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Time to test the true disciples of "change". Pay them 180k per month with no other frivolous constituency allowance. At least it is ten times the minimum wage!

There is no excuse for this gaffe, if true. Is the President sick? How will any President refer to Germany as West Germany? Merkel as Michelle?

I am one of PMB's believers, however if he made these avoidable mistakes, he should immediately start night class on global current affairs!

Not apt..

Keneking:
Ok

1. No safety standards on this site, imagine workmen in the seat of power without crash helmets. PPE
2. The building was poorly managed by the previous governments of PDP especially the immediate past led by Goodluck Jonathan, PhD.
3. Were they rubbing oil on the walls? Or deliberately defacing this edifice so as to award contract to the boys
4. We need brooms at the rooftop to compliment the flags.
4. There should be guarantee that the new paintings and all renovation works would last for minimum of 8 years from date of handover. (Fair wear and tear exempted).
5. Contractor for this project should be paid as per milestone with retention of 20% kept at the Central Bank of Nigeria.
6. I consider all of this as waste.

Nice points.

If contract sum exceeds N600m, retention should be no more than 3% with half of the amount withheld (half moiety) released at Practical Completion and the balance released after the defects liability period or the rectification period. If contract sum is less than the amount quoted above, retention should be 5% through the renovation period and half released at Practical Completion.

Is there a signed valid contract for the renovation works sef?

In addition to your HSE breach observations, it makes more sense for them to wear reflective jackets than these plain blue overflowing jackets fit for technicians. Except they are not the renovation team.

‪#‎SubsidyPalava‬
I will support removal of subsidy on petroleum products in its entirety subject to:
1. Budget for subsidy will immediately be used to revamp and upgrade the existing 4 nos. refineries;

2. Private investors will be duly encouraged to set up standard and approved refineries.

3. A detailed plan to include fixed timelines including contingencies for the completion of the refurbishment will be made public and updates given at milestones.

4. Ahead of removing the subsidy, a mathematical formula will be generated with inputs by all stakeholders to ascertain the Final Retail Price (FRP) or Open Market Price (OMP) of petroleum products taking into cognizance, the global cost of crude oil per barrel and selling price of refined products at international markets.

5. Detailed risk assessment of the socioeconomic impact of removing the subsidy and mitigation strategies to cushion any identified risks.

6. The Minister of Petroleum will sign an agreement to resign and be probed should their be failure in any of the actions in items 1 to 5 above, due to incompetence or negligence within his/her control.

It is the season of accountability. ‪Kindly share your views. #‎NewNigeria‬ ‪#Change

Cc
Seun, lalasticlala, beremx, barcanista, cramjones, obiagelli, ngeneukwuenu, PerfectNg

Beyond taking taxes from the locals for personal enrichment and marrying all the beautiful women in their respective domains, what contribution(s) do these monarchs make?

Over ambition definitely breaks the chord between family members. This is APC's acid test. The outcome of today will determine the stability of the new administration!

Nigerdeltaboi:
its faj annex sir

Thanks bro. Which kind flood be this then?

pauladonis:
na Faj annex be dis na? abi

dapyd1:
This is fajuyi hall annex.
It's a result of poor planning, blocked drainage as well as over use of the facilities.
This is the story of infrastructure in virtually all the government owned universities in Nigeria

Na Faj abi na Awo Annex?

Do the covered walkways at Faj have risers? I no remember again jare. It is over 10 years i left. Great Ife shall be great again!

Wow. From the texture of his name, I assumed he was someone as old as Abati (GEJ's photographer cum adviser). He is so young and fortunate. Keep it up man!

Mogidi:
I can't help but agree with you.

Awesome man. The most subtle response I have read from you despite the divergence in views.

I owe you a bottle of whiskey!

4Play:
I see this trope of the irrationality of expecting ministers to be nominated within one week of Buhari's inauguration being deployed to explain away the lack of ministerial nominees. But this only illustrates that Nigerian political discourse matches the stereotype of Nigerians as a shamelessly mendacious people. It was only a few weeks ago that Buhari was represented at an event by Dr Kayode Fayemi where the following was said:



http://newsheadline.com.ng/blog/2015/04/15/summary-of-buharis-policies-as-outlined-by-dr-kayode-fayemi-director-of-policies-for-apc-while-representing-gen-buhari-at-lbs-breakfast-meeting/

See same here:http://dailypost.ng/2015/04/15/buhari-to-announce-his-ministers-one-week-after-may-29-inauguration/

The truth is that during the campaign and post election periods, there were mass of monumental emotional exuberance leading to all manners of feel good pledges which this new team can be said to also be guilty of. Hence no sympathy for the reaction of Nigerians to these verbal reckless unrealistic undertaken.

