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Haydez01:

henrydadon: :
Buhari who call himself a general is not here to supervise all this .. cry



General for mouth. Oloshi president

Which serving military head of state have you seen overseeing training himself, talk less of retired, second this is NAF, buhari was in the army. Mehn your ignorance is bleeding. You deserve a good beating

You think he deserves beating or (in AY's parlance) to be exchanged for recharge card

[size=16pt]Group queries Fayose over Ekiti’s exclusion from school feeding scheme
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The True Face of Ekiti, which says it is a non-partisan movement of Ekiti citizens seeking to protect the interest of the state, has asked Ayodele Fayose, the governor, to explain why the state was excluded from the federal government’s school feeding programme.

According to the movement, Ekiti state was the only state excluded from the school feeding programme, recently flagged off by the federal government.

“We do not buy the state government excuse that the federal government deliberately shut out the state from this programme for political reasons,” the group said.

“Over time, the present administration in Ekiti has proved to have a way of sniffing out information from the federal authority, why was this particular one missed? The Ekiti government owe her citizens some explanations on why the State refused participating in a national programme that was alleged by Senator Babafemi Ojudu to have been in its planning stage since last year September.”

In a statement issued by the state on Sunday, Lere Olayinka, the governor’s spokesman said “for a programme that was held on June 9, 2016, mail was sent by one Titilola Adeyemi to the state commissioner for budget and planning, Hon Gbenga Olajide on June 8, 2016 at exactly 3:56pm, asking that list of participants from Ekiti State be sent before the close of business that same day. No prior invitation was received.”

“The commissioner sent a mail on June 9 requesting clarification on the mail sent by Titilola Adeyemi but up till now, no response has been received. How could Ekiti State have participated in a programme held on June 9 when invitation was only received on June 8 at 3:56pm?”

The True Face of Ekiti says it “can’t but wonder why the state government only concerned itself with clarifying why the state wasn’t represented at the flag-off ceremony but tactically ignored the exclusion of the state in the school feeding program”.

“Well-meaning indigenes of Ekiti should be interested in knowing why our state was the only state not listed among the benefitting states and not why our delegates were not sighted in Abuja for the funfair.

“We are aware that a process must have led to the eventual flag off of the programme, the big question is, was Ekiti State represented in this build up towards the Launching of the School feeding program in Abuja? If not, why?”

The group quoted Ojudu, the political adviser to the vice president, as saying “the program in question has been in plan for nine months, all the States of the federation nominated contact person who have been working hard in conjunction with officials of the federal government.

“My findings revealed that all attempt to bring our people aboard either by letters or visitations have been rebuffed. I am sufficiently educated to know the implication of our non-participation in such a program.

“No blackmail will therefore stop me from crying out. Let those who are Fayose’s drum major continue to lie, blackmail and insult me, it will never stop me from protecting Ekiti interests wherever I find myself.”

T[b]he group said it wonders why took Ojodu “nine solid months to realize how important this programme is to the people of Ekiti. Why choose to cry out now that the name of Ekiti was finally omitted from a programme being financed by the Federal Government using our Commonwealth?”

“We would have viewed the Senator’s cry as being patrotic if it had come months earlier, when it would have saved us this national embarrassment; why crying when the head is already off? Why wait until again we are in the news for yet another wrong reason?

“What was the efforts of the Minister representing Ekiti State in the Federal cabinet towards ensuring that Ekiti pupils are not deprived of their right to this free daily meal? What about other prominent Ekiti Sons and Daughters holding several vantage positions in the federal government, why did they all turned the other way?

“We sincerely would have avoided commenting on this particular issue for we do not believe in crying over spilled milk but we couldn’t hold back when we read a statement by Senator Ojudu that all hope isn’t lost after all.

“According to him ‘If he sends a team today it is not too late. Let him (the Governor) send his men to meet with those in charge and work out the logistics. We are the only state that is not showing interest’”.

The True Face of Ekiti however called on the governor, Kayode Fayemi, minister of solid minerals; Segun Oni, APC deputy national chairman South; Niyi Adebayo, the first civilian governor of the state and other political actors to work together to ensure the successful implementation of the scheme in the state.[/b]

https://www.thecable.ng/ekiti-why-was-ekiti-excluded-from-fg-school-feeding-programme-citizens-ask-fayose

So my dear folks, don't let Fayose's ignorance, irresponsibility and Lunacy lead you all astray.

