Femi adesina, go and research on the word STINGY properly then come back and erase this shit. Someone that is stingy can never send his children to UK to school. Someone that is stingy will question his umemployed son how he got money to buy a 30m naira motorcycle. Baba isnt stingy but foolish and lack taste. Stop trying so hard to paint the incompentent fool and a bitter criminal in good light. Mohammadu Buhari is a thief and an unclass spender.
presidency: BUHARI AT 79: LESSONS WE’VE LEARNT FROM HIM
By FEMI ADESINA
When he popped out of his mother’s womb 79 years ago in rustic Daura, now in Katsina State, nobody could have predicted that he would bestride the country, nay the world, like a colossus.
Who could have predicted that a honest man, Mai Gaskiya, had come forth? Who could have foretold that he would rule the country twice, first as a soldier, and later, as a civilian, a democrat? And who could have prognosticated that he would perhaps be the politician with the greatest crowd in the history of the country, for a long time to come?
But we’ve had all these, and more, in Muhammadu Buhari, the child of destiny, who turns 79 December 17, 2021.
This country will never forget this President, will it? And for good. He came, he saw, and he’s conquering.
I’m a student of Muhammadu Buhari. I study him like a book. I plumb his depths, and learn from him daily. And what are the lessons? Many. Very many.
Attaining stardom, reaching the highest rungs of the ladder in life, is not determined by the circumstances of your birth. You don’t have to be born with a silver spoon. Doubtful if baby Buhari even had a wooden spoon. He grew in the plainest of all areas, and ended at the very peak of the military profession: a General. He has been round the world, as a professional, a head of state, a retiree, and a two-term elected President. The auguries didn’t tell these about the baby, but it has happened. You can get anywhere, attain any height, if the divine powers are with you, irrespective of the circumstances of your birth. Vital lesson.
‘Honesty is the best policy,’ I can recall my father, that great educationist, drumming it into the ears of his children daily. And he lived it, showing us an example. Today, I’ve seen another honest man, the Mai Gaskiya. He has been everything possible, held positions which could have made him stinking rich: Governor of a territory which now covers six states. Minister of Petroleum for over three years. Head of State. Chairman of Petroleum Trust Fund, with billions of naira in his care. A civilian President, running out his second term of four years each, in another 17 months. And yet he remains a man of modest means.
Let me tell you a story. Have you been to the Buhari home in Daura? Modest, modest, modest, is what the structure shouts at you, as you approach. The furnishing; modest. The locale itself; modest. The appurtenances; modest.
It is said that President Buhari had used a carpet in that house for almost 20 years. He knew every bit of furniture and fittings like the back of his hands. And then, one day, in his first term as President, he visited home, and a new carpet was in place.
Who changed my carpet? That was the first question he asked, as he stepped into the house? Imagine the President of Africa’s most powerful country, the largest economy on the continent, having time to ask about a carpet that had become old and threadbare? But that is Muhammadu Buhari for you. Simple man, if ever there was one.
We know of the 50 bedroom hilltop mansion (even if slightly exaggerated) where his former colleagues live. And we know of presidential libraries and other mansions built by somebody else, through what Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, called “executive extortionism.” But not all these trappings for Buhari. Scant regards for material things, what I recall my father describing as “shadows of life.”
Devout. Faithful and committed to his God. That is Muhammadu Buhari. Some people, who have not attained one-third of the heights he reached, would already have their shoulders permanently up, kicking at God, saying: “Is this not the great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honor of my majesty?” (Daniel 4: 29, 30). Godliness with contentment is great gain.
We are mere actors, playing on a stage, having our entrances and exits. “Out, out, brief candle! Life is but a walking shadow. A poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more. It’s a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing,” wrote William Shakespeare. You can’t relate with Buhari, and not internalize that lesson.
