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A FAILURE IN AN EXAM "CAPTAINING" THE CLASS ?
Sneaking off a crucial decision; only to go and uphold such ludicrous folly that 5 is greater than 6 is the beginning of loosing one's ward in a governorship election; even as the national chairman of the ruling party that won elections barely one year ago.

What a disgust !!! Rubbish !!!

AMAZING "OKADA BOY" MAKES BEST OVERALL UNIVERSITY RESULTS

ADEYEMO KAZEEM, (CGPA 4.81) Department of Civil Engineering, Osun state University.

**Got "consistent" last position during elementary 1-4
**Managed to score prerequisite 5 credit in WAEC examinations
**Rode "Okada" (commercial motorcycle), two years after secondary school, for sustenance, procurement of JAMB form.

"LADIES AND GENTLE MEN, HERE I AM, THE ONCE OKADA BOY, AS THE OVERALL BEST GRADUAND.
"THE LESSON TO LEARN IS THAT WE SHOULD NOT LET OUR WEAK BACKGROUND TO PUT OUR BACK ON THE GROUND." -ADEYEMO KAZEEM BEST GRADUAND 4TH & 5TH CONVOCATION, OSUN STATE UNIVERSITY.

"I was almost moved to tears, listening to the testimony of the best graduand here today". -Governor Aregbesola

PHOTO 1:
ADEYEMO KAZEEM (L), GOVERNOR RAUF AREGBESOLA (R), VC OSUN STATE UNIVERSITY, PROFESSOR OGUNTOLA JELILI ALAMU (M).

PHOTO 3: ADEYEMO KAZEEM (R) AND MOTHER (L), DURING A PHOTO SESSION WITH THE OSUN GOVERNOR, RAUF AREGBESOLA

SEEING THE FIERCE OF THE LION CAN MAKE A HIGH CHIEF SHIVER, SING CANARY

"Asiwaju Bola Tinubu is an outstanding. Political leader of unblemished character and integrity, as well as a leading public figure and opinion moulder who has made and continues to make immense, colossal and gargantuan contributions to the progress and development of the nation in general. And Lagos State in particular.

"... (I) hereby tender(s) unreserved apology to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the broadcast of the documentary on its television station, AIT.

"(I) pray(s) that Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu will live long to make more enormous contributions to the advancement of our nation, Nigeria, Lagos State and the world at large.”

AREGBESOLA RECEIVES THE OONI OF IFE TODAY (THURSDAY)

FreeGlobe:
ABUJA – COALITION of Yoruba Youth organizations under the auspices of Yoruba Council of Youth (YCY) has described the current prosecution of the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) as displaying the hand of Esau and the voice of Jacob, wondering why the tribunal would wait till now before the sudden trial.

The coalition said the trial was another plot by the presidency to further delay the proposed ministerial nominees screening, hence allow the president to continue to run the country alone.

Addressing press Monday in Abuja, the President of the coalition, Aremo Oladotun Hassan, condemned the action of the tribunal, saying the behaviour of the tribunal was an acts of desperation for power at all costs by some few oligarchists at the expense of Nigerians, accusing the president Muhammadu Buhari of being behind the trial.

He said: “We challenge the ways and manner of the sudden crude methodology and hasty wake of the CCB and CCT to have bracingly ordered the Inspector General of Police to arrest Senator Bukola Saraki, without due diligence fair-hearing exercise of its inherent powers, over allegation of 2003 declared assets, conclusively raised the suspicion, doubt and act of omission, which informed the questionable intentions, impregnated with deceits and indirect high-handedness veil of the CCT.

“This portends great danger, that for CCB to have waited this long at the peak week of September Senate Screening of President Muhammodu Buhari’s proposed ministerial nominees, another attempt to postpone and elongate the appointment of Ministers.

