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The sixth picture though.... What's the guy looking at

Walexsammy:
you talk asif we're a producing state....Ur ideology will work perfectly in countries like China, but here in nigeria once extraction of oil is goin on, my brother the government don't care about any other thiing

Well the little I know is the fact that Nigeria imports a lot of stuffs including PMS, now imagine we're unable to export and import for 3days, it simply means no revenue for the government, we're at loss.

TrutforAfrica:
When Jonathan pulled back from fuel subsidy removal in 2012, I told my friend that Jonathan would make a very bad president.
So instead of the PDP guys to ask for apology for him, they should instead hang their heads in shame and apologise to Nigerians for producing him as president.

Good leaders don't listen to what the people say. They rule according to their own vision of what is right. They refuse to be arm twisted or cajoled, because they realise that, in the end, the buck stops at their desk .

In Baronness Margaret Thatchers first year in office, as British Prime Minister, she carried out reforms which forced civil servants to call a general strike that lasted for six full months. That strike did not make her change her mind. The people called her all sorts of names, but she didn't give in. Her reforms changed Britain for good and they are enjoying the fruits of those reforms today.

That is effective leadership.

Do you know what it means for NLC and other civil societies to lock down Nigeria for 3days? Jonathan's administration could be corrupt but no government will endure a general lock down on its economy for 3days and not shelve their policies.

thank you for writing this. so helpful

Imagine what the Bishop is saying where is the faith teachings

no one is going to jail brother. Stop wrong interpretation. Tortuous liability is not criminal as only crimes can take one to jail.

Acidosis:
Those employed by the CBN are equally Nigerians, and tax payers. You and I are not MORE Nigerian than Kachiku & Atiku's children.

we are saying the same thing

This is an affront on the president of Nigeria. However, you cannot approbate and reprobate. APC encouraged them before they got into power.

Acidosis:
You're right,

but is it safe to defend the CBN recruitment saga by saying: CBN is meant for the sons and daughters of the rich and the elites? Given the fact that these folks are less prone to fraud, unlike poor kids who have never seen brand new dollars & pounds?

Please do not quote quota system or Federal Character. Remember, private firms also have their corporate and recruitment strategy, and I've never seen any written form of discrimination. They all claim one thing on paper, and do another in reality.
When it is time to defraud clients, they'll smile and dine with an Hausa man from Usmanu Danfodio University, but when it's time to recruit, they would immediately remember their redundant alma mata, without given others any chance to prove their worths.


Anyway, I'm not mad at the employers, whoever denies me any position is at loss.

Well the issue is that CBN is a public company whose fund comes from the public treasury, it will then be absurd to write off Nigerians from participating. How I feel with my private life is my problem, but how they deal with our propertiez and funds is our collective problem else we shouldn't complain some people embezzled our money despite the fact that they are rich already

