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Women leaders have started house to house campaigns in local governments in Katsina state. The wife of the deputy governor, HE. Mrs Yakubu is on tour with the women leader and they are committed and consciously mobilising grassroot support for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu #BAT2023


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBSgMwW_kiM

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Sources and References:

See Pg. 206 – 222, 227 in “Promises Fulfilled: Eight Years of Distinctive Service of Governor Tinubu To Lagos State” A Book Published By Gbenro Akinyosoye, March 2008.
See for instance Pg. 14 “The Colossus International” A Book Published in March 29th/April 2012’
“Lagos State: The Gains of Genuine Democracy” Authored by Lagos State Ministry of Information and Strategy, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos State, Pg. 117 – 127’
For more information on Tinubu, see for instance “Tinubu: In The Mirror of The Press: What The Papers Say”, Volume One, May 23, 1999 – May 26, 2000.
See, Vanguard, Tuesday July 13, 1999, Front Page “My Achievements, By Tinubu”
Tinubu helping handicapped and Disabled, please see “National Concord, Tuesday 20, 1999 Pg. 3
For detailed information on Tinubu’s achievements, please visit ‘Lagos State Records & Archive Bureau” Archive Section, LASRAB, Magodo, Lagos State

Link to Source: https://tinubustraight.com/asiwaju-bola-ahmed-tinubu-on-education/

From 2000 to 2003, the following projects (No. 73 – No. 88) were undertaken by Tinubu’s administration

73. Approved the construction of staff office building with furniture LASUCOM, Ikeja;

74. Approved the construction of students’ hostel, Ojo;

75. Approved the construction of roads phase1, 11, 111, Ojo;

76. Approved the renovation and fencing of LASU Museum premises, Agege

77. Approved the renovation and provision of furniture to residential quarters, Epe

78. Approved the completion of physical planning unit’s office building, Ojo;

79. Approved the completion of LASU Press Centre Building, Ojo;

80. Approved the construction of faculty of law building, Ojo

81. Approved the construction of LASU Computer Center building, Ojo

82. Approved the renovation of 5 students hostel block, Epe

83. Approved the renovation  of the staff quarters at Ojo Campus and Iba Estate;

84. Approved the provision of power generating set for LASU staff quarters at Ojo Campus;

85. Approved the provision 2 additional power generating sets for alternative power generation on LASU main Campus, Ojo;

86. Approved the renovation and painting of the main administrative blocks of LASU, Ojo Campus;

87. Approved the establishment of the LASU Information, Communication and Technology Centre (ICT);

88. Approved the completion of the Medical Research Complex comprising of offices, research laboratories, multi-purpose laboratories as well as a modern auditorium;

89. Tinubu’s administration demonstrated total commitment to the provision of quality medical education in the state by establishing Lagos State University College of Medicine in Feb 1999;

90. Tinubu’ s administration took all necessary and appropriate steps that led to the final and full accreditation of Lagos State University College of Medicine in November 2005;

91. In 2000, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu approved pre-accreditation processes in Lagos State College of Primary Education, Naforija, Epe, which was  coordinated by Adeniran Ogunsanya College of e

92. Tinubu’s administration, via the Private Education and Special Programs Directorate, approved the establishment and operation of private institutions in Lagos State.  In 2000, approval was given for the running of following: Private Nursery/Primary – 1,214, Private Secondary Schools- 99 and Private Vocational/ Remedial – 201;

93. Between 200 and 2001, 59 private secondary schools were recognized and granted approval after full-scale recognition inspection to present their students for Junior Secondary Certificate Examination;

94. Between December 1999 and January 2000, Tinubu’s administration via National Business and Technical Education Board (NAATEB), sponsored the accreditation of courses in the five technical colleges in Lagos State;

95. Tinubu’s administration birthed the millennium classroom blocks designed to create a more conducive teaching and learning environment in Lagos State, which was the first of its kind in Nigeria;

96. Tinubu’s administration via the Ministry of Education, approved the construction of Abibat Mogaji Millennium Senior Secondary School, Iloro, Agege;

97. Tinubu’s administration via the Ministry of Education, approved the construction of Ajibola Ige Memorial Millennium Senior Secondary School Tolu Schools Complex, Ajeromi – Ifelodun;

98. Tinubu’s administration via the Ministry of Education, approved the construction of the Millennium Senior Secondary School, Egbeda;