“We vehemently resist all attempt to drag the hallowed seat of the Senate President and Dr. Bukola Saraki into the mud and mucky waters of nepotism, witch-hunting and blackmail, predicated on politically motivated power tussle and shenanigans of the internal APC party permutations of sharing formula of offices amongst its divided tents that formed All Progressives Congress (APC), which is the nucleus genesis that caused the current show of naked fire-powers and deadly force of shame. Displaying the Hand of Esau and Voice of Jacob syndrome.”

The coalitions also condemn the call for the resignation of Saraki, adding that an accused is presumed innocent, until the contrary is proven in a competent court of law.

He therefore called on western leaders to lean their voice against the trial saying “if this precedence is allowed to sail through, it will emboldened the orchestras to cause more havoc, and no one will be insulated from this recycled style of leadership, leaving all of us in the helpless torture chamber and humiliation, in the prey hands of this political mafias and cabals.”

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/09/cct-saraki-saga-yoruba-youth-accuses-buhari-of-witch-hunting/

Foolish thing. See all the jargons he dey blow. He don shayo before he commot for yonder. Stupid olodo.

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Comedian Ali Baba has taken a swipe at Gov. Rauf Aregbesola for spending billions annually in the maintainance of his Gulfstream private jet yet he couldn't pay his workers.
Gov, Aregbesola is yet to respond as at press time

http://yesreport..com/2015/09/ali-baba-takes-swipe-at-aregbesola.html?m=1

The jester is either an ignorant or mischief personified.
Osun government procured one helicopter fir air surveillance in 2013, and 20 Armoured Personnel Carrier early 2014. To a long way, this step nipped crime in the bud in Osun; thus marking the state one of the most crime free in the country.

The inability of the state government to pay salary emanated from the mess Jonathan plunged the country so that more than twenty states cannot pay salaries of workers, including the Federal government under Gooluck Jonathan, a kinsman of Ali Baba. It's just some days ago that Buhari ordered that outstanding salaries of Federal civil servants be paid.
Ali Baba should be man enough to express his personal take on Aregbesola or anybody. The Warri jester should stop shooting his mouth anyhow today because we will remind him tomorrow.

chukwudi44:
I suppose Buhari does not want to have his ministerial nominees to be confirmed!!! Saraki will fight back and its gonna be dirty

UR COMMENTS ARE STILL LIVING IN THE PRE-BUHARI NIGERIA. SARAKI SEF KNOWS THAT AKAMU DON CHANGE COMMOT FOR ORDINARY CORN. HOW WOULD A NOMINEE BE DENIED OF APPOINTMENT UNLESS HE HAS BAGGAGE.

COMMOT JOORRRRR

Why is she running from the institutions she petitioned each time she is asked to come and substantiate her allegations. She petitioned the state assembly, she failed to appear before the house. She petitioned EFCC, they called her, she is running from the invite. Anyway, it's a matter of time when NJC would ask her appearance before its "D" committee.

CYNICS WOULDN'T KNOW WHEN THEY MAKE MOCKERY OF THEMSELVES
- written by Adebayo Rasheed Mabayoje

Muslim faithful in Osun joined their brethren across the world yesterday to mark the end of the 30 day Ramadan fasting exercise. Various colours of jollity went with it, as friends and relations stayed together to mark the day. And because the festival fall on a weekend, one would expect that the euphoria would not wind up quite early.

The occassion later became quite memorable for me. I ran into a family friend who invited me to his family house at Obate area of Osogbo, the capital of the state of Osun. "Eluku!", I shouted as I ran into him when we were returning from the Okebaale eid prayer ground. "Eluku" was coined from his Muslim name Lukman.

Lukman Adekunle Amoo is a plastic surgeon that works in a private hospital in the state of Tennessee, USA. He left Osogbo thirteen years ago. So we were together in Obate for the larger part of last night. His two sons, Ahmad and Karrem are "carbon-copies", lookalikes of "Eluku". Quite amiable.

Chatting sundry matters like the Greece economic challenges, the recent Iran/America deals, etcetera, then 'we came home'.

