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Article written by journalist and Ovation publisher, Dele
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Fellow Nigerians, something melodramatic occurred
some days ago in Doha, Qatar, United Arab Emirates,
where President Muhammadu Buhari dropped a
bombshell inadvertently. And what was the matter?

The President in his usual candour and uncommon honesty
announced that one of his major campaign promises was
no longer feasible and practicable; the plan to pay
unemployed youths a paltry sum of N5,000 monthly
stipend was thus summarily jettisoned.
Or so it seemed.

To be accurate, what Mr President said with
a wry smile was that this was a campaign promise of his
Party and was one of the cardinal points of his Party’s
Manifesto but he had not personally campaigned about it
and it was not going to be a priority of his administration in
view of other more significant and important challenges.

However, all hell broke loose on social media because the
President’s body language actually suggested that the pledge
was dead in the water and had not just been demoted from
the list of priorities. There were several reasons why social
and popular media became instantly agog with activity on
this issue. Nigerian youths took great risk to get Major
General Buhari elected. They trusted him with their lives and
expected the change mantra to become reality as soon as
the People’s General regained power after being sacked as a military ruler in 1985. Truth is there are already some loud whispers in many quarters that lofty expectations are
turning to a mirage and that things are already falling apart.
Every explanation that it is too early to expect miracles is
hardly treated with belief.
Thus when the President delivered this seemingly bad news
to the expectant nation, it did not go down well with many
people. First the location was wrong. I agree that such
monumental decisions should not have been announced
while sojourning abroad. To some it would appear as if the
President was taking the easy pusillanimous way out.
Perhaps, the President should have addressed the nation on
home soil. Maybe the President could have requested his
ruling APC party to take the bullet for him by getting the
Party Chairman, Chief John Oyegun, to talk to the nation
about the need to revise the manifesto that was sold to the
electorate with so much glee. There is nothing wrong if fresh
realities have necessitated a change of plans. There is
usually a world of difference between the idealism of
opposition and the reality of being on the hot seat. It is one
of the reasons I don’t envy the President on this present job.
Mr President and his Party would have to sit down urgently
to reappraise things and come out with a tidier and clearer
agenda containing the realistic plan for Nigeria and
Nigerians in this dispensation. Sooner rather than later, the
first year of this administration will come knocking. It would
be disastrous if by May 29, 2016, we still cannot have a
glimpse of where the government is headed or heading. The
staccato, stop-start fashion by which things are being
currently handled must yield way to a smoother policy
manifestation and implementation. There are many things
that need to be worked on speedily.
The first and most pressing is the economy. What is on
ground now has been described by a famous economist as
“Robinson Crusoe economics.” Like Robinson Crusoe, our
economy is being handled like one man living alone on an
uninhabited island but surrounded by cannibals and vermin.
The economy is on a freefall, the sort we’ve not encountered
before. My humble suggestion is that the President should
assemble a crack economic team immediately. Those who
wish to hold conferences can still do so especially as we
know where similar jamboree conferences have gotten us in
the past. However, it is obvious that some people have
hijacked the misfortune of Nigeria and turned it into a
spectacular goldmine. “Voodoo economics” is being
practised by those milking the country dry and their acolytes
as well as by others wishing to manipulate themselves into
the position of latter day economics experts and get a slice
of the national cake. There are at this moment only a few
sincere economists about and we should tap into these
people but not make the mistake of putting them on the
same platform with the evildoers lest we become unable to
separate the wheat from the chaff. A nation that fails to
consult and use its best brains is doomed and may be
permanently jinxed like we seem to have been forever. In
any event what is necessary now is not to make the country
a debating society where esoteric and grand economic
principles are postulated and propounded but a society
where practical visionary and meaningful economic policies
are garnered and implemented.
As young as I was in the days of Chief Obafemi Awolowo, I
was aware that his best asset were the brightest brains he
was able to attract and assemble. He gathered their brilliant
ideas and merged them with his own. Leadership is thus an
art and science of skillfully managing people and resources.
It is even easier these days. In the age of advanced
technology, where you can buy whatever you lack, including
brains. As advanced as Britain is, the Governor of the Bank
of England was recruited from Canada. No one raised
eyebrows because the most important thing was getting the
job done. Our parochialism will kill Nigeria ultimately if care
is not taken. Many of the voodooists controlling Nigeria
know nothing about modern governance or managing an
economy, not to mention an ailing one. What is worse is that
they know that they know not but would not agree to allow
those who know something to do anything.
The time has come to declare an emergency on an evil
economic apparatus foisted on us by selfish people that may
end up ruining our otherwise great country. I believe we
should rise above partisan politics and bring our past and
present geniuses together including The Vice President,
Professor Yemi Osinbajo, The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi
Adeosun, The Governor of the Central Bank, Mr Godwin
Emefiele, The Emir of Kano, His Highness Lamido Sanusi,
Professor Charles Soludo, Mrs Oby Ezekwesili, Professor
Part Utomi, Mr Bismark Rewane, and some of our brilliant
University dons to fashion out a way out of this scandalous
debacle.
The next thing is for this government to reflect true frugality
and shed the toga of prodigality that is already rearing its
ugly head. The President should be alerted about how those
outside now believe he has already joined the psychedelic
class by wasting resources on flights of fancy and excessively
flamboyant and ostentatious airport ceremonies. The social
media caught fire last Monday as the pictures of our Brigade
of Guards in Scottish kilt fully piped up welcomed the
President on his arrival from his Middle East tour went viral.
Such frivolity did not reflect the mood of the nation. The
President’s winning formula had always been his simplicity,
humility and childlike innocence. He must resist the
temptation of being corrupted by the carpetbaggers who
litter our corridors of power. Running the different tiers of
government has been a major drain on our economy. It is
also the reason the citizens would not change their ways
when government refuses to set good examples.
Everything humanly possible should be done to empower
and encourage Mr Babatunde Raji Fashola to give us power.
There will never be any meaningful development and
progress until we can generate enough electricity and be
able to transmit and distribute this effectively. When people
shout that we should patronize made in Nigeria products
they conveniently forget that most of what we use in making
the made in Nigeria products were fabricated and made
abroad. At best we are only an assembly line for these
products. An average company loses its profit to what
should have been provided ordinarily by government. I
cannot begin to overemphasise the importance of electricity.
Nigerians will never forget whoever can put an end to their
life in perpetual darkness. It is worth every effort and
investment.
It is heartening to note that there are those ready and willing
to partner with Government at little or no cost to make our
dire power situation a thing of the past using both
conventional and sustainable energy solutions. All that
seems to be required is for government to discard any
policy that would be a stumbling block to the utilisation of
these opportunities. Nothing must be seen as set in stone.
National development requires not only flexibility but a
willingness to think outside the box. It is time to seize the
moment!
In the name of God, we must revamp our educational
institutions. It is disgraceful that we watched them collapse
and we have refused to do anything tangible to bring them
back to par with their counterparts elsewhere. The APC
should tell and demonstrate in concrete terms what it
intends to do to restore the lost glory of our schools from
primary to tertiary institutions. Mercifully, the Vice President
comes from a scholarly background and hopefully should be
able to activate and actualize what the former President
Goodluck Jonathan, himself an academic, could not achieve
in the five years he spent as substantive number one citizen
of Nigeria.
Without quality education, most of our graduates would
never be employed or even become employable. Our school
curriculum must now be redesigned in such a way that it can
be relevant to the needs and requirements of our tough
situations. Entrepreneurship should become a compulsory
subject. This is why we must commend and recommend the
great initiative by Tony Elumelu’s foundation that seeks to
locate and situate hidden talents and future captains of
industry. Innovation and inventiveness must be encouraged.
There are Nigerians undertaking breathtaking research in
many fields of human endeavour within the hallowed
precincts of our university communities but they do not
have the financial muscle or government encouragement
and backing to be able to bring their dreams into reality.
Great nations are made from developing such talents.
Research and development (R & D) is the way to go. Most of
our manufacturing companies hardly have any such viable R
& D departments. Incentives must be given to all concerned,
including funding and tax initiatives, so that our nation may
truly enter the industrialised comity of nations and not just
pretend that we are better than mere panel beaters!
Yes, it is time for APC and the Government to set their
priorities again but this must be done with a sense of
purpose and a desire to take the people to a higher level.
May God help them

