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This is a good news that we have been waiting for ,the dream come true

Let's see how it goes but I'm quite sure that Tinubu we soon dance to the tune of Osinbajo and he will support him 100% as the APC presidential candidate

That's what we have been waiting for and with this there is a positive result in his declaration

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WHY WE MUST IMPROVE GOVERNANCE & INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY, BY OSINBAJO

VP declares open 21st meeting of National Council on Development Planning

Commissions Ebonyi State projects during 2 -day visit

Umahi commends VP’s loyalty to President, love for Ebonyi

Governance and institutional capacity to properly manage resources of nations hold the ace to the prosperity of the citizenry, and this is why authorities must continue to improve them at all times, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN.


Prof. Osinbajo stated this Friday in his remarks at the opening of the 21st meeting of the National Council on Development Planning (NCDP) held in Abakaliki, adding that governance and institutional capacity account for the difference between performing and poorly performing economies.

The theme of the meeting attended by members of the Federal and States' Executive Councils was "Good Governance and Institutional Capacity: Pathways to Sustainable National Development."

The VP spoke at the NCDP meeting during a 2-day official visit to Ebonyi State, where he also commissioned a number of projects executed by the state government.

On arrival at the Akanu Ibiam Airport, Enugu, enroute to Ebonyi State, the Vice President was warmly received at the airport by Enugu State Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and other state government officials.

He later arrived Abakaliki in Ebonyi via a Chopper, where he received a rousing reception by the people of the State and was welcomed by the State Governor, Engr. Dave Umahi and his deputy, Dr. Eric Kelechi Igwe, among other senior state government officials.

According to the Vice President, "it is the lack of good governance and weak institutional capacity in the poorer and less performing economies that largely account for the difference between the poor and rich countries."

"The way that public institutions and agencies perform public affairs and manage public resources, and also how they manage the participation of citizens, and ensure equity and the rule of law, are what makes the difference between the poor and rich, performing and non performing countries," the VP added.

Making reference to Japan, South Korea and Singapore as countries that still perform better than the resource-rich nations of the world, Prof. Osinbajo said, "how public institutions function is largely determined by institutional capacity. This is not merely having a well educated and well motivated workforce, but systems that are and can enforce transparency and accountability.

"Where accountability is weak or non-existent and poor performance or misconduct have no real consequences; poor performance then becomes systemic.

"The result of poor governance is that delivery of public goods is ineffective, every public service is affected, whether it is collection of taxes, or delivery of social investment programmes, public education, health services, obtaining trade facilitation approvals or just passports or drivers licence, public running of power services or delivery of petroleum products."

Speaking further, Prof. Osinbajo noted that "poor governance and institutional capacity mean a weak economy, private sector performs sub-optimally because the business environment is hostile, so fewer jobs are created, housing stocks may fall where private people do not build houses for rent, because when tenants fail to pay rent they can remain in the accommodation for years without paying rent because the court system is too slow and they cannot be legally evicted while the court process subsists."

He urged the meeting to come up with solutions to the country’s development challenges, stating that "every one of these problems is human. They can be solved by human beings. Every country that chooses to solve its governance and institutional problems has, in effect, chosen to develop and prosper."


He cautioned against acts of dishonesty, noting that "lack of transparency and making bureaucratic corruption the norm" will lead to "backwardness and poverty of the majority."


The Vice President also recommended that "synergy amongst all tiers of government remains of paramount importance at this critical time when we continue to face the challenges of recovery from the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic, now compounded by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war."


In his remarks, Governor David Umahi thanked the Vice President for his commitment and loyalty to President Muhammadu Buhari, as well as his love for the State, noting that "there is a certain ecstasy that follows you whenever you are in Ebonyi State."

Present at the meeting were the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Mr. Clem Agba; Special Adviser to the President on Economic Matters, Dr. Adeyemi Dipeolu; the Speaker of Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Francis Ogbonnaya; the Chief Judge of Ebonyi State; Hon Justice Elvis Ngene; traditional rulers, among other senior government officials. The Finance Minister, Hajia Zainab Ahmed, also joined virtually.

Some of the State government projects the Vice President commissioned on Friday in Ebonyi State include the New Government House Chapel; the Abakaliki-Enugu Expressway (Ishieke); the Concrete Dualised Mammy Market-Timber Shade Road (with street Lights) at Nkwegu Primary School; Dr. Sam Egwu Twin Flyover; and the Ishieke-Mile 50 dualised Concrete Road, Ezzamgbo.

The VP also inspected the St. Margaret Umahi International Market, where he was greeted to loud cheers by excited traders and residents.

