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Ahead of 2023 General Elections: Gombe PDP Leader, Party Chairman, Governorship Candidate, Other Party's Candidate Meet In Abuja.

SOURCE: Antoniajj

Gombe Governor's Adviser on Religious Affairs, Sheik Dr. Auwal Abdullahi (Gafakan Akko) Resigns His Seat, Joins PDP, Declares Support For Jibrin Barde.

SOURCE: ZainabAhmed

I thought Bala Sani Would Be Thoughtful...But....

Why not think all of it?

Of Somebody that helps you out of HELL?

Is Ahmed Yayari saved from the your betrayal?

Bala Sani, you should know that, the supposed recording is yet another strategy set in place to sabotage the movement in which Alhaji Muhammad Jibrin Barde has set in place to execute, this allegation is farfetched and has been subjected to critical investigation and his Excellency has openly condemned such act and he is taking legal action to curb this attack on the trust given to him by the people of Gombe state.

It is quite unfortunate that treachery is a Bala Sani's basic nature, for you to seek to drown that which had save you from drowning, it is no secret that the current Gombe state governorship candidate for the People’s Democratic party (PDP), Muhammad Jibrin Barde in his philanthropic nature has been there for you in your darkest hours when the responsible party of this allegation jailed you, denying your basic right to freedom, his Danbarde in his infinite mercy fought for your freedom and catered for your loves ones. The above act is not a unique or rather a special act, rather it is simply in the nature of Alhaji Muhammad Jibrin Barde to always stand for what is true and just in all his endeavours of life, just as he has fought for your freedom Bala, he will stand in for the good people of Gombe state.

To Question the character, capabilities of MJB due to doctored recording is farfetched, as mentioned above this is nothing but yet another attempt to deprive the people of Gombe state, the unfiltered, unrelenting service Alhaji Muhammad Jibrin Barde is in path to offer.

Three things can never stay hidden forever, the sun, the moon and the truth, all form of injustice and sabotage to his Danbarde and the great party , the PDP will be brought to light in due time.

Bala Sani, if you are a good son, you just have to be thankful to this gentle and great man.

Fari Dangombe writes from Kumo

SOURCE: ZainaAhmed

GOMBE 2023: A RESPONSE TO JAMIL I. GWAMNA’S POLITICAL GAMBIT

By Antonia J. Dadiya

Dear Jamilu Isiyaku Gwamna

I can see that your physiological construct has changed. I am your fellow indigene of Gombe state, a settler like you with fresh memories of when your father sought asylum in Gombe, from Jos.

Sir, please take it easy with politics keeping in mind that Gombe state isn’t your personal estate. Your relevance is fast diminishing because you see politics as a do-or-die affair and as an end in itself making you totally living in delusion.

Recently, you were a spectre running from pillar to post, in the perverted assumption that you MUST impose your self on the state and within the party’s campaign structure.

Look at your political trajectory. You sent your political benefactor, late Governor Hashidu to an early grave, after a very dirty fight as a result of the height of your betrayal.

You were majorly instrumental to the misfortunes suffered by the PDP because you lost at the 2019 primaries election.
Early this year when you suddenly found your way back into the party, you shed crocodile tears and asked for forgiveness. You even swore to heaven that you will support any candidate that emerged after the 2022 primary elections if you lose.

For 5 days, you held meetings in Abuja with the party leadership and other stakeholders where you promised and swore to work with everyone and agreed to travel to Gombe.

Characteristically, you failed to show up, reneging, once again, on all that was agreed with you and yet, you are now running from pillar to post, causing disaffection in the party while your political associates, such as Walama, who deceived you, have left the party.

Ahmed Yayari, Binta Bello and Barr Idris Umar, your Co-travelers in this journey against the party’s interest (otherwise known as anti- party), are struggling to get the attention of the presidential candidate for the same juicy post you are hoping to get by undermining the party and its leadership at the state.

We really wonder how you intend to convince the presidential candidate and the party leadership to get such patronage while you caused the fortunes of the party to dwindle by campaigning for APC candidates across the state.

PDP, by God’s grace, will form government at both the national and state level in Gombe. Very soon everything about you will become old fashion.

So many people have contested elections and lost out in the past. They didn’t go mad. Nor did they undermine their parties and campaigned for positions as you and your co-travelers- Ahmed Yayari, Barr. Idris Umar & Hon. Binta Bello, do now.

The negative effect of your envy & vengeful struggles is showing on your appearance. This gives us, your fellow indigenes, a dire concern.
Sir, Gombe people are wise and politically conscious when it comes to ensuring they get good leadership. Your political mentor, Governor Hashidu lost the elections in 2003. Again, the People didn’t vote for PDP in 2019.

Now everyone is agreeable to ensure they bring back PDP because of the mismanagement of the resources of the state by Governor Inuwa. This is how resolute, the people of Gombe are in pursuance of good governance.

