We Don’t Have A Single Toilet In The Uk, 100 Days Too Early To Deride Buhari – Moyo Ogunlewe

Moyosore Ogunlewe, lawyer turned politician son of the former minister of works, has said his dad, Sen. Adeseye Ogunlewe does not have a single property outside Nigeria.

Barrister Moyosore said this while reacting to a question in an exclusive interview with Metro Times NG at his residence.

He also expressed disappointment over politicians grossly enriching themselves and their families with public funds, says Nigerians need to look beyond party politics in other to make the right decision at all times.

His words: “A lot of people don’t know that my father, Sen. Adeseye Ogunlewe is a much disciplined man. We don’t have a single toilet in the UK or anywhere else outside Nigeria. As I speak to you, we have only three houses in Nigeria – there is one in Igbogbo (Ikorodu area), one in Ikorodu town and the one given to him as a perm sec. He doesn’t even have a land anywhere else…not in Abuja, Lekki or Ikoyi.

We have a lot of thieves parading themselves as politicians in Nigeria today. They claim to be our leaders whereas they are our killers. They feed us with all sorts of lies before the elections and immediately after getting hold of the mantle of office, they are nowhere to be found. It is really disappointing and Nigerians need to begin to look beyond party politics to get it right.”

On the issue of perceived delay in President Muhammadu Buhari’s economic reform policies and nomination of his cabinet, the young politician and entrepreneur said it is too early to start criticizing the president, urging Nigerians to be more patient, put political interest aside and support him in moving the country forward.

“I want to urge Nigerians to put all personal, political….whatever interest aside and join hands with Mr. President in moving the country forward. I mean, it is too early for anybody to start tagging the president as incompetent when it is obvious that the nation is currently on the right path. We should all give him a chance to prove himself as the current Nigeria situation is that which requires one to make haste but slowly. A lot has been achieved in three months of his stay in office and a lot obviously needs to be achieved. I believe Mr. President deserves the right to be given a chance to fix things as he deems appropriate.”

The Buckingham University graduate also restates his commitment to continue to help the youth especially in the area of education and SME training by partnering with stakeholders to bring about positive development as a way of reducing youth rascality within Kosefe area of Lagos.

Moyosore Ogunlewe contested under the platform of the PDP for a seat in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Kosofe Constituency II and was defeated by a slight margin of 87votes by closest rival Hon. Bayo Osinowo of APC.  Rigging has been alleged and the case is currently at the tribunal for hearing.

Family: The Virtuous Husband

Only a few of our men (especially in this part of the world) would do this for their family.

So this man is very happy to have his adorable baby girl tied to his back.

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PMB Absent At On-going NEPAD Session Of AU Summit South-Africa

By NewsWire

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari departed Nigeria for South Africa to attend the 25th African Union (AU) Summit holding in Johannesburg.

But during today’s ongoing summit, President Buhari statements on Nepad was read by a representative, urging NEPAD to prioritise industrialisation, infrastructure, women empowerment, regional integration at the ongoing summit..

It is however not clear why the President failed to appear at the event but according to International Journalists Present at the ongoing event holding in South Africa, Nigeria’s President is absent at the ongoing event..

Photos From Akin Ambode's 22nd Remembrance of June 12 in LAgos

The Governor of Lagos His Excellency Akinwunmi Ambode held a lecture yesterday in honour of late M.K.O Abiola where he discussed the essence of June 12 and its importance in our democratic struggle.

Chief MKO Abiola's memory is celebrated in Nigeria and internationally. 12 June remains a public holiday in Lagos and Ogun states. There are also remembrance events arranged across Nigeria. MKO Abiola was known for his charisma and for being a man of the people. As a prominent social activist, democratic freedom fighter, and successful business figure, the continuing support for MKO Abiola is part of his legacy. MKO Abiola Stadium was named in his honour. There were also calls for posthumous presidential recognition.

Despite his popularity or because of it, MKO Abiola occasionally attracted criticism from political activists and detractors. Controversy was caused by a song by Nigerian musician, Fela Kuti. Kuti was a charismatic multi-instrumentalist musician, composer and human rights activist – famed for being the pioneer of Afrobeat music as well as a controversial figure, due to his unusual lifestyle and apparent drug use. It is believed that Kuti had entered into an acrimonious dispute relating to a contract with MKO Abiola's record label. He used the abbreviation of International Telephone & Telegraph (IT&T) in a song criticising big multinational corporations. The song, ITT accuses such companies of draining Africa's resources and makes specific reference to MKO Abiola ("they start to steal money Like Obasanjo and Abiola").

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5 BENEFITS OF NIGERIA FUEL CRISIS

For every dark cloud, there is a silver lining. The current fuel crisis that have held majority of Nigerians on their knees begging for mercy is not without its benefits; legally or illegally.

