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Adedeji Fashina, is a certified Engineer
and member, Nigeria Society of Engineers.
He is the Protem Secretary, Internal
Control and Party Discipline of the newly
registered Abundant Nigeria Renewal
Party (ANRP). In this encounter with
Ismail Omipidan, he spoke on how the
party was formed and why he joined the
group.
*
How do you feel getting recognition from
INEC as a registered political party?
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There’s no gainsaying, I feel elated and
happy for reasons more than one. First is
the fact that not many persons gave us a
splitting chance of getting certified,
especially when we are no moneybags or
old-order politicians. It is a case of can-
do spirit, vision, hard-work, tenacity and
professionalism paying off. It is one thing
to describe the problems of Nigeria and
to analyse it, but it is an entirely different
thing to take steps and start doing
something about the situation. To gather
passionate, vibrant and sound Nigerian
people to put heads together to aim at
and attempt to change, not just the
government but our politics, is no doubt
heart warming.
One year of complying with INEC
requirements are not so simple, but if you
must change a system you must be an
example of that system. We were dogged,
refused all temptations to cut corners,
stuck to our core ethos and principles and
today we are here as a registered political
party. It is indeed an amazing thing.
Being registered is not however the end, it
is only the beginning of real work, the
paradigm shift in Nigeria’s politics.
*
You are not known to be a politician, so
what were the things that informed your
decision to join the group?
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During my quiet moments of
introspection, I have often wondered
about why things are retrogressing in
Nigeria. About how real credible change
can be brought about in the Country and
how our future and our children’s future
can be better and safe-guarded. I have
often wondered that with the present
scenario where a few individuals have
grown to become god-fathers in existing
political parties, whereby democratic
ideals are often thrown to the seas upon
the directives of money-bags and how
little or no dividends of democracy are
getting to our people.
It was during one of those moments that I
got a call in early December 2016 from
my friend Tope Fasua, an Economist,
Financial Analyst and Service Excellence
Advocate of a plan to register a new
party. Tope, had been writing a series of
articles on the need for disenchanted
Nigerians to quit the complaining and
move away from arm-chair criticism and
take action. He envisioned the creation of
a mega-party of all Nigerians who felt
short-changed by the inept governance. I
immediately signified interest because
that was what we needed. The other
argument was that we should join the old
parties and make the difference from
within. With due respect, how can we
hope to reform a system that has left
Nigeria prostrate? A system that had no
sound ideology, that didn’t try to
communicate with any of their members,
and had no discernible decent DNA? We
rather went with the idea of establishing a
new path rather than dissuading people
from following an old path. We needed a
new approach to governance outside of
what the establishment politicians were
offering. Untainted Nigerians,
professionals, business people,
tradesmen/women etc, decided it was
time to come together to take destiny into
our own hands instead of complaining on
social media and offline. Let the light
engage the darkness and let’s see the
result.
*
How did you come about the name of the
Party?
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The name of the party was initially
centered around ‘Renewal’ because we
believe there is a need for renewing the
way we think and do things. We believe
also that there is Abundance in Nigeria to
reach all, including our generations yet
unborn, if we organise well and are
sincere. We believe that the Abundance
Nigeria has is for all and not just for a
chosen few. Hence, the name, ANRP.
Registering a party is one thing, making
impact during election is another; what
are the strategies you have put in place
to ensure your party does not end up like
many other mushroom ones before it?
First of all let us understand that the
party is set up first to point Nigeria and
our huge population in the direction of
renewal. We are here to bring about a
Renewal in our society in and out of
government. For us, it’s not a sprint but
a marathon. We are here for the long
haul. We are here for Nigeria, not just
elections. And that’s what sets us apart
from all the mushroom parties you talked
about. We are registering an Institute to
carry the ethos and message of the party
to different strata of the society. If we
change our politics maybe we will start
having a different outcome. In essence,
while we are out there mass mobilising
and reaching out to our people, we have
a long term approach to renewing Nigeria.
We are a grassroots party, active in all 36
states, the FCT and in the Diaspora. We
have presence in local government areas
in the states and down to council wards.
Our 28000+ verifiable members are spread
across and our membership is growing
daily. One election cannot determine
success or failure for us. Indeed one
election may be a signal to redouble our
efforts and instil a sense of urgency but
one election cannot define us whether win
or lose. Yet we are confident of making
an impact in the next election and
changing the narrative. And this has
already started. We initiated crowd
funding, online registration and party
supremacy and structure, and even the
old parties are now copying us. Setting
the pace is what we do. We are running
for all offices in the land beginning with
local government elections this 2018. We
already have candidates. Our party has a
policy of sponsoring our councillorship
candidates. We take the local government
system serious because it is the closest
to the people. As we go on from election
to election, we shall keep improving.
*
What are your projections as far as 2019
is concerned?
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As regards 2019, we believe our Nation
will witness a departure from the old
ways. It will not be entire but it will be
significant enough for further action to be
built upon. We want members, not just
voters. As members, we are part-owners
of the party and together we can choose
the best candidates through transparent
primaries by open ballot system.

