₦airaland Forum

Going through all the comments on this thread, it's clear that economic poverty isn't the only affliction affecting us but one of common sense and bigotry.
To imagine that there was only one comment prior that was preaching tolerance makes me realize that we the followers are our own problems.

God Bless The Federal of Nigeria

Couldn't find the opposite for GENERAL or were you truly looking to stop there?

hischoice:
We have a Major General as president.
Oshiomole and Osinbajo will fight for the role of Minor General

Good thing we are all puppets in the hands of God for there ain't any other way to attach such to Prof Osinbajo, whose vibrancy and hardwork leaves fruits so visible, even the Wole Soyinka award was given to him or did you miss that?

tsmith:
Truth is everyone has a price, Rueben Abati, Dele Momodu, Oshimole etc were all.one time advocates but got bought.

It's hard to dine at the same table with the devils and remain incorruptible. See Osinbajo now, nothing but a puppet, not a word of recent developments despite been a professor of law.

Persons who think this will give credence to allegations by the former APC spokesperson are in for a rude awakening. Vice President Osinbajo was not and is not involved in any such shenanigans so probe or not, he's not getting caught in something fishy

that's a tad far. have y'all still got space in brain-frying mercury?

irrespective of his position as the chairman of the party, he's not the CSO of the state.

Indispensable85:
You may live in Pluto.
what's illegal in attending a rally you were invited to by the national chairman of a party.

One thing you can be certain about is that VP Osinbajo would not be involved in any form of illegality whatsoever. He is a man of unquestionable integrity and acumen

Indispensable85:
Let me just wait and see if osinbajo and tinubu will be present at the rally first.
if that happens then obaseki is in trouble.

Even though they are on a joint ticket I would think that everyone would fully grasp the concept of Separation of powers and even when not in the know, a cursory glance through google would inform you of the constitutional powers of the Vice President of Nigeria.

As for loyalty, it is in the same class as integrity. either you score 100 or u score 0, there are no in between's but then Nigerians are used to hedging their loyalties and shifting from pillar to post just to satisfy their selfish motives, they find the VP a strange bedfellow.

Angelstudios:
when the head is gone what happens to the body....this country is on auto. Buhari is brain dead or how do you explain what's going on. If Buhari cannot manage his family how will he manage a complex country like Nigeria. These people know what they are doing even Aisha knows Buhari is gone she also wants to form her own cabal. I blame Osinbajo for all these because he is on joint ticket with Buhari and when you know Buhari is no more capable you stand up and fight for the Country you took an Oath to defend when you have the constitutional backing. Now the first family want to hold on to power, Zahra and Aisha has suddenly become vocal, the cabals are doing their own but Osinbajo is forming loyalty to who? is it Buhari that's brain dead or to cabals that will silent every of his moves. We are just starting we are going to 2023 and am sure if Buhari is not careful the cabal will kill him and force Osinbajo to resign or force Osinbajo to resign then kill Buhari.... this Country is gone. Everything happen around Buhari is unknown to him, he is old and he hardly remember anything.

I guess all's well that ends well. Since they've apologized for their error in communication lapse there's no need flogging a dead horse.

It is such an honour to learn from you sir, you're such an erudite Professor

Unfortunately, the VP is not omnipresent and cannot be at two places at the same time but now, he's come out to even explain that were he to be around, the timing would have been inappropriate to receive the award based on the conditions prevalent. these are attributes that are lacking in your everyday Nigerian politician who are always about their self-interests alone

To say this then you must have very limited knowledge of the person of the VP. To butress my point you can read from the story itself where it is said that even the VP agrees that now might not be an appropriate time to bag the award hence it's postponement.

Brandstudio01:
But you know too well that these guys doesn't care. You know how they think. Someone in the Presidency will say, OH forget it. What is an Award? Will it put Money in your Pocket?

the full story gets them less clicks. Truth hurts their business. The VP himself was of the opinion that now isn't a good time and that's the fact.

Arubajagz:
They will never tell you the full story. Useless bloggers. See the excerpts from the thread posted on @WSoyinkaCentre twitter handle

Mr. Alaka added that Osinbajo “himself shares this awareness and the inappropriateness of the award at this point.”
This line right here is the most powerful sentence in the whole piece. It show's the level of understanding and respect for the people that Prof Osinbajo has.
As much as anyone might want to change the narrative we must all remember who it was that sacked the erstwhile DSS boss for invading the House of assembly; am incident I am sure played its part in making him meritorious of the award in the first place.