Truth be told, you should never have contested for the gubernatorial ticket. You never stood a chance given your antecedence of betrayal and mismanagement of resources.

Since the primaries, you only engaged in causing disaffection and destabilizing the party because you lost the primaries.
You voice out things during your so call thank you visit across the state, only a drowning life could.

You run around blackmailing the state party leader, sponsored unknown thugs to stage a protest against him, lied to and deceived the presidential candidate that you wanted to donate a support group office, meanwhile you mischievously called it a presidential campaign office, with 8 dead vehicles financed by Allajiyel, the closes business partner to Governor Inuwa of APC.

To further show your frustration, you went to the Northeast summit in Bauchi, with a banner, describing yourself as Gombe state coordinator of the Presidential Candidate. Alien in the party’s approved campaign structure.
Your hype is very hilarious !!!

You witch hunt any politician who isn’t following your delusion and deceived the gullible ones, including Dr. Abubakar Ali Gombe, to follow you to your journey towards perdition in order to create an impression that you have their support.
You trivialize the virtues of honor in promises with your very dishonorable self.

Dear JIG. May you get over the defeat hangover that has kept you in the cold, making you bleat as if an inheritance of yours or destiny has been tampered with. What you are engaged in is no longer politics but an aimless villain.

Power comes from God and NO one else but Him alone.

The people you are hounding for NO reason, if they succeed in 2023, by His grace, One could only imagine what will happen to you.
This route you are taking with arrogance will only lead you to needless regret. You still have a little time to retract for the sake of your sanity and political future. You are already looking like an octogenarian in your late 50s.

Although you had a field day during the era of Governor Hashidu, Gombe state doesn’t belong to you.
Thanks to the new electoral act. This is NOT 2019. You can no longer harass electorate with boogy security at collation Centres. Sorry, By the way, there are NO longer collation centers.

“This election is about delivering your unit.” You can only be taken care of if you deliver your polling unit NOT by following the presidential candidate to rallies or by opening support group offices.

A word is enough for the wise.

This is really a sad news and a big lost to the people of lagos state, may God console the family of those that lost their lives today.

Dankwambo42019:
My Sincere condolences to the family of those who lost their lives today in an unfortunate fire incidence that occurred at Otedola Bridge, Lagos. May God grant quick recovery to the injured and eternal repose to the dead.


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congratulations your Excellency.

Dankwambo42019:
Excellence in sustainable infrastructural development by university of Lagos today.

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PMB is really a failure if we keep this president in 2019 Nigeria will NOT rise to its full potential.

PMB is a really a failure if we keep this president in 2019 Nigeria will NOT r

The group that is crippling Nigeria ,God ill exposed them by his mercy .enemies of Democracy .

OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Mr. DONALD TRUMP

President Donald Trump

Through:

Ambassador Stuart Symington

United States Ambassador to Nigeria

U.S. Embassy,

Diplomatic Drive

Central Business District

Abuja - Nigeria.

URGENT NEED TO SAVE NIGERIA'S DEMOCRACY

Sir,

It is with great delight that I write you this letter, hoping that it meets you well. I congratulate you for having kept to your promise of "America first" so far in all your policies and programmes since assumption of office. Permit me to say that this is not my first letter to an American President, as I made a similar appeal to President Barack Obama in 2015, under former President Goodluck Jonathan, intimating him of the failings inherent in that government and thankfully he acted on the letter. I believe you will also take heed of the urgency of this appeal and act accordingly.

Indeed, your effort to make good on your electioneering promises to the American people and the world, is widely acknowledged and appreciated by all lovers of democracy. However, it is rather unfortunate that in my country, for which I now write to seek your intervention, your friend, President Muhammadu Buhari, is largely paying lip service to his promises and has refused to follow the rule of law in the exercise of his powers under a democratic setting. Democracy in Nigeria is currently facing some of its most severe threats and unless something is done, it could be derailed and jeopardised altogether.

Your Excellency sir, while you daily work to advance the cause of the United States, the Nigerian situation under the present administration, led by the ruling All Progressives Congress, has failed to promote the nation's interest and work for the sustenance of our democracy. It was most unfortunate that when President Buhari visited you recently, he minced words on the true situation of the current happenings in the country, which pose a great threat to our national fabric of Unity, Peace and Progress.

