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Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, has said that his administration has not foreclosed the possibility of returning some of the public schools to the missionaries.

The governor said this in a broadcast on Monday night.

Aregbesola said that those seeking for the return of the schools to them would, however, wait until the government concluded the reclassification process.

There has been crisis between the Christian Association of Nigeria in the state and the state government over the reclassification of schools since the governor introduced the policy.

There were protests and CAN accused the governor of planning to obliterate the legacies early missionaries bequeathed to Christians through the reclassification of schools. Christian denominations subsequently demanded that their schools, which were taken over by the government in 1975, be returned to them.

But the governor stated that only a foolish person would seek to rubbish the legacies of the missionaries in the education sector in the state. He said that he attended missionary primary and secondary schools.

The governor assured the people of the state that he would never embark on any policy that would advance the cause of one religion over another.

He said, “I am also aware of the agitation of some missions to have their schools returned to them. Although, as I have said before, the schools have been had been take over by governments since 1975, our administration is not foreclosing the prospect of returning some of the schools upon the completion of our new schools.

“I wish to emphasise that this process can only begin upon completion of the schools we are currently and aggressively building all over the state. The process of return of schools must be well planned and executed because of the various implications, especially the fact that their ownership had changed almost four decades ago.”

The Christian Education Minister, Osun Baptist Conference, Rev. Bisi Oluwadamilare, when contacted expressed happiness about the willingness of the governor to return schools to their owners.

Oluwadamilare said, “That is a good news to us. This is what we have been agitating for. It is a welcome development, it is good . We are waiting for this to be implemented.”

Earlier, the governor had explained that to ensure a peaceful coexistence of all the people in the state and quick resolution of conflicts, the administration had set up a conflict resolution commission.


http://www.punchng.com/news/aregbesola-may-return-schools-to-missionaries/

President Goodluck Jonathan


• Charges Waziri to swiftly change TCN’s fortunes

• Threatens to reverse sale of non-performing Discos, Gencos

President Goodluck Jonathan has issued an explicit ultimatum to managers of Nigeria’s electricity sector, especially the Ministry of Power to as a matter of urgency ensure that the electricity generated is effectively transmitted and distributed across Nigeria within the next six months.

Currently, Nigeria has a total installed generation capacity of 6,976.40 megawatts (MW) with expectations of upward expansion from the National Integrated Power Projects (NIPPs).

However, the country often transmits less than 4,000MW, leaving most consumers in towns and cities nationwide in darkness for long hours.

The Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo, who yesterday in Abuja spoke on the president’s latest directive to stakeholders in the power sector, stated that the president had asked that results of government’s reforms in the power sector must become palpable to Nigerians across the country by June this year.

Nebo relayed Jonathan’s directive when he formally inaugurated the new Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Mr. Ibrahim Waziri, who takes over from the company’s erstwhile chairman, Hamman Tukur.

Tukur was said to have voluntarily resigned his position as the chairman, thus paving the way for Waziri’s appointment.

Waziri, by his reported know-how in top management positions of key economic sectors, has been asked by the government to swiftly turn around the fortunes of TCN starting with the execution of key projects to reduce technical and non-technical losses from the transmission grid.

While speaking on the six months target given by the president, Nebo said: “Let me restate that the nexus between availability of power and the socio-economic development of our great nation cannot be over-emphasised.

“The resolution of the problem of inadequate power supply to our people has continued to receive the full attention and support of President Goodluck Jonathan.



Meanwhile, THISDAY was told by a top government source that Tukur, whose tenure was reported to have been enmeshed in controversy, had decided to throw in the towel because he was alleged to have lacked the capacity to deliver on his responsibilities.
The source also hinted that Tukur allegedly failed to infuse the spirit of camaraderie into the board, adding that this was needed to supervise the operations of Manitoba Hydro International (MHI) in managing TCN.

He was also said to have refused to report to the power minister when he was appointed and had made it clear that he was only answerable to Vice-President Namadi Sambo.

“I must tell you without mincing words that the change is what is required at this point because government, which had prior intelligence reports on the activities at TCN, decided to do the needful.

“It was stated that he (Tukur) voluntarily resigned but I can also tell you that he discovered that he lacked the capacity to do the job.