Saao:
so funny, waiting to see the name of the chairmen or trustees

You're funny.

ANRP -Abundant Nigeria Renewal Party is my own party, we stand out, just take a look. www.anrp.org.ng

INEC News
REGISTRATION OF NEW POLITICAL PARTIES
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) held its usual weekly meeting today and took decisions on the registration of new political parties, the findings on the allegation of double registration by the Governor of Kogi State and the outstanding Anambra Central Senatorial re-run election.
REGISTRATION OF NEW POLITICAL PARTIES
The following associations have fulfilled the Constitutional requirements for registration as political parties:
S/No. Name of Political Party Acronym
1. All Blending Party ABP
2. All Grassroots Alliance AGA
3. Alliance for New Nigeria ANN
4. Abundant Nigeria Renewal Party ANRP
5. Coalition for Change C4C
6. Freedom and Justice Party FJP
7 Grassroots Development Party of Nigeria GDPN
8. Justice Must Prevail Party JMPP
9. Legacy Party of Nigeria LPN
10 Mass Action Joint Alliance MAJA
11. Modern Democratic Party MDP
12 National Interest Party NIP
13. National Rescue Mission NRM
14. New Progressive Movement NPM
15. Nigeria Democratic Congress Party NDCP
16. People’s Alliance for National Development and Liberty PANDEL
17. People’s Trust PT
18. Providence People’s Congress PPC
19. Re-Build Nigeria Party RBNP
20. Restoration Party of Nigeria RP
21. Sustainable National Party SNP
With this development, the total number of registered political parties in Nigeria is now 67.

OF TRUTHS, CONSTITUTIONS AND ACTIONS
BY Oluwamayowa Lala

There are three concerns here, first, truths leading to the second which is constitutions which finally lead to the third, actions.

OF TRUTHS
Truth is a statement that is correct about the past, present or future. Truths are ground works upon which every man should seek to establish their ventures in lives, most of us embrace so many scholastic doctrines in schools and other places of learning with that aim to get certain bulk of knowledge but very few people (through the act of humility of heart and readiness to learn) experience the glorious transmogrification from crassness of heart to sureness of heart by coming to the pure realm of truth that brings with it settled mind and firm heart.
Every areas of life have their truths, or should we say they have facts and figures. Shares of life ranging from business, theology, history, science, morals, etc. they all have their timeless or faltering facts, know the facts about your own business or affair and soldier on, falsehood is on its guard lying in wait to mangle souls and strangle men in the spirit,
A man of sound mind armed with important truths of his business, venture, pursuit or affairs would repeatedly triumph over attacks of these ugly falsehoods, but conversely there are those who would insouciantly allow apostles or objects of falsehood to hit them down with shitloads and dungs of untruth, and thereby causing themselves to be perpetually grounded while life fades away unconcernedly.
Casting more light, permit me in my line of thinking and observations to present to thou two manifestations of some funny agents that are engendering bad polity of falsehood or its correspondents in our daily affairs.
The first set are those heretic 'strange children' (or fake clergies) who in their officiousness will serve people with extra biblical or anti-biblical messages in their spirit of hyperpentecostalism which does not in any way conform with the kingdom philosophy of the simple gospel that gives life. Considering the harm they do, One cannot but soberly and heartily pray that God save one from their wiles. But you(!) who would seal up thy prayer, take the step of faith and humility to know the truth.
The second and last band of these people are these commentators who thrive on sensationalism mixed with half-truths rather than substantial facts, they are simply feeding their unsuspecting audience with hoax. Let the topic be what it may, politics, morals, science, technology, education, etc. They’ll pop up unashamedly to stubbornly supply their unbalanced and poorly researched submissions occasioned by their intellectual shallowness, hypocrisy or deliberate will to misinform others, the commotions they cause are more than the intellectual and profiting substance they deliver.
What more is there to say about truth? I presently think in my Biblical mind that it suffices to call truth ‘a light’. Truth is the great good that insulates the soul of men from the poisonous hanks of exogenous elements of falsehood that paralyse many minds into delusion, self-deception, unjustifiable docility, confusion. Jesus said, "Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free." (John 8:32).

