MIMIKO: A Disaster Packs His Load …….. By Wale Adetarami

I am not here to sing a dirge, no, it is rather too late, but to use this piece to chronicle the misadventure of Ondo State people in chosing Mimiko as governor who is now leaving the state worse than he met it with N160billion indebtedness, gross decay of infrastructure and 7months unpaid salaries. Though Mimiko did not become governor as an outcome of a direct election, he maneuvered his way through the court and used all weapons available in his arsenal which included forgery of security report.  On 24^th of February, 2009, he was sworn-in as governor following his victory at appeal court.

There was jubilation everywhere, a new dawn in Ondo State, people hoping for better governance, better dividends of democracy, employments, better educational system, better healthcare, infrastructural development,  provision of water etc all these later became figments of our imagination, for example, during the 8years there was no recruitment in the civil service. Soon as the new governor settled down to work, the real intention, the original agenda for Ondo State reared its head. First, it was time to settle those who financed Labour Party in 2007 election and the electoral tribunal. Within twinkle of an eye, the reserve of about N38billion left by the immediate past governor, Dr Segun Agagu was squandered, allocations due to the State from the federal government was next. Today, a governor who inherited N38billion in the treasury is leaving the state with debt of N160billion. We have asked questions, what did Mimiko achieve as governor of Ondo State? Yes he started a Medical University in his home town of Ondo, yes a

he built a dome, yes he built mother and child hospital in two locations in the state, Akure and his hometown, Ondo, yes he built Mega Schools, one in each local government at a cost of 5times more than the original , that is all. Ok ok, water fountain in Akure…..lol.  All these are way too abysmal for a governor who inherited much and also received much in 8years, and again these few projects were done with multiples of the original cost. I asked my friend from Irele, what your governor did for Irele people in 8years, he said he tarred Ajagba to Iyansan road, all in 8years?  Ondo South Senatorial District was worse off, the whole zone has been facing electricity blackout since November, 2014 ….wow! The University established by late Dr. Agagu has been abandoned; Irele/Ayeka road was not completed since 2009. This is evil. What of Oluwa glass, what is going on there?....Nothing. Okitipupa Oil Palm Company received huge share of negligence since 2009. These are organizations capable of employing thousands.

If you go to Ondo North Senatorial District, the story is not different. Negligence, abandonment, lack of consideration, disregard for people. All these characterized how Mimiko administred the region in 8years. The only senatorial district that has a faily good tale to tell is the central, Mimiko’s little achievements are concentrated there. University, Hospitals, Dome, Roads, Markets etc. His own Senatorial District, and to add pepper on injury, he wanted his successor to also come from there, that was where he incur the wraths of the gods and the supreme God. We all know how it ended for him.

It is time to say farewell to the evil that administered our dear state and dominated our political space for 8years.  As we welcome the new governor, OLUWAROTIMI ODUNAYO AKEREDOLU who takes over the reign this week. We wish him success and also remind him that he should be mindful of what people  will say or write about him, when his own time is up.

Wale Adetarami is from Ode Irele, he lives in Lagos

SUBSIDY REMOVAL: THE PAINS AND THE GAINS……..By Wale Adetarami

                                                                   Dr. Ibe Kachikwu

The federal government of Nigeria through the Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr Ibe Kachikwu announced new price regime for premium motor spirit (PMS), putting it at a ceiling of N145 and a total removal of subsidy from the price of PMS. Under this new arrangement, the market is also opened to whoever is interested in importation of PMS with a condition that you may have to source for FOREX other than from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

Immediately after this announcement, fuel marketers have adjusted their pump price to N 145 leaving Nigerians in confusion, pains and dissatisfaction. In no time, transportation fare across the country has increased not only from yesterday but since March, 2016 when shortage or scarcity of fuel has prevailed in the country.

