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I agree with the fact that one tenure is not enough to fix a country like Nigeria, its unfortunate that people do not understand the fact that this administration is Improving and transforming policies that other will follow to make Nigeria great

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed confidence in the ability of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to conduct a free and fair election contrary to the assertion of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. President Buhari during the Grand Finale of APC Gubernatorial Campaign Rally in Osun State on 18th Sep 2018 The Party’s acting National Chairman, Otunba Niyi Adebayo made the disclosure when he received a 2019 election exploratory delegation of the European Union to Nigeria on Monday at the Party’s National Secretariat in Abuja. The same EU team in previous meetings with the PDP had been told that the APC was bearing down on the party and the opposition in the country. The EU team met with the PDP national chairman, Prince Uche Secondus and Vice-Presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi. Otunba Adebayo who is the APC’s Deputy National Chairman (South) thanked the European Union for their longstanding interest and developmental support for the country’s electioneering process. Responding to the EU delegation’s enquiries on APC’s assessment of the country’s election management body and the justice system ahead of the elections, Otunba Adebayo expressed confidence in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ability to conduct free, fair and credible elections and the judiciary to resolve disputes that may arise for the election process. Nicolay Paus, the European Delegation Exploratory Team Leader who spoke on behalf of the delegation said the team has already met with other election stakeholders in the country to recommend whether the EU would deploy election observers to monitor the 2019 general elections. Osun re-run: Tension as soldiers, police patrol Osogbo, Ede “We have met with a range of electoral stakeholders – INEC, some political parties, ministries of foreign affairs and information, civil society and some of the international organisations working on electoral support. The purpose is really to collect as much information as possible to recommend whether to deploy an observer mission for the 2019 elections. This decision will be taken in Brussels. As you may remember in 2015, there was a mission here which arrived around six weeks before the elections and stayed some weeks after the elections. We also had a number of long-term observers who followed the electoral process as well.” Nicolay Paus stated. Other members of the delegation were the Head of Politics, EU Delegation in Nigeria, Olivier Huot; Policy Officer, Jose-Antonio Torres-Lacasa; Election analyst, Hannah Roberts and Political Adviser, Osaro Odemwingie.

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/10/apc-meets-eu-delegation-expresses-confidence-in-inec/

President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to be in Kaduna state today to meet with religious and traditional rulers in the state over the recent killings in the state. Recalled that the paramount Chief of Adara, Agom Maiwada Galadima who had been in the den of his abductors was killed last week. President Buhari The Kaduna State Government confirmed this in a statement on Friday and immediately reimposed a 24 hour curfew in some parts of the state. Four persons including a policeman were killed along Kaduna/Kachia road by the alleged abductors on Friday Oct. 19 before taking away the monarch, his wife and driver. Both the driver and the wife were freed by the kidnappers, leaving only the chief in their custody. Alos the Nigeria Police Force has said it had arrested 93 suspects who actively participated in the recent killings in Kaduna State. Following the killings in Kaduna, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Ibrahim Idris, deployed the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 7, Taiwo Lakanu, to lead a police intervention force to the state to ensure that normalcy return to the area. Force spokesman, acting DCP Jimoh Moshood, who made the disclosure while addressing newsmen on Monday in Abuja, said that 43 of the suspects were being prosecuted while 50 were still in police custody. Moshood said that investigation was being intensified to arrest other suspects still at large. He said that the force, in collaboration with other security and safety agencies, would continue the confidence building patrols throughout the state and sustain the normalcy that had been restored. The spokesman said that peace and normalcy had been restored in the state, especially at Kasuwan Magani town and other parts of Kaduna South. “The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim K. Idris, has directed Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 7 to meet with all the stakeholders in the state to give peace a chance and sustain the normalcy that have been restored,“he said. In related development, Moshood said the force had arrested 18 suspects across Kaduna, Niger and Katsina states for kidnapping, armed robbery and car snatching. He said that items recovered from them include: Five AK47 rifles,one locally made pump action rifle, 105 AK47 ammunition. Moshood said that the suspects on Aug. 12 kidnapped Abdulbasir Jargaba in Funtua Local Government Area of Katsina State and robbed him of valuables. He said that the suspects also kidnapped Jargaba’s eight-year old son for 11 days and released him after collecting ransom. The spokesman said that following the incident, the Inspector General of Police Monitoring Unit Strike Force trailed the suspects to their hideout in Birnin Gwari and arrested them. He said that the suspects have confessed and admitted to their various criminal roles in the commission of the crime. “They have also confessed to be responsible for the recent cases of kidnapping and armed robbery in Katsina State and its environs. He said that all the suspects would be arraigned in court on completion of investigation.

