Politics › Re: Fact Check: Obasanjo Only Seized Lagos LGA Funds, Not Entire State Allocation. by Penguin2(op): 10:49pm On Aug 03, 2023 |
favor914: Blame others for your own ignorance, Obasanjo seized which funds?
The constitution of 1999 as Amended gives Lagos State the authority to create LCDAs. As usual, you can hold a logical and sane discourse without degenerating to insults. But I won’t get into the gutter with you, never. My question is did you read this piece that you are commenting on? It was Tinubu himself that claimed, at a campaign ground, that he received “zero” allocation from Federal Government when he was governor of Lagos State. He didn’t specify if it for state or LGA; he generalized. And it is the same falsehood you people have been selling to the world. Which is why this newspaper found it imperative to set the records straight. It’s good to see you people deny your own lies. |
Politics › Re: Fact Check: Obasanjo Only Seized Lagos LGA Funds, Not Entire State Allocation. by Penguin2(op): 10:43pm On Aug 03, 2023 |
FreeStuffsNG: It's obvious you are not from Lagos At no point in time was the seizure regarded as state but Lagos LGA withheld funds. Oh! Una don dey change mouth? Even this report I posted here, it was Tinubu himself that claimed he received “zero” allocation from Federal Government when he was governor. This is same narrative you people have been propagating. Which is why this news platform took it upon itself to set the record straight. Now, you are saying another thing? |
Politics › Re: Fact Check: Obasanjo Only Seized Lagos LGA Funds, Not Entire State Allocation. by Penguin2(op): 10:39pm On Aug 03, 2023 |
favor914: Who emphasized anything, you are blaming others for your own ignorance?
Tinubu has always been ahead of you Political Jokers, Obasanjo in his bad belle with held the funds because Lagos State created Local Council Development Areas in Local Governments to make governance more effective. But all your lives you lots have been telling the world that Obasanjo seized Lagos State funds. So you are changing mouth now? Interesting to see you lot gasp for breath after being bursted. |
Politics › Re: Fact Check: Obasanjo Only Seized Lagos LGA Funds, Not Entire State Allocation. by Penguin2(op): 10:37pm On Aug 03, 2023 |
favor914: No Local Government was created, Local Council Development Area. I will pardon your poor knowledge of history. Tinubu created Local Governments. It was only changed to LCDAs after Supreme Court judgment. Go and educate yourself. |
Politics › Re: Fact Check: Obasanjo Only Seized Lagos LGA Funds, Not Entire State Allocation. by Penguin2(op): 10:35pm On Aug 03, 2023 |
Revolution2022: Have you asked yourself whether Tinubu used his personal money to run Lagos State?No.He introduce so taxes whereby,anyone found walking during Saturday's environmental sanitation will be fine 5k or go to one month jail.He also generated revenue from motorparks through MC oluomo.Every petty trader, employee and unemployed were taxed That’s where they learnt to tax people to death in the name of generating IGR. Ironically, despite the huge IGR, Lagos still borrowed money more than any other state in Nigeria and are the most indebted State in Nigeria till today. One can’t help but wonder why? Meanwhile, Agbado munchers have been avoiding the thread like plague. I see them peeping in and leaving without commenting. They don’t know to spin the lies now. |
Politics › Re: Fact Check: Obasanjo Only Seized Lagos LGA Funds, Not Entire State Allocation. by Penguin2(op): 10:30pm On Aug 03, 2023 |
seanfer: Is it constitutional? Did you not read that they were in court? The Federal Government was challenging the powers of Lagos State to unilaterally create new Local Governments. That’s why they were in court. And in the end, the entire money was released to Lagos State. Not a dime was remaining. Did you not read that side? |
Politics › Fact Check: Obasanjo Only Seized Lagos LGA Funds, Not Entire State Allocation. by Penguin2(op): 10:04pm On Aug 03, 2023 |
There’s a popular saying, that all it takes for evil to thrive is for good men to do nothing. Now, I must add, that all it takes for falsehood to thrive is for truth talkers to keep quiet. A false narrative has festered for so long. That false narrative is that Obasanjo seized ENTIRE Lagos State Allocation and Tinubu had to sustain the state through his ingenuity and IGR. But this is FALSE.What Obasanjo seized was Local Government Allocations because Tinubu created new Local Governments which the Federal Government disagreed with and took Lagos State Government to court. So, the Federal Government thought it was right to hold onto the Local Government Allocations until the suit is decided in court. Even this withholding of Local Government Allocation started sometimes around 2004. So, it wasn’t for 8 years. And remember that LGA funds constitute just about 20% of the funds that goes from Federal Government to Lagos State coffers. The funds accruing to Lagos State Government was never tampered with throughout 8 years of Obasanjo’s presidency.The question now is, why have Tinubu supporters been reinforcing the narrative that Obasanjo seized all of Lagos State’s money for 8 years? CLAIM:
Former governor of Lagos State, and presidential aspirant, Bola Tinubu claimed that he received zero allocation from the federal government when he was governor.
