₦airaland Forum

confusion in this government eh

nawa

DropShot:
Incoherent, confused loser!

You must think we're talking of impeaching the Chairman of a social club here.

Jokers!

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I don't work for the government and has no plans to. whether they impeach him or not is not my business.
He should face governance and stop playing politics with the destiny of this country.

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See how these people are playing politics with the destiny of 180 million people.

They should stop this madness and focus on governance.

APC should put their house in order. they have tried many things on Saraki but its not working for over a year now. rather his popularity amongst his colleagues is growing.

PMB will continue this fight or pretend not to be interested till they bring up his certificate issue.

impeaching him will be so easy cos we all know he doesn't have.

they were able to quiet the Igbo boy that started that case but if Saraki picks up that card. it will be last card for Buhari.

he should face governance. they have just 3 years to go.

TheFreeOne:
Antecedents of the agencies has shown they are willing tools of oppression and will do anything to please their masters. I wish them luck.

But that will not stop patriotic Nigerians from airing their views regarding the state of the nation. It's only cowards and those with skeletons in their closets that'll be afraid of speaking against glaring sufferings, nepotism, killings and injustices in the country.

Lalasticlala mynd44 are you one of those who fear to speak against injustice?

Nigeria don enter one chance.

We shouted when all security apparatus was northernised but some people said it doesn't matter.

A business man was approached by a Nigerian to help them acquire a property in Dubai. They did. Instead of catching the thief. They go after the business man.

Which kind of country is this. Look at the hypocrisy of people who defend PMB. A key member of your appointment in the person of army chief has been fingered with corruption and He has kept mute.

Buratai just called EFCC boss and said help me deal with those boys and here we are.

Shame on APC, shame on all who see glaring corruption yet sing sai Baba in his silence when his own is fingered.

DrRasheed:
don't dare fly to north tout. waste of resources

Why do you people enjoy blood suckling. Are you vampires.

Sources from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have revealed to SaharaReporters that their agents sealed offices of The First Group company in the Central Business District of Abuja. The First Group, a real estate development company, has featured in SaharaReporters investigations into the unexplainable properties belonging to Army Chief of Staff Tukur Buratai. The First Group is located on the seventh floor of the Bank of Industry building of the Central Business District, Abuja.

READ MORE.

http://saharareporters.com/2016/07/13/efcc-seals-first-group-company-sold-army-chief-tukur-buratai-his-dubai-properties

This commission is headed by Shetimma Abba and despite the lop-sidedness of appointments in ministries and agencies has remained mute.



The Commission was established to give effect to Section 14)3) and (4) of the Constitution which provides as follows:
14(3) “The Composition of the Government of the Federation or any of its agencies and the conduct of its affairs shall be carried out in such a manner as to effect the federal Character of Nigeria and the need to promote National unity, and also command national loyalty, thereby ensuring that there shall be no predominance of persons from a few states or from a few ethnic or other sectional groups in that Government or in any of its agencies’.
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The (Act) establishing the Commission, detailing its membership, functions,
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The Commission shall ensure:

(i) that all fresh recruitments into the Public Service nationwide comply with the Commission Guidelines and Formulae on Equitable Distribution of Posts;
(ii) that the best and most competent candidates from each federating units nationwide are employed to fill vacant positions meant for indigenes of such units. For this purpose, the Commission shall ensure that employers of labour in the Public Service introduce and adhere to an open competitive selection process aimed at recruiting the best candidates available;
(iii) that henceforth, distribution of public service investments in socio-economic amenities and infrastructural facilities shall be done in a fair and equitable manner such that each federating unit nationwide is adequately catered for, provided that the proposed guidelines on this aspect are promptly approved by the appropriate authorities.
(iv) the receipt, analysis and publication of up-to-date manpower statistics of all Federal Government ministries, agencies and parastatals by December 31, each year.
(v) regular periodic update of the manpower statistics of Federal Government ministries, agencies and parastatals and be made easily accessible on the website.
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(vii) that it reduces by at least 20%, the margin of existing imbalances in the level of representation of the federating units in government ministries, agencies and parastatals by July, 2019, provided the embargo on recruitment into the public service is lifted.
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(xiii) that within three months from the date of conclusion of investigations, it sets in motion, machinery for prosecution of defaulters of the Federal Character Guidelines and Formulae and may, in appropriate cases give defaulters an opportunity to make amends.
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(a) to work out an equitable formula, subject to the approval of the President, for the distribution of all cadres of posts in the civil and public service of the Federation and of the State, the armed forces, the Nigerian Police Force and other security agencies, bodies corporate owned by the federal or a State Government and Extra-Ministerial Departments and parastatals of the Federation and States;
(b) to promote, monitor and enforce compliance with the principles of proportional sharing of all bureaucratic, economic, media and political posts at all levels of government;