OF CONSTITUTION
Constitution is the system of rules that guide actions. To also use philosophy as a synonym of constitution for the purpose of this discourse, Carter Good (1959) in his definition of philosophy submitted that, Philosophy is an integrated personal view which serves to guide the individual’s conduct and thinking.
Now, to connect the dots between truth and Constitution/philosophy, it requires us to know that beliefs conceived by people whether false or true form their constitution. Personal constitution, philosophy, policy, principle (for operating in life) is an extension of a person’s belief and same goes for any society.
Meeting with people especially for the first time, we usually take time to quickly read them i.e an act equivalent to knowing their constitution and by so doing we can as an act of necessity place them correctly where they really belong.
In this age of subjectivism (or can we say it has always been like that) where many people quiver spontaneously to conform to the bad portion of the society system, the society comes with its own constitution and philosophies of ephemeralness that seeks to suffocate your own personal constitution if you are one of those who seek to lead a cautious life - full of discipline and a courteous life- full of love. It is generally a case of venomous elements in the society struggling with the truths in a non-conformist.
Imbibe truths and therewith form your personal constitution to live by, Amen.

OF ACTIONS
It is simple science to submit that a man’s constitution guides his desires, wills and prospects which invariably affects his actions as an end result.
O dear beloveds, the sum and substance of the truth, constitution and action matter are that truths form good personal or societal constitution which directly or indirectly translates to good personal or societal actions.

AN ADDENDUM ON ACTIONS
Francis Bacon reported; Question was asked of Demosthenes, what is the chief part of an orator? he answered, action; what next? action: what next again? action.
Bold acts do not occur with persons who are grounded in ignorance of basic facts concerning the matters of life at hand, likewise serious actions do not feature in the equations of doubtful minds, for it is usually and sadly ‘difficult’ for men of doubt to achieve tangibles.
For self-examination, I am perceiving that all these gangrenes of the mind such as doubt, falsehood, fear, half knowledge can be endogenously caused by the horde of intellectual laziness, highmindedness, self-conceit and the likes on the part of the sufferer, while these woes can be - on the other hand exogenously caused by sheer wickedness of awon-eniyan-bi-esu (satanic proxies) with deliberate will lying in wait to deceive, these ills are ‘demotivators’ and deactivators that renders people clueless and visionless!

Whoso would be an accomplished person must inexorably seek to exterminate all substances of doubt, uncertainty and falsehood within private system of operation by immersing self with the spirit of humility and faith into the relevant TRUTHS for good CONSTITUTIONAL framework for best ACTIONS. Amen.

We done hear.
Next!

check my signature.

