ifex370:

who u help?

Common go & wash plate

Am sure he is not even aware of it... When he has been busy junketing around

BlackTechnology:
Wetin Buhari get for WAEC

F9

Lalasticlala

It is time for dinner... I'm officially asking you out

NgeneUkwenu:
By Azuka Onwuka and not Punch Newspapers!

Illiterates everywhere..

Dundi of the century!

He is the Correspondent... Every news item is written by someone; or is it when it is written by the Punch CEO that you will then believe it is from Punch

Get a life boy

NiRfreak:
Thats if he knows the meaning of CGPA.....let alone the import of 5.0

Epic

NgeneUkwenu:
By Azuka Onwuka and not Punch Newspapers!

Illiterates everywhere..

E pain am

Not surprised, he is a school cert failure so he doesn't know what it takes to be a graduate not to talk of making a first class.


One of the numerous reasons I will always continue to miss GEJ

By Azuka Onwuka

A big opportunity came to President Muhammadu Buhari to shine some weeks ago but he let it waste. A graduate of the University of Lagos, Mr Ayodele Daniel Dada, made history by being the first graduate of the university to make the maximum cumulative grade point average (CPGA) of 5.00 point out of 5.00. Even though it was not said that he was the first graduate from any Nigerian university to make such a result, I have never heard that a graduate made such a result in any other Nigerian university.

What it meant was that Dada made an A in all the courses he took. That includes courses from other departments and faculties, which were not related to his course of study. For example, imagine an arts student who hates computations and scientific theories being made to take a subject in the natural sciences as well as computer. Many of such people would just pray to get the minimum score in those non-related but compulsory courses. Their dream will be to just pass those courses so as to be free to focus on the directly related courses that made them come to the university in the first place.

In the case of Dada, he made an A in all these courses right from his first year to his final. If he had made anything less than an A in any of his university courses, it would have dented his CGPA and he would not have made a 5.00. Reports from UNILAG indicate that when the university authorities heard of the unbelievable result, they called for his papers. After a thorough scrutiny, they found out that Dada deservedly got an A in all his courses. The CGPA was subsequently awarded to him.

However, he did not get the same opportunity in 2011 when he sat for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board seized his result that year “for cheating”. JAMB must have been too shocked with his result that it believed that there was no way Dada could have made such a score except by cheating. Sadly, JAMB has not come up with any mechanism to identify exceptionally brilliant candidates. Dada eventually decided to take the option of doing a diploma programme at the University of Lagos. That disappointment of having his result seized for being too brilliant could have dampened the spirit of some people and made them derail. But happily, Dada persevered in spite of his unenviable family financial status.

The announcement of Dada’s university result on February 25 was therefore a heaven-sent opportunity for Buhari to shore up his rating among the people. It was the type of opportunity many presidents would pray for but never get. The reason is simple. This is not something that happens regularly. It can never even be predicted. Having a first class is a regular occurrence in universities. Each university graduates many first class students every year. But having a graduate with 5.00 CGPA out of 5.00 is a rarity. It is said that perfection is not possible among humans, but this is something akin to perfection. So, anybody who has achieved this feat is nothing but a genius.

Why did President Buhari not celebrate this exceptional student? Was it because he did not know about it? Was it because it did not carry much weight with him? Did his media aides like Mr Femi Adesina and Mr Garba Shehu not know about it? Did the ministers of education not hear about it? What about the minister of youths and sports? Did they hear about it and briefed the President on the need to tap into and celebrate the achiever but were ignored by the President?

At a time entertainment (like music, acting, comedy, dancing, etc) is taking the attention of many youths away from education and academic excellence, celebrating the academic feat of Dada would have done a lot for education in Nigeria. Immediately the news broke, the President should have sent a letter of congratulation to Dada and then invited him to Aso Rock for a handshake. At such a meeting, the President should have used that opportunity to stress his administration’s commitment to excellence in all human endeavours, especially in academic pursuit. He should have used that opportunity to inform the nation of his belief that the youths are the hope of the nation and should be supported and encouraged to excel. Then, he should have given the young man a scholarship and whatever other incentives he could.

It was also surprising that neither the governor of his state of origin (Ekiti State) nor state of residence (Lagos) keyed into the excellent performance of Dada. It was as if it was nothing special.

Similarly, except for the few comments within the two days of the breaking of the story, most Nigerians did not see the news item as something of great importance to talk about. Compare that to last month’s story of the transformation of Mrs Jumoke Orisaguna from a bread hawker to a model. Almost every person made a comment about her in the social media and private discussions for weeks. Even columnists wrote about her. Companies and brands fell over themselves to make donations to her and her children as well as make her advertise their brands. Pastors used her to preach and pray in churches.