(c) to take such legal measures including the prosecution of the heads or staff of any Ministry, Extra-Ministerial department or agency which fails to comply with any federal character principle or for a prescribed or adopted by the Commission;

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(ii) the provision of social services goods and socio-economic amenities in Nigeria;
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(b) socio-economic services, amenities and facilities mentioned in paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of this section include those in the sectors of education, electricity, transport and youth development.
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(b) monitor compliance with the guidelines and formulae at Federal, State, local governments and Zonal levels in the employment and provision of socio-economic amenities;
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(2) For the purposes of subsection (1) of this section, the Commission shall have power to take such legal action including the prosecution of any person, whether corporate or unincorporated who, being obliged to comply with the provisions of this Act, fails to do so.

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lalasticlala Seun

Unfortunate

Has anyone heard of the people who killed the deeper life woman in Kaduna.

Don't expect anything from the perpetrators of this heinous crime.

You know why? When they have security meeting. It will be an all northern affair. Infact they will speak hausa...agree to end the case and that's it.

They know we suffer from Historical amnesia.

its obvious
lets keep shouting PDP and APC.

by the time North is through with South, we wont know what hit us.

wahala dey

Is Nairaland supporting Pastor Ize-Yamu?

why is every topic on him hitting front page back to back

oya lets vote

Like for Pastor Ize-Yamu and Share for Obaseki

nairaland mock election

APC will win the election but Pastor will win in court

Jethrolite:
You think you know him but you don't. Not mentor material at all. True he is more of a businessman but definitely not a mentor because if he opens up to you on money making, your liver will fail.

Even if Dangote or Otedola opens up on money making liver will fail many. Money requires certain kind of heart to carry it.

Chill bro

fyneguy:
IBB's boy friend you meant?

If you are picked up to provide evidence now you will start swearing by Ifa and Amadioha.

Poor people have explanations for everything about rich man's wealth but can't explain why they are poor. Pathetic

aventura:
Do you celebrate him because he's your brother? What if it was a picture of Tinubu, I know you'd be quick to remind the whole world of how he looted Lagos. This man is a thief and his date with Efcc is loading....

Bro no hating, just tell us the business Tinubu does to become a billionaire. Tinubu worked with Mobil abi Texaco for how many years. Is that where He got his money?
Google Orji Uzo Kalu and see that Tinubu was still on pay cheque when He became a billionaire.

It's not tribal sentiments, It's a fact in public domain. Orji stole money in Abia but he was a big boy far before joining politics.

I do not mean to validate him but this guy was miles ahead of the present crop of politicians when it comes to money.
He was a billionaire before joining politics in the 90s.

He made his first one million in 1986 in his 20s. During PDP formation in 1998, this guy coughed out 500 milion and donated a house in Ikoyi.

He is a big boy by all standards. He joined politics for fame. Saw others stealing and joined in the spree.

He is better a business man than a politician. I have watched and studied his business model for 7 years now.

Have you ever heard him talk about his father? His father was nobody. He grew up on the street like many of us. From the scratch in far away Maiduguri. He started his business.

He has a lot to teach us in growing business if we view him on the prism of business not politics.

CACAWA:
Her killing can never ever be justified...I agree

[size=18pt] But talking about religious tolerance, can we do something about the use of MegaPhones from street to street...for crying out loud, it does not make sense.[/size]

Let us learn to respect each other's faith.