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/10/killings-buhari-to-visit-kaduna-today/

THESE are not the best of times for the pseudo- progressives of Yorubaland as the rubber hits the road on the major issue that will determine the outcome of the 2019 elections , returning Nigeria to the path of productivity a.k.a restructuring. VP Osinbajo For many years, a band of conservative, opportunistic and wheeling-dealing politicians sprinkled with some pretenders to the throne have been throwing their weight around in the zone mouthing popular rhetorics to hoodwink the unwary. With plenty of illicit cash,a formidable political machinery was put in place whose survival rested on perversion of values and corruption of institutions. Gradually a zone that was known for its sophistication became a land of anything-is-possible with the rest taking over the public space while the best was consigned to the sidelines.It was with that strength that the ACN coupled an alliance with its partners across Nigeria in 2014 named the All Progressives Congress, APC. Why I will pick money over sex in a relationship The first manifesto of the party that was out in 2014 was kept a secret document until some Yoruba nationalists forced it out of the hands of their South West operatives and discovered they were silent on the issue of Federalism and a bedlam was raised. The smooth operators said they were coming back and they soon returned with a revised version which now made a 419 promise “to return Nigeria to a true Federation”. A grand deception was sold and a wing of Yoruba progressive establishment followed the deception. A renegade progressive even openly declared that “only Yoruba bastards will not vote for Buhari”. The APC won the election and the owners of the game took over and showed their true colour by declaring that restructuring Nigeria into a proper federation was not their priority. The 2014 National Conference whose reports were unanimous and provided a good template was declared an archival material. Agitations went on unabated and they switched to not knowing the definition of restructuring as they got 200,000 definitions from 200,000 Nigerians they spoke to on the subject. Presidency: It’ll be Ndigbo’s turn in 2023, Buhari support group replies Fashola When that would not put the genie in the bottle, they asked Nasir El-Rufai,an opponent of restructuring to lead a team to go search for what was not lost He returned after some Safari around the county with some xeroxing of pages from the 2014 National conference report and the APC and its government have been mute on the matter since then. Elections are now weeks away and Candidate Atiku has articulated his thoughts on restructuring with time line and even promised to sign an MoU to begin implementation from the first day in office. He is gaining traction and the owners of APC game have now dispatched their messengers in the South West to start the shenanigans all over again. Some days ago, it was the Interim Chair of APC,Chief Bisi Akande who used to command some respect in the region they dispatched to America. He made some ramblings on federalism before he ended up for what he was sent to do: dismising apostles of restructuring as sloganeers.I still have in my Library a copy of the book Restructuring: Nigeria’s Approach To True Federalism, which he authored as Governor of Osun. The late Afenifere Leader, Senator Abraham Adesanya asked me to draft for him his Foreword to that book. Yoruba foremost living Historian, Prof. Banji Akintoye has asked Chief Akande to quit politics to preserve whatever legacy he has left. Last weekend saw the man at the balcony of power,Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo taking the stage at the University of Ibadan to take on Atiku who has made himself eloquently clear on restructuring in a case of why Yoruba hiss at those asking the gods to kill a person who cooked soup but failed to add salt without a word on the person who did not near the fireplace . Going through all Osinbajo tantrums at Ibadan which are not worth quoting ,all that is obvious to us is that deep frustration has set in as the day of reckoning knocks. Atiku today can afford promissory note on restructuring but the APC can only tender cash as the question for it is :what have you done in almost four years on restructuring ? The mumbo-jumbo the VP spewed in Ibadan was talking of his court appearances when he was Attorney General of an AD government in Lagos as what “we”(APC) did” on restructuring .A Law Professor? What tongue twists! OSUN RE- RUN; PDP in South West kick, alleges compromised by the Security Agencies I am certain no one would take Atiku serious if all he he did was to come before Nigerians and premise his promise to restructure solely on the fact that he chaired the Committee on Devolution of powers at the 1995 Constitutional Conference without articulating the issues involved in restructuring and a clear pathway on how to do it with clear commitment and timeline. The clear message to drummers Akande and Osinbajo today is that your beats are no longer danceable as we have seen through all the cheap tricks and cannot be hoodwinked as we are very wary now. Find somewhere to sit and let the owners of the game speak to us on the fundamentals. Those who would not let Osinbajo as Acting President know when they asked Daura to seal the National Assembly under his nose cannot