VERDICT: False
FULL TEXT
Bola Tinubu, who governed Lagos State from 1999 to 2007 is aspiring to be Nigeria’s president in 2023, under the All Progressive Congress (APC). His major contenders for the party’s presidential ticket include the current Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo; the Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi; Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello; and Senator Ibikunle Amosun; among others.
Late last month, Speakers of the 15 state assemblies controlled by the APC, assembled at a forum hosted by the Lagos State House of Assembly. Tinubu who was present at the forum as a special guest of honour, sought the support of the legislators, while he reeled out his qualifications to govern Nigeria. The former Lagos governor boasted that he governed Nigeria’s commercial capital with zero allocation from the federal government, and he succeeded in turning the state around.
“I was raised to be courageous and this has been working for me. With zero allocation from FAAC, I turned Lagos State around and today, the state has become the largest economy in Africa. I reserve the right to brag. I want to bring same to bear as President of Nigeria. Accelerated development of Nigeria is about thinking and doing and I am ready to do that again because I am a thinker and a doer,” Tinubu said.
VERIFICATION
Old media reports perused by Ripples Nigeria show that the federal government under Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, only withheld the Local government fund of Lagos when Tinubu was governor.
Tinubu had created Local Council Development Areas, against the approval of the Obasanjo-led federal government. As a penalty, the federal government directed the Minister of Finance to withhold the Local government fund of Lagos, and other states who created LCDAs.
A 2004 circular to state governors by the then Finance Minister, contained a letter from President Obasanjo directing the minister not to release the local government funds of Lagos, Ebonyi, Katsina, Nasarawa and Niger states.
Also, the then Attorney General of Lagos, Yemi Osinbajo sued the federal government for the decision. The subject of dispute was that the federal government withheld the payment of funds due to Lagos’ Local Government Councils from the Federation Account. The plaintiff argued that it was a constitutional violation.
An explainer of the Lagos state government’s argument on naigeria-law.org reads in part: “Arguing the plaintiff’s case, Professor Osinbajo (SAN) learned Attorney-General of Lagos State, adopted the plaintiff’s brief of argument and contended that the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has no right to withhold the payment of fund due to the Local Government Councils from the Federation Account under Section 162 subsection (5) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He submitted that the powers exercisable by the President under section 162 of the Constitution are purely executive in nature and are neither legislative nor judicial. He referred to Section 162 subsection (4) of the Constitution and argued that the provisions thereof did not give the President any discretion.”
In addition, while he was motivating state governors to improve their respective state’s generating capacity, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, last year, acknowledged that the federal government withheld Lagos local government fund in 2004, until the end of the Obasanjo government.