Valintos147:

Nigeria Senator, Arrant Rubbish.

Correct rubbish..I tell you

Troops of 21 Brigade Bama, under 7 Division area of
operational responsibility, in the early hours of Friday,
March 3, cleared escaping Boko Haram terrorists that came
through Sabsawa axis of Sambisa forest.
According to a statement issued by the Acting Director Army
Public Relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, the troops
also recovered a Toyota Hilux, 2 AK-47 rifles with registration
numbers 58006915 and KO 35839, as well as 37 rounds of
12.7mm metal linked ammunition.
One officer sustained injury during the encounter but he is in a stable condition

Hours after Edo state governor, Adams Oshiomole, released a statement condemning Dino Melaye for saying he didn't marry a made in Nigeria woman, Dino took to his twitter to react to Sahara reporters headline that Oshiomole called him a lunatic in the statement. He said when he is ready, Nigerians will see his Made In Nigeria wife.

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Lewist:
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snowbuster:
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Tnx bro..I know there are in nashville.
I hope I get to meet nigerians in memphis

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It's certainly not the traditional approach to teaching but
these 'tutors' are perhaps hoping these X-rated classes will
help their students motivation to learn.
A racy Spanish channel has launched naked English
language lessons with teachers giving classes completely
naked.
It comes off the back of YouTube channel "Stripping the
News" - where presenters broadcast the headlines without
any clothes on.
Called Naked Language, the online course 'promises to get
away from the traditional method of learning English', the
Trome reports.
The website adds:
"This program has the distinction of being taught by a
teacher 'completely exposed'.
"Furthermore, this course promises that the theoretical
content will be displayed in a simple and fun way through
sexy videos and other content."
At the end of the course students will even get a certificate of
international recognition.
The naked approach is particularly popular among the
Venezuelan football presenters, who are known to take to
presenting in the buff when their team is knocked out of the Copa America.

Educating.. Tnx

Hi VO..season greetings
I'm a bit confused and I need ur advice
I've been scheduled for an interview on d 21st of January 2016 under d IR2 category and I turned 21 this month...I hope it won't be a problem for me when I get to d embassy

Secondly, my international passport will expire by April 2016 and I learnt an unexpired passport valid for 6months beyond d intended date of entry into the United states is what is needed.

pls advice me VO
Thank You.

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Hi VO,
I belong to d IR2 category..
Pls how long does it take to be called for an interview after submitting a police report to d nvc?
Thanks

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I hail

maryhaam:
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Abi naa..dem just wan show their self

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But y all d actors come pack their self go S.A....when we didn't collect much award

So no Yoruba movie was given an award. .not even my main man odunade...nawa ooo

Odunade Adekola...confirm G

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