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The mistake many analyst are making is that the situation was not a civil disturbance. In NA's judgement it was declaration of WAR against the Nigerian state.

If the COAS had turned back as most of you postulated, the headlines would have read "COAS flees from Boko Haram". This wouldn't have been healthy for a man who has a December deadline to clear off Boko Haram. This would definitely have emboldened the boko haram and other sects. Someone posted the rules of engagement of the US military and even they would have forcefully charged their way through if confronted with that sort of challenge as well.

The last of the matter could not have been heard at the roadblock as, because of the casualties involved the COAS would definitely want to give stern warning to the Sect leader and ensure that what happened was properly reported. Reports have it that in the course of this dialogue a soldier was killed at the sect leader's house. This is a crime against the state and obviously no commandant would tolerate this.

I would advise all to balance the reports and pick out the truth. We must not allow any group or individual gain superiority over the NA.

baralatie:
Good now you have arrived at #4.3 trilliontrillion.federal govt is only entitled to 53%=roughly
#2,15trillion over a year, states and l.g share the remaining oya carry calculator.
2,15/12 months

I am pretty sure the plan is to improve other major sources of revenue earnings for the government.

Don't forget that MTN still dey owe us oooo lol. But seriously I see the government raking in more from taxes, customs duties and law enforcement next year.

@ $38 per barrel and 2.2million b/d considering 260 days the Govts daily earnings from oil will be

$38 X 2.2M X 260 =$21736 Million

@ N196 = $1

This gives $21736 Million X 196 = N4260256 million i.e N4.260256T

With this figures and considering the other loopholes that have been blocked this is more than a possible feat.

The government doesn't have to borrow if the price of petrol continues to hover around the 43$ benchmark.

All this noise about APC being a scam is for the gullible.

Nigeria and Nigerians would have been worse off if they did not kick pertain out PDP. I can remember a certain Finance minister borrowing to pay workers salary earlier this year.

And in the words of Ahmed Joda - The country would have collapsed if the previous administration had continued. That we are still crawling shows Buhari is able by the grace of God to pull this country out of the pit the PDP has thrown her.

The first Few trips where necessitated by the poor handling of the Boko Haram issue. Can anyone tell me specifically any of the trips the president should not have made and with good reasons.

Let us discuss as intellectuals and try not to use gutter language.

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Nope.

Fully taken and Yes Ambode approved the construction of Ologolo road

Because He is not allowing looting.

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They were feeding fat on petrol from illegal refinery and pipeline vandalism before.

Now that illegal refineries are being destroyed here and there reality of the wasted years is setting in.

This will pass.

That is the best that PDP can produce.

The president is the check executive. he delegates what he wants except otherwise stated in the constitution.

I think someone is afraid of Him.

Based on his performance during the screen you will appreciate that he is the worst nightmare of every looter.

Wiko is a better brand than techno.

They offer swap deals for defects caused even by the user.

People who have believed in his course and stood by him.

It is the duty of everyone to see something and say something. We cannot keep grinning and winning that things are not working.

Let us endeavour to be part of the process of changing our country for better. We can all contribute something.

I expect that people who have streets around them on the schedule will do themselves and the government a favour by monitoring the progress of this new development.

Take photographs of the before state, during state and etc.

Yes oooo.

Ologolo all the way.

I concur

Pele.

Only the Truth does not change with time.

Great job. This is the type of info that will return the lost glory of nairaland. Keep it up.

You points are well articulated.

If Nigerians are sincere they will rise up against this unnecessary grab of power that the Senate intends. The constitution gives them oversight functions after a minister is confirmed so why the need to get endorsement of senators from your state. Will any technocrat we have been clamouring for be able to go through the stress of lobbying senators and still maintain the decorum and decency we intend.

What happens to nominees who may come from the minority and obscure groups within a state. I think the senators have not set the best parameters for screening as they are seeking to politicize the whole screening process.

Let no state or region claim marginalization if their own senators throw spanners in the wheels of progress of their people. It may take PMB another 6 months to find someone suitable from such a state.

Ghost01:
FCT - Babatunde Fashola
Niger Delta - Rotimi Amaechi
Infomation - Lai Mohammed
Defence - Abdulrahman Dambazzau
Foreign Affairs - Kayode Fayemi
...