Also on Friday evening, the Vice President commissioned the Shopping Mall, which he observed could match "any mall anywhere in the world in grandeur and beauty," as well as the Christian Ecumenical Centre, where a gala night was hosted in his honour.

The VP highlighted the socioeconomic benefits of the projects he commissioned in the state, and commended Governor David Umahi for his efforts.

At the Gala night in his honour on Friday evening, the VP observed that Ebonyi State, as "the Salt of the Nation" has been "made more savoury" by the activities of the Governor.

"An hour ago, we walked down the President Muhammadu Buhari Light Tunnel located here at the Akanu Ibiam junction, and we walked through a dazzling avenue of lights to the Mall," he said.

Prof. Osinbajo thanked Governor Umahi for "his kindness and unfailing courtesies at all times" , as well as "the government and people of Ebonyi State for their hospitality and warmth."

Also on Saturday, the Vice President commissioned and inspected other projects, including the King David University of Medical Sciences, in Ohaozara; the 12km Okposi-Uburu Road, and St. Joseph Umahi Flyover, also in Uburu. He also inspected the Ebonyi Industrial cluster in Uburu.

The VP has since returned to Abuja today.


Laolu Akande
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity
Office of the Vice President
9th April, 2022

Muslim/Muslim or Christian/Christian ticket can't work and it has never been in Nigeria constitution

that's to tell you that Osinbajo is for all and he is nice

No be small thing o ,but he must contest because masses want him

Nothing of such for now but he will soon declare

I like this paragraph " I know Prof. Yemi Osinbajo is interested in the Presidential race and he will soon declare because his boys are going round the country and they have approached me. The best candidate is OSINBAJO

We are waiting

This is the good news we have been expecting for long

Now I am happy with this news ,Halleluyah

A rare gem with exemplary character, happy birthday to you sir

President Muhammadu Buhari, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, have congratulated Lady Christine Doja Otedola, the mother of billionaire philanthropist, Mr. Femi Otedola, on her 90th birthday.

Also, the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, the Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, as well as the President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, have all paid glowing tributes to the former First Lady of Lagos.

They all saluted the nonagenarian in different letters written to her on her 90th birthday. Buhari, in a congratulatory letter, which he personally signed, joined all Nigerians and the people of Lagos State in congratulating mama Otedola.
“I note your selfless service and charitable works to the people of Lagos State when you served as First Lady between 1992 and 1993 and years after this period.

“In celebrating this milestone, I also recognise the many contributions that you have made to the people of Epe, most recently the building and dedication of St. Peter’s Catholic Church. I wish you many more years in good health. Happy birthday,” Buhari added.

On his part, Osinbajo wrote, “Dolapo and I are honoured to wish our dear mother a happy 90th birthday.”
Osinbajo wrote further: “Your remarkable life of service to others through philanthropy has most certainly been imbibed by your children and grandchildren whose reputation for promoting charitable causes is also well known.” The vice president also prayed for strength and wisdom for her.

Similarly, Obasanjo conveyed the heartiest congratulations on behalf of his family. The former president pointed out that the life of the nonagenarian “has been a source of blessing and tremendous inspiration to many generations of Nigerians.”

He added: “You are an exemplary patriot and the record of your steady, constant and beneficial influence as a dependable and worthy role model to the entire womenfolk and younger generations has been astonishingly remarkable.

“We therefore join you in thanking God for such a life spent in touching so many other lives positively.”
Gbajabiamila also wished Mama Otedola happy birthday and continued good health, joy and peace, just as he prayed that God’s grace upon her life would never wane.

To Sanwo-Olu, the attainment of the milestone age by mama was a testament to the great grace of God upon her life, adding that it also provides an opportunity for the state government and good people of Lagos to restate how appreciative they are of her selfless service and contribution to the development of the state.

“The fruits of aging and greying with grace are characteristics of your being and signpost to a fulfilled life. It is therefore a great honour for me to convey this sincere wish for continued good health and prosperity to a great matriarch whose successes as a wife and mother are evidenced in personal achievements of her illustrious children and grandchildren,” Sanwo-Olu added in a letter.

Furthermore, the Lagos State governor noted that the dividends of the humanity of the former Lagos First Lady bore a perfect testimonial in her children’s lives, “more especially Femi Otedola, one of the most successful entrepreneurs of his generation.”

“It is therefore not out of place to be celebrated by your children by birth and your children by adoption,’” Sanwo-Olu added.

In the same vein, Abiodun stated that Mama Otedola’s life remains an uncommon bouquet of divine benevolence and grace as well as a testimony to the awesomeness of the Almighty God. Gambari also congratulated the former First Lady of Lagos on her attainment of the blessed age of four scores and ten.

