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The Ondo governorship race of the year 2016 has come and gone peacefully despite the political intrigues but the memories of some election campaign moments will forever linger in the minds of the participants.

A member of the All Progressives Congress, Olaide Lanre Badmus woke up this morning to reflect on her electioneering campaign moments with the winner of the Ondo gubernatorial election, Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN.

The light-skinned beautiful woman with a gap tooth expressed gratefulness to God as she shares a couple of photos from the Akeredolu campaign train.

Significantly, Akeredolu popularly known as Aketi was seen enjoying a safe boat ride to the riverine Ilaje area of the Sunshine State to preach his change message to the people.

Miss Badmus was also pictured with the deputy governor elect, Hon. Agboola Ajayi on the same trip as she enjoyed the opportunity of taking selfies.

Read her touching message below:

"Still can't thank God enough for d Election Victory

I thank God for all because there were so many negative confession from people I least expected cos they thought the words of their mouths were enough to change the plans God has for d Gov Elect,but God didn't seize to be God Aketi's Critics , were the first set of People to Congratulate him!

GRACE !!! Spoke for Oluwarotimi Akeredolu the Gov Elect. We saw God in action all through & God will always be with him in Jesus name.

Everything that needs to answer in our lives, shall answer to GRACE. Everything that God has ordained to work shall work for YOU & I in Jesus Name. I command fire to destroy impediments in your way in Jesus Name. Where they are suppose to say YES to you they shall say

YES .I prophesy with APOSTOLIC Tenacity you will laugh last over adversity and adversary........

If your thought towards me are for evil, this prayer will work against you o !"

Source: http://www.tori.ng/news/47784/ondo-govelect-akeredolu-spotted-enjoying-a-boat-ri.html

kings09:
As bitter as the American election was, thr was no violence. But naija politics na do or die

oga there was violence on several occasions. get your facts right.

Following the claim by the governorship candidate of the Alliance for Democracy, (AD) Chief Olusola Oke, that they had endorsed his gubernatorial ambition, the families of the late civilian Governors of Ondo State,Chief Adekunle Ajasin and Ade Adefarati, have disowned him.

The families, while reacting to Oke’s claim in a joint statement signed by the late Adefarati’s son, Gboyega Adefarati, the scions of the three political giants cautioned Oke against dropping the names of their patriarchs.

They stressed further that the AD’s governorship candidate and their fathers had nothing in common in political orientation and moral principle.

According to the statement, “We take exception to Oke’s claim in political jingles on radio and television and his misleading political campaigns that his political philosophy represented our fathers’ political identities, including claiming that our late fathers’ families had endorsed him as the governorship candidate of Ondo State.

“This is clearly a fraud. Nobody in the families of the late leaders ever endorsed Oke because the AD’s candidate has nothing in common with our fathers.

“Ajasin and Adefarati never flirted with the ruling party before they became governors of the Sunshine State; all they did was to remain in their political camps to realise their ambitions without jumping around for fortunes like Oke is now doing by running away from PDP after the party lost the presidential election in 2015.

“Our fathers also did not have any criminal records as Oke is being alleged by his people that he diverted NDDC’s N155m to his private pocket after allegedly using a non-existent community called Ubaeripato to allegedly fund non-existent projects to fleece the people of the Niger Delta of the money meant for their communities development.

Source: http://leadership.ng/news/559569/ondo-poll-ajasin-adefarati-families-disown-oke-say-patriarchs-not-political-prostitutes

cc Lalasticlala Seun

The leading All Progressives Congress gubernatorial candidate, Rotimi Odunayo Akeredolu has been berated on social media over images of the 'Aketi 2017' branded bread making rounds on social media.

There is a new twist to the dramatic emergence of the 'Aketi 2017' branded loaves of bread that were shared in a targeted area in Ondo State to promote the image of the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate, Rotimi Odunayo Akeredolu, SAN.

The sponsor of the rare benevolence named Dele Ogun has issued a press release after the gesture was politicized by members of opposition parties in the state. In a statement titled "My interest is about our candidate – Sponsor of “Aketi Bread” exclusively obtained by TORI NEWS, he explained the loaves of bread were shared as part of his contributions to the campaign exercises of Mr. Akeredolu.

Read the full details below:

Dele Ologun, a major supporter of the Akeredolu Campaign has come out to condemn the reaction of people on social media to his kind gesture towards the Akeredolu Campaign.

Mr Ologun’s contribution of two buses to the APC candidate was acknowledged by the candidate on his triumphant entry to the state after the release of his name by INEC.

He has also placed about 5 billboards all over the State especially on the Ogbese-Owo road axis.

“The most important thing that we can do is do whatever it takes for our candidate to win.” Ologun said in reaction to the negative sentiment brought from the images circulating the web.

“My interest is about our candidate. Immediately I saw it online I was mad. Like what nonsense is this. Why are people ” He uttered frustratingly. “Some people have branded water, which is vital, what is the big deal in putting the name and face of your candidate everywhere?”

When asked about how much was made, Mr Ologun revealed that a total of 400 pieces of bread were made specifically for Ward 1 in Akure North which have since been distributed around the 4th of November. The resurfacing of the images is seen by many within the APC as a desperate attempt by the opposition to taint the image of Akeredolu.

http://www.tori.ng/news/45566/ondo-election-controversy-as-apc-supporter-floods.html

cc Lalasticlala Seun

Controversial Nigerian actor and self-acclaimed s*xiest man in Nollywood, Benson Okonkwo has raised the eyebrows of his audience with the promotion of homos*xuality in his new film titled "Benson the Maniac" currently streaming on RealNolly TV - Youtube.

The movie has been deemed an apparent challenge to the Nigerian constitution as amended which recommends a 14-year jail term to homosexuals. There is also the danger of vulnerable kids emulating the questionable and sensitive messages being passed across in the film.

A research by TORI NEWS reveals Mr. Okonwko's sexual orientation has been an object of debate over years as some industry colleagues have rumoured he is not straight but suspected to be bisexual despite his frequent denials.

Mr. Okonkwo who was one of the actors that played a gay role in Nollywood’s first soft porn gay movie - 'Pregnant Hawker', once falsely claimed he was preparing to marry his gilrfriend, Emelda Emells in 2013.

According to him, they had been dating for 8 years and were finally prepared to walk down the isle. This later turned out to be a ruse after a statement credited to Miss Emelda Emells dispelled his claims.

Click here for the explicit video and pictures http://www.tori.ng/news/45116/gay-alert-popular-nigerian-actor-benson-okonkwo-sp.html

cc Lalasticlala seun

lalasticalala they have scammed your brother oh! pls help him.

Aketi all the way. Proud to be associated with this great man

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Love birds from the South-eastern part of Nigeria, painted a scenario of the sale of ice-cream in their romantic pre-wedding photo-shoot.

Kennedy Ogbonna and Phalon George will be getting married in the month of November, 2016, in a traditional wedding ceremony in Akwete, Abia State, and a white wedding nuptials in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, with preparations in top gear.

The duo have graced social media with amazing pre-wedding photos with the excitement of marriage written all over their faces.

The picture that caught the attention of people online is that of which handsome Kennedy posed as a local ice-cream retailer with Phalon making a purchase from him.

Pre-wedding photos have almost generated a healthy competition among lovebirds in Nigeria as they work to hijack attention in the media.

Source: http://www.tori.ng/news/44459/so-heartwarming-see-the-local-icecream-inspired-pr.html

A talented singer based in Abuja has summoned courage to publicly admit his profound romantic interest in popular blogger, Linda Ikeji who is currently single.

The music act named Samuel John but self-styled Saga, according to reports gathered is a long time admirer of the former model and University of Lagos graduate, Linda Ikeji. After a period of longterm obsession, he has apparently 'proposed' to the Banana Island resident in a romantic fashion.

The handsome singer preferred speaking to Linda Ikeji through the sweet language of music. The captivating music titled 'Linda' exclusively released to Tori News is an Afro-pop tune with an interesting blend of the Nigerian commercial flavour expertly sang with the high hopes of winning Linda Ikeji's 'heart of gold'.

Saga hopes to create an indelible impression with his song which is earning accolades from listeners from far north-central to the south-western part of Nigeria.

