Bobloco: Against the backdrop of the hardship occasioned by the removal of fuel subsidy, President Bola Tinubu has appealed to Nigerians to wait patiently and believe in his administration as he promised to come up with palliatives that will put smiles on the faces of everyone.
President Tinubu admitted that he is aware that Nigerians are suffering from the removal of the fuel subsidy but assures that the savings will benefit all Nigerians.
He also reaffirmed his commitment to returning Nigeria to the path of greatness and appealed to citizens to see the current harsh times as a form of labour before child birth.
The President, who made the promise in a meeting with the Class of 1999 Governors at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, for the umpteenth time reiterated his commitment to Nigeria’s greatness and appeal for support.
Recall that during his inaugural speech on May 29, the President announced that subsidy is gone and the pump price of petrol went up the next day from the initial N195 to over N500 per litre.
Consequently, the prices of goods and commodities skyrocketed to a very disturbing and unbearable level.
Besides, in a meeting with oil and gas operators in February, the Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, NNPCL, Mele Kyari, stated that the country was spending N400 billion monthly on fuel subsidies.
But speaking at the meeting with the Class of 1999 Governors, yesterday, the President said: “On the subsidy removal thank you for the support. And I understand people are suffering. Yet, there can be no childbirth without pain.
“The joy of childbirth is the big relief of the pain. Nigeria is reborn. It is a rebirth of our country. To face our problem, to bring the savings to benefit the largest number of people in the country and not a few smugglers and exploiters. Thank you for your support.”
He re-echoed his commitment to Nigeria’s greatness and appeal for support.
The President also appealed to citizens for their patience and trust on the delivery of the palliatives to cushion the harsh effects of the removal of fuel subsidy.
Chairman of the Class of 1999 Governors and former Edo State governor, Lucky Igbinedion, speaking to State House correspondents after the meeting, also expressed the group’s support for President Tinubu as he takes on the task of fixing the country.
The Class of 1999 Governors was the first set of elected governors of the current democratic dispensation, also known as the Fourth Republic.
He said, “We’ll like to thank you for this opportunity to address you this evening after our courtesy call on one of our own, Mr President, Ahmed Bola Tinubu, who is one of the foundation members of this present Fourth Republic. As you all know, everyone of us that is here was a governor from 1999. So we’ll like to say we are the solid foundation on which this Fourth Republic has been thriving.
“We came to congratulate Mr President and also to thank him for making one of us the Secretary to Government. We came to assure him that he has our full support and prayers for the bold steps he has started to take, for his initiatives and also let him know that this is beyond party politics, we’re now talking about the Project Nigeria, therefore all hands must be on deck to give Mr President the needed support and encouragement to foster a better a better nation.
“We also seized the opportunity to congratulate him as the new Chairman of the ECOWAS and assure him that we’re with him and anytime he wants to dig into the wealth of experience of this very prominent and well founded members of Class of ’99, he should be rest assured that we’ll continue to give him the necessary support.
“On his part Mr President assured us that it is his dream to see a better Nigeria and he also wants us to let you know that the decisions that he has taken so far might be painful, but it’s just like a child birth; in order to celebrate a child, you must go through labour.
“Therefore, Nigerians should wait patiently and believe in him, that he’s going to come up with palliatives that will put smile on the faces of every one of us in Nigeria,
“So we believe him and we want to encourage you also to give him the necessary support through the media and give correct information to the general populace so that we’ll have a greater nation”, he said.
Igbinedion further disclosed that the group had discussions on other national issues, ranging from security to unemployment and infrastructure needs.
“We talked about security, we talked about unemployment and we talked about electricity because without electricity, we really cannot develop. So for us to develop, then there must be constant, uninterrupted power supply.
“The issue of subsidy is gone and it’s gone forever. People should start finding their level and I’m sure we time things will come to normal and also the unification of the exchange rate into one now, as was also mentioned.
“So these are just the basic issues that we raised there and Mr President, on his own, thanked us for coming en mass. You can see in 1999 we were 36, but today we’re now 26. We want to assure you that even though some of us have gone to the great beyond, but the majority of us are still very much alive and it is our prayer that we’ll continue to be of service to our nation, without any prejudices”, he said.
