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Temidayo Akinsuyi, Lagos

Chief Olabode George, the Atona Oodua Of Yorubaland, is a former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In this interview with TEMIDAYO AKINSUYI, he speaks on the state of the nation, new Ministers and portfolio, as well as solution to Nigeria’s security challenge. Excerpts:

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President Muhammadu Buhari last week inaugurated his cabinet but he has come under severe criticisms for asking Ministers who want to meet him to go through Abba Kyari, his Chief of Staff. Do you think Mr. President is right?

My take is this: there is a saying that different stroke for different times. Maybe that is the methodology the President wants to adopt. During the era PDP was in power, the way we operated when we were in government, ministers have direct access to the President because as executive president, he appointed them and entrusted the running of such strategic ministries to them to manage. If he now decides to have a clearing house or choke-point, to me personally, that will delay decision making. As a Minister, when you go to the President, you have discussions with him on the challenges you are facing in your ministry and if you need his assistance in one way or the other, you can tell him immediately. That is the way we operated.

There is no legality about it so if the President thinks that is the best style he wants to adopt, I wish him the best because this will greatly delay decision making. There is no time to fritter away now in Nigeria. Every minutes matters a lot in governance because the people are hungry and they are therefore very angry. That is one major issue.

As a leader, you fast-track decision making but when you are mandated to see the Chief of Staff before seeing the President, it means you have to first take your case to the Chief of Staff before he now takes it to the President.

Don’t forget, he is also human and he has his duties already. He is responsible for the daily programmes and activities of the President, in terms of his timing and arrangement so that there is no collision of events.

If a Minister wants to see the President, he should go straight, see him and take quick decisions. The whole thing will slow down governance and that to me will not be in the interest of Nigerians. On our part, we are still hoping in our party that maybe the Tribunal will be quite favourable to us and our mode of operation will be very different, effective and impacting on the lives and minds of Nigerians. There is too much suffering in the land. The President himself said Nigerians are hungry and he is now putting roadblock on the way of the Ministers; that to me is worrisome. How many ministers can that man (Kyari) attend to in a day? I wish us the best under this administration.

The President also created new Ministries and also removed Power Ministry from the portfolios of Babatunde Fashola. Do you think this is a good move?

Like I just said, I am not a member of their party. As a Nigerian, my prayer is that whatever methodology the President wants to adopt, that is his prerogative as long he is acting within the laws of this nation. The taste of a pudding is actually in eating it. We saw the last four years of the current administration. To me, it was a charade. The next four years, we are waiting. However, as a Nigerian, we pray for whoever is in authority. That is what God told us to do in Romans 12. But when it comes to PDP, as a party leader, we will reserve our comment till the last year of his government. But now, we are still hoping that the court will give us judgment and that they will be fair and honest. If we get there, we know what to do. But since President Buhari is still there, there should be no vacuum. If we didn’t win in court, we will allow them to keep running. We will only interject when the thing gets too unbearable. Also, the last year of his governance will be time for politics and we in the PDP will come out massively.

What is your reaction to the attack on former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Nuremberg Germany?

One, as a Nigerian, I feel very sad. If you have a family feud, traditionally in an African setting, you don’t take your mess to the market place. I don’t want to go into details what Ekweremadu or IPOB members did, but this is a nation that is blessed with many resources, both human and material. If they have a grudge, there are better ways of addressing issue. What happened in Germany lowers our respectability in the civilised world. From that angle, they could have been a bit calmer in a foreign land. I don’t know the kind of news that will spread in Germany. They will say look at Nigerians. If you remember, Nuremberg is the place where they had the trials of the Nazi Generals. My take is that the IPOB members could have expressed their anger through words. They could have told him to his face that they are not happy with what is going on at home but to resort to hounding, hitting and tearing the cloth of a former Deputy Senate President is uncalled for. I want to appeal to them and everybody that we should please tone down because we are getting to the precipice. Violence will never resolve any problem, it is dialogue. That was why I had suggested on several occasion that this government must intentionally call for a national dialogue. Everybody is heading in different direction and that is not good for the cohesion of our nation. A divided house is a defeated house. I am happy that the President accepted that there is hunger in the land and he said that to the new Ministers. How do you resolve it? What about the security of lives and property? Every day, we hear unpleasant news. It is either one policeman is killed here or some civilians are killed or kidnapped. That is enough to call for a national dialogue. As a democratic nation, if things are heating up this way, it means there is a need for a dialogue to be chaired by the President. The solution to the problems in this country cannot be resolved by one man. It has to be a collective responsibility. That is what we in PDP will do as a party. We need to call ourselves together and resolve all those grey areas where people are pontificating on. The gulf between the tribes, rather than closing up is getting wider by the hour. We need to resolve this amicably, sensibly and with the love for all our people.

You are advocating for a national dialogue, what about the 2014 national conference that the current administration has refused to implement but kept in the archives?