99. Tinubu’s administration via the Ministry of Education, approved the construction of Babs Fafunwa Millennium Senior Secondary School, Ojodu, Ikeja;

100. From 1999-2003, twenty (20) two – storey prototype blocks were provided in 15 secondary schools across Lagos State at a cost of N130,000,000;

101. From 1999-2003,  thirty – nine (39) functional blocks of classrooms were rehabilitated at a cost of N108, 689, 939 

102. In 2003,  Tinubu’s administration via the Ministry of Education, approved the establishment of 10 new secondary school in rural and riverine areas of the state;

103. From 1999-2003,  thirty  (30) functional blocks with the 6-1 bungalow classroom blocks were approved and provided at a total cost of N54, 300, 000;

104. Tinubu’s administration via the Ministry of Education, approved the construction of 501 classrooms in 24 primary schools and 26 secondary schools at a cost of N1, 195 billion;

105. Tinubu’s administration via the Ministry of Education, approved the rehabilitation of 602 classrooms in 4 primary schools and 50 secondary school at a cost of N561 million;

106. Tinubu’s administration via the Ministry of Education, approved the completion of abandoned 68 classrooms in 4 primary schools and central workshop in 2 technical colleges at a cost of N347 million;

107. Tinubu’s administration via the Ministry of Education, approved the supply of 3,076 dual furniture desks and benches in various schools across the state;

108. Between 1999 and 2007, Tinubu’s administration via the Ministry of Education, approved the establishment of new schools (14 primary schools) across the state;

The following are landmark achievements of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration in the provision of quality education to Lagosians:

1 In 1999, Governor Tinubu initiated and commenced the era of reform, rehabilitation, rebuilding of the education sector in the state with a view to making public schools, especially at the primary level, attractive to the populace;

2 Governor Tinubu repositioned the education sector through the creation of enabling environment and the continuation of the teacher training programs as well as improved the welfare package for teachers in the state (My Achievements By Tinubu, The Vanguard, Tuesday July 13, 1999, Front Page);

3 Between 2006 -2007, Governor Tinubu activated the injection of massive funds to the tune of N1 billion for LASU;

4 Rehabilitation of primary and secondary schools in all Divisions of the state through the Schools Rehabilitation Program, massive construction of school furniture and equipping of laboratories;

5 In 2000, Governor Tinubu activated the provision of free education in all public primary and secondary schools including payment of WAEC/NECO fees as well as all internal examination fees to ensure that indigent children do not drop out of school.

6 In July 20, 1999, Governor Bola Tinubu ordered that his monthly basic salary be paid to four rehabilitation centres until further notice. The beneficiaries of this charity are: Pacelli School 1 and 11 (Surulere), Modupe Cole Children Care and Treatment House (Yaba) and The Spinal Cord Injury Association of Nigeria (Ikeja) National Concord Tuesday 20, 1999 Pg. 3;

7 Provision of free qualitative education for all students in all owned primary and secondary schools irrespective of their state of origin;

8 Payment of NECO/WAEC Examination fees totaling 1.4 Billion was expanded on 572, 032 SSS III Students for eight consecutive years irrespective of their state of origin;

9 Rehabilitation of Secondary schools, the building of prototype classrooms and resuscitation of abandoned classrooms in projects in 38 schools;

10 Provision of 2000 new blocks of classrooms in primary schools;

11 Construction of 4 millennium secondary schools each with 39 classrooms, staffs room, library, laboratories, and 60 toilets as a new model for public schools;

12 Provision of 500,000 new desks and chairs for primary and secondary schools thus eliminating the need for children to carry their furniture to and from home as it were before 1999;

13 Provision of educational materials for the teaching of science subjects;

14 Paid N127 Million as bursary/scholarship awards to over 4,000 students in Tertiary Institutions;

15 Provision of additional 2,500 new classrooms to the school system through the Special Committee for the rehabilitation of public schools which rehabilitate 250 schools at a cost of N2.8 billion

16 Expenditure of N505 million on emergency repairs of falling roofs, damaged ceilings, collapsed fences and provision of drainages in 133 under the SAVE OUR SOULS project;

17 Construction of additional 1, 272 classrooms and provision of perimeter fencing, drainage channels, laboratory equipment and bore holes in 123 schools at a cost of N3.4 billion;