In this article, we look at 5 benefits of the current fuel crisis.

i. NEED FOR ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF ENERGY

The current fuel crisis is a huge eye-opener on the need for our dear country to look inward, strategize and develop/promote alternative means of energy. With less than 7weeks of fuel scarcity, several high profile companies in Nigeria including telecoms and banking have been reaching out to customers informing them of a possible break in transmission or inconsistence in quality of service. It is however now clear to most them that it is important for them to start considering other sources of energy in other to fore-stall future re-occurrence of the shortage.

ii. PRUDENCY IN POWER USAGE BY NIGERIANS

Unavailability of fuel has forced Nigerians with carefree attitude towards power usage to begin to see caution. Nigerians for instance without fuel shortage while on generator during day-time would put on everything in their apartment from the TV set in the sitting room, bedroom to the smallest bulb in the pantry  but in the season of fuel shortage, it was a different ball game. A fashion designer in my area for instance who normally while on “better pass” gen would put on his 2electric sowing machines as well as a radio and a fan refused to do so citing the need for him to save energy and maximize the use of the little available fuel.

iii. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

The fuel scarcity while stylishly closing/leading to the intermittent closure of several businesses and reducing the hope of starting new ones is also providing a means of business or employment opportunity to several others. It is no doubt that a lot of Nigerians want the FG to put quickly put an end to the lingering fuel scarcity, a host of others simply want it to continue. If you take a walk to Onipan through Fadeyi, Ikorodu Road, Lagos during the peak of the scarcity, you will notice quit a number of able bodied young men taking advantage of the situation by selling fuel in 10litres jerry-cans popularly known as “black-market”. To these set of people, the plight of majority of Nigerians has suddenly turned to a source of income  and they hope it remain the same so they can continue to put food on their table not minding the ripple effect- inflation it may generate.

iv. HIGHER SOURCE OF INCOME

The lingering fuel scarcity has led to an increase in inflation. Inflation in a lay man’s language is a situation whereby more money is chasing fewer goods i.e demand is considerably higher than supply thereby leading to a sharp increase in price of such goods/services. Business owners have increased the price of their commodities owing to an increase in pump price which has in-turn affected logistics. Some business owners who are not directly affected by the crisis are also taking advantage of the situation to make more profit. A shoe shiner (shoe maker) was contracted to help in polishing a pair of shoe, the tall dark-skinned man said “oga…na N40 o. you know everything don put money as fuel no dey now”. I began to wonder what fuel crisis has got to do with shinning a shoe. As far as I know, the price of shoe polish has not increased and fuel is not needed to power the hand of the shoe-shiner. It is just an opportunity to make more money.

v. EYE-OPENER TO GOVT.’S HIGH LEVEL OF INSENSITIVITY

When over 200 girls were abducted and the govt. of the day chose not to believe, investigate and take action for about 16days, some said the govt. was not properly informed, some think they needed more time to be sure they (#ChibokGirls) were truly abducted while others believe the govt. failed.

The present administration has been termed by many as incompetent, careless and clueless about the welfare of its citizenry but not many could ascertain its level of carelessness and insensitivity to pressing issues. The current fuel crisis which has been allowed to linger for too long to the extent that small, medium and large scale businesses are begging for mercy is an eye-opener for many. The govt. for a few weeks has alleged sabotage as the reason for the crisis; but the question on the lips of many Nigerians is- who is to curb sabotage? They wonder why the people elected to lead them keep passing bulk; blaming others for their incompetence when they are in control of all apparatus and can be more firm & decisive.

Adamu Muazu Resigns as PDP National Chairman

Chuks Okocha in Abuja by thisdaylive

The crisis rocking the PDP took a turn for the worst as the national chairman of the party, Adamu Mu’azu has resigned as the national chairman.

His resignation took effect immediately.

Also , it was reliably gathered that President Goodluck Jonathan has asked the chairman of PDP Board of Trustees (BoT), Chief Anthony Anenih to resign his office as the BOT chairman. But it is not known whether Anenih has accepted to resign or not.

Court Drops Murder Charges Against The 15yr-old Child-bride Who Killed Her Hubby

Nigerian prosecutors on Wednesday withdrew murder charges against a 15-year-old girl who killed hubby - vanguard reports

Nigerian prosecutors on Wednesday withdrew murder charges against a 15-year-old girl who was accused of using rat poison to kill the 35-year-old man she had married.

Prosecutor Lamido Abba Soron-Dinki asked the High Court in Gezawa, Kano state, to “terminate the case of culpable homicide against Wasila Tasi’u”, who was 14 when she married Umar Sani.

“With a heavy heart, I apply that the accused be discharged,” he added. Legal sources in Kano told AFP separately that Nigeria had faced pressure to drop the case which has angered rights activists.