“He couldn’t keep his team together and that was critical to achieving the key deliverables that were set for Manitoba. At this point, we are not even sure that the expected knowledge transfer from Manitoba to indigenous staff of TCN has started to occur, so he couldn’t coordinate his team and had no knowledge of what was expected of him especially in dealing with the private sector,” the source disclosed.

http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/jonathan-issues-six-month-ultimatum-on-stable-power/168329/

Primate Babatunde Elijah Ayodele is the founder of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Oke-Afa, Isolo, Lagos. Renowned as a seer, he tells KEHINDE OYETIMI, in this interview, some of the occurrences Nigerians should expect in 2014 and in the nearest future.

MANY people only know you as a prophet but few know your background. Can you tell us about this?
I am from a Christian family where I was taught about God and how to fear God. From there I grew up in such a way that when you go to church, you follow the doctrines as directed.

When did you start developing the gift of prophecy?
I never intended to be a prophet. I just attended church and prayed while growing up. I was around 17 years old when I fell into a trance for 21 days. It actually happened like this. I was washing my mother’s clothes and the next day was to be my birthday. I was thinking that I had not really fasted. My father would always say that I should fast. But I didn’t like it. So that day, when it was 12 noon, I told myself that I should go and eat but before I knew what was happening, I fell in a trance. That was all. It was after that that I decided what church to attend. I joined the Christ Apostolic Church. When I got there, the woman in charge gave me the responsibility of leading prayer sessions.
After a while, I went to Aviation School in Zaria where I joined the Celestial Church of Christ. After that, I joined the Scripture Union. After which I joined a gospel church. It was after that that I joined the Cherubim and Seraphim church. Every church that I attended gave me one responsibility or the other to handle.

After the 21 days of being in a trance, what happened?
All I said were written and they all came to pass. So, many things happened.

Do you think that it would be great for you to pass this gift to one of your children?
Yes. Why shouldn’t I? It is good to serve God and it is good to be in God’s vineyard. It is honourable.

Since you started dishing out prophetic utterances, have you ever fallen out with people in authority?
I have been close to so many people both within the country and outside. I have friends. I have been very useful to those in authority. I would not like to mention anybody’s name. My prophecies have always been coming to pass through the grace of the Almighty God.

Nigeria is very religious with so many churches and mosques. Yet the level of corruption in all facets of the country is high. What is your take on that?
I am aware of all these. It has been God who has been taking care of the country. If it were not God, Nigeria would have collapsed. There is no church where offerings are not collected. How do you expect the pastor to differentiate between the offering of a criminal and that of a just man? It is only God who has been helping us out of our different problems. No pastor or church can lay claim to being exclusively useful to the peace of the nation.

In January every year, prophets come out with different but largely negative prophecies...
I will not take that. There is nothing negative about the warning of God. The problem is usually the way that we take these prophecies. We are far away from the truth. It is the manner in which these prophecies are portrayed by the press. It is also the way that people react to these prophecies. In the Bible, at the commencement of each year, Kings and leaders would seek the mind of God through prophets in the land. Many people do not understand what prophecies entail. Before the general recession took place, God had repeatedly told me that we should pray against global recession. But did anybody take to it? No.

God sends us prophecies with the intent to prepare us for it. It is when we don’t adhere that the negative aspect then happens. We take many things for granted in this country. We are too critical. We don’t fear God. Every country has its own prophets.


What do we expect this year and the nearest future?

Politics
Oyo State
If APC is not careful, it will lose Oyo State in 2015. APC will lose to Accord Party if only Ladoja does not contest. Please, kindly understand what I have just said. If APC is not careful, it will lose in 2015. That is a warning. When people get into government, they forget God so easily. It will be an election between Accord Party and the APC. It is left for the two of them to take caution.
I told Jonathan in 2011 and 2012 that governors would gang up against him but he didn’t listen. God knows about the crisis in PDP.

Osun State
The present governor of Osun State will have issues ahead re-election this year that the opposition can lean upon to fight against him. There will be rigging in the Osun election. No other party will come up. It will be between PDP and APC. PDP wants to take over at all costs. This is a warning.
After the victory of either of the parties, expect litigation. There will be crisis before and after the election in Osun State. A lot of politicians will be threatened. Religion will take a significant place in Osun election. It will be a test of what is to be expected in the general election between APC and PDP in 2015. APC must be careful so as not to lose any state in 2015.

