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Otunba2004:
Hmmn Babangida the Maradona, he tried very well assuming all our presidents continue with this kind achievements while in office may be we won't be in this mess we found ourselves but yet Babangida killed our economy infact he damaged our country through his Adjustment programm,we can never forgive him by anuuled 1993 election, Babangida and Obasanjo suppose to extricate Nigeria from poverty bcoz they have brain but they were so corrupt and greedy when they were in office, if these two president use their genius to favour our country we won't be in this state of comatose by now we would have being like Singapore but opposite is the word apart from these two presidents those remaining ones are dummy especially this current President hmmn I don't know how to describe him, did he know his left hand to his right hand? May be am not sure

The Structural Adjustment Programme was the creation of the World Bank and IMF. Most of the developing nations of that time implemented such including China. The sad part of it was that, none of the countries who adopted the SAP enjoyed it, and at the same time, you can't go against the IMF and World Bank due to the nature of the Politics associated with this neoliberal and colonial institutions.

Let me tell you the truth, sometimes you need to be harsh and a dictator to set a country on a path of progress and will require time. This is one of the reasons why I think this liberal democracy is nothing but a nonsense that will never suit us

F117nighthawk:
All these with in 8yrs,1985_1993 a very big lie,u can only fool the unborn Nigerians, not people who were alive then

You just need to highlight the lie in the list

helinues:
Wait, Is Op celebrating Babangida? We have 700+ local governments while you listed less than 300 projects..

Well, karma is already justifying..

You cant touch every where my brother. However, he was responsible for the creation of many states of the Federation. During his tenure, Local Government Authorities were empowered

IBB at 78!!!

IBB a man of Principle, Intelligence and Eloquence!
Here are some of his achievement as follows :