I am taking this moment to wish our Jamb candidates good luck in their endeavours. It’s pointblank clear that many of those candidates who are unable to score up to the Jamb cut off mark -180/200, will have to try and secure admissions in polytechnics, monotechnics, etc. but again, can all of these remnants secure admissions in polytechnics and ‘Monotechnics’, you and I know the answer is definitely no, and that invariably means that the rest of our candidates who can’t make it into Universities, Polytechnics and ‘Monotechnics’ will be poured into Colleges of Education, I don’t think I will be too harsh to assume that this fraction(remnants) of Jamb candidates are the people whom Jamb and our education system has rendered at best the most ineligible or at worst ‘dregs’ of JAMB process, In order to be careful, I wouldn’t want to be part of that school of thought that postulates that these are the people that doesn’t have strengths, Of course I believe that they do have strengths, In fact I believe they are still geniuses in their own share of life but we know to an appreciable extent that they are just not fit enough for University Education at the time, and the only palliative that our education system can administer is to assuage them by pouring them into Colleges of Education, In attempts to clean up the streets of Secondary School leavers, we just pour most of these remnants into Colleges of Education.
That’s ingenious, Pouring ‘Dregs’ into education business! You may begin to agree with me at this point that it is a paradox but yet, this is a nostrum that still maintains acceptability for most of our past and present stakeholders in Education(especially Jamb) to that extent that they just leave it there.
This column doesn’t intend in any way whatsoever to rubbish Colleges of Education but it seeks to point ours attention and that of concerned bodies to the kind of misnomer that’s still extant in our Education System in a time like this, The disdainful way with which we have handled education subconsciously is shocking, if ‘dregs’ of Jamb process are now made to become prospective teachers ( custodians of education business), then we should expect wash-outs as graduates (products of Education Business).
In my own thinking, I have always believed that Teacher’s Education should to be one of those strictest Disciplines, if Medicine as a course is accorded with due respect because we know Doctors are custodians of people’s health, then why should teachers who are custodians of children destinies or children future be a hogwash system, the future of our human capital lies in the hands of teachers and yet there is this abysmal level of complacency in the process with which we recruit people into education business as teachers. That’s totally unacceptable. Left to me, the way lawyers-in-the-making, doctors-in-the-making are all being compelled to follow a formal dress code in our universities, teachers-in-the-making should also be subjected to this level of discipline whatever it takes.
In fact the years of study should be extended like others. After all, the rationale behind the adoption of teacher’s course (grade 2 and the likes) during the colonial rule was because the colonial masters obviously needed more hands on teaching job, they needed more teachers hence the running of short course for teachers. Education has gone farther than what we had in the colonial era and its quite worrisome that we still have this kwashiorkored process for bringing people into education business.
Other professions give importance to practicing with license, they don’t joke with license, but education enterprise has become that hidey-hole where every Tom, Dick and Harry can hastily retire into after trying their lucks in various jobs without much success, it has become a refuge for charlatans. To make it more clearer,aren’t we beginning to have many cases of Secondary leavers (sometimes drop-outs) becoming teachers overnight, they also deem themselves fit to garbage-in-garbage-out after all it’s not some abracadabra, they only need to find one of these ‘Mushrooming’ Private Schools littering the society to absorb them into the business of education. I think it is high time that teachers also begin to operate with license, the need to practice with license should be enforced throughout the education system in Nigeria so that these impostors can be smoked out of their hidey-holes…I learnt that “there are cheaters and there are teachers”, a country’s education system can never rise above the level of trainers it has.
Teacher’s education shouldn’t be treated like hogwash because these people are the ones making the future of this country. They are the ones that are building the human capital of this country, Starting from Kindergarten teachers to the University Lecturers, we should start having people who are epitome of discipline, people who products of a through system. As a teacher, I have learnt how important it is for teachers to pass through a ruthlessly efficient system and not an hogwash or wishy-washy system where we pour the remains of Jamb process into Education establishments. It is by attending to these issues as narrated hitherto and hereafter that teachers can begin to attract the veneration that they deserve.
That reminds me of those days when we used to hold debates on whether we like to be a teacher or another professional (most times a doctor), the truth then and now is that many students still hate to be teachers, because right from time, our society doesn’t place correct value on teachers, they are been treated as clowns.
In fact I don’t believe Teacher’s Education should be a year lesser than other University Courses/Disciplines, the time of study ought to be extended so that the course contents can further be enriched. Something is wrong somewhere, We have not been giving enough to Teacher’s Education in this country, the rate of inefficiency among our workforce in Education remains most disturbing.
At this point in our national life, when some countries are beginning to optimise their human resources to generate wealth for their country, many activists had for long being advocating that it’s time for our government to have a mental shift from oil to other areas of wealth creation, they’ve established pointers that we need to start harnessing our human capital, if we want to do that perfectly well, this is the time to start reforming those abnormalities in our education system (maybe) starting from the trainers, raising the standard of the teachers (human resources) that are being put in charge of education establishments. We can by so doing begin to have quality human capital.
Oluwamayowa Lala is an
Educationist, Essayist and a Programmer.