My friend "Eluku" expressed sadness about how "Nigerian politicians are unrepentantly selfish". He said he had come to hold that opinion comparing how power relations are played in the US and other countries as against what obtains in Nigeria. "Any power play that does not respect common state or national goal as being superior to individual or group's interest is selfish", he argued. He premised his thoughts on tissues of fabrications and fallacies regularly spun by opposition party in Osun. He confirmed that such negative stories have done much harm, painting Osun like a wilderness devoid of the least development. "I told Funmi", he said, refering to his wife, "we would only come and greet baba (his dad), spend yesterday and today (last Thursday and Friday) with them and spend the remaining holiday in Lagos".

According to "Eluku", while he and his wife were planning the trip to Nigeria, they wouldn't have imagined coming to Osun but for the fact that they still have parents in Osogbo. "Look. Bayo", he called me, " 'oloriburuku ni awon people yi o' ", that is- 'these people (the opposition) are misfortuned lots!' "They send out stories as though this government has done nothing in the last four years! Osogbo has really changed. The new schools I see stand in comparisons with some of what we have there in the States", Lukman said in high emissions.

As soon as I saw the zeal with wich he was pouring his thoughts, I left him to get satisfactions. He talked about several other development he and his wife had gone around to confirm. He showed me pictures on his Samsung S6 phone and said: "Bayo, I took these pictures so that our people there (in the US) would see the truth as against the bullshit those idiots are spinning".

He continued: "No wonder the old clergy, the Iman called them cynics at the prayer ground. Look I loved the manner the old man spoke of them. How on earth would anybody stake his selfishness to the detriment of common advantage! Osun people should rather rise up against whoever is saying this man (Aregbesola) has not turned around this state.

"We had no roads before, no good schools... and now we have markets... and I tell you we have peace.
"Bayo! Funmi told me we must spend our entire holiday here at home because of the calm and tranquil nature of this place. Security is key men!", Eluku kept talking.

"It's quit bad though that workers have not been getting their monies regularly. I dislike it.

"But you guys are missing the point here. Nobody seems to be seeing the need to nip this shit in the bud !" Lukman exclaimed.

Now he stood up, trying to explain what he meant: "We read about 'gaddem' big bags of oil monies flying away and nobody was made accountable. This has been happening for almost the whole time this country has existed. Such economic dirts result into everything you are seeing today. Insurgencies would surface and grow when individuals pocket money meant for the development of the people. Naira dies gradually when such unearned monies flood everywhere, and it becomes impossible for a willing government to fulfil its good plans. That is why that guy is unable to pay salaries on time, and not because he is doing too much. Bullshit paradox !"

And my friend went sarcastic: "Look, for me I think you guys should rather tell whoever is calling for Aregbesola's head to ask whatever relevant authority to probe where and how this Ijesa guy made it to have done all these developments around. He must have stolen some monies from somewhere to build all the roads and other fantastic things he did. And the best figures he ever got from Abuja was just N4 billion. I was told the money has even reduced by over sixty percent. And he has to pay N3.6 billion as wage bills! Well I wish him well. And from what I saw this morning at the Eid ground and while we trekked back home, I am glad that the people are appreciative of the man".

One particularly interesting aspect of the discussion of "Eluku"and I is the reference made of the Grand Imam of the state of Osun- Sheikh Musa Animasahun.

Delivering his sermon reflecting current economic experience in the state, the Sheikh Animasahun urged workers to pray God to ease every affair of government and the people. He empathised with workers, just as he urged them to be patient and nurture strong faith in the goodness God would do soon. He also called on the citizenry to support the Aregbesola government by praying to God to assist it. He said Governor Aregbesola has good intentions for Osun people. "He (Governor Aregbesola) has good intentions. He has several more of good things he intends to do for the state", the grand Imam said.

