₦airaland Forum

I'm a proud Igbo young Lady who loves her region and desires the best for her people which many have witnessed.

All I have done and will continue to do is to reject what is wrong.

I might be objective and raw with my opinions but that doesn’t mean I denigrate my people; I can never.

Yes, our opinions differ politically but the betterment of my region is my earnest desire.

We argue, and debate with each other and might not align with ideas and candidates, but in the end, we are all passionate about our national transformation which I always champion.

We all want the best for this nation, that’s why I boldly advocated for the best during the campaign season and supported President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

The goal is a greater Nigeria where love, unity, and prosperity will continually lead.

Thank you for your genuine concerns, we will continue to get the best out there and forever advance the true course of development for Alaigbo.

And to my progressive family, thank you for the wisdom, support, and encouragement.

Campaign seasons are over, the next eight years of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will be National Development and delivering the Renewed Hope Agenda to Nigerians.

Haven been appointed as the National Program Manager for the Renewed Hope Shelter Program by the Honourable Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Dr.Betta Edu as approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu; the last nine weeks and a few days after resuming this office have been on putting the right approaches in place, behind-the-scenes everyday engagements, need assessment across the states to analyze the problem and targeted intervention to bring on board, lands have been allocated across some states on this project by many state governments, and utilization of local content and Labour is highly considered.

Umunnem, join me on this journey to deliver low-cost homes to vulnerable populations.
The Renewed Hope Shelter mandate of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu focuses on the provision of low-cost homes for the poor, internally displaced persons, and refugees across the 36 states plus FCT.

Together we prosper!
Together we make Nigeria great!
Together we transform Southeast!
Together Alaigbo will be renewed!

Follow Renewed Hope Shelter Program across social media handles;
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Send your emails on issues relating to our mandate to renewedhopeshelter@gmail.com; we will address them.

Innovations and recommendations are also welcomed; together we build a renewed Nigeria.

God bless Nigeria
God bless Southeast
God bless Alaigbo

#Asiwajucares
#RenewedHope
#BettaIsBetter
#AdaAnambra

I'm a proud Igbo young Lady who loves her region and desires the best for her people which many have witnessed.
All I have done and will continue to do is to reject what is wrong.

I might be objective and raw with my opinions but that doesn’t mean I denigrate my people; I can… pic.twitter.com/UjddnQ2VPI

— Ada Anambra (@AdaAnambra2023) November 24, 2023

Deltamani:
From the interview I didn’t see much of anything bad in what he has said.. But more like talking some down in a way while rating another higher than the rest as if it’s a one woman thing..!

Sirianese:
You've been seriously compromised yourself

Most nairalanders cannot figure you out because they're unable to think properly, but it's quite obvious to astute analysts that you are not a honest person anymore...doubt you've ever been. But kudos anyhow, we all pay for our actions in the end

🗣 Cortés on Marc Vivés: "We are very good friends and have been working together in the Catalan national team. He is facing a challenging season, especially with the club's economic situation, a shrinking budget, and higher expectations from the players"

"He is well-prepared; Marc has a more sports-oriented profile. Markel Zubizarreta perhaps had more of a managerial approach. I believe he will focus more on structuring the playing style."

"With him, there could be a clear commitment to La Masía, which, in times of crisis, is what has to save us. It's what sets us apart from other clubs."

🗣 Cortés: "Some players, like Oshoala, are playing little but earning high salaries. It doesn't make sense to have foreign players on the bench; either you make them play, or a local player should be on the bench."

"There are other profiles like Marta Torrejón or Lucy Bronze who are at the end of their careers, and decisions need to be made. It's a delicate year. You can't renew everyone financially or athletically. The starters need renewing, or they'll leave for free."

🗣 Cortés on the renewal of Alexia: "As a club, you have to decide whether to continue investing in Alexia as a symbol of the women's team and pay her accordingly."

"It's entirely legitimate for her to request the value attributed to her, especially with the high offers she has from elsewhere. But if you make that salary leap, you have to consider those coming up behind her. There's a sports aspect and an economic one."

"Barcelona has the responsibility to find a way to renew Alexia. She's a piece you can't let go easily, but she also has the right to sign a last significant contract."

naptu2:
The Baba-Ahmed Family has a lot of illustrious members including the media giant Khalifa Baba-Ahmed, the very intelligent columnist and former permanent secretary Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed and the former broadcaster Hauwa Baba-Ahmed (now Hauwa Shuaibu-Galma).

Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed is known for his very sharp wit and his debating ability.

naptu2:
Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed has been a columnist for a long time and if you read his columns in the 2000s, you would know that he always says what's on his mind, no matter what happens. He can criticise the PDP, if there is need to do so, he can criticise the APC if there is the need to do so and he can criticise the Labour Party (and even his own brother) if it is necessary. Nobody can stop him.

naptu2:
Note: This is the famous columnist and former permanent secretary, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed. It is not his younger brother, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, who was Peter Obi's running mate.

Some activists from the North are now quiet, the Buhari economic quagmire wasn’t this elevated but they waxed lyrical and they kept on pounding, now that they have got Advisory positions in Govt, they are quiet, The man dies when he keeps quiet when we ought the speak.

