The most incompetent president advised by the most mediocre communication strategist.
A president “orders” an INDEPENDENT investigation body established by statute. Really? How daft!
And this is after you issued a statement saying officials committed no crime.
I watched with disappointment the recent interview granted by Senator Ali Modu Sheriff to Channels Television on Monday.
After a prolonged absence from public discourse, one would have expected that time away might have sharpened Senator Sheriff’s judgment. Regrettably, that does not appear to be the case.
In the interview, the former governor claimed that Peter Obi cannot command sizeable support in Northern Nigeria. It is curious that he has appointed himself spokesperson for the Northern masses. For the record, in his first outing on the presidential ballot, Mr. Obi secured approximately 2.8 million votes in the region — a remarkable achievement that cannot be dismissed lightly.
Given the current national hardships, the widespread consensus on the failure of the APC administration, and the addition of a strong Northern figure to the ticket who previously garnered 1.45 million votes in the region, the OK ticket remains a formidable force in Northern politics.
Even more surprising was Senator Sheriff’s assertion that the people of Kano would not vote for Mr. Obi. Let me state clearly: the good people of Kano are neither bigoted nor xenophobic. They have consistently demonstrated strong trust in the Kwankwasiyya movement and will support any credible ticket presented under its banner.
I respectfully advise Senator Sheriff that, in future national television appearances, he would do better to speak to the serious insecurity and humanitarian challenges facing his home state, rather than making divisive and poorly considered remarks.
The OK ticket currently represents the best opportunity for Nigerians to reset the country and place it on a path of competence, unity, and progress. - RMK
In August 2014, Australian hostage negotiator Stephen Davis, publicly accused former Borno State Governor Ali Modu Sheriff of being a chief sponsor of the terrorist group, the Boko Haram.
Davis alleged that Sheriff sponsored youths for religious pilgrimages where they were recruited into the terrorist group. The news was reported internationally in 2014. ‘The Sydney Morning Herald’ ran exclusive editorial on these claims.
BACK IN NIGERIA:
Alhaji Buji Foi (also spelled Fai) served as Borno State’s Commissioner for Religious Affairs.
He was appointed to the cabinet by former Governor Ali Modu Sheriff. The year was 2003.
Alhaji Buji Foi was a national secretary of the Yusufiyya movement (the foundational group that became the Boko Haram). He was a close associate of the sect leader, Mohammed Yusuf.
This was widely reported as a political pact to secure Boko Haram's support for Sheriff's 2003 gubernatorial campaign. After Governor Sheriff allegedly failed to fully implement the strict Sharia penal code he had promised, Buji Foi, along with other sect members, became disillusioned & resigned from his government.
When the Boko Haram uprising broke out in July 2009, Buji Foi was publicly identified as a key financier & a member of the sect. He was arrested at his farmhouse & was extrajudicially executed in police custody at the Police Headquarters in Maiduguri, in late July 2009.
The Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, publicly accused former Borno State Governor, Ali Modu Sheriff of sponsoring the Boko Haram.
He made these allegations in September 2014.
Femi Falana alleged that Sheriff's government had a deal with the sect for political support during the 2003 elections, which included appointing a Boko Haram member as a cabinet commissioner. Falana further revealed that Sheriff was arrested in Cameroon in 2012 for his alleged ties to the group, but was released after the Nigerian government intervened.
The SAN then issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Federal Government of Nigeria, demanding the prosecution of Sheriff based on the findings of the Ambassador Usman Galtimari Panel.
The Panel was inaugurated by Jonathan in August 2011 to investigate the root causes & the origins of the Boko Haram insurgency.
Ali Sheriff should have let sleeping dogs. He decided to run a fool’s errand for a selfish mandate — when Nigerians were almost forgetting his past. A tip of the iceberg.
Former Kano Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso said Ali Modu Sheriff’s remarks on Peter Obi’s northern support did not reflect political realities.
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Fizeram um compilado de 4 minutos mostrando os lances em que a Argentina foi favorecida contra o Egito.
Simplesmente um escândalo mundial. Quanta sujeira envolvida. 🤢
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The individual arrested in connection with the alleged fake agency has accused senior Nigerian government officials, including Femi #Gbajabiamila (@femigbaja), President #Tinubu's Chief of Staff, of being a key figure in the alleged scheme and of requesting a total of ₦600 million in kickbacks.
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ICPC will surely work in accordance with the secret directives hence nothing substantial will come out of it other than their co-conspirator, Adeniyi, being thrown under the bus. If this Tinubu's order was genuine, the chief of staff should step aside during the investigation.
BREAKING: President Tinubu has directed the ICPC to conduct a thorough investigation into the activities of the 'fake' Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) and all related matters and submit a comprehensive report to him within 30 days.
Among the issues to be investigated by the ICPC are the forged appointment letters and other official government documents; the use of a false claim of presidential appointment to seek or obtain official recognition and diplomatic support, including visa facilitation; and the opening of multiple bank accounts in the names of purported government agencies using allegedly forged documents.
President Tinubu directed the ICPC to investigate not only the conduct of the principal individual and other collaborators involved but also the wider circumstances that may have enabled a fictitious body and a false claim of presidential appointment to acquire an appearance of official legitimacy.
The investigation is to examine the provenance and use of false official documents; the processes through which official recognition or diplomatic support may have been sought or obtained; the opening and operation of any related bank accounts; the source and movement of any funds involved; and the role of any public officer, private individual, financial institution, intermediary or other person or entity that may have facilitated, enabled or participated in the alleged scheme.
The President further directed the Commission to identify any weaknesses in government and institutional procedures that may have been exploited and to recommend immediate measures to prevent the recurrence of similar abuses.
@afamosigwe It's so sad and disheartening to read this concerning the once reverred Nigerian Bar Association. If it is true that the Attorney General issued the said directives, then all values have surely been thrown to the dogs. I am ashamed!
GOVERNMENT OF CONFUSION: Tinubu, Ministers Recite Old National Anthem At FEC Meeting Despite Initial Threat To Jail Those Who Sing It https://t.co/VSbuHbCfSd
This is the motorcade of the Wife of the Vice President & the First Lady of Kaduna State in Zaria. At a time when millions of Nigerians are facing economic hardship, the high cost of governance remains a major concern.
Seun Okinbaloye is a low quality journalist
He always invite silly guests and allow them push misinformation without correcting such assertions on air.
Seun knows exactly what he seeks to achieve by inviting guests who malign Peter Obi
@seunokin could not push back on the very baseless allegations levelled against Peter Obi by Senator Ali Modu Sheriff.
Peter Obi does not have a competence, capacity, integrity or prudence problem. Not at all.
He has demonstrated in both the private and public sectors that he is an exceptional leader with the ability to thrive even in the most challenging times.
The real problem is that corruption is fighting back.
Those who have kept Nigeria in the chains of underdevelopment do not want to let go of the system that has benefited them for decades. 😏
So what must we do?
Fight back - but we need a common ground. We need to put Nigeria above tribe, religion and political interests, and fight for our country as one people.
God no go let us be slaves in the land which Almighty God has given unto us. 🙏🏽
Ali Modu Sheriff's politics of fear as the governor of Borno state gave rise to Boko Haram. Ali Modu Sheriff governed Borno with thugs and intimidation. You dared not criticise him as a sitting governor or thugs would visit you at home.
— Ismail Omipidan (The author of Persona Non Grata)