What I am talking about when I said national dialogue, I am not extending it to the whole gamut of our problems. There is one major cancer ravaging this country today and that is the insecurity of lives and property. They keep talking of herdsmen attacks in the South but what about Zamfara, Plateau, Taraba, Kaduna and other places in the North? So, it is no longer a Southern issue, it is a national malady going on. For me, the issues discussed at the national confab are the detailed way by which Nigeria should be managed. The 2014 confab report is a much bigger issue, this discussion or dialogue will be centred mainly on how to effectively secure this nation. The national conference took months, this one I am advocating is like a National Town Hall meeting which can be done in a day or two. All over Nigeria, people will be represented; from governors, youths, traditional rulers, clerics, market women and so on. It will be televised for all Nigerians to see. People will say what they are experiencing in their locality and the President will listen to them and decisions that can be taken will be taken on the spot; otherwise the Ministers at the meeting will know the areas that concern them. That is how we used to run the traditional African setting. When there is a crisis in the village, the king will send the traditional rulers and invite everyone to a meeting where the issues will be discussed. We can’t say because we are now in a civilised world, we now jettison that method. A lot needs to be done in the area of security in this country.

What is your take on calls for creation of states police as a panacea to the security challenges?

I believe there is an urgent need to start state policing in the country. Let every state go and look for the best way to manage the security issues in their domain. We copy the American constitution. Why did we half-copy it in the area of security? In America, we have County Police, State Police and the FBI. Everybody knows what level they are; once a situation passes a level, the other takes over. Why can’t we do that here to be effective? Policing is local. In every community, if the police there are from that community, they will be very effective because you will know them and they know you. If they see any strange fellow hanging around, they ask questions. Employ the locals as policemen to secure their neighbourhood but their activities will be detailed. Once something is more than what they can do, the national police take over the place. It will be very effective at least for maintaining peace and order in a community. Maybe this can be adopted during the national town hall meeting because people will proffer solutions. We have just 334,000 policemen in Nigeria for 200,000 people. How can they effectively secure the people? It is not possible. What are the functions of the military versus the police? I know that there is an operation we call ‘Aid to Civil Power’ in the military. Once there is an insurgency and the Police can no longer cope, they go back to the Inspector-General of Police (IGP). The IGP in turn will go to the Commander-in- Chief and tell him ‘ Mr. President, we can no longer cope, we need the support of the military. It is the Commander-in- Chief who can deploy troops. Once he does that, there is a process of taking over and handing over. It is a short therapy to support the civil power. But today, what are we witnessing? People will go for operation and they are shot like we witnessed recently in Taraba. What the hell is going on? There is a need for an urgent national town hall meeting where the issue of security of this nation must be discussed.

There is this belief that the PDP as the country’s major opposition party is not providing the much –needed opposition to keep the APC on its toes. Do you agree with that ?

I have heard this severally everywhere I go. I want to believe that maybe it is because we are still waiting for the outcome of the Tribunal. We are still in the Court of Appeal. They just submitted their final briefs now to the court. I hope very soon they give a judgment and if we win, we know what to do as a party. But either way it goes, the case will still end up in the Supreme Court. So, let us wait until that exercise is over. I think that is one of the reasons why the PDP is not doing much in terms of criticising the government. We are so convinced that PDP won the election fair and square. Of course, politics is very dynamic and I am sure the managers of the party are also managing the other entire crises in other places. You can see some fly by night, fair weather politicians. Immediately INEC announced that we lost the election, they jumped ship to APC. If by tomorrow the court declares PDP as the winner, they jump out of APC to PDP. So we need to be careful and see those who are loyal to the cause of the party. I believe the outcome of the Tribunal is what is slowing us down because what is the essence of wasting all your salvos when you know the tenure of the present government may be temporary?
https://www.independent.ng/were-convinced-pdp-won-2019-presidential-election-bode-george/

The state police idea if Well managed will serve this country better.

abumeinben:
What a cheap lie there!

Are they saying Multi National JTF agreement would override transit procedures? Are they that daft? What manner of costly ignorance is this?

Look at this.


So based on quoted, why didn't the drivers, who had instructions from Cameroonian authority, go through Chad, since they the two countries have a thicker blood relationship? Then there would be now questions.

They should tell us the truth already. No be today dem dey smuggle arms enter our porous borders.

If you look at the map you illustrated very well,you will agree that the area between northern Cameroon n around the lake Chad in Chad n Niger is already infested with Boko Haram so the safest route is through adamawa bauchi Jos kaduna katsina then Niger, Nigeria is just in a mess right now disgracing herself right now.

abdulazeez1002:
But why do people cheat?

Some people will always cheat no matter what, or who they are locked in a relationship or marriage.

See this cheating matter enh,oh boy just leave am,the thing dey complicated n hard,most men n women that had teenage sex before marriage are likely to cheat later when opportunity n means is available, people can pretend about it but the matter strong pass rock

isthatso:
what is the relevance of what you just posted to our discussion? Is Atiku from ALL the parts of Adamawa or his own village? I said he didnt swear an oath of allegiance, you are talking about full rights? if you want to keep redefining the subject as you go along, feel free but dont bother quoring me.