How do I mean? The ruling APC and President Buhari were ecstatically embraced by Nigerians and voted into office with a promise to fight corruption, insecurity and grow the economy in 2015. However, three years on, prevailing maladministration and insecurity have left everyone spell bound, as wanton killings by herdsmen, kidnapping for ransom, armed robbery, corruption and insurgency in the north-east still ravage the country unabated. Furthermore, the cost of fighting these deadly malaise continues to skyrocket without corresponding mitigation in insecurity. A recent example is the withdrawal of $1billion from the Excess Crude Account (ECA) to fight Boko Haram and other security challenges across the country, by the Executive in collaboration with the National Economic Council, without due recourse to the National Assembly for statutory approval. More so, need I mention that the recent advance payment of $496million to your country for the purchase of 12 Tucano fighter jets, by the Buhari-led Federal Executive Council, was done in complete violation of extant laws regarding such purchases. I must say that that action remains illegal, criminal and a breach of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, which empowers the National Assembly to approve all expenditures of the executive. I am aware that the United States is a nation ruled by laws and therefore cannot condone impunity and illegality of this nature - no matter the amount of benefits accruable to it from the sale. I would therefore, kindly appeal to you, to use your good offices to ensure that the $496million is repatriated into the Nigerian coffers and the deal renegotiated and made to follow due process.

I want to also appeal to you to help save our democracy by prevailing on President Buhari and his administration to respect the fundamental Human Rights of Nigerians. The right to life, freedom of association, freedom of speech and freedom from fear, torture and molestation which are irreducible minimums in any democratic setting, have taken the back seat since this administration came into power. Unfortunately, these rights are being denied under the guise of fighting corruption by the Executive and its agents. Permit me to say that the fight against corruption by the Buhari government is laudable but grossly selective. I am by no means saying the Nigerian government should not investigate and prosecute corrupt officials or those found to have looted the public treasury. I support the fight against corruption and thus use this opportunity to call on the American government to help Nigeria to win the fight against corruption. However, this letter is to intimate you on the true situation about the ongoing fight against corruption in Nigeria, which is highly selective and partisan instead of being transparent and fair. While members of the opposition PDP and nPDP are being hunted and liquidated in the name of fighting corruption, fraud allegations against close aides/allies of the President and other favoured members of the coalition that fused to form the APC are being consistently swept under the carpet, with the culprits allowed to live freely without any form of legal repercussion.

Regrettably sir, Nigerians are no longer free to express themselves or to criticise the activities and policies of the government without being assaulted or clamped down upon. For example, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, was one of those who supported Buhari and the APC to win the 2015 general elections, but today, has been branded an enemy of the state because he is criticizing the wrongdoings and failings of the administration.

Similarly, I dare say that the harassment, coercion, intimidation and humiliation being meted out on the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, is basically because he emerged as the President of the Senate against the wishes of some powerful and influential members of the ruling party in 2015 and not because he is corrupt as being claimed by some agents of the executive. It is worthy of note, that H.E. Saraki belongs to the nPDP stock of the APC and his unjust trial and persecution over charges of false asset declaration since 2015 coupled with new attempts to link him with arrested murder suspects and cultists in his home state of Kwara, points to the selective nature of the fight against corruption being waged by the Buhari-administration. Note that the political onslaught against Saraki and the National Assembly under his leadership, culminated recently in the invasion of the Senate Chambers by sponsored thugs, who forcefully took away its mace and symbol of authority, without the prosecution of the perpetrators. Besides, facts have recently emerged to buttress this assertion about political persecution of perceived opponents of the government. A Special Investigator engaged by the Special Presidential Investigation Panel on Recovery of Public Property, Evangelist Victor Uwajeh, recently revealed that he was specifically directed to investigate Saraki and other PDP stalwarts who have been marked for persecution by the Buhari-led administration. Uwajeh, in a statement published by the Cable, an online newspaper, said the Special Presidential Investigation Panel on Recovery of Public Property, established by the Buhari's administration, was specifically created to investigate Saraki, his Deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, Senator Stella Oduah, Senator Albert Bassay Akpan, ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Femi Fani Kayode, Senator James Manager, Governor Nyesom Wike, Senator Jonah Jang, Patience Jonathan and the current National Chairman of the PDP, Chief Uche Secondus, among others.

Kindly note that apart from HE Saraki, all other persons listed above are members of the opposition party, PDP. Mr. Uwajeh's statement, I must say has practically vindicated HE Saraki and other opposition members currently on trial that the allegations against them were politically motivated. Uwajeh had unequivocally stated that his refusal to work with the APC-led Government to humiliate the so-called enemies of Government has led him into exile.

I write to you because Nigeria and America have a long history of friendly relations, added to our system of government which is modeled after that of the United States. Much as the United States and other national governments assisted Nigeria to return to democracy from military dictatorship in the past and has continued to support the nation's fight against insurgency and corruption, it is time to come to our aid once again in order to sustain our democracy and maintain strict adherence to the rule of law. I believe you are better placed to advice the current leadership on the need to obey the rule of law and be impartial in its ongoing anti-corruption campaign.

