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BEFORE YOU SURRENDER YOUR GUNS TO THE POLICE OR TO THE MILITARY AS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT UNDER MUHAMMAD BUHARI IS DEMANDING NIGERIANS ESPECIALLY THOSE FROM SOUTHERN NIGERIA, CAREFULLY CONSIDER THIS!
- A LITTLE GUN HISTORY -
In 1929, the Soviet Union established gun control. From 1929 to 1953, about 20 million dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
In 1911, Turkey established gun control. From 1915 to 1917, 1.5 million Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
Germany established gun control in 1938 and from 1939 to 1945, a total of 13 million Jews and others who were unable to defend themselves were rounded up and exterminated.
China established gun control in 1935. From 1948 to 1952, 20 million political dissidents, unable to defend themselves were rounded up and exterminated.
Guatemala established gun control in 1964. From 1964 to 1981, 100,000 Mayan Indians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
Uganda established gun control in 1970. From 1971 to 1979, 300,000 Christians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
Cambodia established gun control in 1956. From 1975 to 1977, one million educated people, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
56 million defenseless people rounded up and exterminated in the 20th Century because of gun control:
You won't see this data on the US evening news, or hear politicians disseminating this information.
Guns in the hands of honest citizens save lives and property and, yes, gun-control laws adversely affect only the law-abiding citizens.
The BUHARI Fulani dominated security council want your self defense destroyed, empower their kinsmen to come in and take over your lands, colonize it and impose Islam and Emirates in your towns and villages!
Take note my fellow Nigerians, before it's too late!
The next time someone talks in favor of gun control, please remind them of this history lesson.
HOW TO SHUT THE BUHARISTS UP
By Okah Ewah Edede,
When they scream that Atiku is corrupt, please don't go throwing insults with them. That is what they want; to reduce you to their gutter habitation. Simply ask them to provide you with empirical evidence of this corruption. Of course they will not have it so their next tactics will be to dredge up several unsubstantiated allegations.
Just smile and point to
1.Maina-gate,
2. Dr Kachukwu's allegation,
3. Babalchir's sleeze,
4. IDP grass cutting brouhaha,
5. IGP's car gift to Aisha Buhari and a host of others,
And simply ask them if these are happening under an Atiku presidency.
When they scream that Atiku moves from party to party, simply remind them that Atiku has contested only once in 2007 unlike Buhari who contested four times under different political parties.
Also remind them that in 2011 Buhari cried and promised not to contest again yet he went ahead to contest in 2015.
Don't allow them forget that Buhari promised not to run for second term yet he is using the EFCC and DSS to harass anyone suspected of having presidential ambitions for 2019.
Their next point of recourse will be on integrity but just simply remind them that we are still waiting for his declaration of asset.
Saying you have one hut in Daura and 150 cows as a private citizen is not the same thing as saying it as a President. Let him say it officially now so perjury will hold him.
Then also subtly rub it in that Buhari is not as half as academically enlightened as Atiku. They hate being reminded of Buhari's academic deficiency so they will say that education doesn't matter.
At this point, simply smile and tell them that it is because education doesn't matter to PMB that is why budgetary allocation to education has dropped from 10.7% during the GEJ era to a record low of 7.04% under Buhari.
It is due to this lack of education that we are now witnessing only 33% capital expenditure implementation of the budget from the usual 60% to 75% implementation while recurrent expenditure implementation has jumped to 95%.
It is high time we start pointing out the failures of this government which are plethora.
1. The ineptitude of the Buhari administration is the highest in the history of Nigeria.
2. Nepotism and cronyism has been taken to empyrean heights.
3. Corruption has been redefined to mean APC corruption is acceptable while opposition maladministration is media hyped as corruption.
4. Under APC we are recovering billions yet borrowing billions.
It is high time we start pointing it out that if you can run a successful business enterprise then you can possibly run a successful capitalist government. Trump is today boosting the USA economy because he ran a successful business. Buhari can't run our economy because he couldn't even successfully manage 150 cows to multiply .
