Loyal Godsons and rebellious ones(kano case)

If things go according to plan, the streets of Kano City will be littered tomorrow with shredded campaign vests, rumpled campaign wrappers, trampled red caps, broken skulls and injured limps in an Apocalyptic clash between Kwankwasiyya and Gandujiyya, two factions of the ruling All Progressives Congress [APC] respectively loyal to former governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and current governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. Both factions are determined to go ahead with rallies provocatively fixed for the same day, same venue, same time and under the same party flag, supposedly in preparation for February 10 local government elections but actually as muscle flexing and test run for this year’s party primaries and next year’s general elections. Neither side wants to be the first to blink, since this is a contest of egos. The police are not helping matters with their warning to Kwankwasiyya to stay away. Police’s posture will only harden positions since Kwankwasiyya sees it as taking sides. While Kwankwaso keeps his distance from the State House, Ganduje performs almost every Friday prayer at State House and is prominent among the governors campaigning for President Buhari’s second term. By now Nigerians are used to seeing political godsons turn against their godfathers. Since 1999, every powerful Nigerian politician who anointed another person as a state governor or as president lived to regret it, with a few exceptions. I have counted nearly thirty Nigerian godfathers that were repudiated by their anointed godsons soon after they won elections. The most notorious case was in Anambra State in 2003 when Governor Chris Ngige was abducted by his godfather, Chris Ubah. Ngige had even been made to write a post-dated resignation letter in case he failed to toe the line. This experience did not stop Governor Willie Obiano from repudiating his godfather, former governor Peter Obi, as soon as he took over in 2014. In neighbouring Enugu State, Governor Chimaroke Nnamani anointed his chief of staff Sullivan Chime to succeed him in 2007 but the godson soon rebelled. In 2007 outgoing Abia State Governor Orji Uzor Kalu anointed two governors, Ikedi Ohakim in Imo and Theodore Orji in Abia. The latter was elected when he was cooling his heels in prison but both men quickly rebelled against Kanu. In Bayelsa State, the Jonathans kicked out Governor Timipre Sylva to make room for Seriake Dickson but by 2015 they were ready to kick out Dickson too. He was only saved because the Jonathans were kicked out before him. In Oyo State, godfather Alhaji Lamidi Adedibu had a nasty fight with his godson Governor Rashidi Ladoja, allegedly over the sharing of monthly security vote. Godfathers repudiating godsons is strictly pan-Nigerian. In Kwara State, Oloye Dr. Olusola Saraki became the most serially repudiated godfather in Nigerian politics. Between 1979 and 2003 he anointed five governors in Kwara. Four of them, Adamu Attah, Cornelius Adebayo, Shaba Lafiagi and Admiral Mohammed Lawal fell out with Oloye fairly quickly. The fifth, Oloye’s own son Dr. Bukola Saraki also fell out with him in 2010 over succession. In Kebbi State, Governor Sa’idu Dakingari spectacularly fell out with the man who anointed him, former governor Muhammed Adamu Aleiro. In Zamfara, Governor Mamuda Shinkafi quickly repudiated Alhaji Ahmed Sani, Yariman Bakura, who made Shinkafi the only deputy governor in Nigeria to become a governor in 2007. In Kaduna State, Governor Ahmed Makarfi anointed Mohammed Namadi Sambo to succeed him with only weeks to the election but the two men quickly fell apart. The same thing happened in Nasarawa State where Governor Aliyu Doma quickly fell out with his anointer, former governor Abdullahi Adamu. In Adamawa, Governor Murtala Nyako’s honeymoon with godfather Prof Jibril Aminu was very brief and in Gombe, Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo quickly turned against his godfather, former governor Mohammed Danjuma Goje. In Borno, the falling out between godfather Ali Modu Sheriff and godson Governor Kashim Shettima