Ekiti State
In Ekiti State, if PDP fields a wrong candidate, it will make the APC to retain the seat very easily. But if it gets the right candidate, it will be a battle. Opeyemi Bamidele can’t be governor in Ekiti. It is a battle between APC and PDP. Labour Party can’t take Ekiti.

This year, Jonathan will cajole Nigerians and some other politicians. Some people will want to defect to APC. APC will goof. It will not make the presidency despite all the shakeups that will come up. Jonathan will beg Obasanjo. There will be moves by PDP to reconcile. There will be negotiations on the office of the Vice-President, Chief of Staff, SGF, and in the process some people will ask Jonathan to step down. Jonathan will then begin to struggle for a second term. Some of the governors who left PDP will return in the nearest future. Jonathan will be the last president that PDP will produce. It will not be easy for the PDP. Tukur will be relieved of his position.

Northern leaders will not support Jonathan in 2015. Tambuwal should not contest for the presidency. He will not win. He will be under pressure to leave PDP. If he leaves the PDP, he will have a lot of issues. He will face a lot of crises. He must be careful. Despite all its present problems, PDP will face a lot of challenges this year. PDP will win the presidency but they may lose some states. Jonathan should consult God for a second term. If Jonathan eventually becomes Nigeria’s president for a second time, he should watch his health. His second term will not be as peaceful as he expects. We should pray for the First Lady.

I see chaos and political revolution. The national confab is going nowhere. They want to use the confab for political purposes. I see a confab where we will be talking about disintegration. It may take 30 or 50 years but Nigeria cannot stay together for another 100 years.

If Buhari is not given APC presidential ticket, he will neither be here nor there. He may threaten to pull out of the APC. Buhari is expecting that ticket. Jonathan is the cause of all these problems because he did not listen to warnings.

Lagos State
There will be clamour for a Christian governor. If Lagos does not produce a Christian governorship candidate, APC will lose Lagos. I see an unknown man ruling Lagos in 2015. If APC wants to retain Lagos in 2015, it must produce a Christian as a candidate. The person might have been in government. I do not see Ikuforiji, Ashafa winning that seat. The direction is from Ikorodu area.

Economy
Nigeria’s economy will not be fantastic in 2014. The price of food items will go up. Some markets will be shut down in the Eastern part of the country and in the Southern part. Prices of garri, palm oil and flour will go up. Price of vegetable will go up. Jonathan’s presidential economic team will fail him. Some ministers will be eased out while new ones will come in.

Aviation and the oil and gas ministries will be probed by the House of Representatives. There will be more threats to remove them. Nothing serious will come out of SEC. The DG of SEC will face a probe panel. The House of Reps will probe the Finance Minister this year. Their jobs will be under threat this year.

There will be troubles. The excess crude oil account will cause problems. I see that Nigeria will borrow money.

I don’t know when this will come up but Aba will be the China of Nigeria where Nigeria will produce vehicles, motorcycles and tricycles. Exotic guns will be made in Nigeria. I am not saying it will happen in 2014 but it is part of the things that we should be expecting in the nearest future.
It will be a pleasure if we can manage these crises and then I see a greater Nigeria.

Nothern Governors
Northern governors will break because of Jonathan’s second term ambition. Part of the Northern elders will not support Jonathan’s second term. There will be many controversies.

Bayelsa State
Bayelsa State governor must be watchful because he will have some challenges. There will be an issue against him. There will be youth unrest in Bayelsa.

Delta, Akwa Ibom, Lagos, Cross River states and others
Let’s pray that we won’t experience ethnic crisis in Delta State. We should also pray against communal crisis in Cross Rivers State. In Akwa Ibom, there will be crisis on whom to take over from Governor Godswill Akpabio. If Akpabio picks an unpopular candidate, there will be a lot of problems for PDP. Lagos will have more water reforms. I foresee cholera and measles outbreak in Lagos, Oyo, Ogun, Kwara, Sokoto, Kano, Jigawa and Yobe states. There will be some irregularities and misconduct at the Lagos State Inland Revenue which will later be exposed. Lagos State should not stop the use of tricycle as I forsee that there will an attempt at that. This will work against the state government. Let’s pray against flood in some Northern parts in the year 2014. Some of the outgoing governors may have crisis. Like the Cross Rivers State governor must be watchful. The forthcoming election in Rivers State will be very volatile. Kenny Martins should pray for his health. Oyo state will attempt to create more local governments. Ogun State will attempt something similar.

