THE BUHARI FACTOR

President Muhammadu Buhari and some ministers have returned the sum of N118 billion to the national treasury as unused capital budget for the 2017 fiscal year This amount represents 8.1 percent of N1.4 trillion which was the total capital budget released and almost four times the size of Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) budget in 2017, which was N30.3billion. Out of the N10.9billion released to the presidency as its capital budget, only N10.7 billion was utilised leaving a total of N200million as unused which was returned to the treasury according to the document. According to a document titled, “2017 capital performance for ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) as at June 12, 2018” obtained from office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, Mr. Babatunde Fashola of the Ministry of Works, Power and Housing topped the list of Ministers with highest amount of capital budget balance returned to the government coffer. While Ministries of Works, Power and Housing has N66.9billion, Ministry of Trade and Investment returned N22.8 billion as unused capital budget. Other ministries and agencies of the Federal Government in the category of top ten unused capital budget include, Office of the National Security Adviser with N6.1billion, Ministry of Finance, N4.3billion, Ministry of Health N3.5billion, office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation N3 billion. Also, Ministry of Education has N1.8b, while Ministry of Solid Minerals and Water Resources with N1.4b and N1.1b respectively. The National Population Commission (NPC) has N33.4 million, Ministry of Environment with N24.8 million and Head of Service, N13.1 million. The Ministry of Youth Development has N1.9 million followed by Ministry of Foreign Affairs which has N2.5 million and Ministry of Labour and Employment that has N3.2million, Others are Ministry of Interior, N4.5million, Fiscal Responsibility Commission N5.7 million, Niger Delta Ministry, N5.9 million and Defence which has N6.9million. This amounted to N101.5million. However, the National Emergency Agency (NEMA) whose emergency readiness has been suspect has as much as N193million unused capital budget. Out of the total releases which stood at N266 million, only N72.5 million was utilized leaving a balance of N193.5 million at a time the agency’s air ambulance and rescue helicopters were grounded over expired insurance policy that cost between N20million and N17 million for the two aircraft respectively. The document also revealed that the National Pension Commission (PENCOM) did not utilize the entire N375 million released to it for capital project while the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) also failed to use its allocation of N298 million. DAILY POST reports that the execution of the 2017 budget was also adversely impacted by the late passage of the Budget as well as the shortfall in the expected oil and non-oil revenue receipts. This has never happened before in Nigeria. GOD BLESS NIGERIA.

