Who can enlight me on the real meaning of the name of Gbajabiamila ....the name of the speaker of the house of Reps, Femi Gbajabiamila Is it a Yoruba name?
...I think the politics in Nigeria had sprout another branch with this G5. And am worried should this continued,reason is that there would be opposition in between, which I think is not fair for Nigeria politics. Because there would be ruling party, opposition party and opposition in between a party. This had started during saraki Senate president... today is G5!
boldtruthalways: This is the only Presidential candidate available to Nigerians at any time needed. A new Nigeria is POssible with Obi/Datti of Labour Party. We move!
....yah for now, when he managed to sneaks into the villa he will be no where to be found
herkeem: The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party H.E Peter Obi hold youth dialogue in Lagos today. The programme was well attended by youths across Nigeria. H.E Peter Obi talks about his plans for Nigerian youths in particular and for all Nigerians in general. These are pictures and video from the event.
anyilalaz: Olusegun Obasanjo, a former President of Nigeria has again written an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari about the current state of the nation.
Obasanjo urged Buhari’s government to come to terms with the level of insecurity, herdsmen crisis in the county and take decisive decision before it’s too late.
The former President cited four calamities waiting to happen if Buhari’s government failed to act immediately. These include letting Nigeria fall into the hands of suspected criminals, reprisal attacks on Fulanis, attacks on other ethnic groups, as well as series of uprisings in sections of the country.
He lamented that Boko Haram has continued to plague the country for over a decade, six years of which Buhari has been in power, adding that it was wrong to assume the war against insurgency was being won. The former President noted that if urgent decision is not taken, what happened during the Rwandan genocide may play out in Nigeria.
Obasanjo disclosed that the main issue in Nigeria is which if not handled properly will lead to rain of destruction, violence, disaster and disunity.
Full letter to President Buhari
Dear President and General Buhari,
I am constrained to write to you this open letter. I decided to make it an open letter because the issue is very weighty and must be greatly worrisome to all concerned Nigerians and that means all right-thinking Nigerians and those resident in Nigeria. Since the issue is of momentous concern to all well-meaning and all right-thinking Nigerians, it must be of great concern to you, and collective thinking and dialoguing is the best way of finding an appropriate and adequate solution to the problem. The contents of this letter, therefore, should be available to all those who can help in proffering effective solutions for the problem of insecurity in the land.
One of the spinoffs and accelerants is the misinformation and disinformation through the use of fake news. A number of articles, in recent days, have been attributed to me by some people who I believe may be seeking added credence and an attentive audience for their opinions and view-points. As you know very well, I will always boldly own what I say and disown what is put into my mouth. But the issue I am addressing here is very serious; it is the issue of life and death for all of us and for our dear country, Nigeria. This issue can no longer be ignored, treated with nonchalance, swept under the carpet or treated with cuddling glove. The issue is hitting at the foundation of our existence as Nigerians and fast eroding the root of our Nigerian community. I am very much worried and afraid that we are on the precipice and dangerously reaching a tipping point where it may no longer be possible to hold danger at bay. Without being immodest, as a Nigerian who still bears the scar of the Nigerian civil war on my body and with a son who bears the scar of fighting Boko Haram on his body, you can understand, I hope, why I am so concerned. When people are desperate and feel that they cannot have confidence in the ability of government to provide security for their lives and properties, they will take recourse to anything and everything that can guarantee their security individually and collectively.
For over ten years, for four of which you have been the captain of the ship, Boko Haram has menacingly ravaged the land and in spite of government’s claim of victory over Boko Haram, the potency and the activities of Boko Haram, where they are active, remain undiminished, putting lie to government’s claim. The recent explanation of the Chief of Army Staff for non-victory due to lack of commitment and lack of motivation on the part of troops bordering on sabotage speaks for itself. Say what you will, Boko Haram is still a daily issue of insecurity for those who are victimised, killed, maimed, kidnapped, raped, sold into slavery and forced into marriage and for children forcibly recruited into carrying bombs on them to detonate among crowds of people to cause maximum destructions and damage. And Boko Haram will not go away on the basis of sticks alone, carrots must overweigh sticks. How else do you deal with issues such as only about 50% literacy in North-East with over 70% unemployment?
