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Bokoharam ravaging the North again, NDA blowing up the south, Nigerian Army fighting on two fronts, economy going into recession and this is news??

FACT-SHEET: President Muhammadu Buhari’s one year in office

SECURITY

Fight against insurgency:
•The relocation of the Nigerian Military Command Centre to Maiduguri, since May 2015, contributed to the success in the fight against insurgency in the North Eastern part of the country.
•As at February 2016, the total number of persons rescued by the Nigerian troops during the ongoing operations in the North East came to 11,595
•Since December 2015, the well-motivated and rejuvenated Nigerian Military have regained all Nigerian territories previously under Boko Haram control.
•Prioritized regional cooperation in the fight against Boko Haram insurgency and violent extremism, through the operations of the 8,500 strong Multi-National Joint Task Force in N’Djamena, the capital of Chad, currently headed by a Nigeria military general.
•Nigeria has provided $21million USD to the Task Force since June 2015 and is committed to an additional $79 million USD, bringing the total of Nigeria’s commitment to the Task Force to 100 million USD.
•Cohesive international support in the fight against terrorism and assistance to victims and communities affected by terrorism, following President Buhari’s meeting with G7 leaders and other world powers.
•In May 2016, Nigeria hosted a Regional Security Summit to boost military operations against Boko Haram and forge a global support for the rehabilitation of the IDPs and rebuilding of the North East.
•In June 2015, the United States announced a 5-million-dollar support for the fight against the terrorists in the sub-region.
•In April 2016, during the visit to Ms Samantha Power, the U.S Ambassador to the UN to Nigeria, Cameroon and Chad, the U.S Government further announced an additional $40 million USD for humanitarian assistance in the sub-region
•Recruitment of additional 10,000 persons into the Nigeria Police Force is ongoing. The recruitment will address the manpower gap which currently exists in the Nigeria Police
•Overhaul of the dysfunctional topmost hierarchy of the Nigerian military which resulted in optimal result and degradation of the Boko Haram elements.
•Was able to bring back our hitherto military allies; which saw the United States and UK governments commit their resources to the fight against the insurgents after previously backing out of negotiations with the previous administration. The Israeli government has also indicated interest in the fight against insurgency.
•Introduction of the motor cycle battalion (This is so that the Nigerian Army can travel to remote areas that were not accessible to cars/trucks)
•Realigned our partnership with regional allies by embarking on foreign visits which resulted in bilateral and multilateral agreements to tackle insecurity back home.
•No more roadblocks and curfews, which normally impeded free flow of movement.
•Continuous monitoring of activities in the region of war through the use of satellite images and geographical information system is helping in fighting insurgency and strategizing against the enemy.
•The trips to our neighbouring countries showed the resolve of the President to push Boko Haram elements out of existence by going for the jugular of the group, cutting their arms, food supply routes. Support has thus been mobilized through the Multinational Joint Task Force.
•Another major stride is the Trans National Organized Crime (TNOC) where the president got partnership with regional allies in the fight against the proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons.
•As part of the reconfigured military partnership, the United States donated 24 mine-resistant armoured vehicles (MRAP) which had protected the Nigerian troops from the menace of Improvised Explosive Devices. Today we have less causalities.
•Reached out to the G7 countries and achieved the following: intelligence sharing; technical military training; arms deals/donations
•Overhauling of NIMASA. A reversed policy of the past administration where national infrastructural assets were given to militia leaders to protect as against established bodies like the Nigerian Navy was stopped.
•The President Buhari government has drafted the army to partner with other security agencies in ensuring the security of our national infrastructure and this is already yielding the desired results.
•A major ring of pipeline vandals in Lagos state were captured recently in a joint operation by security forces led by the army.
•The government has renewed its fight against oil bunkering
•The Nigerian Navy has recorded tremendous success lately in apprehending vessels used by oil thieves. This operation has improved security on our water ways and it has also helped improve the revenue of government.
•Deployment of sophisticated weapons to ensure vandalism is contained by setting up a pipeline security force in stamping out the menace.
•Effective Management of the Separatist Biafran Movement
•Improving the technical capacity of Nigerian Police Force. We now have a forensic lab and GSM tracking device. We now have a more IT integrated Police force.
•Restructuring of Nigerian Immigration to stop cross border crimes.
•NSCDC has become more proactive in the prevention of pipeline vandalization, with arrest of several pipeline vandals.
•Joint operations involving various security outfits in curbing the menace of the herdsmen in the country has been set up.
•The use of surveys and updated mappings across the country as strategies for preventing threats among ethnic groups in Nigeria.