Makarfi deserves to win PDP ticket for 2019

I am sorry to be the bearer of bad news to some who may consider it so. I gave it straight to you last week when I told you that Sen. Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi should be the PDP Nominee for President. And now I have even more awful, depressing news for you: Makarfi WILL WIN in August . This wretched, ignorant, dangerous Buhari and full time miscue is not going to be our next president again but President Makarfi! Go ahead and say the words, ‘cause you’ll be saying them for the next four years: "TO UNIFY NIGERIA AND CREATE A PEACEFUL SECURED ENVIRONMENT IS A NATIONAL PROJECT" -PRESIDENT MAKARFI. Never in my life have I wanted to be proven wrong more than I do right now. I can see what you’re doing right now. You’re shaking your head wildly – “No, VICTOR , this won’t happen!” Unfortunately, you are living in a bubble that comes with an adjoining echo chamber where you and your friends are convinced the Nigerian people are not going to elect an unpopular Man for President. You need to exit that bubble right now. You need to stop living in denial and face the truth which you know deep down is very, very real. Trying to soothe yourself with the facts – “67% of the electorate are youth & women, people of young adults under 40 and Makarfi will win a majority of of them!” – The Nigeria Youth Project (NYP) – “people aren’t going to vote for a failed administration of the APC against their own best interests!” – We can’t handle much more bad news from Barkin Ladi, Southern Kaduna, Zamfara, Birnin Gwari to Yola, Jalingo, Benue, Nasarawa and Nigeria Delta. So our mental state goes to default when something scary is actually, truly happening. The first priority of any administration is her people but we have seen how the people are abandoned for Love of Cows against Human Dignity. Nigerians are now saying our President seems to have lost control of his administrative truck, trying to tell us only by prayers we can be save. Well, folks, this isn’t an accident. It is happening. And if you believe there is any among the Presidential aspirant who has the capacity to beat a UNIFIER Per Excellent with facts and smarts and logic, then you obviously missed the past years he spent in Kaduna as governor who manages complicity and galvanized a people into one indivisible entity. As of today, as things stand now, PDP enjoys a formidable front built solidly by Sen Makarfi a true PDP General, the political Doctor of our generation,The People's Unifier. I believe this is going to happen, no aspirant will want to loose to nothing but surely something good like A Unifier – and in order to deal with it, I need the stakeholders to ensure that a man tested and trusted over times deserves 100% support for a RESCUE MISSION PART III... (KADUNA 1ST MISSION, PDP 2ND MISSION AND NOW NIGERIA 3RD ) We must first acknowledge it, and then maybe, just maybe, we can find a way out to harmonize all interests into 'The Unifier Rescue Mission' to avoid the mess we’re in. Don’t get me wrong. I have great hope for the country I live in. Things can only get better if PDP and others agree to send the Unifier on this very important mission. However, I need to assure you my humble friends that his mission shall address immediately the following: (1) The already Depressed Nigeria youth who are considered lazy by a government they practically brought to power. (2) He will fix the made depressed National Assembly, a constituency he shared affection . (3) Already hungry and depressed Nigerians whose hopes and aspirations are being killed daily. (4) A Country that desperately needs Unity, Peace and Security to guarantee Socioeconomic and Political Restructuring. (5) The restoration of our National Dignity and Cultural Values in the face of our International Business Relations. Sentiments aside, Makarfi deserves PDP's ticket for the Unifying Narratives and make great a responsible leader for all. (c)Victor Mathew Bobai Northwest Nigeria. #MakarfiTheUnifier #MakarfiForPresident2019

THIS GANG UP AGAINST PMB WILL FAIL BECAUSE IT IS WITH WRONG MOTIVE

Obasanjo removed Senate Presidents at will, removed any opposing voice, removed Fayose for a small insult, removed Ladoja with thugs in Ibadan....Who are you calling "DICTATOR"? Muhammadu Buhari......... Obasanjo withheld Lagos State fund for 3 years, not minding how Lagosians would eat, Yaradua got there and released the fund... NASS members were abusing Buhari openly, messing up everything at will, Fayose has been abusing Buhari for 4 years now..... Not a single State in Nigeria has been denied their constitutional rights because of politics till date, all their funds, Paris fund, bail out, FAAC etc... But who is the DICTATOR? BUHARI. Jonathan ensured that NASS opposition members were locked out including Tambuwa the Speaker of the house. They had to climb gate to gain access..... Jonathan empowered OPCs in Lagos and they were destroying anything in Ikorodu to Ojota that looked like opposition party. Organization of DSS was used to invade APC secretariat, Journalist arrested and Newspapers siezed, we forgot all these.... Ekiti was militarised, Fayose was given power from Aso rock to order Military guys at will. Fayemi the incumbent at that moment was rendered powerless that he was shouting when Police commissioner was used by PDP and a guy was shot...All these videos and pictures are still here (google is your friend)... But who is the dictator? BUHARI. Jonatahn met FX+ECA at $62 billion+. He DEPLETED it to less than $30 Billion in 5 years Jonathan sold crude oil for 5 years at an average of $100 per barrel of 2.2 million daily (2010-2014). Did he add a DIME to Nigeria purse in 5 years? NO. Buhari the ILLITERATE sold oil at an average of $50 of less than 700,000 barrel at some points because of militancy, yet had moved that FX to $47 Billion in 3 years. Don't say how much did he borrow if you don't even have the figure borrowed between 2010-2015 without adding a dime to FX. Who is the ILLITERATE? BUHARIIII. Jide Omokore, Aluko and oil goddess Alinson made an oil deal of N1 trillion and chose not to remit to Nigeria under GEJ. Did anyone raise eyebrow? INTEL of Atiku refused to remit to NPA, not until last year that "ordinary" Hadiza the NPA boss challenged INTEL and insisted the funds must be remitted. A Christian Professor had been leading JAMB all through Obasanjo to Jonathan yet for 40 years of JAMB, only N52 Million was remitted to FG.A Muslim Professor who was appointed just in two years of handling JAMB remitted over N15 Billion.FIFTEEN BILLION ooO. So who is following after righteousness? For five years Okonjo Iweala was paying over 45,000 ghost workers unabated, yet just within 3 years, "ordinary" Kemi Adeosun removed such nonsense.I ask again who is more effective? Ordinary Abuja metro lane took 11 years from OBJ period that he initiated it. Stop dividing us over religion, who is fooling who? Less wake up