Apart from those in the security n other employments that may require it,do ordinary citizens just swear to oath of allegiance to the country just like that?,can you prove that Atiku did not swore to the oath of allegiance when he served in the custom service or as a vice president?,look directly speaking even if Atiku's village was formerly in Cameroon,once the plebiscite was conducted those whose areas were needed to Nigeria became full Nigerians like every other Nigerian n vice versa just as it's the case with bakasi,you may not support Atiku but stop spreading false information,I challo you to point out any section in the Constitution that make anyone from the 1961 plebiscite between Nigeria n Cameroun a lesser citizen with limited rights

AutoReportNG:
Last week, the minister of transportation, Rt Hon. Rotimi Ameachi hinted that the university of transportation will take off in Duara, Kastina State comes September 2019. Ever since the news broke, many stakeholders, gurus in the transport business has been reacting to this.

Among the gurus in the field is the MD/CEO of Lagos Bus Services Limited, Mr. Seyi Osiyemi who is a Public Transport/Urban Mobility Expert. According to the post on his LinkedIn page, he wrote...

So it appears that the FG is really serious about the establishment of a new ‘Transport University’ in Nigeria. The first time I heard about this initiative, I dismissed it as a joke taken too far.

But what’s the purpose of a transport university, when we have hundreds of federal owned tertiary institutions that are struggling to keep their classrooms open due to poor funding?

To the best of my understanding, it seems that the transport university was part of the deal with the Chinese for the rehabilitation of the Lagos-Kano Rail line, as a mechanism for knowledge transfer.

Whilst it’s important that we need to develop local skills and competence to manage our railway infrastructure, which is key to our economic development, however, this can be achieved without creating a ‘transport university’.

Aside from the existing federal universities of technology that offer transport courses, that can be improved, we also have the National Institute of Transport Technology in Zaria.

It’s ironic that the NITT, which was established in 1986, was actually conceived as a ‘Railway Training Institute’. So why can’t the NITT be upgraded to a full university status?

I’m really struggling to see the rational behind the initiative.

Another reader name Akinyele Makinwa [/b]wrote...

Same question I asked my very self when I read it this morning. I struggle with so many WHY within me. I just drop the thought since I have no answer to this. I want to say the fund to establish the University of Transportation in Daura would have been channel into Ajaokuta Steel Company or construction of good roads in Nigeria. More than 50 Universities are offering Courses related to Transportation both at 1st degree and postgraduate level. My Opinion anyway.

Also, [b] Adedeji Aremu Ph.D. has this to say...

By definition, a University is an assembly of academics and students for the proliferation of knowledge in society. A university is never the acquisition of depreciating assets. It is not wise to establish another university on this matter. Why not offer scholarships to students to study transport related courses and also initiate research projects that address the transport needs of the country. Starting a transport University despite the many universities in Nigeria doing transport course.

Prof. Ndubuisi Ekekwe has this to say...

Nigeria to start Transport University, Daura this September, according to the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi. How I wish they would stop this escalating bureaucracy and put that money in the departments of Transport Management in FUT Minna, FUT Yola (MAUT), FUT Bauchi (ATBU), FUTO, and FUTA. These five universities have solid transportation management programs that can be expanded. A new university means new VC, bursar, etc and just colossal inefficiency.



What's your take on this?

Source:
https://www.autoreportng.com/2019/08/read-experts-opinion-on-propose.html

This is the very nature of buhari n his Apc sycophants,Amaechi was against the maritime University but now championing a meaningless transport university in daura, buhari will never see anything wrong in this because it suit him ok,if it were someone else it would have been corruption,lai Mohammed has lost his voice now.its good these things are happening as it will serve as a good lesson for the south.

isthatso:
With regards to Senate president and Gbaja. Ofcourse from the point of view of eligibility to run for office, they are all not qualified to hold office and one could even say their cases are worse than Atiku because they have sworn an oath to another country. I was simply saying that from a point of view of citizenship (not eligibility to contest) Atiku was not born a Nigerian and never swore an oath of allegiance to Nigeria and only became a Nigerian by default.

By law once there's a plebiscite n territories merge persons living in those new territories becomes citizens Wii all full rights, besides know it that not all part of adamawa state today we're formerly in Cameroon.

isthatso:
Atiku is not better because Atiku is not even a Nigerian. Atiku is from Cameroun and he did not formally change his nationality and swear an oath of allegiance to Nigeria.

....technically speaking ofcourse.

Assuming without agreeing that what you claim I'd correct,did you know how the place Atiku came from became part of Nigeria n the legal implications of that process? then compare that to the situation of these sabotuers n see who is worse,I bet you will agree with me except if you are biased.

unmask:
well he doesn't have to go anywhere to prove himself......he is happy where he is deal with it

Abegi me I hear word!, you Barca supporters are just dead afraid of losing Messi that's all,Messi can go to man city, Munich, Liverpool or any other big team in a different league n environment n eliminate all doubts about his ability,so it's you that should deal with your fears.

babaolofin:
So, the Army Captain is the only officer in the command. Why did he have to speak in Hausa in the first police video? I think there is a dereliction of duty by allowing him to escape if they know he is a kidnapper. This is a serious offence . If they thought he is kidnapped, he should have been handed to the brigade commander.

Are you defending the army captain or what exactly?, please follow the wandume's case closely n make your own judgement.

daddytime:
Don't be surprised this same Army in search of the owners or importers of these vehicles are the real owners, but due to zero cohesion and information dissemination within their ranks, they'd first embarrass themselves before the entire world.