Atiku remains our best best to move Nigeria forward on the path of economic growth.
I am intelligent enough to stand for Atiku. Are you?
SHOCKING BUT TRUE: Oyi/Ayamelum People Never Knew their House of Rep Member Before Now.
Our Findings:
The only known campaign slogan of Gabriel Onyenwife the relatively unknown House of Rep member misrepresenting Oyi/Ayamelum federal constituency had been;
"There was no zoning agreement, I'm not indebted to anyone. Oyi LGA is in my pocket, ndi APGA delegates love me and Wiper will deliver. Enefe should wait. It is Ayamelum turn. If you doubt me, go and ask ndi Igwe, go and ask Wiper Oyi "
Meanwhile, I have two basic questions for Gabriel Onyenwife
1. How much constituency development funds did he receive unbehalf of Oyi/Ayamelum Federal constituency from 2015 till date?
2. What did he do with the funds?
Not until those begging questions are convincingly attended, Gabriel Onyenwife should be expelled from APGA and must not come a meter close to the APGA party primaries venue.
Pause, please surf the social media, you will find that he has been busy snapping pictures with Ndiocha, and Senator Saraki posting on social media as if that was an achievement. He has no scorecard, no manifesto, and no signatory projects in Oyi/Ayamelum federal constituency.
Just recently, an exit survey was carried out by IMSO news and reported as follows:
"Sincerely, Ogbuefi Chuma you have succeeded in enlightening the good people of Oyi on the political shenanigans of our House of Rep member. Many of us didn't even know his name" Chinedu Okeke(Awkuzu)
" thank God for social media I never knew my Rep, neither had I seen the picture of our House of Rep member, Ogene Igbo, you and your media team are doing great. keep it up". Cecilia Mmaduka(Nteje)
"Ogene Ndigbo, God bless you for everything, before now I thought Tony Nwoye was our House of Rep member. If not you Ogene ,I have never heard that name 'Onyenwife' before. Daalu Sir." Nkiru Obi(Umunya)
" please, you guys are doing a good job. I'm not supporting anybody but truth be told, I have no idea who was our Rep member.
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Oku di over..
Ana agbaghali upandan.
I said it before... *_The fear of Enefedike_* is the beginning of good things in Oyi/Ayamelum Federal constituency.
_Read this with more understanding_
While Hon Vivian Okadigbo was led to the governor by Senator Victor Umeh, *_Hon Gabriel Onyenwife sponsored the Igwe of Umunya to meet with the 21/21 governor on his behalf._*
For your reading delight
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*_How Gov Obiano disappointed Hon Gabriel Onyenwife, Vivian Okadigbo in Austria._*
AIF Media
While gov Obiano was away to Austria on investment tour, some aspirants left Nigeria to Austria to lobby the governor for party ticket.
One of the aspirants at Austria was Hon Vivian Okadigbo who is contesting for Oyi/Ayamelum federal constituency seat.
While Hon Vivian Okadigbo was led to the governor by Senator Victor Umeh, Hon Gabriel Onyenwife sponsored the Igwe of Umunya to meet with the 21/21 governor on his behalf.
A source who was at Austria and privy to the meeting told AIF Media that Igwe Umunya pleaded with gov Obiano to support the reelection bid of Hon Gabriel Onyenwife but when the interest of Hon Vivian Okadigbo also came up in the same meeting, it was gathered that Hon Okadigbo told the governor that if Gabriel Onyenwife is considered to return to the National Assembly, that she should also be allowed to return to the House of Assembly for the 3rd time.
At the this juncture, AIF Media was told that the governor became uncomfortable with their demands of supporting Hon Gabriel Onyenwife to return to the House of Reps against the zoning in Oyi/Ayamelum federal constituency and Hon Okadigbo going back to the state Assembly for a 3rd term.
The meeting ended without any formal position or conclusion.
It is getting obvious that Hon Vivian Okadigbo is not contesting for House of Representatives. She is only doing "colloba" with Africa.