1. Situating the ECOWAS Headquarters Secretariats in Abuja
2. International Conference Centre Abuja
3. Constr. FHA Estates Nationwide
4. Constr. High Court Building in the state
5. Constr. Federal Secretariat in all the state including Abuja
6. Constr. 2political Party Office in all the states
7. Constructed the divisional headquarters of Nigerian Army
8. Constructed the Military barracks in Abuja
9. Constructed the Nigerian Army School of Amour Bauchi
10. Constructed the Nigerian Army Amphibious school Calabar
11. Constructed the Quarters for the 4 GOCs
12. Constructed the Nigerian Navy dockyard
13. Constructed the Nigerian Dockyard Snack Island logos
14. Construction Estate for worker of Federal Ministry of Works & Housing (FMWH) Nationwide including FCT & Gwagwalada
15. Construction site & SVCc Satellite Towns of Isheri, Lagos, Gwagwalada, Abuja and Prototype Housing Schemes
16. Constructed Headquarters Federal Environment Protection Agency (FEPA) Abuja
17. Constructed Headquarters Federal Environment Protection Agency (FEPA) Zonal Offices Nationwide and Central Laboratory, Yaba, Lagos
18. Construction National Eye Centre, Kaduna
19. Constructed Aluminum Smelter company Ikot Abasi
20. Constructed the Federal Supreme Court Abuja
21. Constructed the Ajaokuta Steel Project Engineering Works
22. Constructed the Abuja International Airport Phrase I & II
23. Constructed the National Assembly Abuja
24. Constructed the Presidential Villa Abuja
25. Constructed the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) Headquarters Abufa
26. Constructed State Security Service (SSS) Abuja
27. Constructed Headquarters Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN)Lagos
28. Constructed Headquarters Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) Abuja
29. Constructed the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) Branches Nationwide
30. Constructed the Central Bank Headquarters Abuja
31. Constructed some Branches of Central Bank In the state
32. Constructed the Security & Minting Headquarters Abuja
33. Constructed Jabi District Abuja
34. Constructed Abuja Central Area Phase I & II
35. Constructed Asokoro AreaConstructed Gorki Phases I, II & III
36. Constructed Gadu District
37. Constructed Asokoro and Asokoro South West Extension I & II
38. Constructed Secretariat Building for each of the state created in 1991
39. Constructed the House of Assembly Complex for each of the states created in 1991
40. Constructed the judiciary building for cof the states created in 1991
41. Constructed Maitama General Hospital, Abuja
42. Constructed Wuse General Hospital, Abuja
43. Constructed Asokoro General Hospital, Abuja
44. Constructed State House Hospital, Abuja
45. Constructed National Hospital in the states
46. Gusau Water Supply Scheme
47. Asokoro Water Supply
48. Kubwa Water Supply
49. Abuja Municipal Water Supply
49. Gboko-Yandav Water Works
50. Boreholes for 1004 Housing Estate
51. Kaf in Zakl Dam
52. Challawa Dam
53. Lower Usman Dam
54. Padam Darn
55. Shiroro Hydroelectric
56. Egbin Power Thermal Station
67. Constructed Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos
68. Constructed the Bridge over River Niger at Tuga Village-Kebbi state
69. Constructed the Bridge over Mbo River, Akwa-lbom State
70. Constructed the 2 bridges in Kaura Namoda, Zamfara State
71. Constructed the bridges over Chanchaga river
72. Constructed the bridges over river Zungeru at Kaduna
73. Constructed the bridges over river Imo river
74. Major rehabilitation Eko bridge, Lagos State
75. Constructed Road Nembe-Brass, Bayelsa State
76. Constructed Road Kolo-Nembe, Bayelsa State
77. Constructed Yenogoa-Kolo, Bayelsa State
78. Constructed Road Bonny, Rivers State
79. Constructed Road Port-Harcourt-Degema, Bugama, Rivers State
80. Constructed Road Otukpo-Oju, Benue State
81. Constructed Bali-Jamtari Road, Taraba State
82. Constructed Mokwa-Tegina Road, Niger State
83. Constructed Road Lafia Doma, Nasarawa State
84. Constructed the Access Road to Gembu-Mambila Plateau, Taraba State
85. Constructed Road Asokoro, Nyanyan Karu, Abuja
86. Constructed Major Roads into Abuja from Suleja, Gwagalada, Aiport
87. Constructed Major & Secondary Roads within the FCT
88. Dualization of Ibadan-lfe Road, Oyo/Osun State
89. Dualization of Kaduna-Abuja Road, Kaduna, Niger State and FCT
90. Dualization of Warri-Benin Road, Delta State
91. Dualization of Kaduna Zaria-Kano Road, Kaduna/Kano State
92. Rehabilitation of Kaduna-Tegina Road, Kaduna/Niger State
93. Rehabilitation of Calabar Ikang-Abang Road, Cross River
94. Rehabilitation of llorin-Kabba Road, Kogi State
95. Rehabilitation of Mayo-Belwa-Jado Road, Adamawa State
96. Rehabilitation of Pampam-Panshin-Langtang Road, Plateau State
97. Rehabilitation of Mokwa-New Bussa Road, Niger State
98. Rehabilitation of Kaima-Kishi Road, Kwara/Oyo State
99. Rehabilitation of Oyo Iseyin Road, Oyo State
100. Rehabilitation of Ibeto Wara Road, Niger State
101. Rehabilitation of Zungeru-Bida Road, Niger State
102. Rehabilitation Owo-lkare Road, Ondo State
103. Rehabilitation of Ikot Epkene Oron Jamestown Road, Akwa-lbom State
104. Construction of Hakpe-A|aokuta-Warri-ORE Rail line
105. Replacement of the Last rail Road Bridge in the Country
106. Construction of Toll Plaza Nation Wide for Revenue
107. Construction of Flour Mills Nationwide
108. Rehabilitation of Military Barracks Nationwide
109. Physical improvement and Academic
110. Upgrading of Federal School of Survey, Oyo State
111. Additional Construction of Housing Units at 1004 Housing Estate at Transit Village, V/Island Lagos
112. Construction of Imo Airport
113. Construction of NNPC Headquarters & Staff Housing Abuja
114. NNPC Fuel Storage Depots various location Nationwide