I humbly invite you to work with other defenders of democracy, freedom and human rights across the world, like the European Union (EU), United Nations (UN) and organizations like the Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, etc, to ensure that the present gagging of the press and opposition political party members in Nigeria do not degenerate further. Help us to prevent imminent breakdown of law and order that may result to chaos and anarchy if the current atmosphere of government's orchestrated harassment, intimidation, coercion, denial of the right to free speech and outright repression of perceived enemies of the administration, is allowed to continue unabated.

I thank you in anticipation that you will take positive steps to liaise with your friend, President Muhammadu Buhari, in order to prevent escalation of anti-democratic acts by agents of the administration.

Long live U.S.A.!

Long live the Federal Republic of Nigeria!

Yours sincerely,

Comrade Timi Frank

Deputy National Publicity Secretary

All Progressives Congress

timifrank40@gmail.com

07033555555

The APC government is nothing but scammers, they only deceived Nigerians because they want to test the seat of president

emmysa1212:
NO MORE LIES! NIGERIANS ARE NOT FOOLS. – By comrade Johnson

As the general election in Nigeria is fast approaching, many political parties like the All Progressive Party (APC), will be thinking on another method of enticing Nigerians especially the susceptible ones and those who are unable to face the reality of political intrigues, to support them and some new manifestos that may be introduced by the party.
With the reality on the level of awareness Nigerians are climbing daily on social media and other socializing platforms like television, radio, churches, mosque etc, it is obvious that the APC government will find it very difficult to convince many Nigerians that they will do better in their second term when voted. The minister of information Mr. Lai Mohammed in one of his comment on Channels Television has said that; “It will be very easy for APC to win the 2019 election because they have fulfilled their campaign promises”.
In a critical analytical terms, there is nothing hidden nor nebulous for Nigerians to know that virtually all the promises made by the APC government has not been fulfilled. Many Nigerians that advocated for change are now being regretting that; they would have all supported the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) government who was in power to continue in the light of development which the country was already toing. Even the suspended National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressive Congress Comrade Timi Frank in his copious letter to President Mohammadu Buhari, stated his apology to the former President GoodLuck Ebele Jonathan for his misconception towards Jonathan’s simplicity and liberalness in a glaring terms.
It was like a shock to many Nigerians for the first time, to experience an economic term called ‘recession’. The people of Nigeria witnessed the worst starvation in the APC government, herdsmen killings, abduction of innocent Nigerians, etc. It should not be too astonishing to the All Progressive Congress (APC); that they may not get more than 30% votes from Nigerians, due to the fact that Nigerians have now test both The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the APC, they have their tested fact result on ground.
Nigerians are not fools, they will use facts on the promises the APC government promised Nigerians in 2015 to know if they have been able to fulfill just 30% in their first tenure to vote in 2019. I don’t even expect Nigerians to be talking of another political party apart from the PDP to come back to power considering the fact that; PDP government was able to lay physical legacies which even the APC government is enjoying today, because the same way the APC came and convinced Nigerians jettison with the PDP so also other Parties are planning to do, but the only Party that has been tested and can do better is the PDP.
Below are enlisted promises of the APC which are unfulfilled.
1. Public declaration of assets and liabilities
2. State and community policing
3. Ban on all government officials from seeking medical care abroad