18 Six (6) Education Districts were created as part of the Post Primary Education Reforms;

19 Six (6) Tutor Generals who were formerly School Principals were also appointed to manage the districts;

20 A total number of 48 Schools were returned to original owners: these include 26 to Moslem owners and 16 to individual owners;

21 Under the coalition of for the Restoration of Education Empowerment and Development (CREED), cheques worth N185 million were distributed to 263 Schools for maintenance of structures, 103 Senior Secondary Schools, 115 Junior Secondary Schools, 5 Technical Schools and 40 Primary Schools;

22 Between 1999-2007, Tinubu overhauled and sustained the payment of bursary awards to Lagos State Students in higher institutions including Law School;

23 Tinubu initiated the development of Computer education and provision of equipment to special schools;

24 Tinubu approved the construction of staff quarters and provision of motorized boats for primary school’s teachers in rural/riverine areas;

25 Tinubu Introduced free mid-day meals for primary schools (from June 2001);

26 Tinubu approved the upgrading of schools to Model College and return of Board of Governor);

27 Tinubu’s administration spent N14.37 million on the rehabilitation of toilets, quarters, hostels, administrative blocks, classrooms, workshops, prototype building of TESCOM and LED offices in some schools;

28 Tinubu’s administration , via Ministry of Education Re-focused and re-shaped the policy and curriculums of Lagos State Education System;

29 In conjunction with Unilever/Nestle/Cadbury, Tinubu’s administration, approved the provision of free nutritious milk to primary school pupils;

30 Tinubu articulated and Initiated free education program for the over 1.5 million children 900 primary and 597 secondary schools;

31 Well over N100 million was expended from 2004-2006 on Unified Internal Education introduced by Tinubu’s administration to improve the quality of teaching and learning in the state’s secondary schools;

32 The sum of N135 million was disbursed as annual subvention to five special schools for the handicapped Modupe Cole Children Care and Home, Atunda–Olu School for the physically handicapped, Wesley School 1 & 11 for the deaf and National orthopedic Special Schools);

33 The ministry of education provided furniture for students and teachers of four newly established public secondary schools at a cost of N29.8 million;

34 Sixteen (16) schools were provided with wall fence to ensure safety of students at a cost of N11.4 million;

35 N1 billion was expanded on the massive rehabilitation/reconstruction of over 60 public primary and secondary schools across the state (250 new classrooms already completed out of the 750 envisaged);

36 Tinubu’s administration ensured regular payment of teachers salary as opposed what was formerly obtainable;

37 Between May and December 1999, Ten Thousand (10,000) dual desks and benches were supplied to 100 schools in 20 Local Education Districts (LED) at a cost of N30 million;

38 Tinubu’s administration contracted and engaged the services of Adebowale Furniture Company and Harmon Household Furniture at a cost of N25.2 million for the supply of additional 10,000 dual desks and benches;

39 Forty –One (41) secondary school buildings at the twenty (20) Local Government Areas were rehabilitated at a cost of N50.2 million in 2000;

40 For meaningful development to take place in the schools, Tinubu’s administration gave marching order to Ministry of Education to pick one hundred Secondary Schools, but to start with at least five schools per LED for total rehabilitation of existing structures and provision of education facilities in fiscal year 2000;

41 A total sum of 1. 5 million was expended for the Installation of JSS introductory technology facilities/equipment in 3 secondary schools namely: Ivory Grammar School, Ibeshe – Amuwo/Odofin LED, Sari-Iganmu Secondary School, Apapa – Apapa LED, keke High School, Ifako-Ijaiye LED)

42 A total sum of N750, 000 was expended on the supply of Ten (10) intro-technology workshop benches in five secondary schools, namely: Ivory Grammar School, Ibeshe – Amuwo/Odofin LED, Sari-Iganmu Secondary School, Apapa – Apapa LED, keke High School, Ifako-Ijaiye LED; Civil Service Model College, igbogbo – Ikorodu LED)

43 Ten Metal bench vices at a total cost of N400,000 were supplied to the following schools: African Church College, Ifako – Ifako/Ijaiye LED, Civil Service Model College, Igbogbo – Ikorodu LED;

44 A sum of N3, 822, 748 was spent on the conversion of intro-tech workshop at Ivory Grammar School, Ibeshe;

45 Seventeen (17) schools were provided with wall fences in the state in 1999. The total length was five thousand, two hundred and thirty-one metres (5231 metres) at a cost of N22,156 million;