I'm wondering why those were the only persons mentioned. Since we are simply calling prominent people, maybe we should also include the names of the Ooni of ife, Sowore state governor, his traditional ruler his general overseer shouldn't also be left out. Now that we are done joking, anyone in need of someone to blame should feel free to Google the name of the director general of DSS and then speak out

Of course not, there is a growing belief that the VP is VP only to Christians and Lawyers, forgetting that folks from other religions and professions actually voted for the VP alongside his principal

only those persons who have never worked in a regimented organization would pass the buck of the blame past the Director-General of the DSS and unto others in the executive simply because they are lawyers by profession. What would they have done if the executive were mostly doctors without a single lawyer?

This is a clear indication that many of the people only over expect the VP to act due to the grand steps he took while he was in The Acting President capacity. We need to know that presently he's no longer in that capacity and simply put he just can't act because he's a Lawyer, what if he was a Doctor, would he be made to act on all cases of mishaps in the ER?

As Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, mandated Inspector-General of Police Idris Ibrahim to secure the release of two kidnapped German archaeologists, Prof. Peter Breunig and Mr. Johannes Behringer and others in Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

He was still the same one that promptly sacked Daura, the then Boss of DSS when the house of assembly was invaded

You really have no knowledge of the Nigerian mindset. There is no win for Sowore, the average Nigerian is yet to come around to the revolutionary politics he represents. We need to see that most of the voters aren't even on social media

Mannylex:
The government Of Buhari would make Sowore Nigeria's Mandela or Martin Luther Jr


Sowore is gaining popularity as well as public sympathy both locally and internationally. This would greatly boost his image and in the future help his political dreams.

The only way Buhari can stop him is to kill him and if he dares to do that, there would be a very strong revolution Buhari would not know what hit him.

The biggest winner here in the long run is Sowore.

You will not be able to stay home, brother
You will not be able to plug in, turn on and drop out
You will not be able to lose yourself on skag and skip

Skip out for beer during commercials

Because the revolution will not be televised

The revolution WILL put you in the driver's seat

The revolution will not be televised....

WILL not be televised, WILL NOT BE TELEVISED

The revolution will be no re-run brothers

The revolution will be live

“You remember that it was the illegal invasion of the National Assembly by masked DSS men that led to the dismissal of the former DG, DSS, by this government.

Pray, someone inform me who was acting president when this dismissal occurred. VP Osinbajo.

“So for the same barbaric conduct to occur again We simply need to lay the buck at the exact feet of those to blame, and not just expect Ministers to act only on matters relating to lawyers including the four Senior Advocates of Nigeria.”

Ecstasy154:
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja

Human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), who leads Mr Omoyele Sowore’s defence team, has asked the Nigerian Bar Association to take disciplinary actions against lawyers in President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet over what he described as desecration of the court with Sowore’s rearrest at the Federal High Court in Abuja, causing a disruption of court proceedings.

He said his legal team would meet on Saturday to determine the next line of action.

He said there were 10 lawyers with four of them Senior Advocates of Nigeria, who ought to live up to their oath to defend the Constitution and other laws of the country, by ensuring that the rule of law was observed by the government.

The SANs in the cabinet are Vice President Yemi Osinbajon (SAN), Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami; Minister of State for Labour, Mr Festus Keyamo; and Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola.

He said, “Even though President Muhammadu Buhari has a duty to caution the Department of State Services, the blame of the desecration of the court today (Friday) rests squarely on lawyers in government, who are under a duty to ensure that the rule of law is observed.

The SANs in the cabinet are Vice President Yemi Osinbajon (SAN), Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami; Minister of State for Labour, Mr Festus Keyamo; and Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola.

He said, “Even though President Muhammadu Buhari has a duty to caution the Department of State Services, the blame of the desecration of the court today (Friday) rests squarely on lawyers in government, who are under a duty to ensure that the rule of law is observed.

“They have all taken the oath to respect the Constitution and other laws of the country. That Constitution guarantees the independence and impartiality of the courts.

“They therefore cannot sit in a cabinet under a regime that terrorises the courts and subverts the rule of law.

“It is a matter the Nigerian Bar Association should take up against the lawyers in the cabinet by instituting disciplinary proceedings against them.”

Faulting the arrest of his client, he described it as contemptuous.

He also noted that it was not backed by any arrest warrant or detention order of court.

