What have you personally benefitted from the president, as his neighbour?

Well he has done a lot for me. Although not materially, but I have benefitted from his advises. When I was in the secondary school, I used to go to him, in company of others. He was always telling us to be honest in whatever we do in life and stay away from trouble. We took to his advice and this helped me a lot later in life. That is why I have been very firm and I do say my mind on issues as they are. I don’t pretend. So, I will rather say that his fatherly advice has work for me.



The issue trending in the political circle is about the resignation of former Alhaji Atiku Abubakar from the All Progressives Congress (APC). Do you think the action of the former vice president would affect the party, especially in future elections?

Just like what I keep on saying to political office holders, if something happened like that, they should continue to serve those who voted them. Honestly speaking, I don’t see anything wrong when a person decided to change or leave his party for another party. So, why are people panicking over Atiku’s resignation from APC? What are they panicking for? If you know you are doing the right thing, you don’t need to panic because of anybody that leaves your political party. After all, it is his political right; he has the right to change to any party of his choice. That is why we are in a democracy. Democracy, anywhere in the world, gives one freedom of speech, freedom of association and freedom of movement. So, to me, those who are out to attack or condemn Atiku are committing a big mistake. They should learn from how President Buhari joked over Atiku’s defection by sympathising with the party over the loss of the former vice president. That is a good exemplary character from the president.

I am really at a loss over why some people started panicking. Why should people panic over the resignation of Atiku from APC? If you know what you are doing, you don’t need to panic or to come out to condemn his defection. To me, what is expected of elective office holders is to concentrate on helping the people who voted them into the various offices they are occupying; after all, 90 per cent of these political office holders are defectors. We all know that many of them were from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and other political parties. So, to me, Atiku will never be a threat to President Muhammad Buhari. It is natural in politics to find people supporting you or been against you. So, if we have those who are against Mr President, we equally have those who agreed with what the president is doing. So, if elections come, people will naturally vote for who they like.

My advice to the elective office holders is to do the right thing so that, in 2019, they will still return to office if they are interested in re-contesting. In 2015, we begged the people to vote us. In 2019, people will decide where to go because we prayed to Allah to give us the best and He did. So, when Allah gives you the best, it is left for you to do the right thing and if you fail to do the right thing, Allah is watching you. So, any time, your followers can say Allah yaisa, meaning, I left you with God. Things have gone bad and God is a listening God. So, politicians should try to fulfill the promises they made to the people during their campaigns.



In that wise and as a stakeholder in the APC project, what advice will you give to the party?

My advice to APC and all elective office holders from the councilor level to the presidency, is that they should fulfill their electioneering campaign promises. Don’t forget that, as Christians and Muslims, we all pray that God should give us the best and He did. We are all created by God and, at the end of our sojourn on this planet, we are going back to Him. So, fulfill your promises because God is watching. But if you do otherwise, the electorate will abandon you. So, the leadership of my party, APC, should always draw the attention of their elective office holders and remind them to do the needful. They should also know that there is still time to correct their mistakes. Let the electorate see that they have changed before the next elections. If they do that, Allah will assist them.



Many people in several quarters have been calling on the president to reshuffle his cabinet. Do you think the time is ripe for such a step?

I think it is time, but again I feel it is too late. Why did I said is too late? It is true many of the serving ministers have disappointed Nigerians and the cabinet reshuffle is supposed to have taken place since. Now, we are approaching 2018 and I believe most of the ministers would be eyeing different political positions they would like to vie for in the next elections. So, my advice to the president is to drop those who have ambition and those who are not performing up to the expectations of Nigerians. Let him, in the next cabinet, appoint competent and patriotic Nigerians and not necessarily politicians. Let the people see change before the next elections.



What is your take on the recent disengagement of 21,000 teachers by the Kaduna State government?

What the governor is trying to do is right. If we have those who are not qualified or cannot teach, they should leave the classroom, but let them be deployed to other areas. When we were campaigning in 2015, we did not tell Nigerians that we are going to sack them. Rather, we told the people that we are going to create more jobs. My appeal to Governor Nasir el-Rufai is to, please, reverse this decision. I know he is a listening governor. If he goes ahead with the sack of the teachers, my fear is that the rate of crime will increase because, out of this number, many of them will take to different crimes. Let him screen those who are qualified and retain them and the others he can redeploy to other different sectors in the state. Why not? Such a people can be deployed as cleaners, sweepers and those who may not like their new assignments can leave on their own volition. I don’t want to hear that it is the governor that is asking them to leave


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God Please keep and protect my president

God bless Muhammadu Buhari

God bless Yemi Osinbajo

God bless Federal Republic Of Nigeria

So people are panicking that ATIKU left the demons? I thought they were unperturbed?