46 Twenty –five (25) secondary schools within 20 LEDs were supplied with science equipment (Biology, Chemistry, and Physics) at a cost of N19.95 million;

47 Pioneered the up-grading of schools (Oriwu College, Ikorodu-Ikorodu LED, Agbowa/Ikosi Methodist High School, Agbowa – Epe LED, Iworo/Ajido High School, Ebute-Olofin – Badagry LED, Methodist Boys High School, V/Island – Lagos Island LED, Vetland Grammar School, Agege – Agege LED) to models college status;

48 In 2000, Tinubu’s administration approved the setting up of technical committee by the Ministry of Education to renegotiate with the contractors formerly handling abandoned school projects;

49 In 2000, Tinubu approved the re-award and completion of 10 JSS workshops at a cost of N14.3 million;

50 Bola Tinubu gave a marching order to the State Tenders Board to reappraise the submission of technical committee for the re-award of 25 prototype classroom blocks at a cost of N111 million at Ibeju-Lekki, Epe LED;

51 Through the Ministry of Education, Tinubu ordered the supply of special equipment to Atanda-Olu School for the physically handicapped, Surulere, at a cost N321,000;

52 Through the Ministry of Education, Tinubu ordered the supply of special equipment to Modupe Cole for Mentally Retarded School, Akoka, at a cost of N161,000;

53 Through the Ministry of Education, Tinubu ordered the supply of special equipment to National Orthopedic Special School, Igbobi, at a cost of N199, 500;

54 Through the Ministry of Education, Tinubu ordered the supply of special equipment to Wesley School 1 for the Deaf, Surulere, at a cost of N504, 000;

55 Through the Ministry of Education, Tinubu ordered the supply of special equipment to Wesley School 11 for the Deaf, Surulere, at a cost of N377, 000;

56 Through the Ministry of Education, Tinubu ordered the supply of special equipment to Deaf Unit of State Grammar School, Eric Moore, Surulere at a cost of N1,819, 000;

57 Tinubu’s administration approved the provision and installation of teaching aids worth of N2 million for both primary and secondary schools, tagged 3 new priority machines ( Maxima Paper Cutting Machine; 211 offset printing machine; and Platen Latter Press/Numbering Machine)

58 Bola Ahmed Tinubu, at the inception of his administration in May 1999, was determined to strengthen the existing Five Technical College in the state to a standard form. Asiwaju demonstrated this by releasing the sum of N16.16 million for the installation of heavy technical equipment that were purchased since 1991 at the Government Technical Colleges Ikotun and Ado-Sabo respectively;

59 A sum of N85 million was approved and released, by Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s administration, for the Lagos State University (LASU) for its 3 campuses for the provision of infrastructural facilities at the campuses;

60 A sum of N158, 916,521.11 million was approved and released, by Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s administration, for the Lagos State University (LASU) for the completion of its on-going projects in 2000-2002

61 A sum of N64,841,195 million was approved and released, by Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s administration, for the Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH) for the provision of micro-water works as well as the movement of the school to its permanent site at Ikorodu and accreditation programs ;

62 A sum of N60 million was approved and released by Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s administration, to Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education for the completion of its five on-going projects and the execution of eight new projects and accreditation programs;

63 A sum of N15 million was approved and released by Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s administration, to Lagos State College of Primary Education for the completion and execution of new projects;

64 In 1999, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s administration ensured that the Board of Trustees of Education Tax Fund (ETF) release the 70% of the approved funds to the ministry and other institutions in Lagos State;

65 In 1999, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s administration ensured that a total of two hundred and twenty non-teaching staff benefited from training at various workshops/seminar while two hundred and twenty –six officers from grade level 07 and above were recommended for promotion by the Personnel Management Board;

66 1999, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s administration ensured a total of 31 junior officers from grade levels 01- 06 were also recommended for promotion by the Personnel Management Board;

67 On Thursday 10th, 2000, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu underwrote the examination fees of all bonafide SSS 3 students in the state (90,000 students who sat for May/June 200 NECO) with payment of N99 million;

68 Tinubu’s administration also made all internal examination in government schools including technical colleges free;

69 Between 1999 and 2000, Tinubu’s administration via the Ministry of Education, provided all science materials needed for the NECO’s science practical examinations to all public secondary schools, at a cost of N94 million;

70 In the first administration of Tinubu’s administration, he approved plans to rehabilitate the public libraries at Ikorodu, Epe, Tolu, Agege, and Ebuta-Metta.