Sharing formula and crisis in PDP
There will be changes in the sharing formula in 2014. Jonathan will find every means to bring back some PDP members.

Ekiti governorship election
Ayo Fayose may be used in Ekiti PDP as governorship candidate.

International politics
There will be crisis in Lebanon. I see crisis in Rwanda too. There will be bloodbath in Pakistan. I forsee trouble in South África, Angola.

Presidential candidate in APC
APC will fail to pick Buhari. There will be attempts at mediation between Jonathan and Amaechi. Amaechi will not take it easy at all. It will be difficult for the PDP to bring up somebody else. APC will want to field a PDP member as their presidential candidate. Tambuwal may likely be APC’s presidential candidate. If he is picked, Tambuwal will give Jonathan a serious fight. But at the end, Jonathan will find his way.

Nollywood star
Let’s pray not to lose any Nollywood star. I see the passing away of a Nollywood star in Yoruba and English. ANTP will have crisis.

Anenih’s health
Anenih should pray for his health.

Boko Haram crisis
The government will try to expose those behind Boko Haram but with fear. Government will try to dialogue with Boko Haram which will score Jonathan’s government zero.

Attempt on Jonathan’s life
There will be an attempt on Jonathan’s life. He must be conscious of what he takes. His health needs prayers.

PHCN, government agencies and others
I see changes in FERMA. NIMASA will face challenges this year. NDLEA will evolve new ways of fighting drug pushers. I see a new authority at the CBN. There will be changes in the Nigerian currency. The office of the Accountant General will be queried. Iyaloja General must be very careful as she will face some challenges after taking unpopular steps. She must not include politics into market administration. There will be electricity instability till 2016. The EFCC will run after some governors and speakers of Houses of Assemblies. This will cause the commission some problems. There will be an attempt to hold population census in 2015 or 2016. There will be changes at the NFF. Let’s pray that they will not lose anybody.

National prayer
God is asking the whole nation to fast from February 1 to February 7, 2014, in order to prevent complications and troubles.

National Assembly members
Let the Senators and House of Representatives members pray against death because not all of them will finish their term before the end of 2014. There will be changes in the House of Reps.

Attack on Abuja
Let’s be careful so that there won’t be attacks in Abuja. Let’s pray that we don’t see any inferno in any police or army barracks. Let’s pray against train accident in Nigeria.

Britain and US
Let’s pray that Britain will not lose a prominent person. I see misunderstanding in the British parliament. The American upper chamber will have challenges in terms of economy.

Division among South West traditioanl rulers
There will be division among monarchs in the South West because of Jonathan’s second term.

Igbo presidency
Igbo will not produce a president for Nigeria in the next 15 years.
In the nearest future, not now, Nigeria may likely produce nuclear weapons.

PDP, INEC and Amaechi
PDP NEC will have so many issues to settle. The NEC might break up as a result of trying to resolve these issues. Amaechi’s candidate in 2015 will not be supported. There will be changes and amendment of the constitution. The government will arrest those who would want to bring in contaminated fish. The deputy Senate President should be careful so that he won’t be a victim of political robbery. . INEC will face some challenges in the forthcoming election, while Jega will be called to order. There will be changes in INEC.

Tenure elongation
Some people will attempt to sponsor tenure elongation without the support of many members of the House of Representatives.

OBJ and APC
Obasanjo will not defect to APC.

http://tribune.com.ng/news2013/index.php/en/news/lead-stories/item/30113-there-’ll-be-attempt-on-jonathan’s-life-this-year-ayodele.html

The All Progressives Congress, Lagos State Chapter, has said the Lagos State Government has quit the Sunborn Yacht Hotel. The party said it was a bad business and the government had abandoned the deal.

The controversial yacht, valued at about N8bn, is an inshore boat hotel.

The state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party had recently accused the state government of corruption. It challenged the state Governor, Babatunde Fashola, to speak out on the whereabouts of the yacht and the two helicopters bought by his administration for security surveillance of the state.