Hon Vivian Okadigbo is a failed lawmaker.
*Shocking confession by Musa Abdullah on Biafra, N'Delta*
Good Evening Biafrans,
My name is Musa Abdullah from Kano state. I studied at Lagos state University and presently working with Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil.
Due to my education, I have been enlightened as to the happenings in Nigeria. We in the North voted for Buhari because he is our brother.
We wanted power to return to the North. We knew he cannot fix anything in Nigeria. In our mosques, they always taught us to make sure we remove that infidel call Jonathan.
We were meant to hate Jonathan with our spirit, soul and body. Infact, Igbos living in the North were very very lucky. They escaped death by the whiskers through the victory of Baba.
Had Baba lost, my brothers where already on standby waiting for instructions to lynch any pig from the South.
I was personally in the situation room as things unfold. I felt for the Igbos then. I really pitied them. I knew that my brothers in the North had been brain washed but I dare not speak.
I sighed in relief when Baba was declared the winner and my brothers where told to relax, that they should go to the streets and celebrate.
That was how the bloodshed was averted to the glory of Allah. I knew something was really wrong with my brothers.
Kano gave Buhari the highest vote. It was massively rigged in his favour. That was why the INEC officer in charge of Kano was burnt alive with his family after the election to cover up the rigging. I wept for my people.
Now what are we seeing? Baba has abandoned us. My brothers in the North are dying every day of hunger. Prices of things are so high, we can't even eat three square meal a day.
My Northern Elders are not worried. They are only after power remaining in the North. Not only that, my concern now is what is about to come. They have already planned on how to deal with the Niger Deltans.
Of course you are aware that all the military personnel and weapons have been deployed in Niger D
*2019 ELECTION IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER, YOUTHS BORROW YOURSELF BRAIN.......Gov* *Ganduje* of Kano's daughter married *Gov* *Ajimobi* of Oyo's son!
Yes *bro* , Dangote's Daughter married former IGP *Mohammed's* son!
*Bros* ! *Buhari's* daughter married the richest man's son from *Borno* *State* .
*Abike* *Dabiri* , former lawmaker and now special adviser to the president on foreign matters is now an inlaw to *Gov* . *Ibikunle* *Amosun* , governor of Ogun State.
Let me inform you again that, *Prof* *Yemi* *Osibanjo's* daughter was taken to the same kind of home marrying the son of one of the richest black *women* in *Nigeria* .
Their children study *abroad* , start work *abroad* , get married *abroad* , go to hospitals *abroad* , treat headache and cough *abroad* , give birth abroad, establish businesses *abroad* , go for vacation *abroad* , et al.
Yet, they come out later to give you guns, machete, axes and few thousands of naira to cut your fellow *brothers* *down* in the name of *election* . Believe me, they will be coming to you again *come2019* .
*Bros* ! If u are only good as *political* *thugs* , ballot box *snatchers* , and not as an *in-law* , then u have *Problem* .
# *UseYourBrain*
Forward to every *Youth* you know........have a great day.
Lonia magazine
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Nigeria Is Allah's Gift To The Fulani
By Aliyu Ismaila Gwarzo on Oct 3, 2014 at 7:20 AM
''When I say that the Presidency must come to the north next year I am referring to the Hausa-Fulani core north and not any northern Christian or Muslim minority tribe.
The Christians in the north such as the Berom, the Tiv, the Kataf, the Jaba, the Zuru, the Sayyawa, the Bachama, the Jukun, the Idoma, the Burra, the Kilba, the Mbula, and all the others are nothing and the Muslim minorities in the north, including the Kanuri, the Nupe, the Igbira, the Babur, the Shuwa Arabs, the Marghur, the Bade, the Bura, the Igalla, the Zerma, the Bariba, the Gbari and all the others know that when we are talking about leadership in the north and in Nigeria, Allah has given it to us, the Hausa-Fulani.
