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Politics › Re: Tinubu Worships Allah In Mosque, Peter Obi Plays Politics In Church (photos) by derecho(m):
Which day Tinubu start to bend down for mosque? No be hin dey siddon for barber chair for mosque that time?
Worship after lying about his age/certificate and stealing Lagos blind.
Keep deceiving yourself
Politics › Re: Deji Adeyanju Cautions Peter Obi On Religious Sentiment by derecho(m): 6:30pm On Jul 30, 2022
Who needs Deji's opinion...?
Wait until PO visits RCCG redemption Camp with Osinbajo from August 8..
Politics › Re: Malami Asks US To Extradite Azuka Jebose For Defaming Ned Nwoko by derecho(m): 6:26pm On Jul 30, 2022
Of all the pressing issues in Nigeria, this is Malami's biggest headache
Politics › Re: Photo: Throwback To When Tinubu Supporters Campaigned For Him In Mecca by derecho(m): 6:12pm On Jul 30, 2022
Were they expecting Obi to come to the mosque, so they'd accuse him of dropping campaign materials?
Politics › Re: Why This Hausa Man Can Never Trust Igbos by derecho(m): 5:59pm On Jul 30, 2022
Trust is not easy to come by.
All these just because of Peter Obi?
The Hausas trust Obi (an Igbo man) than Tinubu (who is a disgrace to all Yorubas).
See as Mahdi Shehu finished Tinubu in the video below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMxlFO-Rnsw

Besides, we aren't talking about tribe anymore but individuals.
Politics › Re: Throwback: Tinubu Made My Appointment As SGF Possible - Babachir Lawal by derecho(m): 5:42pm On Jul 30, 2022
So he should sacrifice his kinsmen to the Boko Haram representatives Because Tinubu helped him?
Politics › Re: Peter Obi Shares His Experience At Dunamis Mid Year Praise And Worship (Photos) by derecho(m): 5:38pm On Jul 30, 2022
The devil we know is better than the angels we don't know.

The "angels" that want to be more Catholic than the pope.
Hiring fake bishops
Tareq1105:
Buhari ovation was louder than this.

It has become political expedient for Obi, a Catholic who doesn't believe in any other denomination, now visit Pentecostal churches.

Well done o.
Politics › Re: Peter Obi Shares His Experience At Dunamis Mid Year Praise And Worship (Photos) by derecho(m): 5:33pm On Jul 30, 2022
And the guy still dey humble..
Amumaigwe:
Take it:


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

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

CONTACT DETAILS

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

DATE OF BIRTH : 19th July 1961,

PLACE OF BIRTH: Onitsha, Nigeria

NATIONALITY: Nigerian

MARITAL STATUS: Married with two children

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS ATTENDED

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

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

· Lagos Business School, Nigeria (Chief Executive Program)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

PREVIOUS POSITIONS

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

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

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

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

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

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

· Former Chairman: Fidelity Bank Plc.

· Former Chairman: Guardian Express Mortgage Bank, Ltd.

· Former Chairman: Future Views Securities, Ltd.

· Former Chairman: Paymaster Nigeria Plc.

· Former Chairman: Next International (Nigeria) Ltd

· Former Director: Guardian Express Bank Plc.

· Former Director: Chams Nigeria Plc.

· Former Director: Emerging Capital Ltd

· Former Director: Card Centre Plc

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS/ORGANIZATIONS

· Member, Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG)

· Member, Nigerian Chartered Institute of Bankers

· Member, British Institute of Directors (IOD)

MEMBERSHIP OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEES

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

*Federal Government Committee on Minimum Wage

*Federal Government Committee on Negotiation with Labour on Subsidy

*Federal Government Committee on Mass Transit

*Federal Government Committee on Natural Resource

*National Economic Council Committee on Power Sector Reform

*National Economic Council Committee on Sharing of MDGs Funds

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

*Agricultural Transformation Implementation Council

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

*National Economic Council Review Committee on the Power Sector

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

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

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

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

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

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

*2012: Business Hallmark Newspaper Man of the Year.

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

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

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

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

*2011: Zik Leadership Prize.

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

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

*2009: Thisday Newspaper Most Prudent Governor in Nigeria.

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

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

INTRODUCTION OF CONSTITUTIONAL AND OTHER MAJOR CHANGES IN NIGERIAN POLITICS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FUNDAMENTAL ACHIEVEMENTS AS GOVERNOR OF ANAMBRA STATE (PARTIAL LISTING)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Do you want to see Peter Obi run for the office of the President?
Politics › Re: Presidency: Obasanjo Woos North For Obi/Baba-Ahmed - Newtelegraphng by derecho(m): 5:08pm On Jul 30, 2022
I wonder what or who you refer to as una.You prolly think any one who doesn't agree with your line of thinking is Igbo.