Thank you very much bro,I strongly believe that if the army is aware of this vehicles importation either officially or clandestinely.

dre11:
…as tribunal sacks Ondo lawmaker with Nigeria - UK citizenship

.....Judgment can ’ t stand, say SANs

.....Lawan not losing sleep –Associates
Gbajabiamila , others decline comments





https://punchng.com/dual-citizenship-senate-president-speaker-risk-losing-seats/

Is Atiku now not better by far to these people?,the US oath of allegiance clearly required one to renounce any previous allegiance meaning those with the US citizenship has ceased to be Nigerian completely,in fact anyone with a dual citizenship is a potential sabotuer of this country n should not hold any elective or public office at all.

kolaish:
why are you taking panadol for another person headache? what is my own with police and army matter that I will be defending one side. I am saying it as I see it, you may have your own side of the story, that doesn't validate mine. We shall soon hear the full story very soon.

ok go n check the news for wandume's latest revelation where he narrated exactly how the army captain organized his rescued albeit with intention to silence him before he escape from his house n how the army trailed him before he finally elope to kano,he even admitted that Apc the saints payed him #13m to work for them during the last presidential election.

kolaish:
This is exactly the truth. The order given by the army captain to his men was that the men were actually kidnappers in police uniform and that the soldiers should get them down. Personnaly, I think only the army captain should bear the full brunt of the law, because he gave the order. Soldiers are zombies that carry out order given to them by their superior fully, even if the order was given to kill their mother, they would carry it out.

you lied,in the video of the killings, even after the vehicle of the police officers turned over,the army guys had still wanted to kill those that survived to clear all evidence if not for the presence of civilians n you are here trying to defend the soldiers with lies perhaps you are related to them,you should be ashamed of yourself.

topygel12:
Did they have the technicality and training to carry out such harzardious acts?

ok now you know police work is hazardous but you people will insulting the police everyday,me I have long realized that security work in general even maiguard self no be beans so I don't insult them anyhow knowing the nature of we Nigerians.

BrainnewsNg:
Read More At; https://www.brainnewsradio.com/n-power-beneficiaries-corpers-to-be-recruited-as-community-policemen-fg/

Nigeria Is such a funny country,she would borrow a concept from where, bastardized it meaning n working then expect positive results!,what exactly is community policing?.

tendingNews:
Source: http://www..com/2019/08/is-this-what-big-brother-naija-is-all.html?m=1

All the movements under the sheets is fake,just using the word sex to promote this nonsense stuff.

Truthsbitter:
look, i am a mixed personality (spiritual and logical). if you find it hard to understand something I wrote, call me back on the lines that are complex.
Okay let's consider these questions with sincerity before I say the truth.

Would your platonic friend do the same for you if the positions were reversed ?
Would you help any other friend with that amount if you find them in same position as your platonic friend?
If the answers to these questions are negative then consider yourself manipulated by your emotions and by the force of attraction within her personality. And if this is true then you are about to give wrongly.
(Giving in itself isn't bad but most male are too weak to see that emotional manipulation is draining them off everything. Their resources, affections, time, compassion , care...etc. they waste almost everything for unrighteous emotions).
Proverbs 25:28 KJV
He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
Women most times don't attach conscience to their judgement, that's why they can dump any relationship coldly at any point in time(If you like kneel down in public to propose marriage or in the presence of your father, they will decline once their heart isn't there but if you find out about the matter you would come to the findings that all the time while they remained in such relationship they would make the man feel so good that he would have spent his life and resources on them not knowing he is being played all along. foolish men). men are the ones who consider these things and so it is easy to manipulate these men by their conscience. But if your conscience aligns with the unsentimental truth within you, then you may offer help irrespective of any manipulation (it would sure backfire against the guilty in the end "the one who manipulates to extort the other. if there is", for you have cleared your conscience rightly).

If you decide to help her, help her because you are aware of her problems and you have DECIDED to help not because you FEEL you should help. your help won't be a blessing if it was controlled by just your emotions and not by the truth of the matter. it is better to give your cash to a beggar than to give your cash to a platonic (girl)friend, if truly the beggar needs the cash more.

Lastly I will tell you this. a girl who wants a platonic relationship with you is probably a manipulative girl than a truthful girl. Here is how it goes; If she has something intellectual to add to you, it's good. If she has a good character to imbibe in you, it's good. if she can support you financially , it's good. if she can ease your stress by sex or romance it's good (Any one of the above benefit is good , if at least she can tender any, but unfortunately most Nigerian girls don't have any to give except for sex, which is why most guys who know them insist on sex before they tender any form of help to a Nigerian girl). otherwise she wants you around cause she wants to manipulate you into being her maga whom will not only spend his cash but his emotions, intellect, time and so much more on her and then she dumps you as soon as she grows past your value .

Love seems to have proved over time to be the strongest emotional force because it seems to create more than it destroys, and all other emotions are mainly viewed as destructive but when one grows into higher level of awareness one finds that all emotional forces could be rightly channeled and to do so is to become emotionally balanced. Balance is the key.
Proverbs 16:32 KJV
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.

truthsbitter

You made a lot of sense bro.