took a while to unfold. Not just governors but presidential godsons also rebelled. In 2007 departing President Olusegun Obasanjo personally handpicked Alhaji Umaru Yar’adua to succeed him and also picked Dr. Goodluck Jonathan as the deputy. Obasanjo then made himself chairman of PDP’s board of trustees and said that board would henceforth make national policy while the government implements it. As soon as Yar’adua was sworn in, he repudiated that arrangement and the godfather-godson fight began. When Jonathan succeeded Yar’adua he also fell out with the godfather. Thus, godfather-godson quarrel in Nigeria occurs at all levels of government, in all regions, in all tribes, in most states and in all seasons. To be sure, there were a few successful cases of anointment in Nigerian politics. The most successful godfather in Nigeria, the one who experienced the fewest rebellions in relation to the number of governors he anointed, is Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Though he serially installed governors in Lagos, Oyo, Ondo, Osun, Ekiti and Ondo states, none rebelled openly, though there was underground friction with Babatunde Raji Fashola and Dr. Kayode Fayemi. Other successful godfather/godson cases were Vice President Atiku Abubakar/Governor Boni Haruna in Adamawa; Vice President Namadi Sambo and Governor Mukhtar Ramalan Yero in Kaduna; ex-governors James Ibori/Emmanuel Uduaghan in Delta; former governors Ibrahim Idris/Idris Wada in Kogi as well as Dr. Bukola Saraki/Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed in Kwara. Also quiet, so far, are Governor Aminu Tambuwal/former governor Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko in Sokoto; General T.Y. Danjuma and Governor Darius Ishaku in Taraba; and Comrade Adams Oshiomhole/Governor Andrew Obaseki in Edo. To that extent the political fallout between Kwankwaso and Ganduje was not a novelty in Nigerian politics. What is new is the too early start of the fall out, the level of mobilisation, the firm consolidation of the two camps and the potential for violence as evidenced by their rhetoric and gambits. A godfather is understandably offended when, after lending his name, time, money, political experience, political network and other resources to anoint a godson, the latter pulls away once he is ensconced in Government House. Many godfathers sulk in private and pray that the godson comes to grief one day. Some take vengeful steps where they can. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso is however a different kind of godfather. During his second term as governor he created a movement called Kwankwasiyya designed to ensure that he sits on top of the pile of Kano politics for years to come. The movement adopted a red cap as its symbol and its name was emblazoned at the top of school buildings and hospitals. Its leader then lunged for the presidency and he finished second in the APC primary, beating Atiku Abubakar to third place. Meanwhile he arranged for a stop gap senatorial candidate, who quickly resigned and gave him the ticket to the Senate. Kwankwaso is angry that President Buhari did not accord him a prime place in the federal administration in recognition of his second place finish in the primary. On top of that, Governor Ganduje began to repudiate Kwankwaso’s legacy and question his record in 2011-15 which had been widely touted as stellar. Kwankwasiyya’s top political goal for 2019 is to bring down Ganduje, demolish his movement and install a loyal Kwankwasiyya man in the Government House. By dividing Kano State’s APC down the middle, Kwankwasiyya could be setting the party up for possible defeat in 2019, possibly by another Kwankwaso opponent, former governor and state PDP leader Malam Ibrahim Shekarau. It could even team up with one opponent against another and could be setting the stage for defection to another party. For President Buhari, who is already uncertain whether North Central and South West will remain with him in 2019, dividing up Kano’s huge vote bank is a huge risk indeed. It is his biggest 2019 political risk factor after Tinubu, Third Force and herdsmen/farmers clashes.