POLICE TO ARREST SENATE PRESIDENT,SEN BUKOLA SARAKI

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said he had no objections to any plan by the police to arrest Senate President Bukola Saraki over a string of murder cases in Kwara State, facta team has learnt. The president received Inspector-General Ibrahim Idris at the State House on Friday afternoon, during which he was told of at least 20 murders allegedly linked to Mr Saraki in his home state, according to multiple sources briefed of the meeting. Sources said the police chief arrived at the State House with a cornucopia of homicide investigation documents relating to Mr Saraki. The top lawmaker could be arrested any day from now following the president’s position that the law should run its course insofar as detectives have sufficient facts to file charges. Already, the police have declared Mr Saraki a person of interest in the deadly robbery incident in Offa, the second-largest settlement in Kwara State. The police said at least 17 persons, including nine police officers, were killed and five banks raided in the April 5 attack.

PDP To Buhari: Not Too Young To Run is PDP Initiative :IN YOUR 16 YEARS IN POWER WHY DID YOU NOT INITIATE IT?

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lampoons President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) for attempting to parade themselves as the architects of the ‘Not Too Young to Run Act’, which was sponsored and pursued by the PDP members in the National Assembly and State houses of assembly. It is instructive to note that President Buhari had no input whatsoever in the bill; never showed any support or enthusiasm towards the initiative and had no option than to perform a mandatory constitutional duty of assenting to the bill, as a clear reflection of the mood of the nation, given that the bill had already found an easy passage to the crucibles of the required approval of two-third of states in the federation. This development is indeed a democratic victory for the Nigerian youths over forces, particularly, the APC, that had hitherto disdained and disregarded them as lazy and inconsequential, but had to succumb to the dictates of the law and pressure by the youths and the PDP. The party commends the sponsor of the bill, Hon. Tony Nwulu (PDP, Lagos), other legislators who supported the process and the resilience of the Nigerian youths in getting the initiative through, in line with the vision of the PDP to allow younger Nigerians to actively participate in elective positions in governance at all levels. In preparation for the passage of the bill, the PDP had since launched our ‘Generation Next Movement’, which has already put younger Nigerians at vantage positions to participate in elective positions ahead of the 2019 general elections. In line with the ‘Generation Next Movement’, the rebranded PDP among other pro-youth incentives, has since approved certain critical clauses and waivers so that the young people will actively vie for positions in the 2019 general elections. In line with our dream of providing enabling environment for youths participation in elections and governance, the PDP, after winning in 2019, will further lower the age qualification to entrench our vision that ‘whoever can vote can be voted for’, which is a global standard. The PDP therefore urged the Nigerian youths to immediately take advantage of the Generation Next platform and incentives already established by the repositioned PDP and actively participate in the collective quest to rescue our nation from the misrule of the APC. Signed: Kola Ologbondiyan National Publicity Secretary

EKITI ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON FAYEMI(HE SHOULD BE DISMISSED AND JAILED)

