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pro01: If the PDP does not 'capture' Lagos in 2015, it never will. ACN is finished. It is now all about protecting Tinubu's billion dollar interests and the interests of the Ikoyi/VI/Lekki elite. Imagine, the No.1 priority is that the next ACN flagbearer must be a Tinubu loyalist and puppet!

The masses have had anough, and it would be a massive shame if the PDP fails to capitslise on that. . . .the goalkeeper has abandoned the goal post, and scoring is as easy as simply tapping the ball into the net. PDP shouldn't pull a Yakubu Aiyebgeni misfire on us.

RESUME OF ENGR. DR. KADRI OBAFEMI HAMZAT

Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat is a product of the University of Ibadan where he graduated with B.Sc. Honours, Second Class Upper Division in Agricultural Engineering (1986) and M.Sc. in Crop Processing Engineering (1988). He thereafter proceeded to the famous Silsoe College, Cranfield University, England where he obtained a Ph.D. in System Process Engineering in 1992. To his credit, he was the first student to complete his doctoral degree within three years in his Department at Cranfield. He also holds a certificate in Computer/Windows Programming (1995) of the Baruch College, City University of New York, USA.

A professional engineer, thorough-bred systems integrator, seasoned administrator and consummate manager of men and materials, Engr. Dr. Hamzat has had over two decades of work experience in diverse areas of engineering practice including project management, computer networking, enterprise system assessment, engineering system design and implementation. He has, during this period, held enviable positions in different world-class international organizations, including the following:

Human Resources Administration Case Manager, City of New York, USA, March 1993 – January 1996.
Adjunct Professor, College of New Rochelle, New York, USA – February 1995 – January 1997.
Associate Director, Desktop/System Support, RTP Consulting Services, New York, USA – Adjunct Professor, College of New Rochelle, New York, USA – January 1996 – June 1997.
Consultant on System and Infrastructural Upgrade, Citibank NA/Compaq Computer Services, New York, USA, June 1997 – September 1999.
Adjunct Professor, CTA Programme, Columbia University, New York, USA, September 1998 – June 2000.
Vice-President, Core Technology Support Group, Merrill Lynch Inc., New York, USA, October 1999– July 2002.
Senior Associate, PC Engineering, Morgan Stanley Inc., New York, USA, July 2002– March 2005.
CIO and Group Head, IT Strategy, Oando Plc., Lagos, Nigeria, March – July, 2005.


In recognition of his versatility and global experience in engineering practice and ICT development and deployment, Engr. Dr. Hamzat was appointed the Honourable Commissioner, Ministry of Science & Technology, Lagos State in August 2005, a position he held with distinction till June 2011. Thereafter, he was reappointed Honourable Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure by Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola Administration on the 4th of July, 2011. He is happily married and the union is blessed with children.

akpomeme: Your unproductive north is blocking the passage of the pib bill too. What value do you bring on the table outside killing of innocent people in the name of God? Rubbish!

akpomeme: I agree with the writer. Robbery and kidnapping is an everyday occurrence in Lagos too. So what attention has he paid to security. Hookers and beggy beggy corrupt police are the order of the day. A British citizen kidnapped a year ago who left this country after his release, was appalled that when he was taken hostage at night, the kidnappers tipped police men on every post and in turn the officers hailed them while they made their way out. Fashy Fashola and Tin Tinubu.

akpomeme: True federalism is the answer but your northern APC bros will not agree because they can't even generate their own revenue....lol hilarious country.

olaezebala: Can we have picture of this so called "largest garment factory in west Africa"? Sorry but I just don't trust CAN with there lies. After all the Noise on OPON IMO, they are yet to be distributed to the students.

Omoluabi Garment And Osun: Partners Joined By Love For School Children


Despite many challenges faced by small and medium scales enterprises in Nigeria, some companies continue to survive while others have relocated to neighbouring African countries. Sam and Sara Exclusive Uniforms, a garment-making company is one of the survivors.

