Politics
Lai Mohammed Disobeyed Me By Replying Obasanjo – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says he stopped his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Femi Adesina from replying former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s letter against his administration because of Adesina’s age.
The president explained the reasons when members of Buhari Support Organisation visited him at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Friday night.
Buhari explained further that the second reason why he deemed right not to reply the letter was that he and the former president were from the same (military) constituency.
He, however, noted that Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed, who “disobeyed’’ him not to reply the letter, did a good job.
He observed that the reply by the minister showed Nigerians the realities on ground when the present administration assumed office in 2015 and its ongoing efforts to revive the inherited damaged economy.
“I really appreciate how you choose this time during Ramadan to come from across the country to see and congratulate me for what we were able to do.
“We were constraint to explain our position when the former head of state wrote a letter; Adesina was agitated and wanted to immediately reply; I stopped him for two reasons; first, he was much younger than me and Gen. Obasanjo.
“Secondly, I am from the same constituent with Gen. Obasanjo; so, I wouldn’t know how it will affect him if I allow him to go wild or to go public, but when Lai Mohammed came, I said he shouldn’t and he insisted. He disobeyed me.
“He said I must allow him to talk; then, of course, being a professionally information person, I listened to him and asked him what are going to say.
“He said he was going to remind Nigerians where we found ourselves when we came in as a government, where we are now, what we have done in between with the resources available to us.
“And I understand he did a good job because a number of people rang me and said Lai Mohammed has done a good job because I went public in several times.
“I said it is on record and I challenged anybody to check from Europe, United States and Asia that between 1999 and 2014 the 16 years of previous administration there was an average of 2.1 million per day of crude oil at the average cost of 100 dollars per barrel,’’ he said.
The president said that he deliberately refused to replace the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria when his administration took over the mantle of leadership of the country because he wanted to give him the opportunity to salvage the economy from its terrible condition.
Buhari, who thanked his teachers during his primary school days for their efforts to inculcate good morale to him and his mates, stated that his administration would continue to invest heavily in education to correct social ills in the society.
He said further that his administration had resolved to put money in the area of infrastructural development to address infrastructural deficits and subsequently ensure speedy socio-economic transformation of the country.
“It is now that we are struggling to put the structure on the ground — the roads — to revive the rail and do the standard gauge and try to spend objectively on power.
“If we put money in infrastructure, it will create employment opportunities and then Nigerians will mind their own businesses, they wouldn’t even mind what the government is doing once the infrastructure is there,’’ he said.
The president, therefore, reassured Nigerians that his administration would continue to spend more funds to upgrade the nation’s infrastructural facilities.
He said that the government had also expended more than N1.3 trillion on capital projects across the country.
According to him, the government will continue to ensure financial discipline, accountability and effective supervision of government spending to have solid infrastructure to enable the youth to achieve their missions and objectives in life.
He thanked the members of the organisation for their support and sacrifices, noting that none of them had ever made any specific demand from him.
In his remarks, the leader of the organisation, Sen. Abba Ali, who narrated the achievements of the Buhari administration in the last three years, said they were on solidarity visit to the president to further reassure him of their support.
He said that the organisation had established offices in all the 36 states and 774 local government areas of the country, while efforts were being made to ensure the re-election of the president in 2019.
Mrs Paulina Tallen, a member of the Board of Trustees of the organisation, who spoke at the event, assured the president that women would massively vote for him and other candidates of the All Progressives Congress in the 2019 general elections.
She, nonetheless, called on the president to bring more qualified women politicians and professionals in government to address the perceived marginalisation of women by APC-led administration in the country.
Anonymous
June 9, 2018 at 4:58 pm
That means you are nothing but a weak president, everybody disobeying you. Nawa for people self
Anonymous
June 9, 2018 at 4:17 pm
Will you kill him?
Anonymous
June 9, 2018 at 4:03 pm
Lol zoo people now fighting them self
Anonymous
June 9, 2018 at 3:15 pm
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June 9, 2018 at 3:14 pm
Anonymous
June 9, 2018 at 2:59 pm
All ur appointees disrespect/disobey u because u ar not intelligent & lacks wisdom
Anonymous
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Anonymous
June 9, 2018 at 1:57 pm
Your talking now … Mr president is better you focus on how to keep this country together and have a soft heart and plan to make this country prosperous… Nigerians will surely not forget you…
Anonymous
June 9, 2018 at 1:30 pm
Is your head EMPTY?
