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These are the 1st set of people that will be in jail once buhari emerges.

Certified and chronic thief, same with his mentor at aso rock, stealing is not corruption, God punish all of them.

So wonderful a piece, kudos to Gove ajimobi.

What does PDP have to say to this?

WELCOME SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY MR. BABATUNDE RAJI FASHOLA, SAN AT THE ALL PROGRESSIVES CONGRESS CONVENTION ON WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 10 2014 AT TESLIM BALOGUN STADIUM, LAGOS

My duty today is simple; yet it is one that excites me very deeply because as I welcome you all to Lagos and to the first Presidential Convention of the All Progressives Congress, I am confident that I am welcoming you to change.

I welcome you to a change that is for the better.

I welcome you to change that will liberate Nigeria from inefficient national management.

I welcome you all delegates from across Nigeria, to Lagos, where the first building blocks of the country now known as Nigeria were laid.

I welcome you back to the epicenter of nationalism and the home of change, where our pre-eminent nationalists forced a change from colonial government to a Nigerian government.

I welcome you all back to where the promise of Nigeria was hatched, as a land of endless opportunities.

Unfortunately, the bridge between us and our opportunities have been shattered by a series of broken promises by a party, Government and President for whom promises mean nothing.

I have made it my task to record as many of the promises made by President Jonathan and his party. The lists of promises are as long as the list of disappointments.

All over Nigeria, he made promises to us and as far as Lagos is concerned, I can tell you that those promises remain unfulfilled without explanation.

I do not know what all experiences from your various states are, but I will repeat here, some of the promises that I recorded that he made across Nigeria and ask you to tell us whether they have been fulfilled.

To complete the second River Niger bridge before the expiration of the tenure

To make the Minister of Works to immediately start repairs of the road leading to Murtala Mohammed International Airport

To transform all major routes in Damaturu to federal roads

To assist in resuscitating all the collapsed industries in Kano state

To set up a committee to review Federal government landed properties in Lagos, hand over those that should and retain those that should be in possession of the Federal Government.

To give Sokoto-Kotangora road unfettered attention

To deliver stable, constant supply of electricity

To ensure that Nigerians do not use generators more than two times in a week

To explore the coal deposits in Benue and Kogi states for improved power supply

To reduce the importation of generators at least 90 percent in four years.

To address the issues of unemployment through diversification of the nation’s economy to that of sustainable agricultural development across the 36 states of federation

To create 1.5 million jobs in 2 years

To transform the economy within four years

To construct 2 world scale petrochemical plants, 2 fertilizer plants and 2 fertilizer blending plants.

To establish petrochemical plant around Koko Free Trade Zone in Delta State

To make Nigeria go beyond producing and exporting crude oil to exporting refined petroleum products because Nigeria has no reason to keep importing kerosene

To make anyone caught breaching the public peace to face the full wrath of the law.

To make sure that no part of the country is allowed to be a sanctuary for criminals anymore be they armed robbers or kidnappers

To make a complete transformation of national security architecture

To ensure there is no sacred cow in the fight against corruption; all crimes will be investigated as security is key.

To strengthen EFCC and ICPC to fight crime

To embark on irrigation project to boost production; to start two projects in Kwara State

To boost farming activities by providing power and water

To re-build Ilesa water scheme

To complete Ife/Ijesa dam

To provide sufficient water to the people of Taraba;

To revamp mining activities in Jos, Plateau State

To make solid mineral key revenue source in Nigeria

To fight corruption regardless of the position of the person involved

To play politics without bitterness.

To lead by example; strengthen the anti-graft agencies, not interfere and give free hand on all matters of investigation against any government official.

To ensure that the National Boundary Development Agencies are funded to tackle the challenges that arose out of the ceding of Bakassi to Cameroun


Today, we must rebuild the bridge that will bring change to Nigeria and more Nigerians closer to the promise of Nigeria.

Today you will have the opportunity to change broken promises to fulfilled promises and rescue Nigeria from mismanagement and bad governance.

Our party has carefully developed a Manifesto through which the broken and unfulfilled promises made to the people of Nigeria can be actualized. The Manifesto is anchored on changing insecurity to security.

That Manifesto will change a dysfunctional government to an efficient Government.

That Manifesto will change underdevelopment to rapid and accelerated development. That Manifesto will change our poor circumstances to a prosperous dawn.

That Manifesto will change Nigeria’s global reputation from its current dismal status to one of international respect and global admiration.

One man will bear the responsibility and enormous burden for implementing that Manifesto and the change that it brings.

All of you, our delegates are the men and women to whom history has been so kind to bring to this day, to this State, to this venue and to this moment, to choose that man with your votes.

Let me be clear. What you are gathered to do is epical.