But again, her killing cannot be justified.

oga,

please comment on the Islamic megaphone facing my window that wakes me up every 5am.

I have tolerated me. why then should they kill my sister for a one off event

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May I ask, WHAT WAS THAT NOISE ABOUT
SIGNING OF 2016 BUDGET FOR?.
I ask again, what has changed since after the
signing of that Budget?
And to the Buharist: name one thing Buhari has
done since he came to power with baggage of
promises? Except fight corruption on pages of newspaper

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS1bbBkm484

Femi Aribisala speaks on politics and state of the nation on channels TV


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9WD-D8yvp8

Channels TV Sunrise Daily drills Rotimi Fasakin


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS1bbBkm484

Ddeliverer...na you start the lamentation

One of the reasons I felt GEJ was incompetent was the incessant bombings by Boko Haram during his administration, but then, I still remember submitting that GEJ was not a military man even if he was the commander in chief at the time, battle strategy is the responsibility and specialty of the military chiefs. It was however his administration, he takes the blame for the failure. It is like a Senior Registrar mismanaging a patient under me, the blame would be mine. Today, South-South militants are bombing pipeline installations with reckless abandon, repeatedly and predictably, I don't think it will be fair to celebrate PMB and his security chiefs under whose nose these depravities are playing out unchecked. I think the spate of bombings by Niger Delta Avengers takes the shine out of the victory recorded by this administration against Boko Haram. This is a national challenge with deleterious impact on the economy of the nation as a whole, and the the health of the SS indigenes close to the sites of these bombings. It needs to be stopped already....

May I ask, WHAT WAS THAT NOISE ABOUT
SIGNING OF 2016 BUDGET FOR?.
I ask again, what has changed since after the
signing of that Budget?
And to the Buharist: name one thing Buhari has
done since he came to power with baggage of
promises? Except fight corruption on pages of newspaper

The summary is that IBB tells the world that Buhari was overthrown because of his stubbornness, arbitrariness and abuse of the rule of law.

What is shocking in this excerpt is that The man who announced to Buhari in 1983 that he has been chosen as head of state was the one who Overthrew him.

Fast forward to 2016 and you will know that Buhari has not learned anything and a bad political calculator. His permutations in politics are achaic.

He has been having a lopsided appointment in key positions from one region since he took over. This has met the outcry of many Nigerians but he really doesn't care. Few days back. We had a rumour of coup which military monitor confirmed.

Buhari has again surrounded himself with people he claims he trusts as in 1983. But premit me to tell you that it's a bad move. He lacks political for sight. He has forgotten that he won 2015 with just 2million votes ahead of his opponent. The margin is quite slim. It doesn't matter how the north feel that the southwest did not give PMB votes enough. Truth is PMB got block votes in the north. GEJ got block votes from south East and south south. The decider was southWest. The votes were shared in Lagos and other south west states. If Southwest backs out of PMB in 2019 he is finished. He has not in anyway proven to southwest that he cares about the votes they gave him in all his appointments.

Niger Delta Avengers are having a swell time. Buhari has no strong man from that region to negotiate with them in his cabinet. Ibe kachikkwu who seems to be loved by his people and has a way arround it has been blindly demoted in pursuit of the northern hegemony.

I see in Buhari a man who is scared of having a 1985 repeat from any quarter. He has surrounded himself with his kinsmen. Same people who Overthrew him in 1985 He also has done everything possible to ensure that if for any reason southern Nigeria threatens the unity of the country he has the arsenal to crush them. He has army, Police, DSS, airforce in his kitty. What he doesn’t know is that battle has moved to ballot boxes. Nigerians are expecting an economic turn arround. People will patiently wait till 2019 to judge him at the ballot box. Buhari has to carefully watch out for the cabal that has hijacked his government already. Danbazzau and Abba Kyari are known names. Danbazzau also served as a strong cabal in Yaraduas government as then chief of army staff.