In this interview with AJIBOLA AMZAT and LAOLU ADEYEMI, the Chief Executive Officer of the company, Mrs. Folake Oyemade, shares the experience of how her company managed to thrive despite all odds in more than two decades. She also bares her mind on how her company, which also deals in exporting Nigeria-made garments recently partnered with the government of the State of Osun in clothing public school students in the state, among other issues. Excerpts:

We learnt Sam and Sara is presently involved in a project with the Osun State Government, tell us about it?

Yes, Sam and Sara is partnering with Osun State Government to manufacture and supply uniforms for public school students. This is done by the Omoluabi Garment, which is a subsidiary of Sam and Sara we are setting up factories that will provide quality school uniforms and also generate job opportunities for the unemployed in the state.

How did the partnership with Osun State Government begin?

Our relationship with the Osun State Government can be described as partners in progress. As the CEO of a company, I watch with keen interest what every governor stands for. The governor of Osun State caught my attention as somebody who cares so much about his citizen’s welfare, and as a company we identified him as somebody who has a common interest with us. That is why we are able to work as partners in progress.

I believe in welfarism, even the Bible says we will always have the poor among us and it is the duty of the people who are more comfortable to take care of the less privileged, just as it is the duty of the government to care for all citizens, the rich, and especially the poor.

One of the reasons for creating a manufacturing company is to employ many people and put food on their tables. We keep increasing our manpower from time to time because there are a lot of people we want to keep out of robbery, fraudulent activities and other ills in the society.

It is also out of this passion that we are into export in an effort to rebrand Nigeria. We want people to know we can use our large population for the betterment of mankind. This is our little way of rebranding this nation. I have a passion for Nigeria’s unity, also a passion for perfection and success and these are the major things that have spurred the starting of Sam and Sara. Really, if it was all about money I will make more money trading than being in the manufacturing sector. This is because it takes the grace of God to break even in Nigeria’s manufacturing sector, with problems ranging from power supply, currency fluctuation, manpower and others. It’s really difficult to be in manufacturing sector in Nigeria, unlike other countries.

Why Omoluabi garment?

It is a joint venture between our company and the State of Osun, so we named it Omoluabi Garment in line with what the people of the state are called – Omoluabi. That is the name they love to be called.

For a cash-strained state like Osun, some people may be curious to know why N800 million is spent on students’ uniforms?

That is something I believe the governor and his cabinet should be commended for. When students go to school not properly dressed, it affects their concentration and academic performance. Academically, research has shown that when a child has self-confidence, his concentration is higher and loves going to school. This is part of the reason why the government wants to improve students’ confidence and self- worth.

Beyond that, it might interest you to know that a lot of people are so poor that they can’t afford a uniform. When we visited those schools, I was close to tears! Some students wore their elder brother’s shirt, which is oversized on native trousers of a different fabric. That is the level of poverty a lot of people are faced with in that state. You see uniforms as good as not wearing anything to school, so the Governor’s benevolence is helping them in a little way erase the difference between the child of poor parents and that of rich parents.

In what way will the Omoluabi project generate employment and how many beneficiaries can emerge?

We are positioned to employ up to 3000 people in Osun. The beauty is that our approach is not exclusionary, even a layman that can read and write can be taught the skills of stitching. In our factory we engage in mass production; one person does not start a job and finishes it. For instance, we can have up to 10 people to make a shirt and they will be doing different things. Another good thing is that you earn according to your output, there is no fixed salary. Aside employment, the project allows our organization to train as many tailors as possible. We recently brought some of the recruits in Osun to our Mowe factory for training.

How sustainable is this project?

The project is sustainable for as long as the state government wants it to be. I believe a government that cares for school children and quality education like the state of Osun will not want a project like this to stop. Omoluabi Garment is not just making quality uniforms at affordable price in Osun; we are also in partnership with the state government in empowering his people and bridging the gap between the children of the rich and the poor. Our materials are gotten locally and the uniforms are meant for primary 1 to SSS3 students.

Are the students expected to get the uniforms every year?

The initial provision was 100 percent free but subsequently, parents will pay for uniforms. But they are not likely to spend more than what they were spending in the past. In fact, they will probably pay less for greater quality uniforms.

Osun State bridges the gap between the poor and the rich through school uniform, could you speak more about this?