let him know where they stand on the key issues. There is no wisdom in throwing tantrums all over town on behalf of those who see you as an outsider-insider! …Oonirisa, the Olori and the ritual LET me first congratulate His Imperial Majesty,Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi,The Arole Oodua,Ojaja II as he last week received his Queen to the palace on October 19, 2018. Her Majesty, Olori Moronke Naomi Silekunola Ogunwusi the New Yeyeluwa Oodua’s entry into Kabiyesi’s world has brought a closure to the phase of singleness for Kabiyesii and all lovers of the ancient throne are in prayer that the couple will find all marital fulfillment and their union will always be a source of joy for them and the entire kingdom. This is also the place to address the hues and cries all over social media this past week over the indiscretion by some people posting photographs of the marriage rituals performed within the precincts of the palace ,especially the aspects involving stepping on the blood of animals by the new bride. I fully accept that the images of blood should not have been brought to the public place given the rate of occult involvement of many young persons with its attendant blood rituals.The whole ceremony was private and it should have been kept so. But the other side of the argument I do not buy is questioning the essence of blood ritual and why the Olori who is an Evangelist should go through such.Those who argues along this line forget that the Ooni occupies a highly spiritual throne and a total lack of appreciation or understanding of the place of blood in traditional religion and the orthodox religions that are more popular now. Blood of animal is the Red Carpet in Traditional African(Yoruba) Culture and it symbolises honour, sanctification, fortification, faith, allegiance and obedience. There are rituals that are communal with fixed annual seasons, hence ceremonial in nature. There are others that are private or do not have any fixed annual calendar, but are practised as the need arises. Rituals and ceremonies play very dominant religious and social functions in African societies. Restructuring can address minimum wage issues – Ogidi Traditional rites, rituals and ceremonies all have their foundational beliefs and theological basis. The purpose for such practices must be ascertained. The totality of what is involved in practice must also be ascertained. Rituals and ceremonies do have their accompanied practices, rules and regulations. These practices, rules and regulations become the means of linking traditional Africans with the spiritual powers and forces. Every religion has these rituals. When God was to show his hands in Egypt by killing its first borns,He instructed Moses and Aaron to instruct the children of Israel to raise selected species of animals which they should kill and sprinkle the blood on their door frames. “On that same night I will pass through Egypt and strike down every firstborn of both people and animals, and I will bring judgment on all the gods of Egypt. I am the Lord.The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are, and when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt.”-Exodus 12-13.He also instructed them to observe the day as Passover for generations to come . The ultimate prize Christ paid for Christians was shedding his blood on the cross and till date his followers still plead the blood of Jesus . Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha, and “Adha” means “sacrifice” in Arabic. Most families who can afford to do so will slaughter an animal — perhaps a sheep, goat, cow or camel. The animal will be blindfolded, gently put down and then slaughtered while the name of Allah is praised. The meat is consumed by the family and also distributed to neighbors and to the needy. For some non-Muslims, it may seem puzzling that Muslims engage in such a bloody ritual. But Jews and Christians are able to relate to the holiday’s origin: the biblical story of the sacrifice of Isaac. Ekiti, Osun Polls: APC trying to influence election tribunals – PDP This story is in both the Book of Genesis and, with some interesting variations, the Quran. In the story, Abraham receives a shocking injunction from God: He must offer his beloved son as a sacrifice. As a devoted servant of God, he agrees to obey and takes the child to Mount Moriah to slaughter him. At the last moment, God, satisfied with Abraham’s devotion, saves the boy by sending a ram as a substitute sacrifice. There are minor differences in how the story is told in Islam, Judaism and Christianity — such as the name of the child, which the Quran doesn’t mention and Muslims gradually accepted as Ishmael. But the moral lesson is the same: Abraham’s piety should be celebrated. He was willing to obey God’s order, even if it meant killing his son. It is in this context that what happened in Ife should be understood as just a ceremony.

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/10/osinbajos-restructuring-tantrums/

Yankee101:

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Buhari is yet to START & COMPLETE any major project in Nigeria. All these are Stella Odua's brain child



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Abuja – The Federal Government has approved N106 billion for the construction of 11 new international airport terminal buildings, Aviation Minister Stella Oduah announced on Thursday.