Apart from at official hours, I often drop into the house at nights on goodwill visits. When he’s at dinner table, he eats the most modest things. And his talks are interspersed with “while we are here, we will do our best.” You know what that means? He knows that he’s but a tenant in the Presidential Villa. He would do his bit, and one day return to his home. That is the same place some people occupy, and they try all gambit to become President for life, attempting to sit tight by changing the laws of the land that prescribes term limit. But President Buhari is fully aware of the fact that he would drop the trappings of power one day, so he wields that power with simplicity. A vital lesson. Nothing lasts forever. Not power, not position, not even life itself. That is why I often laugh delightfully, when some people think they are needling me, saying: ‘you will soon be out of that place. You will come back and meet us. You will spend a maximum of eight years there, no more.’
In their vexing against the good fortunes God has bestowed on others, they keep thinking of evil. Fall, fall, fall. Fall on bad times. Or even, fall down and die. But they don’t know that whatever God gives, He also preserves. And He takes His own people from one level of glory to the other. And then, when the man you work with has learnt to count his days, who are you to think like an army of occupation? We are mere pilgrims, in government, in office, wherever. A pilgrim always returns home, and joyfully, too.
Ability to overlook and ignore. That is one thing I’ve learnt from President Buhari. Imagine all the noise in the country. On social media, traditional media, from political opposition, separatists, everywhere. But when you are in the market, you ignore the noise, ululation of the place, and focus on the person you are transacting business with. President Buhari is an expert at that. He ignores wailers, no matter their wailings, and just focuses on the job he has been elected to do.
At one time, an issue suffused the atmosphere about his family, so much so that it could deafen anyone. So I went to see him, and raised the matter. He asked me; “Where did you hear that?” On social media, I responded. He swept his hand through the air, and exclaimed: “Don’t mind the nuisance!”
And we laughed. Yes, we do laugh. The President enjoys his laughter, and you don’t go to see him without hearing one wisecrack or the other. Very witty man. But some people don’t know. They only remember the unsmiling duo of Buhari/Idiagbon days, in the 1980s. They think he’s all iron and steel, no soft side. Ask me, and I’ll tell you. That was why we did a documentary couple of years ago on the human, soft side of the President. Laughter is music of the soul. If the President is comfortable with you, there are no dull moments.
Ability to listen. Oh, the President has it. I know a former President who would never let you speak. He knows everything. You start a sentence, he completes it for you. And he tells his interviewers openly that they are talking rubbish. Not Buhari. He listens to you patiently, not interjecting. He lets you make your point to the end.
Can I ever forget the first day I resumed on this assignment, and he met with me privately. He said; “Adesina, please tell me the truth. You can be in this type of position, and people won’t tell you the truth. Argue with me. As a General, I may not agree, but please, argue with me. If you have a superior position, I will eventually see your point.”
You can argue with him. He listens, and is humble enough to change his mind and position. And he would tell you: “You are very right,”, adding: “My good God!” And he laughs.
Stingy but generous. President Buhari is very thrifty. He does not throw money at things, and as his media adviser, I can tell you. He even pokes fun at himself, saying; “don’t you know I’m very stingy?”
True. He doesn’t waste public money. He won’t misappropriate, and neither would he let you, if he knows about it. But when he needs to give, he does. I have personal experiences, which I’ve related before. I won’t repeat them, lest some people ask me to bring part of it, as they’ve done before. Lol.
No bigotry. He’s a Muslim who loves and respects other religions. Part of the de-marketing against him over the years is that he wants to Islamize the country. Really? Then he should start with me, and his other Christian aides. And his Vice President, a pastor. He should urge us to embrace Islam. Has it happened? Not even a whiff of it. When it is time for Christian festivals, Easter, Christmas, he’s the one who tells Christians working with him: “Take some time off. Spend the season with your family.” Bigot? I hear.
What of his compassion, his love for the lowly. I remember 2015, in the earl days of the Administration. Someone had said at cabinet meeting that the civil service was bloated, and it could be time to cut the size by half.
The President listened patiently, and then said: “I agree with you. But times are hard enough, and if it lies in my power, I won’t want to see even one person lose his or her job.” And so it remains.