Herdsmen/farmers crises and menace started with government treating the issue with cuddling glove instead of hammer. It has festered and spread. Today, it has developed into banditry, kidnapping, armed robbery and killings all over the country. The unfortunate situation is that the criminality is being perceived as a ‘Fulani’ menace unleashed by Fulani elite in the different parts of the country for a number of reasons but even more unfortunately, many Nigerians and non-Nigerians who are friends of Nigeria attach vicarious responsibility to you as a Fulani elite and the current captain of the Nigeria ship. Perception may be as potent as reality at times. Whatever may be the grievances of Fulanis, if any, they need to be put out in the open and their grievances, if legitimate, be addressed; and if other ethnic groups have grievances, let them also be brought out in the open and addressed through debate and dialogue.
The main issue, if I may dare say, is poor management or mismanagement of diversity which, on the other hand, is one of our greatest and most important assets. As a result, very onerous cloud is gathering. And rain of destruction, violence, disaster and disunity can only be the outcome. Nothing should be taken for granted, the clock is ticking with the cacophony of dissatisfaction and disaffection everywhere in and outside the country. The Presidency and the Congress in the US have signalled to us to put our house in order. The House of Lords in the UK had debated the Nigerian security situation. We must understand and appreciate the significance, implication and likely consequences of such concerns and deliberations. No one can stop hate speech, violent agitation and smouldering violent agitation if he fans the embers of hatred, disaffection and violence. It will continue to snowball until it is out of control. A stitch in time saves nine, goes the old wise saying. With the death of Funke, Chief Fasoranti’s daughter, some sympathetic Nigerian groups are saying “enough is enough”. Prof. Anya, a distinguished Nigerian merit Laureate, has this to say “We can no longer say with certainty that we have a nation”. Niger-Delta leaders, South-Eastern leaders, Middle-Belt leaders and Northern Elders Forum have not remained quiet. Different ordinary Nigerians at home and abroad are calling for different measures to address or ameliorate the situation. All the calls and cries can only continue to be ignored at the expense of Nigerian unity, if not its continued existence.
To be explicit and without equivocation, Mr. President and General, I am deeply worried about four avoidable calamities: 1. abandoning Nigeria into the hands of criminals who are all being suspected, rightly or wrongly, as Fulanis and terrorists of Boko Haram type. 2. spontaneous or planned reprisal attacks against Fulanis which may inadvertently or advertently mushroom into pogrom or Rwanda-type genocide that we did not believe could happen and yet it happened. 3. similar attacks against any other tribe or ethnic group anywhere in the country initiated by rumours, fears, intimidation and revenge capable of leading to pogrom. 4. violent uprising beginning from one section of the country and spreading quickly to other areas and leading to dismemberment of the country. It happened to Yugoslavia not too long ago. If we do not act now, one or all of these scenarios may happen. We must pray and take effective actions at the same time. The initiative is in the hands of the President of the nation, but he cannot do it alone. In my part of the world, if you are sharpening your cutlass and a mad man comes from behind to take the cutlass from you, you need other people’s assistance to have your cutlass back without being harmed. The mad men with serious criminal intent and terrorism as core value have taken cutlass of security. The need for assistance to regain control is obviously compelling and must be embraced now. A couple of weeks ago at a public lecture, I had said, among other things, that: “In all these issues of mobilisation for national unity, stability, security, cooperation, development, growth and progress, there is no consensus. Like in the issue of security, government should open up discussion, debate and dialogue as part of consultation at different levels and the outcome of such deliberations should be collated to form inputs into a national conference to come up with the solution that will effectively deal with the issues and lead to rapid development, growth and progress which will give us a wholesome society and enhanced living standard and livelihood in an inclusive and shared society. It will be a national programme. We need unity of purpose and a nationally accepted strategic roadmap that will not change with the whims and caprices of any government. It must be owned by the citizens, people’s policy and strategy implemented by the government no matter it’s color and leaning. Some of the groups that I will suggest being contacted are traditional rulers, past heads of service (no matter how competent or incompetent they have been and how much they have contributed to the mess we are in), past heads of paramilitary organizations, private sector, civil society, community leaders particularly in the most affected areas, present and past governors, present and past local government leaders, religious leaders, past Heads of State, past intelligence chiefs, past Heads of Civil Service and relevant current and retired diplomats, members of the opposition and any groups that may be deemed relevant.” The President must be seen to be addressing this issue with utmost seriousness and with maximum dispatch and getting all hands on deck to help. If there is a failure, the principal responsibility will be that of the President and no one else. We need cohesion and concentration of effort and maximum force – political,economic, social, psychological, and military – to deal successfully with the menace of criminality and terrorism separately and together. Blame game among own forces must be avoided. It is debilitating and only helpful to our adversary. We cannot dither anymore. It is time to confront this threat headlong and in a manner that is holistic, inclusive, and purposeful. For the sake of Nigeria and Nigerians, I pray that God may grant you, as our President, the wisdom, the understanding, the political will, and the courage to do what is right when it is right and without fear or favor. May God save, secure, protect and bless Nigeria. May He open to us a window of opportunity that we can still use to prevent the worst from happening. As we say in my village, “May God forbid bad thing”. signed OLUSEGUN OBASANJO
OndoFirstBorn: Sustainable Growth and development in any setting can only happen when we have men that truly care for the wellbeing of others, ones who live not only for themselves or their family but for the greater good of all, while the members of the Nigerian electorates wishes the Nigerian Political Class could boast of men in this categories, the narrative has not been a not too impressive one, however it is always a refreshing one to always see a silver lining in the cloudy skies of the Nigerian Political Class.
