₦airaland Forum

Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party have felicitated with Muslims on the celebration of this year’s Eid-el-Maulud, even as they raised concerns that the country was inching closer to outright dictatorship.

In a goodwill message issued on Friday, the PDP Governors’ Forum, chaired by Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, congratulated Muslims across the country and urged them to emulate the virtues of Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him).

The forum’s Director General, Dr Emmanuel Agbo, who signed the statement, said the Prophet’s message of peace, tolerance, and service to humanity remained relevant to the country’s search for stability.

“Today, we honor the birth of Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him), whose life and teachings continue to illuminate the path of compassion, justice, and unity for millions around the world.


“His message of peace, tolerance, and service to humanity resonates deeply across all faiths and cultures. As we reflect on his legacy, may we be inspired to strengthen the bonds of brotherhood, promote understanding, and work together toward a more harmonious society,” the governors said.

The PDP governors, however, lamented what they described as increasing disconnection between Nigerians and the basic services they are entitled to under the current administration.

“Today, our country is at a crossroad as Nigerians get disconnected from the constituted services they deserve. As we inch daily to full-blown dictatorship with its attendant abuse of power and citizens live in abject penury in the face of plenty, leadership is once again called to urgently address insecurity, our compromised judicial system, failed economic policies resulting in intolerable hunger, poverty and unemployment,” the statement read in part.

They urged Muslims to let the Prophet’s teachings of compassion, justice, and unity guide their lives, stressing that the values of humility, accountability, and truth must remain central to rebuilding citizens’ faith in the country.

“Let this day be a reminder of the values we should uphold and share — public service with accountability, kindness without expectation, humility, and the pursuit of truth to rebuild the faith of our citizens in our country. May your celebrations be filled with joy, prayer, and meaningful connection with loved ones,” the governors added.

Bahamas95:
Did I just see "tolerance" in the write up?


Wonders shall never end.

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You must not wear khaki before you become a dictator, the dictators in Nigeria wear agbada or suit.

greatiyk4u:
Both the president and the Governors are all dictators so they should not exonerate themselves.


Meanwhile if I be Fubara, I will appoint SSAs in all the wards and empower them above the councillor that Woke selected to man grassroots.

Lithiumite:
They will be getting their allocations directly and fubara won't be able to stop that.

greatiyk4u:
Fubara will be paying his appointee higher than what the LG will pay them

Kelklein:
They divided the people

Then conquered them..

Then took all State Institutions, INEC, Police, Armed Forces, Judiciary..

They clamp down on opposition parties.. those they can't divide with intimidation and Inducement. Do not even as much as allow them gather let alone win their seat legitimately during off-cycle elections using State instruments.

Now they pass whatever law and Taxes they want on the people...

Yet they called themselves Democrats..

They put the people in hunger with their leftist policies and extreme taxations, yet they called themselves progressives..

What a Paradox!!

Lithiumite:
An LG getting allocation in billions,do you have any idea how much money we are talking about......and who told you those he puts there can't even be bought....the only thing he can do to redeem himself is to be seen to selflessly work for rivers people.

Lithiumite:
You are in a dictatorship and that guy isn't in the gulag already...... you are in a dictatorship and you still have free media and free speech.

greatiyk4u:
Do you have idea how revenue the state generates?

NaijaGoBetter2:
Yesterday it was ATIKU... https://www.nairaland.com/8513134/nigeria-drifting-towards-authoritarianism-under

Last year - on brink : https://www.nairaland.com/8227066/independence-nigeria-brink-one-party-dictatorship
today it's PDP

Why we de recycle the same story

NewHe:
The cries of a drenched perforated umbrella!

What else do they have to say? Lamentations!

thisweekng:
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy Chief Olawale Edun has said the last time Nigeria’s economy looked stable was about a decade ago.

He made this statement during his maiden press conference as Minister of Finance where he outlined President Bola Tinubu’s vision, agenda and strategy for the economy.

He said, “I think as we all know, we are not where we should be. The economy is barely growing above the rate of population growth.

“But it was not always so, and I think in trying to look at the way forward, if we now have a situation of slow growth, double-digit inflation, weak/depreciating exchange rate, as well as security concerns that are resulting in an economy that is not growing and not taking Nigerians out of poverty.

“If we think back to the last time when the economy was stable- when it was growing, when inflation was low, and the interest rate was affordable, that period was about a decade ago. Growth was about 6% in 2013 and 2014.”
Private sector to drive the economy

https://nairametrics.com/2023/09/01/the-last-time-nigerias-economy-was-stable-was-about-a-decade-ago-wale-edun/

doncartel:
And it is a former pro-democracy activist that is the one backsliding the country’s democracy. The truth is that it is very difficult for anybody to resist the temptations in the presidency.

Peter Obi is among the few Nigerians that can actually withstand those temptations.

anonimi:
Are the lamentations greater or lesser than the lamentations of 200 million Nigerians who swapped 16 years of PDP widespread prosperity for APC extreme poverty shege 10 years ago?




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Burob:
Which 200 million Nigerians? Speak for yourself only I beg u o.

Glimpsetv:
A large crowd of Lagosians was filmed in a long queue struggling to collect a loaf of bread. To maintain order, several military personnel were on the ground to control the crowd. This has triggered a lot of reactions online.

Watch the video, share your thoughts in the comments.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYltMapDyIo?si=0-hO0Vt5C9uBxVd1

anonimi:
What eb1lokan said is not enough for you?

Do you want more confirmation of his own assessment of failure?



The eyesore on Bourdillon Road
2nd January 2025

Beyond his neighbours, there is something about the sight of people hanging around a president’s residence that does not speak well of his leadership capabilities. Maybe no one has nudged him to see it, but the impression that spectacle on Bourdillon Road generates is that Tinubu enjoys the sight of suffering humans and thrives in—and through— their poverty.

If all these years, impoverished people hang around you and you remain comfortable enough to keep them just so they can be handed tokens of your large heart, then it means you have a pro-poverty mindset. Such a frame of mind is oriented toward cultivating poverty rather than stimulating abundance.

That is why he could unproblematically relate the story of his “friend” who went from using five Rolls Royce to a far-less valued car and not consider the import of the nonsense he was saying. That spurious account was an indication that this is a man for whom poverty—of others, not himself—is an ideal.

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