The All Progressive Congress approach

Mature Response compared to what Metuh,Fani Kayode and Doyin Okpe did sequel to 2015 election PRESS STATEMENT BY THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND CULTURE, ALHAJI LAI MOHAMMED, ON WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN. 2018 We have read the press statement by former President Olusegun Obasanjo on the State of the Nation. For the record, Chief Obasanjo is a patriot, and he has proven this time and time again. We appreciate what he said concerning the Administration's performance in two out of the three key issues that formed the plank of its campaign: Fighting corruption and tackling insurgency. Specifically, the former President said President Buhari must be given credit for his achievement so far in these two areas. We thank him for this. Apparently, the former President believes that the Administration does not deserve a pass mark in the area of the economy, which is the third of our three-pronged campaign promises. We have no doubt that in the face of massive challenges in this area, this Administration has availed itself creditably. We believe that Chief Obasanjo, because of his very busy schedule, may not have been fully availed of developments in the government's efforts to revamp the economy, which was battered by the consequences of over-dependence on a commodity as well as unprecedented pillaging of the treasury. Today, most of the indices by which an economy is measured are looking up. Permit me to say, however, that Nigeria would not have exited recession through a mere order or if the Administration had not made use of ''good Nigerians'' who could help. This Administration is making steady progress in its determined effort to revamp the economy, and the results are showing: * Foreign Reserves have peaked at $40b, the highest level in about four years, and up from $24 billion just a year ago, even though when we came in, the price of oil had crashed woefully. * According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBC), headline inflation has fallen for 11 consecutive months, standing at 15.37% as at Dec. 2017. This is the lowest inflation rate since Jan 2017, and it has met and surpassed the target set for inflation in the Administration's Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP). * Our determined implementation of the Treasury Single Account (TSA) has stopped the hemorrhaging of the treasury. Some 108 billion Naira has been saved from removal of maintenance fees payable to banks, pre-TSA. The nation is being saved 24.7 billion Naira monthly with the full implementation of the TSA. * The elimination of ghost workers has saved the nation 120 billion Naira * At about 1.8 billion dollars, the capital inflows in the second quarter of 2017 were almost double the $908 million in the first quarter. * In the wake of a stable Naira and increased investment inflows, Nigeria’s stock market emerged one of the best-performing in the world, delivering returns in excess of 40 percent. * Nigeria rose 24 places on the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business ranking, and earned a place on the List of Top 10 Reformers in the world. * According to Q3 2017 figures, agriculture export is up year-on-year by 25%, solid minerals exports are up year-on-year by 78%, raw materials exports are up 70% year-on-year and manufactured goods exports are up 22% year-on-year. * Government agencies such as the Nigeria Customs Service are reporting highest-ever revenue collection, while JAMB, under the new management appointed by President Buhari in 2016, remitted N7.8 billion to the coffers of the federal government. The total amount remitted by JAMB between 2010 and 2016 was a paltry N51 million! These positive indices may not have immediately impacted positively on Nigerians, but Nigerians will definitely get a new lease of life a short while from now. This is because the good news from the agricultural sector, which is recording a bumper harvest, will bring down the cost of foodstuffs, especially such staple as rice, and our massive Social Investment Programme will ease the pain of the most vulnerable in the society. When we assumed office in 2015, some 6 million farmers were involved in rice production. Thanks to the Anchor Borrowers' programme of this Administration, we have grown that number to over 12 million farmers. The result is that our rice import from Thailand alone has dropped from 644 metric tonnes to 22,000 MT in just two years. This is phenomenal. Apart from rice, Nigeria is also doing well in other grains, especially Millet, Sorghum and Maize. We are now the second largest producer of sorghum after the US, the third in millet after India and our breweries are now enjoying local sourcing of those commodities. For maize, we are producing 10 million tons while we need about 13 million tons for both human and animal nutrition. Nigeria leads the world in the yam and cassava production. We account for 70% of the world's yam production. In two years, we hope to be the world's largest exporter of yam! Overall, our ambition is that agriculture should rise from 25% to 40% of GDP, so that we can banish poverty and overcome our economic anxiety. Our Social Investment Programme is Nigeria’s most ambitious social welfare programme ever. Currently, 5.2 million primary school children in 28,249 schools in 19 states are being fed daily; 200,000 unemployed graduates have enlisted into the N-power Job Scheme, and a quarter of a million loans already distributed to artisans, traders, and farmers. Finally, our investment in infrastructure is simply unprecedented. This is because infrastructure is key to faster economic growth and development. Here is a synopsis of what we have done in this area: * Power Generation at an all-time high of 7,000mw and all can be transmitted * RAIL: Lagos-Kano Standard Gauge is on. Lagos-Ibadan sector ready 2019, Kano-Kaduna ready 2019; The entire stretch ready 2021; Negotiations on for Coastal Rail covering 15 cities from Lagos to Calabar. * ROAD: 25 major highways being funded with the N100b Sukuk Bond, and all geo-political zones are benefitting equally This Administration is not unaware of the enormity of the challenges facing the nation, but we are up to the task. We have taken the bull by the horns, and long-suffering Nigerians will begin to experience a new lease of life as our efforts yield fruits. We will not go into a state of funk for whatever reason. On the Herders/Farmers' clashes, this Administration is determined to end the crisis resulting from this once and for all, not minding the fact that the clashes predate us. we urge Nigerians to have faith in the Administration's ability to resolve the crisis, and to watch out for concrete measures in this regard. On whether or not President Muhammadu Buhari should run for another term, it is true that many Nigerians have been calling on the President to run again, while others are opposed to his return. However, we believe this issue is a distraction for the President at this time. This is because Mr. President spends every waking hour tackling the enormous challenges facing the nation, most of which were bequeathed to his Administration by successive past Administrations. He is committed to fulfilling the mandate given to him by Nigerians in 2015. And that's where we are right now! Finally, we have no reason to believe that former President Obasanjo has any motive beyond the well-being of the nation in issuing his Special Press Statement. We have also taken his admonition in good faith, and we thank him most sincerely for taking time off his busy schedule to pen such a long statement. Mature approach rather than calling him names after all, he is a Nigerian.PDP and others must learn.

All progressive congress

APC must learn not to make the mistakes made by the media and campaign team of former president GEJ where instead of telling the masses what he did and what he would do,they resorted to name calling and assignation of his opponent's characters. Same game is about to start fully and I am only discouraging it. As par the letter written by Chief Obasanjo,there are some truth though not total. Buhari by the grace of God survived an attack that would have cost him his life and is now very strong. He is strong yes but in recent time,he seems to have lost touch in leadership. For me he should assist in picking a suitable replacement in the likes of HE Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and other sellable party members while he bows out honourably like Nelson Mandela did. Attacking Obasanjo through the media will be childish and a repetition of what the Goodluck campaign team did,its not healthy.I can tell the world over that the man Buhari whose integrity endeared us to vote for him massively has not changed. He is still not corrupt nor a religious extremist nor a tribal bigot but he is no longer in charge politically.I will always respect your person President Muhammadu Buhari. #Respect #Myleader #Theforunner