DateMynd44:
When a girl says she's in a platonic friendship with you, what does she really mean?

Is it just Casual friends with no relationship attached or Closed and deep friends to confide in with no emotions or affections or love relationship that you both are dating but absence of sex?

well I got a friend I asked her to define our friendship and she said we are just in a platonic friendship that's all. Though I like it that way cos I don't want any distractions as I don dey near to finish school so I'm battling how I'll shoot from this boundary 2:1 to first class which seems to be a Herculean task so dating and engaging on all those stuff may dampen my goal now.


Okay straight to the point, so this girl that told me we are nothing but platonic friends has some financial issues as she hasn't paid her fees as her parents are financially drained (dad got sacked, mom's business isn't flowing) so she risked suspending her studies cos she couldn't register her courses and the school fees is 50k (Course registration inclusive) and she had to struggle and hustle during the holidays and earned 20k and now needs 30k to complete an pay her fees and register her courses.

I long paid mine and there's this work that entered for me an I had 50k gain and tho I don't have any pressing needs except to boost my wardrobe and save the cash or by my mumsy a present.... But my mind and conscience is irking me that I should send her the 30k and help her out but that money is too much to give out to a platonic friend that I'm not sure I'll marry, so I should just start taking care of someone's future wife Due to the issues she's passing thru she may not be able to pay back.
so guys what's your advice in this? what's the extent of help u can give a platonic friend?
Had it been u were in my shoes would you lease out such amount of money to a platonic friend without refund

cc ubunja truthsbitter luvyaself95 dairrykid

Personally I don't keep female platonic friends except professional colleagues,but there's nothing wrong in helping a nice soul,so if she is truly a good person,go ahead n help her, don't even mind her paying back,you can never tell tomorrow.

LillyVal:
If a man must have a good job, a car and a house before marriage.
What must the lady have before going into marriage??

Good character!.

Celebrityblog:
Source: http://www..com/2019/08/ipob-women-disgrace-nnia-nwodo-in-enugu.html?m=1

Igbo people matter,na only God oh.

Sharmeenator:
Must you quote the whole thing for f*ck sake?

Sorry for knack sake.

Mazigabriel:
Here are list of coldest in nigeria

a)PLATEAU(jos): When you visit jos during harmattan you will mistaken the weather for londons' due to the chilly temperature.temperature plummets to 17 degrees day time temperature and 10 degrees night temperature.

b)KANO STATE: Although kano is very hot but during harmattan the weather becomes cold and temperature drops to 17 degrees.

C)KATSINA: Temperatures in katsina can be as low as 15 degrees at night.

D)KADUNA: Kaduna is known for its dryness but harmattan makes temperatures to plummet to 19 degrees and that is when koko(pap) and kose(beans) becomes their favorite inorder to fight off the cold.

E)SOKOTO: Sokoto is generally hot but the harmattan drops the temperature to 19 degrees.in the morning strong wind throw you off balance.

F)ABUJA: Abuja temperaure plummet to 22 degrees during the harmattan

H)ENUGU: Enugu state is the coldest state in the south eastern nigeria. temperature can drop to 18 degrees at night.

I)EKITI: Ekiti state temperature drops to 20 degrees at night.

I think Gembu in sardauna local government area of taraba state is the coldest place in Nigeria,yes it is colder than Jos during the harmattan.

AutoJoshNG:
https://i2.wp.com/autojosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/cars-nigerians-should-not-buy.png?w=534&ssl=1

A Nigerian whose moniker on Twitter is @Otunbakush1 listed twenty four (24) cars Nigerians “should never buy” because their problems can’t be fixed except when you take it back to the company.

In this post, we’re going to quote what he wrote on Twitter. He stated the problems the various cars came with.

NB: Please, what you’re about to read is the opinion of @Otunbakush on Twitter and not that of Autojosh.

Below are the 24 cars he listed and the reasons why you should never buy them.

1. Land Rover 3 (LR3):

First on the list of cars you should never buy is the LAND ROVER 3 (LR3), about 27million pieces was recalled months after production, and trust me millions Don enter 9ja.

It might look rugged but, the issues, Transmission, engines, brakes, electrical and so on, it’s can go off anytime on motion, and u will need a mechanic to open d engine right on the spot. The brakes ain’t trust worthy cos it fails anytime, oil leaking into the engine errors.

You will keep visiting the mechanic, and dey will keep collecting money from you, this errors can only be fixed by Landrover themselves, less I forget, d brake disk, and lining has sensors, and dey fail repeatedly, so u fit Match brake and ẹ no catch…you Don die be that.

https://i0.wp.com/autojosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/lr3-1.jpg?resize=600%2C387&ssl=1


2. 2015 Mercedes Benz C300:

No 2, Mercedes Benz C300 ( 2015)

All model of this car was recalled due to fire, you can park and it will still catch fire, u can be on motion and it will catch fire, reasons?, fuel leaking into d engine, no Nigerian mechanic can fix it, you have to return it back to d company.

https://i2.wp.com/autojosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/2015-mercedes-benz-c300.jpg?w=600&ssl=1

3. 2005 Nissan Pathfinder:

No 3 Nissan Pathfinder 2005
Transmission problem, you can ask anybody using this car, dey have changed gear box like 1million times, major figures of this suv was recalled, failed alot of test, but still found its way to Nigeria, gear can hook OK motion and can lead to accident.

