₦airaland Forum

obidevine:
Hi Nairalanders and Nigerians in general seeking to travel to the United States, I advice you all to be careful what you put out on you social media , ‎



http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN18R3F8‎

Why not? Who opens the door to let in one whose identity he is not comfy with! #standbyyourconvictions

dealslip:
This guy is accepted any where he steps his foot on even in Abia and Rivers states. The governors were very excited to have him around and also show off their accomplishment despite belonging to the opposition. everyone sorts of have a lot of genuine confidence in his ability to lead the nation. he is no doubt a favoured person. he who God has blessed no man can curse. such humility and grace. the only reason any Nigerian is even looking the way of APC. The hands of the cabals are equally tied now. nothing to do about the growing popularity. we should expect Buhari any time from now.

Truth is, politicians know themselves to the marrow and will only afford you the space your antecedents command. For starters, they know he is not corrupt, has no girlfriends stationed at the go across the country and indeed the globe and means well!

alaskido:
You sabi English Grammar well na him them no give you award like Wole Soyinka. Na grammar we go chop? If I ask you to borrow me N100k you go begin complain. Go ask Igbo traders, they will tell you that you have the grammar but they have the money

Somewhere down the line my friend, money will bow to grammar or be undone, unhorsed and devalued. Few unfriendly policy strokes of the Gov. of The CBN can make an uneducated monied man become history among the wealthy. Now, can one uneducated be The CBN Governor?

obailala:
The Prof just keeps enjoying the perks of the presidency

In all of these that's all that catches your fancy- Perks! Which perks? Working long hours covering the schedule of his office and that of The President? Thinking 24/7 how to leave a good legacy as a leader? Forfeiting the millions of dollars he was making at Simon & Templars? Have a rethink my friend!

adem30:
Are these the Northern Securities FFK was crying about?

Like FFK once had a voice worth calling one!

aamstih:
I grinned when I saw this.

Could Buhari be the vessel and not Neccesarily the 'Messiah'?

Ask Tunde Bakare. That appears to be his area of specialization.

deji15:
I honestly can't remember the last time Nigerians shows this much love to any leader.
This is a positive thing.
While some politicians and their aides are sowing discord, ordinary Nigerians are going about their normal life and whenever an opportunity presents itself for them to meet their leaders, they show much love.

Maybe Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. He was a simple, honest and well intentioned PM. God give Nigeria good leaders.

EdificationBoss:
The acting president of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo is already becoming a popular figure among school children.

Here are photos of school children struggling to get a touch of him in cross river state.

SOURCE: http://www.newshelmng.com/2017/06/photos-osinbajo-mobbed-by-school.html

cc lalastclala

What the typical leader should be.

You appear oblivious of the scientifically proven fact that the typical Nigerian policeman is a pitiably poor specimen of who a policeman should be and more of a very present danger than protector to the ordinary Nigerian who is not in the place of a shot Naval Rating. He'll shoot you for the wrong reason and omit to squeeze out a bullet when confronted by criminals. The present situation serves to highlight that. Pause to think for a moment why majority of Nigerians wished more policeman were killed by The NN? It's about who was best Hobbesian!

pestrolus2002:
..people are really suffering in Osun, but other sectors kept quiet.. I think it's only doctors government juju didn't catch..
These people(health workers) deals with lifes, there's no spare life, they can't afford to do mistakes but how does government expect an health worker collecting a fractionated salaries (not even up to 50%) that can no longer pay his or her bills to function optimally in this business of life saving??
I think it's a deliberate inhumane attempt to wreck health sectors in osun state which must be stopped.
The so called State hospital is deserted, all you hear on radio is free health but if you go there, you have to buy everything from Biro and exercise book to document ..to fuel in the generator if your condition require surgery.
The government believes in white elephants project while average residents can hardly afford a meal daily
When will all this propaganda/ lies stop in Osun..
#MayGodsaveosunstate

What we need is a Governor who is not only well intentioned but is also accommodating of divergent views on issues - that is it! The right mix!! The checks in The Legislature has failed leaving the Judiciary to tame him the much the citizen calls its attention to. Sad!