He said, “There is no warrant of arrest, there is no detention order. What the DSS did today was the height of contempt of court.

“Nobody is above the law. You either abolish the courts or allow them to function effectively.

“This is a situation where the DSS operatives invaded the court and forced the judge to adjourn proceedings; they chased the judge out of her court, disrupted the proceedings and forced the judge to adjourn all cases.

“These are manifestations of fascism, which cannot be accepted in any civilised society. This has never happened in Nigeria where you take over a court forcefully in order to arrest an unarmed citizen.

“You remember that it was the illegal invasion of the National Assembly by masked DSS men that led to the dismissal of the former DG, DSS, by this government.

“So for the same barbaric conduct to occur again is unacceptable. This is a regime that parades 10 senior lawyers, including four Senior Advocates of Nigeria.”

Asked if he had been informed of any reason why his client was rearrested or whether he was going to be freshly, he said “no”

https://punchng.com/sowore-discipline-osinbajo-other-lawyers-in-cabinet-falana-tells-nba/

In all the rancor and mutterings I'm wondering why there should be any discuss on the VP as relates to this issue. Who has heard VP pence comment on the Ukraine or impeachment proceeding. Did we all blame or advice Atiku, when udi was leveled?
If a doctor botches an operation would we expect the VP to speak or if a lecturer takes one of his students to the cold room. This hypocrisy simply because he's a lawyer needs to stop. He's the VP OF ALL NIGERIAN PROFESSIONS.
In conclusion I'd like to ask those who know their onions who it was, while in acting capacity that sacked the immediate past director general of DSS when his men stormed the national assembly?

All these little drops of water we are witnessing will someday become the flood that would galvanize a seismic shift in our development. Kudos to everyone on the team, hope they make the Nation proud

There's a hunger that is rarely seen anywhere else than in startups and that's the spirit the Vice President is urging all investors to have. That belief that nothing can go wrong and everything is stacked up in your favor, the drive to excel beyond previously imagined locales

there are lots of great leaders all over the country, we just need to learn to overlook our cultural differences and our religious bias to ensure that we select the best hands and one of such is none other than VP Osinbajo

Of great importance is the fact that in the past most of these borrowings were spent on recurrent expenditure, but this current government of President Buhari and VP Osinbajo are attacking the infrastructural deficit like never before, the results of which are already bearing fruits

the one thing that is clear is that once the office of Vice President Osinbajo has been notified, a swift resolution in the interest of all parties would surely be found

The buck has a couple of stops before it gets to the top, We as a people need to identify these stops and hold everyone accountable. We don't simply elect officials to go slice off pieces of the national cake, they need to ensure that we are served optimally. Every single one of them

Ain't no way the wailing wall ain't in the wrong country. I really do not like to do this but a cursory look shows that a section of the country is more apt to lap up phlegm as that of FFK that seeks to draw lines of divide along ethnicity and religion. we need to all grow above such.

one would have thought that your command of the language would allow you realize that the same FFK does the same, do you take him to dress when he does? rather than malign a fellow average Nigerian on nairaland why not try to see reason and understand his position PS: the nation awaits your useful suggestions

JonDon12:
Stop writing rubbish. How is all this ad hominem attacks going to help build Nigeria. Instead of useful suggestions, you are attacking this guy who is not in governemnt or even in Nigeria. Useless APC Tout.

I don't see persons asking for the modalities just a bunch of yay or naysayers airing views without ever trying to better their lots beyond squabbling all day long

Mrcomedimatic:
The Technical assistant on New Media to Nigeria Vice President, Osinbajo took to his Twitter page to reveal that President as approved 400,000 police officers recruitment.

Mr. Phillip Obin tweeted saying...


https://twitter.com/PhilipObin/status/1201289070397337610?s=19


Source:
https://ngg.ng/2019/12/02/president-buhari-approves-fresh-recruitment-of-400000-police-officers/
Lalasticlala OAM4J, Mynd44

Mr President said ain't nobody was sacked but nah, y'all wish them bad.
TraderMoni has been moved to a full ministry and all of a sudden y'all wishing that fails as well? The pain and envy in your hearts, eats away as it's no longer benign.

MrMann1:
Campaigns are over until 2023.
Some of Osinbajo's aides have been kicked out. They are still lobbying for their own spot.
I believe TraderMoni is also experiencing a slow death.
Welcome to #NextLevel

You believe that they were abi? That the president was lying upon his return?

mrvitalis:
So u now believed they were sacked