Here is the download link to the banging track: https://www.hulkshare.com/2f3bsw7fhz0g

Source: http://www.tori.ng/news/43735/linda-ikeji-gets-marriage-proposal-from-abujabased.html

cc Lalasticlala Seun

localblood:
Where is Pedro Obaseki?

hahahahhaa Pedro must be ashamed of himself now. He must be gathering his family members to beg Godwin now.

hertheytheydgee:
She use niger-delta oyel rub leg ni?


She's fine but not pretty.

hahahahahhahaa.....nairaland for life. u go fear comment.

worlexy:
Let EDO people decide the path to follow

Have you eaten today? why are u hating?

A hapless family needs the financial assistance of well-meaning Nigerians as their daughter is traumatically down with a heart defect.

This is Victoria Oyindamola Oluwadare, a 12 year old Nigerian girl based in Ibadan, Oyo State who is battling with a heart disease named Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) with severe pulmonary hypertension as diagnosed at the University College Hospital, UCH; Ibadan by Dr. Oluwatoyin Ogunkunle who is a Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist at the hospital.

Due to the severe nature of the ailment and problem of inadequate medical facilities in Nigeria as well as needed expertise, there is an urgent need to fly her to India for an immediate medical attention so save her life.

Consultations have been made with an hospital in the Asia country and the treatment is estimated to cost a whooping sum of $6,500 [/b]which her parents can't afford due to their humble status as federal civil servants.

An appeal is hereby being made to Nigerians to assist in raising the funds for the urgent surgery as the poor girl continues to groan in pains and discomfort from her sickness.

The account details are given as:

[b]Oluwadare Victoria O.

Account number: 3106359924

First Bank Nigeria Plc

Her guardians can be contacted on the following numbers: 08138487670, 07065856646, 08029412179.

Attached here are highly verifiable documents to confirm the authenticity of her condition.

CC Lalasticlala Seun Pls help this girl

Intensive research has shown that Nigerian ladies are fond of putting up strange characters in the heat of ecstasy.

These strange unconscious characters have been broken down into several classes by His Royal Highness, George 'Saro Wiwa' of Tori News and listed below:

(1) S*x makes some ladies religious instantaneously:

During s*x, some Nigerian ladies who haven't prayed in ages even by virtue of mistake in the heat of hard thrusts be like; ooooooh Lawwwwd! Chiiiisos! Yes! Yessssssssss! Oh gord!

If you are in this category, I swear the thunder that will fire you will be delivered through DHL.

(2) Some ladies immediately become music artistes:

Most of the ladies in this category may not even sing if you mandate them to do so at gun point but s*x has a way of digging out the hidden treasures in them. These emergency singers be like; Ummmh! Ooooh!! Aaaah!!! Yheeee!!!! Uuuuuh!!! All in a rhythmic style in line with the tune of the thrusts. People in this category will make good back-up singers in reality.

(3) Some experienced ladies become athletes:

S*x has a way of bringing out the spirit of competition in some docile ladies. The way some ladies will be advocating for speed will make you think s*x is a track and field event. They will be like; faaaaast! Faster nowwwww! Yes fassteeeeeer! You are almost there....fast oooooo!
Miss Usain Bolt well done oh!

(4) S*x makes people announce their own obituary untimely:

The way this category of people play with death during romance baffles me. They will be like;
You are killing me! You will finish me oh! Yeee I am finally dead!
This set of ladies will one day pray for long life despite their negative confessions.

(5) Some ladies become terrorists:

These sets of ladies are like the Niger Delta Avengers targeting oil pipelines in the South-south region. They could sound very destructive in their reactions. They will be like; Destroy it! Do it anyhow! Are you not a man? Don't show any mercy! Vandalize the place! Do I look like your sister? Hardeeeeer! Oya fire!
For people in this category, one day you will meet your 'Buratai' who will level the place.

(6) S*x makes some ladies respectful:

I love ladies in this class. They are very calm and sweet. In a very arousing and low tone, they will be like; Give it to me please! Pls I am begging, don't stop! You can do it dear! Pls I am almost there! I will soon come okay, I promise!
Most of the ladies in this zone grew up in comfortable environments lol.

(7) Good s*x has a way of making some ladies confess loyalty overnight:

This class of ladies are like Further Mathematics, I have failed to understand them despite several calculated attempts. They will never confess their feelings on a normal day until they are under the influence of the 'koko'.
They will be like; I love you! You are my life! I will marry you! If you don't propose, I will propose to you oh! You are the best! Just say whatever you want....your wish is my command! Jerk me anyhow, it’s all yours!
If you are in this circle ehn, I swear you need to be flogged at the village square.

( Some ladies instantly become beggars:

Ladies under this category paint s*x like a balanced diet which they must adequately consume for body growth and development. They can beg for Africa. They will be like; please don't stop! Please touch my breasts! Please just give it to me again! Please I am begging you! Ple-a-s-e! Pleeeeeeseee!! Plsssssssssse!!! Sssssssss!!!!

In conclusion, majority of the ladies will deny these reactions after the sacred act.

Read more on http://www.tori.ng/news/35204/some-funny-responses-of-nigerian-ladies-during-int.html

CC Seun Lalasticlala Tonyebarcanista toks2008 beremx

wowmenow:
Thank God for tompolo if not amechi for just kill this university

This is a different story. That one is in Okerenkoko.

NwaNimo1:
I believe Kachikwu....

This is not from Niger Delta Avengers.....check their Twitter

bjhaid:
the change we clamoured for

which change are you talking about? Should Buhari pay for him?

Tori News correspondent, Osayimwen Osahon George is predicting the nationwide industrial strike action as scheduled for Wednesday, the 18th of May, 2016 by the Nigeria Labour Congress in protest against the removal of the fuel subsidy by the Federal Government may end up being a mere holiday for workers across Nigeria. It should be noted that there is currently a 60% increment in fuel price specifically from N86.50 to a whooping sum of N145 per litre.

This argument is being made on the basis of the factors listed below:

(1) President Muhammadu Buhari's popularity among Nigerians:

Former president Goodluck Ebele Jonathan's attempt to remove the fuel subsidy on the 1st of January, 2012 failed due to lack of public support and trust. Nigerians invariably presumed the public officials would be having larger funds to loot. Buhari's anti-corruption fight which has gained recognition in the international community and led to the recovery of a sum of N600 billion coupled with the arrests of notable Nigerians who served in the previous administration by one of the country's anti-graft agencies, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. These have increased the faith of Nigerians in government which is deemed to reflect positively on the removal of fuel subsidy.

(2) The exposure of the ills behind fuel subsidy in Nigeria:

The aim of subsidy anywhere in the world is to cater for the interests of the common people. The issue of fuel subsidy in Nigeria has created a safe haven for 'legal corruption' in by powerful figures known as the 'Oil Cabal'.

In the year 2011, a sum of N245 billion was budgeted for payment of fuel subsidy by the Goodluck Ebele Jonathan administration which at the end of the year gulped a payment of N2.6 trillion. This high-level robbery has gone unanswered till date in a 55-year old country that claims to have a working constitution and judiciary.

According to the startling details of the highly classified letter leakage between Minister of Transport, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi and the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, a huge amount of crude oil worth $7 billion was stolen yearly by organised 'oil rats' as exposed by a delegation from the United States of America government.

Authoritative reports from the Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu also have it that some unscrupulous oil marketers have been illegally diverting 30% of fuel to neighbouring countries including Cameroon and Chad after securing subsidy from government for the purpose of selling at cut-throat prices. 400 trucks of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC were reportedly sent to Lagos but investigations revealed that only 250 trucks were delivered while 150 trucks were diverted for obnoxious interests.

Unconfirmed reports also have it that oil marketers have been selling the dollars obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria under the guise of fuel importation at the black market for the purpose of making indiscriminate profits without importing fuel. The dollars are obtained the official rate of N197 from the apex bank and sold at parallel market at the rate of N320 or above.

In summary, Nigerians desire to have the loopholes of fraud in the oil sector finally plugged by the removal of the fuel subsidy and the liberalization of the oil market.

(3) The economic condition of the country doesn't favour the fuel subsidy:

Nigeria operates a monocultural economy that relies heavily on the exportation of crude oil in the generation of 95% of the country's foreign exchange earnings. Following the fall in oil prices in the international market, the country has witnessed an over 60% sharp drop in foreign earnings. The oil earnings of Nigeria sits at a depleted value of $550 billion in a month since April, 2016 and the government expends a sum of $225 billion in the importation of fuel. There is the wild scare of a negative economic effect on the already depleted Federation Account from which funds are distributed among the federal, state and local governments if the government attempts to increase its 50% quota in the importation of fuel for equitable distribution in the country.

