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Congrats and kudos to her!!!!!!!

Arsenal should have a good result from this match.

HausaIgboYoruba:
very true! He championed southern presidency, he was very vocal about the president moving to southern Nigeria.

Both of you have spoken very well and reasonably too!

Vibrant007:
By

Danny Kwangogo

Not a few Nigerians have been taken aback by the decision of the Senate not to clear former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai and two others as ministerial nominees, citing “security checks”. But, of the three, the one that has generated the most controversy and sent tongues wagging is El-Rufai’s and this is obvious. His contributions to the emergence of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as candidate and president are all in the public domain.

El-Rufai opposed the plan of the former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu, to retain power in the North and led the team of Northern governors who insisted that power must shift to the South.

At the heat of the campaign for APC’s presidential ticket, Aisha, the wife of the immediate past President, Muhammadu Buhari reportedly asked him to speak with the other governors who were running for the presidential ticket to step down for Tinubu. He went about the task and a good number of them, especially from the North, stepped down and supported the Tinubu candidacy.

Fast forward to the 8th of June, 2022 when Tinubu emerged as APC’s Presidential candidate.

After his emergence, the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele and the so-called cabal in the then Federal Government came up with the currency swap initiative.

The Kaduna State Government under the leadership of Mallam Nasir El-Rufai and two other state governments sued the Federal Government, the CBN and others, to challenge the policy at the Supreme Court. Later on, other state governments joined the suit; and they won. That was how the currency swap policy and the hardship it brought were mitigated.

Then in October 2022, Tinubu publicly said he would not leave the stage at the Kaduna Investment Summit until El-Rufai rescinded his decision to retire from public office and pursue other private endeavours. He said he needed him to stay and work with him.

In deference to Tinubu, who was his guest at the time, El-Rufai went on stage to meet him and said he would work with the then incoming government even if it was on part-time basis.

After emerging victorious at the poll, President Tinubu reportedly invited El-Rufai and told him that one of his campaign promises to Nigerians was uninterrupted power supply and that he had looked round and decided that El-Rufai was the man who could deliver for him on that promise.

At first, El-Rufai was said to have hesitated in accepting the offer. Over time, it took the interventions of some patriots and well-meaning Nigerians who allegedly prevailed on El-Rufai to accept the offer.

But, before he accepted the offer to serve, El-Rufai was said to have informed the President that based on his past experiences, it was imperative for gas to be under the same roof with the Federal Ministry of Power since gas was a critical component for electricity supply in this time and age, coupled with the drive for clean energy and climate change. It was said that if the proposal was accepted by the President, the new ministry would be known as Federal Ministry of Energy.

Informed sources also hinted that El-Rufai proposed the setting up of a National Energy Council under the Chairmanship of the President with representatives of the relevant ministries, agencies and departments, such as Federal Ministry of Finance, Federal Ministry of Petroleum, Federal Ministry of Environment and others.

With all these, it was gathered that the idea was for the President to drive the initiative for uninterrupted power supply while El-Rufai would implement it as Minister of Energy. The President consented and asked him to assemble his team and get to work immediately.

So, with the Presidential directive, El-Rufai assembled a team and began working about three weeks before his name was sent, alongside others, to the Senate for screening on the 27th of July, 2023.

Surprisingly, when El-Rufai appeared before the Senate for the screening, a Senator from Kogi State, Sunday Karimi, after commending El-Rufai for his achievements in public office, said he had a petition against him that bothered on "security, unity and cohesiveness". He urged the Senate to consider the petition while the screening the nominee.

When El-Rufai wanted to speak to the petition, the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio said he should not bother.

His words: "I have to inform all of you that I have received similar petitions from some people against other nominees, but this is not where we are to deal with petitions. Our job here is to screen. And, of course, we can refer petitions to where petitions will be dealt with.

“They are nominees of Mr. President. If it is something where there is a formal petition before the Senate, we will look at it formally. But there are certain petitions we have to refer to the Presidency or security agencies to look at, and that has nothing to do with us. By the time we go into confirmation, we will be so advised. So, I want my brother to take a bow and go, and don’t bother to explain the petition.”

However, discreet investigation has revealed that the petition was allegedly given to Senator Karimi by Akpabio on the morning of the screening exercise. He was only asked to present it. This, perhaps, explains why he was recognized by Akpabio immediately he raised his hands.

Reliable sources in Abuja said Senator Karimi has reportedly apologized to El-Rufai for the embarrassment. Other prominent leaders and politicians from his home state of Kogi have allegedly tendered unreserved apologies and distanced themselves from the petition and the acts of the senator.

Meanwhile, it has been revealed that the petition, which formed the basis of the non-confirmation of El-Rufai, is the subject of a libel suit which the former governor instituted against the petitioner, one Gloria Mabeiam Ballason, from Southern Kaduna.