1. The school feeding program had been in the works for 9months
2. Each state (including PDP governed states) sent reps to make contributions to how it will be implemented in their states.
3. Ekiti state did not send any rep. I also blame APC ministers, Senators and HORs members for not speaking out when Fayose's crass ignorance was in display
4. As things stand Ekiti State may be the last state to benefit from the exercise, as they sent no rep to the planing and execution team team

montezz:
Let everyone exercise their rights by wearing whatever they want to wear to schl then.

My point exactly. At the end of the day, it is the education of our children that is important and not this distractions

montezz:
Let those who want to wear Hijab to school go to government owned Muslim schools. Simple!

There is no "government owned Muslim schools". All are government schools

saintdennis:

foladara777: :
The first question that comes to mind is why the governor implemented a policy that is meant to cause rancour. Prior to this, students irrespective of religion were going to school peacefully and one man comes and tries to fix what's not broken.
Admittedly, the argument could be made that while hijab is a mandatory item for the[color=#000099][/color] Muslims' mode of dressing, choir robes and the likes are optional and designated for settings other than academic ones but this is where the Governor along with the Judge in question failed to apply foresight: what if in future, a religion or sect emerges whose dressing regulations include items that are offensive or inappropriate?? Would d governor have the moral justification to forbid that kind of dressing.
Lastly, what really irks the Christian body about this is that many of these schools were founded by Christian missionaries, bear identical names with their parent churches and were intended to promote the ideals of Christianity, how then will it appear when a girl with a flowing hijab represents St. Paul's Secondary school at a debate competition. The state is grappling with too many serious and urgent matters to add religious unrest to the list

Actually I have no qualms with students wearing the hijab but I like this your point of argument sha.

Govt's all over the world 'test run' a new policy first...see the reaction then Decide whether to fully implement it or not.

It's quite disappointing the governor didn't decide to shelve the idea or invest more time time into finding a middle ground (if that's possible) with CAN.

It's a democracy

Please let's not misstate things. Let's keep to facts;
1. There is no policy here and government has not implemented anything
2. Female Muslim students "added" Hijab to their dressing and Christians (CAN) protested. MURIC counter-protested and went to court and won.

What is now left is how this will play out.......

For me, the issue has laid out itself in simple terms
1. Let Muslim girls put on Hihab
2. Let Christian put on Choir robes and whatever they like

Whoever can sustain it, fine............

For God sakes let's lay this issue to rest for once and move on

BornnAgainChild:

360jamng1: :
wow! we've lost a legend

We've lost a legend ke.....is he dead already or na u wan kill am

Do you need to ho watch Ali-Baba, AY and Basketmouth, when you can get the likes free on NL....

We lost a gem

Others

Another

Lagos - Ibadan Expressway as at yesterday

ajepako:
With government complaining of being totally broke ( despite the supposedly recovered loot)?!

Oga Lie Muhammed.... try harder because this one, we are not buying..

Enu opuro o kii seje...

Chai.......

It is unfortunate that many of you will blurt out stuffs ignorantly. Madam, note

1. If you went to any of those sites as we speak, the contractors are there working. It was published all over media yesterday
2. How can you use recovered loot, when the court cases regarding these loot are yet to be completed and even at that there is a process where the approval of the Senate and HOA has to be gotten before such monies can be disbursed.

VISION88:
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Npower news released this morning is lie, because the website never open in my PC device even 4 a micro minute.

I think you should be concerned about your inabilities, especially to do a simple registration than to call it a lie. If after the window closes and you're not able to register, you cannot do anything at that point

simonorkey:
Pls I need more explanation on this N-power programme is it a federal government permanent. Job or just a programme to teach people on vocational job... Anybody in the house to explain to me

Have you watched the video on the N-power website?

lagosrd:
Am sure fayose's present achievement and level of thugry as you claim is far beyond and outweighs whatever you have achieved here in earth.keep deceiving yourself and your fellow bandwagon blind team of haters and propagandist. O meal sustained my foot. I have people I share my salary with in osun who have almost died of hunger.

First off, you're simply immature, either in age or in mental capacity or both.