CONCLUSION
The federal government only withheld the Local government fund of Lagos from 2004. The Federation Account allocates revenue to each federating unit, including states and local government areas, hence, Lagos as a state would not have been denied. If it was, it would have been included in the legal dispute. Also, the LG fund withheld in 2004, was eventually released to the state. but, the Tinubu administration received all its allocations from 1999 when he became governor, till he left office in 2007. His claim that he received “zero allocation” is false. https://www.ripplesnigeria.com/fact-check-did-tinubu-receive-zero-allocation-as-governor/?ampNlfpmod Mynd44 |
Politics › Re: Cabinet Size Nears 70 As Tinubu Ignores Calls For Lean Government. by Penguin2(op): 9:47pm On Aug 03, 2023 |
smeag0l: Just to butress your point, the allocation seized was just 20% of the entire 100% allocation due lagos state. And it was later released shortly before BAT left governance in 2007. So where people get all these lies from is what i dont understand. They are trained to tell the lies and reinforce it. They are paid to do it. And if no one counters them, they will succeed in deceiving the people into believing their lies. |
Politics › Re: Cabinet Size Nears 70 As Tinubu Ignores Calls For Lean Government. by Penguin2(op): 9:45pm On Aug 03, 2023 |
MichaelSokoto: if u knw d amount of educated & non-educated illiterates dat share dis con3 wit u, u won't bother trying to educate anyone again...
free headache is wat dey will just be dashing u upandan!
Me dat grew up in Lagos, experienced Marwas govt b4 Tinubu came onboard, one educated fool was telling me rubbish hw Tinubu transformed Lagos!
Baba Jez rest for all dis zombies dem abeg! Sometimes I wish I could. But if you leave these guys, they will succeed in rewriting history and making some gullible people believe their tales. That’s why I just can’t close my eyes when they do these things. If not, nothing for really concern me with this guys. |
Politics › Re: Aba Is Gradually Wearing A New Look Under Alex Otti by Penguin2: 7:42pm On Aug 03, 2023 |
I’m so happy with this.
There is Onitsha.
There will be Aba.
More will spring up.
Aba is about to change forever. And with it will come investment inflow and even people relocating to the city.
May the God that did it for Abia do it for Nigeria. |
Politics › Re: Cabinet Size Nears 70 As Tinubu Ignores Calls For Lean Government. by Penguin2(op): 6:52pm On Aug 03, 2023 |
Essenza01: An apple does not fall too far from the tree... no one expected anything reasonable from you.. They will defend everything as long it’s Tinubu. Meanwhile, Seun, Mynd44, Nlfpmod, OAM4J why can’t I post images. Images keep taking forever to verify these days. What’s going on? |
Politics › Re: Cabinet Size Nears 70 As Tinubu Ignores Calls For Lean Government. by Penguin2(op): 6:42pm On Aug 03, 2023 |
LegendHero: Tinubu is the GCFR and he will run the government based on his own terms because Nigeria people gave him the mandate.
If he likes, he can appoint 1000 ministers if he believes that is the best way to drive success faster.
Anyone trying to compare Jagaban to that Awkusu murderer and stingy clown Obi should have their brain checked. Is it not the same Obi that would rather buy fuel in his car himself rather than allow his aide?
Both of them faced the ballot with their manifesto and the Nigerian people voted Tinubu enmasse relegating Obi to a distant third.