PMB has no option than to perform beyond excellence. His certificate issue is a card that will be thrown up again in 2019. People will check his file for the result in 2019 elections preparation. His only card to gain support is to perform.

I said all these because people are really suffering now. I was in Gombe for 4 days I saw walking poverty and deprivation. Hunger and starvation pervades the land. In the words of OBJ, we are seating on the keg of the gun powder

In August 1985, the military regime of Major-General Muhammadu Buhari came to an abrupt end. He was ousted by another soldier, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, who declared himself military president. While he was celebrating his 100 days in office, Babangida granted an interview to Newswatch. is reproducing for your reading pleasure, the interview:


On November 22, 1985, President Ibrahim Babangida spent 105 minutes with a Newswatch team of Dele Giwa, Ray Ekpu, Dan Agbese, Yakubu Mohammed and May Ellen Ezekiel. During the interview, he talked about himself, the parting of ways with Buhari and Idiagbon, the challenges facing his 100-day old government and his hope for the future. Below are the excerpts as compiled then by Dele Olojede:

Q: When did it occur to you that you can be the president?

IBB: On August 27, 1985. People still believe that I nursed a lot of ambition, but I don’t think it ever occurred to me before that time.

Q: How were you chosen as president?

IBB: The system was like all other coup d’etats: people who are going to get involved will tell you what is happening and what the intention (with regard to yourself) is. I went through it in 1975 when we were planning to change the government.

Q: Did the same process apply in 1983?

IBB: Yes, it did. We sat down and declared we were going to change the civilian government at the time and we also agreed that we were going to make Buhari the head of state. I told Buhari what was happening, that he was going to be the head of state and I would be the head of the army.

Q: Oh! You told him that you would be the head of the army?

IBB: I was mandated to tell him he was going to be the head of state because he is a very close friend.

Q: Was he reluctant: was he eager; was he happy?

IBB: Well, I think his reaction was natural. The moment somebody confronts you with a situation like this, you have to be talked to for quite some time and we did post that.

Q: Was he part of the coup planning?

IBB: He knew it was coming.

Q: In your own case, what was your reaction when you were approached by the coup planners?

IBB: I saw it as a challenge. Here you are in a situation where your professional colleagues unanimously agree that this is what they want you to do So I felt they had a lot of confidence in me as a person, and could it be fair really to say no? Perhaps I could if I wanted, but before that time, most of the officers who were involved had gone through a lot of psychological, emotional torture. As chief of army staff, I believed I had some responsibilities to the nation, and I so accepted.

Q: Did it occur to you that Buhari, being a close friend of yours, night feel you stabbed him in the back?

IBB: It is natural he might feel the way you expressed it, but I think the situation was such that there was no way we could allow that sort of situation to continue.

Q: At what point did you start disagreeing with Buhari? What were the serious issues of disagreement?

IBB: First of all, we had all accepted that whatever decisions we came upon were going to be collective, and I think to a certain extent, we succeeded. But as time rolled by, we had to disagree on a number of issues which were both of national and international interest. There were many concerted efforts to mend these areas, but there was the general opinion of insecurity and dissatisfaction even among the members of the SMC at the time. As the chief of army staff, quite a number of them who were my colleagues and even my juniors continued to come to me to talk about one thing or the other, I did quite a lot of talking to them, you know, just to make sure they were not seen to be opposed to the leader. But I think that could not continue for a long time – there had to be a breaking point. That point was the result of the cumulative effect of so many things that happened during that short period.


Q: When did you sense that this was setting in.

IBB: There was distrust. People would go to him and say, ‘be careful, that man is gunning for your post.’’ And when people create an environment of insecurity around you, you are bound to get suspicious and start pulling back.

Q: What engendered this feeling of insecurity among the officers and members of the SMC?

IBB: The NSO, for example, had made a lot of reports about individuals. There was also the feeling that everybody’s telephone was tapped.

Q: They tapped your phone too?

IBB: I can assure you they did. I even have the recordings. One of them was where my little daughter was talking. We have retrieved most of these tapes.

Q: What was your relationship with Idiagbon?