They can grumble, moan and groan as much as they want but each time they go into their bedrooms to meet their wives and each time they get on their prayer mats to begin their prayers, it is we the Fulani that they think of, that they fear, that they bow to and that they pray for. Some of them are even ready to give us their wives and daughters for one nights sport and pleasure. They owe us everything. This is because we gave them Islam through the great Jihad waged by Sheik Uthman Dan Fodio.
We also captured Ilorin, killed their local King and installed our Fulani Emir. We took that ancient town away from the barbarian Yoruba and their filthy pagan gods. We liberated all these places and all these people by imposing Islam on them by force.
It was either the Koran or the sword and most of them chose the Koran. In return for the good works of our forefathers Allah, through the British, gave us Nigeria to rule and to do with as we please.
Since 1960 we have been doing that and we intend to continue. The Igbo tried to stop us in 1966 and between 1967 and 1969 they paid a terrible price.
IBRAHIM BUNU TELLS THE TRUTH TO AUTHORITY! Hey! Do you think you have seen Nigeria at her worse economic meltdown or seen the worse killings and religious wars yet? Well if you think so then just wait until our very dear PMB wins the 2019 presidential election then you'll know better... In the meantime, please ignore your hatred for reading and read this to the end because it is a wake-up call to all of us who wants things to get better in Nigeria. Written by IBRAHIM BUNU. Why are we blaming Buhari and Not Ourselves! In 2015, we changed a govt under which human beings and businesses fared well. The South watched as the Northern oligarchy, with the help of Lagos media, demonised the govt of the day, manipulated the electoral process to install a radical Islamist and we said nothing. 1. He appointed our Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Air Staff from his tribe/religion, we said nothing. 2. He appointed our National Security Adviser from his tribe/religion,we said nothing. 3. He followed it up with appointment of DG DSS from his village/ religion, we clapped for him. 4. He appointed Chairman EFCC from his tribe/religion; we kept quiet. 5. He appointed IGP from his religion and we said nothing. 6. He appointed Minister of Defence from his tribe and religion, we said nothing. 7. He appointed Minister of Interior from his tribe/religion, and we clapped for him. 8. He appointed CG Immigration from his tribe and religion, we were the more quiet. 9. He appointed CG Civil Defence from his own religion and region, we said nothing. 10. He appointed CG Prisons from his own tribe and religion and we hailed him. 11. He appointed DG NIA from his village, tribe and religion and we said it is his prerogative as President. 12. He appointed Chief of Defence Intelligence from his tribe and religion; we were the more quiet. 13. A man is elected President and he concentrated the appointments of heads of entire security agencies in the country in one religion and region and We Re dumb.
What goes around will definitely find it's place around. You promised impossible to us because u lack the capacity to bring the change. NFF should better recall these bunch of expired Chinese products back to Sambisa
I can't believe our Ashebi eagles can't even score one goal, my friend was banking on ezi ofia prediction. Buhari's bad luck has transmitted confusion in this nation without apprehensive transmission. How can super noodles play well when Lia Mohammed is Our minster for propaganda and minister for youth and sports refers Argentina's national team as a good football continent. These Mallams called cabals have finished the zoo.
Feeling sleepy already
Please Read &Think-Fully Your Land OrYour Blood.
By Adamu Mohammed.
Ever since President Muhammadu Buhari took over the mantle of leadership of this great country Nigeria, we(Hausa-Fulanis) have come under severe media attack from enemies of progress. Just because they are educated than us, they stereotype us with negativity. Just because they own and control the media, they use the media against us.
But let me make something clear to you stupid fellows hating us, whether you love us or hate us, it doesn't change anything. We are who we are and we will continue to remain like that. We hate you even more and we can never love you because you are all infidels. I pity those of you who keep deluding yourselves that we can love and trust you simply because you worked against your people to our own advantage, never!