CORRUPTION
•Right from the moment he won the Presidential Election in 2015, the impression of the President as a ‘‘no nonsense and incorruptible leader’’ sent a signal to looters of public funds, with many of them returning funds that had been stolen under the previous administration.
•To create a frame work for prosecuting the war against corruption and institutionalize probity, President Buhari set up an Advisory Committee on War Against Corruption.
•The anti-corruption battle is gaining ground with several high profile cases already in the courts. The administration is being guided by the rule of law in the prosecution of corruption cases.
•President Buhari enlisted the support of multilateral institutions like the World Bank and IMF, security agencies, Western countries and other friendly nations to locate and repatriate stolen assets.
•At a London summit on anti-corruption, President Buhari announced that Nigeria will begin the full implementation of the principles of the OPEN contracting data standards.
•In the first quarter of 2016, President Buhari embarked on trips to the Middle East to sensitize the governments on the need to repatriate stolen assets and hand over the looters for trial in Nigeria. In January, Nigeria and UAE signed Judicial Agreements on Extradition, Transfer of Sentenced Persons, Mutual Legal Assistance on Criminal Matters.
•In March 2016, the Federal Government and the Swiss Government signed a Letter of Intent On the Restitution of Illegally-Acquired Assets forfeited in Switzerland. Under the agreement, Switzerland will repatriate $ 321 million USD illicitly acquired by the Gen. Sani Abacha family.
•In March 2016, the Presidential Committee set up to probe contracts awarded by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) from 2011 to 2015 announced the recovery of over N7 billion from indicted companies and individuals.



ECONOMY
•Implementation of the Treasury Single Account (TSA) has provided greater visibility of government revenues and cash flows. Between June 2015 and April 2016, the Federal Government TSA collection clocked N3trillion.
•To further instill fiscal discipline, President Buhari directed the closure of all multiple accounts in Ministries, Departments and Agencies of government, thereby plugging loopholes for leakages with new technology.
•The opaque accounting structure of the NNPC has been reconstructed to be more transparent with the closure of more than 40 accounts. As a corporate entity, NNPC is now accountable and more transparent in operations, publishing its monthly financial reports.
•For a nimble, measurable and effective entity, the NNPC is undergoing restructuring. The restructuring of the NNPC leaves more room for competition, predictable revenue generation and compliance with global best practice of operations.
•Initially grounded before the inauguration, Port Harcourt and Warri refineries are back in operation with 60 per cent capacity and producing 7 million litres of PMS daily. The Kaduna refinery also resumed production at the end of the April, 2016.
•The President also resolved the lingering shadowy oil swap deals that had cost the country billions of dollars and left it at the mercy of a few rich Nigerians.
•To alleviate the suffering of Nigerians in September 2015, President Buhari directed the Central Bank of Nigeria to disburse N689.5 billion as bailout to 27 states of the federation to pay salaries.
•To stimulate the economy and reduce poverty, in April, 2016, President Buhari approved deferment in the payment of the bailout as states were still reeling under the burden of the fall in commodity prices.
•Records of more than 34,000 ghost workers draining the nation’s resources were expunged from the Federal Civil Service, saving N2.29 billion monthly.
•In 2015, President Buhari ruled out the appointment of a government delegation for pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. By this decision, the government saved about one million U.S dollars and N30m of local expenses
•Enforcement of the Bank Verification Number: Also the BVN has ensured that the menace of “ghost workers” are being identified and dealt with, while looters with multiple accounts can no longer hide their loot undetected.
•Social Protection: Groundwork for social intervention/palliatives for the poor is being put in place as data is being collated by the economic planning office of the VP in conjunction with the World Bank.



OIL AND GAS
•Reorganization/restructuring of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) into a focused, accountable and transparent institution with autonomous Units (Upstream; Downstream, Gas & Power; Refineries; Ventures and lean Group Headquarters)
•Reduction of operational deficits in NNPC by over 50% as at March 2016 as a result of Increased Transparency and Commercial focus
•Conduct of NNPC outstanding Annual Audits from 2011 to 2014, and the publication of Monthly Financial and Operations Reports to ensure transparency
•Introduction of third party financing in order to eliminate direct funding of cash calls by the Federal Government
•Renegotiation of existing service contracts under Joint Venture and Production sharing contracts (PSC) Operations by about 30% leading to operational efficiency improvements and cost reductions
•Elimination of the Offshore Processing Agreement (OPA) through the introduction of the Direct Sales and Direct Purchase (DSDP) scheme with reputable off-shore refineries thereby yielding annual savings of US$1 billion
•Resuscitation of Port Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna Refineries presently producing about 7 million litres of products per/day
•Repair of products pipe lines and the resuscitation of supply of products from Atlas Cove-Mosimi- Ibadan- Ilorin after a six year lull
•Repairs of Escravos/ Warri and Bonny/Port Harcourt crude oil pipe lines
•Introduction of a Price Modulation framework for downstream petroleum product pricing to encourage responsiveness to market dynamics
•Guided deregulation of the downstream sector to allow market forces determine product price and eliminate subsidy payments
•Introduction of the initiative on refinery co-location to increase domestic refining capacity and minimize the drain on scarce foreign exchange for product importation
•Commenced policy reforms for gas monetization, flare out and infrastructure development, to fast track power supply and economic diversification.