Yes it does. In the State of Osun now, you can hardly tell who is in public school and who is not. The Governor has given them a sense of belonging; the public school uniform is better than most private schools. In fact when we went round for measurement, the students were happy. When we arrived at the gate, they were already on a queue.

Governor Aregbesola, in order to encourage the investors, Messrs Sam & Sarah Garment Factory, to boost the sewing of school uniforms for public primary and secondary schools across the state’s 30 local governments, provided 6,000 square metres of land for the factory to take off in Osogbo.

The land, which the government provided along with other ancillary incentives made available to Sam & Sara to establish what has now become the largest garment factory in West Africa, has been used to serve as the 14 per cent equitable holding of the state in the venture.

jmaine: Tinubu won't be that silly to attempt a stunt in making his wife succeed Fashola . . . . E go too backfire .. .

So fellas relax on that front . . .

RESUME OF ENGR. DR. KADRI OBAFEMI HAMZAT

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Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat is a product of the University of Ibadan where he graduated with B.Sc. Honours, Second Class Upper Division in Agricultural Engineering (1986) and M.Sc. in Crop Processing Engineering (1988). He thereafter proceeded to the famous Silsoe College, Cranfield University, England where he obtained a Ph.D. in System Process Engineering in 1992. To his credit, he was the first student to complete his doctoral degree within three years in his Department at Cranfield. He also holds a certificate in Computer/Windows Programming (1995) of the Baruch College, City University of New York, USA.

A professional engineer, thorough-bred systems integrator, seasoned administrator and consummate manager of men and materials, Engr. Dr. Hamzat has had over two decades of work experience in diverse areas of engineering practice including project management, computer networking, enterprise system assessment, engineering system design and implementation. He has, during this period, held enviable positions in different world-class international organizations, including the following:

Human Resources Administration Case Manager, City of New York, USA, March 1993 – January 1996.
Adjunct Professor, College of New Rochelle, New York, USA – February 1995 – January 1997.
Associate Director, Desktop/System Support, RTP Consulting Services, New York, USA – Adjunct Professor, College of New Rochelle, New York, USA – January 1996 – June 1997.
Consultant on System and Infrastructural Upgrade, Citibank NA/Compaq Computer Services, New York, USA, June 1997 – September 1999.
Adjunct Professor, CTA Programme, Columbia University, New York, USA, September 1998 – June 2000.
Vice-President, Core Technology Support Group, Merrill Lynch Inc., New York, USA, October 1999– July 2002.
Senior Associate, PC Engineering, Morgan Stanley Inc., New York, USA, July 2002– March 2005.
CIO and Group Head, IT Strategy, Oando Plc., Lagos, Nigeria, March – July, 2005.


In recognition of his versatility and global experience in engineering practice and ICT development and deployment, Engr. Dr. Hamzat was appointed the Honourable Commissioner, Ministry of Science & Technology, Lagos State in August 2005, a position he held with distinction till June 2011. Thereafter, he was reappointed Honourable Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure by Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola Administration on the 4th of July, 2011. He is happily married and the union is blessed with children.

bloggernaija: Silly you.i was at one time or the other a resident of all the region apart from the northwest .
Of recent ,I have visited for 4 out of 6 regions with each visit ,lasting at least one week,5 african countries and 19 non- african countries .i reside in one .i am not affected by the mismanagement going on in nigeria but family members are.

I can definitely assure you that a typical nigerian on a good day is as hospitable as your own family member and their views are in no way similar to those expressed on nairaland.
I can also assure you that I am from the school of aregbesola .
I am a yoruba nationalist , a pragmatic socialist who believe nigeria is still salvageable if the uniqueness and interest of her constituent nations are respected .
I am not an ACN member neither am I from their stables.
I have no time for mediocre people and policies , hence my admiration for fashola and my severe opposition to GEJ.
My joy derives from the fact that serious debates are currently going on in my region.the sort of debates and standards that will ensure that mediocre people , otherwise known as PDP ,will never smell the corridors of power over here again
Also, the SW has started sticking the fingers to oil and Abuja .
For that , I am happy.
NOW TELL ME ,WHAT US YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO THE DISCUSSION APART FROM THE AD HOMINEM