Jagaban govern the way he wants, so far we get the right result. All of you crying about his minister can wail on, it is your constitutional right BUT it changes nothing! Yeah! Like deja vu, you guys are back on same line of narrative and defense that you did with Buhari. When he started appointing only northerners early into his government, we raised an alarm that such was a recipe for disaster because those he was appointing are not even competent. What did you say? You called us wailers and said Buhari was free to appoint only those from Daura if he so desires; that he’s the GCFR and can do no wrong. How did it end? Buhari’s 8 years ended up a disaster. If I ask you to name 10 legacies of Buhari’s government now, you will never do it. 8 years wasted. And you are back with same narrative with Tinubu. Instead you will call his attention to his missteps now it’s still early, you are elevating him to the status of a god who can do no wrong. Ngwanu! |
Politics › Re: Cabinet Size Nears 70 As Tinubu Ignores Calls For Lean Government. by Penguin2(op): 6:35pm On Aug 03, 2023 |
Curse777: 1: Seizing a Lagos State local government allocation and you called it only?;. Was it meant to be seized or did Tinubu not still pay LGA workers
2: Go on TVC Morayo's Instagram, Fashola himself told everyone Tinubu built BRT and further completion were made under him, he said so on chanels too
3: Lekki Free trade zone is a Public Private Partnership and Counterpart funds were provided
4: do you build a port in Few days or years?! If it's that easy Ibos should have port
Tinubu went to NexIm ban got contractors and investors and they started a long term project yet you talk nonsense about his achievements
. I didn’t expect you to refrain from your lies after I’ve set the record straight. My only preoccupation is to make sure the world knows the truth and not believe the lies that you guys have been programmed and dispatched to propagate. Obasanjo seized Lagos LGA funds because Tinubu created new Local Governments and the Federal Government took Lagos State Government to court. And Obasanjo decided to hold onto Local Government Allocations for Lagos State pending the determination of the suit. I’m not trying to exonerate Obasanjo or say he was justified in all he did, but it is nauseating when you lots spin the narrative as though Obasanjo seized all the allocations that was supposed to go to Lagos State. On the Lekki Deep Seaport, Lagos State’s only contribution is land. Nothing more. And hey, the construction of the port didn’t start in Tinubu’s era. It didn’t even start in Fashola’s time. Stop reinforcing lies, no matter how much you do that, it will never become truth. Goodness! https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/nigeria-opens-game-changer-billion-dollar-deep-seaport-2023-01-23/#:~:text=The%20new%20Lekki%20Deep%20Sea,transformative%20project%2C%20game%20changer%20project. https://www.ripplesnigeria.com/fact-check-did-tinubu-receive-zero-allocation-as-governor/?amp |
Politics › Re: Cabinet Size Nears 70 As Tinubu Ignores Calls For Lean Government. by Penguin2(op): 5:56pm On Aug 03, 2023 |
Curse777:

The difference between Tinubu and Obi
Obi would rather save money in cormercial banks while his state doctors and lecturers go on strike
Tinubu would not get Federal allocation but still generate revenue, use that revenue to invest in infrastructure like BRT, Lekki Free trade zone, Lekki deep seaport, Roads and many more . You people should stop telling these lies na… 1) Only Local Government Funds were seized and not the entire Lagos State allocation. The Allocations due to State Government of Lagos never ceased to come. 2) Fashola built BRT. 3) Tinubu didn’t spend a dime to get approval for Lekki Free Trade Zone. So I wonder why you are relating that to funds? 4) Lekki Deep Seaport was just commissioned last year. After Tinubu, Fashola has ruled Lagos for 8 years, Ambode has done 4 years and Sanwolu has done 4 years. That’s 16 years. Fashola left office without even a bush cleared for Lekki Deep Seaport. So why do you want to ascribe it to Tinubu as being one of the projects he spent funds on? And the Lekki Port when it was eventually built, it was built by a Chinese Concessionaire who brought all the funding in Partnership with Federal Government and Lagos State Government as third partner. So, it is not even Lagos funds per se that was used to build Lekki Deep Seaport. Why do you guys like propagating lies and trying to drive it home and hoping it sticks? Why? |
Politics › Re: Cabinet Size Nears 70 As Tinubu Ignores Calls For Lean Government. by Penguin2(op): 5:45pm On Aug 03, 2023 |
QuotaSystem: Finally you have embraced constructive criticism.
Unfortunately Obi is a helpless hypocrite that cannot be trusted. How is Obi a hypocrite? |
Politics › Cabinet Size Nears 70 As Tinubu Ignores Calls For Lean Government. by Penguin2(op): 5:38pm On Aug 03, 2023 |
Tell of two characters: • Sends 19 new ministerial nominees to Senate • Alake seeks stiffer regulations for social media • With 47 nominees, Tinubu sets new record for highest number of Ministers since 1999 • Bosun Tijani: Young founder of Nigeria’s biggest tech hub makes fresh list • 20 SAs, SSAs to have cabinet status • Despite present sufferings, Tinubu’s policy approval rating is 2x Buhari’s
Despite persistent calls for a drastic reduction in the cost of governance amid dwindling revenue and burgeoning debt profile, President Bola Tinubu yesterday forwarded a fresh list of 19 ministerial nominees to the Senate for confirmation, taking the number of nominees to an unprecedented 47.