I heard that the stupid Governor of Oyo State, Ajimobi said that they won't accept the proposed Grazing Bill. But my message to the filthy Yoruba pig is that, if you don't want to give us your cursed land, we will rear our cattle not only on your farmlands but in your churches. And if you try to stop us, we would killed your chicken hearted men like rabbits then turn your mothers, wives, sisters and daughters to our s*x slaves like we have always done.
It is either you give the whole of South to us to use as grazing reserve or we soak it with your blood. And what you would do like you always do is noise on Facebook and Twitter. you cannot be united against us because there would always be the likes of Tinubu, Amaechi and Okorocha in your midst who will divide you for selfishness and love of money. Such treacherous characters can't survive in our midst because we burn them and their families.
I so much detest Southern Christians because they are the problem of this country. If I have my way, there won't be any functional church in this country, especially in the North. That's why I am so much happy with Governor El-rufai who is living up to the expectations of Allah in Kaduna State. We are not really pleased with President Muhammadu Buhari who is too slow to implement everything we asked him to implement in this country for us, he has not even done 20% of the Northern/Islam agenda, what he is waiting for I don't know.
We will make life unbearable for Igbos like they are in Hell, and yet we won't let them have their useless Biafra because the whole of South is a conquered territory. We can never see Yorubas as allies no matter how hard they try to please or serve us because they are born traitors and infidels. Those slaves in the Middle Belt would continue to be willing tools in our hands, and the day they attempt to raise their heads, we will cut off their heads like weeds. I lack words to tell the inconsequential and always crying Niger Delta because what we are waiting for is for President Buhari to declare state of emergency in Rivers, Bayelsa and Delta, then we will show them how to use power.
We are at war with you people but we won't allow the country to breakup because, natural resources found in any part of the country is our heritage and birth right. We will continue killing you in large numbers until you are truly submissive to us as your slave masters. We won't stop killing you until we fully takeover your land as a conquered territory. This is not the time to mince words, this is not the time to sugarcoat things, and this is not the time to be economical with the truth, this is nothing but the truth, ignore it at your own peril.
[5/5, 9:16 PM] +234 802 948 1691: GRAZING RESERVE BILL.
Please continue to pass this leaked information until every Yoruba, Igbo, all tribes and all Christian parts of Nigeria gets alerted.
This was planned many years by Fulanis as a strategic way to Islamization of Nigeria.
That was why Buhari continued running for presidency even at his old age because they knew he is the most possible mean to achieve their goal.
In 1804 - 1808. Fulanis came in from Guinea to the Northern part of Nigeria, led by Usman Dan fodio .He lead in jihad against the Hausa kingdoms of the northern Nigeria. The forces of Usman dan Fodio slowly took over more and more of the Hausa kingdoms through war. By 1810, Fulanis had already conquered all hausas.
They formed boko haram sect solely for the process, waiting for Buhari or any of their Fulani brother to come in power but Unfortunately, Goodluck Jonathan came into power and they became annoyed.
They started their violence to distract him and whether it was Yoruba or Igbo that was on the seat during GEJ'S regime. The same thing could've still happened about Boko haram.
Now their dream has been achieved having their brother on top.
Here is their plan.
They started herdsmen war believing that they have the chance to control all parts of the country since they are in power and forces.
If GRAZING RESERVE BILL is passed and achieved, It means that Fulanis will have a place mapped out for them in all 36 states of Nigeria.
The next thing is that, they will start bringing in their wives and children to increase their population.
With time, they will have their Emir installed in every 36 states which will eventually take part in every leadership community gatherings.
They will eat into every community like worms and the place given to them can never be taken away from them again since it has been passed.
Their sect will be ready to strike in every state and community with no hiding place for anyone since they have known every corners of our community.
It is then that we will beg them to stop killing us for we are ready to become Muslims in order to live.
This is the only time we have to reject this because tomorrow might be late for us to act.
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Pass this to everyone in your contact,Yoruba, igbos ,others and all Christian alike.
DON'T BE TOO SPIRITUAL, PASS ON THIS INFO!