With funds generated from the deregulation of the downstream oil sector, the current four refineries in Warri, Port Harcourt and Kaduna can be maintained to full capacity and new ones could be built as promised by government coupled with the emergence of private refineries which will encourage healthy competition in the oil sector towards efficiency. The prowess of social media in Nigeria has sensitized the general public on the major agenda behind the removal which will affect the public support of the strike action and subsequent protests.

(4) Nigerians are more concerned about the availability of fuel rather than price:

In the last two months of the biting crisis of fuel scarcity, Nigerians have bought fuel for hyper-inflated prices ranging from N200 per litre upwards. The cheapest price currently at the black market is N150 per litre which a highly competitive demand. This has also had a direct effect on the prices of goods and services.

Unconsciously, Nigerians have gotten accustomed to the emergency prices and are only interested in the availability of fuel especially the business owners who need to stay in operation against all odds.

The phobia of Nigerians for the endless queues at petrol stations led to the growth of the black market that became highly lucrative. This will affect the objectives of the NLC and TUC as they mayn't get the required 100% dedication from the general public as enjoyed in the famous 2012 protest for the same cause. A strong example is the news that the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) have backed out of the scheduled strike action due to its support for the Federal Government on the removal of fuel subsidy.

(5) The historical antecedence of the NLC and TUC:

The last struggle between the Federal Government and opposing bodies like the Nigeria Labour Congress, civil societies (Occupy Nigeria), Trade Union Congress on the fuel subsidy in 2012 during the Goodluck Ebele Jonathan administration left a couple of questions unanswered. The people who spent days at the MKO Abiola garden in Lagos state including other bodies at several locations in Nigeria felt betrayed by the labour union's inability to push for an outright reversal of the fuel price from N141 to the initial N65 as agreed. The consensus reached with the Federal Government left the price at N97 per litre which yielded issues of distrust in the system.
Some concerned Nigerians are currently trending short articles on social media to sensitize Nigerians against the proposed strike action of the NLC and TUC. Nigerians are suggesting that the leadership of the NLC through its Cooperative Societies should venture into fuel importation since its an open market and sell to its members at lower rates just as it has been selling lands, cars, electronics etc through the same body at various government institutions.

In conclusion, I strongly believe Nigerians are ready to face their worst fears concerning the removal of the fuel subsidy. This is the only way to halt the protracted debates renting the media space for years now. These are hard times that warrant hard decisions before Nigeria becomes Greece.

Source: http://www.tori.ng/news/29669/subsidy-removal-top-reasons-why-the-scheduled-nlcs.html

CC Lasticlala Seun Tonyebarcanista Toks2008

Dear President Muhammadu Buhari,

Sorry I will be skipping the necessary greetings conventionally attached to a letter like this due to the severity of the matters arising. I write this letter to you with indescribable pains and sense of disappointment in my heart concerning the shocking removal of fuel subsidy which you claimed was non-existent while you were vying for presidency.

According to you, you said you never heard of it given during your time as the Petroleum Minister in 1976 after being appointed by the then Head of State, Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo. We the masses believed you and crucified former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan whom we hurriedly sent back to his hometown in Otuoke, Bayelsa state. During your Chatham House speech in London last year, 2015 prior to your victory, you emphasized that your continued contest for presidency 4 good times over the years, namely 2003, 2007, 2011 and 2015 was borne out of your strong will to salvage this nation from the selfish hands of unscrupulous leaders before we finally reach a blind alley and we queued behind you with our little strengths after being economically dehydrated by the PDP-led former administration.

We the masses also believed and trusted in you to help set Nigeria on the right course after our 16-year old ordeal in the hands of leaders of the People's Democratic Party who heartlessly defiled our treasury thereby leaving us at the mercy of the ruthless tongues of world leaders like the British Prime Minister David Cameron who has described us as a 'fantastically' corrupt nation. The elites in Nigeria who were enriched by the bazaar of the previous administrations such as the $2.1 billion arms deal scam stood against you. The PDP wetted all grounds with mind-boggling amounts of money; bribing our traditional rulers in the South-west with dollars in a bid to influence our voting decisions but we stood for you sir. We all saw hope in Nigeria through you. No matter how far we believe we could stay away from Nigeria, history still has it that it is our home. We picked up our Permanent Voters’ Cards, PVCs wielded them in the air like weapons and stormed the various polling units; our warfronts where we fought for the destiny of Nigeria which was clouded with the onslaught of treasury looters.

Dear Buhari, you were our last hope of bringing succour to this nation which has almost been turned into a curse on the populace. But today, you have not only gone back on virtually all your campaign promises, you have also compounded our woes. If you can't take us out of the Wilderness to the land of Canaan as promised, why don't you leave us there rather than ruin our lives in the deep Red Sea. The increment in fuel price negates the view of a former Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Professor Tamunoemi David-West's expectation of you to reduce the pump price to N40 due your benevolent nature. You intelligently took a safe position by not responding to the viral promise which played out well for you politically. I am pushed to assume Nigerians were not your immediate target but the exit of Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan who is busy picking up empty international awards for the good works of being 'fantastically corrupt'.

Dear Buhari, the blood of the 7 brave people of Birin Bolawa and Birin Fulani in the Nafada district of Gombe state who gallantly defied the fear of Boko Haram fighters to vote for you during the presidential elections before they were attacked will be flowing endlessly at the announcement of the removal of the subsidy which I believe was concluded before your attendance of the anti-corruption summit in the United Kingdom.
Sir, I remember the resistance you displayed each time the Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Emmanuel Kachikwu brought up the necessity of the discontinuation of the payment of fuel subsidy by the government which was only satisfying the selfish interests of the fuel marketers. You expressed deep concerns about the untold hardship on the Nigerian masses that stood gallantly and shamelessly behind you during the ultimate search for your Senior Secondary School Certificate. We all affirmed our faiths in you and promised to still vote you even if you tender a 'NEPA bill' for such a position of high esteem like the presidential seat. For the first time in the history of Nigerian people who attach so much importance to academic qualifications rather than skills and intelligence, we looked down on the highly coveted doctorate degree.
Your decision also confronts me with the fear that may soon be cowed into the devaluation of the naira which you have stood against for reasons of hyper-inflation and excruciating economic discomfort on the people considering the languid nature of our economy as well as our taste for foreign products.

Mr Oga, the removal of the fuel subsidy is a betrayal of the trust we have in you. It is really disheartening. I hurt so bad as I pen down my words at the wee hours of the day considering how massive I supported you during the heated presidential elections. Nigerians have been so patient with the near-negative change since May, 2015 when you took over. Every governmental process from your team led to different dramas with thrilling episodes. It took you 5 months to appoint your 'angelic ministers' and also 5 months to sign a mercilessly padded budget whose culprits are still in government with re-assigned offices despite assertive threats from you. You have a record of the longest fuel scarcity in the history of Nigeria running into invariably three months while you exhausted your locally refined 'excuses' that filled the petrol tanks of our vehicles and other power-generating sets. The first class certificate and Exxonmobil experience of Ibe Emmanuel Kachikwu failed and is still failing woefully in ameliorating the brouhaha. I am forced to think our problem isn't in the textbooks but a carefully designed indigenous initiative to satisfy the interests of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, related agencies and the ‘indispensible’ independent oil marketers who have shown their level of superiority over governance clearly in the last three months.

We have all bought fuel for unspeakable prices in the last few months sir excluding the presidency. You created million of jobs for Nigerian youths in the petroleum sector through the growth of the black market that saw supposedly visionary Nigerian youths display their Shylock tendencies. We lost a promising youth in Festac Town, Lagos in the fuel scarcity crisis after being allegedly shot by an official of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps and the crime has gone unanswered till date simply because the victim was the child of a common man just like the kidnapped Chibok girls and the victims of Fulani mayhem in Agatu, Benue.