Toluwarni: soon August will turn to March will turn to December... No one keeps to time in Nigeria... btw good move by the man

Governor Aregbesola, in order to encourage the investors, Messrs. Sam & Sarah Garment Factory, to boost the sewing of school uniforms for public primary and secondary schools across the state’s 30 local governments, provided 6,000 square metres of land for the factory to take off in Osogbo and boost the state’s economy.
The land which the government provided along with other ancillary incentives made available to Sam & Sara to establish what has now become the largest garment factory in West Africa has been used to serve as the 14 per cent equitable holding of the State of Osun in the venture.

ogb5: How can you be so sure of this when the yoruba astute politicians are already scheming day and night how they can return their masters, the northerners to power in 2015

advocate007: I think femi Gbajiamila(minority leader, house of reps.) will do as a good successor of Fashola

mbulela: Is that the best you could come up with?
Try harder.

Lagos ACN denies reports of Tinubu appointing daughter as market leader
Ben Ezeamalu
Published: June 24,2013

Former Lagos governor, Bola Tinubu
The ACN says its focus is on 2015 and not “market”.
The Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, has denied media reports that its national leader, Bola Tinubu, has appointed his daughter as successor to his recently deceased mother for the post of ‘Iyaloja’ of Lagos State.
Speaking to PREMIUM TIMES over the telephone, the party dismissed the reports as “rantings” of the opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP.
“The (ACN) leadership is not aware of it. It is not true and can never be true,” said Joe Igbokwe, spokesperson, Lagos ACN.
The Lagos PDP had issued a statement on Monday condemning the alleged plot to install Folashade Tinubu-Ojo to succeed her grandmother, the late Abibat Mogaji, as the new President General of market men and women in Lagos State.
In its statement signed by Taofik Gani, the Lagos PDP spokesperson, the party called on the former governor to rescind his decision, adding that Mr. Tinubu had planned to notify market leaders at his Ikoyi home on Tuesday.
“The much-touted democrat should allow the simple tenets of democracy to prevail in the selection of a new leader for the market women, more so as there is no cogent evidence that his nominee and daughter is a full-time market woman,” the PDP statement said.
The PDP even called on the state governor, Raji Fashola, asking him not to sit on the fence “at this auspicious time.”
The Lagos ACN, however, dismissed the statement as the handiwork of “an idle mind.”
“We don’t have time for that kind of thing. We are strategising for 2015 and they are talking about market,” Mr. Igbokwe said. “Who has interest in that kind of thing?”

johnbeazy: This is great. The only way the government can aid in job creation that is sustainable is to enable the right business environment (security, power, other infrastructure etc.) and provide the right incentives ( tax breaks, easy financing etc.) for private investors and businesses to exploit. Congrats to the Osun state government for working with the private sector to create jobs from industry and not the government hiring people randomly to perform tasks that are not needed.

oddy4real: And you are not an ACN lapdog?

Sibrah: Wow! But ìs it mainly uniform they will be making? the market for ready made clothe is good too.

plaindealer: You are entitled to your own opinion, but never your own facts. You are wrong on so many levels and I'll pick them out one by one.


1. There's absoluteness no need to defend anything before you especially your opinion that's not rooted in facts and reality.

2. You have zero proof to stand on, and you can not substitute facts with innuendos, sentiments, suggestions. You can not take your baseless argument and opinion to any court of law unless and get any kind of conviction and that's even if they didn't throw you and fine you for wasting the court's time.

3. Tinubu's daughter was next in line for that position so her ascendancy was automatic based on democratic norms and principle.

4. Unlike Patience Jonathan, Iyalojoa is a non governmental position and she was not appointed by the state and the state is not paying her salary. That was a crude and bogus analogy.

5. No rightful candidate was denied any position in favor of Tinubu's daughter so the only thing driving your bogus argument is the name Tinubu

You are free to speculate and hold on to your opinion, but please get over yourself and quit thinking people owe you any explanation or excuse.

mbulela: What a weak defence. My respect for your views began to diminish the day you chose to weakly defend that nepotistic act of Asiwaju. So until we see members of the ACN running around with Iyaloja banners, Tinubu is not involved? Such simplistic explanation! Kindly educate us on what other qualifications the lady has to occupy the President General position she just inherited?
This is no different to the sycophantic Perm Sec position bestowed on an illiterate woman called Patience Jonathan. The lady in question is she even a market woman in the first place?

plaindealer: The man said statutory allocation. ...just assuming you know how to read and comprehend..