POWER
•Under President Buhari, the Federal Government agreed to a 50 million Euro (about N11.15 billion) loan agreement with French government for capacity-building and upgrade of power training facilities in Nigeria.
•Nigeria signed a $237 million agreement with World Bank to improve power.
•Chinese solar power manufacturers agreed with the Federal Government to set up solar panel manufacturing business in Nigeria.
•President Buhari has signed an agreement with the Chinese government to improve Nigeria’s power infrastructure



ENVIRONMENT
•Presidential approval for the Implementation of United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) report 2010 for the clean-up of Ogoniland with regards to oil pollution and inclusion of stakeholders in the process of implementation.
•Continuation of the implementation of the Great Green Wall project to fight and contain desertification in Northern Nigeria initiated by past administration.



JUDICIARY
•Since assumption of office, President Buhari has maintained a clear stance on the rule of law and respect for separation of powers.
•The President has focused on the strengthening of institutions with key appointment of professionals.
•Appointment of 30 new Federal High Court Justices



NATIONAL IMAGE
•On assumption of office, the President undertook some foreign trips both within and outside Africa to re-establish Nigeria’s position in the global arena and solicit support for Nigeria and Africa.
•President Buhari has continually pushed the agenda for enhancing Nigeria’s global image by always demonstrating Nigeria’s credentials in the 2015 general elections, which saw the country scoring high on peaceful transition.
•President Buhari strongly supported the emergence of a Nigerian, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, as President of the Africa Development Bank.



Office of the Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity)

Mods please do the needful.

Mtn is still the best network in the country. the others are still learning.

Adeosun devise new policies/ways the country can generate revenue apart fromexisting sources. when all the existing come back in place we will be gold.

Great move. Hopefully we can work things out with our aggrieved SS brothers and stop this wanton destruction. we need oil revenue now more than ever.

Lets support this government. I have this gut feeling they wil deliver.

God bless PMB/Osinbajo/Kachikwu.

I dont understand all this grammar. Buhari just make just fuel is not scarce. Thats all. How you do it aint my beeswax.

IamPatriotic:
I can't see any student "flying" over the fence, but i saw people scaling the fence.

You are one of the problems of this country.

Why will you give students one day to vacate the hostels? Bloody erroneous thinking everywhere.

So ugly

Heheheheh sharp babe.

NiGeRianTr0ll:
My name is Vanquay, and I approve this message.

They shoulda have their license revoked a long long time ago but now that the "Giant of Africa" is ruled by a "Cow Rustling Dullard", and it's economy is in shambles, I suggest they also fine them excessively

Never mind, I just read the full article, they are only suspending one series of operations not the whole line...WTF

I AM VANQUAY AND I DONT APPROVE THIS MESSAGE

Its a pity. Every underachieving dumbass with a smartphone now calls their own president a dullard. Respect#

Kreamie:
Wow! 95nautical miles? That's far tho...That's like cruising in a Diamond DA-40 aircraft at a cruise speed of 110knots from Ilorin, Kwara State to Owoh, Ondo state..


And btw, Landing on water must have been an emergency measure...Something must have gone wrong during the flight..


Thank God no life was lost sha...Aviation business is serious business..

I tell you, my man

People are always quick to scream blame game, useless government and all when the former government is berated by the present one for making things harder for the good people of this nation.
The main source of income is oil, when oil was booming, one hat headed dumbass and his cohorts embezzled all they could lay their hands upon and then a new government came in and suddenly oil is almost a liability now with no favourable forecast of price increase anytime soon. And then you want the new government to create money out of thin air and fulfil campaign promises. APC are handicapped. Buhari is under pressure (remember the BBOG saga). Instead of just attacking the present government unnecessarily, we should work together to help ourselves out of this or else we will all sink together and the funny thing is that it is you people who are attacking this government that will suffer it the most. #David

I'm not being pessimistic but I don't think this is possible, not with dropping oil prices. Solar energy though very durable, long lasting and delivers cheap energy but has a really high installation cost.

Why are Nigerians always so quick to criticize? How do you help a burnt man? Please explain. Anyways Merry Christmas.