ALLIANCE OF NIGERIAN STUDENTS AGAINST NEO-
LIBERAL ATTACKS (ANSA)
Contact: 08133927663, 08110754680, 07069543360
Email: ansa_students@yahoo.com
Facebook: Alliance of Nigerian Students against Neo-
Liberal Attacks (ANSA)
LETTER OF INVITATION TO AN ALL GREAT IFE
STUDENTS CONFAB
Without lingering on rhetorical emphasis, the recent
happening on campus calls for a patient and frank
analysis from not only the rank and file but the
stakeholders within the system. Taking a keen
observation of the university system within the past few
weeks, it will be observed that the university
management has miraculously kick started practical
work on most of their abandoned projects.
The ceaseless work on the previously abandoned
swimming pool, overnight commencement in renovation
of the University library vis the sudden installation of
room internet facilities across hostels like Fajuyi hall,
are projects that weren’t commenced out of the
goodness of the heart or sense of responsibility of the
professor Tale Omole led administration.
It will be recalled that the congress of students on the
30th of November 2015 embarked on a day lecture
boycott on obvious demands of obsolete conditions of
living and learning. Part of the demands of the congress
on the Buhari led administration ranged from adequate
funding of education to the imperative to probe the
financial profligacy of the university administration. The
management from these demands especially that which
connected a dwindled welfare condition with an
imperative of a probe campaign, felt the growing power
and strength of the union. The management’s sardonic
response unfortunately came as a deliberate attack on
the Union. With the illegal pronouncement of suspension
of Union activities, the congress of students reacted
clearheadedly with an outright rejection of such
vindictive declaration and emphasized the Union as an
independent body guaranteed by the provision of the
Law and University act. The University administration
immediately placed a despotic suspension on the three
principal leaders of the Union in a desperate bid to
decimate the ranks of students. The scenario we
experienced afterwards was not only the condemnable
silence of other arms of the union but further attacks on
the union such as the introduction of 50,000 naira
increment in fee of college of health sciences. This fee is
supposed to take effect next session amongst other
general increment such as accommodation fee and a
possible overhead fee hike.
It was horrendous occurrence such as this that led the
Alliance of Nigerian Students Against Neoliberal Attacks
(ANSA) into taking up active campaign for the
independence of the Union and probe of the University
spending. Shocking revelations have been made ever
since the probe campaign took its root.
Letter emanating from the Permanent secretary of the
Federal ministry of education dated August 23, 2013,
conveyed an approved fund release of N3.05billion
under the special University revitalization program based
on the Needs Assessment Report. Those billions of naira
were earmarked for specific projects which are
enumerated below.
Rehabilitation/Renovation of hostels……………………
N200,000,000.00
Rehabilitation/Renovation of lecture theatres and lecture
rooms… N250,000,000.00
Rehabilitation/Renovation of Laboratories and
library…………… -
Construction of new facilities-Hostels…………………………….
N2,000,000,000.00
Construction of new facility-Lecture theatres and
Lecture Rooms……N300,000,000.00
Construction of new facility-Laboratories and
Library………………. N300,000,000.00
Total…………………………………………………………………..
N3,050,000,000.00
Further explanations stated categorically that the
2billion naira should be used in construction one male
hostel, two female hostels and one postgraduate hostel.
Furthermore, another letter dated 11th of February 2014
was sent from the ministry of education through the
permanent secretary conveying the second phase of an
approved fund release of N2,617,407,,407.22 Needs
Assessment phase II. Like the previous letter, it equally
specified projects to be undertaken.
Hostels (New/Renovation)…………………………………………… -
Labs/Studios/Libraries/Workshops/Teaching and
research Farm/Veterinary teaching hospitals………………
……………. N685,531,321.53
Staff Offices………………………. N555,730,071.41
Classrooms/Seminar Rooms/Auditorium/Lecture
theatres………N 675,000,000.00
Municipal Services (Electricity/Water)…………………………
N400,000,000.00
Recreational Facilities (Football/Sports field)…………………
N101,146,014.28
Capacity Building/Staff training…………………………………N200
,000,000.00
Total…………………………………………………………… N2,617,407,407.
22
The VC before the shocking revelations that would prove
him wrong stated that he only received about
N2.8billion naira. This led to diverse petitions from
different staffs and unions forcing a slight investigation
of the university account by the Adeleye A.R. led
external audit in September 2015. It unraveled various
discrepancies in the spending of the university
administration. Recall that the J.A Aderoba led internal
audit stated in July 2014 that the University
management operates 41 bank accounts and it was
interesting to note that 34 of this account were
reconciled up to June 2012 and the remaining seven
was last reconciled up to December 2013. Surprisingly,
the external auditors in September 2015 made similar
conclusion as the internal audit. The report of the
external audit stated that “as at the time of periodic
checks in September 2015, the institution was yet to
submit its audited account and management report
thereof for the financial year ended 31st December,
2012, 2013 and 2014 to the Auditor- general for the
federation for vetting and comments as required by
section 85(3b) of the constitution of the federal republic
of Nigeria 1999, (as amended).” These financial
discrepancies amongst overwhelming hosts of others
asserted the management received over N5billion for the
above specified projects between August 2013 and
February 2014. Yet the conditions of living and learning
remain in perpetual state of ignominious absurdity.
The monumental fraud within the system goes way
beyond the aforementioned. It is worthy of note that
despite the allocation of N461,595,039.00 for NHIS
according to the 2015 appropriation Act as circulated
by Federal ministry of Education, the OAU management
still collects N1600 NHIS fee as part of our school fees.
All of the above stated facts are actually inconsequential
as compared to the massive proof of prodigious fraud
that has been uncovered by ANSA.
Needless to say, the intense political campaign for the
Probe of the University management and the ridiculous
magnitude of corruption that has bedeviled the system
have been gaining ground as the Code of Conduct
Bureau are currently circulating asset declaration forms
on campus for all civil servants on OAU community.
However, our demand for Probe, Reinstatement and
rejection of the previous and looming fee hike are
inseparably bounded to our demand for independent
Students’ Unionism. Our clamor for independent