Nigerians currently battling increment in prices of foodstuffs and other commodities will have to add additional pain of paying more for PMS. Is the removal of subsidy at this time right or wrong? Nigerians have reacted and more reactions and analysis are still coming in, the social media have witnessed a storm about this topic since yesterday, many have condemned this new policy, many have embraced it, and many are undecided. Of those who have spoken against the new regime are those who from their low level of literacy could not really understand the intention of the government, to this set of people, government just increased the price to bring untold hardship to the citizens for no reason, they don’t believe there is anything called subsidy or low yield from crude oil sales; the other set of those who are against removal of subsidy are the people from opposing political parties to the ruling party who felt the last administration attempted to withdraw subsidy from PMS but the people resisted it and therefore it must be sustained. The people in support of the removal of subsidy have seen it from another dimension; that it will ensure availability of the product in the market, generate employment, new investments and more money to the government to carry out developmental programmes. This set of people have also said, it was not proper for government to remove subsidy as attempted in 2012, claiming that price of crude at the time was about $130/barrel and corruption was the other of the day on subsidy payments at the time.

In my own opinion, I support the removal of subsidy if it will remove scarcity of PMS and guarantee the other economic gains highlighted by the government, Nigeria can no longer afford to pay subsidy when the price of crude is below $40, when monthly allocations to various states has reduced drastically that the states can no longer pay salaries, when infrastructure is in decay, when standard of education is declining, when the healthcare delivery system is failing by the day. Nigeria is broke, things are not working as they should and we have to think outside the box. A country that was not able to manage prosperity and boom must face the reality coming with recession, it is a cycle and we must experience every facet of it. Government needs to also talk about cost of governance in Nigeria, how much do political appointees earn? PA, SA SSA, Chief of Staff, Press Secretaries, Ministers, Commissioners, Supervisors, Senators, MHRs, Councillors, Members of State House of Assemblies, Council Bosses, Governors, President e.t.c, how much do these people spend in running their offices? And they have no significant contributions to the government. In Nigeria, a special adviser also has his own special adviser, we have PA to the councilor, PA to the commissioner, PA to the supervisor, PA to the chairman, PA, SA and SSA to the governor, senator or president, all of them are remunerated from the public purse. The government must look into this; we can have a unicameral legislature instead of bicameral. Let the masses feel the impact and necessity of governance. We hope Nigeria will surmount her challenges and we pray for quick economic recovery and prosperity.

 

Wale Adetarami lives in Lagos

@WaleAdetarami

A MISCREANT CALLED KEMI OMOLOLU-OLUNLOYO

Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo

 

Kemi is a daughter of former governor of Old Oyo State, Pa Victor Omololu Olunloyo, she was deported from Canada in 2012 because she got to the country illegally.

Lunatic Mode Activated

 

“She and her son, Kayode Joshua (KJ), 11, have been packing their belongings for the trip home.

Omololu-Olunloyo said KJ ran away from home for several hours on Thursday and police had to called to help find him.

“He does not want to go back to Nigeria,” she said. “I know I will be killed when I return for what I have written against the government.”

Omololu-Olunloyo said some of her blogs and tweets have been against the government of Nigeria.

“I am a journalist and it will be only a matter of time before I am killed,” she said. “The government do not like people who ask a lot of questions.”

Omololu-Olunloyo arrived at Pearson airport from Nigeria, via the U.S., in 2007 with her children and filed unsuccessful refugee claims and subsequent appeals. She has to report on May 4 to a 6900 Airport Rd. office of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) to set a date for removal.”

Culled from http://www.torontosun.com/2012/04/27/kemi-and-family-face-deportation

She was born and raised in Nigeria.  She moved to the United States.  She lived there for decades.  She never got American citizenship.  She got charged for several criminal offenses in Georgia, USA.  She jumped bail and went back to Nigeria.  A year later in 2007, she came to Canada and claimed refugee status.  After 5 years, she was deported to Nigeria.  But before she was deported, they arrested her and held her in jail for a week.

This woman is threatening to come back to Canada as a visitor.  This woman does not have a real job in Nigeria.  The reason I know this is because she is very active on social media.  Her family supports her financially.

Culled from : http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/deported-refugee-being-allowed-to-visit-or-claim-refugee-status-in-future-t204340.0.html

Back to Nigeria, she has been constituting nuisance to her family, to her tribe and to the Nigerian society particularly online. She claims to be a pharmacist, jounalist and blogger but she is the most insultive Nigerian online. She uses words like Yorrober, Dumbass, Dumfuck, Illiterates, Cockroacha (For Gov. Okorocha of Imo) etc to describe her people. She did not leave her own biological father out of her insults, She describes her own father as a RITUALIST and a KILLER, that the man who is aging gracefully also threatened to kill her on 3/11/15, she said her step-mother confessed that she took Dr. Olunloyo to Idanre and Ibefun for rituals purposes and that her father TORTURED her mother and siblings using rituals, power and lies. She was beaten to stupor by one of her sisters – Funke who could not stood her (Kemi) lunatic behaviour.