The lessons are plenty. The man has a mind of his own. That’s why I laugh when they say a cabal is controlling him. Yes, he delegates a lot, but to abdicate responsibilities? He takes decisions, and he’s not even afraid of taking tough ones.
Unflappable. Cool, calm, collected. Straight talker, no tongue-in-cheek. That’s why you can’t afford to spin anything on his behalf. Otherwise, he comes out one day, and tells the truth. And you become damned as a liar.
Capacity to forgive. How many times have I seen people who abused his father and mother on TV in the morning, coming to see him under cover of darkness? And he’s all genial with them. He is all chummy, when they should rather have left with black eyes.
The lessons are inexhaustible. But let me say this last one. Who has the final say? Jehovah has the final say. Do you know how many doomsday prophecies we have heard about this President? They come from all angles, including embarrassingly from the pulpit. One said he would never return, when he was ill in 2017. Another said before the 2019 polls that Buhari was a goner, that God had revealed it to him. And another declared pontifically: “ Get out of that place! Your time is over. Power has been taken from you.” He even directed fasting and prayers against the President. But who says a thing, when God has not spoken? Heaven is with this President, and Heaven will see him through, no matter what finite man says.
Happy birthday, Mr President.
*Adesina is Special Adviser to President to President Buhari on Media and Publicity
When someone studies a fool, he will graduate to become foolish in all things.
Insecurity: Buhari at 79: I appreciate the unseen works you’ve done ― Tinubu
Senator Bola Tinubu, a former Governor of Lagos State, has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on his 79th birthday.
Tinubu, in a statement signed by him on Friday in Lagos, described the President as a great reformer and democrat.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader said beyond his admiration and gratitude for the President’s achievements in office, he was proud to call him a friend and a brother.
“Your legacy as a great reformer and democrat will live long into the future.
” You are a man of high intellect and exceptional character,” he said.
Tinubu said that despite prevailing challenges, the president had continued to steer the ship of Nigeria through the most turbulent of waters.
“Your tenure in office has coincided with some of the most difficult and challenging times this country and, indeed, the entire global community has faced.
“Economic crises, global pandemics, insecurity and criminality have all played a role in making the past few years difficult for the people of our great country.
“Yet, despite it all, you continue, calmly and with uncommon dignity, to steer the ship of Nigeria through the most turbulent of waters.
“I, therefore, wish to appreciate the unseen and underappreciated work that you have done and continue to do to guide Nigeria ever nearer to its manifest destiny,” he said.
The former governor of Lagos said that through the careful leadership and measured governance of the country, the President’s administration had achieved many things for which the people could be proud.
He said that under President Buhari’s watch, previously abandoned infrastructure projects had been completed all over the country.
“Unheralded reforms and measures taken by your administration are also taking effect to bring greater transparency and accountability to governance,” he said
“I wish you a wonderful birthday and many more years in good health and renewed strength.
Festus Keyamo (SAN), Minister of State for Labour and Employment has felicitated President Muhammadu Buhari on his 79th birthday, describing him as a true leader who has a heart for the people of Nigeria.
In a broadcast message made available to DAILY INDEPENDENT, Keyamo said no president in the history of Nigeria has instituted people-oriented programmes like President Buhari has done.
He said, “It is my pleasure and privilege to wish President Muhammadu Buhari, a man of the people, a happy 79th birthday”.
“In the history of Nigeria, there is no president that has instituted people-oriented programmes as much as President Muhammadu Buhari. Even after our last ministerial retreat, he gave a directive to the Humanitarian Affairs Ministry to come up with a bill that he will forward to the National Assembly to ensure and guarantee legislative protection for his social intervention schemes after he has left office”.