Unionism is unprecedented. How do you expect to win
in a battle where your opponent determines from the
beginning, the rules of engagement? The waning
strength of the Union upon acute observation dates
back to 2008 when the management calls the shot on
how, when and conditions upon which the union must
be organized. This ugly feat repeated itself in 2014. The
management from 2008 has been able to produce a
Union in its own image and inferior to its strength. This
is in addition to the fact that our Union within the past
years has ignorantly disconnected itself from victories of
the past and leaders of historical successful struggles.
Aside from the premise that the comical suspension of
Union activities remains a flagrant violation of the
University Act, constitution of the federal republic of
Nigeria and rational thinking, the campaign to probe
Omole and independent Unionism remains an
inseparable demand. Mass of students has begun to
make significant donations amounting to over N17, 000
towards this historic campaign.
While we appreciate your dauntless penchant for taking
active role in the dynamics of our collective heritage
embedded in IFE Unionism, we want to use this medium
to seek intense support at this most trying time of the
Union.
It is on these bases that we invite student leaders,
activists, journalists, religious leaders and the generality
of great Ife students, for the forthcoming All Great Ife
Students Confab. This confab will be held at the
instance of past Union activists. This confab is expected
to come up with practical way forward as pertain to an
independent transition to a next union and the
imperative of drafting petitions to be submitted to all
Anti-graft agencies on the probe and prosecution of the
Vice Chancellor.
If our union has failed us in the past short years and the
same Union won historical struggles from 2006
downwards to the 80s; what we then need to do is to
come together in unraveling what actually went wrong.
Date of CONFAB: SATURDAY Feb. 27 2016
Venue: AWO CAFÉ
Time: 11am prompt.
Signed:
ANSA SECRETARIAT.
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I have the feeling that Nigeria has not been very lucky with her elite class. When one reads the history of renaissance and how developed societies evolved from primitive beginnings, one will not underrate the crucial role of the elite class in nation building. The elite referred to here is in the corporate business, academic, military and, of course, the political class, who are to be the forerunners of great reforms and ideas as they deploy the power of education to challenge mediocre values. The very nucleus of development and attainment of lofty heights of any society resides in this peculiar group. I want to believe that the last time Nigeria ever benefited from this class of people was during the pre- independence era through the Pan-African nationalistic struggles as they put their trained minds to work for the emancipation of their fatherlands from the draconian handling of the colonial masters. However, one may be tempted to conclude that the mandate then was for self-aggrandisement and enrichment. Immediately after attaining independence, something came over them that corrupted their egalitarian values as they fuelled narrow ethnic preoccupations to negotiate power at the centre. They invariably transformed over time to become another cohort of native colonial masters as they continuously strategise to plunder our collective resources in the guise of leadership. At this point, I disagree with scholars who push the theory of neo-colonialism and neo-imperialism to explain our underdevelopment and the malady of our elite clan. The colonial masters handed over to this group about six decades ago to creatively manage these resources for the social, economic and political development that would impact our mental wellbeing. The Europeans did not frustrate our plans to build roads and provide us with uninterrupted power supply. The mediocrity of our elite caused us these goodies. This malady of the elite class is not immediately traceable to our diagnostic categories in psychiatry but their behavioural pattern definitely satisfies the criteria for some attention since it comes with profound negative impact on them, their family and the society at large. I prefer to explain the root cause of this malady emanating from an elitism that predated the colonial adventures of the Europeans. This pre-colonial elitism furnished our colonial masters with the facility to articulate the indirect rule effectively. Historically, we have had empires presided over by kings who had absolute control and effective subordination of the masses assisted by the army generalissimo that guaranteed security for the king and the elitist priesthood that placated the conscience of the king even while he became reckless with power. There is apparently no vivid record of a process through which power was seized from the elite class by the vulnerable masses because they were trapped in a strange form of communal existence within the context of a draconian elitist arrangement. Whenever the king was reckless and the other public office holders were uncomfortable, a change of baton would be articulated in a way that had no recourse to the preferences of the masses while the offending king was given a soft landing through canonisation of his burial site. The site could be a river, a rock or forest to be worshipped by the masses without his wrongdoing exposed. The colonial masters used this template on ground to formulate the indirect rule that empowered the then ruling elite class to give their brothers into slavery and plunder our economic resources. What our scholars label as neo-colonialism is an excuse for the malady of our elite class who are continually exploiting the loophole of our culture that confers leadership with the status of a deity. The Nigerian problem is not ethnicity and lack of resources but that of a primitive and selfish elite class that squanders our national wealth for the mundane. We have them in the university, civil service, corporate business world and unfortunately many clerics deploy their intellectual resources in strategising to assist the elite class to undermine government for selfish accumulation of state resources. This has led to pervasive hopelessness in the country with rising unemployment and penury, which guarantees mental distress. The priesthood arm of the elite class has failed to be the conscience of the nation, which could have been a template for healing the malady of the elite class since they are caught up in the mindless material accumulation derivable from the joint sharing of the national cake. That is why it has been suggested that many of the nation’s leaders should undergo mental evaluation and counselling before they take up political appointments. Experts say this would make them conscientious and empathetic to the challenges the average Nigerian contends with.
www.punchng.com/malady-of-the-nigerian-elite/