Mr President sir, you have released several diplomatic press statements I strongly feel were produced without your knowledge because this administration is very similar to the previous one in terms of talking the talk and not walking the walk. You keep telling us you know we are suffering and you feel our pains while you constantly hang in the air en route 24 countries since you emerged as president in the last 11 months but sir pardon me to call that a 'presidential lie' orchestrated by the journalistic skills of your media aides, Femi Adesina and Garba Shehu who have waited all their lives to enjoy the ambience of the Aso Rock villa.
Baba Buhari, you are in Nigeria but you are far from Nigerians. You feel our pains no more. You are so disconnected from the people that entrusted their votes in you. The field of Political science where I secured my masters degree teaches me that this is the first indication of a failed government because a true leader is the full representation of the image of his people. You are the president of Nigeria because of us. You are our special SERVANT but the irony is that there is no service here.

My father at the age of 65 went to the polling station in Ibadan, Oyo state as early as 8am during the presidential election. As he was leaving, he was motivated by your plans for 'CHANGE'. After voting, he stayed back to monitor and 'defend' his vote till it was counted with his weak strength.
He danced to the advent of a new Nigeria at your victory. I was sad to call him that you removed one of the only viable government subsidies the poor have been enjoying in Nigeria since independence in 1960. He screamed in shock and disappointment when he heard the new price of fuel is N145. Buhari, this is where we are now. I know you are very good at ignoring criticisms and views of Nigerians in the media which is paramount among leaders with military backgrounds. I know my opinions don't count but posterity for have it on record that I spoke out to a man I supported with all my heart in the face of fears of islamization of Nigeria, membership of Boko Haram, tribal domination issues, widespread institutionalization of Sharia law, political dictatorship, old age factors amongst others which Governor Ayodele Fayose and his opposing PDP reiterated on with highly sponsored articles in all aspects of the media. We were defiant in our course; we stayed focused to the end. Even when they induced us with money, we 'chopped' it like Ponmo and followed our hearts.
Jonathan's election loss despite expending a whooping sum of N2.2 trillion according to the Punch confirms our unflinching support for you sir.

In fairness to you sir, your intentions are good but this particular move of oil subsidy removal is a hard decision that will end up being fatal and detrimental in the long run. It will increase the level of inflation we have on ground already. I am sure Madam Aisha Buhari hasn't told you the price of tomatoes in the market sir. Even a popular Nigerian singer, Waje Iruobe humbly wailed on social media at the high price of the local commodity.
This government is currently struggling to provide jobs thereby forcing the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed to desperately set out to provide at least masquerade 1,000 jobs in the practice of our culture. That's a brilliant idea anyway if his family members and the children of the elites could lead the race like the Central Bank of Nigeria's backdoor recruitment.
Furthermore, this current administration is also toiling hard to increase the minimum wage of federal civil servants from a minute amount of N18, 000 which is long overdue. This administration is struggling to also diversify the economy in the face of economic downturn and heal our sick naira. This administration has recorded several almost-insolvent states that can't pay the salaries of workers despite being oil-rich. This administration also produced the 'top achiever', Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola who has increased electricity tariff by 45% despite producing more darkness than ever. In fact the power bills represent our usage of SUN light rather than electricity.

Several private companies are folding up due to high running costs in the face of economic hardships. Some surviving small and medium-sized enterprises, SMEs are struggling to pay salaries with their workers surviving on anti-corruption news which realistically can't sustain the human body according to science.
What will be the fate of the masses if at the end of the day, there is no equitable distribution of petroleum product across Nigeria with the fuel subsidy removal? We will surely be at the mercies of selfish black marketers selling products at cut-throat prices that could even skyrocket to N400 or N500 if it persists. Where are the necessary palliatives needed to cushion the adverse economic effects of the price hike?
We are in danger! Nigeria has been stolen from us overnight.
In simple terms, people are not getting enough money but they are conditioned to spend more money. That's pure hardship that doesn't represent a government that promised us a change of the status quo.

Baba, I swear make I nor lie for you ehn, this 'CHANGE' nor be am at all, it also needs a 'change' abeg.

Yours Sincerely,
Osayimwen Osahon George


CC Lalasticlala Seun Ishilove

Beremx:
7up the difference is clear.





I remember those days in Festac town we gathered at 512road junction to watch Fido Dido on a big screen doing his thing.

good memories!


lalasticlala, dem never born you that time na!

You still live in Festac?

A former president of the Nigerian Bar Association and gubernatorial aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Ondo, Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu, SAN granted an exclusive interview to Tori.ng's Correspondent, Osayimwen Osahon George during which he spoke about the forthcoming gubernatorial election in the sunshine state, his plans and other related issues.

Read excerpts from the phone interview:


Tori: The 2016 gubernatorial race is quite a very competitive one. According to media reports, we have 30 aspirants under the banner of All Progressives Congress, APC and 10 under the People's Democratic Party, PDP. With all these competitors, are you optimistic about your victory and why sir?

Aketi: Well, I don't know how you arrived at the figures but if they are correct, it is a welcome development. For me, I am particular about the APC. I know that the party to beat is the APC. PDP will have to struggle to ever surmount the APC's onslaught in the forthcoming gubernatorial election. With 30 people or so as you have said, I am very optimistic. I know that all the members of my party, APC are giving their sense of justice and fairness. They are fully aware they will have to make the choice of a formidable candidate and I am formidable enough to be their choice.

Tori: The Commissioner for Information in Ondo state, Kayode Akinmade attacked your personality. He questioned your contributions to the development of Ondo state. Can you explain your contribution(s) to the development of Ondo state?

Aketi: Some of us have been here in Ondo state, we occupied the position of Attorney-General and our record is there to show for it. So He (Kayode Akinmade) must not look at things from his very myopic view. He must be so young that I don't think he has a sense of history. So when it comes to contributions to Ondo state, I have made my own mark, I have made my own contributions in many ways as Attorney-General from the year 1997-1999 and I have been a child of the state as the president of the Nigerian Bar Association. So my contributions can't be questioned. He has just come up as the Commissioner for Information and the only job he has is to run people down and assassinate people's characters which can't be said to be a contribution to progress in Ondo state. The records are there for them if they care to look at it. Ask them in the judiciary, ask the lawyers, those who were around when I was the Attorney-General; I have made my contributions and I am proud of them.

Tori: There are media claims that you abandoned Ondo state after the 2012 gubernatorial election. Where were you after the election sir?

Aketi: Again, those arguments are coming from people who are myopic and have short memory. They can't track events or they have Selective Dementia, in that it is convenient for them to make false claims when they know they are not correct. If they can track events, I was in Ondo state after the election. I was in court for one year. Three months out of that year were spent in Abuja and other places. I was here in Ondo state at the election Tribunal and the Court of Appeal. After the court case to fight for my mandate, the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria, my party had its transformation to APC. I became the interim Chairman for APC in Ondo. I birthed the APC in Ondo state. After the congress, we had a new executive and almost immediately after that, we started the national campaign. I was actively involved with President Muhammadu Buhari and other party chieftains. I was with the presidential campaign committee and other groups. So what else?

I have never left. It’s just that it is convenient for them to say it and by the time they are confronted with the facts, they run away from it. There is no politician in Ondo state whether dead or alive that has devoted more time to the politics of Ondo state and APC than myself. I can boldly say this.


Tori: Can you share with us some lessons you have learned from the 2012 gubernatorial election in Ondo and how you intend to exploit your experience for positive gains in the upcoming 2016 gubernatorial election in the state?

Aketi: A lot of lessons have been learned. This is not peculiar to me alone but also the party, particularly the legacy party, ACN where we came from. We have learned a lot from the last election.

Firstly, today we have adopted a new means of selecting candidates. In the past, we had our own way of choosing our candidates which was convenient for us. That system has thrown up very great leaders in this country but today we are now going by the way of primaries to move us ahead.

Another lesson we have learned is that if you have the opportunity, you must be in control of your own campaign and not mandate people to run around for you. You must have a core of people who are interested in power and not money to run the campaign. They are the people you must put in charge of a number of things on the election day. You can't put people who are interested in money and who are mercenaries as agents or anything in a campaign any longer which is a great lesson.

And another one which I know all of us have learned in the past is that we have gotten to a point where we will only win this election by taking serious precautions to prevent rigging as the Labour Party did in the last time. We must work against rigging and the act of using money to influence voting.

Tori: You have constantly criticized the administration of the current governor of Ondo state, Olusegun Mimiko for its failure to create jobs. What are your plans to alleviate the problem?