Airbag problem, you can be driving, if u enter big porthole, d airbags will activate and boom on ur face, almost all of this car accident is caused by the airbag pulling on drivers face, avoid it at all cost.

https://i2.wp.com/autojosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/nissan-pathfinder.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1

4. 2002/2003 Nissan Xterra:

No 4, Nissan Xterra 2002/2003
Run from this car, it was a test project before it was been released

Engine (60%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (0%)
Brakes and Traction Control (7%)
Suspension and Steering (14%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (18%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles etc

You can speed to 100mph, at 70mph it starts shaking, at 80mph it shakes hard, at 100, accident, it will overturn by itself, if u no die, na God’s grace, if u die u go explain for heaven wetin kill you, avoid it.

https://i1.wp.com/autojosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/NISSAN-XTerra.jpg?w=600&ssl=1

5. Nissan Murano:

No 5 on the list of cars you should never buy, Nissan Murano…God of all problems, if u don’t wanna die from spending money, avoid it.

Soft brake pedal
Engine failure
Gearbox failure
Brainbox failure
No traction
Inside rain if u match brake, your car go moonwalk walahi,
Electrical problem
Heater problem
Avoid it

https://i0.wp.com/autojosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/nissan-murano.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1

6. 2009 Mercedes Benz E300:

No 6, Benz E300 2009model
Avoid d 2009 model if u are buying, crankshaft issa goal, it will give u problem, and d engine cos is around 2/3million naira, gear can also hook to park, making it difficult to put ur car in park gear.

Airbag failure also
Avoid d 2009 model.

https://i2.wp.com/autojosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/2009-mercedes-benz-e300.jpg?resize=600%2C337&ssl=1


7. 2010 BMW X6:

BMW X6 2010 MODEL
BMW recalled all of this model, but they only got 30% of it.

Engine problem
Fuel hose problem
Now let’s focus on electrical problem, once the problem starts u will know, ur dashboard will be messed up, car won’t move again, now, it will affect d engine.

Since it’s electrical, it sends light back into d engine switch and damages d major part of it, u will need to replace that engine, now 9ja rewire go just do shady work, and dat thing will repeat itself…so don’t buy it.

https://i0.wp.com/autojosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/2010-bmw-x6.jpg?resize=600%2C337&ssl=1

8. Volkswagen Touareg:

Volks Touareg, this suv’s problem is legendary and it’s one of the top cars you should never buy, I will just outline d major ones,

Transmission
Brakes
Sensor failure
Water finding it’s way mixing with oil, and straight into d engine (Knock)

Power steering failure, u fit dey drive make ẹ hook, u Don die be that.

9. 2008 Audi Q5:

Audi Q5 2008
Avoid diesel engine, na die.
Major problem, electrical problem
Engine stalling, too much speed will cause engine combustion, now it can make ur bonnet pull while on motion, thousands were recalled but u know na, some go still enter 9ja, avoid it.

https://i0.wp.com/autojosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Audi_Q5.jpg?w=600&ssl=1

10. 2006 Mercedes Benz GL450:

BENZ GL450 2006 MODEL

Suspension problem,
Leaking steering racks
Battery drainage issue..

The major one is d suspension, the car is too heavy for the suspension Benz gave to it, causing d balloon to always leak, one Leg balloon, is around 900k, now imagine if d 4 spoil.

https://i1.wp.com/autojosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Mercedes_GL_450.jpg?w=600&ssl=1

11. Chrysler Cruiser:

Chrysler Cruiser

Pls for heavens sake don’t buy it, ahh even d devil is scared of this car, everything for this motor dey fail, legs, Engine, lights, gear, Brainbox, everything, and brake failure is on 100% u fit die, while on motion it can accelerate itself…

https://i2.wp.com/autojosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/2004-CHRYSLER-CRUISER.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1

12. 2010 Audi A5:

Audi A5 2010 model

Steering problem, mechanic will keep eating ur money on this, only the company can fix

Brake failure
Electrical problem
Cooling system failure

Automatic clutch disk failure causing ur gear box to break down…so u have to buy a new one.

https://i1.wp.com/autojosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/2010-audi-a5.jpg?resize=600%2C337&ssl=1

13. 2008 Honda Ridgeline:

Honda Ridgeline 2008
Fine muscle vehicle, the tie rods na something else, it can remove on motion, if u fit it will remove again, till d car decides to kill u, or u decide to kill it, exhaust leaking also.

https://i2.wp.com/autojosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/honda-ridgeline-2008.jpg?resize=600%2C337&ssl=1

14. Volkswagen Passat CC:

If u wanna buy this car, Pls have money to face d problems, u will dash it out Las Las

First ẹ dey drink fuel like whale
Bad legs
Poor braking system
ABS failure

Try and avoid it
Steering ooooooo…e fit hook and ẹ dey leak.

https://i0.wp.com/autojosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/VolksWagen_Passat_CC.jpg?w=600&ssl=1

15.2006 Toyota Tacoma:

Toyota Tacomaaaaaa 2006
Gen Gen, this car if ẹ enter water, just know say d problem Don start, (RUST), joints, propeller, timing chain and auxiliary problem.

https://i1.wp.com/autojosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/toyota-tacoma.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1


16. Nissan Quest:

Nissan quest… Eeeh God run ooooo
Run for your life oooo

This car killed d devil with problems, see it starts From gear, ẹ go enter Engine, den d legs go hook, steering rack dey hook, airbags doesn’t even pop up so if u Nak head for wall u fit die, avoid it pls.

https://i0.wp.com/autojosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Nissan_Quest.jpg?resize=600%2C322&ssl=1


17. 2015 Range Rover:

Range rover 2015
Yall surprised Àbí?