This is in addition to the earlier list of 20 Senior Special Assistants (SSAs), Special Assistants (SAs) and Personal Assistants (PAs) appointed by the President.
Recall that The Guardian had exclusively reported three weeks ago that barring last minute change, the cabinet will be as bloated as that of former President Muhammadu Buhari, but with major realignments in portfolios.
Though a 42-member cabinet was being expected because each state is constitutionally mandated to have a representative and as it was done by the last administration, an inclusion of six more Ministers representing each of the six geological zones, the shape of the new cabinet, as gathered, will also include the 20 Special Advisers, as SAs were expected to contribute to discussions at the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meetings.
But against current realities, especially rising hardship occasioned by the removal of petrol subsidy among other policies introduced by the new administration, President Tinubu yesterday unveiled the second batch of his Ministers, ballooning the yet-to-be inaugurated FEC to a near 70-member Cabinet.
This is shattering and surpassing all known records. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo began the fourth republic with 27 Ministers between 1999-2003 and in his second term (2003-2007), he had 30 Ministers. The late Umaru Musa Yar’Adua (2007-2010) inaugurated 39 Ministers, introducing the Minister of State nomenclature to accommodate all states of the federation and the Federal Cabinet Territory (FCT) in his cabinet.
Former President Jonathan (2011-2015) reduced his cabinet to 33 but a year to his re-election, in 2014, he reshuffled his cabinet and injected some politicians in what he termed ‘injury time addition’ to shore up his chances of winning the 2015 election. This took up the numbers of Ministers back to 37.
Former President Muhammadu Buhari (2015-2023) introduced the extra bonus of six geopolitical zones nominees to his cabinet to take the tally to 42.
But while President Tinubu, though urged to reduce his cabinet, was expected to still maintain the 42-man cabinet framework, no one anticipated it would be an expanded cabinet, principally made up of former governors and politicians who were being compensated for the roles they played in the February 25 presidential election.
Only on Tuesday, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) had advised the Federal Government to cut the cost of governance to demonstrate that the leaders also share in the suffering and sacrifice of the people. President of LCCI, Dr. Michael Olawale-Cole, gave the charge in a statement on President Tinubu’s address on the state of the nation.
Olawale-Cole said the perks available to public office holders are so enormous that it is difficult for the average Nigerian to understand why they suffer so much and those in leadership are unaffected.
The LCCI President urged Tinubu to do the needful, as citizens expect further announcements on the measure to cut the cost of governance.
“As we commend the government’s courage in enacting a series of policies, we trust that the government would be courageous enough to cut the cost of governance. This will demonstrate to Nigerians that the leaders share in the suffering and sacrifice of the people,” he stated.
Also, at the onset of the administration, there had been much talk about resuscitating the famous Oronsaye Report, officially known as the Report on the Restructuring and Rationalisation of Federal Government Parastatals, Commissions and Agencies, submitted to the Federal Government in 2012.
The Stephen Oronsaye report was commissioned by the Goodluck Jonathan administration in response to concerns about the size and cost of the Nigerian public sector.
The recommendations of the committee included abolition of 38 agencies, merger of 52 agencies, reversion of 14 agencies to departments in various ministries, and rationalisation of staff strength in the civil service.
The report argued that implementing these recommendations would save the government N1.3 trillion yearly. It also argued that the proposals would improve efficiency and reduce waste in the public sector.
The Oronsaye report promotes efficiency and reducing waste in the public sector as well as advocacy for the removal of such extra-budgetary allocations like security votes, and cutting down allowances of lawmakers, among others, should be labour union’s conditions for subsidy removal if their agitations were truly in the public interest.