Really good news. Bokoharam is almost history in this country.
But what i want to point out from this story is that everyone is involved in the fight not just the NA.
#Davoremix

omogin:
When you lack reason and the intellect to debate you insult. Do you know how much fraud is going on right now under buhari? It will shock you. How come buhari dropped haliburton probe? I thought buhari said abacha didn't steal? Is it that obj didn't touch Nigeria's money. Obama didn't keep blaming bush for all times, he stimulated production, he killed Osama, he got a 2nd term. But APC seems inept. They hand over 3 keys ministries to the only guy that is fairly organized and smart amongst them

Obama blame Bush for what?? Did Bush divert public security funds?. Did Bush's administration witness massive looting and embezzlement as we witnessed in the last administration?? Bros #receivesense. I really wish Buhari came back as a military dictator. Things will be much easier.

irunoobo:
I don't envy him one bit people that changed the world with inventions and innovations did not graduate in school nor finish as best student yet their impact is felt worldwide. His academic success is driven by hunger. Hunger to finish school, get a good job and start earning salaries. RUbbish

As much as I would like to disagree with you, I can't just not see the truth in your statemrnt

Goshen360:
To an extent, I agree you can't keep an expanding family in the same location for some time but this part of your argument doesn't make any sense to those who are wise and reading.

If you're claiming the current attendees is close to 500, 000 on every Sundays while the current capacity is 50, 000; while then will any wise man want to build for 100, 000 capacity? How does that sound or is something wrong somewhere?

2. Is there going to be another giant building if you're claiming another up to 1 Million attendees in another 16 years from now?

3. There's no where in scripture where Apostles taught the church leaders to set up church branches and commission those branches to be under one headquarter or mother church. Such practices is foreign to the body of Christ. I don't know where these religious leaders got that idea from but that's something for another day and time though. Christ IS THE VINE and the whole church as a body IS THE BRANCH.

So what exactly do you suggest?? We should tear down all the structures and keep everybody in the open right? That's your ingenious idea. #Receivesense

Bollinger:
I believe in a higher power. specifically Jehovah. I have no choice. I am only human. We are all wired to believe in things greater than us e.g the nature spirit by the Indians, the Greek gods, budha, "the force" in star wars grin (can't wait for december 18th) etc. Now, since i believe in Jehovah, i will make use of the greatest gift he gave me when he created me. FREE WILL. The ability to make my own decisions and choices, with the use of full or partial knowledge. Come on people. Use your heads. It is obvious that a lot of the pages in the Bible are either missing or incomplete. For example, In the book of Genesis, God created Adam and Eve and they had two sons. Then all of a sudden there are millions of people gallivanting all over the planet. Who did Cain and Abel sleep with that enabled the planet multiply so rapidly? Another big one for me are the miracles being performed today. I believe Jesus Christ existed and performed miracles, well, because he is the son of God. But these days, with these shylock pastors we have running amok amongst us? Bro please undecided Common sense should tell any sane human being that we are being taken for a huge ride. "Touch not my anointed" my foot. Of what use is my God given gift of freewill if i am going to be a zombie. Phuck that. The original bearer of good tidings (Jesus Christ), went about his business spreading the gospel in sandals and riding a donkey. These muthafuckers are buying billion dollar jets with your money. You saying Jesus couldn't afford a mercedes benz chariot if he wanted one? Or wear the best gucci robes? The way to spread the word of God is to use your tithe to build schools we can all afford, build hospitals for the less privileged and shelters for the homeless. Not build stadium like churches. Come on people, use your heads.

Go tell that to the Pope

This is really bad. Really insensitive on their part. All moneys in the country should be going towards solving the country's myraid problems.

Cute pics.

I dislike tatoos. Great Body though.

Thank God, finally, someone reasonable has brought up this issue. If we dont control our population, it will kill us all. i knew the north will kick against it and they want to stop Bokoharam. Lets see how it will all end though.

Lionsclaw:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO A GREAT MAN
PRESIDENT DR GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN (GCFR FOR LIFE)
A HERO AFTER THE ORDER OF MANDIBA NELSON MANDELA.
MOVING VERY FAST TO BE THE NEXT GREAT PHENOMENON TO SOAR OUT OF AFRICA

#receivesense

Only God protects.

Death by hanging

how will you say any company will leave Nigeria? Do you know how much they make daily from us?

the truth is, you dont use most of what you are taught in naija schools in the industry. So just persevere, make a 2 1 and enjoy later. My1Naira.

The sooner Nigerians accept this government , the better. Hate them or like them, they are there till 2019. And no normal person would expect a government to pay #5000 monthly to youths.

beautiful.

hmmm i hope they get back together tho. best soccer game ever - Pes 2016.