Lying zombies..

I also know Buhari drinks cow milk directly from the udder.

sarrki:
God Please keep and protect my president

God bless Muhammadu Buhari

God bless Yemi Osinbajo

God bless Federal Republic Of Nigeria

God bless sarrki for this wonderful thread. BUHARI / OSIBANJO till 2023 looters and other criminals minded ones beware

yarimo:
God bless sarrki for this wonderful thread. BUHARI / OSIBANJO till 2023 looters and other criminals minded ones beware

Thank you my co compatriot

God bless you too sire

DLondonboiy:
So people are panicking that ATIKU left the demons? I thought they were unperturbed?

Lying zombies..

It seems you don't even get how it works

Atiku is not popular up north

I know he's very popular in 2 region

Archangel15:


You are a bigot who cares nothing about Nigeria

You only care about the 30000naira you receive as a BMC

Haha

sarrki:


It seems you don't even get how it works

Atiku is not popular up north

I know he's very popular in 2 region

Carry your popularity and shove it into your ass...

Atiku is the next President of Nigeria, and if Buhari refuses to vacate Asorock, he shall go the Mugabe way!!

Archangel15:


You are a bigot who cares nothing about Nigeria

You only care about the 30000naira you receive as a BMC

I flows with a high caliber wailers

I don't flow with online ranters and propagandists

Are you also been paid to attack the government ?

DLondonboiy:


Carry your popularity and shove it into your ass...

Atiku is the next President of Nigeria, and if Buhari refuses to vacate Asorock, he shall go the Mugabe way!!

Southeast and South south can't only determined who govern us

It will be 2 against 4

sarrki:


I flows with a high caliber wailers

I don't flow with online ranters and propagandists

Are you also been paid to attack the government ?

You can't even speak English

Empty headed politician

sarrki:


Southeast and South south can't only determined who govern us

It will be 2 against 4

Carry your permutations and combinations and eat it....

ATIKU is the next President of Nigeria...and if Buhari refuses to step down after he has been thoroughly humilated, he shall go the Mugabe way!!

DLondonboiy:


Carry your permutations and combinations and eat it....

ATIKU is the next President of Nigeria...and if Buhari refuses to step down after he has been thoroughly humilated, he shall go the Mugabe way!!

The way we humiliated Gej out shay ?

Travel up north before you know that your new hero is nothing

Serious if Gej and Atiku contest today

Gej will win him

Archangel15:


You can't even speak English

Empty headed politician

Lol

Is it your mother tongue ?

Nnamdi KANU that went to Cambridge where is he with all his big big grammar

sarrki:


The way we humiliated Gej out shay ?

Travel up north before you know that your new hero is nothing

Serious if Gej and Atiku contest today

Gej will win him

I would have said we stake a bet, 1million, who ever emerges President, but with the 30k Buhari pays you every month, I don't know when that can ever get to one million...

Go and play with your mate .

Even Buhari's neighbour knows Buhari's cabinet is underperforming.
Atikulate this post with likes to shame sarrki

sarrki:


The way we humiliated Gej out shay ?

Travel up north before you know that your new hero is nothing

Serious if Gej and Atiku contest today

Gej will win him

You are living in the past!

tuniski:

You are living in the past!

We will soon know

DLondonboiy:


I would have said we stake a bet, 1million, who ever emerges President, but with the 30k Buhari pays you every month, I don't know when that can ever get to one million...

Go and play with your mate .

Mmm never teach you some lesson

Whether his Village people supports him or not, he only has 15 month to prove his worth, sensible Nigerians would be concerned about how the economy is affecting them, what their purchasing power is amidst the current inflation rate(hike in food staples), cost of energy(petrol from 97 to 145,electricity tariff hike)infastructure built or repaired (Lagos Ibadan expressway abandoned) Propaganda can't work for 2019 he buhari fails to achieve anything he might be voted out like the clueless Jonathan

Then they should make him Emir of Daura because we will no longer accept him as president in 2019

One of them