71 Five (5) new libraries and computer centres were established in the five division of the state; this is coupled with the establishment of library in each public school;

72 In 1999-2000, Tinubu’s administration approved and released a total sum of N4, 057,000 to Lagos State Scholarship Board, being payment to 737 old awardees. I addition, a sum of N33, 500,000 was paid to 3,342 indigenes studying in various institutions in Nigeria. And a sum of N3 million was paid to all 75 Lagos State Law Students at the Law School in Abuja.

Okay here you go!

Let us throw this to a vote and I want integrity to be the watchword of what kind of Nigeria we Youths want by saying the truth.

Judging from all these images:

--If you agree that her age is BELOW 60, Click Like

--If you agree that her age is ABOVE 60, Click Share

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There has been series of fake news that Tinubu daughter "Folashade" is 60years and this seems to be trending among fake news peddlers for long.

I just go about looking for her pictures to validate the truth and below are her recent images from 2019 - 2021. This clearly shows this woman is not in anyway 60years.

Nairalander could you please trutfully act as judge on the question of Tinubu daughter's age to see if she is actually up to 60 or anywhere near 50 from this pics.

Mynd44 Lalasticala , your attention is needed here.

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It’s corruption.

Corruption exists in every corner of Nigeria society and that’s why those Universities sometimes make it so hard to process transcript and will only accelerate the process when you grease their hands.

They make transcript processing a rocket science. You can request for your transcript today and school will send it after 6month when the intent was already passed.

Look At This Picture, This Is Tinubu & His Boys.

Osinbajo The 2nd Most Powerful man & Gbajabiamila the 4th Most Powerful Man Constitutionally.

They Both Served Under Him In Lagos You Can't Achieve Anything Alone In This World.

So If You Must Have A God Father Let It Be A Tinubu

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Lol. This is a big flood o.

Ojukwu will be happy with Umahi.

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Peter Obi the foolish fugitive!

He should be president so he can kill and dump all the youth in Esu river river he did in Awkusu right?

He should be president so he can sell all Nigeria assets to open company with his daughter name abroad to siphon state money.

Obi Pandora can only be president in the Sad East and not Nigeria.

FreeStuffsNG:
It's absolutely necessary. Anyone who is not satisfied should go to court.
Eko o ni baje.

Eko baje ti

KingAzubuike:
After competing with students from Gabon, Bhutan and Kosovo

IPOB illiterate, Olympiad is an international contest featuring all continent including Europe.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Mathematical_Olympiad

World’s brightest student, Fareedah Oyolola, gets Maths Olympiad title


After receiving an honour from the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth as one of the world’s brightest students in 2021, Fareedah Oyolola of Greensprings School has once again put Nigeria on the map by receiving the elitist title of the International Maths Olympiad Challenge (IMOC). She received the title along with other students of Greensprings School because of her 97.23 percentile score in the global mathematics championship, which concluded last December.

Reacting to the news of Fareedah’s new accomplishment, Dr. Barney Wilson, deputy director of education of the school, said she was a blessing to the school. He remarked, “This is amazing news. Fareedah is blessed and she represents us very well. Her parents, teachers and all of Greensprings School are very proud of her accomplishments.”

In the same vein, Wilson also congratulated other students of the school who were honoured with the mathematics title in 2021, stating that these are great times for the school.

“The rising tide lifts all boats, and these are great times for Greensprings School. Congratulations to Temidayo William, Oluwatobi Somorin, Elvis Chimauchem, Akinfolarin Ojo, Mojolaoluwa Abatan and all our students who participated in the intense mathematics challenge and received the elitist title. Kudos also go to every teacher who has taught them and to our great leaders who ensure our environments remain conducive for teaching and learning,” he added.

The International Maths Olympiad Challenge is a global mathematics championship for students who are mathematics prodigies and always seeking challenges that will deepen their understanding of maths. The timeline for the 2022 edition of the challenge is yet to be announced.

Source: https://www.sunnewsonline.com/worlds-brightest-student-fareedah-oyolola-gets-maths-olympiad-title/?amp

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Gazette have started again with their fake news to massage the ego of Tinubu haters.

Alpha Beta is consulting for other states in Nigeria and even outside Nigeria.

Following a successful self-assessment scheme and resultant economic gains, Alpha Beta Consulting has concluded plans to extend its services beyond Nigeria.The company in a statement disclosed that it has concluded plans to extend its business to Sierra Leone, adding that its operations have already commenced in Ghana.