It says a lot about our focus and values as a nation. Even though most Nigerians want the nation to become a superpower and a super economy, the government and citizens don’t celebrate academic excellence. How can a country become one of the leading countries of the world if excellence – especially academic excellence – is not celebrated? It is for the same reason that teachers, lecturers and researchers are poorly remunerated, while creative minds and their creations are ignored. It is for the same reason that winners of entertainment contests get prizes that run into millions of naira, while winners of academic and scholarly contests get rewarded with plaques. But then one may not blame corporate organisations because they are not charities. They need to support programmes that will give them visibility and patronage. But that the government joins in not giving priority to academic excellence is not excusable.

Entertainment is good and needs to be promoted. But a country does not grow by giving all attention to entertainment to the detriment of educational excellence and scientific breakthroughs.

It may not be easy for a government to turn the economy around within a year. It may not be easy for the government to defeat the Boko Haram as promised. It may not be easy to solve the electricity supply problem within a year. But there are quick wins that a government can achieve. There are also opportunities that a government can exploit immediately they present themselves. These opportunities will always present themselves in the life of every administration. Whatever an administration makes of such opportunities depends on that administration. Sometimes even a bad situation can be quickly turned around by a government that thinks on its feet.

The tempo may have died down on the issue of Dada, but it is not too late for the government to celebrate him. It is said that it is better late than never. When excellence is rewarded and celebrated by the government, people are encouraged to seek excellence. As David W. Johnson said: “There are no speed limits on the road to excellence.”

http://www.punchng.com/the-injustice-buhari-did-to-the-genius-of-unilag/

DIKEnaWAR:
Pot calling the kettle black! Is Oyedepo sensitive to the plight of the poor when he takes money as tithes and offerings from them to fly private jets, live in opulence and build schools for the super-rich?


They are both the same; wicked and insensitive.

But who among them uses our oyel money to junket around the world

ApcSucks:

una go want election cancelled soon

Leave the clown... He will soon go mute

Lalasticlala
Pls let's have a date

NgeneUkwenu:
Comedian

EDO Is APC and APC Is EDO!

Anybody Oshiomole Chooses Becomes Our Candidate and automatically the governor...


IPOB Youths leave Nigerian Politics For Nigerians....

Boy, you rant more than this in Rivers; how far so far

Aufbauh:
Being in opposition is the most pathetic and shameless condition anyone can wish himself as it has the capacity to throw you up as a praise singer even to your presumed captor.

The same people who claimed that Dangote wealth is largely due to Government favoritism and uneven patronage against indigenous competitors are the same people singing his praise because GEJ administration granted him unholy waivers, undue concessions and unrivalled monopoly. What a people!

Zombie you are on your own o... Let Buhari give the same waiver so long $1 will equal to #1

Bookiemart01:
When politictians say these kind of thinks rather than tell us what they intend to do for us, it saddens my heart. Wike has succeeded in making the whole thing look like it was a WAR between him and Ameachi. He forgot that lots of lives were lost before, during and after the elecions.






And you all are suppose to be future leaders? You are here cheering on IMPUNITY, ELECTORAL VIOLENCE AND BROAD DAY MURDER of innocent souls? Lots of people died and all you can see is WIKE WINS AMEACHI? I wonder why some of us went to school at all.

Until you blame Buhari for his incessant disregard to the rule of law and overall cluelessness

vecman22:

who is dis donkey

You are obviously the zombie here

PassingShot:
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That's all u can say over that bitter truth he just told you. Shame on you

Buhari am waiting to see a reasonable soul in Nigeria praise you apart from the likes of Liar Muhammed

dtruth3:
Amechi is not on ground, if he likes let him come with all the UN forces even NATO, we shall resist it - wike

NgeneUkwenu

Am loving this... How I wish I can watch this program. Op pls can we get the link?

Zombie personified

jimfarayola:
Because every good news in this era of change to the Wailers is a propaganda,I wonder

Some Zombies get 0.05% of brain but ur own na -0.00001%

Source...
I don't want to waste my mock on NgeneUkwenu

Lalasticlala... The "gods" are not happy with Buhari - Pete Edochie

harosho07:
And why is the news caption different from the storyline?

An attempt to pit the President against the Preacher?

You can give it your own caption

Whichever away, you can not remove the fact that Bishop Oyedepo said that your "god" Buhari is highly insensitive to Nigeria problems, especially those that affect the common masses

We were more prepared for war after 2015 election than governance - Lia Muhammed

By Demola Akinyemi

The Chancellor of Landmark University, Omu Aran, Kwara state, Bishop David Oyedepo, has challenged the present administration under President Muhammadu Buhari to be more sensitive to issues that affect ordinary nigerians saying that things have not been working well.

