₦airaland Forum

Seeeeeeee:
We have spent one year OBSERVING Bubu - Nigerians

Tolexander:
Fayose is just joining Governors to commission roads!

He joined Aregbe in Osun State yesterday, Wike of River state today.

By Yusha’u A. Ibrahim,

Information minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said yesterday in Kano that the present administration spent its first year in office planning how to make Nigeria a better country.

Mohammed stated this when he paid a courtesy visit to the Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, stressing that the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration spent its first year in office blocking the leakages to stop stealing of public funds.

“Those who served under the past government stole so much money. They were richer than government. We came into government when the country was infected with all sorts of diseases,” he said.

“Nigerian’s economy was infected with Ebola, HIV/AIDS and all other sorts of diseases by some corrupt people. But the federal government is working very hard to fix the country and gradually things have started taking shape,” the minister stressed.

Mohammed, who said he was in Kano for the federal government’s town hall meeting which was launched in Lagos State, added that the idea of such meetings was to inform Nigerians on the new administration.

Governor Ganduje described the meeting as timely, saying: “Without adequate communication, many activities of government would perish. Rumour mongers would achieve their aims, while suspicion and ignorance will continue to affect governance negatively.”

He pointed out that the meeting was a two-way traffic where government would tell people its policies and plans, while the people in return would tell government their aspirations and problems.

WildChild00:
Lord give Buhari wisdom & understanding to rule well and restore back our lost glory!

Xbabangida:
Its not new na... At times, they hang on the side of my car. All I do is speed off and what happens to them in no business of mine.

seunny4lif:
GEJ
The best president ever in the history of Nigeria
APC are scammers

I still stand by the position that you instruct your moderators to take down content, posts, tweets and comments including from popular news outlet that promotes the violent act and economic terrorism of the NDA. However, supporters of call for the emancipation of Niger Delta, and those calling for an independent Niger Delta State should not be censored or bullied.

IllegalMoney:

Buhari n his men were negotiating with fake Militants... Buhari has been scammed... $10 million dollars don enter canal

Kastonkastroll:
Stealer uduah, I hope you will not dip your hands inside ECOWAS asusu

mynd1:
No go thief Ecowas money o u dis woman.

phveektor:
How many more foreign invested companies will Nigeria have to lose in the name of foreign exchange policy?

halfcurrent:
They should go jare...u can't even book directly on them so we would not even miss them joor

blackberlin:
They were never really based in Nigeria, so no big deal. They just wanna stop their flights to Lagos... we don't really need companies that just wanna cash out, we need investors....

blackpanda:
I love her. Young and confident
Kemi is gradually growing into her own

laffytaffy1:
He looks drunk.

However, some of the aides to the lawmakers were not lucky as the police arrested them and whisked them away.

The CP claimed they were “hoodlums who invaded the complex to destroy government property.”

MrBLING:
In one year APC has almost crippled the economy

AK6464:
Other Pastors should learn from this man

…As Boroh moves to creeks to appease aggrieved militants
By Soni Daniel

Abuja- The Federal Government has moved to end the destruction of oil facilities by aggrieved Niger Delta militants in the oil-rich region of the country with a strategic meeting with some militant leaders in Abuja, as a first step.

The Federal Government team that met with over 50 militant leaders in Abuja for most part of Wednesday at the Transcorp Hilton, included the National Security Adviser, Major-General Babagana Monguno (rtd)., Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachukwu, Niger Delta Minister, Pastor Uguru Usani Uguru and the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta, Brig-Gen. Paul Boroh, (Rtd).

Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, was also at the meeting but left after a brief discussion with those in attendance.
Similarly, the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta, Brig. Gen. Paul Boroh, has relocated from Abuja to the troubled region to hold discussions with the militants to sheath their sword and embrace peace.

The Presidential adviser moved from Abuja on Thursday to be able to meet with some of the aggrieved Niger Delta leaders in Delta, Rivers, Edo, Bayelsa between today and the weekend before moving to the other oil-bearing states for similar discussions.

“The whole aim of my relocation to the Niger Delta creeks is to enable me to identify the aggrieved individuals and groups and hold extensive discussions with them on the need to keep the peace since the government is working hard to put things right in the Niger Delta and other parts of Nigeria,” the Presidential Amnesty Programme Coordinator, said last night.

From available records, the Federal Government has not reneged on its amnesty package to the region and is working hard to improve the infrastructural needs of the Niger Delta, one of them being the Calabar-Lagos Coastal Railway which is already captured in this year’s budget.

The central message passed down to the Niger Delta elements by the Federal Government team, was for them to stop further destruction of critical government oil assets but to seek peaceful means of expressing their grievances.
Kachikwu, who addressed the Niger Delta leaders drawn the oil-bearing communities, said it was imperative for the perpetrators of the bombing of oil facilities to realize that such actions were inimical to the country and its people.

“Nobody benefits from any destruction and we need to stop anything that can lead to the destruction of lives and the environment,” Kachukwu said.

“The Federal Government will continue to take steps to ensure that the issues agitating the minds of the people are genuinely addressed for the overall interest of all.”
It will be recalled that the blowing up of oil facilities has intensified in recent weeks, cutting off Nigeria’s oil output by nearly 700,000 barrels per day.

The development has also pushed up oil prices in the international market.

Other measures in the 2016 budget, such as the school feeding programme for children at a cost of N93.1 billion, will ensure that more children go to school and enjoy the fun of learning and growing together with their peers.