Aketi: Job creation is paramount. Job creation is the only way to guarantee security. It is the only way people can talk about dividends of democracy. If you have an army of youths that are unemployed, there can't be adequate security. I have said that we will create jobs in Ondo state by going back to the basics. There are lots of jobs that can come from a chain of agricultural programmes. So our own job creation is going to be through agriculture, industrialization and entrepreneurship. Those are the things we want to do. Overtime, I will provide specifics but for now, job creation is the bedrock of our goals. We can encourage people to acquire skills, own their own businesses and employ others. We will also establish a few industries in the state that will be encouraged. With that, people will have jobs. Except we are able to do that, we have missed it.

Tori: Large sections of the Ondo electorate believe you will have problems governing the state due to the fact that you are based in Ibadan, Oyo state. Do you think that will be a militating factor?

Aketi: I don't know about being based in Ibadan. I have a house in the Owo area of Ondo state. I have my law practice in Ibadan. I am just like every other person. Every other person running in this election has one thing or the other doing outside Ondo state except if they want to tell a lie and say ''I live in Ondo state. Live here doing what?''

The most important thing is that you have commitment to your state and you are ready to live what you are doing to come and serve your people. That is what should be at play and that is what should matter to everybody. I am ready to leave what I am doing to come and serve the people of Ondo state. People have overtime returned from Lagos to Ondo, Abuja and even Canada during the election. There was a lecturer that came from the University of Ibadan and He did well. So what are they saying? Was Governor Mimiko living here in Ondo state? Was He not a Minister in Abuja? Everyone has the right to practice in a place where he can grow and attend to people. The Yorubas have an adage which says; “We have gone to work and we are bringing what we have gained back home for the best of our people” That's what we are trying to do.


Tori: The Internally Generated Revenue, IGR of Ondo state between the month of January to November, 2015 was N10 billion. This was highly celebrated by the state government knowing fully well Lagos state achieves more than double that amount, specifically an average of N23 billion monthly. What are your plans to improve the IGR of Ondo state?

Aketi: The Internally Generated Revenue of any state is dependent on many factors. That you are celebrating a N10 billion achievement is no doubt being parochial because we can do more than that. The only way you can increase the IGR is partly to ensure you have created jobs for people. This is because part of the IGR has to come from a thriving economy. When you don't have industries, when people are not working, there is no time the IGR will pick up. We can really do better. So many things can be done.

We are an oil producing state and up till today, we don't have any industries where by-products of oil are being made. So why are we an oil-producing state? Why have we not being able to attract one or two refineries. Aliko Dangote was supposed to invest in Olokola but because of ineptitude of the government, such an enterprise that would have given a boom to the economy of the state was moved to Lagos. So if you talking about IGR, there are many things you have to put in place to increase it and we will focus on them if we have the opportunity of being in charge of the state.

Tori: What are your plans for the elders and widows as well as a poverty alleviation strategy for Ondo people?

Aketi: There will be a social security plan for the elders and widows so that they can be comfortable at their old age. I am convinced that providing food for the elderly ones will ease their problems. With the provisions from the state, they will be able to eat. By providing food, poverty becomes reduced in the state. A Yoruba adage says: ''Ti won ba yo owo ebi kuro, Ise ku ferefe'' (If the problem of hunger is resolved, poverty will be drastically reduced).

To alleviate poverty, our plan is very simple; we will be looking at job creation. People will be encouraged to venture into several areas of agriculture like poultry, piggery, fishery and so many other areas which are unending.

Today, we are talking about having a grazing area. Must we continue to move cattle from one area to another for grazing? Do we see cattle being moved around in advanced countries? Don't they stay in one place and feed fat? So this will be part of our contributions to the development of agriculture in the state. Ondo will have its own ranch where people can visit to buy fat and healthy cows. We will also develop a farmstead. We can see if we can have rural development and community extension services so that people will not drift to town again. The act of rural-urban migration must be discouraged.

We will also provide necessary basic amenities in the rural areas for people to stay, farm and live. With that, including lots of other things in our programme to be done will help in alleviating poverty.

Tori: There is a popular claim that you are Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu's puppet. Can you explain the relationship between you and the APC national party leader?

Aketi: I know Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu very well. He is a great leader of our party. He is very gifted. He has that gift of discovering people of good qualities. You can't take that quality away from him. He has done this over and over. He looks at different areas with other party leaders and discovers people that will be able to impart positively on the lives of people in their own states. To the best of my knowledge, Bola Ahmed Tinubu isn't someone that could harbour puppets. I am not too sure he wants people he can be tossing around. He has great respect for people who are intelligent and independent. I have also been his Lawyer and have handled one or two cases for him. We have mutual respect for each other. A man that has occupied the position of presidency of the Nigerian Bar Association is not expected to be a puppet to anybody. For him, he has respect for me and I also have great respect for him as a leader of our party.

I know that in his own ways, he more or less discovered that this young man can do something good for Ondo state. That is all he has done. For me, the best I see of him is that he identifies good persons for states with a readiness to give them the needed strong backing not because he wants that person to become his puppet. So anybody saying I am a puppet of Bola Tinubu will be wrong. We must be able to acknowledge his contributions to democracy.

Tori: Any parting words for the people of Ondo state?

Aketi: As for my parting words for Ondo people; we are coming, there is hope and we can see the light at the end of the tunnel. I call on them to give us the support, particularly our party members at the primaries and the state as a whole during the general election when we could have emerged as the gubernatorial candidate of our party. I want to tell them that this is a matter of passion and compulsion on my path to impart on the people of Ondo state. I can assure them that I will not fail them.

I have a contract with them and that contract is to make sure the sun shines again in Ondo state. All of us will live a better life. I urge them to keep hopes alive. I will surely be there by the grace of God.
Thank you.

Source: http://www.tori.ng/news/27538/i-am-not-tinubus-puppet-apc-gubernatorial-aspirant.html

CC Lalasticlala Seun Ishilove

Who is Fayose? Does he sell fuel?

President Muhammadu Buhari has traveled to 21 countries in the last 10 months of his administration and his trip to the United States of America for a nuclear summit makes it his 25th time of jetting out for a personal or state affair according to a compilation made by the African Independent Television, AIT.

Buhari's trips which are heavily motivated by Foreign Direct Investments haven't been as fruitless as strong social media claims paint them to be. His foreign trips have been tagged as acts of ''globetrotting or junketing" gulping over $23 million thus far from the country's treasury according to the People's Democratic Party, PDP.

Here are some major breakthroughs from Buhari's frequent trips abroad:

(1) China is set to invest $60 billion dollars in Nigeria and Africa:

During the China-Africa summit held in Johannesburg, South Africa attended by President Muhammadu Buhari in December, 2015, Chinese President Xi Jinping promised to invest $60 billion in Africa with Nigeria being the most populous nation in Africa benefiting immensely.

(2) China has also sought more crude oil exportation from Nigeria:

Following an agreement with Buhari at the China-Africa summit, China decided to ignore the emergence of Iran to buy more crude oil from Nigeria which will go a long way in boosting the country's economy. This announcement was made by the Economic and Commercial Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in Nigeria, Mr Zao LingXiang during an interview in Abuja in March, 2016.

(3) U.S.A has decided to buy more crude oil from Nigeria after suspending trade relations during the previous administration:

President Muhammadu Buhari has made two trips to the United States of America since his emergence. This helped in fixing the strained trade relationship between both countries under the Goodluck Ebele Jonathan administration during which the United States halted the buying of crude oil from Nigeria due to the high rate of corruption in the country. On the 24th of March, reports emerged that the U.S importation of Nigerian crude had jumped to 559,000 barrels per day.

(4) U.S.A is set to invest over $600 million in Nigeria this year:

This was announced by the Secretary of state, John Kerry during the opening session of the U.S - Nigeria Bi-National Commission meeting. This will be aimed at reducing the spread of Malaria, HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and other stringent issues affecting the country.

(5) U.S has pledged to help Nigeria with concrete intelligence on the loot stashed abroad by corrupt former and current public office holders including the Boko Haram insurgency:

The United States of America is currently helping Nigeria with information on looted funds stashed abroad by corrupt politicians. This also extends to the status of the missing 219 Chibok girls and the progress of the Boko Haram sect. Most of this information hasn’t made the headlines due to their classified nature.

(6) Buhari's Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) deal with Qatar:

Although, this has been trailed by criticisms due to the fact that Nigeria has no national carrier, the deal will pave way for direct flights between Nigeria and Qatar which will foster better economic relationship.