It was therefore an anticlimax when the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, delivered the list to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, yesterday, while the Senate was in the Committee of the Whole, considering the remaining six ministerial nominees.
The immediate past Speaker of the House of Representatives submitted the second list with the second batch of ministerial nominees to Akpabio, at exactly 3:17p.m. After unveiling the additional nominees of the President, the Senate President said the Senate would reconvene on Friday to commence screening of the new ministers-designate.
Among the nominees in the second batch are former Osun State governor, Adegboyega Oyetola; former Kebbi State governor, Atiku Bagudu; former Zamfara State governor, Bello Matawalle; former Yobe State governor, Ibrahim Geidam; former Plateau State governor, Simon Lalong; a former senator from Bayelsa State, Heineken Lokpobiri and Shuiabu Abubakar Audu.
Others are Ahmed Tijjani, Bosun Tijjani, Maryam Shetti, Ishak Salako, Tunji Alausa, Tanko Sununu, Lola Adejo, Tahir Mamman, Aliyu Sabi, Alkali Ahmed, Uba Maigari and Zephaniah Jissalo.
A spark of excitement in the latest list is the inclusion of co-founder and CEO of Nigeria’s biggest tech hub, Co-Creation Hub, Bosun Tijani. Tijani, aged 46, initiated Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg’s first-time visit and received him in Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa as a whole in August 2016.
Already, the Senate has screened the 28 nominees in the first batch. Those screened yesterday were Dele Alake, Lateef Fagbemi, Muhammad Idris, Ali Pate and Doris Uzoka.
The Senate had on Tuesday screened nine nominees. Those screened on Tuesday were ex-governors Nasir El-Rufai (Kaduna) and Dave Umahi (Ebonyi); Wale Edun, Uche Nnaji, Stella Okotete, Adebayo Adelabu, Ekperikpe Ekpo, Hannatu Musawa, and Musa Dangiwa.
The nominees who opened the screening on Monday were former governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike; Abubakar Kyari from Borno State; Nkiruka Onyejeocha (Abia State); Bello Muhammad (Sokoto State); Sani Abubakar Danladi (Taraba State); and Badaru Abubakar (Jigawa State).
Others were Joseph Utsev (Benue State), Olubunmi Tunji Ojo (Ondo State), Betta Edu (Cross River State), Uju Kennedy Ohaneye (Anambra State), Abubakar Momoh (Edo State), John Enoh (Cross River State), Iman Suleiman Ibrahim (Nasarawa State), and Yusuf Maitama Tuggar (Bauchi State).
Despite the anguish and frustration over impacts of some of the new administration’s policies, a newly introduced Stears Approval Rating (SAR) released yesterday revealed that President Tinubu’s policies have received twice as many approvals from respondents compared to those of the previous administration.
The intelligence firm, Stears, conducted a statistically significant, state-wide poll to understand public sentiment in the wake of a storm of policy reforms implemented by the current administration. The inaugural Stears Approval Rating sampled 519 respondents across Lagos’ 20 local government areas.
The SAR is built from responses to 25 questions about socioeconomic policies, living conditions, institutional trust and voter status. Interviews were conducted in English, Pidgin English, and Yoruba, and lasted an average of 10 minutes.
“After Stears’ proprietary estimation model correctly predicted the outcome of the 2023 presidential elections, we wanted to continue to build on the application of data in governance and beyond. Particularly, we’re excited about how the SAR captures subtle fluctuations in consumer sentiment,” Tokunbo Afikuyomi, economist at Stears explained.
Senior Governance Analyst, Joachim MacEbong, said: “The Stears survey offers a valuable glimpse into the concerns of Nigerians, and it is clear that urgent action is needed to ease the cost burdens on citizens. Our poll showed that 42 per cent of Lagosians are pessimistic while 32 per cent said they were optimistic about the country’s direction.”
When asked what they think of the social and economic policies of both the current administration and the past Buhari administration, only 12 per cent approve of the previous administration’s policies, while 50 per cent disapprove. For the current administration, 27 per cent approve, with 33 per cent disapproval. The 50 per cent disapproval of the previous administration’s policies indicates its policy missteps.