The state Chairman, PDP, Mr. Tunji Shelle, while addressing party faithful during the General Assembly of the chapter, had said, “After floating miserably on the Marina water for so long, the controversial Sunburn Yacht, which cost the Lagos State Government, under (former Governor) Bola Tinubu, a whooping N8bn suddenly disappeared, only to be sighted at Thames in England.

“Now, the question is: who orchestrated this 419 and who were the beneficiaries of this waste of public fund. This is certainly a fraud and (Governor Babatunde) Fashola must tell us something he knows about this fraud, failure which he remains an accessory after the fact in the fraud.”

While reacting in an online interview with our correspondent on Saturday, the state Interim Publicity Secretary, Mr. Joe Igbokwe, said the state government took a bad business decision on the yacht and had done away with it.

He said, “Every successful investor or businessman will tell you that business is not a bed of roses. He knows business is not all about gains all the time; you gain in some and lose in some. It is the same with governments all over the world. No government anywhere in the world will tell you that it has achieved 100 per cent success in every decision it has taken.

“The world will forgive you for taking decisions and making all the mistakes but the world will not forgive you if you do not take decisions at all for fear of failure. LASG has done away with the bad business called the Sunborn Yacht project. Case rested.”

Igbokwe described the PDP’s allegation that the helicopters had been deployed in the Niger Delta for private business purposes as idle talk. He said the party derived joy in telling, seeing, hearing and thinking lies.

“APC Lagos cannot continue to dissipate energy and precious gift of time, providing answers when there are no questions at all. Idle hands are devil’s workshop. PDP Lagos has been idle for close to 16 years and you can understand why the centre cannot hold for them.”

He, however, did not speak, specifically, on the state of the helicopters.

The PDP had also called on Fashola and the APC to protect their integrity by allowing the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, to step aside pending his trial by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for alleged misappropriation of funds.

Igbokwe, however, said Lagos had been at the forefront in accusing the PDP-led Federal Government of brazen corruption, mismanagement and mediocrity. He said the state had rather showed the way for leadership in Nigeria.

He said, “It seems to me that they have been trying to hit back at Lagos and there is no other crooked and dishonest way to do that than to target the Speaker. I am worried that this is a calculated attempt to tarnish the image of Lagos State Government and these politics are well understood.”

http://www.punchng.com/news/lagos-n8bn-sunborn-yacht-deal-bad-business-apc/

According to reports, popular gospel singer, Lanre Teriba aka Atorise, recently tied the knots with his lover Folashade Ademosu.

Teriba reportedly married his already pregnant bride on Sunday, December 30, 2013.
The marriage introduction reportedly held at Folashade’s family house in Ikotun area of Lagos State.

This is Teriba’s first marriage although he is rumoured to already have five children from different mothers.


Happy Married Life Lanre...

http://www.nigeriafilms.com/news/24895/40/popular-gospel-singer-lanre-teriba-atorise-marries.html

I reserved my comments

Congratulations for your freedom.

Come Lord Jesus!

Misguided children.
“Omo ti a o ko loma gbe ila ti aba ko taaa”.
An un-built (that lack good home training) child will sell the house you build.

Anyhow... same makes no difference.
I have not seen their work.

As part of its membership drive, the leadership of the All Progressives Congress has concluded plan to woo former Vice President Atiku Abubakar into its fold.

Atiku, a member of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, was the presidential candidate of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria, a party that was among the three political parties that merged to form the APC.

The other two political parties were the Congress for Progressive Change and the All Nigeria Peoples Party.

The former Vice- President however returned to the PDP shortly before the presidential primaries of the PDP in 2010, which he lost to President Gododluck Jonathan.

Atiku was also a member of the aggrieved members of the PDP that walked out of the PDP mini convention in Abuja few months ago to form the New PDP.

Investigations by our correspondent showed that Atiku would receive the leaders of the APC at his residence in Asokoro, Abuja.

The spokesperson for the former Vice-President, Mallam Garba Shehu, confirmed the visit in a test message to our correspondent.

He said, “Yes, the leadership of the APC would visit Turaki at his residence in Asokoro tomorrow (today) at 11am.”