Oduah told a news conference in Abuja that the amount was approved at the Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday.

She said the new international terminal projects were different from the ongoing remodeling and reconstruction of 11 airports in the country.

She said the 11 new projects would include five international terminals for commercial flights and six for perishable cargoes.

Odual also said that the FEC had given approval for the award of contracts for the “immediate take off of construction work on the five terminals for international flights.

They are Lagos, Kano, Abuja, Port Harcourt and Enugu.

The six perishable cargo terminals will be in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Enugu, Kano and Asaba.

Oduah said that the projects were part of the government’s road map to achieve its transformation agenda in the aviation sector.

“The second phase in our implementation strategy of the Road Map which falls under the medium term programme of action is the construction of five new international terminals in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Kano and Enugu.

so Buhari should not complete it because it's Stella Oduah abandoned project abi.. government is supposed to be continuous..there is over 400 abandoned projects in Nigeria and over 70% of funds have been allocated to such projects .and all you care about is the project Buhari started, When GEJ with oil windfall could not start and finish projects(road and rail) in 5years

asuustrike1:
Why the sudden propaganda because of Atiku? Don't be deceived by these politicians because they share something in common ( greed)

YOU CAN say that again. this twitter handler has been Dollarised, hence the needs to blow the trumpets of Atiku loud like you said Greed and interest is the barn of most Atiku supporters.

Going by the way Obasanjo organized the 2003 and 2007 do or die general election, it is only reasonable to applaud Jonathan Political will to organize a fair election.

Babaginda don turn Pastor wey they Pray for Mr. Ibu abi. Haba Nairaland, this should not be on the front page.

Nigerians should be beyond this by now. How can FFK continue lying and people still believe him! If Buhari loses the 2019 election he will surely hand over, tweets like this are just heating up the polity unnecessary.

A board member of American University in Nigeria is giving a view of Atiku from the United States!!!! one thing we know is that Atiku as owner of American University in Nigeria is entirely different from Atiku in Governance.

Fani Kayode and other misjudged people have been busy spreading all manners of Lies about the whereabouts of Nnamdi Kanu. now his sudden appearance has proved that people like him are not trust worthy of any leadership position, No wonder can not even win his ward in OSUN state election.

This Deji of a guy is a confusionist, If indeed Nmandi KANU is alive that means Fani Kayode has been lying all along just to deceive people. DEJI Keep deceiving people as if he is not in love with Money!!!

I don't understand the Big deal in Tinubu owning the major stake of INTEL. For the Fact that The FG did not spare the company in paying what it ought to pay to NPA is the real deal. as they did it irrespective of the ownership.

there is no government in the history of Nigeria that has a wide reach out on social investment programmes, Whoever sold the idea of Social Investment Programme to Buhari, Did a huge favor for the government as it is one of the bankable programmes of the FG.

Someone wasted 5 Billion Naira in one night and you want to entrust Nigeria to him? If you inject 5 billion into any public university in Nigeria and it is judiciously utilized, it will turn the infrastructure there around for good.

That is the amount our moneybag politician called Atiku Abubakar blew away in one night on 1500 individuals(Delegates). That is the mindset of the man who wants to be President...

hush15:
you no get sense. buhari has spent more money than that on just renovating his office after the rat invasion

I don't have time for PDP e-warriors with several moniker..

Goodluck Jonathan administration did not complete road or rail project in 5 years despite huge crude oil windfall of 400 billion dollars. Buhari comes in and he is completing all the Abandoned projects even the once by Babaginda administration!!!! Then I ask, what then is governance if it's not continuity.

IamD18:
At the end, he will be freed.

We know as APC looting case dey take end.

Same mindset people had 4 to 5 years ago, that PDP looters will be free since they are the ones in power. when will Nigerians ever separate Politics from the fight against corruption...

No hidden place for the corrupt, if Shakarau was still in PDP by now, this thread would have been full of all manners of comment from PDP new recruits(Paid e-warriors). Now Shakarau is in APC and it has not stopped his court trial, The fight against corruption is wholistic..kudos to Buhari...

Huge 40 million Dollars for a special Assignment. no wonder Nigeria slide into recession. They looted the treasury dry and some certain individuals want Nigeria to go back to PDP Style of sharing Money...