The removal of the petrol subsidy, which saw Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) go from ₦185/litre to ₦490/litre in Lagos overnight, is less popular. 58 per cent disapprove, with only 32 per cent approving of the decision. Stears completed data collection before the increase from ₦490/litre to ₦568/litre.
Based on the data collected for the Stears Approval Rating, Stears built three indices: The Approval Rating Index spotlights the public’s approval of implemented and potential future policies; Stears Confidence Score gauges trust in institutions, which is essential for mobilising citizens, and finally, the Consumer Expectations Index is used to track how optimistic consumers are about the future, indicative of their future spending.
Stears used responses to questions about future expectations and Nigeria’s direction to construct the Consumer Expectations Index. Most (59 per cent) feel worse off than they did a year ago. The silver lining is that 71 per cent of respondents think they will be doing better in a year.
Meanwhile, the Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications and Strategies, who was also nominated as ministerial nominee, Dele Alake, has indicated that while he is an advocate of freedom of the press, he will not support absolute freedom without responsibility.
This was just as the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, shielded him from responding to some sensitive and critical questions by some senators.
Alake who appeared before the Senate on Wednesday in continuation of the ongoing screening of President Bola Tinubu’s nominees categorically stated that under his watch as Information Minister, if so appointed, Nigerian press will be regulated to avoid abuse and dis-stability.
He told the senators that he would ensure that the government strengthens the rule of law and adequately regulates the media.
Alake said that even though social media has advantages, its downside has become highly detrimental to a decent society like Nigeria.
He said regulations must be strengthened and tested to ensure that social media is not used in a manner that threatens the internal security of Nigeria.
His words: “The downside of social media is that it is detrimental to a good and decent society. What I would support is the strengthening of regulations. There are laws that guide our conduct in every area of human endeavour, but the application of these laws has been shut.
“Even victims of libel, aspersions, defamation and all kinds of negative things in the media, hesitate to also apply the law against the culprits. I will recommend the strengthening of our regulations and the applications of those laws. The laws must be tested so we can know the proficiency of those regulations.
“I will support anything that comes from this hallowed chamber that promotes that course of action. If there are laws, bills, and motions in line with this, please be sure of our full cooperation.”
Acknowledging that misapplication of social media could be detrimental to society, Alake said he would encourage the government to strictly apply laws regulating both the mainstream and social media.
He also said sanity can be achieved with a re- orientation of social values, ensuring executive obedience to legislative oversight, strict adherence to the rule of law, and separation of powers. https://guardian.ng/news/cabinet-size-nears-70-as-tinubu-ignores-calls-for-lean-govt/
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Politics › Re: Accolades For Kwankwaso As He Turned Down Tinubu's Olives Branch by Penguin2: 5:24pm On Aug 03, 2023 |
Shame to Kwankwaso!
He would have been Nigeria’s sitting Vice President right now but his anachronistic mentality and hatred for Igbos blinded his eyes.
A union of Peter Obi and Kwankwaso would have been unriggable but he threw it away with stupid pride.
Shame on you, Kwankwaso!
Thank God Datti is better. |
Travel › Re: Road Sweepers In Aba (pictures) by Penguin2: 10:48am On Aug 03, 2023 |
madridguy: But Oshogbo people will never run to your Aba. It is Aba people that will be running to Oshogbo. And that’s the reason Osogbo people know nothing apart from red roofs. They think life starts and ends with red roof. And every attempt to educate them that there are Aluminum zincs and Metrotiles always ends on deaf ears. You must be pained that you will no longer be seeing dirty pictures from Aba to post. |
Politics › Re: Ibijoke, Sanwo-Olu's Wife Says Hospital Elevator Accident Was A Spiritual Attack by Penguin2: 10:44am On Aug 03, 2023 |
laidima88: Bitter soul, u only masturbate on bad news When will ur Muniru and ambali reclaim their mandate Soon, bro! Very soon |
Politics › Re: "I Blame Tinubu For Openly Endorsing Criminality "- Deji Hits Asari Below Belt. by Penguin2: 8:29am On Aug 03, 2023 |
Is Deji trying to act surprised or what?
