffer. And even if they are not there for you for whatever reason nature and God will reward you in some other ways.

But what you will benefit from your kids should not be a primary reason for bringing them into the world and training them. Establish yourself first and be comfortable with your life before you bring kids into the world. And your motive for bringing them into the world should be to show them unconditional love. Meaning wherever you are doing for them you do it unconditionally without any selfish motive. Otherwise you will only end up bring kids that will perpetuate the cycle of poverty and suffering in the world.

Nice one Dangote. Keep soaring higher.

Yampotatocarrot:
I also think it's a very good idea... But if I may ask,will it be logical to say that NNPC headquarters and that of oil companies should be moved to the South-south also?

I believe it'll even help ease the congestion in Lagos to an extent

Yes. NNPC and other oil companies have no business being in Lagos. it's an aberration for oil companies that carry out over 80% of their operation in the south south to shun major cities in the south south and come to Lagos to establish their head office and pay tax to Lagos. That is like robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Bliss4Lyfe:
All should have move their Head Office to Abuja or pay the associated cost.

Like i said no excuse warrant such move.

Making all the banks to move their head office to Abuja would be another way to go about it. But do you know what it would cost the banks to buy land and start building new befitting head office from scratch in Abuja after spending hundreds of millions, if not billion, to build the one they already have in Lagos? So I think what CBN is doing is more cost effective.

Moreover, don't forget that Lagos is a commercial centre of Nigeria. So banks naturally find it more profitable to have their head office in Lagos than any other city in Nigeria.

It's tempting to read tribalism into this plan. But let's be realistic, since most banks and other financial institutions have their head office in Lagos, I think it makes sense and saves cost for departments of CBN responsible for for banks' supervision to be moved to Lagos.

Artscollection:
Iam not an agbadorian but politics= yes
Security = zero
Economy= disaster

In just few words you have made more sense and give a more realistic picture of Tinubu's government more than all the grammar the prof is blowing there

LoL. Just wasted my data watching that staged nonsense. If they encountered real bandit which time will they have to video and record it?

Opeyemi4real:
“When a candidate is sponsored by a party “

Even when he doesn’t meet the constitutional requirements? Shameful!

I don't know if the supreme court understand the implication of that statement.

So if APC decide to sponsor MC Oluomo who does not even have school cert for presidential election, MC Oluomo would automatically be deemed qualified to run for presidency contrary to what the law demands just because he is sponsored by a party. Crazy!

Simbrixton:
islam allows divorce instead of cheating

So because of the lust for a good strong prick that can only stimulate pleasure chemicals in her body for some minutes she decided to take action that would damage her kids psychologically and render them emotionally unstable for life?

I understand that any married person has a right to terminate the union if they are no longer interested in the marriage. But unless there is a tangible evidence to proof that your spouse action is a threat to your life, or is preventing you from moving forward and making progress in life and you can't be the best version of yourself as long you are in the marriage; I find every other reason rather flimsy and not really enough to break the union especially if kids are involved.

It's like this our Northern muslim ladies love prick more than their southern counterpart o

Where there is a will a way can be found.

Don't listen to the people telling you '400k is not enough bla bla bla'. If you are serious about saving money and building a solid financial foundation all you need to do is to subdue your pride and ego that tempts you to live above your means, then drastically reduce your cost of living.

Out of that 400k you can start with a target of living on 250k (all your monthly expenses like house rent, bills, feeding etc must not exceed 250k.).

Have two types of savings: savings for emergency 50k monthly; then put 100k monthly in an investment where you wont be able to have access to the money in the next 5 to 10 years.

It's all a matter of determination.

My own take is this, if the investigation reveals that the person whose bank account she instructed the Accountant-general to transfer the money into is the person whose account such money had always been paid into by previous minister, and if further investigation reveals that she acted on advice from some experienced civil servants in her ministry and that she actually had no ulterior motive in giving such instruction to the Accountant-general, and the money has not even been transferred to the person's account yet, she should be pardoned, severely cautioned and be given a second chance.

But if It is discovered that she acted on her own free will and she had ulterior motives, she deserve no second chance.

HeatSeeker:
This is a massive win for crypto enthusiasts!

By the way, how come the SEC is not regulating forex brokers in Nigeria? 🤔

Exactly the kind of question I have been asking. It is long overdue. If ordinary Kenya is regulating forex brokers in their country I don't know what Nigeria is waiting for.

Can you imagine a forex broker charging withdrawal fee in US Dollars on a Naira trading account? That is crazy and pure exploitation.

It's high time SEC start regulating those guys

epainos:
Enjoy your poverty!

Poverty? What is that? I don't have such word in my dictionary. Anyway, enjoy yours bro.

epainos:
So, do you want to wait till they penetrate and overpower you till you realise their goals?

No. It hasn't gotten to that stage yet even though there are pockets of insecurity here and there but it's surmountable at least for now.

epainos:
You think Nigeria has a potential to reckon with? Lol. Since 1960...Mehn... that's over 60 years dream. You believe a hope giving to you by Zik, Awo and Balewa? Na waoo. Guy..Poverty has made a home inside you. Fact!

Yes. My believe in Nigeria's potential as one United entity is unshakeable. And it's not too late for Nigeria to become great. With enough determination on the part of the leaders and the citizen It's just a matter of time

epainos:
Osita himself was not a saint when he was a minister; so he is just mischievous saying this issue reveals deep systemic issues. Nope...this issue reveals nothing we had not known. Rather, these issues and many to come are telling us that the time to split is now. Nigeria needs to split. Each region should go make or destroy itself. Period.