Oyedepo,also the founder of Living Faith Church worldwide,a.k.a Winners Chapel further described the socio-economic challenges in the nation as those borne out of systemic failure,adding that there is no point blaming any political party or individual for the current travails Nigeria is facing .

The clergyman cum academician spoke with journalists in Omu Aran at the fifth founder's day celebration of the private university he estaablished in Omu Aran,his country home.
According to him,"Our problem is a systemic problem not political or leadership problem and we must find solution to it. Nigeria will not go down the drain, we will proffer solution to it."
"The present administration should be more sensitive to issues that affect ordinary people, because things had not been working well."

He noted that,"Where we are today is not where we should be. The effect of the forex has a lot to do with small scale industries and that is where the bulk of Nigeria employment is."

"Anybody can make mistakes but if people in the authority are not sensitive to the cry of the people, we would keep making more mistakes. My understanding is that it is never late to be right. If a decision is made and we discovered it is not right we should do an informed review." he added.

Oyedepo also said, "What am saying is that things have not been working and we are all aware of it. There is no point pointing accusing finger. Each individuals in the country also have a lot to play to recover the dignity of our nation".

He however stressed that, "The challenges have been with us for many years, it didn't just happen now. Government should be sensitive on issue that affect everybody."
"We have been fighting over the issue of power for many decades now. Government should have its priority. They should itemise the fundamentals that can move Nigeria forward and commit to it. "He added.
He noted that,"We don't have to have the resources, if we have the platform for investors to come in because they are more in touch with the issues."

"Look at the present fuel problem. It used to be black market but now we have black stations and they have the right to sell at any price because they are private marketers but the government still need to come out and take a decision on it".

Oyedepo also said, "Solution should not be only thinking, we should go beyond thinking to reasoning, logical, rational and analytical reasoning by identifying the issues and proffer possible way out of the problem.

"Nigeria problems is all about cost effective solution that will come out of sound reasoning. Remember the people in government are from us. So, we are all in government since they are not foreigners. So each one of us has a role to play. Private bodies should be allowed in all other areas of the country just like we have in the education sector. "He stressed.

He further said that,"Nigerians need to take responsibility of our challenges and find solutions to them because we have nowhere else to go. We should not sit down and cast blames."

"We have to be committed in finding the solution and stop the blame game even though government has a major role to play, each one of us also has roles to play. People will not listen to a critique but a consult who are thinking value addition taught. We learn from other nations efforts in solving problems."he added.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/03/fuel-problem-used-to-be-black-market-but-now-we-have-black-stations-oyedepo/

We are fully back to military rule

By Sola Ogundipe

The Federal government has vowed to adopt a No Work, No Pay policy as a means of checkmating incessant strike actions in the Health Sector.

In a circular dated 15th March, 2016 with number MH/HRM/138/1/58, addressed to the Chief Executive Officers of University Teaching Hospitals, Federal Medical Centres and other Tertiary Health Institutions under the Federal Ministry of Health, the Minister of Health Prof. Isaac Adewole said incessant labour disputes have been ravaging the health sector despite effors by government to revive the system.

In the circular signed by the Director Human Resources, Mr Danjuma Kurau, Adewole called on health professionals to desist from incessant industrial action which has now become a usual occurrence in the health sector, adding that labour disputes are better resolved through dialogue rather than strike and violence.

“Health sector is one of the essential services that are prohibited by law from embarking on strike action. However the Federal Ministry of Health has been subjected to so much ridicule and embarrassment as a result of frequent strikes by the different professionals that make up its workforce”, he remarked.
The Minister warned that henceforth, any staff that chooses the path of strike in enforcing his/her demand should not be paid salaries and allowances within the period of strike.

“In order to revert to path of decency and discourage impunity, all Chief Executive Officers of agencies and hospitals under the supervision of the Ministry are to strictly, enforce the No Work No Pay Policy as contained in section 43 of the Trade Disputes Act, CAP T8, law of the Federation of Nigeria”, Adewole added.

However, he assured all health workers and other related services that their welfare would be adequately and responsibly catered for by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/03/health-sector-strikes-fg-vows-enforce-no-work-no-pay-rule/

Waiting for when someone in the demonic APC will ever do this

vedaxcool:
Twinator the government intends to create 3m jobs the process has already commenced and will pick full steam.

PDP failed as a ruling party today it is failing as an opposition party. pdp Africa's mega failure.

Can u mention just one process that have started?

Nothing good can come out of this govt
Patiently waiting for 2019