What you are gathered to do is not easy. Change is not easy. What you are gathered to do is important to the whole world. Let me remind you that we gather to vote to make a choice that will alter the way Nigeria develops and in that way, Africa develops.

You are gathered to elect the potential leader of Africa’s most populous nation. You are gathered to elect the Ambassador of Change.

Please do so wisely, decorously and with a sense of duty.God bless you all as you cast the votes to change Nigerians for the better. Long live the All Progressives Congress.

Long live the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Thank you.

AJIMOBI’S POISE FOR CHANGE AND THE PEOPLE OF OYO STATE

Change is the only permanent thing says a popular maxim. However, the
road to change is always challenging, rough, unattractive but
beneficial in the end. Little wonder why the late activist Tai Solarin
reverberated the dictum “may my road be rough” on his birthdays. The
tendency to bemoan change is human, for we are always pessimistic
about its aftermath. The attitude of our people in the pace-setters’
state to the on-going unprecedented change process of in Oyo State is
not unexpected as it is not farfetched from the natural reaction of
man to most changes in the world. The similitude between a change
process and an uncompleted castle, explains why people don’t desire to
live in it. Hence, experience has shown that those who say “change is
all we need” are always found objecting it innocently, for it comes in
ugly disguise.

But how long shall the good people of Oyo State continue to suffer
from the fear of change? Perhaps this explains the reason why
Governor Abiola Ajimobi has decided to take the bull by the horn in
tackling the problem of poor infrastructure in the state. We should
not be quick to forget, the tragedy of Monday 25th June 2012, at
Apata-Ganga area of Ibadan, when a high-tension live cable fell and
killed seven people trading under it. In a similar ugly development,
on August 26, 2011 a very heavy downpour of rain destroyed lives and
properties in the state. The list is still long, but nothing
fascinates in bringing back sad old memories. Though, there were some
natural explanations for these disasters, but it is also factual that
humans played some significant role in giving them their heartbreaking
magnitudes. And as a Unionist, I am of the opinion that it is not a
misnormer that urgent actions are being put in place towards
forestalling the possibility of future reoccurrences; especially by
asking people living in the flood prone areas and places susceptible
to all forms of danger to vacate, for us to avoid losing more lives of
our beloved people, whilst construction and reconstruction works are
on-going all over the state, especially the flood affected areas.

Apart from these, that the governor works towards making Oyo State
wear an enviable look among other States of the federation is but
commendable on the ground that a conducive environment will attract
foreign investments and speed up socio-economic development. But all
these positive changes cannot be when everything is kept
permanent.However. The efforts of Gov. Ajimobi in making the state
better are not without some faults. It must be put straight that
people’s feeling should be considered in the seemingly predetermined
development blueprints of the governor. In the same vein, one must put
it directly that destroying commercial structures before providing
alternatives is a case of the cart put before the horse. Of course,
there is no gain without pain, but government has the responsibility
to always make palliatives ready before implementing policies capable
of inflicting pain on some sections of the governed.

Meanwhile, however good and development oriented the intentions of Gov
Ajimobi are, the manner in which the policies are being
implementedhave given room for misinterpretation and misrepresentation
by the opposition, who camouflage as peoples’ sympathizers. But the
question is whether these people dared to orchestrate progress or
implemented better policies when they all had the opportunity to
govern the state. Their era, which put development in static motion,
is not far from records.

In conclusion, I must not fail to sympathize with our people that may
be unavoidably affected with the on-going transformation in Oyo state.
Our elders do say that “circumcision is greeted with a lot of pains
but when healed it becomes fashionable. I commend Gov. Ajimobi for
compensating reasonably all affected persons, especially those whose
structures where deconstructed to pave way for projects significant to
the populace, but are with their certificate of occupancy (C of O),
and the construction of low-cost ultra-modern shops as alternatives
for the road-side business centres deconstructed. . History has it
that no nation has ever developed without going through the ugly
process of change. Hence, I insist that what we are witnessing
presently in the state is progress and urge the people to be calm and
wary of politicians whose stock in trade is discrediting without
pinpointing the positives, while I also charge the governor to work
better on implementation strategies in the subsequent policy planning.

Okupe and abati, d lies both av told nigerians can only be washed by d blood of jesus, am just surprised at why dey wud tell obvious lies, and dis 2 av families dey r grooming, wondering d kinda lies dere children will tell at home and to dere friends, dis one dat dere fathers live off lies and deceit.

We won't move forward as a nation if we still bury our heads into religious sentiments, ethnic bigotry and socio-cultural affiliations, we have gotten to a point where critical and analytical thinking should take priority, if we ever wish this nation well, it will be better to thread that path and join hands and minds in the process of restoring the lost glory of our country.