Anonymous
June 9, 2018 at 1:18 pm
Sack him then!
Anonymous
June 9, 2018 at 12:27 pm
Take him to kuje prison
Anonymous
June 9, 2018 at 11:59 am
Igp disobeyed u…lia disobeyed u..then who is obeying u
Anonymous
June 9, 2018 at 11:29 am
Sack him
Anonymous
June 9, 2018 at 11:29 am
BCOS YOU ALWAYS BACK THEM UP IN EVERY EVIL ,SO WHY WILL THEY RESPECT YOU.?!! THEY COPY THEIR LEADER NW,HE TOOL DNT RESPECT THE LAW.!SO WHY WILL THEY OBEY U.?!
Anonymous
June 9, 2018 at 11:06 am
JUST IN: Buhari To Recruit 60,000 Boko Haram Converts Into The Nigerian Police With Arabic Exams.
1. The controversy surrounding the inclusion of Arabic language by JAMB for 2018 police recruitment test is coming to its fullness. Many are still wondering why Arabic language was included.
2. Yes Jamb has given excuses and reasons for inclusion of Arabic language but their excuses are not tenable. They are false, deceitful and a brew of afterthought.
Jamb wanted to have Arabic and English Language but to cover up suspicions, they added Arts and Agric. It paid off but it is unacceptable.
A solution would have been for them to write a simple program to bring up ‘only’ English Language for all candidates or they freeze the other 3 subjects so that only the English Language would be accessible when clicked. Their trick was to have their Boko Haram candidates click and take the Arabic langauge test for clear identification and recruitment into the Nigerian police force.
3. Many boko haram convicts have been released by Buhari and they are still discussing on whether to give amnesty or not to Boko Haram terrorists. Many Nigerians have voiced out against amnesty for Boko haram terrorists but the president is still bent on seriously compensating the Boko haram sect with something more sustainable than present cash gifts.
4. Suddenly the idea of 60,000 police recruitment came up. And Jamb was selected as the ‘credible’ umpire for this recruitment selection test. Let us match the identity of the parties involved: *Jamb Registrar – a Muslim, Inspector General of Police – a Muslim, The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria – a Muslim* . _Then Boko Harm – a Muslim sect._
5. Boko Haram are against western education and by extension against the English Language. Arabic is Islam and Islam is Arabic. This is acceptable to Boko Haram sect.
6. All the cover-ups and the urge to recruit 60,000 policemen is not for the benefits of anyone of us but solely targeted at quickly absorbing boko haram converts into the Nigerian government. You and me can foresee the dangers that this action will promote.
7. We don’t know why this sudden 60,000 police recruitment, but what we do know is that these boko haram converts are recruited for 2019 elections and for islamisation of Nigeria since Buhari’s second term provides the greatest and last opportunity for islam to sweep the entire nation. If they cannot deep the koran into the Atlantic Ocean in Buhari’s time, never will other opportunity come this good.
9. You may want to believe that not all the 60,000 will be boko haram converts and I agree with you. some police officers may be able to squeeze in one or two of their relatives in the number but this will be insignificant. This figure is 60,000 + _alpha._ The target of 60,000 boko converts will be met and the _’alpha’_ will be available for officers to push in something.
Have you also noticed that no modalities have been set for those to be recruited. They have not said that they will look at the scores and draw a line on reaching 60,000. Why the silence on this till the result is out?
This is why you will come to see that someone who scored 2 will be recruited and another who scored 60 will be rejected just to ensure that only Boko Haramists are considered.
10. *We sound this note of warning that, the current police recruitment exercise be immediately halted and postponed till ‘after 2019’.* What this means is that there should be no police or military or civil defence recruitment, or anything close to this, till 2019 is over.
11. We will not fold our arms and see someone bring in Boko haram to kill Nigerians and Islamise the entire country.
Anonymous
June 9, 2018 at 11:05 am
Funny things they happen oh
Anonymous
June 9, 2018 at 11:03 am
Are you sure?