The statement reads: “Our efforts elevated Lagos Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) 55 folds from 600 million Naira monthly average to N33billion monthly since 2001. Our services had enabled rapid development and improved social services provision.

Alpha Beta Consulting, which operates in Abia, Imo, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom, Sokoto, Kano, Plateau and Nasarawa states assured that citizens would experience better infrastructure in 2019.“

Elsanchez:
woto woto

Why?

Nigeria’s top 10 richest states have accounted for nearly half of petrol subsidy in the country, which alludes to the fact that the poorest states have not benefited from the payment of petroleum subsidy in the country.

A BusinessDay Fact Check on the assertion of the Governor of Edo State that one-third of states in Nigeria consume two-thirds of subsidies has found it to be accurate.

According to the latest official data sourced from the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Q3 ‘2019, Lagos, Kano and Ogun led the chart of petrol consumption across the top 12 states (one-third of total states in Nigeria) including the FCT with approximately 739 million, 459 million, and 278 million liters of petrol consumed within three months, respectively. This represented 15 percent (Lagos), 9 percent (Kano), and 6 percent (Ogun) of total consumption across all states. Niger, Oyo, Delta, Rivers, FCT, Zamfara, Kaduna, Enugu, and Adamawa states made up the list in that order.

A report submitted to the Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) also notes that between January and December 2021, N1.15 billion was spent by the country on petroleum subsidy. A similar amount – N752 billion was spent by the country in 2019 with an estimated monthly average of N150billion spent, according to NNPC’s 2019 report.

In 2019, the top 10 richest states in the country are Lagos, Delta, Osun, Ogun, Oyo, Edo, Ondo, Anambra, Kwara, and Bayelsa states. These altogether got a total amount of N502 billion in petrol subsidy, representing nearly half of total petrol subsidy in the year.

Source: https://businessday.ng/energy/article/nigerias-top-10-richest-states-gulp-nearly-half-of-petrol-subsidy/

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In all of his 69 -- 79 years in this world, how many times has Bola Tinubu, the man who could be the next president of Nigeria, visited the South-East?

I guess that it may not be up to a dozen times. He didn’t go there to school, compete in debate, quiz or Koran recital challenges. He surely didn’t go there on a school excursion to visit a major dam or a game reserve. Who wants to cross the Niger River just to visit Ogbunike Cave, Ngwo Pine Forest or Oguta Lake? The Umuahia Biafra War Museum was not yet built when he went to school. We know that he did not go to the South-East to work after school. With Ndubisi Kanu, Ebutu Ukiwe, Anya O. Anya, Ralph Obioha and others in NADECO, Tinubu most definitely did not go to the South-East to solicit support for MKO Abiola’s mandate during the pro-democracy movement of the 90s. When he emerged and became the governor of Lagos State, he had no need to campaign in the South-East. The same as when he became a National Leader of APC.

Why is that important? What has that got to do with the sit-at-home order introduced in the South-East by the Indigenous People of Biafra to add pressure to their quest for the actualization of an independent nation of Biafra?

I will get to that in a short while. In the meantime, follow me on this little detour.

While the opinion of Boko Haram members is not seen as the opinion of the people of the North-East of Nigeria, the same is not true of the opinion of Biafrans. Outside of the South-East, the opinion of Biafrans is by default considered the universal opinion of the people of the South-East. If you are from the South-East, many still see you as a Biafran, irrespective of how many times you swear not to be allied to the Biafrans.

We know why it is that way. It is because the people of the South-East are the most misunderstood people of Nigeria. The Fulanis come a close second. The misunderstanding is so endemic that the people of the South-East are beginning to misunderstand themselves as a result. I am sure psychologists must have a name for that syndrome.

The reason for the misunderstanding is clear. Even though all categories of South-Eastern people live all over Nigeria, speak various languages of the places they live, the same is not true about other people from other parts of Nigeria within the South-East. Take out the National Youth Service Corps program that compels many young educated and adventurous people to spend a year in the South-East; most Nigerians would not have any reason ever to visit the South-East.

There is little or no federal presence in the region to bring diverse workers from across the country to the South-East. The other reason, related to the first, is that life is very hard in the South-East. It is hard for the people in that region, so they leave at the slightest opportunity. If it is tough for the indigenes to stay and make a living, what hope does it offer non-indigenes?