 

At 51, Kemi's brain is upside down

 

Her recent issue with one Tokunbo Aboderin is shown in the screenshot below:

 

Read her hate activities on Igbos and her comment on Ojukwu's death: http://kaanayo.com/index/blogs/canada-to-deport-igbo-hater-and-nigerians-basher-kemi-omololu-olunloyo-in-a-few-days/

Kemi has no job, no means of survival except for the the assistance by family members, her latest stock in trade is to capitalize on the gullibility of a section of Nigeria to gain little traffic to her not blossoming blog. She pose to destroy people by tagging them anti-Igbo, especially for those whose comments don’t support the division of the country. 

On Tuesday, 8^th of December, in order to pull traffic to her not popular blog, she did a post on Wale Adetarami CEO of @Travelsnaija, claiming that the young enterpreneur mocked the death of one of the Biafra agitators, meanwhile, the youngman only said that children of Nnamdi Kanu are safe in the UK while some are killing themselves over the flame he ignited.

Kemi hates the Igbos, he calls them #Biafraud, but needs them now for traffic to her blog. See link. :  http://kaanayo.com/index/blogs/canada-to-deport-igbo-hater-and-nigerians-basher-kemi-omololu-olunloyo-in-a-few-days/ 

At 51, Kemi is still living an aimless life, can’t all Ibadan people converge and take her to a psychiatric hospital or tie her down if she can’t get a life?

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MUST READ: Abraham Lincoln’s letter to his son’s teacher.....@Travelsnaija @WaleAdetarami

                                                                   Abraham Lincoln

He will have to learn, I know, that all men are not just, all men are not true. But teach him also that for every scoundrel there is a hero: that far every selfish politician, there is a dedicated leader.

Teach him that for every enemy there is a friend. It will take time, I know a long time, but teach, if you can, that a dollar earned is of more value than five of found.

Teach him, to learn to lose... And also to enjoy winning. Steer him away from envy, if you can, teach in the secret of quiet laughter.

Teach him, if you can the wonder of books... But also given quiet time wonder the eternal mystery of birds in the sky, bees in the sun, and flowers on the green hillside.

In a school, teach him, it is far more honorable to fail than to cheat.

Teach him to have faith in his own idea, even if anyone else tells him they are wrong.

Teach him to be gentle with gentle people and tough with tough.

Teach him to listen to all men... But teach him also to filter all he hears on a screen of truth, and take only the good one that comes through.

Teach him, if you can how to laugh when he is sad. Teach him there is no shame in tear.

Teach them to sell his brawn and brain to the highest bidder but never to put a prize tag on his heart and soul.

Teach him gently, but do not cuddle him, because only the test of fire makes the fine steel.

Teach him always to have sublime faith in himself because then he will always have some sublime faith in mankind.

These are big orders, but see what you can do. He is such a fine fellow, my son...

How PDP Leaders Betrayed Jonathan

                                                              
                                                               President Jonathan
Further details emerged at the weekend as to the factors that informed the decision of top bigwigs of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to betray President Goodluck Jonathan at the just-concluded March 28 presidential election.
Insiders in the party said at the weekend that the “age factor” played a major role in forcing a number of the top echelons of the party to drop their guards at critical points and in some cases allow some untoward things happen to the votes.
A source described the “age factor” as the age-related campaign mounted by the PDP in a bid to checkmate president-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari.
It was learnt that in a bid to draw attention to the fact that a 73-year-old should not be allowed to preside over Nigeria’s affairs, the PDP went too far and in the process forced its chieftains into believing that there would be no hope of being allowed to contest the presidential election in 2019.
According to sources within the party, constant references to the fact that the PDP believes in the younger generation and that it would ensure that those to take over from Jonathan would be younger than him alienated a number of chieftains who immediately lost interest in mounting a vociferous campaign.
A source stated that President Jonathan himself played into the hands of those who betrayed him when he repeatedly mentioned the age factor and the role age would play in determining his successor in 2019, if he succeeds in winning the 2015 election.
According to the calculations, President Jonathan’s declaration would automatically disqualify the like of Vice-President Namadi Sambo; Jigawa State governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido; Governor Muazu Babangida Aliyu of Niger State, Senate President David Mark, National; Chairman of the PDP, Alhaji Adamu Muazu  and the Governor of Bauchi State, Isa Yuguda from the 2019 race.