Again, contrary to the insinuation that El-Rufai had been banned from holding public office in Nigeria, independent checks have revealed that there is no such resolution. It was a mere recommendation of a Committee of the House of Representatives over 20 years ago. The recommendation has been quashed by a court of competent jurisdiction. Besides, El-Rufai has since become a two-term governor of Kaduna state with outstanding records of performance!

A source at the Senate said even the letter that the President of the Senate relied on to stop the confirmation of El-Rufai and others was not addressed to him. Rather, it was addressed to the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate) and signed by one Aminu Yusuf, a Director in the office of the Director-General of the State Security Service (SSS). The President of the Senate was merely copied. This is against the protocols on Communication between the Executive and the Legislature which forbids the National Assembly from acting on any communication that is not signed by the President, much less one that was not addressed to it.

What has now emerged is that the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, working in cahoots with the Chief of Staff, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, allegedly got a Director in the office of the DG, SSS, to sign the letter when the helmsman of the secret service purportedly refused to do the hatchet job.

Reliable sources alleged that Vice-President Kashim Shettima, Ribadu and Gbajabiamila feel threatened by El-Rufai, especially if he is able to deliver on the task. They do not want him to serve in the government and succeed because they are already planning for 2027 or 3031, as the case may be and they see him as a potential threat to their aspirations.

They are also being allegedly propelled by other forces outside the government.

Some stakeholders in the Power Sector who have been paid between N2billion and N3billion as subsidies for electricity are afraid that with El-Rufai coming onboard, the free money will stop.

They allegedly lobbied the President not to make El-Rufai the Minister of Energy because they contributed to his campaign.

There are political foes like Shehu Sani and some elements in the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and even some sponsored Muslim clerics are allegedly part of the gang up.

On Tuesday, it was said that El-Rufai requested to see the President. When they met and El-Rufai expressed his reservations about all that happened, the President reportedly asked for 12 hours to investigate the matter and resolve it. On his part, El-Rufai allegedly said 24 hours was ideal given the President's busy schedule.

It was 24 hours on Wednesday, 9th August, 2023, when the media reported that El-Rufai was at the Presidential Villa to meet with the President.

The meeting, it was gathered, was actually for the team assembled by El-Rufai to make a presentation to the President on their activities and plans to reform the power sector. But surprisingly, at the meeting, the President allegedly began to query some of the things they had agreed on weeks ago about the bringing of Gas under the same roof with Power and to be renamed the Federal Ministry of Energy and other reform initiatives. It seemed the appointing authority has had a change of mind. Hence, all the avoidable drama that dogged the screening and confirmation.

At the end of the meeting, a source at the Presidency said El-Rufai asked the President if he could see him one-on-one in respect of the other matter that the President said he would get back to him on.

The President reportedly said he needed to see some persons who were waiting for him and that the Director of Protocol would call him to schedule a meeting. The meeting has not held. But, sources close to the former Kaduna state helmsman say he is already at the verge of rejecting the ministerial offer.

As a prelude, El-Rufai has reportedly submitted the Curriculum Vitae of a senator from Kaduna state as a replacement for him since Kaduna state has no representative in the soon-to-be composed Federal Executive Council (FEC).

Sources hinted that the former Governor of Kaduna state has since jetted out of the country to ward off pressures from party stalwarts and concerned Nigerians who are worried about the turn of events, wondering how those who lobbied him to come and serve would turn round to rubbish his enviable public records!

But sources say, whatever is the case, the bulk stops on the President's desk.

"If he really means well and wants El-Rufai to deliver for him on constant power supply, he knows what to do to get him confirmed as it happened in the case of Festus Keyamo.

"Recall that during Obasanjo's administration, El-Rufai had an issue with the lawmakers when he alleged that some of them were demanding bribe from him. Obasanjo intervened and the matter was resolved and the Senate cleared him," one of the sources said.

It remains to be seen what the President would do in the next couple of days: to keep his words or pander to inanities and thereby sacrifice proven competence and capacity.

Danny Kwangogo wrote from Abuja.

This is scandalously serious matter! Some dark forces must be at ppay, especially those benefitting the epileptic power supply in the country! The president must fight those forces to a stand-still!!!!!!!

Though I used to like this man cos we worked closely together before now, this outburst is capable of inviting other ethnic groups against the Yorubas! Let's wait and watch if the President would right the so-called mis-steps![color=#000099][/color]

Though I used to like this man cos we worked closely together before now, this outburst is capable of inviting other ethnic groups against the Yorubas! Let's wait and watch if the President would right the so-called mis-steps!

[right][/right]It's a welcome development!