Any Nigerian who has visited South Korea ,Malaysia or Singapore an see the splendour, skylines, hi tech driven educational and social lifestyles, magnificent airports with giant and huge fleet airlines Air Singapore, Malaysia Airlines or Air Korea, might be tempted to ask,when did these countries got independence and what is the difference between Nigeria and these countries? South Korea got her independence in 1954, and malaysia and singapore two years after Nigeria The difference between Nigeria and these asian tigers is corruption. Nigeria had over 45 000 projects awarded and abandoned projects under the pdp in 16 years..
Under obasanjo and Atiku, over 230 public state entreprises were sold with workers retrenched.. Virtually all state housing estates including the federal legislative quarters sold..
Atiku has a huge moral burden. How can any political party field a candidate who is wanted in the USA? Are we going to have a president who will not be able to attend the UN GA, or G8 summits?

The World Economic Forum in its 2018 Global Competitiveness Index, ranked Nigeria 115 out of 140 countries. This means it moved ten places upward from its 2017/2018 ranking of 125 out of 137 countries.

According to the new ranking, Nigeria improved in four(4) of twelve (12) ranking pillars, namely;



1.Infrastructure

2.Health

3.Business Dynamism

4.Innovation Capability

The current GCI ranking template has the following twelve (12) as pillars for assessment;

1. Institutions

3. ICT Adoption

4.Macroeconomic environment

6.Skill

7.Product .Market

8.Labour Market

9.Financial System

10.Market Size

11.Business Dynamism

12.Innovation capability

Nigeria was ranked 127 out of 138 countries in the 2016/2017 edition report and 124 out of 140 in the 2015/2016 GCI ranking.
Areas that Nigeria will require improvement in the 2018 GCI competitiveness report, include;

1. Institutions

2. ICT Adoption

3.Macroeconomic environment

4.Skill

5.Product Market

6.Labour Market

7.Financial System

8.Market Size

Featuring the Global Competitiveness Index, the Report assesses the competitiveness landscape of 140 economies, providing unique insight into the drivers of their productivity and prosperity. Discover the 2018 edition’s rankings, key findings, your economy’s scorecard, and much more.

The 2018 edition of the Global Competitiveness Report represents a milestone in the four-decade history of the series, with the introduction of the new Global Competitiveness Index 4.0. The new index sheds light on an emerging set of drivers of productivity and long-term growth in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. It provides a much-needed compass for policy-makers and other stakeholders to help shape economic strategies and monitor progress.

https://www.proshareng.com/news/Doing-Business-in-Nigeria/2018-WEF-Global-Competitiveness-Report-R/42279

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This is a new episode by Dino. crying out to Saraki will not save Dino from being voted out in 2019, i just wonder why Kogi people will even vote in Dino instead of a Smart Adeyemi.

Oshiomhole is the main reason Buhari may win the 2019 general Election, He is an example of workaholic. trying to fix the mess Oyegun left in the APC, Even Saraki in his defection statement hailed the the effort in bringing peace to the APC.

So Akpabio does not have the right to contribute on any matter again in the senate house, because he left PDP to APC, (Changed his seat) ..Saraki style of Politics is totally wrong, House business is supreme to Party politics....

ShameOnAPC:
Why is EFCC silent on Ganduje , I hate APC, APC as a party is a party of evil doers, anybody that doesn't see how bad Buhari and APC leaders are managing this country ,selective fighting of corruption is a stupid, bastard, enemy of our country and a low life person.

I unfriend any of my Facebook friend praising Buhari led administration.

If I see snake and I see APC supporters, I will first kill that APC supporter before killing the snake

So you dont know that Ganduje has immunity and can not be arrested, only thing that can be done to him is impeachment, before he can be arrested, stop hating unnecessarily...

Atiku was not happy that he didn't steal enough when he was with Obasanjo. Maybe he didn't get enough licenses for his universities, or maybe he didn't get enough oil blocs for himself or probably didn't marry enough wives.

"So, when they return, they're coming with vengeance; vengeance on our resources and our people.

"Atiku is coming back to create a paradise for thieves and you can see the people who are excited about them.

"They're either people who stole, who didn't steal enough last time,--SOWORE 2018.

rada rada!!!!!!!

If someone should check Nairaland pages, He will think that, the full country is against Buhari, Not knowing that most of them are just E-warriors for PDP.

This project has been abandoned for close to 32 years. and it is the Buhari administration that has seen the economic advantage, I wonder if Government is not continuous again. successive government with more revenue than Buhari Government did not even bother to continue the project..