“I join your friends, family and many admirers all across the length and breadth of our dear country and around the world in celebrating this auspicious moment. Yours has truly been a life steeped in strong faith, a strong devotion to humanity and service to your community.
“It is my prayer that the Almighty keeps you in good health so our society continues to benefit from your vast experience and deep compassion, especially in these trying times when voices like yours are needed to serve as a soothing and calming influence,” Gambari wrote in a letter.

Dangote, in his congratulatory letter, quoted Mark Twain, a renowned American writer and publisher to have stated that, “Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.”

According to Africa’s richest man, “For those of us who have been privileged to ever have contact with Lady Christine Doja Otedola, these words are in sinking tandem with her uncommon empathy and unique care for others.”

Dangote added: “For Lady Doja who is celebrating the grand landmark age of 90, her remarkable qualities stood her in good stead during her years as First Lady of Lagos State, where she held court with refined assurance and principled dignity in service to the admiration of all.

“As she attains the age of 90, I will like to join other well-wishers to congratulate Lady Doja Otedola and wish her a happy landmark birthday, greater wisdom, immeasurable peace, abundant health and many more years of fulfilment in her dedication to God.”


https://guardian.ng/opinion/buhari-osinbajo-obasanjo-sanwo-olu-dangote-others-salute-mama-otedola-at-90/

Ramadan Kareem to all our muslims and brothers

God is on the side of Osinbajo and Ameachi is just roaring like Lion

Congratulations to the graduandes

qekng40:
Rubbish!

For your mouth

The Muslims have seen light in him and that's why they do visit him

Education; the key to success and if education is costly try to achieve it

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HOW TO TRANSFORM LEGAL EDUCATION IN NIGERIA, BY OSINBAJO

*VP also speaks at International Conference, says women must go beyond breaking glass ceilings to global excellence

In order to transform legal education in Nigeria, the development of analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving legal minds is key, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN.

Prof. Osinbajo stated this on Wednesday at the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) legal education summit, which held at the Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State.

Themed "Reimagining Legal Education in Nigeria", the Vice President’s message sent to the summit in a pre-recorded video noted that “this type of education does not have to be confined to the traditional four-wall classroom; a system we have been operating in the main since the 1960s. Legal education, like many other branches of learning, is designed to evolve with and be responsive to the development of society.

“Needs for legal services depend on the general dealings and operations of the society. Having been a law teacher for many years, I fully understand that a chief problem of our style of legal education is learning by rote, as opposed to learning for problem-solving.”

Recalling his days as a university lecturer where he taught the Law of Evidence, Prof. Osinbajo noted that learning for problem-solving places more emphasis on “understanding how to use case law and statutes to solve real-life legal problems” rather than just memorizing them.

“It struck me one day while teaching documentary evidence, that students will learn faster if I was able to give them copies of what an original document is, what secondary evidence of it would look like, what a real-life public document is, and what a certified copy looks like," he explained.

“So, when I taught the complex issues of proof of documentary evidence, they had a good mental picture of what I had in mind. Also, by posing a problem and asking them to search out the rules to apply, I found that even the least interested students got involved. This is a snippet of what is called Clinical Legal Education, and it is the new and right way of teaching law.”

The VP also pointed out the need to decongest over-populated classrooms in law schools across the country by adopting a hybrid approach to education, through the extensive use of technology for teaching.

He observed that Nigeria should learn from other nations that have transformed their systems of legal training through developed structures of periodic review.

According to the Vice President, the population explosion - overcrowded classrooms and hostels, inadequate library facilities, limited pool of qualified law teachers, etc., were not peculiar to Nigeria.

However, he observed that “other jurisdictions have encountered (at varying degrees) and successfully tackled these challenges. Nigeria’s candidates for law school averaged 10,000. A 10-year review of the admission list of the Nigerian Law School from 2010 to 2020, shows that, on average, the various campuses of the school can accommodate only about 6,000 students.”

“Even before the advent of Covid-19 pandemic, which in a number of countries fast-tracked the adoption of technology in tutoring, other jurisdictions have adopted and institutionalised the use of technology in tutoring, examinations and even their courtroom systems,” he added.

Prof. Osinbajo highlighted examples from the United States and the United Kingdom.

He observed that "in the US, from 2015 - 2017, between 16,000 to 20,000 lawyers join the pool annually, while similarly high numbers are trained in the United Kingdom (21,000) and Australia (8,499).”