It was learnt that following repeated mentioning of the age factor, the camps of many bigwigs became jittery and lukewarm towards the Jonathan campaign, thus paving the way for the All Progressives Congress(APC) candidate.Though Governor Aliyu said last week that Jonathan’s refusal to respect  the single term pact he had with the governors led to PDP’s defeat, information gathered at the top hierarchy of the part have confirmed the real issues.
“I was with one of the top brass during the campaign, and I saw his countenance when the president mentioned the issue of age and suggested that the PDP would ensure the emergence of a younger successor for him if he wins the 2015 election. I recall the man was cold and that was the way it affected all other chieftains, who began to feel what would be in the offing for them if they frontally backed Jonathan to the Presidency in 2015,”a source said.
The source stated that Aliyu could not be trusted, because he was in Lagos to attend the PDP Governors’ Forum meeting a week before the election and canvassed for his re-election at the meeting.
Meanwhile, some other conspiracy theories have started trending at the weekend revealing the grand plot that knocked Jonathan out of the contest.
A document entitled: “Let them know that we know” indicated that alleged massive conspiracy that led to Jonathan’s ouster.
The document read in part: “In a gradual process, we will say things the way they were, we will speak of the conspiracy that even the closest ally of President Jonathan entered into in the dark against our people.”
The document alleged that the result from Bauchi State was at a stage reading 457,786, for APC and 559,897 for the PDP but that when the anti-Jonathan agenda was allegedly ignited, the figures changed.
It made similar allegation about Kano, indicating that the PDP had scored close to half a million votes and was closely trailing the APC before things purportedly changed.

We’ll regain power in 2019 –PDP

                                
                                                                  Adamu Muazu

 Barely a month after its defeat by the All Progressives Congress, the   Peoples Democratic Party on Wednesday vowed to regain power in 2019.

To achieve this,   members of the National Working Committee and state chairmen of the party have resolved to work together.

The APC won the March 28 and April 11 elections by producing Nigeria’s next President in the person of Muhammadu Buhari   and a majority of the state   governors.

The APC also won most of the seats in the National Assembly and state Houses of Assembly.

Rising from a   meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, the NWC members led by the National Chairman of the party,   Adamu Mua’zu, and the state chairmen   agreed to adopt strategies towards winning the elections in 2019.

The PDP’s resolve was contained in a joint statement issued at the end of the meeting by the Vice-Chairman of the party in the North-West,   Ibrahim Kazaure, and the Benue State Chairman,   Emmanuel Agbo.

The statement read in part, “The meeting resolves to give all necessary support to the national leadership of the party under the chairmanship of Adamu Mu’azu to enable them to re-engineer and rebrand the party for the task of regaining power by 2019.

“The meeting notes the outcome of the 2015 general elections and accordingly resolves not to allow the temporary setback affect the party’s contributions to the democratic development of the country.

“The meeting notes and appreciates the patriotic stand taken by President Goodluck Jonathan after the elections as another milestone in the party’s contributions to peace, stability and progress of the nation.”

The statement said that the meeting also decried what it called the   “widespread anomalies and irregularities” that it said characterised the general elections in many states to the disadvantage of the PDP.

It added that the party had   resolved “to give full backing to the various pursuits of redress in this regard within the ambit of the law and tenets of democracy.”

The meeting therefore directed all its candidates who believed that they were short-changed to channel their grievances through their state chairmen.

It also agreed to resist     “undue harassment, witch-hunt and any form of intimidation or undemocratic tendencies from the opposition aimed at bringing down members of the PDP psychologically.”

It claimed that it had noted the subterranean moves by the APC to undermine the structures of the PDP across the country with the sinister motive of imposing a one-party state on the polity.

The meeting cautioned   Buhari   against any action or inaction that could threaten or erode the gains of democracy and personal freedom that had been established in the last 16 years by the PDP.