Security: Southern Nigeria at the
mercy of the North – Nwabueze
An elder statesman, Professor Ben Nwabueze has called on Nigerians living in the South to be weary of the fact that their entire security apparatus rests in the hand of the North in what he termed President Muhammad Buhari’s Northernization agenda.
Nwabueze disclosed this in a statement entitled, “Whether the eradication of corruption is the motivating object of the on-going war against it.”
He said, “northerners are occupying the offices of the Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Director- Generals of DSS, NIA, Inspector General of Police, Chief of Staff to the President, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Nigeria Ports Authority, Controller General of Customs, Immigration, Minister of Internal Affairs, National Security Adviser, Minister of Petroleum, 15 out of the 22 Assistant Inspectors General of Police among other sensitive positions.
He added: “The 15 appointments listed above are strategic appointments as they relate to the prosecution of the war against corruption.
“Ibrahim Idris, IGP, appointed over the heads of some southern officers senior to him. The IGP is heading a Police Force, the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, in which 15 out of the 22 Assistant Inspectors-General of Police, AIG, who exercise much of the function of the operational control of the Force, are northerners, while three are from the South-West and two from the South-East.
“These blatantly lopsided appointments, all of which were made since the inception of the Buhari Administration, portray the NPF as an army of occupation deliberately designed to carry into effect President Buhari’s Northernisation Aganda in furtherance of the dream of the Sardauna to reduce the South to a conquered territory and thereby prevented from having control over its future.
“The President’s implacable opposition to re-structuring which envisages the establishment of State Police should not, therefore, surprise us. He wants to be able to continue to exercise control over the internal security of the Southern States and to continue to hold them hostage. It caricatures true federalism that a constituent state in a Federation should be under the control and yoke of the Federal Government in the matter of its internal security.
“Daura, Director-General, Department of State Services, DSS, replacing Ita Ekpenyong; apart from the DG, the directors are mostly northerners. The control of the NPF and DSS by northerners must be taken together with the fact that the Minister of Interior and the Permanent Secretary of the ministry are northerners; that the Army and Air Force are headed by northerners; and, above all that President Muhammadu Buhari, a northerner, is the Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, and has the power under the Constitution to direct the operational use of the NPF for the maintenance and securing of public safety and public order; his power to direct the operational use of the DSS is even more plenary.
“The implication of the control of security by northerners is that the security of Nigeria and Nigerians is an exclusively northern affair, thereby putting the rest of us at their mercy. “Abubakar Malami SAN, Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, AGF, a young SAN, who was raised to the rank in 2008, i.e. seven years before his appointment as AGF.
“Lt-Gen Abdulrahman Danbazau, rtd, Minister of Interior.
“Magaji Abubakar, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior; he has publicly admitted to have wrongfully sidetracked the Head of Service, HoS, Mrs Winifred Ekanem Oyo-Ita, a southerner, in the reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina, and has apologized to her accordingly: see the Vanguard of December 1, 2017.
“Ibrahim Magu, Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC; still kept in office in an acting capacity since 9 November, 2015 because of repeated refusal by the Senate to confirm his appointment.
“Hamed Ibrahim Ali, Controller-General, Nigerian Customs Services; customs is the underbelly of corruption in Nigeria. “Mohammad Babandede, Controller-General Nigerian Immigration Services; immigration stands implicated in Maina’s escape out of Nigeria after his sack from the civil service and his subsequent re-entry into it.
“Amb. Muhammed Dauda, Acting Director-General National Intelligence Agency, NIA, replacing Ayo Oke, a southerner; after he was sacked, following the discovery in the NIA offices in the Osborne Towers, Ikoyi, of the sum of $43 million, £27,800 and N23 million.
“Alhaji Amed Idris, Accountant-General of the Federation, replacing Jonah Ogunniyi Otunla, a southerner. Maitanti Baru, Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, replacing Ibe Kachukwu, a southerner, who, as Minister of State for Petroleum and Chairman, NNPC Board, was sidelined by Baru in the process for the award of some NNPC contracts; earlier he has been downgraded from Minister of Petroleum to Minister of State for Petroleum, with the President taking over as his own Petroleum Minister.
