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Please make sure to add "Recipient of National award for excellence* to your CV.. That's a big boost for your career wherever you go.
You have prospect of working for EFCC in future. Once again congratulations

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She knows her target audience . @OP Her advertisement is not for you but the politicians eating national cake in Abuja.
No man will give you that amount for sex romp unless his source of wealth is not clean.

Nico360:
Jonathan by etrader(m): 5:59pm On Mar 25, 2015
In the context of the elections, much has
been said about Nigeria’s “unity in diversity”.
Still, many Nigerians feel they are being
deliberately disjointed on the grounds of
their ethnicity. Dr Ibraheem Dooba, in his
exclusive contribution for Naij.com, explains
why the Yoruba people are frustrated with
the incumbent president and one of the
presidential candidates Goodluck Jonathan,
and why they are most likely not going to
support him come Saturday, March 28.

“President Jonathan won’t implement
recommendations of the conference if he
wins. Even if he does, it won’t be what the
Yoruba people want.”
“Other than the constitutionally-required
appointments, Yorubas are invisible in
Jonathan’s government.”
“The Yoruba people don’t deserve this
neglect.”
Why did the Yoruba become victims in and of
Jonathan’s government? What are the reasons
why the ethnic group isn’t supporting and
wouldn’t vote him?
The laughable National Conference report
First, President Jonathan tried to outsmart the
Yoruba by offering them the National
Conference. But how can he outsmart the
Yoruba, a people so intelligent that Jonathan
would have his brains in knots should he try any
of their mental feats!
It’s now clear that President Jonathan, although
he’s promised to do so, won’t implement the
recommendations of the conference if he wins
re-election. Even if he does implement them, it
won’t be what the Yoruba people want.
“Is Jonathan going to remove immunity clause as
recommended by the conference? No,” Dr
Haruna Yerima, an academic and one of the four
hundred delegates to the National Conference,
said in an interview with Daily Trust, before
asking, “What is there in the report that he is
using now to cajole the southwest people into
voting for him?”
The former member of the House of
Representatives said the report paid scant
attention to corruption and inequality issues in
the country.
“The report didn’t give the southwest people
their age-long desire of true federalism. In fact,
nobody talked about it at the conference. It also
didn’t give them the parliamentary system as
well as the regional system of government they
requested for during the conference. So, what is
there for them?” he queried.
He said the Southwest wouldn’t trust Jonathan
after “six years without doing anything for them.
He is just desperate. He needs their votes to
short-change them again.”
But the Southwest is too smart to be short-
changed that way. Even Mama Sikira, the famous
akara seller, wouldn’t be fooled by this.
Targeted Yoruba sackings