IBB: I think it was a cordial relationship. We have known each other for 17, 18 years, since we were young officers. We might disagree on a number of issues of principle, but not to the extent of being at each other’s throats.

Q: What about General Abacha’s statement that Commodore Ebitu Ukiwe cannot be the Number Two man in the administration?

IBB: Don’t forget that there is the political leadership. We have said that the armed forces are subordinate to the political leadership. Ukiwe now occupies a political position and he too respects the service chiefs because of the profession. The profession demands that a service chief is a superior officer, and therefore, he has to give that professional respect. The service chiefs are also expected to give him that political respect. Between 1976 and 1979, Shehu Yar’adua was the chief of staff, supreme headquarter. He was junior to General Danjuma, for example. He respected General Danjuma first as a senior officer and his service chief. General Danjuma also respected him as a number two man to General Obasanjo. If Yar’adua carried himself in excess of what should have been normal, he would have had a bit of problem. I would say Idiagbon was not able to blend the two together.

Q: You defended your minister of finance Kalu’s right to express personal opinions on the IMF loan debate. What is your personal view?

IBB: As a president or as a Nigerian?

Q: As a Nigerian citizen.

IBB: Well, both the president and the Nigerian and Nigerians, right? I would not deviate from my vow that whatever decision the AFRC is going to take will be guided by the majority opinion. But the important thing is that we should make it known to the nothing what options are open to us. I think the committee is trying to do that.


Q.Why did you open NSO cells to the public


IBB: Well, when I made my first pronouncement, I talked about the atrocity, call it the inhuman treatment, meted to people. To make the public see that we did not create any imaginary problem, we had to do it.

Q: The release of the young Dantata, who was held for alleged drug trafficking, has led to what people now call the sacred cow syndrome. What is the rationale?

IBB: How do you mean sacred cow?

Q: That he is from strong, wealthy family. That is why he was not prosecuted.

IBB: Let me tell you my position as far as this is concerned. Here is a case that doesn’t concern the presidency, because the others who were caught did not go through the presidency. The cases went through the normal process, so that I can see his case being treated that way. So apart from what one is reading in the papers and so on, why should his case attract the attention of the president? He is no more Nigerian than any other person convicted. But because of newspaper reports, maybe one should take some interest just to find out what happened. I spoke to the inspector-general of police about it, and I was told he was granted bail because the director of public prosecution said there was insufficient evidence to try him.

Q: Mr. President, was the issue of political detainees ever discussed in the defunct SMC?

IBB: Oh yes, we had a lot of discussions on this, almost daily, either in council or out of it. It is okay if somebody has committed an offence, but I think there is no moral reason to detain somebody for one year and eight months without preparing a formal charge against him. If there is a case and it is established, by all means the person should be tried and punished. If you can’t establish anything but you still suspect him, keep him under surveillance and ask him to report back regularly. I think it is wrong to believe that any Nigerian is potentially bad. I have heard people say the best way to deal with Nigerians is to apply repressive measures. I think it is a wrong concept. You cannot arrogate purity to yourself.

Q: A factor has emerged in the administration called the Langtang Mafia. How come you have in key positions such a large number of people from only one local government area?

IBB: It is a strange coincidence. It happened in the past, when people were talking of the Bida Mafia; at one time about five or six of us were from Bida holding key posts in the civilian and even in the military regime. I was chief of army staff, Mamman Vatsa was minister of Abuja, Brigadier Duba and Sani Sami were both governors and General Nasko was a member of the SMC and commander of artillery. Within the military, you always find a situation like that, but it is a passing thing. As it has happened, the minister of defence Domkat Bali comes from Langtang, so is the minister of internal affairs, John Shagaya, managing director of Nigerian Airways, Colonel Bamfa and the ambassador to the United Nations. The last two were there before the present government. And then, there is Brigadier Dogonyaro, an armoured officer. He is the next most senior armoured officer (after the president) and we just had to make him the GOC. So maybe by the time we all get phased out, there will be no more Langtang or Bida Mafia.

Q: What are your views on federal character and quota system?