Can cutting a snake into pieces change the snake to something that is no longer a snake?

Nigerians of all tribes, religion and social background are almost irredeemably corrupt in addition to being religious and ethnic bigots and nepotistic. So I doubt if dividing the country can change anything that much.

The only incidence that can make me support the break up of Nigeria is if Northern muslim terrorists take terrorism to such a dimension that security of lives, properties and businesses of southerners living and doing their business in the south is no longer guaranteed. At that point if you talk about break up of Nigeria I will support it.

Corruption, marginalization and what have you are not enough reason for us to break up unless the terrorist acts of Northern muslim fanatics have reached unbearable point.

I believe there is still hope for Nigeria. The country at the moment is still salvageable if we are serious. One united, peacefully and prosperous Nigeria is better for Africa and the black race as the country has a potential to be a force to reckon with on the global stage.

funny headline.

The guy na mumu

If you make your money legitimately, and you work hard for the money and make sacrifices majority of people would not like to make, you don't have to feel guilty spending your money to pamper and spoil yourself whenever you like?

But just make sure you uplift and establish at least one person who is not related to you in any way before you leave this world. And do that now while you are still breathing as no one knows tomorrow.

adioolayi:
It's really a dicey one..

This fine minister seems to have broken "public code of conduct" if there is anything like that.

It is almost impossible to say the company didn't win that contract because of his influence..the mere mentioning of his name alone can influence the decision to award that contract to this company...hence, he has technically influenced that contract

The bolded are the points some people don't get. First, he is the founder of the company and he admitted that. He admitted he is a shareholder in the said company and I can bet he must be the biggest shareholder. Of course, he could appoint people who would protect his interest like his wife and children as directors and signatories to the account of the company; meaning he still control the company indirectly.

Let's not forget that the amount paid as consultancy fee to the company is crazy (close to half a billion!). It's possible the amount was inflated because of his influence.

His saving grace may be that his ministry was not the one that awarded the contract. Even at that, the contract need to be investigated to find out whether due process was followed or not.

Sadio Mane, the greatest African footballer of all times as far as I am concern!

This so called documentary comes too late, and therefore, completely useless as the accused is no more alive to defend himself or be punished by the law if found guilty

Mr. man, we should always learn to see things OBJECTIVELY just exactly as they are without colouring it with emotions, sentiment, and fantasy.

The assassin example you are giving has no connection with this matter. They are two different things with completely different nature, circumstances.and motives. Even at that, I hope you know there is a difference between attempted murder and actually committing murder. The law treats the two differently. Then again, your example is unrelated to Edu's case here.

So what exactly is the false accusation?

The false accusation is the claim that money meant for Vulnerable people in some states was already payed either directly by her or through her instruction into a private bank account of someone with a motive to embezzle it. But the Accountant-general has just debunked such claim.

I quote you again below:
Whether the instruction was followed is IRRELEVANT in law if the instruction is criminal ...bla bla bla

My question is which part of the law criminalises the instruction she gave, especially considering the fact that she clearly stated what the fund was meant for on the memo? It is the actual payment of public fund into private account that the law forbids.

Although her case could be treated as attempted fraud; but before we reach such conclusion the circumstances that led her into giving such instruction need to be thoroughly investigated. Was she obeying an order from above? Was she misled by some senior civil servants in her ministry into sending such instruction? Did she actually have an ulterior motive or she was just being naive and ignorant? More thorough investigation need to be carried out to clarify all these questions before we can decide wether to crucify her or not.

On the issue of Mamman Vatsa's execution 'for planning a coup' according to you, do I need to remind you that we are in a democracy not military dictatorship?

From the above analysis, isn't it obvious that you are the one not making sense here?

aribisala0:
You are not making sense
If a person phones an assassin to kill somebody and the assassin decided not to do it
That means that the person is being FALSELY and UNFAIRLY accused? That is YOUR logic

It sounds senseles

Factually The woman has confirmed she did give that instruction

So what exactly is the false accusation

Whether the instruction was followed is IRRELEVANT in law if the instruction is criminal . What matters is the concept of MENS REA


In the 80ds Mamman Vatsa was executed for PLANNING a coup he did not execute or even attempt it .



What you are saying is unreasonable and it stinks

Judging from the Accountant-general's claim that Edu's instruction to pay the N585.2 million into the project Accountant's private bank account was not followed; meaning, they did not make the payment contrary to rumours flying around the social media; I am tempted to believe the woman is being falsely and unfairly accused by mischief makers.

The initial impression I had was that she personally transferred the money into somebody's private account for fraudulent motive. But I later discovered that she only sent a memo to Accountant-general of the Federation instructing her to make the payment, not into her personal account, nor into private account of any of her family members or friends, but into the account of the project Accountant for the Grants for Vulnerable Groups in the Ministry of Finance. And the memo clearly specified the purpose of the transfer and the beneficiary groups in Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Lagos and Ogun.

While we all know that the law forbids public fund being transferred into a private account, it's important to note that:

1) the money has not even been paid yet (according to the Accountant-general).

2) it's possible she was made to believe that that was the way things are done in the ministry and she could have been misled into sending such instruction to the Accountant-general.

3) after going through the memo she sent to the Accountant-general, I have a feeling that Edu probably had no ulterior motive. She was most likely naive and ignorant of the law and implication of what she was doing.

The investigation should continue to it's logical conclusion. If the money is discovered to have already been paid into the private account both Edu and the Accountant-general and even the project Accountant should be fired and the money recovered. Otherwise, she should be freed.

EEIA:
Doggy style helps a lot

Young man, op is still a virgin. Don't corrupt her. Please be guided.