Indivisibility Of Nigeria: MASSOB Counters Buhari

Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has disagreed with President Muhammadu Buhari’s statement, in which he claimed that Nigeria is indivisible.
The movement also expressed its assurance that the United Nations would conduct a referendum for Biafrans to decide on the popularity and acceptance of their cause.
Vanguard reports that Uchenna Madu, MASSOB’s national director of information, made a statement on Tuesday, November 17, in Abakaliki, Ebonyi state.
According to the movement, President Buhari himself is promoting division with his recent appointments, adding that “oneness of Nigeria is now a thing of the past”.
“In the last six months of President Buhari’s administration, he has not hidden his hatred for the South East. Even his northern brothers are supporting him and have refused to call him to order over, the type of marginalization the South East has been witnessing in the past six months of his administration or thereabouts.
Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has disagreed with President Muhammadu Buhari’s statement, in which he claimed that Nigeria is indivisible.
The movement also expressed its assurance that the United Nations would conduct a referendum for Biafrans to decide on the popularity and acceptance of their cause.
Vanguard reports that Uchenna Madu, MASSOB’s national director of information, made a statement on Tuesday, November 17, in Abakaliki, Ebonyi state.
According to the movement, President Buhari himself is promoting division with his recent appointments, adding that “oneness of Nigeria is now a thing of the past”.
“In the last six months of President Buhari’s administration, he has not hidden his hatred for the South East. Even his northern brothers are supporting him and have refused to call him to order over, the type of marginalization the South East has been witnessing in the past six months of his administration or thereabouts.

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Lai Mohammed Lists Buhari’s “Change” Virtues

Lai Mohammed, the minister of Information and Culture has said his ministry would introduce programmes, policies and slogans aimed at changing the attitude towards of Nigerians.
Mohammed made this disclosure in a chat with newsmen on Tuesday, November 17, shortly after a meeting with the Association of Civil Servants of Nigeria in Abuja.
Listing some of the new changes President Buhari has made since assuming office, Mohammed said the president has demonstrated the virtue of change by instructing his drivers to obey traffic rules at all times.

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed
He noted that the president had adhered strictly to transparency in his fight against corruption, likewise imbibing the culture of keeping to time slated for any event by the organiser.
According to Mohammed, if President Buhari leads by these good examples and ministers follow suit, Nigerians have no option than to imbibe same culture, Vanguard reports.
Mohammed said:“If the Buhari administration is to successfully implement its change agenda, we must not only partner with the government, we must be the face of change and we must live change.
“My doors are always open, and I am willing to work with you for the realisation of the dream to make our country great.”
The newly inaugurated minister also noted that the merger of information and culture would make his ministry to easily drive the change agenda.

The APC former national publicity secretary and Nigeria’s new Information minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed resumed in his new office today, November 12.
Mohammed who was at the building of the ministry in Abuja and was received by the Directors of the Ministry led by the outgoing Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr. Mrs. Folasade Yemi-Esan and her successor, Ayounde Adesugba.

Also on ground to welcome Mohammed were Director Generals of various agencies and parastatals under the ministry.

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Arrest Order: Dasuki Says He Is Being Embarrassed

Former National Security Adviser (NSA), Colonel Sambo Dasuki (retd) has expressed his disappointment over reports that President Muhammadu Buhari ordered his arrest over alleged siphoning of billions of dollars earmarked for arms purchases.
The embattled former NSA, according to Vanguard, disclosed that he was never officially or unofficially invited by the 13-man panel set up by the president to audit the procurement of arms and equipment in the Armed Forces and Defence sector from 2007 to date, to appear before it.

Dasuki in one of his appearances in court.

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Daddy Showkey & PawPaw (Osita Iheme) Pose For Selfie + They’ve Got Something Coming!

Veteran musician Daddy Showkeyposed with actor Osita Iheme and it looks like they are on set.
According to Showkey, “MAKE UNA DEY LOOK ,something dey come” … We are observing what is coming closely.

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Majek Fashek Begs The Government To Rehabilitate Mental Health Patients

Few weeks after being cleaned up and transformed, Raggae legend, Majek Fashekwho is just finally getting rehabilitated from drug and alcohol abuse is asking the Government to lay more emphasis on rehabilitation of mental health patients.