Makes sense

chukwudi44:
lol Yorubas are already Positioning Fashola-minister for works and this unknwon Kemi as minister of finance,It is as if you have not learnt anything at all from Buhari!!! those juicy portfolios are strictly reserved for Abo.kis !! better back out

It is not a Yoruba thing it is simply doing a critical analysis of the list and fitting people into their areas of core competence. Will Abdulrahman Dambazzau be the minister of Finance or Amaechi or Fashola or Ngige or Ogbeh or Lai Mohammed . It is all about thinking and reviewing based on past and present competence in line with the president's vision who is likely to fit where.

You can take the following to the bank.

1. Attorney General - Abubakar Malami
2. Minister of Finance - Kemi Adeosun
3. Minister of Defence - Abdulrahman Dambazzau

I will add others as I review their profile and Cv's.

These are technocrats in their areas. Forget the politics people may want to play.

bonechamberlain:
have they read out their portfolios.. how are u sure.

Review the profile and compare with others on the list who else has a profile of someone that looks like a Finance Minister. Moreover her profile and attitude speaks volumes.

No wonder She even appeared on Ogun States list of proposed commissioners for the second time.

What I am saying in essence is that there is no other finance expert on the list and the President would not want to leave appointment of Finance Minister until second batch.

Dressed in a floral top on a long denim skirt, nothing gave her identity away. There was no police orderly, protocol officer or aide clutching any of her items. She didn’t cut the picture of a commissioner. She held on to her Chanel bag and politely said hello.

To Kemi Adeosun, the Ogun State commissioner for Finance, life should not be so formal. “Fortunately, there is no room for a retinue of staff where I work. Though when I started as a commissioner in Ogun State, I was shocked to see men trying to carry my bag just because I am a commissioner. What! I simply told them that my bag is part of my dressing and God gave me hands to carry it. In England, you do everything and would not rely on people to do that for you,” she said.

Born and bred in London, her father was a civil servant and she is the third of four children. A graduate of Economics from the University of East London, she was a senior manager at the Price Waterhouse Coopers, London. She is also a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, England and Wales.

With a good job in her kitty, why did she return to Nigeria? She confessed that she needed to secure her home and have her family intact.
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“I hardly came home except on holidays. Nothing gave me the feeling that I would ever live here,” the mother of three said. But her 20-year-old marriage saw her doing the unthinkable. According to her, her husband’s business brought him more to Lagos. “He was spending a lot of time in Nigeria and by 2002; I just thought the whole family should be living together. So, we moved. When I notified them in my office that I was coming to Nigeria, they were convinced that it was not going to work. In fact, I was asked to keep my job open and return to it, in case things didn’t work here,” she stated.

She belongs to the school of thought, where everything is possible. Her mind was made up. “I knew it was just a question of adjustment. I reasoned: if Chinese, Indians and other nationals come here and are coping, why wouldn’t I in my fatherland? So, I came. I would have retained my job at Price Water Cooper in Nigeria but I never wanted a job that would make me shuttle from one state to the other. So, I joined Denham Management as a financial controller and I rose to become the managing director. In 2008, we merged with Chapel Hill but I left in 2010. I wanted to be an entrepreneur,” she said.

That gingered the personal finance planning programme she organised for women. A newspaper columnist for sometime, Adeosun, who was the Managing Director, Quo Vadis Partnership for two years, recalled how she came about the programme: “When I returned from London, I discovered most Nigerian women don’t have anything! A large percentage carry designer bags, wear labels but live on credit. Some can’t even lend you N100,000! Meanwhile, she wears clothes and accessories worth hundreds of thousands! This was unlike our mothers, who built houses and had thriving businesses. So, I started running seminars and teachings on personal financial planning. Aside the column, I also had programmes in churches educating women on how to save money. Though I have stopped the column due to time constraint, I still do the teachings at fora whenever I have the time.”

Wondering how she clinched the finance portfolio in Governor Ibikunle Amosun cabinet?

According to her, it was never on her mind to have a job like such.

“In 2010, a mentor, who is a friend of the governor called me and said the governor wanted to see me,” she reminisced.

“He mentioned a job on finance but I replied that I wasn’t interested in any political appointment. He insisted and I went. I just wanted to get there, see the governor, thank him for considering me and reject the offer. But by the time I heard him talk about his plans for the state and his zeal (he is also an accountant); I changed my mind and took up the job,” she added.