IBB: Federal character is enshrined in our constitution and there is nothing we can do about it. Quota system had been a burning issue in the past, but I think that, given the academic attainment in the last few years, especially in states, one would consider disadvantaged, the gap is being bridged very fast. So, this aspect of quota, I think within a short time, everybody will be in the common pool to compete.

Q: There is the other Mafia, the Kaduna Mafia. People are saying they have been dislodged and they are unhappy.

IBB: Well, I have been trying to identify this mafia; I haven’t yet.

Q: When we did the report on your becoming President, we named them; only one denied being a member. So we assume that the others are members.

IBB: At one time, people thought I was a member. That’s why I say I’m trying to find out who the members are.

Q: On the appointment of ministers, what happened to Bauchi, Benue, Ondo and Kwara? The constitution mentioned at least one minister from each state.

IBB: The only way we could meet all the requirements is to do what the civilians did – create a minister for and minister of, so you end up with about 43 ministers. Given the present situation, we are unable to do that, so we thought that there are three principal organs of government – the National Council of Ministers, National Council of States and the Armed Forces Ruling Council. You will find that in the AFRC, we have representatives from Ondo State. If there is no minister from Benue, we have governors from there, and so on. Actually, only Bauchi is not represented in any of the three bodies, and we are trying to do something about it.

Q: But did you receive any threat from any quarter because you made a rather strong statement on internal subversion?

IBB: When I talked to the military officers, I tried to make them look inward. So I said we should shift emphasis from external aggression to internal security. Just before I said so, the police were addressing their minds to the religious riots in the country. These extremists don’t give any notice when they strike. Therefore, we have to be alert to deal with them with incisive military skill.

Q: On fundamental human rights, do you plan to abrogate Decree 2?

IBB: We did say we are looking at all the decrees with a view to abrogating or modifying them. The decree has been in existence. It was there 1975 through 1979. Such laws are in almost all countries of the world, including developed countries. What I think happened was that there was a general abuse of the decree, which contradicts the whole concept. When we had the decree between 1975 and 1979, it was used only once in the four years. I think it was the arbitrary use of the decree by the last regime that brought about real worries. It should not be used unless it is absolutely necessary – where the security of the state is being threatened.

Q: Is the president in favour of public officers declaring their assets publicly?

IBB: I think it is proper. I declared mine before a public notary. My religion says whatever God gives you, you should not hide it.


Q: What is happening to Shagari and Ekwueme?

IBB: We set up three panels to look into convictions under Decree 3 and another to look into the cases of people convicted under 7, 20 and 22, and yet another to examine the cases of political prisoners who are either on conditional release or are still being detained. Ekwueme and Shagari fall under this category. We have a high court judge in charge of that special investigation panel. Their findings would be the determining factor.

Q: What of Buhari and Idiagbon?

IBB: They are very well.

Q: Why are they being held?

IBB: It is for their personal security.

Q: What about Magoro?

IBB: He is fine. He was never arrested. He was retired with some colleagues of his.

Q: What is your attitude to privatization of public corporations?

IBB: We are giving very serious thought to it. Federal government investment in these corporations total N19 billion, and not one percent of that N19 billion comes back to government as revenue. Sooner or later, government has to make a decision, N19 billion is a lot of money.

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[quote author=olujastro post=47240412]Were you able to use your Standard Chartered card for foreign transactions recently? The last time I checked they suspended such transactions on June 1 due forex issues. Would love to know
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Still suspended.

Immunity was introduced as a classification for thieves. Steal the much you can...ensure you get a political loyalist to take over. In 8 years Nigerians will forget you stole anything

This country was once good and had pride.

Issues every where...for instance..How does detaining Dasuki, Metuh, Fani-Kayode, Omisore, et al put food on your table, o ye Hailers? After all Obj did to Bode George, Tinubu, Atiku, Tafa Balogun, have you seen their children queuing up at petrol station? Which of them have you seen in any public school? Obviously, the system and our mindset make it easy for the operation of these politicians. If una like, carry Fayose go Robben Island, I no send una, my own be say make God cripple people wey dey make life difficult for the common man! This people should face the economy