115. Turn Around maintenance (TAM) of refineries regularly conducted on schedules
116. NAFCON one full capacity production
117. Establishment of National Housing Production
118. Promulgated National Housing Policy for Nigeria
119. Establishment of Federal Environment Protection Agency
120. Promulgation of National Environment policy For Nigeria
121. Directorate for Food, Roads & Rural Infrastructure (DFRRI) was established Nationwide
122. Community Banks established Nationwide
123. Mass mobilization for Social and Economic Recovery (MAMSER)
124. ECOMOG- Established and Pioneering the Sub-Regional Peace and Enforcement
125. Civil Service Reform
126. Established 2 Party System
127. Established Option A4NIGERIA Foreign Policy was redefined from Africa Focus to a Global Projection of Nigeria not to only as a Continental Power but Active Global Power Configuration
128. Guarantee of Free Press
129. Established IBB International Golf & Country Club
130. Established/Constructed National Women Centre
131. Established/Constructed NASDMU- Nigerian Army Small Scale Drug Manufacturing Unit Lagos
132. Constructed Post Offices in all the Local Government Nationwide
133. Constructed the Ajiwa Water Project, Katsina
134. Constructed Ikpoba Dam, Benin City
135. Constructed the Nkalagu Cement Company, Ebonyi State
136. Constructed Silos for Grain Storage Nationwide
137. Created 11 States
138. Employment rate was at 88%Salaries, Allowances and Contracts were paid when dueLight & Water Supply at 95% Capacity Nationwide
138. All textiles & industries were working at full capacity nationwide
139. There was security nationwide, free movement and peace was enjoyed
140. Established the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)
141. Established Nigerian Broadcasting Commission along withNigerian Telecommunicati
on Commission which has powers to give private license
142. Established University of Yola
143. Established Foreign Aid Crops
144. Established consent of Medium Powers of 8 Countries- Nigeria, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan etc.
145. Established more diplomatic missions with nations
146. Constructed Eagle Square, Abuja
147. Constructed Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
148. Constructed National Military Cemetery, Abuja
149. Constructed Katsina Airport
150. ASCON, Academic Staff College of Nigeria, Badagry
151. Police College, Kano
152. Peoples Bank (Tai Solarin)
153. FRSC – Federal Rood Safety Commission (Wole Soyinka)
154. Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps
155. Ecumenical Centre, Abuja
156. Abuja Central Mosque
157. VON – Volkswagen Of Nigeria, Ojo
158. STEYR – Vehicle Company, Bauchi
159. Established the Budget Ministry
160. Over 200 laws in Nigerian Legal System operating now
161. RMA & FC — Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission
162. NDIC — Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation
163. Established NCC — National Communication Commission
164. Established NWC – National War College
165. Established NDI – National Democratic Institutes
166. Established the Portharcourt-Warri Refineries & Kaduna Refinery
167. Constructed and Commissioned Shiroro Dam
168. Created 8 Federal Universities of Technology and Colleges of Agriculture
169. Created 200 Local Government Areas and 11 States
170. Established a security reform which curved out from National Security Organisation (NSO), the followings:
(a) NIA — National Intelligence Agency
(b) SSS — State Security Service
(c) DIA – Defence Intelligence Agency
171. Established a security reform that created five (5) additional zones for the Nigerian Police
172. Construction of Toagh Bridge on the Tuga-Kaoje Road
173. Construction of Jameson and Ethiope River Brdges, Bendel State
174. Construction of Potiskum-Bulkachuwa Road, Bauchi State
175. Construction of Bridge for Steam Boats in Nembe, Rivers State
176. Re-construction of Niger Bridge, Onitsha, Anambra State
277. Establishment of Council on Environment at Federal and State Levels
178. Construction of Army Officers Quarters, Minna, Makurdi and Kontagora
179. Construction of Soldiers Quarters at Bonny Camp, Portharcourt
180. Construction of NACA Headquarters and school at Kontagora
181. Construction of and Roads Rehabilitation of roads and drainages at Dalet Barracks, Ribadu, Kontagora and many other Barrack
182. Water Supply improvement scheme at Army Barracks nationwide
183. Electrical rehabilitation works at Kakuri Barraks, Kaduna State 1 80. BuiH 1 63 Housing units of 3 & 2 bedrooms in Sharctda, Kano State
184. Built 1 86 housing units in Omo State
185. Construction of Roads in Ganye, Adamawa State
186. Construction of Road in Ago-Oko, Abeokuta, Ogun StateBuilt 499 housing units in Abuja
187. Built Federal Housing Authority Estate at Yola, Adamawa State
188. Built Federal Housing Authority Estate at Minna, Niger StateBuilt Federal Housing Authority Estate at Oshogbo, Osun State 1 88. Built Federal Housing Authority Estate at Festac Town, Lagos State
189. Established Surveyors Registration Council of Nigeria (SURCON)
190. Established Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria (CORBON)
191. Introduction of Structural Adjustment Programme (SAP) for Nigeria’s Economic Growth
192. Upgrading the Infrastructure in the Nigerian Mining Corporation (NMC)
193. Established Nigerian Maritime Authority
194. Development of National Health Policy
195. Launching of the Primary Health Care Scheme (PHC)
296. Upgrading the project of the Expended Programme on Immunization (EPI)Technical assistance to states in the rural water supply and sanitation programs