Changing the Narrative, ushering the much needed dividends of Democracy in Ondo State, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, the Governor of Ondo State has made it a culture of doing the unprecedented, after winning the October 2020 Gubernatorial election in Ondo State to return elected, the people of Ondo State has witnessed tremendous infrastructural cum industrial growth within the first 100 days of the Governor’s second term in Office.
Working in line with his REDEEMED agenda, Arakunrin Akeredolu has intensified his efforts to repositioning the state for more economical growth.
The REDEEMED acronyms stands for:
R-Rural and Agricultural Development E-Educational Advancement and Human Capital Development D-Development through Massive Infrastructure E-Efficient Service Delivery, Development and Policy Implementation E-Effective Healthcare and social welfare Services M-Maintenance of Law and Order for Adequate Security E-Energy, Mining and Sustainable Industries D-Digital Revolution and Entrepreneurship.
In line with the REDEEMED blueprint, over a hundred projects and initiatives has been birthed and in commemoration of his 100days in office in his second term, 100 projects which are spread across the states were selected for commissioning. These selected projects done by Governor Rotimi Akeredolu SAN, christened as the ‘100 Strides in 1oo days’ is a testament that for Governors like Rotimi Akeredolu SAN, second term opportunities are more opportunities to serve and lead well and not to live on the commonwealth of the people without nothing to show for it.
Listed below are some of the projects commissioned in commemoration of the first 100 days in office of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN in a week long event.
1. Construction of Kamomi Aketi Accelerarted Water Supply Scheme in; i. Owo ii. Iboropa-Akoko iii. Alade-Idanre (KK) iv. Ikaram-Akoko (KK) v. Kojola_Odigbo vi. Oda-Akure (EG) vii. Aratusin-Akure (EG) (completed) viii. Bamikemo-Ileoluji (EG) ix. Itaogbolu-Akure (EG) x. Ogbagi-Akoko – KK 2. Construction of Araromi Street Road, Ifon 3. Construction of Oba Afo idoani Road (phase 1). 4. Construction of Ade Tade hospital Road, akure. 5. Construction of Ire Akari 1 & 2, Akure Road. 6. Construction of Gaga Community Road. 7. Construction of Araromi Obu Township Road. 8. Construction of Ijapo Estate Road network (Gboluji, imade , dalimore & others) 9. Construction of Selected roads in owo (Idowu, salami, prison Road, adedewe, obasekola & others) 10. Construction of Akunnu – ikaram Road. 11. Construction of John's Road, oba ile. 12. Construction of Omolayo Street, Akure. 13. Construction of Agadagba-Ajapa Road. 14. Construction of Idanre Road. 15. Construction of Molecular Lab in Akure. 16. Molecular lab in Ondo Town/Center for Molecular Biosciences. 17. School of Public Health. 18. Ground Breaking of Ultra Modern office complex in Akure. 19. 50% Tax reduction for Artisan Groups in the State to cushion the effect of COVID-19 20. ESTABLISHMENT OF THREE (3) FLOOD EARLY WARNING SYSTEM (FEWS) 21. Drivers and Riders Institute, Oba-Ile 22. Construction of Computerized Vehicle Inspection, Owo 23. Commencement of long term state development plan. 24. Payment of Registration Fees for West African Senior School Certificate Examination for SS3 Students in Public Secondary Schools across the State. 25. Merit Award for deserving Teachers and Students. 26. Construction of Administrative Headquarters for Amotekun 27. Passing-out of newly Recruited Amotekun Corp Officers. 28. Launch of 20 New Patrol Vehicles to boost Amootekun Operations 29. Refurbishing of grounded operational vehicles. 