For 27 years that Nelson Mandela was in prison, if black South Africans had stayed at home one day of every week, they would have spent 1,458 days at home, which would have been four years of their lives. If you think that South African blacks are poor now, imagine how poorer they would have been if they had lost four years of income. And under Apartheid, the white business-owners would have fired most of them from their jobs for such action.

While sacrifice has a place in every struggle, it must be well-crafted and one with buy-in by a majority of the people. Otherwise, those imposing the sacrifice are essentially saying that the people they are fighting for are idiots who have no mind of their own.

Also, responsible people have compared the frequent and economically strangulating sit-at-home as akin to drinking poison and hoping that your enemy would die or sitting at home crushing your testicles and wondering why you cannot get your wife pregnant. The idea that president Buhari would release Nnamdi Kanu because Igbo people are forcing themselves to stay at home does not sound like a strategy coming from those who have a good understanding of how Nigeria works, especially when it relates to anything tangential to Biafra.

A true voluntary sit-at-home would not need force to get people to comply. And Igbo people outside Igbo land will voluntarily join in staying at home. By them not joining, they are giving it thumbs down. They enjoy the freedom and the advantage that they deny folks at home. They are endorsing a philosophy that they are better and superior to those at home. That is a recipe for resentment. And resentment in a struggle like this can only lead to discord and disaster.

More dangerously, by imposing economic hardship on the home front, we encourage more people to leave home. That is the inverse of the new Igbo awareness should be – which is a return home to rebuild – aku lue ulo.

There is a reason Buhari won’t care if all the markets in the South-East are closed for the next 27 years. It is the same reason that Bola Tinubu will not care if school children in the South-East are never allowed to seat for WAEC again, if pregnant women have babies on banana leaves at home and children dig graves to bury their dead parents themselves.

We can be sentimental for the mundane, but history is not sentimental, not even for the profane. We can sit at home as much as we like, but we cannot sit on history. Our forefathers said that the wise ones get the proverb while the stubborn ones bury their heads inside the bush.

The limit of sit-at-home comes when it begins to crush a man’s testicles.

Rudolf Ogoo Okonkwo teaches Post-Colonial African History at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. He is also the host of Dr Damages Show. His books include “This American Life Sef”, “Children of a Retired God” among others

Source: http://saharareporters.com/2022/01/21/trouble-ipob%E2%80%99s-sit-home-rudolf-ogoo-okonkwo

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Biyi Oloko, a British citizen of Nigerian descent and Conservative candidate, has won the Tilehurst South and Holybrook by-election in the United Kingdom. The Tilehurst South and Holybrook seat was run as a by-election after the death of incumbent councillor Peter Argyle, after 24 years of meritorious service.

Oloko, the new Conservative councillor, who has now been elected to West Berkshire Council, emerged victorious in the by-election that was also contested by Labour and the Liberal Democrats.

Speaking after his election, Oloko, who was quoted by leading weekly news outlet, Newburytoday Newspaper, said: “I can’t wait to get started on continuing Peter’s work alongside councillor Richard Somner. I met many of our residents on their doorsteps and their message was very clear, their priorities will be my priorities as I look forward to continuing to build on the good record of the Conservatives-led administration.”

Lynne Doherty, Conservative leader of West Berkshire Council said: “I’m delighted to welcome Biyi to the group. We share a passion for community involvement and I’m sure that he will champion the voice of his residents in this area.

Berkshire is a county in South East England. One of the home counties, Berkshire was recognised by Queen Elizabeth II as the Royal County of Berkshire in 1957 because of the presence of Windsor Castle, and letters of patents were issued in 1974.

Oloko was a former Special Adviser on Economic Planning and Internal Revenue to late governor of Oyo State Abiola Ajimobi.

Oloko is a chartered accountant whose boardroom experience traverses the Private Sector, Public Sector and Public-Private Partnerships (PPP).

He is the CEO of Stephen Simeon Limited, an international advisory business with presence in the UK and Africa. He has an excellent reputation as a leading expert in structuring transactions, business recovery and business turnaround.

Oloko is an active volunteer in the Berkshire region where he is a Vice President of the Thames Valley District of Chartered Accountants and an Ambassador of the Institute of Directors (Berkshire).

Source: https://guardian.ng/news/nigerian-british-chartered-accountant-biyi-oloko-wins-uk-by-election/amp/

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