The NIMC website has been down since over four weeks now, thus denying those who want to register the opportunity. I hope this would soon be rectified.

Penguin2:
Lol!

I love to see this war already.

Tinubu thought he has the north and therefore he can trample upon Igbos and even wipe them out of the surface of the earth, but less than 3 months, God is already showing him he’s God.

First thing that brought Tinubu on head on collision with the north was threatening to go to war with their cousins in Niger. Now northern stakeholders are already seeing him as anti north.

The union he so much coveted with Kwankwaso collapsed.

Now, his relationship with Elrufai is about to hit the rocks as well.

O. T. Law for him in the north.

Now if there’s rerun, na only Southwest go be him hope.

Is our God not good?

You lots should continue attacking Igbos, una hear!

Ndi ala!

Continue to wail and live in a fool's hell!

seunmsg:
It’s just a matter of time, the reforms will soon start yielding dividends.

You've spoken very well and intelligent too![color=#000099][/color]

Congrats! I hope Arsenal will repeat the constituency of last season this time around and clinch A Major Trophy!!!!!!!

ogododo:
Mr Adeniyi Sanni, a senior aide to Solomon Adeola, the senator representing Ogun West in the National Assembly has been killed in yet to be ascertained circumstances in Lagos early Saturday morning.

Spokesperson to Senator Adeola, Kayode Odunaro, in a statement in Abuja said the remains of Adeniyi was found with gunshot wounds dumped at Toyota bus stop in Oshodi area of Lagos on Saturday morning.

She added that a passersby had called the wife with the Next of Kin phone number on Adeniyi’s driver’s license to inform her of the discovery of the body of her husband.

The statement indicated that Sanni had earlier called his wife to send his vehicle papers to him by Whatsapp, indicating that he was stopped by security operatives at a checkpoint in Berger Area.


But the wife raised alarm as her husband became unreachable thereafter before the sad news of discovery of his remains was broke to her.

The statement reads in part: “Information available to the bereaved Senator in Abuja indicates that Mr. Sanni was stopped at a checking point around Berger Area of Lagos on his way to his home at Isheri by security agents.

“He was asked to provide the documents of the car he was driving, which he did through his wife who sent all the documents to his phone WhatsApp

“It was gathered that the wife called a while later and the late Mr. Sanni told him they are still checking the vehicle’s paper.


“His apprehensive wife later called on Mr. Sanni’s associates to say he could no longer reach her husband on phone necessitating the mobilization of a search party.

“She was later called by passersby through the Next of Kin phone number on her husband’s driver’s license that the body of Mr. Sanni was dumped around Toyota Bus Stop in Oshodi with gunshot wound.

“Senator Adeola who is involved in the ongoing ministerial screening at the Senate is shocked beyond words and devastated by the news of this sad incident, as Mr. Sanni was his close aide for over two decades.

“The Nigeria Police Force are investigating the killing.”


https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2023/08/05/just-in-senator-adeolas-top-aide-adeniyi-sanni-murdered-in-lagos/

God rest his soul and uphold the family.

Upritman:
@Suanu'sBlog

Despite a boycott order by the Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC to its members against the local government elections holding in the state today, a chieftain of the party and lawmaker representing Tai/Eleme/Oyigbo federal constituency, Hon.Dr.Barry Mpigi on Saturday participated in the election by casting his vote at his polling unit in his village.

The Chairman of the party, Hon.Ojukaye Flag Amachree in a statement he personally signed had said; "Our members should shun anything that will directly or remotely associate them with the sham exercise on Saturday".
This directive appears to have been outrightly disobeyed by Hon.Mpigi who before now has been having a sustained romance with Gov.Wike and the PDP in Rivers State.

Speaking after casting his vote, Hon.Mpigi said;
"My name is Hon.Barry Mpigi, a chieftain of the All Progressive Congress, as you can see I just finished casting my vote, the APC refused to participate in the election because of the endless crisis that rocks the party".

The lawmaker who claimed his participation in the poll was to attract more debelopments to his people said;
"Today we're not talking about party but we're looking at dividends of democracy".

Hon.Mpigi who is already nursing a senatorial ambition in the 2019 General elections praised Gov.Wike for the massive development the state has witnessed under his leadership. He said his people as a sign of appreciation will massively support Gov.Wike for him to continue in office in the 2019 polls.
"His Excellency Chief Barr Ezenwo Nyesom Wike has performed very well and because Tai people are not ungrateful people we have said that he deserves another tenure"

Mpigi, who openly endorsed Gov.Wike for a second term in office said the only reason that may change that is if the APC gives its governorship ticket to any of its kinsmen.
"The only reason why Tai people may do a rethink is if gubernatorial ticket is giving to any Ogoni son, we don't need Deputy governor or what ever, at the absent of the gubernatorial ticket for an Ogoni son I hereby urge Tai people to support Wike till 2023", He said.