4. Implementation of the National Gender Policy, including 35% of appointive positions for women

5. Revival of Ajaokuta steel company

6. Generation, transmission and distribution of at least 20,000 MW of electricity within four years and increasing to 50,000 MW with a view to achieving 24/7 uninterrupted power supply within 10 years.
7. Empowerment scheme to employ 740,000 graduates across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
8. Establishment of a free-tuition and scholarship scheme for pupils who have shown exceptional aptitude in science subjects at O/Levels to study ICT-related courses
9. 720,000 jobs by the 36 states in the federation per annum (20,000 per state)
10. Three million Jobs per year
11. [In another policy document by the APC] we will embark on vocational training, entrepreneurial and skills acquisition schemes for graduates along with the creation of a Small Business Loan Guarantee Scheme to create at least 5 million new jobs by 2019.
12. Churches and Mosques would not pay taxes under national laws, but if they engage in businesses, the businesses would pay tax.
13. Provision of allowances to the discharged but unemployed Youth Corps members for Twelve (12) months while in the skills and entrepreneurial development programme
14. Making our economy one of the fastest-growing emerging economies in the world with a real GDP growth averaging 10% annually. [In another instance, the APC promised 10-12% annual GDP growth]
15. Creation of a Social Welfare Programme of at least Five Thousand Naira (N5000) that will cater for the 25 million poorest and most vulnerable citizens upon the demonstration of children’s enrollment in school and evidence of immunization to help promote family stability
16. Recruitment and training of at least 100,000 officers into the Nigerian police force and establish a Federal anti-terrorism agency.
17. One free meal (to include fruits) daily, for public primary school pupils
18. Building an airport in Ekiti state
19. Eradication of state of origin, replacing that with state of residence to ensure Nigerians are Nigerians first, before anything else.
20. Establishment of Crime Squad to combat terrorism, kidnapping, armed robbery, militants, ethno-religious and communal clashes nationwide
21. Working with the National Assembly towards the immediate enactment of a Whistle Blower Act
22. Economic stability for the ECOWAS nations and maintaining a strong, close and frank relationship with West Africa, South Africa, UK, USA, Canada, and other African countries
23. Establishing a conflict resolution commission to help prevent, mitigate and resolve civil conflicts within the polity.
24. All political officer holders earn only the salaries and emoluments determined and approved by the Revenue Mobilization and Fiscal Commission RMFAC.
25. Permanent peace in the Niger Delta and other conflict prone areas such as Plateau, Taraba, Bauchi, Borno and Abia.
26. As against fears in some quarters, Buhari while speaking with catholic bishops in Abuja back in February, promised not to Islamise Nigeria.
27. Nationwide sanitation plans to keep Nigeria clean
28. Preserving the independence of the Central Bank
29. Simplifying immigration process to foster faster visa processing at points of entry.
30. Special incentives to facilitate the education of the girl child
31. Full implementation of the National Identification Scheme to generate the relevant data.
32. Making Information Technology, Manufacturing, Agriculture and Entertainment key drivers of our economy
33. Balancing the economy across regions by the creation of 6 new Regional Economic Development Agencies (REDAs) to act as champions of sub-regional competitiveness
34. Putting in place a N300bn regional growth fund (average of N50bn in each geo-political region) to be managed by the REDAs.
35. Amending the Constitution and the Land Use Act to create freehold/leasehold interests in land along with matching grants for states to create a nationwide electronic land title register on a state by state basis
36. Reviving and reactivating our minimally performing Refineries to optimum capacity
37. Creating additional middle-class of at least 2 million new home owners in our first year in government and 1 million annually thereafter.
38. [In another policy document] Creating an additional middle class of at least 4 million new home owners by 2019 by enacting national mortgage single digit interest rates for purchase of owner occupier houses as well as reviewing the collateral qualification to make funding for home ownership easier, with 15 to 30 year mortgage terms.
39. Enacting a national mortgage system that will lend at single digit interest rates for purchase of owner occupier houses.
40. Injecting extra N30bn to the Agricultural sector to create more agro-allied jobs by way of loans at nominal interest rates for capital investment on medium and commercial scale cash crops.
41. You farm, government buys, guaranteeing a minimum price for selected crops and facilitate storage of agricultural products as and when necessary.
42. Creating a national infrastructural development bank to provide loans at nominal interest rates exclusively for this sector.
43. Construction of 3,000km of Superhighway including service trunks
44. Building of up to 4,800km of modern railway lines – one third to be completed by 2019
45. At least one functioning airport is available in each of the 36 states.
46. Ending gas flaring and ensuring sales of at least half of gas produce, within Nigeria
47. Speedily passing the much-delayed Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) and ensuring that local content issues are fully addressed.
48. Establishing at least six new universities of science and technology with satellite campuses in various states.
49. Establishing six centres of excellence to address the needs of special education
50. Prioritizing the reduction of the infant mortality rate by 2019 to 3%
51. Reducing maternal mortality by more than 70%
52. Reducing HIV/AIDs infection rate by 50% and other infectious diseases by 75%
53. Improving life expectancy by additional 10 years on average.
54. Increasing the number of physicians from 19 per 1000 population to 50 per 1000
55. Increasing national health expenditure per person per annum to about N50,000 (from less than N10,000 currently)
56. Increasing the quality of all federal government-owned hospitals to world class standard within five years
57. Ensuring timely payment of retirement benefits for all pensioned senior citizens and creating a poverty safety net for all aged citizens above the age of 65.
58. Amending the Constitution to require Local Governments to publish their meeting minutes, service performance data, and items of spending over N10M.
59. Requiring full disclosure in media outlets, of all government contracts over N100m prior to award and during implementation at regular interval
60. Amending the Constitution to remove immunity from prosecution for elected officers in criminal case
61. Initiating action to amend the Nigerian Constitution with a view to devolving powers, duties, and responsibilities to states in order to entrench true Federalism and the Federal spirit
62. Reforming and Strengthening the Justice System for efficient administration and dispensation of justice with the creation of special courts for accelerated hearing of corruption, drug trafficking, terrorism and similar cases of national importance
63. Establishing world-class sports academy and training institutes and ensure that Nigeria occupies a place of pride in global sports and athletics
64. Reviving the Nigerian football league and putting incentives in place to make it as competitive as other national leagues.
65. Putting in place measures to identify talents early and ensuring their participation in local and international games to enable them become professionals
66. Assisting Nollywood to fully develop into world class movie industry that can compete effectively with Hollywood and Bollywood in due course.
67. Ensuring the rights of women are protected as enshrined in our Constitution
68. Guaranteeing that women are adequately represented in government appointments and providing greater opportunities in education, job creation and economic empowerment
69. Promoting the concept of reserving a minimum number of seats in the National Assembly for women.
70. Free maternal and children healthcare services
71. Stabilizing the naira
72. Targeting up to 20% of our annual budget for this critical sector whilst making substantial investments in training quality teachers at all levels of the educational system (Some other APC policy documents had 15%)
73. Ensuring compliance with policies and measures to halt the pollution of rivers and waterways in the Niger Delta and other parts of the country
74. Adopting a holistic approach to erosion and shoreline protection across the country
75. ECOWAS currency by 2020 under Nigeria’s guidance and leadership
76. Maintaining strong, close and frank relationships within the Gulf of Guinea, the Commonwealth, South Africa and the rest of the world
77. Establishing a new special relationship with the leading emerging markets like Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) and other strategic partners around the world.
78. [On Boko Haram] Government intends to commission a sociological study to determine its origins, remote and immediate causes of the movement, its sponsors, the international connexions to ensure that measures are taken to prevent a recurrence of this evil.