Police ‘arrest politician behind Ekiti shooting’ as APC points finger at Fayose’s govt The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti says the state government is responsible for the shooting of Opeyemi Bamidele, a former member of the house of representatives. Bamidele was shot on Friday at the party’s secretariat during a reception organised for Kayode Fayemi, the governorship candidate for the July 14 election in Ekiti. Fayemi who resigned his ministerial appointment on Wednesday had returned to the state to kick off his campaign. Taiwo Olatunbosun, Ekiti APC publicity secretary, accused Ayodele Fayose, Ekiti governor, of spearheading the disruption. “It was a smooth ride from Akure Airport to Ikere-Ekiti where thousands of supporters came out to give him a rousing welcome,” the statement read. “Ikere-Ekiti journey to Ado-Ekiti, a distance of about nine kilometres, lasted two hours in a heavy traffic that was punctuated by four gunmen suspected to be agents of the state government who strategically positioned themselves at the party’s secretariat in Ado-Ekiti for the attack. “They fired gunshots aimed at Fayemi but hit a former lawmaker, Opeyemi Bamidele, after the former minister had taken a few steps forward before the bullets hit the target.” The party said one of the assailants dressed in mobile police uniform was apprehended and he is now helping the police in their investigation. Apart from Bamidele, the party said, “other victims in the hospital included Olabode Joshua, Olanrewaju Gbenga, Adebayo Ogunjemilehin, Ogunmodede Oluwole and Alex Adeleye”. POLICE ‘ARREST POLITICIAN BEHIND SHOOTING’ Meanwhile, Caleb Ikechukwu, the Ekiti police spokesman, told TheCable that a politician masterminded the shooting. Ikechukwu said the politician, who “has also been arrested,” conspired with the policeman to carry out the act. The policeman, he said, was posted to a bank in Lagos but travelled to Ekiti for an “illegal duty”. “At about 17:00 hours, a policeman who accidentally shot Opeyemi Bamidele and one other has been arrested. The policeman is in our custody now,” he said. “He is attached to 20 police mobile force (PMF) in Ikeja Lagos. He left where he was posted on bank guard duty somewhere in Ikeja for illegal duty in Ekiti state. “A politician conspired with the policeman and removed him from where he was posted in Lagos and both came to Ekiti for unofficial reasons. The politician has also been arrested. “The victims of the accidental discharge are currently responding to treatment at the hospital, and also the policeman who was mobbed is also responding to treatment in our protective custody.” The police PRO said he can’t disclose the identity of the politician as investigations are still ongoing. Lere Olayinka, Fayose’s spokesman, was not available for comment. Immediately the politician was arrested, both Lere Olayinka and Fayose refused picking their calls.