Yh, wàhálà eh tí poju
Electrical problem
Engine failure
Terrain failure
Suspension problem
Hydraulic failure

And d hydraulics fit buy u 2 toyota corolla 2004 so avoid it.

https://i0.wp.com/autojosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/land-rover-range-rover-sport.jpg?w=600&ssl=1


18. 2008 Mazda CX-7:

problems with the 2008 CX-7’s Variable Valve Timing (VVT) & timing chain failing, causing major damage to the engine — Mazda uses an interference design so typically the valves are bent & the entire engine needs to be replaced.

The brake pads wear out easily.

https://i2.wp.com/autojosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/2008-Mazda-CX-7.jpg?resize=600%2C387&ssl=1


19. 2002-2006 Nissan Altima:

Nissan Altima from 2002 till 2006
Avoid them, all of them na birds of the same feathers
Engine failure
Brake failure
Top cylinders issue
Crank shafts dey break and ẹ dey damage engine block
Bad wiring

80% of 2005 was recalled but ẹ Don enter 9ja already.

https://i2.wp.com/autojosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/nissan-altima.jpg?w=600&ssl=1

20. 2012 Hyundai Sonata:

Hyundai Sonata 2012
See eeh once u start this car in d morning and u start hearing Cran Cran..gbèsè that’s d beginning of problem.

Electrical problem
Oil leaking into the engine
Gear switch always having fault
Back brakes hooks making d back wheel to clamp down

Avoid it.

https://i1.wp.com/autojosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/hyundai-sonata.jpg?resize=600%2C447&ssl=1

21. 2015 Kia Optima:

Kia Optima 2015
This car’s issue is from hell, d car fine for face but d transmission na electric, this car wasn’t made for us but our agidi dey buy ham, if u enter small water with this car and ẹ touch d engine sensors…just forget u are buying a new engine.

Avoid it

https://i2.wp.com/autojosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/H172B_1.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1

22. 2007 Ford Focus:

Ford focus 2007
Gear problem
Fuel pump problem
U can buy fuel pump 50times in one month
Top cylinders problem
Timing chain issue.

https://i0.wp.com/autojosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ford-focus-2007.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1


23. 2008 Hyundai Veracruz:

We continue with Hyundai Veracruz
2008

This one is fuel pump, and it’s always caused by stalled engine pressure, u will start and it will start shaking like person wey get warapa, once pressure no dey, fuel pump go suck everything wey dey inside and dirty must dey…so avoid it.

https://i2.wp.com/autojosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/2008-hyundai-veracruz-limited-i01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&ssl=1

24. Subaru Legacy:

The 24th car on the list of cars you should never buy is the Subaru Legacy
See this one, they were so unfortunate to make it all electric, u can drive it in manual, u see that manual switch is near d drive column, so by mistake if u put ham for manual and u drive it like That without changing the gear…gbèsè dey, gear box na 570k.

https://i2.wp.com/autojosh.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/subaru-legacy.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1


Do you agree with him on this? Is there any car you think people should avoid? Tell us in the comment section.



Source: https://autojosh.com/nigerian-twitter-lists-24-cars-never-buy/

Now ops,go back n list the ones Nigerians should buy osiso.

NaijaCelebrity:
Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman Begs Nigerians To Pray For Him To Succeed In His New Role

The newly-appointed Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, has asked Nigerians to pray for him to succeed in his new role.

Mamman was announced as the new Power Minister when President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurated his second term cabinet in Abuja on Wednesday, August 21, 2019.

While speaking later during a reception organised in his honour by a committee of friends, the minister asked Nigerians to pray for him.

"What I need from Nigerians at this time is prayers. I have just been appointed Minister of Power, so I have nothing much to talk about or say than for Nigerians to pray for me to succeed," he said.

Mamman's assignment came as a surprise to some as the ministry was previously under the stewardship of former Lagos governor, Babatunde Fashola, who was reappointed and also sworn in for another stint in Buhari's cabinet on Wednesday.

Fashola was the Minister of Power, Works and Housing during Buhari's first term between 2015 and 2019. However, he returns only as the Minister of Works and Housing.

The Power Ministry holds a lot of political implications as the country has failed for decades to adequately supply electricity to its estimated population of 200 million people.

While the Buhari-led government has identified improving power supply as a key to improving economic growth, growth in the power industry has been sluggish with many parts of the country still deprived.

While delivering his remarks on Wednesday, Buhari urged the new ministers to work tirelessly for Nigerians to achieve a future where they can reach their full potential.