79. Strengthening INEC to reduce, if possible, eliminate electoral malpractices in Nigerian’s political life
80. Improving operational and legal mechanisms so that disciplinary steps are taken against proven human rights violations by the Armed Forces.
81. Free Education at primary, secondary and tertiary institutions for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and Education.
Writer’s Note: These promises were collated from the APC policy document and manifesto, Buhari’s 100 days covenant, speeches at campaign rallies and town hall meetings nationwide.

It is now obvious that Dankwambo is the most credible candidate to contest the 2019 presidential election.

Dankwambo42019:
A socio-political group, Rescue Nigeria Mission 2019, has endorsed the Gombe State governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo, to run for the office of the President in next year’s general elections.

The group’s national co-ordinator, Alhaji Umar Bappah Ahmed, in a press statement in Abuja on Monday, said given the current state of the nation, Dankwambo was best suited for the coveted office come 2019.

“After an intensive deliberation and wider consultation on the state of the nation, we have unanimously endorsed Gov. Dankwambo to become the next president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 2019. Never in the history of Nigeria has there ever emerge a sincere, committed and dedicated leader like Alh. Hassan Dankwambo,” he said.

He added that before his emergence as governor of Gombe state, Dankwambo had demonstrated uncommon loyalty, humility, and respect for both the old and young generations of Nigerians, noting that he will transform the country of eventually elected.

“If he becomes the President, he will help the nation to consolidate the gains of democracy and transform Nigeria. We’re therefore soliciting the support of the good people of Nigeria for the sake of posterity,” the statement said.

The group went further to extol the virtues of Dankwambo, describing him as a man, who is devoid of ethnic, tribal or religious sentiments.

“Our main objective is to sensitise all segments of Nigerian youths and the general public on the imperative of good governance that will better the lives of every citizen and the country at large.

“We cannot achieve unity without abandoning our fear of unity, we cannot achieve our manifest destiny without achieving unity, without unity of purpose nothing in Nigeria can function with the requisite efficiency.

A good leader like Alh. Hassan Dankwambo has respect for rule law and regulation, maintains and develop skills knowledge and experience in himself and others. He is objective transparent accountable, fair and reasonably takes responsibilities for his own as well and others actions and acts with conviction while providing a clear direction and communicates efforts effectively. He is not tribalistic or sectional, he is not a religious bigot, he does not encourage nepotism rather a true nationalist and that is what the country needs at a time like this,” the group daid.

Read More at: https://leadership.ng/2018/05/21/2019-group-endorses-gov-dankwambo-for-president/

OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI ON THE STATE OF THE NATION

Dear Sir,

I write this letter to you, Mr. President, with all sincerity and humility, as it is my very first letter to you since your emergence as President and Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces of our great country, Nigeria.

I would first of all like to use this opportunity to formally apologise to the immediate past President of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, for all the tantrums and mistreatment orchestrated by me against his person while he held sway at the helm of affairs of our great country.

Indeed, I and many others may have misunderstood Jonathan's silence for weakness and thus pushed harder to malign his person and portray him as a weak leader. Having achieved the Change Agenda, it is now crystal clear, that the change we had clamoured for is not the change we got.

While this may have come as a rude shock to some of us who preached the change mantra assiduously, particularly the youth, I am consoled by the fact that, Nigeria shall get to the promise land someday and our generations yet unborn will appreciate the genuine efforts made by those of us who stood on the path of truth, rather than being praise singers sycophants.

Mr. President, I am sure that the current state of our dear country should be a cause of genuine concern, as the symptoms of the ailment you had come to cure seem to have morphed into a killer virus waiting to consume its patient (Nigeria) as the clock ticks away.