You don't understand what I'm saying. No culture is perfect.
When I use the word "transformed" it's deliberate.
We are first Humans before being Yoruba. Even being omoluabi isn't automatic, there's deliberateness.

Even as bad as many say Igbos are,there are detribalized ones amongst them if not more than us.
If anything at all, we Yorubas are more conscious about our ethnic group than the igbos.

Did you notice most Yorubas that are against Obi are doing so simply because he is Igbo NOTHING more.
Whereas the igbos against Tinubu have other reasons other than Tinubu being Yoruba.


I'm not saying we don't have bigots amongst Igbos But to be honest with you, We Yorubas detest igbos more until Jesus works on our hearts.

Let's stop these thinking abeg.


Morphinne:
Lol
And here we have an Igbo man supporting a yoruba, right?
Make I break am for pidgin for you, imagine say na Obi of Onitsha dey shout say make una vote for Alhaji Kwankwaso or Atiku, shey una no go don cut him head troway for Ezu river?
You said it's rare but someone and the people showing that rare trait now are the yorubas, so that gives me enough and justifiable bragging right to say it's a yoruba thing. To tell you it's definitely a yoruba thing, a prominent yoruba man is doing it now and we the yoruba masses see nothing wrong with it (that shows that the tolerance is inherent in us) Now the Nigerian actors of Igbo extractions are scared of identifying with politicians from other regions for fears of being attacked and killed by the lost jews of the east; the children of hate and perdition.
Christianity Etc › Re: Christianity Is Not Superior* By Olufemi A., Ph.d by derecho(m): 1:50pm On Jul 30, 2022
Who ask you?
No wise person wastes time comparing Water yam and Sour sop.
Politics › Re: A Heartfelt Message To Nigerians By Labour Party's VP Candidate, Datt Baba Ahmed by derecho(m): 1:27pm On Jul 30, 2022
Good
Politics › Re: Presidency: Obasanjo Woos North For Obi/Baba-Ahmed - Newtelegraphng by derecho(m): 12:56pm On Jul 30, 2022
Nope bro...we aren't saying the same thing.Everyone is self-centered but it's in degrees.It's not a Yoruba culture to be selfless.It's a conscious and transformational thing.

Did you forget that OBJ is often abused for not using his office to favour yorubas? Why is that?
Remember, OBJ makes statements like :I am not a Yoruba president.

"There's no man who won't heap soil to his side when making a mound"

Not saying OBJ is transformed but it's rare to find selfless individuals.
Morphinne:
We’re still saying the same thing bruv. Being detribalized I.e liberal, is a Yoruba culture thing. And to tell you that I and many other Yorubas are like this, we still love this man and will never threaten him or anyone for having a divergent views. It’s not in our culture. Baba still remains our father. That’s what separates us from the two major extremities.
Politics › Re: Presidency: Obasanjo Woos North For Obi/Baba-Ahmed - Newtelegraphng by derecho(m): 11:29am On Jul 30, 2022
Do you know how many igbos supported June 12?
The issue is not tribe but persons.
OBJ has always been a detribalized Nigerian.
Morphinne:
A typical Yoruba man sees nothing wrong in what baba Obj is doing but just imagine this was an elder statesman in the East rooting and beating drums of support for a southwesterner or a northerner, hell would be let loose, his head would have been chopped off for being a saboteur cheesy
Politics › Re: Presidency: Obasanjo Woos North For Obi/Baba-Ahmed - Newtelegraphng by derecho(m): 11:12am On Jul 30, 2022
OBJ must be IPOB too.
At least only igbos are supporting Peter Obi and PO is an Igbo project
Politics › Re: Thugs Invade Catholic Church In Lagos, Cart Away PVC Registration Machines by derecho(m): 3:35pm On Jul 29, 2022
Did you even understand what you're responding to?