Secondly, If Fayose rocks your boat, suite yourself

Thirdly, you have people you share your salary with because they almost died of hunger? Do you think this is about your tales by moonlight? It would have done you a world of honour and good if you didn't add lying to the bit, but what do I know? For someone with your low level reasoning capacity, it's not suprising

Paye88:
. Al Mustapha was not retained in the army. He was only reinstated after a determination of court, besides what has Al Mustapha got to do with Officers who defrauded this Nation and sent Young officers to their graves? The 2 Mi-24's which they bought were substandard and both crashed in less than 6 months killing pilots and crew Men. Al Mustapha is a soldier, He took orders from a his superior officer, Gen. Sani Abacha. You can never fault an officer for following a direct order but these Men, they are just evil, killing young soldiers because of their greed

Bros,

First off don't misunderstand my point. Both these retired officers and Al Mustapha are wrong. In law both in Military and Civil, you don't follow an unlawful order. I believe he was able to get away because of other considerations (the prosecution's evidence were contesable, length of the case and other stuffs). Safe for that, I agree with you

Onyemabright:
In the [size=20pt]nest[/size] 100 years

I can understand your dilema

Rossikk:
lol...my sista, don't mind these people. Look at the same Broad Street today, 50 years later:

https://i.imgur.com/KwGMYtJ.jpg

As you can see, levels don change.

Who knows how it will look in another 50 years?

Probably like a space ship!

So you can never say never, with regard to Naija.

Bros,

Have you considered that many of these nay sayers are probably village bush rats

Boyedex:
On the contrary, I think the people of that time had more foresight and could probably envision it. At the moment, things look more bleak and hence the relative hopelessness.

Looks to me like you're saying you don't have "foresight and can't envision it".

cindybella101:
On a serious note someone might lost his way on this road(s).

We probably do not need this "complicated" road network at the moment. We simply need simple roads that connects and are well maintained

Unfortunately this was how Modu Sherrif used some rag-tag fundamentalist as his political hatchet men and thugs. Armed with weapons, including some of the internal wrangling within the group, the group overtime became Boko Haram. If the SS political leaders allegedly sponsoring the NDA don't shut them down, we should be expecting another Boko Haram in the future

Things like debt management and infrastructure development are rocket science to Fayose. My Ekiti folks just manage what you foolishly sold your soul for......... awon alatenuje lasan lasan

thunder74:
...I remember Al Mustapha was still retain in the army through out his trials even for a capital offence of murder. Nigeria cannot move forward if we continue to create rooms for suspicions among ourselves. It is just a matter of time, truth shall prevail.

Nigeria cannot move forward with this your perspective and thinking. That Al Mustapha was retained in the army throughout his trial (which is not totally true) does not make it right (leave suspicion)

Femich18:
Most of them are from the SW...corruption everywhere in high places...They all should be dealt with according to the rule of law. I will never say cos they are my Yoruba brothers they should be spared...The war on corruption should be thorough...kudos to PMB

In fact, as they are my Yoruba kinsmen, they should serve the hottest part of punishment, for desecrating our values

Dcomrade:
Don't get, is the subject matter no longer on school feeding? Isn't why Fayosa is complaining and hence my comment?

You won't get. Because you saw Fayose spoke, you did not bother to establish the credibility of the alleged antecedents,and......BOOM! you jumped to talk.

Scroll up and see where the FG has allayed the fears of the "storm in the tea pot" Fayose unnecessarily sold to you lots

Dcomrade:
You are very stupid for quoting and insulting me without saying anything reasonable

Why not ask the FG why they are now compelling states to contribute 40% to fund their campaign promise. Didn't a Minister threatened to revoke licences of banks for sacking staffs even as a result of their own bad policies? You think illegality is not possible with the APC led government?

I don't like to insult people here and have never done that.....but some of you just make us feel insults and bullying is a norm.

Everyone is entitled to his opinion pls.......you can quote me to educate me, but won't take the insults henceforth.

You see......another evidence that your reasoning is twisted. Where did the FG say they are compelling states to contribute 40% to fund their campaign promise?

I can't imagine going through the ridiculous statements you type........ point is THINK!

Government solely responsible for A-Meal-A-Day programme, says Lai Mohammed

The Federal Government yesterday said it would solely be responsible for the funding of the A-Meal-A-Day programme, dismissing anxiety over reports that some states are not ready for the programme due to funding challenges.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Mohammed, who made the revelation in Lagos at the 8th Alhaji Kafaru Tinubu Memorial Ramadan Lecture the theme: “Supreme Sacrifice and the Essence of Followership in Governance,” said the pilot scheme of the programme has started and it will cover 5.5 million pupils when fully on stream.

The minister was apparently reacting to reports credited to Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose statement, which insisted that the School Feeding Programme of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Federal Government must be done without the proposed 40 per cent counterpart funding from the states.