Source: https://gidifeed.com/minister-of-power-saleh-mamman-begs-nigerians-to-pray-for-him-to-succeed-in-his-new-role/

This one is asking for prayers while Aregbesola is admitting his ignorance!, this is the more reason why ministers should be given portfolios been senatorial screening so that people like this can go n ask the Senate for prayers or admit their ignorance n see how it goes.

majamajic:
u privatise NEPA cos they are not doing well , sell it to individuals ,


now the private companies are not doing well , now the same government wan pump 600 billon into the system , and high the tarrif , meanwhile the power keeps get low .

this Nigeria only God will help us ,

privatization has not succeeded in the power sector due to the way it was fashioned out, generation n distribution was privatize but transmission remained a monopoly where all generated power must be evacuated by the sole transmission company,so what is happening now is that while the power generation has increased, transmission capacity is lacking,due to poor metering right from the onset n the enormous amount of money required to resolve it without the discos been allowed to determine tarrif has added up to make the power business unattractive to investors,no business man will like to put his money where he is not sure of returns, government should increase the amount of power private bodies can generate, transmit n distribute from 1mw to at least 5mw, allow the power investors to fix tarrif or provide meters on a pay-as-you-use basis,the Telecom sector succeeded because of the freedom they enjoyed.

zoba88:
A man identified as Mario John and a native doctor from Delta were caught performing ritual at Ndiegbe Onuebonyi junction,Ebonyi State.

They were beaten by mob,forced to chew life chickens and handed over to the police.According to report,the man is known for various evil activities in the town.


Source: http://www.trezzyhelm.com/2019/08/man-and-his-native-doctor-forced-to.html

Was the ritual for bringing misfortune or harm to anyone?if not why subjecting them to that ordeal?.

Mydazz:
I understand you quite right, but I still maintain that what is generated isn't enough, I believe power generation should be knocked out of the exclusive list so that each state can have plans for power within their territory from generation to distribution,..... this will even give each state the opportunity to use the most cost effective means of power generation whether it's gas, hydro or solar or even combination of any of these and others.

we are basically on the same page then.

Nbote:
Lolzzz... Where are those unreasonable Ronaldo fanboys... I have always maintained it dat Ronaldo is motivated by Messi becos all he strives to do and all his efforts are to win more trophies and score more goals than Messi to outdo him... Baba seems to b talking more and more about Messi these days... Oya CR7 fans let d quoting begin

It like you have comprehension problems, besides Ronaldo's statement just go to show his level of frankness n confidence,I guess someone like you can't dare it

CastedAyo:
http://igberetvnews.com/920665/president-buhari-warns-cabinet-members-against-unnecessary-altercation/

Any where things are done properly,is often due to efficient organisation based on solid rules n regulations, certainly not by just wishful thinking n vague directives, buhari the ministers are human n most especially Nigerians so if you really desires a harmonious working relationship then set out clear ground rules n template for them before later you come n beginning to claim that you gave a directive that was not obeyed.

ijustdey:
https://punchng.com/nigerians-to-pay-more-for-electricity-consumption/

As long as the government/discos will not installed metres to eliminate estimated billing,I will never pay more 3k per month for electricity irrespective of the bill brought, shikena.

Mydazz:
While I commend your analysis, you failed to point out that Gencos are the major issue in Nigeria electricity problems,...... The total power generatEd in Nigeria cannot power just the southwestern part effectively.

ijustdey:
https://punchng.com/nigerians-to-pay-more-for-electricity-consumption/

As long as the government/discos will not installed metres to eliminate estimated billing,I will never pay more 3k per month for electricity irrespective of the bill brought, shikena.I don't agree with you,just a few days ago Osibanjo himself admitted that the present generation capacity is about 8000mw+ while the transmission capacity is just about 5000mw so it's not gencos fault, even if new generation plants are built today, transmission n distribution will still be a problem, there is the need for the government to increase the amount of power a private body can generate,transmit n distribute off national grid from 1mw to at 5mw, while the other aspect of power are address,I believe this will bring about a massive improvement in the power business sector within a very short time n contribute to economic growth n national development.

ijustdey:
https://punchng.com/nigerians-to-pay-more-for-electricity-consumption/

As long as the government/discos will not installed metres to eliminate estimated billing,I will never pay more 3k per month for electricity irrespective of the bill brought, shikena.

fergie001:
Exactly seven days ago, the Governor of Borno State, Umana Zulum had appealed to the people of Gubio not to flee from their homes. The residents had planned to leave for fear of the insurgents as a result of what they alleged to be a tactical withdrawal of troops from Gubio.

The Governor had assured that it was simply operational changes and nothing more and assured them of their safety.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/boko-haram-dont-flee-borno-gov-tells-gubio-residents/amp/
A week later, here you have it;



https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/breaking-scores-dead-secretariat-houses-razed-as-boko-haram-recaptures-borno-areas/

Just yesterday at the swearing in of his new ministers buhari boasted that he has recovered all territories under Boko Haram whom he also claimed they had been defeated n reduce to a rag-tag group carrying out attacks on soft target only,so by buhari's own statement Gubio n magumeri local government n her people are all expendable soft targets,next level is still very much in track.