Is Tinubu himself not a criminal?
Has he not always endorsed criminals?
He did it with MC Oluomo in Lagos for so many years and still going on.
Now he has taken Asari Dokubo to the National level.
It’s his stock in trade.
And that’s what his urine-infested pampers washers resident here on Nairaland love must about him.
I pray it favours them for long |
Politics › Re: 2023 PBAT Ministerial Nominees - By Zone by Penguin2: 8:23am On Aug 03, 2023 |
datola: No @ bolded. The constitution says at least one Minister from each state of the Federation Does Tinubu look like he cares about the constitution? |
Politics › Re: 2023 PBAT Ministerial Nominees - By Zone by Penguin2: 8:22am On Aug 03, 2023 |
trutharena: Shuku Abiamo bless you my brother Shikodi.
If left to me, they deserve no minister like you said. They should go and ask that lunatic Peter Obi to nominate his own. Exactly! After all other regions said they like to wash Tinubu’s urine infested pampers.😏 |
Politics › Re: Tinubu's Ministerial Nominees Are Excellent Choices - Fani-kayode by Penguin2: 8:16am On Aug 03, 2023 |
Lol!
He’s in pains🤣 |
Politics › Re: Ibijoke, Sanwo-Olu's Wife Says Hospital Elevator Accident Was A Spiritual Attack by Penguin2: 8:00am On Aug 03, 2023 |
Look at the fools Agbado munchers worship and defend.
That elevator has been faulty since 2018 and they refused to fix it until it killed someone.
Now they are calling it spiritual attack. |
Politics › Re: PROFILE: Meet Tinubu’s 19 Additional Ministerial Nominees by Penguin2: 11:10pm On Aug 02, 2023 |
Bosun Tijjani and Tunji Alausa are good products.
Miriam Shettima is a TikTok influencer.
Others are just there.
An uninspiring list |
Politics › Re: Nigeria Auto Maker NORD Unveils19/30 Seats CNG Buses by Penguin2: 10:07pm On Aug 02, 2023 |
Ugly!😏
Innoson’s own are better. |
Business › Re: FG Asks Google To Remove 18 Loan Apps From Play Store (Full List) by Penguin2: 9:34pm On Aug 02, 2023 |
If I knew I would have borrowed from these mothef*ckers before they got delisted🤦 |
Politics › Re: 2023 PBAT Ministerial Nominees - By Zone by Penguin2: 9:30pm On Aug 02, 2023 |
trutharena: SE should have just 2 ministers. I don’t know why Tinubu gave them 5.
They should go and meet the lunatic Peter Obi of cursed memory to give them the remaining 3 minsters. 2? That’s too generous nah. They should have no minister at all. Of what use is the region? |
Politics › Re: Names Of The New Ministerial Nominees Tinubu Sent To The Senate For Screening by Penguin2: 9:27pm On Aug 02, 2023 |
enemyofprogress: ambassodarial posts are waiting for them and some of them will be heads of paracetamol and agencies No be only paracetamol. What of panadol😏 |
Politics › Re: Bitrus Jisalo: Tinubu Appoints FCT Native As Minister, The First Time Since 1999 by Penguin2: 9:20pm On Aug 02, 2023 |
Chucks13: You are not funny bro.
Pls if dem born you wella post your papa picture here we wan check something.
Anuofia jingolo slowpoke with leaked brain. Which one is jingolo?🤔 Chai! RiP to English 🤦 |
Politics › Re: 2023 PBAT Ministerial Nominees - By Zone by Penguin2: 9:17pm On Aug 02, 2023 |
joelbooks: Fair sharing formula Yeah, fair since Southeast got 1.5% No wahala sha! Let’s see how long this lasts |
Politics › Re: INEC Has Nothing To Hide – Yakubu by Penguin2: 9:13pm On Aug 02, 2023 |
Criminals |