Suanu's Blog recalls that Hon.Barry Mpigi after receiving a brand SUV Jeep donation from Gov.Wike was later rumoured to have been bought over to the PDP with an irresistible sum of N1bn. He has continued to have a cordial relationship with Gov.Wike including the sole right of nominating the current caretaker committee chairman of his Tai local government area who before now was a member of the APC, the local government candidate of the PDP in today's local council poll as well as facilitating the defection of the lawmaker representing Tai State constituency in the state house of the assmbly, Hon.Matthew Dike, to the PDP.

Suanu's Blog gathered that Hon.Mpigi who has perfected his defection to the PDP is strategically waiting for the "right time" as the 2019 elections draw near.

Meanwhile, the local government elections in Tai Local Government Area is reportedly going on peacefully.

Source: http://www.suanusblog.com/2018/06/rivers-lg-poll-apc-lawmaker-disobeys.html?m=1

Money politics!!!!!!!

Afolabimills:
me too I pray for him everyday though the start may seems tough I know Nigeria will be great again

You've spoken very well![color=#006600][/color]

Afolabimills:
me too I pray for him everyday though the start may seems tough I know Nigeria will be great again

You've spoken very well!

The man voluntarily wrote a petition against those who accused him of the alleged crime. He's apparently innocent to have done that! Let's wait for the outcome of the investigations!

LegendHero:
Lol 😂 you losers and your teeth gnashing.

Even if you write a thousand line of epistle, Peter the lunatic will NEVER be president.

The Iboo man destiny in Nigeria is to agitate and presidency is not part of it.

—That is exactly why Azikiwe came third in all election that involve the 3 tribe on a ballot. On both occasion, he came a distant 3rd.

—Ojuku of cursed memory did the same thing. He came a distant 3rd too.

—Obi the lunatic toe the failure line of his ancestors and came a distant 3rd in 2023 but yet he keep crying like a baby without a feeder about a supposedly mandate.

We have only 2 major tribe in Nigeria that decide who rule this nation and until we reach a consensus about giving power to the minority Ibo, no Ibo man can get there.

Lastly, God bless Bola Tinubu
President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

You've spoken very well and reasonably too! Kudos!

A better approach!

A better approach!

[quote author= post=124856635]A good way to go.
Very good development.
Good news.

We are sure some frustrated children will still wail and cry on this good and positive news.
Nothing good about our darling nation make them happy in life.
Only Negativity and news about deaths and calamity dey always totori dem.
People dey o.

God bless Nigeria 🇳🇬.[/quote]You've spoken very well and reasonably well brother!!!!!!!

gebest:
I know by tomorrow the strike will be call off.

Youve spoken very well and reasonably too!

OmekaguGCFR1:
We will teach igbos political lesson they're now in financial mess ntorr

Let's watch as events unfold

Alliswell248:
Election loss has turned you into something terrible. Keep wasting your life on NL.

Sore loser.

You've spoken very well and reasonably too!

murphyjoe:
The reasoin while the strike is not effective it is simply because Nigeria Labour Congress ( NLC) is partisan. It has is own political party. and cannot be seen as being serious calling for strike,when it is seen as being biased towards a party

Don't mind them jare!!!!!!![color=#006600][/color]

murphyjoe:
The reason while the strike is not effective it is simply because Nigeria Labour Congress ( NLC) is partisan. It has is own political party. and cannot be seen as being serious calling for strike,when it is seen as being biased towards a party

Don't mind them jare!!!!!!![color=#006600][/color]

murphyjoe:
The reason while the strike is not effective it is simply because Nigeria Labour Congress ( NLC) is partisan. It has is own political party. and cannot be seen as being serious calling for strike,when it is seen as being biased towards a party

Don't mind them jare!!!!!!!

My area is cool and calm!

BOSSkesh:
All this court stuff is just formality
Obi and atiku both know they can never win
So they are both looking for back door entrance into aso rock

Don't mind them jare!

A commendable move that should be applauded by all reasonable persons!

Nazgul:
I wish the super falcons all the best.

For the hypocrites attacking Oshola, they should know that athletes (sprinters) gymnastics, swimmers.. etc, dress worse than how she was when she removed her shirt yet no one condemns them. Tobi Amusun literally puts on under pants to run.

For those barking that she received a yellow card and might miss a crucial game if we go far in the tournament, they should know that in any FIFA tournament, all yellow cards are cleared after the first round. Meaning that from the Second round that yellow card she received would no longer stand.

So please let's support our ladies and wish them the best.

Thanks for enlightening us! Kudos for you!

He must have learnt his lessons by now!

Hmmmmmm!!!!!!!