Johnnyessence:
Am highly disappointed in what am reading here. 18 months to go still there are series of strike. Baba God help us. Man will surely fail in all his capacity. Man will lie and do dubious means. Man will lie and still regret his actions. It is only God that will strength us to the fullest. Ogbeni has failed in this. For him not to address this health issues and education of lautech students. He has failed his people no one to trust again. It is only God we are calling in this difficult times. With this crisis what's the hope of the patients lieing in our hospitals. Baba Akande doesn't start end in this way. All is well my people.

Are you sure Baba Akande didn't end in like manner?#sharedmalady
Baba didn't consider voices advising that he listen to what the workers had to say and engage them meaningfully only to end up losing the election to a lackluster evil intentioned band of bandits who ran the state aground in the six years plus they had the reins of power.
Consider these litany of losses occasioned by Baba Akande's loss-
1. Government House project at Oke Ayepe.
2. Completion of OSOGBO Ring Road.
3. A multi campus state university whose impact on its host community OSOGBO has been marginal simply because it is multi campus and thus more expensive to run. e.t.c.
3.

Were he not heartless, wicked, insensitive and headstrong in the wrong direction how could he be involved in celebrating his birthday with billboards all over OSOGBO! I seriously pray he turns a new leaf before his commendable achievements in office are rubbished and he gets stoned out of OSOGBO.

Emeks008:
Heartless Gov. 2 2months salary no b beans. And the gov dey celebrate him birthday last weekend? That man suppose to be stoned.

Were he not heartless, wicked, insensitive and headstrong in the wrong direction how could he be involved in celebrating his birthday with billboards all over OSOGBO! I seriously pray he turns a new leaf before his commendable achievements in office are rubbished and he gets stoned out of OSOGBO.

Aminat508:
Source : http://www.amiloaded.com/2017/06/breaking-news-again-osun-doctors-stage.html

I'm in the fervent hope he listens especially because the doctors are leaving the state in numbers too large for comfort. The Governor, apparently well intentioned, seriously lacks a key driver for successful leadership which is a willingness to listen to and appreciate divergent viewpoints on issues.Honestly hopes he listens.

Mynd44:
Our shiaman!

Finally Fayose and Wike have destroyed their party with their own hands. This is where greed leads people

The typical Nigerian politician grossly lack character and integrity. I'll therefore not be surprised having them dine with Sheriff under some guise. Isn't it on record that Bode George said he'll be on exile where APC wins the last elections?

doyinbaby:
May we never have civil war again in Nigeria

Amen

Naijaguy12345:
Paddy paddy cabinet. Obawale adebisi is Bisi Akandes son, Hussein mudashir was a former senator in the state, Gbenga Akano was from deputy chief of staff, Adelani baderinwa was Akandes former chief press secretary, Bola ilori was a former adviser on environment, remi omowaiye former adviser on electronic broadcast, abisola bashiru former special duties, ismaila jaiyeoba former industry commissioner , folake adegboyega former women commissioner, kolapo alimi former commissioner for local government and chieftaincy title. All are old junks from administration of past years, Osun state is done for.

Are they eminently qualified? Their parentage and linkages not found to be negative is irrelevant.

DONSMITH123:
http://punchng.com/i-still-want-to-rule-nigeria-donald-duke/

This is one Nigerian eminently qualified to be President of The Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Young03:
Adeboye encouraging wike to steal more


qoute me n thunder will strike u down

God will have mercy on you Sir. The Lord Jesus Christ certainly did not teach Judas to steal. The job of a Padre is to teach and be an example of what it means to live by The Word of God.

Dotng:
CONT'D

How about the issue of security as there were serious cases of armed robbery in Lagos at the time?

Yes. Anywhere there are political crises, violent crimes would reign there too. Men of the underworld took advantage of the socio- political turbulence that came with the agitation against June 12 election annulment. So, security of lives and property became a serious problem. My administration came up with the idea of floating an effective, well-kitted, mobile security outfit code-named Operation Sweep. That was in 1995. Operation Sweep was a joint task force of all the armed forces and the police. It was an entirely new crime fighting idea. The operatives were out on patrol 24 hours. I was also out on patrol every night. With that, criminals were effectively swept out of Lagos as it became a danger zone for them to operate. A measure of the outfit’s effectiveness and success led virtually other states in the country to follow our footsteps by setting up similar outfits. My successor, Col. Buba Marwa, sustained the outfit and passed it on to Bola Tinubu in 1999. I am happy that although the name may have changed today in Lagos and in other states, the concept is still alive.