The old cleric described those who said current administration in the state has failed as cynics who ignorantly mock themselves. "But, you know, cynics wouldn't know when they make mockery of themselves. It's bewildering to hear them saying: "his performance is too much... He is over performing..." Haaa ! While some are being criticised for underperformance, you are saying what he (Aregbesola) is doing is too much. Haaa!

EXCERPT OF THE RELIGIOUS CLERIC'S SERMON
"We greet you all. Happy celebrations. An individual's name usually makes impact on his characters. Governor's name "Rauf" means compassion. It also depicts mercy. The God has been compassionate on him, so governor is compassionate. May God be compassionate on you all as well. We have experienced a number of regimes in this land. But we have never seen any government in the state of Osun with this record of performance as that of Governor Rauf Aregbesola. And that's not all. He has good intentions. He has several more of good things he intends to do. It is common that a government is criticised for underperformance. But, you know cynics wouldn't know when they make mockery of themselves. It's bewildering to hear them saying: "his performance is too much... He is over performing..." Haaa ! While some are being criticised for underperformance, you are saying what he is doing is too much. Haaa! May God bring all your good intentions into fruition. May you end this second term with pride and fulfilment. The God that didn't let you fail you during the second term election will grant you success. May we all witness every goodness that would come from this government." - -Sheikh Musa Animasahun (Grand Imam, State of Osun), July17, 2015.

What a way to tie-up Nigeria !!! And Buhari's ministerial nomination checks and other matters at the Senate put on hold in another one month?! Watch out for possible replication at the Green chamber.

Reading Jonthan's History
-by Adebayo Rasheed Mabayoje

In 100 hours plus from now, a line of Nigeria's political history would have completed a full circle- Dr. Goodluck Ebele Azikwe Jonathan's reign would have come to an end. But life generally ends not, at least for now.

Yes, life continues and one particular thing Nigerians and the world would expectedly be doing thence forth is to start reading GEJ himself. Jonathan's history would be read to him. History of a man is sweet to read when he is gone, and sweetest when he is still alive and he listens to the narratives himself. However it is usually unpalatable for him when he is "out of strengths to control the discourse"; especially because he created bad contents of his own history.

By this time next Saturday, Jonathan, Okonjo-Iweala, Alison-Madueke etc will all be out of office and they would not be able to control the new discourse that would be trending in the country, especially as it relates to the manner they managed the trust Nigerians kept with them several years back. They would no longer have the power to influence any officer who would have to provide information that would reveal why Nigerians have to suffer to get petrol, why Nigerians have to die for lack of security and good health facilities, why Nigerians have to die for lack of good roads, why Nigerian youths have to roam the streets after struggling to complete their education with no jobs... and some of them engage in crime.

However, it must be mentioned that the making of a film, novel and other intellectual works goes beyond characters in the plots of the work. It includes several other characters, such as the writer, publisher or producer, etc. In essence, the making of Dr. Jonathan's history that Nigerians and the world would be reading and interpreting after Saturday 29 May 2015, is not devoid of impacts of Nigerians generally. Impacts here could be positive or negative, active or passive, direct or indirect. There is no on-looker in this matter at all. In fact a supposed on-looker in a matter that directly affects him is quite dangerous! So we must infer lessons as this Jonathan's history completes soon.

Lessons to be learnt from this thoughts is for everybody to reflect on individual impact in our current status as nationals; right from individual homes, offices, community etc. Nigeria's next President, Muhamnadu Buhari cannot do anything for Nigerians unless Nigerians are ready to do something for the country. Yes, unless we are ready to genuinely act for the sake of the country and invariably ourselves change might still not be near. Jonathan got the way he is today, perhaps by virtue of the way Nigerians decided to be. The worth of the baker- I once wrote in an article of mine- is in the cake. Nigerians get the worth of their leader in the content of their individual character. On top of Buhari's esteemed integrity, Nigerians will get the type of president in him as much as the content and extent of our readiness to CHANGE our furtune from the rot that has overwhealmed us for too long. It lies in individual hands.