But nothing prepared her for what laid ahead of her appointment. Was she frightened? “In fact, I kept asking myself, God! What have I done? The financial mess this government inherited was unthinkable! There were all sorts of debts- from banks to contractors, pensions etc. The funds available just would not go round. I almost cried one day when a pensioner walked into my office and begged me to pay her. She had cancer and was due for surgery in India but she didn’t have money. This and more made me determined that I have to utilise my skills and improve the financial health of my state. Thank God, we have made a lot of progress in getting the state back to her feet financially but it was tough!” she answered.

The challenges, she said, were enormous but she was able to overcome. “First, it was getting a large percentage to believe that a woman is the commissioner for finance. One day, I was summoned by the governor to see a contractor. When I entered, the look on the man’s face said it all — she can’t possibly be the commissioner. Considering my hair, make-up, suit and jewellery, he was confused. There were more episodes but now, everyone is accustomed to the idea. Whenever I went for the federal allocation committee meeting, I would be asked if I was representing the commissioner. Imagine! That was the question women would ask me! I would reply, “I’m the commissioner.” Aside that, other challenges were: insufficient funds and getting the citizens to pay taxes. Already, the government has started addressing that and we have started a civic education on tax in schools.”

The 45-year-old (she will be 46 in March), allows herself to be educated on matters she is ignorant of. “We learn from one another,” she stated.

“The Yoruba language I speak sounds like Chinese to others. I am from Ogun Waterside and we must make things work in our state. I tell my team to correct me whenever I’m wrong because there is so much ‘Yes ma’ here. It’s not like that abroad. That I’m a commissioner does not make me so superior that I would not be told the truth,” she added.

Despite her enthusiasm at what she does, life as a career woman, a mother (her kids are age 19, 16, and six) and a wife could be hectic. “I work in Abeokuta and there are days I don’t go to sleep until 2am. Even when I’m so tired and really want to go home, you look at your boss, the governor, still awake, energetic and asking questions. This does not stop him from calling you at 7.00am for more information! Here, it’s work and work. I have learnt to juggle things and like other women in Nigeria, I cope.

“Fortunately, my children are not here but my husband is and I still have to be the woman he married 20 years ago. Luckily, he is very understanding and not intimidated in anyway. He is not one who will put me in the shadow,” she said.

Now, let’s talk style with Adeosun. She warned that she is not as fashionable as most people think. “First, know that I’m not a designer freak. My style is easy and I wear what I am comfortable with. I don’t go for labels either. It doesn’t do anything to me. I thought I liked jewellery but now that I’m in Nigeria, I know I don’t. I could wear one for a week while some change theirs everyday! I love it when they do but I can’t do it. With me, it’s simplicity- no nails and minimum make-up. I am comfortable being me. Though I am more conscious of my appearance; I make my hair often, wear more of suits and tie Iro and Buba unlike when I was in London, I still believe in moderation.”

Any time for leisure? She answered in the affirmative but with a clause: “I juggle things to have time for my family but that robs me of my social life. I hardly attend parties. But I still write, read and spend quality time with my family.”


source: http://www.punchng.com/spice/im-not-a-designer-freak-kemi-adeosun/

Linked in Profile: https://ng.linkedin.com/pub/kemi-adeosun/26/2bb/bb7/

If you feel she is not the type of technocrat we need now then present the CV of a possible alternative.

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laudate:
Huh?? Unquote you?? Why??

And how are the comments about the road bad for his marketing?

Isn't it better for any prospective client or tenant to know all the pros and cons before making a decision?

In fact, such threads are beneficial as they provide sufficient info on a property to anyone interested in taking out a lease.

It is not Deking's fault that the road is bad. He is not responsible for the rate of disrepair on that street.

The location is still a central location and people live in that axis. So what is the issue, here?

I am not going to unquote you, oh!!

@danowena Many thanks but I agree with Laudate that it is fair for people who wish to pay for anything to know the pros and cons. I will rather leave the appartment without tenants than deceive anyone into putting their money where they would regret.

Even if I don't have a tenant for the next two years. I know I will eventually recoup my investment as that location is prime and I have done due diligence to the best of my ability to ensure that the building is solid and would be enjoyed by any prospective tenant.

In all I thank you both for keeping my post alive. I am honoured.

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