But it will go a long way for some other people. It will buy 10 congo of garri Or 3 Congos of rice Or 3 Congos of beans Or even 10 bags of pure water in a place like lokoja
The fact remains it is a palliative....it s not meant to replace your income but to supplement it
The chain in his hands symbolize the bondage Nigeria found herself. The prophet may be right that is why he is in court in order to break the chain for total liberation of Nigeria. Obi is the chosen one by Mother Nature.
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Prof. Ishaq Oloyede must be penalised!!!. He's very incompetent
So unfortunate that I share country with your kind.
TemplarLandry: Last time I checked, Nigeria was still a sovereign state. Someone should tell this European bloc to stop pokenosing into our internal affairs. Anything African is never good enough in their eyes.
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"JUST IN: Tribunal Admits Chicago University; NYSC Certificate Against President Bola Tinubu
The Presidential Election Petitions Court has admitted certified copies of academic records from Chicago University and work records of President Bola Tinubu tendered by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
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IamV: Good afternoon gentlemen and ladies, welcome to today's live updates on proceedings at the tribunal,23rd June,2023.
But before we proceed, here's a summary of what transpired in court on yesterday,22rd June,2023.
—Proceedings Began At About 2:46pm
—Dr Livy Uzoukwu SAN, Led LP’s Legal Counsel Team & PIN Ikwueto SAN, Led Proceedings
—HE Peter Obi was Absent And Party Appearances Were Comrade Ladi Iliya ( LP Dep. National Chair) & Chris Maigida ( Dep. Dir Legal Services, APC)
— Witness PW8, Chibuike Ugboke , a Cyber Security Expert who was Examined in Cheif Yesterday was Called Up for Cross Examination
—The Highlight of His Cross Examination Were:
>>He was contacted by LP around March 10, 2023
>>He did an elaborate report; Concluded a preliminary on 17th & 18th of March and final report around mid-may. He read the petition and replies in the middle of his report
>> He also responding to further questioning by stating that chances of error in the testing stage of an App abounds but negligible in deployment stage.
>> 3 polling units were used as proof concept/example to display the metadata
>>He did everything on his computer and it’s not his responsibility to know if results were properly collated or not
>>He is very familiar with AWS, it has 3 properties (confidentiality of data, integrity & availability) but does not guarantee the security of its infrastructure
>>He is familiar with Cloud Trail and when INEC said ‘BVAS & iREV has come to stay and uploading of results will happen in real time’ , it means there would be electronic collation.
>>He neither inspected the BVAS nor interviewed Festus Okoye in the referred document; And he is not aware that PDP won in a referenced LGA & LP won 95% of votes in Anambra State.
>>He mentioned 23 pages of metadata and referenced Anambra , Bauchi & Rivers States
>>He added that it is not true that agreements on security features are only known to parties who can unlock at any time; Service level is known but not displayed to public
—Next Witness, Barr Emmanuel Edet (PW9) , Head Legal Services Dept of NITDA was Called Up
Highlights of His Examination in Chief Were:
>>His subpoena demanded he provides 3 documents .
1. Emails & communications for infrastructure for conduct of elections between then and INEC
2. Cert of clearance approval or clearance issued to INEC by NITDA
3) The report submitted by INEC to them regarding BVAS and electronic transmission.
>>He failed to provide any of these documents
—All Respondents Objected to His Cross Examination, He Doesn’t have a Witness Statement on Oath and Further Reasons will be Given in their Final Address
—The Witness Communicated with & Got Approval from his Boss to Be on Court ; He added that in NITDA Act 2007, IS0 27001 Certification Standard is a Statutory Requirement for Organizations like INEC
—Witness is Aware that Minister of Communication & Digital Economy Disclosed that there were 16 Millions Attempts to Hack INEC Infrastructure
—A Star Witness, Yunusa Tanko (PW10) was Called Up, He is a Member of LP, LP Situation Room & An Accountant.
—His Witness Statement on Oath , Receipts & Letters sent to INEC were all tendered , Not Objected to by Respondents, Admitted & Tagged by Court Respectively.
—This Witness States that he Can Identify All Forms EC8A, B, C, D, E & CTCs of Blurred iREV Results Which were Tendered in Evidence; He Will Be Cross Examined Tomorrow
—Proceedings Ended at about 6pm and Adjourned Till Friday ,23rd June 2023 by 2pm.
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