The VP stated that these countries did four major things differently in their approach. In addition to the extensive use of technology for teaching, he pointed out three other areas: decentralisation of law schools and non-residential bar examinations, long period of practical training as a condition precedent for call, and inclusion of relevant aspects of managerial skills in the curricula.

On decentralizing law schools, Prof. Osinbajo stated that “there are no requirements for residential stay in any formal school setting for the Bar Examination. Applications are completed online and the examination, computer-based, is administered at designated centres. A character and fitness investigation is conducted on applicants prior to issuance of license to practice law.”


The Vice President commended the NBA leadership “for its consistent efforts at improving the legal profession through sustained investment in continuing legal education, in particular and advancement of jurisprudence.”

He also acknowledged the contributions of Chief Afe Babalola, SAN, for being an undiminished light in the legal profession, and devoting “his resources to establishing a world-class university and a faculty of law that has attained such distinction in a few short years.”

Also on Tuesday, the Vice President spoke at the opening day of the International Woman Leadership Conference, 2022 organised by the Ibukun Awosika Leadership Academy in partnership with Dubai Tourism and Dubai Events.

At the Conference themed Women in Leadership: Playing to Win, the VP highlighted the importance of educating the girl-child, gender equality in politics and other sectors, among other salient issues affecting women.

“Women breaking glass ceilings in industry, politics, is perhaps more important than men doing the same, because women are the half of our human resources who are yet to be fully optimised on account of lack of education and discriminatory practices in the workplace,” the Vice President observed.

He said compared to rich countries, “the world’s poorest countries are those who have low rates of female education and career attainment.

“These countries with higher levels of gender equality in education and attainment tend to have higher income levels, better lifestyles and better health outcomes,” Prof. Osinbajo said.

Emphasizing the strategic importance of greater gender equality in political representation and senior government jobs, the VP noted that “greater gender parity in those positions will mean women being in a position to influence policies, especially those that would affect the fortunes of women and girls.”

Underscoring the growing numbers and influence of women in Nigerian society, the Vice President acknowledged the significant roles of women “as heads and chairs of multilateral and multinational organisations, industry, entertainment, technology and innovation, and successful business owners.”

However, he urged women in leadership to strengthen their synergy and collaboration in terms of sharing useful hard and soft skills to speed up development.

He added that “the role of women must go beyond merely breaking glass ceilings, it must be to attain global excellence and leadership. Women must play not just to be represented, but to win.”

Laolu Akande
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity
Office of the Vice President
30th March 2022

Another achievement recorded by Buhari/Osinbajo

Happy birthday to you pa Tinubu,age with abundant grace of God

petitejolie:
Minister for condolence visit

Oponu omo ale jatijati

It was a sadden incident in Kaduna yesterday and I pray to God to put an end to this incesssant killing and kidnapping in Northern Kaduna

VICE PRESIDENT CONGRATULATES, PRAYS FOR ASIWAJU TINUBU AT 70

In a personally signed statement, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN is congratulating Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his 70th birthday today, praying God would grant him strength, wisdom and favour.

According to the Vice President, "it gives Dolapo and I great pleasure to send you our heartfelt birthday felicitations. And it is a unique one indeed; the Platinum Jubilee and the completion of yet another remarkable decade."

Commending the former Governor's service to the nation in different capacities, Prof. Osinbajo joined "the entire family, friends and associates to celebrate you on your 70th birthday and we pray that as your days, so shall your strength, wisdom and favour with God be."

Below is the full text of the Vice President's congratulatory statement:

CONGRATULATIONS TO ASIWAJU AT 70!

It gives Dolapo and I great pleasure to send you our heartfelt birthday felicitations. And it is a unique one indeed; the Platinum Jubilee and the completion of yet another remarkable decade.

It is also an opportune time to give thanks to God Almighty for your service to the nation - as Senator of the Federal Republic, Governor of Lagos State and a founding leader of the All Progressives Congress.

In confronting the many challenges which came with the transition to democracy in 1999, you showed leadership and were always ready to push the boundaries. Not only did you query the limitations which had beset our federalism, you actively encouraged the use of the legal process in clarifying the constitution.

Asiwaju, your decades of sterling contributions in the public and political spheres are remarkable. In particular, your endeavours in the advancement of federalism, electoral reform, and party organisation have helped to enrich our democratic experience.

We join your entire family, friends and associates to celebrate you on your 70th birthday and we pray that as your days, so shall your strength, wisdom and favour with God be.

Happy birthday!

Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN
Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria
29th March 2022

We trust PYO to always be active, Osinbajo na correct man

Nigeria incoming president

Democracy must stand and continue in Africa