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LIBYAN SLAVE MARKET

Africans in Libya waiting to be killed and harvest their organs. Buyers are coming over the world to buy. So tell who you know that wants to go to Europe through Libya. Man is such a bullshit when his secret is left out. Is Libyan government trying to feign ignorance regarding the ongoing lucrative slave trade been hosted and housed in their country? Foreign nations are all speaking as if its a surprise to them so who are the buyers of these slaves? First I will say Europe and America should be held responsible for the is. Libyan government should also be held responsible by the African Union and the United Nations

Female virginity and hymen belief

We were discussing about females virginity yesterday and someone was like the only way to know if a girl is a virgin is that it's a must every girl bleeds during her first sex and am sure majority have same mindset and this is wrong Bleeding doesn't determine a girl is a virgin so I decided to release this article to help educate our young men and women on this issue of girls bleeding during first sex THE MYTH ABOUT FEMALE VIRGINITY -why most women won't bleed the first time they have sex. There's a very common myth in South and Central Asia (Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Afghanistan etc.) and Africa (Nigeria and many other nations ) that you can tell if a woman is a virgin, by whether or not she bleeds the first time she has sex. There is zero truth in this. Not all women bleed the first time they have sex, as I'll explain in this post. To understand why some women bleed and some don't, it's very important to understand what the hymen is. The hymen is a membrane that tends to cover part of the vaginal opening (it does not always block or cover the entire vagina, as some people mistakenly think). NOT ALL WOMEN HAVE A HYMEN. The hymen also differs from woman to woman - like all women have different heights and weights and features, all women also have different amounts and types of hymen. Some women have thick hymens, some have very thin hymens, and some women have NO hymens at all. Some women have larger hymens, some women naturally have a very little amount of hymen that covers only a small portion of their vaginal opening (and hence does not really get in the way, during first-time sex). In addition to this, the hymen wears away on its own as you grow up. For most women, the hymen wears away on its own with exercise, bicycling, horseback riding -it can wear off with pretty much any other physical activity, even dancing! - or from using tampons when menstruating. Especially if the hymen is very small or thin, most of it tends to wear away on its own as a girl grows up. If a woman is born WITHOUT a hymen, she won't bleed the first time she has sex. If a woman has a small or thin hymen, she might not bleed the first time she has sex. If a woman's hymen has worn away on its own (which is very common as girls grow up), she won't bleed the first time she has sex. The result is that the overwhelming majority -at least 63% of women - will NOT bleed the first time they have sex, according to a study published by the British Medical Journal. Women who do bleed include: - Women with thick hymens (who constitute a small percentage of the population) - Younger girls. Because the hymen wears away on its own with time, a 16-year old has a higher chance of bleeding than a 25-year old. By the time a girl is of or above the legal age of consent - 18, 20, 24 years of age, for example - most of her hymen is likely to have worn away on its own, meaning it's unlikely that she'll bleed a lot, if at all. However, even a young girl can be physically active, have a thin or small hymen, or have no hymen at all, meaning she might not bleed during first-time sex. Most often, women who bleed tend to be women who are dealt with roughly during sex. If the guy forces himself inside the girl, when she isn't ready, relaxed or aroused enough, he is likely to cause injury or bleeding. Because most people think it's normal for women to bleed the first time they have sex, they don't realize that this bleeding is a result of the woman having been hurt, and not of the hymen 'breaking.' Painful first-time sex is generally because the woman is not relaxed or aroused enough, and gets hurt as a result; it is rarely ever because of the hymen breaking. The bottom line is that there is no way to assess female virginity. Bleeding does not have anything to do with virginity it has to do with the kind of hymen a girl has, and hymens differ from girl to girl from birth. The result is that only a small percentage of women bleed the first time! (Only 37% bleed during first-time sex, according to the study published in the British Medical Journal.) Why is this so important to be aware of? Women all over the world get abused, injured and even killed due to the myth of 'virgin bleeding.' Because most people (men AND women) think that bleeding is a sign of virginity, women who don't bleed the first time have been divorced, suffered from suspicion leading to domestic violence and abuse, and even killed for honour. Educating people that a girl does not necessarily have to bleed the first time she has sex - because not all girls have thick hymens, and some are born with no hymen at all - is important because it can literally save lives. 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Our mindset

The way the youths of today see wealth is different from the way our fathers did. To them riches at all cost without minding the consequences. If not how will our today parents not dwell or be able to rebuke their children when they flaunt I'll gotten riches? While the current government is working to better the lots of Nigerians,some Nigerians are busy destroying the country. My problem with the presidential team is their inability to handle our economy effectively and proffer lasting solution to the current national parasite called corruption.