If the leadership of the opposition party succeeds in wooing Atiku from the ruling party, he would be joining five other governors from the PDP to have defected to the opposition party.

Governors who have left the party are Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers), Rabiu Kwankwanso (Kano); Aliyu Wamakko (Sokoto); Abdulfatah Ahmed (Kwara); and Murtala Nyako (Adamawa).

http://www.punchng.com/news/apc-leaders-to-woo-atiku/

I wish you and your team well and enough!

Amosun slashes land document fees Published on December 17, 2013 by · No Comments

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta

Home and land owners in Ogun State have gotten what could be described as Christmas gifts as Governor Ibikunle Amosun slashed land title fees from N430, 000 to N100, 000.

Before the generous reductions, a building approval cost N275,000; survey plan was N60,000, stamp duty was N45,000 and the C of O was N50,000.

The new land title regime tagged Homeowner’s Charter now provides a sharp reduction in the cost offering building plan at N20,000; survey plan N20,000, stamp duty N20,000 and C of O N35,000.

Governor Ibikunle Amosun made the announcement when addressing a mammoth crowd at the Arcade Ground, Oke Mosan, Abeokuta for the commissioning of the Home owner’s charter programme.

Amosun stated that the scheme became necessary to make things easy for the people of the state and encourage them to build more houses which he described as a necessity.

He explained that those who had built their houses without obtaining all necessary documents from the state government should be given the opportunity to apply for them.

The governor assured those who built on government acquisition that they would be given waiver rather than demolishing the structures. He, however, noted that those who built under high tension cables and
on water channels would not benefit from the waiver as their structures would be demolished.

The people were also offered the opportunity of paying in instalment, but must complete payment within a period of six months.

The governor told the people that the measure became necessary as the Geographic Information System(GIS) satellite mapping carried out by the state recently revealed that many houses had no necessary recognized
title documents.

Condemning under registration of buildings in the state, Amosun blamed the development on under provision of social facilities in the affected areas as government usually based its projection on what the data showed.

According to the governor, “property ownership is not just a status symbol, neither does it simply provide a source of shelter or a source of rental income but it is increasingly the single most important and
valuable investment a person can make. Property across the world is prized and cherished, it is passed from generations to generations through wills, selling and exchanging.

“In some key areas, the vast majority of residential properties in Ogun State did not have legally recognized documentation in the form of Building Plan Approval or Certificates of Occupancy. In the past
10-12 years, the culture of building without approval had become rampant and well-orchestrated. Property owners often resorted to constructing at night and over weekends to evade the officials of the
Ministry of Urban and Physical Planning who were unable to monitor the sheer volume of the development. The consensus view that prevailed among the people was that once the property had been constructed, Government cannot and will not do anything about it.

“The consequences of building without approval are extremely serious for the people affected as well as Government and many homeowners are now regretting their false economy. Not only are the properties so
constructed, illegal but the uncontrolled development of properties create unplanned areas devoid of essential infrastructure such as water, schools, health facilities and road services. Owners of such
illegal property have now found themselves between the proverbial “devil and the deep blue sea”. They are unable to process ownership documents such as Certificates of Occupancy (C of O) since Building Plan Approval is a pre-requisite for such.

The governor however declared that the application forms for the charter commences as at yesterday, urging them to return them by next year February, “The application forms will go on sale today at our
partner banks and at our Homeowners Charter Centres across the state and must be returned by Friday, February 14, 2014.”

http://www.worldstagegroup.com/worldstagenew/index.php?active=news&newscid=12678&catid=2

http://pmnewsnigeria.com/2013/12/17/amosun-slashes-land-document-fees/

“If you let go a little, you’ll have a little peace. If you let go a lot, you’ll have a lot of peace. If you let go completely, you’ll know complete peace and freedom. Your struggles with the world will have come to an end”.

Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent”

“Other people’s opinion of you does not have to become your reality”

“When you know your worth, no one can make you feel worthless”

“God doesn’t give you the people you want, he gives you the people you need. To help you, to hurt you, to leave you, to love you and to make you the person you were meant to be”.

“Don’t be mad when someone else starts to appreciate the person you took for granted. What you won’t do, someone else will”.

“We don’t meet people by accident. They are meant to cross our path for a reason”.