How about the Lagos House in Abuja?

It was started before I got there. I met it under construction but I finished and inauguration of the Lagos House in Abuja. We also did housing, in all the five divisions of Lagos State. This was carried out majorly by the Lagos State Development Corporation. Also, most local governments did their own low cost housing under the administration.

We also learnt of the politics involved in your appointment of the first female Chief Judge in Nigeria, can you tell us the story?

When Justice Ligali Ayorinde, who was the Chief Judge became terminally ill, I visited him on his sick bed at St. Nicholas Hospital and told him of the government’s plan to evacuate him abroad for better medical care. I also wanted him to suggest his successor in case he could not make it back. Justice Ayorinde wrote down the names of Justice Roselyn Omotosho and Justice Thomas and said either of them would do. After that visit, Ayorinde passed on while on medical evacuation to the United Kingdom. I wanted justice to prevail in filling the vacancy between the two justices. I wanted to be able to defend my selection at the end of the day, so the digging began. It was discovered that both candidates were called to the Bar same day but there had to be a separating factor. It was later discovered that the woman got to the Bench first. So, the papers of Roselyn Omotosho were processed to become the next Chief Judge. I had no idea I was making history with Omotosho. But some people were against the fact that a woman was to be made a CJ in Nigeria. Before her, no woman anywhere in the country had reached that height. I didn’t know that; I just believed that I was doing justice. Then, my enemies, because of that decision, cooked up bad stories that were taken to Gen. Abacha and he decided to remove me as administrator. However, I was lucky that as of that time, his kitchen cabinet was still intact and he was consulting and listening to them. He informed members of the kitchen cabinet, the likes of Generals Ishaya Bamaiyi, Patrick Aziza, Bashir Magashi, Admiral Mike Akhigbe, and some others that he was removing the boy in Lagos. They asked what my offence was. He told them the boy had been misbehaving, usurping his powers. They all vouched for me and persuaded him to give me the chance to explain myself and they prevailed. They even put their positions on the line, telling him that if he found me wanting, they should be relieved of their posts too. He was surprised at the support base I had among very senior officers. So, right from that meeting, Abacha summoned me to appear before him the next day which was a Sunday. Since I had been hinted that the major issue was the appointment of Omotosho as Chief Judge, I duplicated the relevant files and took the two files on the subject to the Villa. I was scheduled to see him by 3.30pm but I got to the villa at 3pm. Now, you would be lucky if you had an appointment with Gen. Abacha for 10am and you see him by 10pm. You may stay days and not be able to see him. But when I got there on that Sunday afternoon, I was told that he was waiting for me. I said no, that was impossible, I insisted I was there to see the Head of State and not Al-Mustapha. The BG (Bodyguard) laughed and told me to proceed, that the Commander -in- Chief was indeed, waiting for me. Then it dawned on me that I was in big trouble.

I entered his office, saluted him and the first thing he asked me was, “why are you in uniform on a Sunday? Then I responded, calmly that, “Sir, I wouldn’t know which other assignment the Commander-in-Chief may have for me, that is why I came prepared to go anywhere.” I think my answer also got him, so he said, ‘sit down and then snapped at me: “What am I hearing about this CJ or no CJ?” The allegation was that I had usurped his powers.

I said thank you sir and I gave him one of the prepared files, taking him through it page by page. I said: “this is how I started the process sir; when I made the recommendation, I wrote your office sir and this is your reply approving the step I had taken and the recommendation I had made. I followed the process of picking the senior between the two – who was called to the Bar first and then the Bench.” When Abacha saw everything with his own approval, he looked deeply at me and said: “Ola, go back and continue the good work.”