(7) Buhari signed a bilateral agreement with the United Arab Emirates which will ensure the repatriation of stolen funds hidden in Dubai:

Reports have shown that Dubai is the new destination for looted funds which are saved in financial institutions and also used in the acquisition of properties. Reports also have it that UAE authorities blocked a former governor from transferring his looted $517 million from the country to Dominican Republic in a bid to prevent its repatriation to Federal Government coffers. This will go a long way in recovering lost funds needed to boost the ailing Nigeria's economy.

( Nigeria's membership of the Saudi Arabia-led coalition of Muslim countries against terror (ISMAT):

Although this membership has been heavily criticised due to fears of Buhari islamizing Nigeria, it’s a good move just as Nigeria's acceptance of the assistance of G-7 countries from the West on the same agenda. Any foreign help to make Boko Haram history should be exploited to make Nigeria and other neighbouring countries safe again after we have lost 20,000 people to terrorism as well as over 2 million Internally Displaced People.

Putting political, ethnic or religious affiliations aside, Buhari's foreign trips have made a bold statement in the international scene. More returns are guaranteed if our economy can be set on course with the development of capital projects to make the country attractive to foreign investors.

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Original Writer: Osayimwen Osahon George

Adaowerri111:
Op you watch this video at all?? Still looking for where he demanded for 12million

I heard where is my money but the figure isnt clear.

talk2tosep:
This guy looks sick!

he could have given her HIV. Who knows.

I wish I will never have the cause to publish this piece for people to read. I wish this outpour of my thoughts during a lonely, dark and hot time will probably perish in the archives of my laptop and never get out. My heart bleeds like a new bride who caught her groom cheating with a female hotel attendant on the last day of a blissful honeymoon. No matter how good you console her with secular and biblical references, what runs through her mind is the untold hardship and surprises accrued to living with such a randy man she gave her all to for the rest of her life.

2019 is like eternity making reference to where we are coming from. I pen down my thoughts with a broken heart to ease my pains as the art of writing is like my painkiller I have to admit I abuse most times due to overdose.

Its disheartening to see the breakthrough slogan of the masses go from 'CHANGE to CHAIN' in just 9 months. The support for President Muhammadu Buhari 8 months ago was so massive that the United Kingdom former Prime Minister, Tony Blair through his representative, Lord Mandelson at two-day policy dialogue programme in Abuja, May, 2015 urged Buhari to take hard decisions to revamp the sick status of the Nigerian state taking advantage of the enormous support he was enjoying from the people. Like a musical show setting, even the silence of Buhari was blindly applauded by all of us and we named it 'body language'. I know this piece with cause me to lose friends and increase the level of disaffection of some certain people who feel I am derailing in my support of the current administration; but the truth must be told no matter the size of the audience as lies will never stand the test of time even though the instant impact maybe corrective. How many people selflessly supported the All Progressives Congress campaign without financial inducements or future promises of personal gains as much as I did? My records speak volume of my beliefs and unflinching support for the general will of the people which is the core purpose of the existence of the state.

Lets put our political affiliations aside for once, let's pull off the garment of sentiments, let's close our eyes to personal benefits from the current administration, let's rid our heart of religious and tribal sentiments that could cloud our sense of judgement, let's sink into the campaign promise of the ruling party to hit the ground running as you attempt my next question with a sense of truthfulness and transparency.

How do you feel when you return from work at virtually 9pm or 10pm after leaving the house around 6am only to meet utter darkness like we are in the primitive times when the discovery of electricity was still uncertain by American Scientist, Benjamin Franklin in 1750? Then you stroll into your house with the dim light from your mobile phone nursing the faint fear of what is hiding in the dark. You open the door to your room and the heat envelopes you like you are training for a spell in hell fire after being condemned to death for your sins.

The next activity that strikes your mind is having a cold shower. You head for the bathroom and discover there is no water due to lack of power to pump water into the storage tanks. In that moment of frustration compounded by tiredness, hunger and probably bad experience with a boss or a colleague, you reach for the electricity generator and the fuel tank is as dry as Buhari's campaign promises.

The necessity of power becomes intense; who do you cry to? Banking on the power company for the restoration of light is the height of flippancy when something important is at stake. Then the next step is to run to nearby filling stations only to find some locked due to lack of fuel or you meet a queue that is 'longer' than the late Sani Abacha's loot that keeps being returned endlessly even 18 years after his demise.

Drawing the needed inspiration from the patient dog that ends up with the fattest bone, you join the queue not minding the hyper-inflated Premium Motor Spirit price which is almost double the normal rate due to scarcity, and with a tactical maneuver, it finally gets to your turn to purchase fuel only for the petrol station attendant to tell you they don't sell fuel directly into Jerry-cans to curtail the activities of black market operators. The thoughts of carrying your 2KVA generator on your head or detaching the fuel tank for a revisit to the filling station strikes your mind as you take that lonely walk home.

Your clothes remain rough needing ironing for the following day's work. Your phone gradually beeps to notify you of a low battery. This is complicated with this age of specialized Smartphones with poor battery strength due to frequency of use. Furthermore, you retire to your mild bakery called your room for the needed sleep with some 'musicians' called mosquitoes offering you an unpaid service.

As you wait for sleep to ease your bitter mood, you unconsciously refresh your Facebook/Twitter or favourite blog and fresh news of the unabated mayhem by Fulani herdsmen, more cases of the Ese Orurus surfacing and the 'Gates' involving financial figures that could shock the devil himself surface. Does that call for a dance?

The drama doesn't stop there; your month ends in this manner in a repetitive way and at the beginning of a new month when you are yet to receive your salary for the month as a civil servant, you receive one staggering power bill in the tune of N20,000 awaiting you as practiced in Lagos. What a rip off!

Enough of the imagery, how does that make you feel? It worsens when a propagandist/sycophant seeking political or economic favour goes on national television to thank Buhari or the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola for the 'good works' when the megawatts on paper has hit an all time low of 1,580MW with an increased electricity tariff of 45% without a proportional increment in earnings. Kai! Diariz god oh!!

Be truthful to yourself. This is more of a heart-to-heart talk and not a regular article. I know this government needs times as its barely 9 months old and cleaning the 16-year rot left behind by the People's Democratic Party, PDP is the usual talk forgetting the fact that 80% of the APC members are from the PDP.

Buhari might have lost his popularity but a turn-around in just the power sector alone in three months will win back all his supporters and appeal to the hearts of others against him because power issues directly affect the masses who don't have the financial capacity to manage it like the affluent. The lingering problem of the power sector today still bores down to a case of square pegs being allocated to round holes. Fashola's appoint shares the same similarity with the appointment of the late former Attorney-General of the Federation, Bola Ige as Minister of Power by former President Olusegun Obasanjo in 1999. They both share the same discipline, ethnic group and high level of expectation from the people. Fashola before his emergence as the Minister of Power, Works and Housing lamented on the state of the power sector which was a focal point through which the APC drove home their points on the removal of former President, Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan. A lot of Lagosians applauded Fashola's appointment with the expectation of the said developmental 'magic' he did in Lagos as governor being repeated. Bola Ige amassed support during his time by giving himself a 6-month ultimatum to revamp the power sector failure to which he would voluntarily resign. Reality later dawned on him and after his self-imposed ultimatum elapsed, he started blaming the power problems on vandalism and sabotage until Obasanjo gave him a soft-landling by re-assigning him to the Ministry of Justice.

The same trend of vandalism and sabotage is the same excuse we get about the shambolic fall in the megawatt which is far from the 25,000 target needed by Nigeria. You can perceive the problem seems historic and Fashola's first move of increasing tariffs for the services people are not enjoying in the face of an economic downturn shows he isn't the man for the sector. Such a capitalist orientation of profits regardless of the plight of the masses should be discouraged. Its a case of absurdity in business for an investor to raise money from its customers to stay in business like the DISCOs (Electricity Distribution Companies) are proposing indirectly simply because we don't have a choice. If this administration can't make our lives better, then it shouldn't make things worse before 2019 when we will be on the match again.

It was on this note that Senator Dino Melaye cried out on Twitter that Buhari should take the burden of the power ministry from Fashola before the burden dislocates his neck.