What is however key is for objective reproval and criticism towards those realistic commitments in their campaign manifesto. For example, it makes no empirical sense to hound Buhari on the rumored 1 dollar to 1 naira exchange rate debacle; whether he said it or not, it is not worthy of debate in an intelligent circle of discussion.

Mogidi:
I Have No Sympathy For Buhari and I do not Believe In the scam called Buharism.

May you live long enough to experience a New Nigeria under Buhari.

I promise to apologize profusely and openly denounce my belief in Buharism on May 29, 2016 (God willing) if Buhari fails or makes any effort to be 50% as unassuming as the past President Jonathan!

Sequel to reading Yemi Adebowale’s piece titled “I thought Buhari would hit the ground running” published June 6, 2015 by Thisday Newspaper via http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/i-thought-buhari-would-hit-the-ground-running/211273/ (https://www.nairaland.com/2361000/buhari-failing-already-yemi-adebowale), I utterly disagree with the writer’s assertiveness of the yet-to-be-clarified intents and thoughts of the new administration exuded through the content of the article, tantamount to misleading undiscerning members of the populace. I am therefore moved to share my objective candid opinion and rejoinder on the issues raised in the article.

I start by saying no new Chief Executive Officer of a diversified conglomerate with 180 million shareholders will start his first week in Office implementing a pre-appointment plan without understudying the handover notes of his predecessor and confirming assumptions made.

I completely support the clamour for immediate action and results from the new administration by the different sections of the electorate considering the nature of campaign propaganda and promises ahead of the last elections which saw Nigerians voting out the then incumbent President and voting in a new President. The opposition at the time, the All Progressive Congress spared no dagger in keeping the last administration on its toes and tumbling the administration over when there is an obvious gaffe in decision or action. This political activism led to the outcome of the last election, an unprecedented feat in our nascent democratic history. To this end, I have no sympathy for President Buhari because it is a new dawn where every Nigerian has a voice (the gains of social media) and any element of torpor or enervation will not be tolerated. However, I am a strong believer in Buharism (the expectations of fight against corruption, leadership by example, decisive actions for growth and doctrine of integrity) and believe it is too early to use a sledge hammer on this administration irrespective of how prepared the new team seemed to be ahead of the elections or lag time between winning elections and taking over.

True to fact, the new administration has been in power effectively for a week. However, I do not expect appointment of new Ministers within this period. Notwithstanding the ground work and decisions taken during the post election/pre swearing in period, detailed final assessment is required to prune the pre-selected appointees and nominees ahead of a public declaration. I expect nominees review the hand over documentation received from the transition committee for the respective Ministries and submit their indicative and preliminary course of action, by affirming their initial assumptions are in order or revisiting their initial proposals. This will reassure that the appointees are duly fit for the roles. Ministerial appointments by mere recommendation and perusal of resume should no longer be the case. It is imperative that experts in the respective fields with a suitable plan be appointed henceforth to undertake these portfolios. Following this route will have its time implications but with better results. Hence I am in concurrence with the immediate appointment of Special Advisers and suggest appointment of Ministers take palce within a month, that is on or before June 29, 2015. It took both Yaradua and Jonathan two months to appoint their Ministers. We should be reminded that the United Kingdom (David Cameron) and United States of America (Barack Obama) have an astute record keeping database to enable any Cabinet appointee prompt access to most government related information to enable the Prime Minister and President appoint cabinet members within a day, 48 hours or a week. In Nigeria, record keeping and dissemination to the public is work in Progress.

