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malali:
Dangote will hop on a private jet without blinking, cross continents just to show face at Otedola’s wedding, then glide into Davido’s in the same weekend. He doesnt hire an unqualified pilot and he wont get on a plane that is not well serviced.
But every single day his trucks are mowing down Nigerians, and not a single word about safer trucking.

The attitude is clear: if you die, you die.

When Dangote Group claimed they would “fly her out once certified to travel,” I knew it was empty billionaire grammar. Air ambulances lift unconscious patients every single day , so if they truly wanted, she’d have been flown. That statement was just a polite way of saying, “If she survives, we’ll make it look good.”

So really , to what end are billions and trillions if basic humanity is abandoned? Where does chasing endless zeros while bodies pile up on Nigerian highways make sense?

This should be the line in the sand, a moment to confront the carnage of Dangote’s trucking empire. Nigerians have shouted for years about his trucks spilling blood on our roads. Now with petrol haulage being added to the mix, the disaster will only multiply.

Enough of the silence. Enough of the damage. We need strict government policies and oversight before he starts transporting petrol from his refinery and setting people ablaze all over the highways.

Same thing happened in the USA and within 48hrs.....Trump's administration had made policy changes regarding truck drivers in the entire USA. Nigerian government will not act unless a senator or governor or their children are the ones involved in the accident.

Biodun556:
https://leadership.ng/im-in-hurry-to-see-nigeria-rise-getting-close-to-my-departure-lounge-obasanjo/

emmabest2000:
Some female gender are really angles but majority are pure devil ,
As a single man just pray and hope that your future partner comes among they they angles circle ,

Meanwhile to all hustlers out there,,,,

DeOTR:
LP members should leave their party candidates and vote for ADC candidates? I mean, does this make sense to this man at all?

DomPerignon:
Well written, it is so disheartening to read about the vices committed by these set of individuals abroad/overseas.

Amumaigwe:
See his abysmal performance in Anambra in bullet points

*PETER OBI RELEASES HIS FULL PROFILE AS MORE NIGERIANS PREVAIL ON HIM TO RUN FOR PRESIDENCY*

NAME : Mr. Peter Gregory OBI, (CON).

CONTACT DETAILS

*22 Niger Drive, GRA, Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigeria
*Tel: 08034051000
*E-mail: poanambra@gmail.com

DATE OF BIRTH : 19th July 1961,

PLACE OF BIRTH: Onitsha, Nigeria

NATIONALITY: Nigerian

MARITAL STATUS: Married with two children

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS ATTENDED

· Christ the King College, Onitsha (W.A.S.C.)

. University of Nigeria, Nsukka (B.A. Philosophy)

· Lagos Business School, Nigeria (Chief Executive Program)

· Harvard Business School, Boston, U.S.A. (Mid to Mid Marketing)

· Harvard Business School, Boston, U.S.A. (Changing the Game)

· London School of Economics (Financial Mgmt/Business Policy)

· Columbia Business School, New York, U.S.A. (Marketing Mgmt )

· Institute for Management Development, Switzerland (Senior Executive Program)

· Institute for Management Development, Switzerland (Break-Through Program for CEOs)

· Kellogg Graduate School of Management, U.S.A. (Advanced Executive Program)

· Kellogg School of Management U.S.A. (Global Advanced Mgmt Program)

. Oxford University: Said Business School, (Advanced Mgmt& Leadership Program)

. Cambridge University: George Business School (Advanced Leadership Program)

PREVIOUS POSITIONS

· Governor, Anambra State of Nigeria (2006-2014)

· Honorary Special Adviser to the President on Finance (till May, 2015)

· Member, Presidential Economic Management Team (till May, 2015)

· Vice-Chairman, Nigeria Governors’ Forum (2008-2014)

· Chairman, South-East Governors’ Forum (2006-2014)

. Former Chairman: Board of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

· Former Chairman: Fidelity Bank Plc.

· Former Chairman: Guardian Express Mortgage Bank, Ltd.

· Former Chairman: Future Views Securities, Ltd.

· Former Chairman: Paymaster Nigeria Plc.

· Former Chairman: Next International (Nigeria) Ltd

· Former Director: Guardian Express Bank Plc.

· Former Director: Chams Nigeria Plc.