Someone on social media drew my attention to a conspiracy theory as regards the woes of the power sector. According to him, the National Assembly is yet to approve that 2016 national budget as the Senate President, Bukola Saraki is allegedly using the approval of the budget as a bargaining point out of his travails in the Code of Conduct Tribunal over a 13-count charge of false declaration of assets, hence the major reason why Fashola's hands are tied due to lack of funds. That sounds interesting regardless of the authenticity of the underlying issues raised but I will like to remind others making similar excuses for failure that in a working system, the people need not to pay attention to underlying factors or dynamics of politics and administration. The people only focus on the output of governmental processes i.e results. For example, no bank customer cares about the number or certification of bank workers, their working conditions, security, remuneration and mode of movement of cash as well as the bank's private business engagements or promotions. The customer's business is to save his money when there is a need to and withdraw without hindrance. This is just one of a host of several real life examples.

I salute the current political consciousness of Nigerians which I believe was woken up by economic hardships. That is the real CHANGE we need. The sincere 'change' starts from me and you. This can be confirmed in the words of Aristotle which says: The energy of the mind is the essence of life.

Osayimwen Osahon George
Associate Writer and Editor at Tori.ng
smile2georgex@yahoo.com


CC Lalasticlala seun Ishilove

It’s been over 8 months since former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan of the People's Democratic Party handed-over the mantle of leadership to President Muhammadu Buhari on the 29th of May, 2015 and Nigerians are still waiting for the 'change' marred with failed campaign promises.

The significance of the ruling party metaphorically 'eating its words' to stay alive in the face of the cash crunch speaks volume of the party's lack of readiness to rule Nigeria but only to secure political power willy-nilly.

Below are some stringent indications the APC was never prepared to rule the country:

(1) Appointment of Ministers:

It took President Muhammadu Buhari 5 good months to appoint his cabinet members. His excuse was that his administration was trying to estimate the state of all the government ministries. We all patiently waited for the 'angelic Ministers' of change until he presented some regular politicians with tainted names. His lateness in the appointment of Ministers laid the foundation for the hush-hush preparation of the 2016 appropriation bill that stirred up controversies.

(2) Economic downturn:

During the twilight of Goodluck Ebele Jonathan's administration, the price of oil in the international market started falling. The price per barrel stood at $50 with Economic Analysts predicting an all time low value but Nigeria's political messiah, APC developed no contingency plan to turn the economy around in the face of the economic crisis and it will shock you that Buhari's budget of N6.08 trillion betrays the principle of cutting one's coat according to his size. The economy is virtually run with inactions which prompted the Nobel laureate winner, Wole Soyinka to advocate for a national economic conference to ameliorate the situation.

(3) Non-inclusion of youths in governance as promised:

I am an APC sympathizer but the party has to accept its level of emptiness in the promises made during election campaign period. The Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo claimed no youth qualified for an appointment to Buhari's cabinet out of the over 64 million youths (age 15-35) Nigeria comprises of. This is laughable and it all bores down to a lack of an instituted structure or sketched plan to accommodate a youth like we have in the United Arab Emirates today.

(4) Blame Game:

Goodluck Jonathan has been blamed for the current strength of Boko Haram, unemployment, corruption, poor infrastructural facilities, fuel scarcity and even the recent outbreak of Lassa fever amongst others. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed even reiterated that the APC wouldn't have stood a chance if Jonathan's administration was favourable to Nigerians. Invariably, Jonathan is being blamed for APC's victory at the centre. I want to use this juncture to remind the ruling party that government is a continuum. The past shouldn't be an impediment to the future and good leaders are made in tough times. The blame game is a subtle escape route for cluelessness. The Nigerian masses are hungry for results.

(5) Abduction of Chibok school girls:

The kidnap of over 230 Chibok school girls in Borno state during the Jonathan-led PDP administration was well capitalized on by the APC during the presidential election campaign period. I will not blame the APC government for its failure to rescue the girls as promised but President Muhammadu Buhari's statement of setting up a panel of inquiry for a fresh probe into the Chibok girls abduction after 6 months of his assumption of power while meeting with the #BringBackOurGirls campaign team and the parents of the victims in Aso Rock Villa, Abuja speaks volume of expertise in talking the talk and not walking the walk. APC did a good job with the criticisms on the abduction but nobody ever thought about proffering a solution to the recovery of the innocent girls.

(6) Failed promise on social security for unemployed youths:

The APC has spoken in different tongues on the N5, 000 palliatives for unemployed youths before Buhari recently cleared the air. Lai Mohammed did a wonderful job twisting the welfare package to benefit only the 'vulnerable' Nigerians. Who isn't vulnerable among the masses? Well, I was shocked when the State Minister for Labour and Employment, James Ocholi (R.I.P) stated there was no data available for the number of unemployed youth to operationalise the programme meaning it was a ruse all along.

(7) Job creation for Nigerians:

The increase in the level of unemployment and under-employment was one of the major reasons why most Nigerian youths joined the APC bandwagon as the party strongly expressed its commitment to provide jobs to boost the economic status of the people. Well, APC easily identified the problem without a tested measure to resolve it. This accounts for the anger of youths expressed via social media with various Twitter hashtags.
Lai Mohammed added salt to the injuries of people by claiming the party never promised to 'give jobs' but simply 'create jobs'. Isn't that tricky and smart of this current administration?

( Budget crisis:

That 2016 national budget was trailed by criticisms from the first day it was presented as it was an embodiment of misplaced priorities and lack of planning. Till date, there are mixed reports on the budgeting system. This prompted the eventual theft of the appropriation bill. It was later withdrawn officially and represented before we were ushered into the episode of 'budget padding'. With the national budget representing the plan which a state construction process follows, one would wonder if the APC ever thought of winning the highly heated 2015 presidential election.

(9) Lack of progress in the power sector:

The power sector is key to the economic development of Nigeria. With stable electricity supply, cost of production of companies will reduce, goods and services will become cheaper, entrepreneurs will emerge with small businesses of growth potentials due to the enabling ground, and life will be more comfortable for the people and other benefits. You will agree with me that there is no significant improvement in that sector since the emergence of the former Governor of Lagos state, Babatunde Raji Fashola as the Minister of Power, Works and Housing. Not even an act of body language from the minister who probably uses a generator to supply power in his own house. Fashola's 45% increment in electricity tariffs without focusing on the supply of power has defamed the APC. This is a mere show of guess work and eleventh hour rush.


(10) Buhari's passion for junketing:

In more 8 months, President Muhammadu Buhari has travelled to over 20 countries, jetting out about 25 times in the face of the cash crunch crippling Nigeria. This is an action he criticized the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo in the year 2003. Nigerians are yet to see the benefits of the expensive foreign trips even though China has pledged to invest $60 billion in Africa and the United Arab Emirates has pledged to assist in the repatriation of stolen funds stashed in the country. Buhari is desperately seeking for Foreign Direct Investment forgetting the fact that the development of infrastructural facilities is the key to attracting foreign investors and not wooing them with words.

Buhari's recent signing of Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) with Qatar to pave way for direct flights between major cities of both countries is highly questionable considering the fact that Qatar has delisted Nigeria from countries its giving visa for entry as they probably regard Nigerians as unfit for their country. This is just a few of terrible feedback that have leaked to the public.

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Osayimwen Osahon George
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Prostitutes (Runs Girls) in an African society are generally regarded as outcasts with every man hypocritically expressing disgust about them. All these men keep prostitutes as their dirty little secrets that should never be flaunted in the open but if the so-called men weren't patronizing, how are the s*x workers keeping up the trade? Questions for the gods!

Below are some great reasons why you should love a commercial s*x worker:
(1) You will never get hurt: Only a man with mental issues develops feelings for a call girl. Its strictly business and nobody gets hurts unlike a normal girl that engages in infidelity in hiding at the detriment of her partner.

(2) They don't lie: A prostitute may only be cunning with her service charge which fluctuates according to your status or your negotiation ability. A normal girl that just had s*x may lie to a timid man she is a virgin so also a lady with 10 boyfriends approximately will claim there is no one.

(3) Reduced risks of s*xually transmitted diseases: Most men don't realize its easier for them to contacts STDs from theirgirl friends compared to a s*x worker who will always insist on condoms due to distrust between both parties. Your girlfriend might be sleeping with two randy men doing several other women unprotected too and out of love you thrust in without cover.

(4) Optimum pleasure on bed: Prostitutes are professionals. This agrees with the saying that bad girls are fun to be with and the good ones are boring. Good girls don't like switching s*x positions and give heads but as for the other party, an improved fee can turn her into a monster for you. Have u heard of the acrobatic style? If no, then you are not paying well lol

(5) Timely service: There are sometimes that you want s*x virtually immediately and can't wait for a second. Its either you place a call to your favourite girl or you drive down to her base. As soon as you are ready she is but your girlfriend maybe busy or at times not in the mood.