197. Financial assistance to Federal Teaching Hospitals for rural and urban comprehensive health centresDirect importation of drugs to ease shortages in the hospitalsCompletion and Commissioning of the abandoned Teaching Hospital Project in Sokoto, Enugu and Zaria
198. Establishment of four Technical Colleges of Education at Asaba, Bichi, Omoku and Potiskum
199. Establishment of Specialized National Mathematical Centre, Abuja
200. Established University of Abuja
201. Established the Universities of Agriculture in Makurdi and Abeokuta
202. Established the University of Technology in Bauchi and Yola
203. Establishment of 22 Women Model Center’s in every State and Abuja
204. Introduction of the Expedited Mail Service (EMS) in 1986
205. Built and Commissioned the Nnamdi Azikwe National Press Centre at Dordan Barracks, Lagos
206. Built the Essential Infrastructure in Abuja and successfully moved the Federal Capital from Lagos to Abuja
207. Built Garki General Hospital, Abuja
208. Built and Transformed the former Anambra State University of Technology into a Federal Institution and renamed it Nnamdi Azikwe University Awka
209. He gave car refurbishing and motorcycle advances to the armed forces
210. He also gave car loans /refurbishing and motorcycle advances to the armed forces
211. He built the Police Forensic Laboratories in Kano and Lagos
212. He built the Police Staff Colleges in Shanono, Kano and Jos
213. He built me Police Secondary School in Calabar
214. He built the State Police Headquarters in Uyo, Akwa-lbom and Kano State
215. He built the police Academy Phases I & II in Kano
216. He reconstructed NNPC into a Corporate Headquarter with three functional divisions and twelve subsidiaries such as:
(a) The Nigerian Petroleum Development Company Limited (NPDC)
(b) Integrated Data Services Limited (IDSL)
(c) Warri Refinery and Petrochemicals Company Limited (WRPC)
(d) Kaduna Refinery and Petrochemicals Company Limited
(e) Pormarcourt Refinery Company Limited (PHRC)
(f) Nigeria Gas Development Company Limited
(g) Eleme Petrochemicals Company Limited (EPCL)
(h) Engineering Company of Nigeri a Limited (ECNL)
(i) Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Company (NLNG)
(j) Calson (Bermuda) Limited
(k) Hyson Nigeria Limited (HNL)
217. He initiated and signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Nigeria’s Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
218. He initiated and signed Joint Operating Agreement in Nigeria’s petroleum sector
219. He increased the petroleum exploration activities in Nigeria with the target of achieving 2.4 million barrels per day by me year 1994
220. His petroleum sector reforms admitted indigenous oil companies to invest in exploration
221He increased the known oil reserves by 4 billion barrelsHe abolished the third-party marketing of Nigerian Crude Oil
222. He expanded the refining company from 300,000 to 445,000 barrels per dayHe developed and commissioned the Portharcourt Export Refinery
223. He accelerated work on me LNG ProjectHe introduced Butanization Programme in the petroleum sector in NigeriaHe secured overseas market for Nigeria’s LNGHe acquired 4 (four) vessels for LNG transportation
224 . He developed the Oso Condensate Field
225. He initiated work on new products pipelines linking all refineries In the country
226. He completed and commissioned the ESCRAVOS to Lagos Pipeline.
227.He achieved a successful experiment on the Gas-Power car
228. He completed Phase I of the Petrochemical Programme
228. He completed the development of the National Oil Policy
229. He strengthened Nigeria’s position in OPEC and a Nigerian, Alh. Rilwan Lukman emerged as OPEC’s Secretary General
230. He increased revenue allocation from the Federation Account to oil producing areas as well as institutionalization of organs for encouraging rapid community development in these areas
231. He conducted the most successful headcount that the country ever achieved since 1963
232. He introduced Bureau de Change in the Foreign Exchange Regime.
233. Established National Wages Commission
234. Established National Planning Commission
235. Established National Women Commission
236. Established Urban Development Bank
237. Established Public Utilities Commission
238. Established Nigerian Pilgrims Board (one for Muslims and one for Christians)
239. Established National Economic Reconstruction Fund (NERFUND)
240. Established National Boundary Commission
241. Established National Population Commission
242. Established National Energy Commission
243. Established the technical committee on Privatization and Commercialization
244. Established Federal Urban Mass Transit Programme
245. He built Bida-Kamba-Jade
Road
246. He reconstructed Chiyako bridge in Kano State
247. He dualized Onitsha-Oba Road
248. He built 218 Housing Units in Benue State
249. He built 180 Housing Units in Sokoto State
250. He built 207 Housing Units in Rivers State
251. Established the National Agricultural Land Development. Authority (NALDA)
252. Established National Maritime Authority
253. Established Nigerian Dockyard Company
254 His foreign policy initiatives made Nigeria to overtake the leadership of Commonwealth Secretariat with Chief Emeka Anyaoku emerging as the Secretary General
255. He built the Ikayo-Selbe-Namatori Road
256. He built the Giate-Heffe-Namarawo Road
257. He built the Calabar-lkom Road
258. He built the Kette-Awaga Road
259. He built the llorin-Bida Sa’adu Road
260. He built the lyere-lfara Road
261. He built the Bokona-Tegina Road
262. He built the River Ayangba-Erudu Bridge
263. He built the River Eralia-Ankpa bbuilt the Oron-Ebigha Road
264. He built the Afikpo-Ohafia-Arochukwu Road
265. He built the Kaima-Keshi Road
266. He built the Ebonger-Oshogbo Road
267. He built the Ado-Ekiti-Ikare Road.