“If someone wants to be a part of your life, they’ll make an effort to be in it. Don’t bother reserving a space in your heart for someone who doesn’t make an effort to stay”.

I wish to implore you to post here one of your favorable quote; I mean one of the quote that give you inspiration.

Quote on Leadership:
“No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself, or to get all the credit for doing it. - Andrew Carnegie”

“Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced” James Baldwin

“Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of the men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory”. George S. Patton

“I will not follow where the path may lead; instead I will go where there is no path and leave a trail”. Muriel Strode.

“Character is what you are. Reputation is what others think you are”. Lucian Truscott,
• The reason that some fail to climb the ladder of success, or of leadership if you want to call it that, is that there is a difference between reputation and character.
• The two do not always coincide.
• A man may be considered to have sterling chracter. Opportunity might come to that man; but if he has the reputation for something he is not, he may fail that opportunity. I think character is the foundation of successful leadership.

Inspiration:

“Never take someone for granted. Hold every person close to your heart because you might wake up one day and realize that you’ve lost a diamond while you were too busy collecting stones”

Madam move ahead and forget the past.
Oga Dino wil come back for you hopefully one day when the wood falls off his eyes.

•A Message For Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State: “Let Amosun be very prayerful and watchful”, he warned, “I foresee him having a narrow victory in 2015. He needs to be very careful because I have not seen him getting a second term as governor”.
•A Message For Governor Ajimobi: “Governor Ajimobi of Oyo State should be a good student of the state’s politics. He needs to be careful too and be wary of those that surround him if he desires to come back as governor in 2015.
•“Kidnapping for money rituals will have a field day in Nigeria and only serious prayers can help the nation.
* The ACN and CPC planned alliance will not work. There is going to be misunderstanding among them”.
* There will be panic among the political leadership between December 2012 and December 2014, and I foresee a situation where political leaders will resign from government. Only prayers can avert such a situation”.
* “I foresee a situation where each states will witness the birth of a militant group, and this will cause the federal more troubles because they will have to start negotiating with these groups on state basis”.

No be me talk am ooo. See full gist here:

https://www.nairaland.com/1018163/shocking-predictions-primate-elijah-ayodele

I will stop here as the promises are too much.
And please don’t forget I voted for Dr. Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan, I canvassed for him and I am sorry I compel everyone in my assembly to vote Goodluck Jonathan.
Can he still deliver as he PROMISED?

Education

• To establish at least one Federal University in each state of the federation by the end of 2012
• To improve on hostel facilities across the nation
• To revamp Almajiri system of education
• To work towards improving the education sector as a prelude to transforming economy and as means of empowering the people
• To improve on teaching and learning environment while the new universities are structured
• To make every Nigerian of school age to have access to education
Women

• To give 35% of political appointments at both ministerial and ambassadorial levels to women

Water Resources

• To re-build Ilesa water scheme
• To complete Ife/Ijesa dam
• To provide sufficient water to the people of Taraba;
• the design work for Mambilla dam has been completed To make dam resuscitation to result in Agric boom, reduce poverty in Taraba state

Security

• To make anyone caught breaching the public peace to face the full wrath of the law.
• To make sure that no part of the country is allowed to be a sanctuary for criminals anymore be they armed robbers or kidnappers
• To make a complete transformation of national security architecture
• To confront headlong ethno-religious violence in the country
• To ensure there is no sacred cow in the fight against corruption; all crimes will be investigated as security is key.
• Not to interfere with corruption cases
• To strengthen EFCC and ICPC to fight crime
• To eradicate kidnappings impeding entrepreneurship in Eastern Zone
• To pursue all bombers and terrorists
• To adopt modern method to tackle the problem of political violence

Power

• To deliver stable, constant supply of electricity
• To provide stable power supply by the year 2015 so that small and medium scale industries can thrive again.
• To ensure that Nigerians do not use generators more than two times in a week
• To explore the coal deposits in Benue and Kogi states for improved power supply
• To construct more dams to build more hydro-power stations.
• To reduce the importation of generators at least 90 percent in the next four years.
• To raise power generation to about 4,747 megawatts by December 2011
• To put an end to epileptic power supply in the country just as fuel queues at petrol stations were ended