30. Provision of 1000 nos of Chairs and desks for selected schools in Ilaje/Ese-odo LG 31. Full deployment of ONDOHRM Software in collaboration with Office of Establishments and Training and other partners 32. Garri Processing Factory in Ago Corner, Owo LGA 33. Fish Cabinet Dryer at Araromi Sea-side, Ilaje LGA 34. Garri Processing Factory at Oboto, Ondo East LGA 35. Improvement of Basic Health Center at New Iyame, Ikare Community 36. Construction of Youth Civic Centre, Okwan, Akoko SE LGA 37. Construction of slaughter slab in Hausa community, Akungba -Akoko,, Akoko SW LGA 38. Construction of Culverts in Igbalaye quarters Akure South LGA 39. Repair of Jigbokin Market, Odode, Idanre LGA 40. Improvement of Police Post at Ugbonla Community, Ilaje LGA 41. Rehabilitation/Bridge Construction in Ifesowapo Igoba, Akure North LGA 42. Improvement of facilities in Community Grammar School Adaja, Odigbo LGA 43. Construction of Civic Centre in Igorisa Community, Ode Aye, Okitipupa LGA 44. Lipanu/Atunranse Wooden Footbridge, Irele LGA 45. Formal Sector Health Insurance Scheme - Scheme for Public Servants 46. Renovation of art gallery and museum 47. Repair of art shop damaged by Endsars protesters. 48. Registration of cultural groups and dance group in the state. 49. Registration of artists in the state 50. Website development. 51. Recruitment of 1,200 Teachers 52. Implementation of Regional Priority Programme 53. Rebranding of Office of the Statistician General to "Research Ondo" 54. Sign off on Budgit MOU 55. 2000 Ton Alles Charis LPG storage facility in Ore Industrial Park 56. Announcement of Oil Palm Revolution Initiative 57. Obtain the Certificate of no objection on the Port of Ondo 58. Planting of 1,000,000 plantain suckers . 59. Flag-Off of Cocoa planting at Ijugbere 60. Accreditation with National Board for Technical education 61. Accreditation for Centre for Management Development (CMD) 62. Energizing Markets (Upgrading of Igbokoda Market Solar Plant 300-Shops and light-up dark sports at Ebute Ipare Market and Ugbo Markets) 63. Deployment of Mini-Grid to three (3) Communities (one community per Senatorial District) 64. Allocation of 10.570 Ha of Land at four locations for Social Housing Development Estate 65. Proposed construction of New Government House Ground Alagbaka, Akure 66. Artisans’ Summit To Keep Them Abreast Of Government Programmes And Credit Windows. 67. Publication and Dissemination of Investment Guide 68. Upgrading of Raw Materials Display Centre 69. Establishment of Website for Agencies 70. Completion of Oluwa Glass Purchase and Sale to a new investor. 71. AVAILABILITY OF A ROBUST PORTAL SYSTEM AND DATABASE IN HMB 72. Integrated Sustainable Drugs and Health Commodities Supply - -PASSAGE OF THE BILL. 73. INAUGURATION OF HERBAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONER BOARD 74. Establishment of Herbal garden 75. Registration of Herbal Medicine practitioners in the State 76. Installation of 146 units of 60W All-In-One Solar Powered Streetlight systems at Government House, Oke-Eda and Parliamentary Road networks (Pilot Scheme) 77. Visitation of Mr. Governor to the four State-Owned Special Schools. 78. Disbursement of bursary to eligible students of Ondo State Origin in all tertiary Institutions in Nigeria i. Students in the Nigerian Law Schools ii. Medical students at Clinical stages iii. Physically Challenged Students 79. Rehabilitation of Okeigbo Water Supply 80. Ako Spring Water Supply Project Oba Akoko 81. Rehabilitation of Ilutitun Borehole Water Supply Scheme 82. Rehabilitation of Okitipupa Water Supply Scheme 83. Rehabilitation of Ido-Ani Water Supply Scheme 84. Hosting of consultative meeting on Social Protection law by Ondo State for the South West. 85. Enrolment of trainee into Asiwaju Bola Tinubu Skill Acquisition Centre and handing over to Ministry of Youth and Sport and Community Development 86. SMART/ROBOTICS CLASSROOM PILOT AT AQUINAS COLLEGE 87. OndoNgage Digital Skills Programme for 3000 Graduates 88. Data Registration Of Taxi Drivers And Ongoing Okada Registration 89. Qualification of Sunshine Queens for Super 6 Tournament 90. Retainership of Sunshine Stars FC on the elite Premiership League of the Nigerian Professional Football League 91. Foundation laying of RUWASSA State Headquarter Office Complex in Akure. 