Pity. One would expect people like you, Oseni, to name names. This is cowardly. It is possible that you do not know that serving the nation is not a source of shame. People who are involved in addressing ‘Buhari’s quagmire’ are miles ahead of those like you who hide behind mics.

naptu2:
I am sure that many people will start arguing about this issue again without knowing the full story, so I'm going to tell you the full story, beginning from the early 1980s.


There has always been issues around the idea of Lagos being the capital of Nigeria. Some people did not want Lagos to be the capital and instead they wanted it to be joined to the Western Region. The Action Group even offered to pay the Federal Government to find another place to be the capital. Meanwhile, some people in Lagos did not want Lagos to be the capital, neither did they want Lagos to join the Western Region. They felt that Lagos could stand on its own (Gedegbe l’Eko wa) and they wanted a Lagos State.

There was also the problem of what will happen if one party controls the Federal Government and another party controls Lagos.

The search for a new capital began in the Gowon era, but General Gowon was overthrown before a new capital could be found. Justice Akinola Aguda headed the committee that eventually recommended the present FCT as the new capital and their recommendation was accepted by General Murtala Muhammed.

President Shehu Shagari took the idea of a new capital very seriously. I have previously told you about the friction between the NPN controlled Federal Government and the UPN controlled Lagos State Government. So President Shagari seriously wanted to move to Abuja. He held the first Independence Day parade in Abuja and therefore, the Akinola Aguda Lodge was built as a place for him to stay while he was in Abuja.

That is issue number 1. The Akinola Aguda House.

It was actually just a make-shift house, so that the president could stay there when he was in Abuja.


General Ibrahim Babangida also staged Independence Day parades in Abuja, but work on Abuja slowed down a bit because of the economic crisis.


There was a master plan for Abuja and in that master plan the presidential palace was meant to be at a certain location. However, no president has actually lived there. That place is now the Shehu Shagari Complex and it serves as the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.

That is issue number 2, the Shehu Shagari Complex.


Three things happened in the late 1980s and early 1990s. (A) There was the very violent 1989 SAP riot (B) there was the very violent Orkar Coup in 1990 and (C) there was the Gulf War windfall.

A and B made President Babangida want to leave Lagos and C gave him the money to do it.


The Aso Rock Villa was built to serve as the new presidential palace. That area was originally meant to be a green area in the Abuja master plan.


That is issue number 3: The Aso Rock Villa


Now we are getting close to the most relevant issue.


The Federal Government moved to Abuja in 1991, but everything wasn't ready. It was important (for optics) that both Babangida and Aikhomu moved to Abuja. The service chiefs and others remained in Lagos, but Babangida and Aikhomu had to move to Abuja. But there was a problem. The Vice President's residence was not ready! So where would Aikhomu stay?


An agreement was reached. The Supreme Court was not ready to move to Abuja, but the Chief Justice's residence was ready. Therefore, Aikhomu would stay in the Chief Justice's residence.

That is issue 4: The Chief Justice's Residence.


Aikhomu, Diya, Aikhigbe and Atiku stayed at the Chief Justice's residence.


However, there was friction between Obasanjo and Atiku at the tail end of the Obasanjo era.

You see, Abacha had forced the Supreme Court to move to Abuja during the June 12 case and the Chief Justice now lived in temporary accommodation in Abuja. The Judiciary Committees of the Senate and House of Representatives then complained that the vice president was living in the chief justice's house. (I suspect that President Obasanjo had a hand in that complaint). The Federal Government then decided that the vice president should move into the Akinola Aguda House, so that the chief justice can take back the house that was originally built for him.

At this point I need to tell you more about the Akinola Aguda House.

I said that Akinola Aguda House was a makeshift house when Shagari lived there. It was decided that Aguda House should be the guest house of the president and that a befitting house should be built. The contract was awarded, but it kept dragging on. I remember when Jerry Useni was minister of the FCT. He kept promising that the house would be completed, but it was not completed.

Then Nigeria was to host the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in 2003 and it was decided that Akinola House should be rebuilt so that Queen Elizabeth could stay there for the summit. It was at this time that it was finally completed.

So they asked Atiku to go and live there. However, Aguda House was within the Aso Rock precinct and Atiku did not trust Obasanjo, so he refused to move there and instead moved into his private house in Abuja.


However, after the 2007 elections, Niger Delta militants attacked Dr Goodluck Jonathan's personal house in Bayelsa. Luckily he was not there at the time. The National Security Adviser therefore advised President Obasanjo that a safe place needed to be found for the vice-president-elect to stay. Eventually it was decided that he should stay at Akinola Aguda House, which is the presidential guest house.

All vice presidents since then; Namadi Sambo and Yemi Osinbajo, have stayed at Aguda House.

But I told you that Aguda House was the presidential guest house. So where was the vice president originally supposed to stay.


I told you that the vice president's residence was not ready when Admiral Aikhomu wanted to move to Abuja in 1991. It is still not ready today. They kept adding things to the complex and it became like a mini Aso Rock Villa. There's supposed to be a banquet hall, swimming pool, etc.

The National Assembly rejected the cost that was presented to it during the Goodluck Jonathan era and that stalled the project. In 2015 or 2016 Vice President Osinbajo said that it was a waste of money and that the Federal Government was not interested in spending money on it. Nothing has been done about it since then.

That is our 5th issue. The Vice President's Residence.


That is the background story behind this thread.


https://www.nairaland.com/7671831/vps-lodge-project-stalled-after