E get one woman wey dey sell for my area, even if her bread don spoil, she still dey hype am as if dem just bring am from bakery. If this woman fit do this to what she feeds from, who is keyamo not to sing praises to him who gives him food in this perilous times.
tyup: South saying it's the North business and does not concern the South is a step in the wrong direction. Let's take for instance, this protest become successful in the North and Bandits in the North are flushed, would the south not seem a save haven for em to continue their terror?? is that when the South would now start her own protest?? Do remember the last time some sect of Fulani herdsmen caught on different occasions with weapons in trailers n trucks moving to the South. Moreso, Southerners travel enmass to the North during NYSC and for businesses
South and North massive protest will overwhelm FG and make em handicap that they'll have no other choice but to end insecurity issues once n for all. but shey u see this e no concern me mentality it'll do us no good at all. To whom it may concern
duro4chang: Must I see the cars before I believe? Must I see the salaries and the allowance they collect before I believe they are collecting them?
Salaries and allowances r statutory. This is an allegation by SR, allegation without detailed proof, and u believe it. But when SR did an expose on dss spending 500million naira each day NK appears in court, ur likes said na lie, cos they wasnt any detailed proof. So why believe this? Abi u r chosing stories to believe
chatinent: “We must halt this ludicrously lugubrious kakistocracy. We must demur against demuren (no onomatopoeic extrapolation) intended. The quotidian stentorian atrabilious ululation is abyssopelagic. The country is on a precipice of apocalyptic crepuscule.”
NwekeUG: A Nigerian lady identified as Bimbo Oshin has been declared missing, IgbereTV reports.
According to Olabisi Ekwueme Ajayi who shared the news on Facebook, Bimbo Oshin was last seen on Friday 3rd December at the Experience 2021, which took place at Lagos.
Olabisi Ekwueme Ajayi shared Bimbo's photo on Facebook and wrote;
tamdun: Am just letting you know there is nothing to blame yoruba for in all these, Gej has no power to make anyone speaker, I u couldn't do that as the leader of the party with majority, why the hell do you want to blame the opposition?
tamdun: use yà brain na, pdp was the majority yet the failed to make Mulikat the speaker
In 2015, apc was the majority yet they failed to make femi gbaja speaker, they also failed to stop saraki from being senate president and ekweremadu the deputy.
Thandiubani: Reactions have trailed a video of Boluwatife, first son of superstar singer, Wizkid showing off his rapping skills inside his room.
He shared the video on his Instagram page.
Fans say the room is not lit for someone like Boluwatife since he is the son of Wizkid.
While he did well in his rapping, fans refused to express any excitement about his room.
They said his father is mega rich and cannot see why he’s living in such a room like a regular kid.
While some fans believe that the house belongs to his mother, Shola, others expressed doubts saying that someone as rich as Wiz would not allow his family live there.
See reactions below:
ibukun_0609; See where wizkid pikin Dey stay ?? Make I quiet
cynthia_baby23; See house
alexdiva1; Person wa get money his son just be like who them go say him daddy is pushing Abeg Oga try Dey look after this boy his talented Nd u never can tell he might be better then u tomorrow help him help his mum stop allowing people to insult them take correction Nd look at other celebrity kids
cherrys_glow1; Una favorite see houx
tikay212; I don’t want to believe he lives there, he might be in a friends house and recorded that video… let’s even assume wizkid is not in his life, i don’t think his mother at this new age would have that type of TV on the wall…. people needs to chill
foreva_empire; Which house he Dey do this video? Hope he’s not staying in that house
officialamyann; No this is grandma house who they hang such television the wall
angelctp; Who confirmed that he’s Big Wiz kid ?? Looking at that background and looking at where Zion is living then do the maths. I don’t think our Big Wiz child will be living in a place like this with that telly he’s so happy to show off no attack pls.
EraseTheDot: Whose fault was it that you refused to vote for Ngige who could have become the Senate President under APC. You lost out totally for your thoughtlessness.
-erase the dot
Am from akwaibom, i dont and wont have ties with any body from the east. They made their choice just like south west and other region made theirs.
Rugaria: You're a little confused.. One moment you are talking about the peculiar habits obtainable in Nigerias politics. Next minute, you are talking about Nigerias politics as if it's the most effective and the best organized. A president can't dictate his party chairman in Nigeria!? You mean to say that you can impose a candidate that Buhari detests on APC? You sure you have been to Nigeria before?
Did jonah jang's candidature of NGF sail under Jonathan? Didnt the governors stick with amaechi? So what r u saying.