Speaking at the 46th Annual General Conference and Scientific Meeting of the Association of Psychiatrists in Nigeria (APN) in Lagos, themed ‘Mental Health as a Driver for Positive Change’:
“Mental health is not a yardstick to look down upon people. There is need to create a system to manage or rehabilitate people who are not mentally balanced and as well create more awareness on mental health challenges and appropriate management. Government should look into how to rehabilitate mental health patients as most of them have great potentials and talents,’ he said.

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Presidential jets: Buhari spent only N2b not N6b for maintenance -Presidency

ABUJA – The presidency has vehemently refuted the reports in several quarters that a huge sum of N6b had been lavished on the Maintenance of presidential Air fleet (PAF) in the last 6 months.
The presidency spoke through the Senior Special Assistant to the president on media and publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu.
Shehu in a statement said that only N2.3b had been spent contrary to the figures making the rounds.
He regretted that the president has had to be distracted by some “fictional report”, which he had “caused the government a lot of negative reviews especially in the online media”.
The statement further stated thus: “The government is focused on solving the many major issues our country faces in the areas of the economy, corruption and security. Yet almost every week, the Presidency has to also deal with the distractions which do nothing but distract from the task of government.
“Referring to documents he had requested from the Operational Office of the Presidential Fleet after his attention was drawn to the speculative report, Malam Shehu pointed out that the sum of N2.3 billion was released to the Presidential Air Fleet (PAF) by the office of the Accountant General of the Federation between May and November 2015. This includes releases for personnel cost, overhead and capital expenditure out of the sum of N5,190,381,386.00 appropriated for PAF on the 2015 budget.
“The documents also showed that the sum of N2,127,103,086.66 had so far been expended, leaving a balance of N172,568,912.34 from the amount released.
“However, the sum of N149,062,791.12 was transferred from the PAG’s operation account to the Treasury Single Account, following the President’s recent directive,” he said.
“He added that the sum of N23,801,122.17 remains unutilised out of the funds so far released. During the period 31 May 2015 till date, the Fleet expended the sum of N1,358,910,962.75 to settle outstanding liabilities carried over from last year till May 2015. Furthermore, the sum of N500 million was refunded to the office of the National Security Adviser, NSA for financial support rendered to the Fleet prior to release of funds from the OAGF.
“Thus, the Fleet expended the sum of N449,081,037.25 within the last months comprising N98,500,218.00 for operations, N165,373,176.91 on training and N85,500,116.75 on personnel medicals and overhead. Additionally, the sum of N99,715,493.51 was expended on aircraft maintenance, spares, and subscription services required for operations.
“Any of these documents could have been made available had the newspaper reached out to me or to any one of my colleagues. The damage to the image of government and the good management of the Presidential Air Fleet could have been avoided”.
“Shehu also pointed that the number of aircrafts on the Presidential fleet was 10, not 14 as being bandied about, even as he gave the inventory of the planes to include:
PAF-AIRCRAFT INVENTORY
1. 1× 737 BBJ
2. 1× G550
3. 1× G500
4. 2× Falcon 7X
5. 1× HS 4000
6. 2× Agusta139
7. 2× Agusta 101
Total aircraft holdings 10.”

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Enough is enough, GOC warns Biafra agitators

Enugu – The 82 Division of the Nigerian Army has warned agitators for Biafra that they are now crossing the red line and that its officers and men are battle-ready.
The Acting General Officer Commanding (GOC) the division, Brig.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, told newsmen in Enugu that the army would not fold its hands while such persons destroyed lives and property in the country.
“The warning to the agitators is to tell them that enough is enough,’’ Attahiru said, adding that it was inexcusable for troops to stand aside and watch the security situation deteriorate, leading to loss of lives or damage to peoperty.
“The Nigerian Army would like to send an unequivocal warning to all and sundry, more specifically to all those threatening and agitating for the dismemberment of the country, committing treasonable felony and arson.
“Once deployed, the Nigerian Army shall apply the rules of engagement to the letter in order for peace to prevail,’’ he said.
He noted that the agitators had recorded cases of lawlessness in Aba, Port Harcourt, Onitsha, Abakaliki and Enugu.
Attahiru said that the army took its time to adopt the present stand, saying that it was the primary duty of the police to maintain certain levels of security in the country.

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