The appointment of Femi Adesina and Garba Sheu as Special Adviser and Senior Special Assistant Media / Publicity to manage the Administration’s media and Public Affairs respectively in my opinion is absolutely apt. It is expected that the Special Adviser will be directly responsible for the President’s press releases and daily media operations within the seat of Government while the Senior Special Assistant will address the print, electronic and social media comments, commentaries, opinions and feedback from the electorate and key stakeholders. They are also expected to support eachother’s role where pertinent. Media and Publicity is a key segment and it is therefore pertinent to ensure apposite feedback is given to the populace in tandem and consistent with the Executive’s directives and positions on issues of discussion. It is strongly believed that the new team when compared to the trio of Reuben Abati (Special Adviser on Media and Publicity) Doyin Okupe (Senior Special Assistant, Public Affairs), and Reno Omokri (Special Assistant on New Media) will perform astutely better within the ambits of professional conduct.

Ahead of sacking Service Chiefs, as suggested in the article under focus, it is important to debrief the Chiefs accordingly due to the sensitivity of their respective positions. Notwithstanding the handover notes obtained from the past administration, the Status of the hydra-headed insurgency should be formally presented to the new administration by the present leads to include progress made so far, terms of the international joint military task force, ongoing efforts at abating and fighting the melee, health check of the respective Military arms, ongoing procurement, expectations and targets. The President’s meeting with these Chiefs on Tuesday June 2, 2015 (his second official working day) is an appropriate step and his subsequent visit to international partners, Niger and Chad solely for this course is laudable. The way forward to address the insurgents has to be strategic and noetic decisions cannot be taken if the key helmsman does not have a detailed understanding of the problem and status. Blueprints ahead of elections are only indicative and true state of affairs can only be ascertained when in charge.

The details of the President’s intent to relocate the Headquarters of the Military to Maiduguri are unknown. It may be figurative. I do not think that the Military Headquarters can be completely moved from the seat of power to the centre of the action against the insurgents. However, there may be nothing wrong in moving the key departments requisite to enhance the value chain to collocate close to the centre of the area of focus for better effectiveness and efficiency. We should all remember that the insurgency would have been curbed if the past administration had taken decisive decisions early enough to overwhelm the insurgents before they grew wings and flew everywhere with their paroxysm of sorrow. My interpretation of the President’s remarks is the need for an empowered robust team of soldiers, officers and senior executives for prompt intelligence gathering, assessment and effective decision making at the centre of the debacle. With the right risk assessment and planning, I believe this will boost the morale of the gallant men and women involved, inspire success and lead to the end of this fiasco.

I strongly believe that there is an indicative template and roadmap to addressing the power crisis that has besieged the country since time immemorial. The President’s remarks contained in the inaugural speech in deference to “careful studies are underway during this transition to identify the quickest ways, safest and most effective ways to bring light and relief to Nigerians” should not warrant any harangue. Any existing indicative blueprint must be discussed with all key stakeholders before affirmation and approval for use. The phrase “careful studies” refer to the final phase of this process. The past Governor of Lagos, Babatunde Fashola the proponent of devolution and decentralisation of Power generation and former Vice President Abubakar Atiku (referred to in the article) who keenly contested the primaries with the incumbent are both members of the APC and I believe, they are, with other adept individuals and professionals in the APC fold are making erudite contributions to the process.

What I feel is responsible for the present bugaboo and agitation by the public is ineffective communication and Nigerians, including Yemi Adebowale cannot be blamed. Nigerians are now more enlightened and are ready to lock forces to provide a formidable and objective opposition irrespective of ethno-political divides. Moving forward, I strongly advise the new media team commence work immediately by providing Nigerians with timelines for the first set of deliverables such as when the President and his Vice will declare publicly their assets, when they will move to their official residences and offices, when Ministers will be appointed, when the finalised draft on the panacea to the Power Crisis will be submitted and other related deliverables requiring immediate feedback to Nigerians. This is the change expected by Nigerians to effectively track and monitor progress.

Finally, I reiterate that I have no sympathy for Buhari and his team for the outburst from Nigerians demanding immediate performance, it is in accordance with the pre-election impression created; however, I choose to realistically set timeline targets of 100 days, 6 months and 1 year as milestones for detailed performance evaluation. In between, comments relating to national issues shall be discussed. My belief in Buharism fostered by the new administration under the leadership of Muhammadu Buhari and Yemi Osinbajo to drive the much desired change remains resolute and unabashed. I wish them well.

Cc
Seun, lalasticlala, beremx, barcanista, cramjones, obiagelli, ngeneukwuenu, PerfectNg

Excellent stuff.

Way to go. One million downloads will ne worth $2m.