The damning assessment of Nigeria under your leadership as released by the United States Department of State in its 2017 country reports on Human Rights, cited impunity as being widespread at all levels of government and lack of transparency by your administration. The report noted that massive corruption by government officials and security agencies is on the rise with most perpetrators being shielded from trial, thus giving room for reckless practices with impunity. The report stated that, “although the law provides for criminal penalties for conviction of official corruption, the government did not implement the law effectively, and officials frequently engaged in corrupt practices with impunity...massive, widespread and pervasive corruption affected all levels of government and the security services."

Today there is hardship everywhere with the price of fuel now N145 per as against the N85 that it was being sold when you assumed office - the over N1.4trillion already paid by your government as fuel subsidy notwithstanding. You will agree with me, Mr. President, that a report of this magnitude coming from a foreign government should be a cause for serious concern as it posits that your Anti-Corruption Agenda is merely a hoax. Furthermore, your famous slogan of “belonging to everybody and belonging to nobody” has turned out to be a mere Public Relations gimmick, meant to soothe the egos of the spectators that were present at your historic swearing-in-ceremony.

Other assessment cited by the report include the extra judicial killing of IPOB members, Col. Sambo Dasuki’s continuous incarceration, widespread human rights abuses and flagrant disregard for the Rule of Law, under this administration.

You will recall, Mr. President, that a similar report from the Transparency International (TI) was rubbished by your Ministers who claimed the global body was biased in its assessment. Surely, both agencies could not have conspired to tarnish the reputation of your government, as Nigerians can also decipher the high partiality and nepotism being practised by your government, which represents a new low in the history of governance in Nigeria.

I would therefore recommend that your Special Adviser on Media and Publicity should grab a copy of THISDAY Newspaper of Tuesday, 24 April 2018 and perhaps brief you further on the report, in the event that the content of the report has not been brought to your attention.Mr. President, it may also interest you to know that the economy under your watch has been terribly battered, with all the economic indices indicating that we are yet to recover from the recession of 2016, owing to your ill conceived policies as against the rhetoric of the erstwhile administration being responsible for our woes.

The GDP growth before you took over government and three years after being in the saddle of governance attests to woeful failure of government policies while gambling with the nation’s economic gains. The high unemployment and poverty rate as released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) should be a cause of concern to any well-meaning Nigerian, as the masses can barely survive with their current meagre income which leaves them with little or no savings to embark on other meaningful economic ventures to better their lot.

Furthermore sir, I am sure that you’re aware that the level of insecurity in the country now has reached an all time high with an average of at least 50 deaths weekly to the bewilderment of the an already wearied population, whose hopes are dashed on a daily basis. Only last week over 120 persons were kidnapped along the Birnin-Gwari Road in Kaduna State. The farmers/herders crises has continued to claim precious lives as if the nation is in a state of war. Moreover, the statement credited to you that the killer herdsmen were trained by the late Moumar Gadaffi of Libya is most unfortunate as nothing is being done to police the borders in order to prevent them from coming in as well as declaring a state of emergency on these murderous killers.

More so, the statement credited to former Minister of Defence, Gen. T.Y. Danjuma came as another rude shock to Nigerians on the state of our security architecture in the nation, not also forgetting the statements attributed to former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, reemphasising, that the government under your watch has failed Nigerians.

Surely, the opinions of your comrades cannot all be a farce, but rather a wakeup call to your administration that all is indeed not well with the nation. This is why I dare say that a re-election bid in the wake of this wanton killings and widespread sacrilege in the land, is definitely not the right thing to do at this time in a country engulfed with so much bloodletting. Permit me to say that as things stand today, Nigeria, under your government, has become increasingly autocratic.

Instead of enhancing freedom and rule of law, our democratic gains are being frittered away under the pretext of fighting corruption. The rights to freedom of speech and association are increasingly being denied. People can no longer freely express themselves without security agencies harassing, accusing, arresting, parading, and prosecuting them like common criminals over spurious allegations.

I dare say that I am by this letter offering myself to pay whatever price it will take for Nigeria to be free once again. I know your goons will soon come after me but I am not bothered a bit. I will continue to speak the truth. I spoke the truth when Jonathan, my kinsman, was in power and I will continue to speak the truth. Be that as it may, the truth is that you have destroyed our democracy so much so that Nigerians are now living in fear.

Under your tenure the rule of law has been replaced with the rule of force. You have injected fear into the society. People who voted for you to save them from corruption and ineptitude have been barred from speaking up against the myriads of evil and wicked acts being perpetrated by officials in your government.

Unfortunately, corruption is in the upward swing under your watch. This is why I had to apologize to Jonathan since events of the last three years have shown the former President was a better leader. People freely expressed themselves under Jonathan's administration without fear of being branded cultists' sponsors, gunrunners or aiding murderers. But not so under this administration.

