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Chief Ayo Adebanjo seems to live in denial when he closes his eyes to the numerous achievements of the Buhari/Osibanjo administration. Firstly, before the emergence of this administration Boko Haram terrorists were wreaking havoc on the North East part of the country and at some point extended to Abuja and beyond.

Adebanjo is only continuing their opportunistic campaigns as in 2015.

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Q: WHAT HAS FG DONE IN RESPONSE TO THE HERDSMEN/FARMERS CONFLICTS?

A: VP OSINBAJO EXPLAINS IN DETAILS BELOW:

What then is being done about security? The approach of the government has been to deploy mobile police forces to troubled areas and also both the army and airforce, the Nigerian Army formations and units in Benue State for example, especially 72 Special Forces Battalion, have consistently maintained Forward Operating Bases at the flash areas covering Guma, Logo, Katsina-Ala and Agatu Local Government Areas.


The operation has the generic name Operation MESA, but it is nicknamed Operation ZENDA in Benue State. The Army had within the last few days scaled up the size of troops and equipment in Agatu, Guma, Katsina-Ala and Logo Local Government Areas of Benue State.

The Army also recently deployed troops at Awe and Tunga Local Government Areas of Nasarawa State, in order to monitor and block the gaps that were presumed to be used as staging points by armed herdsmen to attack communities in Benue State. 

Additionally, troops of 93 Battalion, Takum in Taraba State, also occupy blocking positions as well as maintain constant liaison with troops in Benue State.

Furthermore, the command and control structure of the Army formations and units in Benue and contiguous states have been reorganized.


Accordingly, more troops were deployed and the Commander 707 Special Forces Brigade was reassigned to Taraba State for effective command and control of troops operating in the entire Benue/Taraba general area. And next week, the Nigerian Army will flag-off Exercise AYEM AKPATUMA, to checkmate the activities of armed bandits and militias in Benue, Taraba, Nasarawa and environs. 

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That's a good one.
Seun Shagaya is not only a Christian but a Sunday School Teacher at RCCG. Congratulations Kiki

Group, under the aegis of Unified
Nigerian Youth Forum, UNYF, has
called on President Muhammadu
Buhari to sack the Minister of State
for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu, Group
Managing Director of the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation,
NNPC, Maikanti Baru and the head,
Department of Petroleum Resources,
DPR.
The group made the call following
the suffering Nigerians are going
through as a result of fuel shortage.
President of UNYF, Abdulsalam
Mohd Kazeem, in a statement
made available to newsmen in
Kaduna, said “We call on Mr.
President to overhaul the entire
NNPC management by immediately
sacking Kachikwu, Baru and the
head of DPR’’.
The forum noted with dismay,
the growing hardship on Nigerians,
following the current fuel scarcity,
saying it has started taking a
different toll on our nation.
“The unwillingness of those
saddled with the responsibility
of importing, monitoring and
distribution of petroleum
products have exposed the lack
of administrative acumen and
weakness by appointees of President
Buhari.”
It is on record that the NNPC which
is saddled with the responsibility
of dispensing fuel product, has
allegedly paid billions of naira for
subsidy, yet Nigerians keep battling
with scarcity for the past three
months, the longest in the history of
this nation.
“NNPC has continuously lied
to Nigerians about the availability
of petroleum product (invisible
products). Why is there scarcity of
PMS? Strangely, petrol is available
in every other state where it is
criminally sold at (N220) per litre
above the approved pump price of
N145 per litre except in Abuja and
Lagos, the only two states that the
DPR is practically in existence.
“The Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation should tell Nigerians
the whole truth about the present
situation because these stories of
diversion, sabotage by depot owners
and the cabal theory can no longer
hold up with the suffering masses.
“It takes two to three days for
a motor circle rider (okada) to
access just four liters of PMS, while
private, commercial bus drivers
and industries (both local and
internal) can’t even access it at any
cost, imagine the economic effect
of this scarcity on all sectors of our
economy.
“For how long will all these
continue? We appeal to Mr. President
to use his vast experience in the oil
and gas sector to end this scarcity
now, having served previously in
different capacities and succeeded,
why is he finding it difficult to put
into practice the experience he
acquired some years back?”
The forum called on the president
to direct the inspector-general of
police to arrest all those involved in
the economic sabotage.
It said the failure of Mr. President
to sack those responsible for ensuring
the non-availability of petroleum
products within seven working days
would lead to a mass protest to their
various offices by members of the
forum.