Meanwhile, the news had been broadcast unofficially that I had been removed and would not be returning as governor from Abuja. As a matter of fact, somebody had been tipped to replace me and the person was already in Lagos. So, when I came back, the usual airport reception was not there because everyone was waiting for the news that would say, the military administrator of Lagos had been sacked. But nothing of such came. When I got to work on Monday, one of my commissioners came to ask, “Sir, are we still working or work has finished?” Then I told her that when I came to Lagos, both print and electronic media said that Oyinlola had been appointed MILAD and that they would say the same way if I was removed. So I asked them to wait till such happened. That was how I continued my work. That was one of the intrigues that I was able to survive.

Kudirat Abiola was killed when you were in charge of Lagos State. What can you tell us about it that we do not know yet?

The killing of Kudirat Abiola was an unfortunate incident I had to grapple with. I was opening the reconstructed Sura Market on Lagos Island – that was on June 4, 1996, when I got a call from the current Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu – he was a Commissioner of Police somewhere in the country then. He called me and said, “Excellency, have you heard that Kudirat Abiola has been shot?” I quickly rounded off the market event and headed for Ikeja. I called Ogundimu, the Commissioner for Health and he confirmed it. He said he was there at the hospital battling to see if they could save her life. It was Ogundimu who later gave me the news of her death. Then mischief makers took over. The next thing they said was that she was coming from my office in Ikeja and that after she left, I sent assassins after her. But I thank God, when eventually the person who shot her, Sergeant Rogers, was arrested and in the course of the trial, he told the story of how he did it, Oyinlola’s name did not feature once. Providence also made President Olusegun Obasanjo to institute the Oputa Panel and at the panel, nobody mentioned my name. You can imagine that kind of thing. I, who had never slapped my wife, so how would I have instigated people to take guns and pursue a woman? Those were the kinds of intrigues I faced in Lagos. It was something else.

What kind of relationship did you have with your predecessors while in Lagos?

Very cordial relationship. And I must say that they all assisted me one way or the other to weather the various storms I met in Lagos. For instance, when the state was preparing to hold the Junior World Cup in 1995, the anti-government coalition groups were making frantic efforts to ensure that the government lost the hosting right and that came in different forms. Because people did not work for over eight weeks due to the June 12 strike, refuse started piling up all over the city. It was totally embarrassing. So, I appealed to some notable stakeholders in the state, primarily Alhaji Lateef Jakande, to help appeal to the people that though indiscriminate dumping of refuse was meant to embarrass the government, the collateral damage, through health hazards, would know no bounds and the people would be at the receiving end. I was told that Jakande had faced something similar to that when he was governor and this old man came out, rolled out his team and they were there assisting me everywhere day and night. I am eternally grateful to him and to Alhaji Rafiu Jafojo, his deputy. The anti-government coalition keyed into the situation. The moment we cleared refuse from one place, their agents, using tippers at night, would go and dump refuse at the middle of the road somewhere else. When I realised that these people were deliberately doing these as acts of sabotage, I started going out on night patrol and I was able to confiscate some tippers dumping refuse on the main road. By the time I seized five of such vehicles and painted them in Lagos State colours, nobody was prepared to lose their tippers again. We were using the confiscated tippers to pack whatever the saboteurs dumped. Then that aspect of their operation stopped. It was a tough one. I had to do the unusual to make sure the unusual menace stopped. That was another challenge.



http://punchng.com/abacha-summoned-me-for-making-a-female-chief-judge-in-lagos-oyinlola/

With this I understand Oyinlola better.

ebosie11:
Amosun Commissions $100m Factory

To Provide 3,000 Jobs

Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has called on corporate organizations in the state to collaborate with the government in the area of infrastructural development.

The governor stated this recently while commissioning a $100m factory owned by Hayat Kimya Nigeria Limited in the Agbara axis of Ogun State.

Describing Ogun State as the investment destination of choice in Nigeria, Governor Amosun said the Turkish factory has the capacity to generate over 3,000 direct and indirect employment.

While assuring that the state government was not resting on its oars in the area of infrastructural development, Governor Amosun informed that contractors have been mobilised back on the Agbara-Atan road which leads to the factory.

He added that the Ogun State government would continue to provide enabling environment for businesses to thrive.

In his remarks, Managing Director of the company, Mr Hakan Misri, said the establishment of the factory in Ogun State reflects the Turkish confidence in the resilience of the Nigerian economy.

He also appreciated the Ogun State government for creating the enabling environment for the company to operate.