Under Jonathan, Nigerians enjoyed freedom of speech, association and right to hold dissenting views including organizing and partaking in protests against unwelcome government policies. All these are no go areas today. Does it mean Jonathan was a better democrat? It is a fact that no member of the APC which was then in the opposition before 2015 was jailed or harassed for expressing dissent.

However, under this administration, the Senate President is being persecuted, Senator Dino Melaye has been arrested and detained like a common criminal, Senator Matthew Urhroghide had been attached for telling Nigerians that the Federal Government breached the Constitution by paying the sum of $496million for 12 Tucano fighter jets without National Assembly approval; the trial of Senator Isa Misau by the AGF over his face-off with the Inspector General of Police, the persecution of most members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the name of fighting corruption are all examples of intolerance under this administration.

Mr. President, while your fight against corruption is being promoted as gathering steam leading to an award given to you by the African Union (AU) recently, the allegation of illegal award of $25billion contracts leveled against the GMD of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has not been investigated but rather the malfeasance and shoddy dealing in the NNPC has been swept under the carpet because as the substantive Minister of Petroleum Resources any probe of the agency will require that you make some explanations.

This government has shown total disdain for court pronouncements and the enforcement of fundamental human rights of citizens. El-Zakzaky and Dasuki will not be in jail today but for the present rule of force under this government. It is a pity that today democracy and freedom have become scarce. Insecurity continues unabated. Killings take place on a daily basis across the country either by kidnappers, Boko Haram insurgents, herdsmen, and other criminal elements having a free reign around the country. Life has become worthless and uncertain and people cannot speak out for fear of being labeled anti-government by your regime. Besides, instead of heeding the wise counsel of leaders like Obasanjo, IBB, TY. Danjuma, General Gowon, and religious leaders like Bakare and Oyedepo, you have again declared to seek reelection as President. You even boasted in Bauchi that you will be reelected which was akin to saying you will rig yourself back into office. The worse acts of corruption are being perpetuated under your regime, but people are keeping quiet because of fear of reprisals. This cannot continue. You met Democracy and freedom in 2015, when you leave office, there will still be democracy and freedom for the people. Nigeria will not end with you. Before you, others came, but today where are they? Under this regime, the homes of Honourabe Justices were forcefully broken into and ransacked. Many of them were suspended and are currently being prosecuted by agents of the executive. If this is not intimidation of the highest order what is it? Despite immunity conferred in him by the Constitution, the home of the Governor of Akwa Ibom State was raided. The Governor of Rivers State had to approach the courts for an injunction to forestall a similar treatment being meted on him. Is it not curious that Senator Shehu Sani and Dino Melaye have been framed up as being connected to criminal murder suspects just because they politically differ with their state governors? It is not also true that Saraki and the Governor of Kwara State are now being roped into the case of alleged cultists and murder suspects arrested in Ilorin? If this is not harassment, intimidation and humiliation of perceived opponents of your administration, then what is it?

Don't forget that the Senate led by Saraki has been in a ding-dong with the Inspector General of Police for refusing to honour the legitimate summons of the upper chamber. The plot to once again implicate Saraki in murder activities using alleged cult members earlier arrested in Kwara State is a new low in the antics of this administration to harass, intimidate and humiliate members of the opposition especially those of the defunct New PDP arm of the APC.

The recent attack on the Rivers State Judiciary, the invasion of the Senate and forceful theft of its mace without arrests or word of condemnation by you make the security situation worse and worrisome.

The vehemence with which members of the opposition and the New PDP arm of the APC are being persecuted makes one to wonder why close aides of yours and other high officials in this administration with criminals allegations against them are not equally being prosecuted.

Are you no longer for everybody and belong to nobody? What is good for PDP and New PDP members ought to be good for members of the CPC, ACN, ANPP and a faction of APGA in the APC as well. The reality is that members of the APC are sacred cows that can do no wrong.This growing intolerance, repression and coercion against innocent citizens has led me to the painful resolve to once again offer myself as a sacrificial lamb to pay the price for Nigeria's total emancipation from the shackles of tyranny being perpetuated by your government.

I therefore, urge all Nigerians to wake up and face the current realities and save Nigeria from total collapse under the jackboots of impunity by this administration. History will not be fair to me if I had championed the campaigns against former President Jonathan and now remain silent in the face of anti-democratic tendencies and sheer impunity.

It is my sincere hope that this letter meets you well. I also hope that my outburst will not be seen from the angle of disrespect, but rather of despair and urgency. I believe it is high time for you, as the President and Commander-In-Chief to arrest the situation and restore peace, security and rule of law in the country and confidence in the people once more.

God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

With best regards

Comrade Timi Frank

Deputy National Publicity Secretary All Progressives Congress 07033555555

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