· Former Director: Emerging Capital Ltd

· Former Director: Card Centre Plc

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS/ORGANIZATIONS

· Member, Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG)

· Member, Nigerian Chartered Institute of Bankers

· Member, British Institute of Directors (IOD)

MEMBERSHIP OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEES

In my capacity as the Governor of Anambra State, I served as a member of:

*Federal Government Committee on Minimum Wage

*Federal Government Committee on Negotiation with Labour on Subsidy

*Federal Government Committee on Mass Transit

*Federal Government Committee on Natural Resource

*National Economic Council Committee on Power Sector Reform

*National Economic Council Committee on Sharing of MDGs Funds

*National Economic Council Committee on Accurate Data on Nigeria’s Oil Import and Export

*Agricultural Transformation Implementation Council

*Sub-Committee on Needs Analysis of Public Universities in Nigeria

*National Economic Council Review Committee on the Power Sector

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

2015: Golden Jubilee Award from Catholic Diocese of Onitsha for outstanding contribution to quality healthcare delivery in St. Charles Borromeo Hospital in particular and Anambra State in general, on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee celebration of the hospital.

*2014: Nigerian Library Association Golden Merit Award for remarkable improvement of libraries in Anambra State, exemplified by our Government's construction of the Kenneth Dike Digital State Library, remarkable upgrade of the Onitsha Divisional Library, and provision of library facilities in secondary schools across the State.

*2014: Champion Newspaper Most Outstanding Igbo Man of the Decade.

* 2014 The Voice Newspaper (Holand) Achievers Award for Outstanding Example in Leadership and Governance.

*2013: Silver Bird Man of the Year (with Governor BabatundeFashola of Lagos State).

*2012: Business Hallmark Newspaper Man of the Year.

*2012: The Golden Award on Prudence – by the Methodist Church of Nigeria as the Most
Financially Prudent Governor in Nigeria.

* 2012: Leadership and Good Governance Award by The Ezeife Leadership Foundation Award for restoring peace and harmony to Anambra State.

* 2012: Best Performing Governor on Immunization in South-East Nigeria – by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

* 2012: Outstanding Financial Planner and Manager – by the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion for my resourcefulness and creativity in governance.

*2011: Zik Leadership Prize.

*2010: ICT Governor of the Year – by the West Africa ICT Development Award.

*2009: Champion Newspaper Nigeria’s Most Trustworthy Governor Award.

*2009: Thisday Newspaper Most Prudent Governor in Nigeria.

*2007: The Sun Newspaper Man of the Year Award.

**The Nigerian MDGs Office/UNDP Best Governor in the Implementation of the MDGs in Nigeria

INTRODUCTION OF CONSTITUTIONAL AND OTHER MAJOR CHANGES IN NIGERIAN POLITICS

*He was the first gubernatorial candidate in Nigeria to legally challenge to its logical conclusion, his governorship electoral victory that was denied him. He won in the Courts and reclaimed his mandate.

*He was the first Governor in Nigeria to legally challenge his wrongful impeachment and was reinstated by the Courts.

*He was the first Governor in Nigeria to seek the interpretation of tenures of Governors when INEC allowed elections to take place in Anambra State when his tenure had not expired; the election already concluded was cancelled and he was allowed to complete his tenure.

*He was the first Governor to serve a 2nd term in both the new and old Anambra State, that is, almost 40 years after creation of the State.

*He was the first Governor, whilst still in Office, to be appointed a Special Adviser to the President.

*He was the first serving Governor to be appointed into the Presidential Economic Management Team.

*He was among the first Governors to be honoured with a National Award in 2011, while still in office.

*Though the only Governor whose political party was in government in only one State, he was elected Vice-Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum twice.

*Though the only non-PDP Governor in the South-East (made up of 5 States), he was elected by the other 4 PDP Governors as their Chairman for 8 years rather than the usual one year.

FUNDAMENTAL ACHIEVEMENTS AS GOVERNOR OF ANAMBRA STATE (PARTIAL LISTING)

1. Anambra was the first State to commence Sub-Sovereign Wealth savings, the first of its kind in Sub-Saharan Africa. At a time many other Governors were leaving huge debts, I left the equivalent of $500 million Dollars in investment as well as local and foreign currency, including $156 million in Dollar-denominated bonds.