Infrastructural development

• To revive the rail system in the country
• To complete Lagos to Jebba rail project
• To intervene and revitalize the moribund Nigeria Machine Tools and other infrastructure owned by the federal government.
• Government has budgeted N50b for job development and infrastructure
o To modernize the ports
o To complete the second River Niger bridge before the expiration of the tenure
o To make the Minister of Works to immediately start repairs of the road leading to Murtala Mohammed International Airport
• To transform all major routes in Damaturu to federal roads
o To assist in resuscitating all the collapsed industries in Kano state
o To work towards making Akanu Ibiam airport in Enugu an international airport
o To seek alternative funding means to repair the Benin-Ore road.
• To set up a committee to review Federal government landed properties in Lagos, hand over those that should and retain those that should be in possession of the Federal Government.
• To give Sokoto-Kotangora road unfettered attention

Less than 15 days to end 2013. What could you say about our president speech last year about his campaign promises?

President Goodluck Jonathan has asked Nigerians to expect the fulfillment of his campaign promises by in 2013.
The President said this on Thursday August 31st 2012 in Onitsha, Anambra State where he inaugurated a number of government and private sector projects.
“By next year 2013, most of our campaign promises will begin to manifest,” he told his audience at the premises of Intafact Beverages Limited, host of the $100m plant of Sabmiller International Breweries.

http://www.punchng.com/news/my-campaign-promisesll-manifest-in-2013-jonathan/

I will state his promises one after the other…

So Lamode is saying the appropriated fund is NOT remitted by Federal Government?
If that is the case let Jonathan Government scrap EFCC since he does not believe in fighting corruption.
Dr. Goodluck Jonathan should know that underfunding of the agency either as directed by him or his cronies shows he lack the balls to call spade spade as a kettle should not call pot black.
I still think my dear president can redeem his image before Nigerians who voted him.
I will not regret yet for not only voting Jonathan but canvassing for him.
He should fix all this mess… reason he is the president and not Local Government chairman.
He should fight corruption first by not been corrupt.
He should fulfill his electoral promises.
If Jonathan finally disappoint us and did not do anything as he promised here…
https://www.nairaland.com/1277420/catalouge-jonathans-campaign-promises-how
Then time we tell.

Political office is your birthright as you are the only person qualified to rule right?
Special Adviser (Legal Matters) to the Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Chimaroke Nnamani. In 2001,
Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice of Enugu State.
He took office as governor of Enugu State on 29 May 2007, succeeding Dr. Chimaroke Nnamani
He was reelected on 26 April 2011
Been in position of government 2001-2013 and still want to continue in Senate abi?

It has become pitiful to hear that EFCC which has been fighting corruption is broke?
I ask myself what happen to EFCC Budget allocation in 2013.
N357m budget by the agency for local travels and transportation;
N100m for international travels;
N73m for local training
N130m for international training.
N135m for satellite and broadband charges
In 2012 EFCC spent N54m for sporting activities I don’t know for 2013 but would be more…
The commission requested for N6.514b for personnel expenditure, but had N5.804b allocated to it by the Budget Office thus leaving a shortfall of N710.230m.
So once EFCC has identified the shortfall I expect them to save cost on the other expenditures or what happen?
Only God can deliver Nigeria from clueless and visionless people in position of authority.

http://www.punchng.com/news/senate-queries-efccs-outrageous-2013-budget/

A-C-N / APC means of siphoning fund and making bogus budget with unending fight with FG.
Tinubu created something like that in Lagos during his days (37 LCDAs); what good has Lagosians gotten from it?
I know it is a ploy to match the northern LG’s where some state in the north has more than necessary but let us in the south be decisive of development and not useless quantity of LG without value.

Congratulation Alhaji Sani Yerima.
Happy Married Life!
Your generation yet unborn will not go free without tasting your wickedness.
Alhaji Sani Yerima is having taste of his own 72 virgin here on earth.

I begin to wonder what progressive is all about.
Can looters be progressive?
Can people whose rule has become too controversial be said to be progressive? Like that of Bukola Saraki.
I am yet to understand the shout of progressive and the aim of the propaganda if not to win election in 2015 by all means.
Even if Ibori is release next week from jail he would also join APC and be called Progressive.
Interesting episode.
Only time will tell.

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