http://nigerianpilot.com/persistent-fuel-crisis-forum-calls-for-removal-of-kachikwu-others/

Re: Time to call out Osinbajo
I read with dismay a publication credited to Yinka Odumakin titled "Time to call out Osinbajo".
After reading through it objectively, I found his publication baseless, falsehood and full of blackmails.
Though am not surprised because this is coming from a sore loser who left President Buhari's camp to join the Jonathan led corrupt regime. It will be foolhardy to trust the words and motives of a man who has been discredited on several occasions by prominent figures.
Let's disregard this man who has been described in not so favourable terms.
Yinka Odumakin is a blackmailer, liar who can never change his vocation of lies, blackmails and half-truth. He becomes preemptive to attack and colorize the truth, to present falsehood even when facts are established.
How can someone in his right senses alleged that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo opposes the Restructuring concept?
Professor Yemi Osinbajo never opposes restructuring.
On the 27th of October 2017, the Vice President spoke on Restructuring at a crowded Lagos conference tagged "Towards a Better Nigeria" organized by leading Nigerian pastors.
He said that "states should have more opportunities to develop themselves". He also maintained that the APC during the campaign talked about devolution of powers and Nigeria may do more work to ensure that states are generating more income and people are paying more taxes.
In a similar cline, speaking at a seminar of the Institute of Security Studies on the 2nd of August 2017, the Vice President said that it is a false narration to say that one group is more corrupt that the other, it is also a false narrative that we are better off when ethnic groups are on their own. While different groups have strengths, we are better United. It is also not true that those who make marginalization charges are altruistic. Often what they are saying is "I am marginalized, appoint me".
Similarly, on July 7, 2017 when Osinbajo was the Acting President said that the Federal Government would soon come out with policies to address the clamour by Nigerians for the restructuring of the country.
PYO made the disclosure at the presentation and launch of a book titled Nigeria: " The Restructuring Controversy " in Abuja.
For Yinka Odumakin to accuse PYO of opposing the Restructuring concept beats my imagination. The ElRufai led committee on Restructuring have not only vindicated the Vice President but also shows the commitment of the Buhari-led administration towards Restructuring.
In Odumakin's publication, he mentioned PYO's role in Magu's saga. The Vice President said his stance was essential because Magu remained a nightmare to corrupt persons in the country. He said and I quote: "He will remain the EFCC chairman as long as I remain the Acting President and as well as Muhammadu Buhari remains the President.
We have confidence in Magu to fight corruption to a standstill. The giant strides of Magu led EFCC today is evident that Magu is more of a nightmare to corrupt individuals.
If chickens were to vote for Christmas, they wouldn't. That's the case of the National Assembly. Most of them have corruption charges leveled against them.
I will not be surprised that Odumakin and his pay masters are afraid of Magu because they are not clean.
More so, I found it very unfortunate to say the least when Odumakin accuses PYO of being silent about the recent killings.
This is not only false, it is also unfair to say that to a man who has always been on his feet in restoring peace and order across the country.
The farmers/herders clashes did not just start now but what the Vice President's committee is currently doing is to find a lasting and permanent solution to these problems.
The Vice President has said that as dangerous, deadly and heartless as killings by Fulani herdsmen in Adamawa, Benue and Jos and that of the Badoo gang in Lagos and Ogun states were, retaliation was not the answer.
As the popular saying goes, an eye for an eye makes the world go blind.
The Vice President warned against politicizing the recent killings as it was done to the Boko Haram insurgence.
Dear Yinka, PYO has never been quiet at killings instead he is finding last solutions to stop the killings.
Osinbajo-led committee was set up by the National Economic Council, NEC to tackle armed herdsmen menace in the country. The committee composed of nine governors under the chairmanship of the Vice President, would work in accordance with the President's commitment to ensure that all perpetrators of violence are brought to book.
With the level of work in progress, I can only wish the Osinbajo panel unquantified success.
PYO is in the league of leaders with the best brains.
Long live Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo
Long live President Muhammadu Buhari
God Bless Nigeria.

Prince Ayodeji Balogun

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