Chief Kola Aderemi wrote in The Nation of
December 23 last year that President Jonathan
must have something against the Yoruba to
allow for such sustained ill-treatment.
“Nothing illustrates President Jonathan’s hatred
for Yoruba better than the way he removed
some Yoruba people from key positions on
allegation of being too close to the former
President Olusegun Obasanjo,” he said. “To
buttress my point, I recalled how he removed
Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola as the PDP
secretary. Mr Yomi Bolarinwa was removed as
DG of Nigeria Broadcasting Commission; Otunba
Segun Runsewe was removed as DG of Nigerian
Tourism Development Commission, and they
were replaced with Igbo people.”
Here is a selection of other Yoruba people that
Jonathan sacked that chief forgot to mention:
Olu Oluleye, executive secretary, the Petroleum
Trust Development Fund (PTDF). Dr Samuel
Oduselu, CEO of the Accident Investigation
Bureau.
Stella Oduah sacked eight general managers at
the FAAN in 2014, six of them Yoruba. The same
minister employed 75 workers, 40 of them are
from the Southeast, her geo-political zone.
The minister sacked Captain Adebayo Araba,
rector of the Nigerian College of Aviation
Technology, Zaria, and replaced him with
Captain Chinyere Kalu from the Southeast. Also
Mrs Ola Onagoruwa, Director-General of the
Bureau of Public Enterprises, was sacked for
“undisclosed reasons”.
The issue of the Yorubas being deliberately
replaced by the Igbo people is debatable, but it is
a fact that, immediately after Yar’Adua died,
Jonathan went on Yoruba sacking spree. The
result? Other than the constitutionally-required
appointments, Yorubas are invisible in his
government.
The Yoruba people moved from the number one
position (in President Obasanjo “era”) to number
22. I’m not exactly sure how this reckoning was
done, but the victims must have taken their time
to do the counting.
President Jonathan betrayed their votes
The Yoruba people don’t deserve this neglect.
Many of them voted for him in 2011, but he’s got
this weird conviction that those who voted him in
the Southwest and the North are the Igbo
residents of those areas.
I sometimes do my morning jog with a Yoruba
woman, a Muslim, who told me that she voted
Jonathan in 2011 because she thought that was
justice — because Niger Delta produces a chunk
of the government income. However, she
wouldn’t repeat that mistake again in 2015. Not
because Jonathan dislikes the Yoruba people,
but because the guy is useless to everybody,
including the long-suffering people of the Niger
Delta.
My own friend for many years, also a Yoruba
Muslim (from the North), gave me the same
reason for supporting Jonathan in 2011. This
“sense of justice” reason makes me believe that
must be something embedded in their culture.
During our time in the diaspora, I had many
Nigerian friends. The most religious of us and
one of my closest neighbours is a Yoruba
Muslim. His old father in Nigeria was also
religious and in 2011, he was preparing to vote
for Goodluck Jonathan. My friend’s father, may
God rest his soul, died this year. His children,
however, are still alive and would not accept
Jonathan in 2015 even if you dressed him in gold.
Make of that what you will, but the northern
Yoruba and their southern brethren – Muslim
and Christians – supported the president four
years ago.
It’s the reason why the Yoruba people shouldn’t
let this betrayal go unpunished. The fortunate
thing for Nigerians, and, particularly, the APC, is
that many of them have long resolved to do this.
That sense of justice will be used to shoot down
Jonathan this month.
Dear Yoruba brethren, you are an intelligent set
of people. Do us all a favour, I call upon you in
supplication: don’t vote Jonathan.
As of this moment, the only Yoruba group which
supports Jonathan is Afenifere. However, even
Afenifere is divided. Afenifere Renewal
Organization (ARG) said they didn’t support the
endorsement of Jonathan enacted by Yinka
Odumankin’s group. So the authentic Afenifere
doesn’t support the president.
The US-based Oodua organization also distanced
itself from the self-serving endorsement of
Odumankin’s group.
Moshood Erubami, civil rights activist, summed it
up: “No real Yoruba man or woman who
supports a pan-Yoruba political and
developmental agenda will vote for Jonathan in
the coming election, because the Southwest has
not gained anything from his administration.”
So let’s have a bloc vote from this savvy and
enterprising race. Jonathan shouldn’t continue,
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Thank you for this piece... Bookmarked.

Some revisionists on here have been going about trying to twist the narrative that GEJ did not marginalize and sack Yorubas to replace them with Igbos during his tenure. Here is all the answers for those doubting.

To think this man was voted en masse by Yorubas, yet dished out terrible treatment to Yorubas in return is mind boggling.
I don't think any other minority from say Bayelsa will ever get the opportunity to be President again in Nigeria

LandMann:
Even if it's mortgage and loan it's not a problem cos interest is low at around 6-9% and he can easily repay it with a stable job

Compare that to Nigeria where interest rate is over 33% and you can't even get a reasonable loan cos you're most likely in a shitty job or "contract" job that a stupid yoruba president brought to Nigeria. What about mortgage in Nigeria? No go area for any working class unless you're stealing from your company, committing fraud or crime to augment your shitty salary.

If someone tells you Nigeria is a completely useless country because of its leaders, don't argue it, even if you're in a privileged position.

It's when majority of citizens in a country are living well and happy that's when you have a functioning society

While I agree with some of your points, I still feel the truth should be revealed.