Mayowalala@gmail.com

anrp

Not bad.
If we something good. make we talk am.
this sounds fair.
But let's watch how it goes.

Just as some influential pastors are urging their members to arm themselves against the Fulani herdsmen who are on a killing spree across the country especially against Christians, a Catholic Reverend father has been pictured posing with an assault rifle in his church.
The identity of the cleric, his church and location were not ascertained by Tori News as at the time of filing this report.

DRAMATIS PERSONAE
BY Oluwamayowa Lala
Dramatis personae is a recurring concept In the society, we've all-on many occasions acted scripts, those scripts written by those enigmas, egos. filthy or clean, a script it is and a script it remains.it was and is never a reality. we just acted those scripts.
That dramatis personae in us is what makes us act what we are not, we deceive ourselves acting scripts, and supposing during that inglorious moment of faking, a neutral person walks up to us on the stage of life, naively presents us with a task that's overwhelming for our true self, still in pretense, we accept and on and on we gradually get caught in those meshes.
In my few adventures in life, most painful blows I got were in times I did dramatis personae. For I murmured within myself thereafter, why did I act? Why did I do dramatis personae? Why didn’t I face the reality of who I am? Why?(! ) I’ve always asked myself in those troublous moments of dramatis personae. That celestial heat within would nudge me until I do away with those treacherous costumes.
On Sundays, many of our Christians would go to church wearing their costumes to act that ‘holier than thou script’, what we are not, we act. Dramatis personae! On seeing the clerics they hastily adjust as if that enigmatic movie director had just pressed the clapperboard, we adjust into that obsequiousness. We respect clerics in the church and disobey parents at home, Dramatis personae! We treat churchmen and churchwomen kindly but deal unashamedly with husbands and wives at home. What about that unjustifiable aplomb on the pulpit? (King James tone please) OH thou drama king or queen! Why hast thou counted it fit to do wickedness in the sight of God in that secret place? And thus, thou counted it more righteous to act good in front of mere men, Who rewardest thou? Man or God!
On the political landscape. Politicians would wear their costumes to act progressives during campaign, only get to power and become our worst nightmares. Dramatis personae!
The majestic strength of a realistic, God fearing and simple man I adore. I will increasingly dread that land of fantasy for it doesn’t last, we all need-dread that self-deception filled with inner struggles between our real self and fake self of dramatis personae.
For prudence…I think we should pray to learn to do away with that filthy spirit of dramatising…

Baawaa:
New political party full of old rogues and thieves

Hey, I am a member. and to tell you the fact, we have and want no professional politician in our party, we are new faces and what we want are people with their own professions, we don't want people who takes politics as money making career but rather as service to humanity.Enough of old rogues and thugs. It's time we take charge of our destinies. we need to take charge engaging strategy and scientific thoughts. No violence.just peaceful revolution.

Getting New bloods with brilliance, energy into the political system is what we want.

That is why we are called the Green Party!!!. we stand for freshness, abundance, newness.
We are not old wines in new bottle.

read the FAQs very well.more to come

b. Who is funding the party? I heard that a certain politician is funding it.
No one single individual is funding our party. It is not true that any politician(s) is/are funding our party; that is unacceptable to us in the first place.

4a. Will ANRP tackle ALL the problems of Nigeria if the party wins, or first a few critical areas?
Nigeria's problems are myriad and complex. However, our party has a deep understanding Nigeria's problems and intends tackle them.
We have started articulating views and debating them thoroughly within the party, and are even ready to offer them freely so long as Nigeria moves forward. We are a party of people who are ready to give their all so that our country may be truly great

b. Which areas do you consider critical needing priority attention?
Harnessing the energy, innocence, passion and creativity of the Nigerian youth, fixing the faulty structure of our society, creating a sense of belonging and ownership, building cohesion, creating abundance for all, and preserving the environment are all key.
Health, education (developing our most important assets--our human resources), fixing power (which will enable businesses to grow and provide employment), reforming the public/civil service (the engine of the government) to make it more functional and serve Nigerians better, reform law enforcement and justice delivery (to address the numerous cases of injustice which makes most Nigerians feel alienated), promote a clean, safe, healthy, aesthetically appealing environment, eradicating hungry, achieving the sustainable development goals… all these are within our view .