The only loop hole to this story is the way the virus get to you. Circumcisions alone can reduce your risk of getting infected by about 60%.

Tell us, please, which brand of condom were you using during the act?

The girl should have been the one to get easily infected not you in that circumstances. However, as others have pointed out, if you have a lot of open sores on your ducj and the condom actually broke, then I can believe.

Nigeria is ranked as 85th out of 156 surveyed countries of the World in Happiness Index. It is also 2nd in Sub Saharan Africa. Yeah, Nigeria is fraught with multiple challenges but we always tend to find a humorous ways to soot our predicaments.

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/03/finland-is-the-world-s-happiest-country-again

MrsNwaAmaikpe:


He is an aboki and northerner , just like Buhari he has nothing to offer.

Why do you people always think northerners are not intelligent?

Rogersmith:
Interesting...please can you write more on this. I want to learn. Let’s have an intelligent discourse

Ok, I've observed people's interest in the geopolitics happening around them is poor.

To understand this, read the first one: https://www.nairaland.com/4077521/politics-chad-basini

https://abbasgarba..com/2019/05/the-politics-of-chad-basin-ii.html?m=1


The Politics of the Chad Basin II

Chad is the most important country of interest to Nigeria with regards to the Lake Chad Basin. Chad is the backbone of the Multi National Joint Task Force( MNJTF) which comprises of Nigeria, Niger, CAR and others. When it comes to the function of the MNJTF, Nigeria is mostly the cash cow. In some instances, sabotage results from a link to fragile to be trusted. In my own view, whenever the cash stop flowing from Nigeria, a systematic chain of events are created to make us fall back in line. You will mostly observed our presidents travelling to Chad for talks, when attacks intensify around the Lake Chad Basin.

Chad is involved in so many conflicts in the regions of West Africa, Central Africa and North Africa. Chad has been involved in a proxy war with Sudan, Libya and CAR on so many occasions. Recently, in November, 2018, Chadian forces penetrated hundreds of kilometres into Libya's desert region to reach the Al Jaqhbub Oasis. The region is rich in oil and oases. The Chadians wanted to obtain foothold in the region. They were repelled back, but still manage to go far. Chad is a member of many organisations dedicated to fight against insurgents, but sometimes can use other insurgents to wage war by proxy in areas where it has strategic interest.

The region in the Sahel is an enabling environment for recruitment of young boys to join all sorts of insurgents groups. Conditions such as unemployment, boredom, hopelessness etc are ripe. Most of the mercenaries recruited by insurgent groups come from this region. Around 6000 ISIS fighters that fought in Libya and Iraq came from this region, and they are now thought to have relocated back to the African continent and are on the offensive.

The proliferation of light and small arms into Nigeria has been influenced by the activities of insurgents groups and others in the Sahel region. After the defeat of Gaddafi by so called freedom fighters, a lot of arms supplied to those fighters by external actors and those in the armory of Gaddafi moved into wrong hands.

Nigeria needs to seriously consider the Lake Chad region. Efforts should be in placed to constantly monitor the activities in that region.

The World is now indeed a dangerous place...

BabangidaHamza:
Am from Kano, and I do support Ganduje but from all indications PDP is giving APC a good run for their money.. Statistics shows that APC and PDP are sharing Kano central 50-50℅ or PDP even leading..
But at the outskirts of Kano, APC is leading I.e Kano North and Kano South.. Akwai Bura uba a Kano fa

I don't believe on that your 50:50 analysis. Within Kano metropolis, it is PDP winning. The metropolis contains about 60% of the votes in Kano. In some LGAs outside of Kano metropolis, APC are doing well, but the margin is not that significant.

TheAngry1:
Only a deranged idiot will vote Atiku. If you truly have sense and you watched the programme today, you would know that Obi and Atiku are not sincere. Buhari may not be eloquent, but he and Osinbajo are sincere. My vote goes to them.