He took a mortgage that will take a large fraction of his monthly/annual income spread over 20 - 30 years depending on how quick he is able to fully repay his debt.
It's not as if you'll just wake up one morning, pack all your savings to buy car and build house, where will you even get such money from in 3 years?.
He should enjoy his "success" and hope not to lose his job for whatsoever reason.

IThey won't tell you t's mortgage and loans . those facilities are available in Nigeria as well but poorly managed.

After PBAT's 8 years.. a Christian should take over as President to balance the religious dynamics of the country.
These muslims don't want to know their limits.

With Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs gone, NDDC too should go.. let every region have a Development Commission, not just the Niger Deltans stealing and looting Nigeria's resources under guise id NDDC or what have you.
Who even authorized the establishment of NDDC, neglecting other regions of the country?. dem get two heads for Niger Delta or westin??
Was it not cocoa money from the South West that was used to start oil exploration that they have bastardized till date?. Nonsense and ingredients.

baslone:
Those refineries will NEVER work as long as the decisions are still been made by government officials.

Government has no business running a business. They should privatize them.

The refineries can work if there is political will to revive them.. I won't support privatization of the refineries because it's the exact same thing that happened in the power sector where corruption thrives that will still happen.

You need to watch out for likes of Dangote who will do everything to sabotage the reactivation of our refineries so Nigerians can depend on his private-owned refinery. If you know the money NNPCL and CBN pumped into Dangote refinery project, you'll weep.

Dangote is owing Nigeria a whole lot of money despite all the noise he is making . He cleverly went to build refinery in Free Zone to evade taxes (that'll run into billions) and fines from regulators in the Petroleum Industry but wants to enjoy all the privileges of business owners paying taxes and complying with laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. How else do you define a criminal?

RealLordZeus:
This is another perspective.. an eye opener

I'm even shocked the Dangote has mouth to talk.. someone that is not paying tax to the Government of Nigeria is taking oil marketers doing business legally and paying tax to court.
It's only in Nigeria that such can happen.

Despite reaping Nigerians off their hard earned money, Dangote won't still pay tax to Nigerian government because he is in a Free Zone... Ideally all petroleum products from Dangote refinery entering the Nigerian Customs territory ought to carry import duty and levy because it's like we are importing the Dangote products. He is not supposed to enjoy free market in Nigeria. This is part of the nonsense undue advantage to Northern business owners that we've been pointing out.

He is condemning oil imports when his own petroleum products are also being imported to Nigeria according to extant laws establishing Free Zones

@OP Try your best to save up, get your own place and have your own privacy.. some people are just unfortunate and always want to do to others what they'll never tolerate.

You should have confronted him that how would he feel if you also ask his girlfriend to sweep the room in his absence.. unless that your girl is two timing and doing your roommate secretly behind your back (you know that gender and their ways).

sulaak:
When willthe NNPCL revive its four refineries, despite recently spending $4 billion.

The problem I see is incompetence.. they have used quota system and nepotism to employ dullards into the Agencies responsible for transforming the Petroleum Industry in Nigeria.
We are on a long thing in this country with the self-sabotaging silence from Southerners while the unintelligent continue to hold us hostage.

Go to North, you won't still see what they are using all the stolen money for.. It's their private pockets with some buying houses and estates in Dubai.

The usual practice is.. the American Government will take him away to use his brain to their advantage.
Africa keeps losing her shining lights to the West while thieves and destructive entities are left to ruin their countries aground.

Kebbi is a no nonsense State housing the Zuru tribe and most of the families there have at least one person in the Military/Armed Forces.. the State Governor I'm sure wouldn't allow nonsense of terrorism unlike the ones in Zamfara, Sokoto and co.

NNPCL can't stop importation of petroleum products as there is presently no refinery operating in Nigeria in the face of the law

Dangote situating his refinery in a Free Zone means the refinery is technically in a Free Zone outside the Nigerian Customs territory.. if Dangote want, we go open book for am.
He has no legal claim or right to anything in Nigeria's Petroleum Industry and cannot quote any of the provisions contained in the Petroleum Industry Act, 2021 in the Nigerian courts.