Fayose, who said the school feeding programme was purely a contract between the APC-led Federal Government and Nigerians, asked “Were the states consulted before the APC made the promise during the presidential campaign? How can you make a promise and win election on the basis of that promise and now expect states to help you to fulfill the promise? That to me is fraud!”
“As for us in Ekiti, we are interested in the programme because Nigeria belongs to all of us. But we won’t contribute any counterpart fund because the programme is solely an electoral promise of the APC and we were never consulted before the promise was made. We don’t even have the capability to make any financial contribution even if it is 10 per cent because our financial condition is such that we can’t even pay workers salary,” Governor Fayose said.
However Mohammed said, the N500 billion Social Intervention Programme was put in place to help alleviate poverty, maintaining that the huge money earmarked for the intervention programme in the 2016 budget was one of the sacrifices the government had to make in the face of falling revenue.

“The N500 billion Social Intervention Programme which is broken into five parts covers employment of 500, 000 unemployed graduates who will be trained as teachers. It also covers the employment of 100, 000 artisans as well as the One-Meal-A-Day programme for pupils in primary schools.”

“The Enterprise Scheme, which is targeted at one million market men and women, 460, 000 artisans, 200, 000 agriculture workers is also covered in the programme. It also covers the N5, 000 monthly conditional cash transfer to the poor and vulnerable,” the minister said.

http://guardian.ng/news/govt-solely-responsible-for-a-meal-a-day-programme-says-lai-mohammed/

Hope this settles it

lagosrd:
What of other Apc states that cant pay salaries I mean that are senior debtors like osun and co. Ask Lautech lecturers employed by osun states. And try to go to their secretariat in Abeere Osogbo. Its not different from Somalia and Burundi together.

and has any of these state said they are not interested in the scheme? The Osun you quoted had sustained the one-meal a day feeding program even through the difficult times and never stopped

Let's not make what is simple look complex. If any state governor is not interested, he should opt out. The useless noise Fayose is making is unnecessary and should be restricted to people of Fayose's level of reasoning

einst3in:
So many ignoramus aswear. Feeding these children is one of the subsets of the sustainable development goals by the UN. The elimination of extreme poverty and hunger should not be used to score cheap political point. Fayose is just shameless
. Something that will benefit the children of that state. Haba!

I was waiting for someone to state this perspective

1. Fayose should be ignored. The FG ignores him many times and this is one of them
2. APC had stated in her manifesto right from the onset that APC states and any PDP states interested will part fund it
3. If any state is not ready, let it commence from states that are ready.

This is not rocket science that should elicit unnecessary reactions. If Fayose is irrational, must you follow suite?

Dcomrade:
Same way FG will compel states to contribute to the funding of 500,000 teachers.

They may even threaten Banks to fund their promise of paying unemployed/less privileged Nigerians 5k monthly stipends.

Listening to APC lies can result to ear infection

The way some of you reason, you make basic reasoning look difficult. How can FG compel state to contribute to the funding of 500,000 teachers the states did not employ?

How do you threaten banks to dole out money to unemployed people?

Bros, I think you should be ashamed of your thinking faculty, at the level it is disgracing you

mykel20:
The Lady might have been too harsh but she's saying the truth. Even Jesus said love the sinner but hate the sin. No one has a right to take a persons life because he/she is gay. What gay people need is strong prayers and counselling. BTW is fornication not a sin also? Do we get killed for going to strip clubs on the island. L[b]et's try and behave like humans not animals.[/b]

You're talking to Chichi, right!

calmdude:
everything is wrong with it, but olamide was very callous and insensitive with his joke...
And then he blocked her smh. All these touts that make money unfortunately common sense no gree follow.

Olamide is right to block her. She can correct Olamide without raining insults on him. Is it compulsory to follow Olamide? Why was she now crying that Olamide blocker her?

Bros,

I will ignore you insults for now.......I know you're obviously pained by GEJ's ouster.

I mixed up SUREP with YouWin......

Both were scams regardless

Denn:
Olodo...

If you don't know, keep quiet instead of exposing your folly online.

*YouWiN was not headed by kolade
*it had no uniform for awardees
*awardees were being paid grants and not salaries.
*there was no wide scale corruption or any corruption in YouWiN disbursements.
*YouWiN was in partnership with world bank
*forms? Where were you unearthed from?

You like beer parlour gossip too much. After downing two bottles of lager and swirling around some pieces of half-done meat, your voice would echo all around the village shed since you are the only one that can afford a GoTv subscription for the 10 mile radius you call hood

Chiboboski:
I don't understand wailers any longer; so if a thief is caught in the south we should wait until another thief is caught in the north to balance the equation, before naming? Is this the intent of federal character in our constitution?

Wailers cab NEVER be rational na!