They have my vote, too.

Someone should quote one instance where Buhari lied or shut up.

He is saying it as he knows.

Righteousness89:
Nigerians had the best time of No que in December during GEJ tenure!!

This time last year and the year befor were Horror! And you know it!

This year looks better!


It should not be an Election tool because Elections is by the corner and if there was any form of Que it will be a grave Disater

Since PMB came, it was only twice that fuel become an issue.

If not for the fact that the southerners are stupid, this should be the man they should support in 2023 for president. Allow Buhari finish his 4 years and take back this country. Let's present a new blood in 2023 who is from the South to make things right.

0monnak0da:
Priti Patel of Indian background is racist and biased against Nigeria
She is on record as cutting aid to Nigeria when at DFID .
That is not in any way to support or endorse Buhari
She would have said the same thing against anyone.
Nigeria is no different from India How is not investing the solution?
She should concentrate on India Bangladesh and Pakistan

Is because most of the uninformed in this forum know nothing about the woman.

BATTLE FOR THE SCRAMBLING OF NEMA

For those who harbored any doubts about what is happening or had happened in NEMA, allow me to take you on a quick not necessarily factual caravan.
This expose is intended to be brief on all issues bedeviling the Agency, and it is hoped to shed some lights contextually.

BRIEF HISTORY

Engr Mustapha Yunusa Maihaja was appointed as NEMA DG in April, 2017. He is intelligent, focused, principled and a highly organized person. He succeeded Muhammad Sani Sidi who had overseen the affairs of the Agency for seven years and was responsible for bringing the Agency to limelight through an extensive media campaign and publicity.

RAINY NIGHT IN NEMA

It is crucial to remember that every action has an equal and opposite reaction-as Newton Third Law of motion states. Before the coming of Maihaja, NEMA was swimming in debt of around N2b. Most of the debt is money owed to staff and contractors. NEMA was leaving in a bubble waiting to blast at that time, and eventually, it did.
Generally, it was a very bad ending as NEMA, a disaster fighting Agency fell into a disaster of its own creation.

THE NEW ORDER

It is classic case of calm before the storm. In Maihaja’s effort to set things straight, he decided to restructure the Agency for optimal performance. He took some of the following measures:
1. Block leakages to save government resources
2. Implementing the rules according to the Agency’s mandate
3. Settling of outstanding claims
4. Instilling discipline in the Agency

The FG North East Emergency Food Intervention is going successfully without any incident of diversion of relief materials which was the norm in the fast.

These measures above had made Maihaja an enemy of some of his staff and those powers that be that had made the Agency their food store in the fast.

WE WANT OUR CUT

NEMA was like a mini Nigeria when it comes to corrupt practices before the assumption of Maihaja. The Senators, House of Reps Members, friends and families etc were the biggest beneficiaries of the Agency. Imaginary disasters are created just to claim for relief materials. These practices were a flagrant violation of the Agency’s mandate and Maihaja put a stop to that. This singular act made Maihaja a target of the campaign of calumny. Minions within the Agency were used to stagnate activities and to make Maihaja look like a sitting duck.

THE PETITION AND HR INVESTIGATION

The campaign of calumny was launched by a petition from someone who has been fed some information from within the Agency. Maihaja responded to the petition adequately.
The biggest lie of the petition is:
‘Prior to Maihaja in April, 2017, activities of NEMA were smooth sail’…
The above statement deserves an award as the biggest lie of the century. Before Maihaja came in as DG, NEMA was in a coma in ICU. In fact, Maihaja trouble started right from the day he assumed as DG considering the enormous black hole of debt the Agency has been thrown into.
Considering some of the allegation in the petition with respect to travel, an adequate response was given and Maihaja was cleared. Some emergencies situation will warrant his attention as to return home to attend to them.
The committee investigating the FG EFINE were adequately punished with all the necessary documents with regards to their investigation, but they chose to look the other way because the investigation has been concluded before it has began- Maihaja must be found guilty.
The issue around the N1.6b revolves around the issue that the governors wanted to collect the money and not relief materials equivalent of which Maihaja objected. Those materials were sent anyway…

The issue of illegal contract sum approval is not true. In Emergency situation, NEMA as a procuring entity under some exceptional circumstances can act immediately, if in the judgment of the DG is necessary. In the event he is directed by the president, it can also be done. No illegal documents were used in respect of any payment,..It is purely a fictional fantasy of the petitioner’s mind.