The Petroleum marketers should better shine their eyes and protect their investments.
When we are ready to play by the rules laid down in the PiA, NNPCL will see to revival of our four major refineries, not a private business owner coming to quote Government laws as if he is the Government.

Umahi will be happy to demolish properties of Yorubas and the foreigners doing business in Lagos since the Lagos to Calabar coastal highway isn't affecting any part of South East.. He should not worry, everything na turn by turn, a regime will come that will face South East and demolish Igbo properties to build projects, then we will see his reaction.

This guy will likely be a huge flop from the look of things.. why can't Edo produce men like Sanwo-Olu, Seyi Makinde and others like them with sound minds?.

Do they even eat well to start with.. no be watery beans most Naija prisoners dey chop?. Only God knows how many times they feed the innocent inmates.

As far say no be Adaobi or Nkechi claim Lagos.. the Minister is still within her rights as a SWner.

When GEJ was appointing Igbos residing in Lagos State to fill up slots meant for Lagos at Federal level, where were they??

Pojaay:
For goodness' sake, what is wrong with that? I don't know what this undisciplined generation think they are. Are they beyond being disciplined by a consequence? The discipline instilled in us in our time, shaped us into respectful, contented, and successful individuals.
But here we have a Gen Z generation that thinks that discipline is a death penalty. They always think they have the right to everything. No wonder we have a feeble and effeminate society today who think they’re smart

Oga I' too know', Mr. oversabi.. University is a place of learning for ADULTS not kids.. asking a grown up man to kneel down for whatsoever reason is unacceptable, some have kids and families already. Such form of punishment should end in secondary schools.
That's a prospective Bachelor's degree holder for goodness sake, what is fvcking wrong with this country??

Glorified secondary school students.. like Covenant uni like Caleb uni.
You as a teacher/lecturer dare not try some things with public secondary school and model college students, na for hospital you go land.. but look at how they are treating adult babies in so called private universities.

nwirinedu:
Who helped him move such funds overseas and acquire such property overseas? Foreign entities are complicit in these looting activities, they should mention one side of the story.

The foreign entities aid the criminals from Africa because they know that the stolen wealth will end up with their Government much later.. blame the stupid black thieves and politicians stealing from their own people to acquire luxury (vanity) abroad.

This happened under the watch of GEJ.. same man that was in power when a former CAN president was caught in South Africa with monies meant to procure arms to fight insurgency in a private jet.
We've been seeing allegations that looted amnesty money was used to float airline.. Now I understand why the man said "Stealing is not corruption".

Nigeria didn't disintegrate during GEJ or his successor Buhari's era, it's now turn of our amiable President of Yoruba roots that Nigeria want to disintegrate all of a sudden.. make all of una dey play.
Obi's loss in 2023 elections really affected some people.

I don't see Atiku getting the PDP Presidential ticket in 2027 .. the Northerners that would have made it easy for him have lost control of the PDP structure.
I don't think Southerners in PDP will be too dumb to allow Atiku run again.. Seyi Makinde and even Wike are prospective flag bearers for PDP in 2027.

lexy2014:
Why can this watertight security not be put in place in sokoto where a new terrorist group has emerged?

They are prolly waiting for you to pick up Army form, or Police so you'll join the troops to Sokoto

Una wan uproot Betty from Ondo finally... Omo nna to fe ku si ile Yoruba.

Hope Madam Betty has returned all Ondo State school buses and other belongings she packed to Imo.. Nigeria will be zoo country to her as she no longer has power or influence to bully Ondo State politicians and make her Igbo kins the kingmakers collecting egunje (illegal levy) from political aspirants in Ondo State, a Yoruba State.

She didn't call Imo State a zoo State when her relations chased her away from taking part in Imo politics.. it's Nigeria that is zoo country according to her warped thinking. They are all the same.