BREAKING NEWS: COURT RESTRAINS APC FROM RECOGNISING CYRIL OGODO OR ANY OTHER PERSON AS DELTA APC CHAIRMAN

• _The Real Battle Between David and The Goliaths of Delta State APC, Begins Few days ago when Chief Fred Obe attended the APC NWC - ordered State Congress on the 21st of May, 2018, at Asaba, political myopics, short-sighted analysts and arm-chair critics heated the airwaves with self-serving, subjective and half-baked politically incorrect publications. While some were claiming and celebrating victory despite knowing that all is not well, others wondered why Barr. (Chief) Fred Obe attended such a predetermined Congress. However, while responding to one of such malicious publications, we stated categorically that Chief Fred Obe attended the said Congress for a reason, which we said then, shall be unfolded in due course. The reason, we can now reveal, was to ensure the enthronement of internal democracy in Delta APC In furtherance of that objective, and as God will have it, the Team Fred Obe headed by the *very articulate, fearless and dogged fighter, Barr. (Chief) Fred Obe, who is undoubtedly the only Candidate that openly declared his interest to contest for the Chairmanship position of Delta APC, toured the 25 LGAs of the State to canvass for the support of Party members, met all the criteria for qualification as per NEC's zoning decision and duly participated in the APC NWC-sanctioned State Congress*, despite sundry undemocratic attempts to deny him his right to franchise, *has successfully secured an ex parte order from the Delta State High Court sitting in Asaba, restraining Chief Cyril Ogodo or any other person from parading themselves as Delta State APC Chairman*. The order also restrains the John Odigie Oyegun-led APC National Working Committee from recognising and/or dealing with Chief Cyril Ogodo or any other person as Delta State APC Chairman. It is instructive to note that Barr. (Chief) Fred Obe, who expended a lot of time, energy and resources to reach the real grassroots people of APC in Delta State and who was widely endorsed across the 25 LGAs and who was/is undeniably the most acceptable candidate for the Delta State APC Chairmanship, was not defeated in a free and fair contest but was undermined by godfathers, who appear unconcerned about the growth of the party and competent leadership in the State. The godfathers, who worked unfairly to undermine Chief Fred Obe, appear more concerned with a political party that can be solely and selfishly controlled for their personal political gains. More disturbing was the position taken by several political jobbers, who were heard making PDP-like statements, e.g "that now that Fred Obe has been successfully schemed out, he should just move on", "that this thing has been arranged from above", "that any person without godfathers and connection cannot go anywhere in APC", etc. Yet some others, who are always very vocal in self-righteous indignation when injustice is done to them or any of their own, suddenly developed collective amnesia, making it look like injustice is only injustice if meted out to them or their own, forgetting that God is God of justice for all. However, these unprogressive elements grossly underrated the man (Fred Obe) who was shortchanged. Unfortunately for them, Chief Fred Obe totally subscribes to Wole Soyinka's injunction to mankind in his epic novel "The Man Die". Indeed, today, the man in any Delta APC person will die who submits meekly to oppression and impunity. The injustice and oppression the Delta APC godfathers sought to mete on Chief Fred Obe potends grave danger for the Delta APC as a whole as an opposition party seeking to dislodge an entrenched ruling party (PDP) from power. If such oppression and injustice is allowed to take root today, tomorrow it may be another qualified and capable Councillorship Aspirant, LGA Chairmanship Aspirant, House of Assembly Aspirant, House of Representatives Aspirant, an Aspiring Senator or a Governorship Aspirant that might be the next victim of impunity. This is why it is imperative for a “Third Force” to arise within the Delta APC to fearlessly challenge the undemocratic, draconian, and arbitrary attempts of the clashing divisive tendencies and stop the looming implosion of the Delta APC. At this juncture, we wish to once again reaffirm and reiterate our total commitment and determination to wrestle the soul of Delta State APC from the hands of the godfathers, who are fighting a destructive and divisive winners-take-all battle for the soul of the party in Delta State and return the party to the ordinary party men and women as it ought to be in a sane democracy. We are aware that this fight is similar to the famous David and Goliath fight, as the forces we contend against are not mere men but highly powerful and domineering godfathers that are enjoying the backings of other influential Italian-Mafia-like godfathers and political powers-that-be. These godfathers in Delta APC have consistently boasted of their wealth, connections and ability to outsmart others and do whatever suits their political fantasy. In spite of the formidable odds, our hope and trust (Team Fred Obe), like David in the Bible, rest in the Lord who created heaven and earth and who is a respecter of no man. We want to assure every faithful Delta APC party man and woman that we will neither retreat nor surrender in this battle until internal democracy is fully enthroned in Delta State APC, in such a way that any "Mr. Nobody", who is acceptable to the majority of Delta APC faithfuls can get into any position by merit and not on the say-so of any godfather and thereby distinguish the APC from the PDP. Lastly, as a political party that is determined to bring positive and meaningful “Change” to the corridors of power and our national life, it is the responsibility of every well meaning APC member to stand up and fight for the enthronement of transparency, accountability, fairness, and internal democracy in our party. We are therefore calling on all party faithfuls in Delta State APC to join this struggle for a better and stronger APC in our dear State by rescuing our party from the hands of domineering and divisive godfathers, so that we can have a United APC family that will be totally focus on our journey to the targeted “Promised Land” ahead of the general elections in 2019. On our part, The *Team Fred Obe*, do hereby solemnly pledge to continue to fight for the enthronement of internal democracy within the Delta APC. We are fully prepared for a very long and bruising battle for the redemption of the soul of Delta APC. God bless Delta APC!!! Signed: Mc Paul, Media Director *FOR: TEAM FRED OBE*