2. For the first time in the history of Anambra State, Ambassadors and High Commissioners of notable countries such as United Stated, Britain, Russia, European Union, South Africa, Belgium, Israel, the Netherlands, Canada, among others, visited the State. Before my tenure, Anambra was practically a pariah state blacklisted by the Diplomatic Corps and international development partners.

3. Development partners such as UNDP, UNICEF, the World Bank, DFID, the European Union etc., which hitherto were not in Anambra State started working with the State. Anambra was consistently adjudged one of the best states in development partnership and commitment to reforms for good governance.

4. He was recognised as Best Governor by the Millennium Development Goals Office (OSSAP-MDGs) and the UNDP in the implementation of their programmes in Nigeria.

5. The Nigerian Debt Management Office (DMO) rated Anambra as the least indebted state in Nigeria. In spite of visible and measurable achievements recorded in various sectors, the State under him did not borrow or raise bonds for her various projects.

6. The Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria rated Anambra State as the most financially stable state in the country.

7. The State's ground-breaking return of schools to their original owners - Voluntary Agencies (Churches) on 1st January 2009, and subsequent partnership with the Agencies in Education, saw the State move from 24th position out of 36 States to Number One in National Examination Council (NECO) and West African Examination Council (WAEC) examinations for three consecutive years. This made the World Bank to commission a study, led by the renowned Prof. Paul Collier of Oxford University, on this revolutionary partnership and phenomenal achievement.

8. The State also entered into strategic partnership with the Churches in the Health sector. This symbiotic relationship resulted in a tremendous boost to health care because of the services offered by health institutions owned by Voluntary Agencies, while the State restored grants to the agencies and made available to them more than 50 million Dollars in various types of support.

10. Through partnership with the Church in the Health sector, his Government funded the transformation of -:

a: Iyienu Hospital, Ogidi;
b: Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Ihiala;
c: St Charles Borromeo Hospital, Onitsha;
d: Holy Rosary Hospital, Waterside, Onitsha; and
e: St. Joseph Hospital, Adazi-Nnukwu.
His Government also built the Joseph Nwilo Heart Centre in St. Joseph, Adazi-Nnukwu, where heart operations are now being performed.

11. His Government won the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (1 Million dollars) as the best-performing state in immunisation in the South-East. With complementary funding from our Government, they used the money to build 10 Maternal and Child Care Centres across the State, particularly in rural communities, in partnership with the Churches.

12. The State was the first to procure and distribute more than 30,000 computers to secondary schools, including 22,500 from HP. The Managing Director for Personal Systems Group HP Inc, Mr. FabriceCampoy described the deployment as the biggest of such projects in the Middle-East and Africa.

13. Anambra State Government provided Microsoft Academies to more than 500 secondary schools, which the Head of Microsoft in Nigeria (Mr. Ken Span) described as the biggest such deployment in Africa so far.

14. The State provided Internet access to more than 500 secondary schools, which the CEO of Galaxy Backbone (Mr. Gerald Ilukwe) characterized as incomparable to any in the country.

15. More than 700 buses were provided to secondary schools in the State by our Government.

16. Boreholes were provided in schools all over the State.

17. Numerous classrooms were built in all the 177 communities of the State.

18 As part of the efforts to turn around the economy of the State, a number of companies were attracted to build their facilities in the Anambra State. A case in point is SABMiller, the 2nd largest brewery in the world, which built their first Green Field facility in the State, which is today one of the most successful facilities they operate globally.

19. A number of other companies followed the SABMiller initiative and were all supported and encouraged under our Government; a good example is INNOSON Motor Manufacturing Company, from which our government bought more than 1,000 vehicles.

20. Anambra State for the first time started close collaboration with recognized government security agencies (the Police, Army, Navy, Department of State Security, Civil Defence, among others), offering them various types of support including provision of more than 500 security vehicles. The improvement in security was phenomenal, such that the former IG of Police (Abubakar Mohammed) lauded Anambra State for not witnessing any bank robbery in my last three years in office.

21. To further enhance security, Anambra State provided at least one security vehicle to each of all the 177 communities in the State as well as various organizations such as markets and Churches.

22. His Administration conceived and built, from scratch, the first state-owned Teaching Hospital, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu teaching Hospital, Awka.