BATTLE FOR THE SCRAMBLING OF NEMA

For those who harbored any doubts about what is happening or had happened in NEMA, allow me to take you on a quick not necessarily factual caravan.
This expose is intended to be brief on all issues bedeviling the Agency, and it is hoped to shed some lights contextually.

BRIEF HISTORY

Engr Mustapha Yunusa Maihaja was appointed as NEMA DG in April, 2017. He is intelligent, focused, principled and a highly organized person. He succeeded Muhammad Sani Sidi who had overseen the affairs of the Agency for seven years and was responsible for bringing the Agency to limelight through an extensive media campaign and publicity.

RAINY NIGHT IN NEMA

It is crucial to remember that every action has an equal and opposite reaction-as Newton Third Law of motion states. Before the coming of Maihaja, NEMA was swimming in debt of around N2b. Most of the debt is money owed to staff and contractors. NEMA was leaving in a bubble waiting to blast at that time, and eventually, it did.
Generally, it was a very bad ending as NEMA, a disaster fighting Agency fell into a disaster of its own creation.

THE NEW ORDER

It is classic case of calm before the storm. In Maihaja’s effort to set things straight, he decided to restructure the Agency for optimal performance. He took some of the following measures:
1. Block leakages to save government resources
2. Implementing the rules according to the Agency’s mandate
3. Settling of outstanding claims
4. Instilling discipline in the Agency

The FG North East Emergency Food Intervention is going successfully without any incident of diversion of relief materials which was the norm in the fast.

These measures above had made Maihaja an enemy of some of his staff and those powers that be that had made the Agency their food store in the fast.

WE WANT OUR CUT

NEMA was like a mini Nigeria when it comes to corrupt practices before the assumption of Maihaja. The Senators, House of Reps Members, friends and families etc were the biggest beneficiaries of the Agency. Imaginary disasters are created just to claim for relief materials. These practices were a flagrant violation of the Agency’s mandate and Maihaja put a stop to that. This singular act made Maihaja a target of the campaign of calumny. Minions within the Agency were used to stagnate activities and to make Maihaja look like a sitting duck.

THE PETITION AND HR INVESTIGATION

The campaign of calumny was launched by a petition from someone who has been fed some information from within the Agency. Maihaja responded to the petition adequately.
The biggest lie of the petition is:
‘Prior to Maihaja in April, 2017, activities of NEMA were smooth sail’…
The above statement deserves an award as the biggest lie of the century. Before Maihaja came in as DG, NEMA was in a coma in ICU. In fact, Maihaja trouble started right from the day he assumed as DG considering the enormous black hole of debt the Agency has been thrown into.
Considering some of the allegation in the petition with respect to travel, an adequate response was given and Maihaja was cleared. Some emergencies situation will warrant his attention as to return home to attend to them.
The committee investigating the FG EFINE were adequately punished with all the necessary documents with regards to their investigation, but they chose to look the other way because the investigation has been concluded before it has began- Maihaja must be found guilty.
The issue around the N1.6b revolves around the issue that the governors wanted to collect the money and not relief materials equivalent of which Maihaja objected. Those materials were sent anyway…

The issue of illegal contract sum approval is not true. In Emergency situation, NEMA as a procuring entity under some exceptional circumstances can act immediately, if in the judgment of the DG is necessary. In the event he is directed by the president, it can also be done. No illegal documents were used in respect of any payment,..It is purely a fictional fantasy of the petitioner’s mind.

tech18:
Ashe akwai drama sosai...naji Gov. Masari ma ya ba ma'ikatan VOA $5000.Har VOA ta Kore su daga aiki su 15.

Ai mutanen nan en rainin hankali ne. Wai har wani cewa zasu kai shi kotu

APC need to stop this man from contesting again. Allowing him to contest again will blow their anti corruption war to pieces

This is a reply i gave a friend on facebook. He is moving all over the place atikulating- whatever the hell
it means

I said:

Nobody has started campaigning on anything yet. What we are just saying is that, we need to drain the swamp. Is high time to do so.

Let me tell you how we got to this point.

Jonathan decided to reneged on agreement to shift power to the north and the northern politician revolted leading to a lot of chaotic events of which we now consider history.

Now, with Buhari, tge likelihood of a system to remain stable is much higher considering the fact that he will only do 4 years more.

Atiku is saying he will do a single term. I just hope no fool will believe that. With Atiku saying such, we will go back to wear Jonathan took us. Atiku is quite inconsistent in his ideological inclination. Atiku is a core liberalist.

I just can't understand Nigerians.

The evil you do in your past can hunt you. The level of damage done to this country by past leaders is enormous. It will take a very long time to set things right. It is always very difficult to build and very easy to destroy.