Arutan:
Exactly. They will never accept same treatment they dole out to others. How can you be doing pvc registration inside the church, why? Stop involving churches in politics. When Obi was governor of Anambra state, he gives monthly allocation to mostly catholic churches. So now the catholics are working to rig election for him. Once they fail in anything they heap the blame on Tinubu.
Politics › Re: Thugs Invade Catholic Church In Lagos, Cart Away PVC Registration Machines by derecho(m): 3:07pm On Jul 29, 2022
And who told you they aren't doing it in the mosques?
BATified2023:
lets just blame tinubu for everything

Pvc in d church but no problem,if pvc registration were to b in d mosque then they will start shouting Islamization agenda
Politics › Re: Atiku Abubakar Congratulates New CAN President, Daniel Okoh by derecho(m): 2:55pm On Jul 29, 2022
Why all these congrats? Do they think, the new CAN president will command ALL Christians to change their minds about voting the best candidate?
Every one knows Peter Obi is the best amongst them
Crime › Re: Chioma Eunice Igweike: Ogun Corper Found Dead With Body Parts Missing (Photos) by derecho(m):
I hope no be these ritualists that call themselves politicians.
This and many unprintable wickedness is what their "structures" do for them
Politics › Re: Abia Govt Cancels July Monthly Sanitation Exercise by derecho(m): 11:43am On Jul 29, 2022
Na wa o...so you no sabi declare public holidays to enable many register?
Na one day to the end, you remember say pipu need register?
Politics › Re: Will The Massacred Youth In Awkusu Get Justice From Peter Obi Pandora? by derecho(m): 5:58pm On Jul 28, 2022
The story is false....like I said, when it happens to you and your loved ones you'll understand
FirstSon01:
Wasn't he the governor when all this happened??
Politics › Re: Will The Massacred Youth In Awkusu Get Justice From Peter Obi Pandora? by derecho(m): 5:50pm On Jul 28, 2022
Very soon when you and your loved ones are accused wrongly you'll understand what it means to be accused unjustly.
FirstSon01:
Don't worry, when it affects you personally, you'll understand that even one life is so precious.
Politics › Re: Will The Massacred Youth In Awkusu Get Justice From Peter Obi Pandora? by derecho(m):
Yawns...I even thought they were 50,000 pipu he killed sef
Politics › Re: 13 Years After: Why Is Eko Atlantic City Still Empty? (Video) by derecho(m): 12:07pm On Jul 27, 2022
Instead of preempting people, ask questions or understand what was said.

embezzlement
Means
theft or misappropriation of funds placed in one's trust or belonging to one's employer.




candidtalk:
What's your point? If Non-government funds are embezzled then what exactly are you saying?

How many times have you been duped by mechanics' artisans and even market sellers in your own private capacity?


Why should that then concern us here? If private funds are embezzled then let aggrieved Parties petition the police and legal system for help.

It should only be public funds, that we contribute to via tax payments, that should concern you.


Private cash of others, concerning how they spend or lose it, should never be you business.
Politics › Re: 13 Years After: Why Is Eko Atlantic City Still Empty? (Video) by derecho(m): 11:49am On Jul 27, 2022
So only govt funds are "embezzled"?
Keep showing how smart you are...
Rostikol:
MUMU. EKO ATLANTIC IS A 100% PRIVATELY-FUNDED PROJECT.

THERE ARE NO GOVT FUNDS TO BE 'EMBEZZLED'.

MOST OF YOU NAIRALANDERS ARE SO IGNORANT, YET SO LOUD AND NEGATIVE..
Politics › Re: 13 Years After: Why Is Eko Atlantic City Still Empty? (Video) by derecho(m): 8:32pm On Jul 26, 2022
Embezzlement.
Politics › Re: Is Peter Obi A Distraction To Tinubu Or Atiku? by derecho(m): 3:59pm On Jul 26, 2022
The contest is between LP and PDP.. Tinubu and APC have no business asking Nigerians to vote. Them again.
Politics › Re: Peter Obi: Bishops At Shettima's Unveiling Should Be In Churches Praying (Video) by derecho(m): 6:54am On Jul 26, 2022
Singing:
Killing me softly with wisdom
Politics › Re: Peter Obi's NO Debt Claim ( 2011 - 2014) by derecho(m): 7:18pm On Jul 25, 2022
Guy, stop telling lies abeg.
thebosstrevor1:
Fyi, Obiano was able to build the airport from the budget of the state government and not from any so called savings by peter obi.

Anambra State Government has set aside the sum of N6 billion for the construction of the Umueri International Cargo Airport
Sports › Re: Tobi Amusan Breaks 100M Hurdles World Record. by derecho(m): 1:36am On Jul 25, 2022
Congrats in advance
Politics › Re: A Pastor I Sacked 10 Years Ago, Among Tinubu's Bishop At Shettima's Unveilelling by derecho(m): 1:23am On Jul 25, 2022
Is it not possible he has gone to "upgrade" himself and now heads "Corruption Cathedral"?
Crime › Unveiling Kashim Shettima and his crocodile tears by derecho(op):
Facts dont lie. This much we should be aware of in our everyday struggles in life. I am not a fan of the former governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, because I am one of those that felt he didn’t handle the Boko Haram situation in the state effectively while he held sway as governor.