“Abdulrasheed Maina, Chairman, Presidential Task Force on Pension Reform; although his initial appointment took place before the Buhari Administration, his reinstatement after he was sacked occurred during that Administration, with the President’s approval as the evidence shows…
“There are of course other lopsided strategic appointments, such as the appointment of Professor Mahmood Yakubu as Chairman, Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, and Hadiza Bala-Usman as Head of the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA. The listed appointments raise critical issues as to the intention or design behind them. “They look like a swoop on the South, a jihad designed to foist Northern domination, or even subjugation, on the South in pursuance of the Sarduna’s agenda, announced as far back as 1960, to subjugate the South and reduce it to a conquered territory, with the object of preventing it from having control over its future,” an agenda which President Buhari, in a speech in May 2015 as President-elect, re-echoed and vowed to carry to a finish.
“What other reason could there be for concentrating in the North the appointments to all the positions vital to the effective prosecution of the war against corruption? We need to be told. One hopes that the order for the purchase of war planes from the U.S., ostensibly to fight Boko Haram terrorism, is not connected with the hidden agenda for a jihad.
“The 15 appointments stand uncontroverted. And yet in a futile attempt to controvert the incontrovertible, the President, responding to a newspaper report that 81 of 100 appointments made by him were from the North, published a list of 159 appointments made by him, 85 of which were from the South and 74 from the North: see the Vanguard November 6, 2017.
“We are being treated again to another irrelevancy designed to befog a critical issue and to hoodwink the Nigerian people. The President is simply preying on the gullibility of the public in anything that comes from him.
“What all this means is that corruption is being fought, not by an all-inclusive team of officials, but by officials drawn from one section of the country, the North, separated in interests, outlook and attitude from the South, which makes the war look like an exclusively Northern affair.
“Hence the increase in public cynicism about the President’s sincerity as leader. The cynicism seems to have reached its peak in the Maina case, tagged by the media as the Maina saga or Mainagate, involving several billions of naira allegedly stolen from the pension fund scheme superintended by the Presidential Task Force Reform Team of which Abdulrasheed Maina was Chairman.
“The aspect of the Maina case that aroused great public interest and heightened public cynicism about the sincerity of the President as leader of a crusade was the threat by the Chief of Staff to the President, Alhaji Abba Kyari, a northerner, to “query” the Head of Service of the Federation, HoS, Mrs Winifred Ekanem Oyo-Ita, a southerner, for saying that she informed the President of Maina’s reinstatement which was effected against her opposition.
“The threat was made in the view of people, including the Vice-President, arriving at the Council Chambers for the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council. The threat and the HoS instant but angry response triggered public reaction. Is the HoS under the authority of the Chief of Staff as to make her amenable to a query by him?
“Why should he publicly utter such a threat, except perhaps as an over-zealous show of solidarity for a master from the same section of the country, the North? Was the motive a concern to shield a fellow northerner? The public was not told anything more about this scandalous exhibition of sectionalism other than that the controversy had been settled by the President meeting privately with the two quarrelling officials.
“But the public cynicism remains. Was something being concealed from the public about the whole Maina saga? Was the President in fact privy to Maina’s return to the country and his reinstatement into the civil service, and did he authorise it? Maina’s testimony came on 29 November, 2017, as reported in the Vanguard of that day.
He said: “When this government came in, the president gave his note that go and sit down with Maina. I have given you the approval. They sat down with me… The process of my reinstatement started after the Attorney-General, Mr Malami, visited me. As soon as the present government decided to sit with me, and after sitting with me, I told them I will not leave you to go back to Nigeria without something in your pocket. I’m going to give you something in your pocket, and the Minister laughed.
“Maina’s testimony has not been countered by government. The eradication of corruption requires the concerted efforts of all Nigerians fighting together as one people under an all-inclusive government, not a government perceived to be one for one section of the country only, the North, and from which the other section feels alienated.”
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