Wow ingenious.

Na pikin go stone the house come don if na naija
. Lol

martyns303:
what is the difference between 23 and 36

23 - witness protection
36 - whistle blower

Witnesses are identified via investigation and may seek for identity to be protected.

Whistle blower is an insider within a key establishment often statutory that brings to public without consent an anomaly within the system. Eg the guy who exposed Ekitigate.

Hehehehe

To me the wedding is still a mystery.

I partly agree with Wale's tweet jare. Anyone who is happy that this fine gehl married this old man should consider how they will feel if their sister return home citing an elderly man of this standing as husband.

I would have donated a cow if it was Seun that married the gehl.

The DISCOs have been dancing disco since they were incorporated through collective sharing of NEPA by the elite friends of the past administration through a "parapotic" bidding process.

Without effective value chain management to improve generation, enhance transmission, review policy on IPPs, and abate vandalism, these goons will continue to receive free money aka purported loans whilst the masses suffer by paying outrageous tariffs.

Naija I hail!

tpiadotcom:
I know i heard about it, just cant remember the details.

I think it was after the OAU thing.

with june 12/jurassic park around the corner, lord knows what's in stock now.

I remember after George Iwilade aka Afrika, the outspoken SUG Secretary General and other 4 persons were killed on July 10, 1999, by cultists in the wee hours of the day, that the renunciation took place. Thereafter, it was mooted that any cultist(s) caught will be subjected to "maximum shishi" (under the laws of Awo Hall) which involves mob action by students...

Everybody claiming victim, even Mark.

The monsters they created via bad governance are fighting back!

Fayose, always eating. If not eating, he would be talking. Ekiti, chai, my dear State!

Only in Nigeria will a Governor or supposed leader overtly associate with a wanted person.

Except it is an old picture, it is otherwise gross

Buhari should curb the excesses of his family if true else he would receive worse than the "Jonathan" treatment. Otherwise, he should return his children to their London abode. The noise about Daura during campaigns is beginning to seem like a gimmick ridden tale.

If false, his daughter should immediately debunk the news. The towncrier, Mr Ayedee is a notorious anti-Buhari crusader though.

Esdb3:
Even though she has dated half the NBA players and a quarter of the NFL players, Neyo still popped the question to Crystal Renay and the pair should be wedding later this year.
That i-phone though (it is all I see)

This is what happens when a Church Boy meets a Porn Star. He gets glued!

Congrats to them in advance...

Dreams do come true.

I look forward to motivating a crowd of people like this too someday soon.

Go to work harder!

HIS madness has just started. I wish HER luck!

20pounds:
What is Mark looking for again in life that he cannot dedicate the rest of his years to service to his fatherland? Can't David Mark donate his salary to the poor in the society? These are the bad products that could not market the PDP and they are yet to wake up and smell the coffee.

He is amassing and looting to contest for Presidency at the age of 80

These specs for just $129. Hmmmmm.

She won't be buying from "KO-Watches" that sells replica watches. She would purchase directly from the manufacturer at the cost previously rumored.

She has a thriving business.

Funny how quiet people come under the beamlight as soon as they become elected.

Buhari and family, welcome!

TheOtherview:
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^^^Arrant nonsense.

If it holds true that Aisha Buhari actually purchased this watch for N10 million, Nigerians have every right to slam her to the wall.
Now I know that jewellers often provide precious gems, on loan, to highly visible personalities, for important events. But even if this was the case, such ostentatious display of opulence - if proven - belies the austere image the new administration has to project.

Aside from hoping that there is a perfectly good explanation for what the report infers - which would shut relentless TANoids up for a few hours - I think it is best not to jump into the fray with the kind of retaaarded excuses that became an identifying attribute of Jonathan's administration.

No vex abeg. A bit of humour!

PMB obviously outshone GEJ in the mopping up sentiments business by portraying extreme frugality. The dude obviously has some loot he is enjoying secretly whilst staying in modest houses.

Abeg the watch fit d madam make them free am. Na d money dem save from campaign. Na d gift PMB buy come from his pre-swearing disappearance. Obviously, assets can no longer be declared publicly.

Nonetheless, PMB will be miles ahead of the past dude in providing better governance.

Stunned. Praise be to God for her father's release.

How many more are unknown?

Adichie is such an excellent writer!