Jonathan was weak bla bla, what has iron bender been able to achieve with his iron fisted hands?
Jonathan had his reason for making sambo dasuki his NSA.. Just like buhari made garba shehu his principal adviser on media. Garba shehu was atiku's boy. Politics in Nigeria isnt by ideology but what they have to benefit. Muazu knew jonathan will fail, he had to abandon ship after the failure hit badly. Will u blame mauzu alone, what of jonathan's vice that couldnt win even in his ward...
The person behind this vangaurd for truth is really trying. Trying in the sense that he is a fool doing everything possible to be seen as intelligent.
Someone got missing on the 7th, family members went to the said hotel on the 8th after they had gone to theschool to check whether he came for the exams.
The hotel categorically said the deceased never lodge in their facility. Now vangaurd for truth is saying the hotel staffs disposed his body after he died. N that the police were informed about the corpse. The same person that the family went to police to lay complaint that he is missing?
Rugaria: That's if you believe that Dasuki was actually jailed.. But what do you know? Few days ago, you were told by Bode Gorge that the former PDP Chairman under Jonathan, who was also a former governor of Bauchi state, Muazu, ran away from the country few days to the elections! That's the party chairman, running away from an election he was leading! You think that was a coincidence? Naive you..
Whether dasuki never slept in jail for 1night doesnt Matter, but lemme let u know that it is on record that dasuki spent 4yrs plus in jail by someone he advocated for to be the president.
Peoplewho voted for change r they not suffering today?
Rugaria: That's if you believe that Dasuki was actually jailed.. But what do you know? Few days ago, you were told by Bode Gorge that the former PDP Chairman under Jonathan, who was also a former governor of Bauchi state, Muazu, ran away from the country few days to the elections! That's the party chairman, running away from an election he was leading! You think that was a coincidence? Naive you..
Did Jonathan chose mauzu as pdp chairman? The earlier u understand Nigerian politics, the better. Muazu became pdp chairman after general convention. He wasnt handpicked by jonathan. Mauzu knew pdp will lose, even jonathan knee he won't win. The propaganda was so much and southern region didnt help him. Jonathan failed yes, lets talk about the messiah abeg.
Rugaria: Jonathan is Aguiyi Ironsi pro max.. He doesn't understand primitive politics and he will never do even after Buhari has schooled all of them.. The stunning part of it is that even if you make him president again, he will do same things! He has learnt nothing. He was built to be dense like that. Imagine making Dasuki your security advisor..
And he laughed lastly cos that same dasuki was jailed by the person he fought just to make him the president.
EraseTheDot: Stop grandstanding. Can't you read. Why was Jonathan reaching out to Tinubu & Pa Akanda for a candidate in PDP when he could have asked them for a candidate in ACN. They very well saw through his manipulation.
In the meantime, President Goodluck Jonathan was pressing for a government of national unity, with a bid of sucking ACN into manipulative extinction.”
-erase the dot
Pdp was the majority, let that sink into ur empty skull.
2015 senate presidency was supposed to be zoned to south east, they wasn't any senator from south east that was a 2timer. Why didnt apc considered pdp senators?
In USA no minority has ever been the speaker. Nancy pelosi became speaker under republican because they were the majority in the house. She even did trump shege cos the house impeached trump,
He just chipped in this part so people will rush and buy his useless book.
Watch and see how this book will become bestseller in osun state because of this rubbish. Why tell what u did to ur own because of greed and hatred for a Party?
And they called themselves sophisticated...
As south south dey so, we can't play such rubbish politics...
olatade: Was it not the same nonentity who collected 4 billion from dasuki for "special prayers" for north some years back? Why didn't he buy weapons the army to fight the insurgency then?
Bloody hypocrite!
We must find something to say just to justify buhari's senility and incompetency.
Politics › Re: President Buhari Is Stingy – Femi Adesina by poiZon: 11:28pm On Dec 17, 2021
use yà brain na, pdp was the majority yet the failed to make Mulikat the speaker 