23. His Government commenced the planned development of the Igbariam Campus of the ChukwuemekaOdumegwu-Ojukwu University, including the fencing, construction of internal roads, electrification, construction of the Faculty of Law, Auditorium, Administrative Block, Faculty of Agriculture, Management Building, among others).

24. His Government attracted the World Bank support on erosion - National Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP) - to Anambra State.

25. His Government was the first to do Poverty Mapping in Nigeria, as a guide for the effective implementation of our poverty-alleviation strategies.

26 His Government, for the first time, undertook the aerial mapping of Awka as well as the production of Structure Plans for Awka Capital Territory, Onitsha and Nnewi.

27. During his tenure and with his Government's support, Anambra State became an oil producing State.

28. He built the first Secretariat Complex to house State Government Ministries that were hitherto scattered around the State.

29. His government commenced the development of the 'Three Arms Zone' comprising Government House/Governor’s Lodge, Legislative Building/Speakers Residence, and Judiciary Building with Chief Judge’s Residence.

30. By the end of his tenure in 2014, more than twelve (12) health institutions, including two hospitals, had secured accreditation; when we took off in 2006, no health institution in Anambra State was duly accredited.

31. Anambra State was the first to undergo national peer review, which scrutinised State Governments for good governance, through the State Peer Review Mechanism (SPRM), an initiative of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum in collaboration with the DFID.

whatmoreng:
You people are super funny. The country is at the edge of total economic collapse and extreme poverty brought upon us by the APC. instead of you people to plot the best course to rescue the country, you are busy talking about southern turn.

If not that common sense is not common, you would have understood that no southern politician stand a chance against Tinubu.

Wait ooo... Atiku spent his time, money and effort to form a coalition, you think he will allow that nosense PDP zoning thingy. Come and test your popularity at the primary when the time is right

SlavaUkraini:
ADC don't need governors defecting to her ranks

Peter Obi had no single governor in Labour Party but won 12 states ...

Atiku Abubakar had Governor Okowa as running mate but he lost Delta State...

Jagaban had Sanwo Olu but was defeated in Lagos state and several other States with APC governors.

What the ADC need is majority of Nigerians aligning with her to uproot Jagaban and the APC from power

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tunjijones:
You will contest and lose like you did in 2023.

People are telling you to form alliance with Atiku, you are forming strong head.

Shey after you lose in 2027, you will go back to Agulu and keep quite forever except you want to be dragging presidency with the northerners in 2031.

Akalia:
Israel thinks Iran cares. Funny!!
In a full blown guerilla warfare Iran will come out on tops. Israel is thinking conventional way of combating Iran while Iran is gearing up for a full blown guerilla style of offensive.

I stand with Iran. Bring it on Isreal.

2mch:
That woman on exile in London with Caribbean passport was just one, out of 100 thieves stealing on a massive scale during Jonathan’s government. Even Jonathan let us know that stealing is not corruption. Jonathan and all the people that served during his time deserve to be arrested. Just let that man enjoy his theft in peace o.

Melezenawii:
You don't want tax reforms

You don't want economic reforms

You don't want Dangote Refinery.

You don't want PH, Warri, Kaduna refineries

You don't want Lagos-Calabar highway

You hate Sokoto-Badagry express

Even second Niger bridge, you were sad,

Train nko, you kept crying

You don't want improved GDP

What you want is "shambles"

What you want is bad news

All you pray for is bandit, BH and IPOB attacks

All you wish for is for people to die

All you like to hear is "Nigeria has happened to you"

Yet you go to church to pray for a miracle,

You go for Umrah and fast for your personal turnaround,

Sorry!

May PBAT Succeed and Nigeria will be great 🇳🇬
❤️

#copied.

Arostar2023:
Congratulations black man with myopic mentality. In this age you are still celebrating "tribe". While genetically the so called 250 tribes are connected... I don't know when you guys will purge yourselves of these deep seated primordial sentiments that make you think you are better off than others that are in the same "pit" with you.

flokii:
The muslims won't tolerate Christian courts or traditional courts around them, so why should people of other faiths tolerate islamic sharia courts?.