Don't take us back to the usual, please.

Thank you

They know it won't be easy for them in his second term. It is high time to drain the swamp.

If anyone thinks Atiku can defeat Buhari in a free and fair election, that person is in kuku land.

PDP was advised to split North West votes, they refused to listen.
NE will definitely go Buhari
NW, no doubt with a freaking margin
NC will be contested.
SW no comment for now
SE will go Atiku
SS will go Atiku

Buhari, even when not in power was naturally loved by his people. Imagine he is on top now.

fratermathy:
The SS governors want Tambuwal to win so that they can control him and also make a SSner his running mate. It's a game of funding. The SS governors have the money to throw around and he who has the piper plays the tune.

I agree with your point. They may also be punishing Kwankwaso for what he did to their son in 2015

sage101:
Zombies all OVER the thread saying anybody that WINS the primary is a WALKOVER but TRUST ME their TOO MUCH presence here show they are JITTERY

It's obvious any candidate other than KWANKWASO will be demolished completely to the ground. This is not rocket science.

If TAMBUWAL ends up winning, PDP is finished. I repeat PDP is finished.

Kwankwaso is PDP best bet but yet they decide to look the other way round. No one will invest in a failure.

BabangidaHamza:
WHO TOLD YOU THAT? AM AN INDIGINE OF KANO STATE, KWANKWASO LOOTED OVER 100BILLION FROM KANO'S TREASURY BUT HE CANT RESIST THE FORCE OF ATIKU, SARAKI, WIKE'S ANNOITED CANDIDATE(TAMBUWAL)

I'm an indigine of Kano, too. How did you arrive at the figure of 100B? Who brought the accusations? Where was the figure quoted? Why should you lie because of your hatred for a man that has helped millions?


Let PDP make their mistake. We are monitoring the primary closely.

If they decide to choose any person other than KWANKWASO, Buhari doesn't need to waste his time campaigning for reelection.

TroubleMaker47:
Someone that couldn't grow Kwara state for 8yrs as governor and another 8yrs as governor by proxy,
He couldn't grow Savanah bank, couldn't grow the senate, He doesn't have a notable source of income besides politics now he wants to grow Nigeria?
I'm Anti- Buhari o but if It's to replace Buhari with Saraki, den I'd rather sit at home on election day.

What an intelligent comment.

I kept on repeating myself anything other than KWANKWASO for PDP is a mistake. If Buhari is to win again, APC will be powerful 2023 and will be difficult to challenge.

I pray PDP make that mistake of choosing Saraki. Any person other than KWANKWASO is a mistake for PDP. We've repeated this a thousand times but it seems like they don't want to hear.

ANY OTHER PERSON OTHER THAN KWANKWASO will make the 2019 presidential election a contest won by the INCUMBENT before it has began. There will not be a single iota of challenge for BUHARI to thrash these guys like seriously...

Write it down here: the moment PDP pick anyone other than KWANKWASO, the election has been concluded before it has began. No one will invest in a bad stock.

He is the only candidate that can give Buhari a semblance of competition.

The moment they hand the ticket to anyone other than Kwankwaso, I swear to God the election has finished before it has even began.

Tomorrow's battlefield by Nick Turse(2015)

I am not much of a fan of conspiracy theory, but sometimes you have to ask some deep questions regarding some events around you.

Compare year 2000- 2018. What do you think had happened on the African continent that is worth your curiosity? Do you think there's a scramble for Africa once again? By whom? What is the the interest of China, US and Russia on the Africa continent?

My interest is with respect to the US and its Global War on Terrorism(GWOT) and how China and Russia can be factored in.

Since the formal inauguration of its Camp Lemmonier in Djibouti to serve as one of the Forward Operating Centre for Africa ie US Africa Command, the continent had not known much peace. Where they anticipating the proliferation of multiple so called Jihadi groups? There are now about 19 active militant groups on the continent. Mind you, China had also recently inaugurated a military outpost in the same country.

There are currently 46 US Army outpost scattered across 24 countries on the continent with about 5000-6000 military personnel doing about 3500+ activities on the continent a day. How does Nigeria benefit from these outposts in its fight against multiple criminal groups in the country? Is the relationship being kept a covert one? Why?

To cut the story short, I have read through some of these articles as compiled into a book by a veteran investigative journalist Nick Turse. You can read him on the website of an online medium by name 'Tom Dispatch'.

Buy and read the book if you have the means. As for me, I don't have the means for now but is recommended.



https://abbasgarba..com/2018/10/tomorrows-battlefield.html?m=1