92. Distribution of 10,000 sanitation slabs for promoting communities led total sanitation (CLTS) in Ifedore LGA towards declaration of one LGA in Ondo State, Nigeria as ODF Operation Cleanup 93. Provision of Electricity (renewable energy-Mini-Grid) for five selected communities in Ilaje/Ese-odo LG. 94. Implementation of OSOPADEC re-structuring. - OSOPADEC STAKEHOLDER CONFERENCE ON RESTRUCTURING. 95. Provision of portable water to Communities in Igbokoda-Ugbonla axis, Ilaje LG. 96. Ensuring continuous supply of portable water, and completion of reticulation to Ugbonla axis. 97. Solar Power Engineering skill acquisition program for 200 nos of unemployed youths. 98. Groundbreaking of Hotel in Akure. 99. Groundbreaking of Primary Healthcare Center 100. Top Functionaries induction and One Administration Ethos 101. Appointment of First Female SSG 102. Appointment of first Pharmacist PS of Health 103. Establishment of Public health lab in Akure 104. Wahab Adegbenro Center for Emergency Response 105. Ban on Open grazing and Ban on Underage herders 106. Ultimatum on habition of forests by herders 107. Establishment of REDEEMED Strategy for Administration 108. Commissioning of Government House Mosque 109. Cannabis stakeholder Meeting. 110. Commissioning of Piggery Village at Ilutoro in Akure North Local Government (OSAEC) 111. Commissioning of Ultra-Modern Poultry Pen at Isuada in Owo Local Government (OSAEC) 112. Commissioning of pilot feed lots cattle project in Akure, Akure South Local Government (OSAEC) 113. Distribution of farms machineries and equipment (OSAEC) 114. 30% Rebate granted to Private Primary & Secondary Schools Owners in the State to cushion the effect of COVID-19 115. Commenced 3 years Tax Audit of Companies in the State 116. Introduction of Hotel Consumption Tax 117. Top 20 Revenue Generating Agencies Summit 118. Reconstruction of Okitipupa Tax Station destroyed during Endsars 119. Yellow card Initiative to Identify early warnings of Gender based violence 120. 21,000 women awareness for breast and cervical cancer 121. Distribution of Birth Kits (Salayo) to pregnant women 122. Expansion of Entrepreneurship Masterclass to include Artisanal Traders 123. Distribution of First Bank CSR Stainless Food Bowl to pupils in Public Primary Schools across the state 124. Official Handing Over of Jacob & Grace Hospital, Ifon to the Ministry of Health
Truth be told, Governor Akeredolu's giant strides in the last 100 days in office, numbering over 100, have completely debunked the stereotype that all governors in their second term are not usually as effective as in their first term.
...huun! June 12 killed Abiola, June 12 killed Abacha, June 12 step sided Babangida, June 12 overthrown Sonikan. Now June 12 is on the way to killed Nigeria!.....what a powerful 12?
...yah, this government actions were always contradictory, look at the NIN/SIM Phone issue, many foreigners were given automatic Naturalisation, by issue them Nigeria ID card.
Cherez: My guy honestly i seem not to understand these things Never ever heard of any hostility from Benin & let's be factual With opened border the poor will have food to eat but with a closed border we'll have low import, good economy which will eventually put money in the pockets of our useless politicians But they'll rather build railway to Niger than Benin But I blame some of you SW here for things like this People like , the mods & owners of this nairaland don't wanna see the truth
RIDORSHE: You're ignorant of what you claimed to know, All our neighboring countries in the northern axis are landlocked and doesn't receive any shipment of goods considered not too good for Nigerian economy.
Akwamkpuruamu: Good one. Anything to end the zoo is welcome.
The northern borders won't be open and you close the southern borders. That's bad and wicked leadership
FG either ignorant or hidden something for Nigerian on the issue of borders closure. Reason, the most friendship nation of all the countries surrounding Nigeria is Benin Republic, but why open the border of those countries exported terrorist to us and closed those that never attack us.
Politics › Re: Onslaught Launched Against Killer-herdsmen In South-west by oladeebo: 6:08pm On Dec 31, 2022
