Babatunde Fashola, minister of power, works and housing, says Sango, despite being the god of lightning and thunder, does not have the capacity to generate a single kilowatt of electricity.

Delivering the convocation lecture at the University of Benin on Friday, Fashola urged the graduands to free their minds from fear, and stop deifying resources that can be harnessed for the good of the society.

“Traditional medicine, from herbs, roots, and other endowments of nature have their place of pre-eminence in the assurance of our well-being and good health. I cannot say the same thing about divination and sacrifices,” he said.

“We must choose to work our iron ore to produce steel and build skyscrapers, machines and tools like others do instead of worshipping the god of Iron.We must use engineering to manage and control flooding and erosion.

“We must probe the treasures of our forests and depths of our oceans as bastions of possibilities that we must manage and dominate instead of worshipping the god of the sea.

“If we continue to fear the sea, oceans and waters we will perpetuate the practice of sacrifice, instead of undertaking the enterprise of understanding; and dominating them for energy and transport.

“We must approach our rock formations as treasure troves of building materials like marble, tiles and granite rather than treat them as totems of salvation that require animal sacrifice.

“We should stop deifying the moon and stratosphere beyond the visibility of our eyes out of fear. Instead we should develop the courage and resolve to send men and women to land a space craft there.”

He said prayer is good when combined with hard work. He added that all the divination and sacrifices made to Sango, the god of lightning, has not generated a single kilowatt of power.

“I urge you to free your mind from fear, reach for the skies, choose by conviction and not by fear; trust in your abilities and God given talent, take responsibility, work hard and pray if you believe.

“Yes, Sango is the god of lightning and thunder, but all the sacrifices made to Sango has not generated 1 (ONE) kilowatt of electric power.

“Electricity is produced by using nature’s gifts , such as gas, water, solar and wind, harnessing their capacity through turbines made from steel to serve our energy needs, not by making animal sacrifices.”

Fashola also urged his audience to “look for the book titled ‘Start Up Nation’ by Dan Senor and Saul Singer, saying: “It would provoke your thinking as it did mine.”

BeeBeeOoh:
Is Fashola a.k.a Mr. Rocket Science trying to justify his incompetency??

BeeBeeOoh:
Is Fashola a.k.a Mr. Rocket Science trying to justify his incompetency??

jneutron4000:
what incompetency are you talking about Na him body or fluid for him body him go use generate power?

mightyhaze:
that's wot it looks like to me !

All of a sudden electricity became rocket science,..and spurring so many grammar and philosophy to mask the obvious

madridguy:

BeeBeeOoh:



I guess his brain was filled with vanilla ice cream when he made this state?? @ link below..

http://newsrescue.com/there-will-be-power-in-all-homes-in-six-months-if-i-was-in-charge-fashola-rescued/

veekid:
How can a lawyer do the work of an engineer?

Buhari sef

veekid:
How can a lawyer do the work of an engineer?

Buhari sef

StOla:


A minister is an administrator.

The only ministry that requires a member of same vocation is ministry of juctice because the minister doubles as attorney general. A doctor cannot argue government's case in court or give legal interpretation of a judgement as an attorney general would do.

A Minister of Health is never required to examine a patient or carry out medical examination, perform a surgery or dispense drugs.

A Minister of Works is never required to design engineering plans or structures or tools. Neither is he/she required to operate equipment.

A minister is a political administrator for the ministry. Any governor who has managed a state where such ministries exist and were functional during his tenure, is more than qualified to handle such ministry as the direct administrator.

Overcome your ignorance.

BeeBeeOoh:
That's the real definition of Square Peg In A Round Hole

Are you also aware that minister of labour, Mr Chris Ngige studied "Surgery?? Even our minister of Agriculture studied " French..



Buhari sef

OZAOEKPE:

The same brain buhari get be this smh

BeeBeeOoh:
Fashola a.k.a Mr. Rocket Science is really trying to justify his incompetency & ineptitude..

A Serious Government Will Fix Its Power Problems In 6months - Fashola
Internet Never Forgets:
h t tp://newsrescue.com/there-will-be-power-in-all-homes-in-six-months-if-i-was-in-charge-fashola-rescued/

solpat:
I also read the lecture whatever.
That guy should do something fast about the electricity situation in the country,
if not Sango will strike him with 100,000 volts of lightening

jneutron4000:
what incompetency are you talking about?
Na him body or fluid for him body him go use generate power?

segunjowo:
Fashola knows how to talk to patronise people.
I haven't seen any tangible thing he has done so far...
he should quit talking and start fixing roads and electricity especially in mowe, ibafo, magboro axis.
That area lacks electricity to a very bad extent.

MuttleyLaff:
I've always had the impression Fashola is overrated and overhyped by his spin doctor(s)
Fashola's inability and failing to fix the ''Power Problems In 6months'' is the classic case of ''Take a moment to walk in my shoes, I bet you'll fall on the first step''

Bet he's realised that the Power Problem is tantamount to ''Omi po ju oka ni''

StOla:


I reckon your brilliant mind requires the minister of Labour to have been a labourer?

Or is the medical profession not part of the labour force of a nation?

And is the said Audu Ogbeh of Agriculture not reputed to be an active agriculture investor?

A minister is an administrator.

Ignorant but talkative kids everywhere on Nairaland.

koladebrainiac:
Power problem that pdp has destroyed as a matter of fact.

MuttleyLaff:
PDP or APC is neither here or there

Fashola should have know that Power problem was destroyed even before PDP before shooting off the mouth with:
the ''there will be power in all homes in six-months if I was in charge'' - Fashola rescue gimmick remark
OR
the ''A Serious Government Will Fix Its Power Problems In 6months'' - Fashola's other gimmick remark to gain votes