Signed

Adejuwon Soyinka
Senior Special Assistant (Media)
Ogun State Governor
May 26, 2017.

cc; Lalasticlala,mynd44

Source: http://www.trezzyhelm.com/2017/05/amosun-commissions-100m-factoryphotos.html?m=1

Commendable!

Blue3k:
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/05/seast-govs-caution-biafra/

Commendable!

NwaObinkita:

Nigeria will always be different.


Osibanjo is standing farthest on the right of the greatest world power. Why didn't he stand next to Donald Trump, isn't Nigeria the giant of Africa again?

And he is the only one not on a suit.



Osibanjo why are you like this...see as you be like korofo while the rest look presidential

If only you were wired to know that's about the best representation any nation could wish for at The ongoing G7!

codedguy1:
But there is money to maintain the politicians and there lavish lifestyles

That's why we call for a restructure.

That's exactly what Labour should deal with first.

seunmsg:
The government should increase the minimum wage and pay all outstanding promotion and 28 days allowance. Discussing made in Nigeria products is not the priority of civil servants at the moment.

Hmmmm. Where is the money to pay and sustain payment coming from if we do not fix the economy minimally for starters? I have observed through the years how Labour seeks minimum wage review but demur serially at calling into account those who misgoverned Nigeria to the sorry pass we are today.

hammer6:
PLEASE REMOVE US IGBOS FROM UR RUBBISH.

FULANI AND IGBO HAVE NO BUSINESS, ASIDE THE ONE NIGERIA HAVE CAUSED US.

Have you been to Ebonyi Abakaliki and its environs before? Have you read how Fulani herdsmen did in Ibo folks in Enugu State et al? This matter is beyond primordial sentiments but about what we all must do to prevent history from repeating itself. The Fulani are never satisfied with settling in anywhere they choose to live as they are constitutionally entitled to but for ever are seeking to lord it over others. The way to deal with that is to constantly remind them of their history and make it clear there will be no encore.

mexxmoney:
This is a weird question. Why are u making this kind of inquiry? What purpose does it serve?

It could show how cosmopolitan the people are relative to other geo-political parts of Nigeria.
2. It could serve to validate or invalidate the moral basis for South - Easterners' push to be politically relevant in climes where they are not indigenous.

G

Nkem4040:
Lol. This guy you see here actually did his PHD in Pennsylvania in the 80s. People don't know he is well read and a scholar as a young man!

That he is well-read is, on the contrary, a known fact as he was adept at delivering scholarly lectures during his tenure as Niger State Governor. Gross disappointment it should be were he to be convicted as charged.

remexy:
judge not. We all don't know what will happen on judgment day. You will also answer on that day. How is your walk with Christ. For we are not perfect but striving to perfection. Better to concentrate on ur own walk with God.

On the contrary, what will happen on judgment day is known to anyone who will read The Bible -
Matt 7:13-23.
"13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: 14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. 15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. 16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? 17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. 21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? 23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity."

The pertinent question for you and I is - Am I working iniquity or not? The answer to that question makes clear where one is headed on judgement day regardless of whether you are a Pastor et al. Be guided accordingly.

kingzizzy:
Is he actually dead? The second picture shows him raising up his hand!

Besides, how do we know he is even a thief? The guy could have been just a guy jumping the wall to meet his lover secretly. Who knows?

It's due to a condition known as rigor mortis. It ensures that where not straightened out early enough after death a body part tends to remain stiffened in the position it was when death came calling. He appears dead indeed.

Misterdhee1:
I am really of the opinion that the Singaporean style is the way to go in this country.

Many of these governors are the reason why i am skeptical about the potentials of federalism in this country.

Very needful if we must be fruitful. Immunity clause should be done away with also since there is a deputy gov to take care of the supposed distraction criminal prosecution will occasion.

afroniger:
https://guardian.ng/news/kano-assembly-raises-panel-to-probe-sanusi-over-fresh-claims/



https://guardian.ng/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Sanusi-Lamido.jpg

Lalasticlala, Mynd44

It simply is not the place of a traditional ruler to carry on in the manner he has done since his enthronement. More than enough channels are in place for a traditional ruler of his stature to be heard without speaking.