For Kashim Shettima, his public conducts in recent times bellies a man that speaks from both sides of the mouth and a man who was unappreciative to God for the way and manner he became governor. I recall vividly at the twilight of the tenure of former governor Ali Modu Sherrif in 2011; the coast was all clear for the emergence of Modu Fannami Gubio, who was the favourite. However, in a move that has remained controversial, Modu Fannami Gubio was murdered, and that paved the way for Kashim Shettima to become the candidate of the ANPP and eventual governor of Borno state.


It is instructive to mention that for the eight years he held sway as governor, Boko Haram activities reached an alarming crescendo and the consequent maladministration that characterized the Kashim Shettima administration, Borno state was almost annihilated on several fronts.

In some quarters, it has been alleged that Kashim Shettima patronized the Boko Haram group for contributing to his emergence as governor of Borno state in the aftermath of the death of Modu Fannami Gubio. As such, his sincerity towards addressing the Boko Haram threats was questionable. This fact was buttressed with the way and manner he ran the state throughout his tenure.

Nigerians may wish to recollect the under Kashim Shettima, Boko Haram took control of local governments in the state. And instead of showing commitment, he elected to play to the gallery. He took advantage of the crisis to enrich himself in ways too numerous to mention.

As a fact, Kashim Shettima refused to conduct local government elections and therefore superintended over the allocations meant for local government areas in the state. Those in the know of situations in the state would readily tell that he never wanted to Boko Haram insurgency to come to an end so he could continue to hide under cover of insurgency to siphon resources meant for the development of the state.

And he was very successful in this regards multiple indicators suggest Kashim Shettima had a field day with local government funds in Borno state while he held sway at the helm of affairs.
[b]To make matters worse, under Kashim Shettima there is no record anywhere where a block was laid for the construction of a primary school outside Maiduguri the state capital. [/b]He always hides under cover of Boko Haram to deprive the people of the dividends of democracy despite the huge allocations that the state received under his watch.

I challenge Kashim Shettima to swear with the Holy Koran if indeed his stewardship of Borno State for eight years was in the interest of the people or his self and that of his cronies. I also challenge him to deny the fact that in the height of the Boko Haram insurgency in the state, if he was not busy buying up numerous properties in Abuja and Lagos.

Let’s learn to tell ourselves the truth in this country. It, therefore, beats my imagination that Kashim Shettima would have the moral justification to lend his voice on issues on the insurgency in Nigeria. Since when did he realize that Borno State is under siege? How come for the eight years he was the governor of the state; he didn’t see the need to extend support to the operations of the Nigerian Military in addressing the security challenges in the state.

I am of the considered opinion that the likes of Kashim Shettima should bury their head in shame because of the atrocities they have committed against the people of Borno State. Yes, he has accumulated wealth, and he is secured in his bunkers in Abuja and elsewhere, but he should know that there is the law of karma that visits people according to their deeds and in equal proportion.

Let us rewind a bit. Imagine that Kashim Shettima had extended support to the Military by providing that political support needed in the prosecution of the war against insurgency, would we be talking about Boko Haram today? [/b]But instead, what did he do? He was more concerned about building political blocks and amassing resources for a presidential project that was dead on arrival.

He feigned ignorance of the plight of the people. He refused to show character in leadership for eight years because he could not care less about what was going on in the state. He was comfortable with the arrangement that ensured the easy flow of monies to him and without question from the appropriate authorities. That was what it was.

[b]Nigerians must see whatever position Kashim Shettima is canvassing today with regards to the spate of insecurity in North-East Nigeria as nothing but crocodile tears and a very dishonest display in the public space
. This is on the heels that there is no record anywhere where Kashim Shettima had empathized with the present governor of Borno state, Babagana Zulum when his convoy was ambushed on numerous occasions.

I am constrained to think that he is probably not happy with the sound leadership that Babagana Zulum has displayed since he assumed office, and which has also exposed the eight years he superintended over the state as the locust years for the state. This is indeed a shame. Whatever be the case, Kashim Shettima would do himself good by seeking forgiveness from the people of Borno state. He should also as a matter of urgency institute a scholarship scheme that would cater to those widows and orphans in Borno state.
That is one of the ways he can atone for his many sins. And as time goes on, we shall see what happens. This is my two cents.

https://www.blueprint.ng/unveiling-kashim-shettima-and-his-crocodile-tears/

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