I like the way Yorubas have put sentiments aside and how Christians, muslims and traditionalists have all come together to reject the sharia nonsense on Yoruba soil.. ordinarily Yorubas should not be taking orders from a Fulani Sultan, it's like that act is making Fulanis see thmselves as overlords of all muslims in Nigeria.
We love ourselves irrespective of religion.. I don't want to see a situation where Yorubas will start turning to extremism, killing their brothers and sisters over what some mad imams preach and say in mosques or in sharia panels

OkCornel:
IFÁ is a divination system just like how Urim and Thummim was a divination system in ancient Israel.

IFÁ na spiritual google

Bobloco:
If Goodluck Jonathan is on the ballot come 2027, the election will surely be over before 10 AM on election day. It will be a flawless victory for GEJ. The APC knows this very well and is hoping it never happens.

In fact, if GEJ is on the ballot come 2027, anyone campaigning for Tinubu will be instantly regarded as a madman.

Where will Tinubu's votes come from? The South-South, South-East, and North-Central will be on lockdown for GEJ. Individuals like Akpabio, Wike, and others currently working with Tinubu will naturally support GEJ because they know that going against him will not be politically beneficial.

The North-East and North-West will be very hostile to Tinubu in 2027. In fact, anyone campaigning for Tinubu in these two regions will be engaging in a suicide mission.

GEJ vs. Tinubu: When it comes to experience, capacity, and competence, there’s absolutely no comparison. Both will be vying for a maximum of four years in office.

PhD holder vs. certificate forger.
An era of economic boom vs. an era of economic retrogression and stagnation.
GEJ is a man of integrity, reputation, and unquestionable character, while Tinubu is a notorious narcotics trafficker, certificate forger, alleged CIA agent, and a power grabber involved in criminal state capture.
In fact, there’s virtually nothing to compare.

There’s absolutely nothing for Tinubu to campaign with. He has now been exposed as an ineffectual buffoon. The "Lagos blueprint builder" propaganda, lies, and falsehoods have been exposed, and it's being replaced with the fact that his regime is the worst in Nigeria's history. A regime that has inflicted premium pain, untold hardships, and starvation, with high petrol prices, exorbitant transport costs, and the skyrocketing cost of basic food items, goods, and services, from the moment he was sworn in as president. Under this calamitous Tinubu regime, Nigerians have had no reason to smile. It has been pain and anguish all the way.

JAPAHTML:
Mike was desperate to secure the bag

if someone can pay me $50k to be defeated i will beg my opponent to beat me to stupor


talkmore of the money involved in this

Seun362:
Would rather prefer we the southwest stay on our own rather than rejoining the other side of the south.

Seun362:
If Nigeria no work for us for Southwest, we can choose to opt out, infact, the useless union is what is slowing us down.

By the grace of God, we will get out nation in no distance time.
Visit countries like Togo, Ghana and Ivory Coast to confirm how the useless nation called Nigeria has retrogressed.
You parasite northerners are the cos that's why you hardly see northerners excel outside the shores of Nigeria.

Little wonder you guys are hell bent against Regional Government despite having the potential to be most successful with Landmass, solid Minerals and energy through solar.

Jungle go surely mature one day

Note: Start to smell the coffee cos it's closer than you think.

GenFunction:
Snail process

Ance4Liverpool:
Something that happened Since 2012 and they are jailing the driver in 2024. Nigeria i hail thee

nairaman66:
Do you have Brain to think at all? Is this not what football is all about? When your team is going through hard times, you’ll have to keep shut.

When they are back on track that’s when you will flex muscles na.. Every good football fan knows this except you.

Kuginzi:
https://www.channelstv.com/2024/07/04/dangote-elumelu-rewane-enlisted-as-tinubu-inaugurates-economic-team/

HilcomTech:
Who did they kill?

dragunov:
Oga, nothing go happen. We all know how the North operates now. What they did during GEJ's time and the 8 years of Buhari is an eye opener that the Fulani controlled North ( not the middle belt again) only cares about Fulani North. Nigeria doesn't belong to the North. They are not even more than people in the South in reality. But they have been so good at playing politics of subjugation oppression and bad faith. By the time Tinubu finish with you guys, you'd know that Nigeria belongs to all of us.

HilcomTech:
After killing, Abubakar Tafawa-Balewa, Sardauna, Gen. Zakari Maimalari