UI NASU has been protesting since before Prof Adewole's expiration of tenure and they are yet to be settled. Now blame GEJ for Prof Adewole's inactions... Zombies

Good one, they should be properly interrogated....

Fighting to gain independence is not the way out. Two wrongs can never make a right. Let peace reign

Shuuu, y SSA on Assembly matters no fit deliver am

Werin she talk sefff

You are welcome to the club... Op your veil has been removed and you can now see clearly

Dem know, just that they don't care.

OAU SU president suspended over planned N.65m US trip AUGUST 3, 2015 : SODIQ OYELEKE 13 Comments The Students Union President of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Mr. Omotayo Akande, has been suspended over moves to get N650,000 to attend an International Campus Conference at New York, United State of America. This was contained in a parliamentary resolution jointly signed by the Speaker, Adebari Adedayo; Clerk of the House, Ogunkanmi Omotayo; and Deputy Speaker, Olowofoyehan Oluseun, on Monday. The president, who was suspended from office by members of the Students Representative Council for a month, was said to have breached procedures for ‘secretly’ requesting the fund from the school management. The suspended president had allegedly written a letter of sponsorship to the school management for the trip without informing other executive members. It was learnt that when the information leaked, some members of the students’ legislative arm argued that the moves of the suspended president was suspicious. According to the resolution, the suspended president was summoned to give his own account after a petition was written against him but was found wanting. The resolutions read in part, “The House summoned the Students’ Union President to the floor of the Parliament in line with a correspondence written against him by a honourable member of the House, claiming he requested for close to N700,000 sponsorship based on his proposed ‘Trip to the 7th Millenium International Conference for Students’ Leaders’. “The President claimed there was nothing clandestine in his letter of request for sponsorship as some of the CEC members knew about it. “The Parliament, being the conscience and guidance of our dear Union, took a constitutional look into the matter. After much observations, debates and submissions from honourables, and of course, gallerians, the President was found wanting of not following “constitutional procedure” by sending his letter of request for sponsorship without the signature of the Union Secretary- General or his Assistant (both claimed to be away) and his failure to inform the House.” The students also called on the Economic and Financial Crime Commission to investigate the OAU management over increase in school fees.

Same question we asked Jonathan when he went early this year, why is he just going?

A survey conducted by Transparency
International (TI) rated Nigerian
political parties as the most corrupt in
the world.
Next to Nigeria, which had 94 percent,
were Mexico and Cyprus, which both
scored 91 percent.
Nepal and Greece came third with 90
percent each, while Italy was fourth
with 89 percent.
Indonesia and India had a tie of 86
percent, placing fifth, and El Salvador
was sixth with 85 percent while Spain
was the last on the list with 83
percent.
Earlier in December, Nigeria recorded
its best ranking on Tl’s corruption
perception index (CPI), placing 136
among the 175 countries surveyed.
In 2013, it was ranked 144th; while it
was 139th in 2012 and 143rd in 2011.
www.thecable.ng/nigerian-parties-corrupt-world

Anas09:
A question was Asked, you don't leave answering the question but jumping into some other issue. U just committed a Falacy known as, Argumentum ad Hominem. U r diverting attention from the fact. Did Solomon marry those women with Jehovah's approval? No. Do u know what Solomon's escapades caused the Nation of Israel? Pls. Answer the question. Why did the prophet marry all those women, espercially Aiyisha wen she was Just six and had sex with her when she was 9?

The fallacy is redherring

Na acting she be, discrimination dey evriwhere share.