COMPAQ: They should search well o. Lagos cannot afford a dimwit governor. Fasola was better than tinubu and we now need someone that will be better than Fasola.

mbulela: You also like the way he lied and misled the public during the recent Market leader's nepotistic appointment?
You inability to detach your ACN affiliation in discussions are increasingly worrying.
What is their to like about Igbokwe? He just makes endless noises,yet his pay master is proving not to be much different from the clueless one we have been saddled with as president. Tinubu may not be as clueless as GEJ (in fact he is exceedingly intelligent)but his greed and insatiable desire is as destructive as the ineptness of GEJ.
Igbokwe is no better than Abati and Okupe.

ogb5: I was expecting this answer, if the yorubas don't care about the region of the president why don't they nominate fashola for example as presidential candidate for apc or any other Yoruba leader. Fashola will certainly be a more progressive choice for the country than any emergency leader they will bring up from the North.

mbulela: I see your point but the crux of the matter is that he wants an able governor he can trust for obvious reasons. Fashola just got on with the business of running the state and developing it while leaving the politics and money sharing to Tinubu. the problem now is that most of the interested parties in the race are too street wise to accept such an arrangement besides Tinubu is not even sure of their ability (BRF has set the bar so high). SO let us see how he rolls the dice.

plaindealer: Regardless of your Tinubu rants and fixation, Tinubu can not force Lagosians to the polls talk less making them vote for anybody, the ultimate power and decision rests with the lagos voters and electorates.

Personally, I'd love to see her run because she's capable and qualified just like the many many other skilled and talented folks Lagos state is blessed with.

Danhumprey: I hope this doesn't have anything to do with the 2015 election. I mean torturing him financial in order to get him to pledge loyalty to GEJ's 2015 election ambition.

mu2sa2: The only thing i credit Tinubu for was his foresight in choosing a competent person to succeed him as gov. so if they are assessing the likely candidates in order to pick the most competent to contest, they are perfectly on course.
If OBJ had dont the same nigeria would have faired better.

Diamondpicture: They know how to get it back.

Royal Roy: You dey mind the DUMB Bleep** ?

I believe it will be a real tough search indeed!!
Fashola's shoes are so big to fill!!!!
I pray the search deeply without sentiments to find the best man/woman for the post!!!

FG Withholds Edo State Statutory Allocation – Oshiomhole Alleges
By: Bidon Mibzar on July 5, 2013 - 5:26am



Governor of Edo State Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has alleged that the bulk of the statutory allocation from the federal government due for his state is still unremitted.

Oshiomhole disclosed this yesterday at the Second Annual Seminar of the Public Complaints Commission, FCT, with theme “The Role of Public Complaints Commission in a Democratic Nigeria” which took place at the Yar’Adua Adua Centre, Abuja.

He stressed that when budgets were passed by the National Assembly and signed by the government, there was no need for the finance ministry to hold the money.

The Edo State governor, pleaded to the Public Affairs Commission to address the issue which he said he was aggrieved about

“The budget that has been passed, my own share which is meant for me to address the challenges facing the people of Edo State, part of the money has been withheld. The ministry of finance is not releasing my money in full. And I want to place on a notice that between February till now more than N1.8billion for a small state like Edo is being delayed by Abuja. I have to perfect my own credibility as a governor to deliver my responsibility to contractors, workers and everyone that needs government attention. This situation I am facing is of course not pleasant. Something must be wrong.

Something must be wrong if I as a governor can’t get my statutory allocation passed by the National Assembly and signed by the president. If I am not getting it, I am aggrieved. So PCC if you can help me, please do. Kindly go to the minister of finance and tell her to release my money. There are challenges and if we don’t manage them well, all of us stand the risk of losing our credibility in the eyes of our people.

Danhumprey: Why search for his successor? Did the people ask you to? Why not leave them to decide their fate and destiny in the next election?