(6) Prostitution has reduced the menace of r*pe: Several men who can't control their libido like the fall of the oil price can find solace in some brothels that charge as low as N500 or N1000 for a round. No sane girl on your street will accept that minute amount from you unless she is below 10 years which is an abuse before the law.

(7) Prostitutes are neater down 'there' compared to normal ladies: Call girls have grades anyway. Some ladies can be careless about the cleanliness of their v*gina and other parts of their bodies but a commercial s*x worker will never toil with her 'market' to give you a mouth-watering experience so that you can be back again in no time.

( Prostitutes are relatively cheaper than normal ladies: Nigerian ladies want a lover and a 'father' who will buy the latest Brazilian hair brands, shoes, clothes, expensive phones, school fees, house-rent etc. A s*x worker will only collect her wages and leave. With time you maybe accrued to free service at least one in a while if your patronage is constant.

(9) Prostitutes don't coerce you into marriage: Nowadays some Nigerian ladies disturb a guy who is only sleeping with them with marriage assurances. They can't simply draw the line between pleasure and love. They initiate the proposal when the gentleman just wants to simply have fun. 'Sister Carol' will never do that. No feelings, just business.

(10) Prostitutes are unbelievable: Once you have the purchasing power, you can storm any club and make selections like you are buying fairly-used clothes. You may desire it slim, fat , loaded in front or at the back of even moderate. You assume the status of the Don and they bow at your feet but there is the possibility of that normal lady with those specifics not wanting you despite your wealth if she is godly or hooked.

The news broke last week, 4th of January that the 2016 national budget presented by President Muhammadu Buhari to the National Assembly for ratification had been withdrawn by the president for possible adjustments. According to the report, the withdrawal was secretly done on the 22nd of December, 2015. With the intensity of criticisms that trailed the budget, Nigerians needed no soothsayer to confirm a withdrawal was imminent.

The obvious was later confirmed by the Majority Leader representing Borno state, Ali Ndume on Wednesday, 11th of January; that the budget was missing during a closed-door session with other lawmakers.

Again, this alleged theft of the 2016 national budget exposes some despicable cracks in the current administration and the revelations are listed below:


(1) The integrity of the Buhari-led administration is questionable:

The All Progressives Congress has a record of a barrage of lies and failed promises ranging from the denied plan to reduce price of petrol to N40 per litre, 3 million jobs for yearly for the youths, equation of the value of Naira with the Dollar, N5000 palliatives for the unemployed, technical defeat against Boko Haram, sectional anti-corruption war among others and to cap it all, the disgraceful disappearance of documents as vital as a country's budget from the senate with nobody taking responsibility. Nigerians are not as foolish as the leaders think.

It should be noted that there are constitutional means of applying for the withdrawal of the budget by the presidency from the National Assembly. I see a government trying hard to cover its mistakes at all costs.

(2) The budget was hastily prepared:

A document as important as the national budget of a country which will guide the performance of the heavily hyped Buhari's administration in the year 2016 was assumably prepared under a period of 6 weeks as a result of Buhari's lateness to appoint members of his cabinet which he did on the 11th of November, 2015 virtually 5 months after his inauguration. It is safe to admit the budget was produced through the approval of the Ministry of Budget and Planning which is headed by Senator Udo Udoma.

The national income in the budget was planned around the sale of crude oil for $38 dollars per barrel while the price has dropped below $35. This is a gamble due to the prediction by the International Monetary Fund, IMF that the price of oil will experience a massive free fall that may see it as low as $20 dollars in the nearest future. The N29 billion allocated to the agricultural sector compared to other massive allocations to other ministries that commanded a higher allocation reveals Buhari's stand on the development of agriculture despite his public statements about using the agricultural sector to create jobs for the teaming youths. What about the N3.6 billion vote for unspecified number of BMW saloon cars for principal officers? N362 million allocations for Wildlife preservation, N189.1 for the purchase of car tyres for the presidency among several others are depicting wastage of state resources.


(3) The Senate President, Bukola Saraki is a mere puppet to Buhari as he took the fall for the presidency on the missing budget:

If the reports of online news platform, SaharaReporters are to go by, Buhari withdrew the budget from the Senate to adjust the loopholes in it which were heavily criticised by political and economic analysts. Saraki boldly covered up for Buhari to impress him and expect a returned favour in the quashing of his case at the Code of Conduct Tribunal over a 13-count charge bordering on a false declaration of assets which was reportedly politically masterminded.

This is reasonable enough as the national budget is worthless to any lawmaker or private individual. Our public office holders may not be trusted with funds but documents are safe with them historically speaking.

(4) The political rivalry in Nigeria is unhealthy and detrimental to the development of Nigeria:

The alleged theft of the hard copies of the 2016 national budget hitting the headlines is no doubt a national disgrace. A country that can't secure rare documents as important as its budget at the senate level may not be trusted with the lives of over 170 million people. This may seem as a fallacy of hasty conclusion and unwarranted assumption but it’s just a simple logic. The principle of responsibility and accountability in Nigeria on the part of public office holders is long dead and buried.

The budget could have been covertly adjusted and for the reputation of the country among the members in the international community that are constantly gathering intelligence about other political actors in the ecosystem, the action could have been hidden. But the People's Democratic Party lawmakers celebrated it as if they just hit a milestone. One of the media representatives of the PDP, Deji Adeyanju was on Twitter making unguarded statements uncontrolled all through the night of the 12th of January when the case gained strong pronouncement. There is a major problem of loyalty in this country and political parties are regarded as greater than the country itself which is an anomaly.
As a seasoned journalist, I am of the opinion that the news of the dramatic disappearance of the budget is not for public consumption. It only led to comical memes on the social media.

(5) Is Buhari listening to his ministers?

Nigerian Pastor and political analyst, Femi Aribisala has heavily criticised Buhari for castigating his ministers which I felt assumed was another unfounded claim by a critic. The loopholes of the national budget with culminated in an embarrassing alleged withdrawal shows a frosty relationship between the president and his cabinet members. I don't want to believe the excesses of the budget like the N1.75 billion allocated for food for Aso Rock for the year 2016 which is over a 100% increase compared to the budget of former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan on the same issue in 2015 which amounted to N530 million among others is that elusive to the great heads we have in the Federal Executive Council.

It would be recalled that Jonathan was nailed for by the opposition when the Aso Rock Villa food allocation stood at N1 billion in 2011. One wonders why the APC that represents 'change' is making the same mistake at even a costly hour. This is happening when the economy is dwindling and the budget will be sustained on massive borrowing of N1.88 trillion which spells doom on our debt profile which already stands at $60 billion. How can Buhari explain the essence of the N39 billion allocated to the Ministry of Information and Culture of Alhaji Lai Mohammed? Are 'lies' that expensive to peddle?
Buhari might be an anti-corruption specialist but with his response to economic issues at the maiden edition of the presidential media chat, he is far from it on economical analysis which is pardonable.

In conclusion, this shows someone wasn't consulting or listening to his cabinet if truly the president withdrew the budget as media giant, Premium Times insinuated.

(6) Lai Mohammed's capacity to speak for the Federal Government is again put to test:

A lot of readers will wonder why I am dragging the Information Minister into this issue but you will agree with me that part of the responsibilities of that office he occupies is to intimate the Nigerian people about the truth behind controversial issues like this to prevent them from being misled by propagandists. This may cause them to lose faith in the current administration. It would be recalled that when the biting crisis of fuel scarcity gradually started in November, 2015 from the Eastern part of Nigeria, Lai Mohammed was purposely quiet for over two weeks. What about the case of the missing 105 Nigerian soldiers fighting Boko Haram in the North-east? He kept mum and let critics like Femi Fani Kayode, PDP chieftain to have a field day with the rumours.

Again, on the issues of the missing 2016 National Budget that has led to insinuations that Buhari submitted an empty box to the National Assembly by the PDP media aide Deji Adeyanju which he claims about 22 PDP senators confirmed, Lai Mohammed is unusually ‘observing’. This is really sad. Nigerians need answers. We need an Information Minister that can carry us along and clear the air on controversial issues like this before degrading assumptions are made on the social media which has become too powerful and relevant in Nigerian politics.


Osayimwen Osahon George

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