1. What is the full meaning of ANRP?
Abundant Nigeria Renewal Party.

2. What structures does ANRP have in place to enable them to wrestle power from the ruling party and the major opposition party?
First, our party is not about "wrestling power" from the ruling and major opposition parties. Our goal is to bring about a national renewal and rebirth in the way we think and do things, and to create a NEW Nigeria.
We are more interested in a new Nigeria than in merely "wrestling" and "grabbing" power.
Yes, we do have structures in all 36 states and the FCT as well as outside Nigeria, as well as corporate governance structures and systems in place to drive our goal.

3a. How does ANRP intend to funds its activities?
We intend to raise funds through membership subscriptions which we take very seriously. As well as freewill donations from party and non-party members.
However the maximum limit for donations by individuals and bodies is N20 million and nothing more.
We also intend raising funds from merchandising and other innovative means.

k.
I pray he gets well soon.

A Mississippi, USA fast food worker, Sky Juliett Samuel, has been arrested and is facing a five-year jail term for allegedly
smearing her own menstrual blood » and saliva on a cheeseburger before serving it to a customer.

Crime Time Oxygen reports that the 18-year-old Samuel was angry when the drive-thru customer placed an order and when she could not understand her, an argument ensued between them and to punish the woman, Samuel decided to apply her menstrual blood to her food » .
The incident reportedly happened on the night of Saturday, January 7, 2017, at a Jack’s Family Restaurant in the town of Columbus.

In an interview with KFOR-TV, City of Columbus Public Information Officer Joe Dillon, said:
"The employee didn't understand the woman's order, words were exchanged, and it went downhill from there."
Samuel’s act was uncovered after one of her co-workers told her mother of the incident and the woman posted about the incident on her Facebook page:
"If u went to Jack's between 10:00 pm and 10:30 pm on 1/7/2017 and u ordered the big jack with a sprite, u got more than ketchup!!!"
The customer who bought the cheeseburger saw the Facebook post and then alerted Columbus police.

Samuel was arrested on felony charges of selling unwholesome bread or drink and later released on $5,000 bond and if convicted, could be sentenced to five years in prison.

SOURCE



http://pulse.ng/gist/woman-arrested-for-putting-menstrual-blood-on-customer-s-food-id6120691.html

obaloppelujo:
they've lost without election , especially in lagos.

Just watch...

maclatunji:
We have read and seen things like this before. We go see O. Seun, come and see party, you go join?

No you haven't... you haven't seen anything like this.if you have, you won't compare us with any old brigades...take a closer look.man.
You need to take 2to3 minutes to study the things we posted earlier in this post.

maclatunji:
Aaaaah, such optimism. Well, I wish you success, we need better opposition than what we have now. Irresponsible lot.

Thanks Maclatunji.

ANRP
Renewal
Renaissance
Respect

we are not overtaking with violence, we will overthrow with intelligence, science and strategy.

This is Our Own

YOU GUYS ARE not YET TIRED OF OLD BRIGADES.

LET US INJECT NEW BLOODS INTO OUR POLITICAL SYSTEM JOOR...
ENOUGH OF OLD CARGOES.
https://www.nairaland.com/3592957/new-party-anrp-storms-vi

This is just a poor me reaching out as a member of the party, my list may not suffice but you can check our Facebook conversation.
Tope Fasua is the convener. an experienced econometrician.
People in the party are people like you and me. if you join, just ensure you have no corrupt instinct or corrupt ambitions because our framework will frustrate you.

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Our manifesto.
FAQs and constitution will help you.


https://mobile.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1405681809450166&id=100000250813464

maclatunji:
You are storming Victoria Island that people refuse to vote and you want to win elections?

In fact, you should not be caught saying you are doing anything politically in Victoria Island if you are serious. At least you can try to be a proper opposition party in Nigeria.

.
Just watch, ANRP is aware of the grassroot politics. ANRP is here to fulfil destiny.