It   added that the NWC members and the state chairmen resolved to galvanise the structures of the PDP   and give full support to   the party’s candidates for the supplementary governorship elections in Abia, Taraba and Imo states.

According to the statement, the meeting also charged the Independent National Electoral Commission and other stakeholders involved in the supplementary elections to be forthright, transparent and ensure that the will of the people in the three states were not in any way subverted.

The meeting   resolved to set up special committees on the repositioning of the party.

The National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, refused to react to the PDP claims on Wednesday.

Mohammed said the APC would not dignify the PDP’s boast with an answer. “No comment,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Independent National Electoral Commission has inaugurated a 12-member committee to produce a comprehensive report on the   general elections.

At a brief ceremony at the commissions headquarters in Abuja,   the Chairman of INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega, urged the members of the committee to produce “an excellent report” before June 30, 2015, which marks the end of tenure of the present commission.”

Jega, who asked the members of the committee to give their full commitment to the job ahead, assured them of his full support in order to facilitate effective execution of the assignment.

The committee, which draws its membership from across INEC’s departments, is chaired by the National Commissioner in charge of the Information and Voter Education Committee,   Chris Iyimoga.

Responding, Iyimoga appreciated the commission for the opportunity to serve and expressed confidence that the members of the committee, given their pedigree, would produce an excellent report within the time frame given.

Members of the committee are   M.J Kuna, Okey Ndeche, the Chief Press Secretary to the chairman of the commission,   Kayode Idowu;   Nick Dazang, Chima Duruaku and Okechukwu Ibeanu.

Other are Fatu Ogwuche, Nnamdi Nweze, Aminu Idris, Shehu Wahab   and   John Irem , who will serve as   the secretary.

 

Photos: Vehicle Knocks Down Motorcycle At Ikorodu Road, Kills Rider & Passenger On The Spot

             

A motorcycle rider and his passenger were killed this morning by Anthony bus stop on Ikorodu road when a vehicle knocked them down on the highway. According to an eyewitness who shared the photos, the rider and the passenger died on the spot. It will be recalled that the Lagos State Government has warned okada riders to desist from plying highways. May their souls rest in peace. See their bodies after the cut.

By Ben Agande
Abuja—Minister of Petroleum Resources, Deziani Allison Maduekwe, has denied media reports that she was seeking asylum in some foreign countries.

Diezani Alison-Madueke

Addressing state House correspondents after yesterday’s Federal Executive Council, the Minister said she was not leaving the country, adding that she had no reason to do so.
She blamed what she described as consistent malicious and libellous attacks on her person on the reforms she brought about in the oil and gas sector in the country.
The minister said: “Let me state it clearly for the records that Nigeria is my country and am not going anywhere. I love my country and I do think that I have done the best for my country and I would also like to point out that these malicious, malevolence, vindictive libels coming out of places like Osun Defender and other faceless online and other entities need to stop.
“For everything that has a beginning there is an end and that is not a surprise. What is the surprise is the sort of malevolence bordering on personal malicious libel to my person during this period of time.
‘’I do believe that I have done the best for Nigeria in this job and I have attained many firsts in the history of oil and gas, especially in the reforms that we have done. In this period of time, I have stepped on many big toes, particularly the feet of the cabal in the industry when we came in.
‘’I have said severally that we will open up the industry to all Nigerians and we have, but that is not to the pleasure of certain cabal.   And I have been continuously maligned because of this and we have taken millions and in fact, billions of dollars out of the hands of multinationals and their sub-contractors and put them in the hands of Nigerians through Nigerian content.
‘’Hundreds of thousands of Nigerians have come into the oil and gas industry because of our reforms.
“Quite frankly, I think as unprecedented as it is, it does not please everybody and that cannot be helped, but let us remember the unprecedented reforms that have happened in the oil industry during our time, such as major gas reforms, the Petroleum Industry Bill, which has been completely revised, reformed and put into the hands of members of the National Assembly where it has languished for two years.”
On allegation that she was seeking the intervention of prominent Nigerians, especially former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, to protect her from being held accountable for some of her actions in office, the minister said there was no truth in the allegation.
She said: “I believe that Gen. Abdulsalami)  has already called it unnecessary mischief.”
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/04/diezani-madueke/#sthash.vatlbQHQ.dpuf