What I owe Nigerian youth — Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has said his administration would not forget the role young Nigerians played in the “historic election” that brought him to power.
“This government belongs to you,” President Buhari said on Friday in a message he sent to Nigerian youths to commemorate the International Youth Day.
Mr. Buhari, who described the youths as being the strength and future of the country, said his administration was committed to improving the quality of lives of young Nigerians, and also creating opportunities for them to achieve their dreams and ambitions.
“We are mindful of the fact that Nigeria has one of the youngest populations in the world. Those young people are immensely energetic and talented, consistently blazing the trail in the arts, sports, business and technology. We are proud of what you have done and what you are able to do.
“We have launched a number of initiatives targeted at expanding the economic opportunities available to young Nigerians.
“N-Power, our job creation scheme, for which applications are ongoing, will employ 500,000 of you in agriculture, education, healthcare and technology.
“The Aso Villa Demo Day will soon bring 30 of the most innovative young Nigerians to the State House to showcase their talent in providing technology-based solutions to some of our most challenging problems.
“The Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP), part of our N500 billion Social Investment Programme, will provide soft loans to thousands of young entrepreneurs across the country. These are just some of the many initiatives we have designed and are implementing for you.”
Many Nigerians were of late becoming increasingly disillusioned with the Buhari administration because of economic hardship in the country.

Tension Brewing As FG, Again, Delays Niger Delta Amnesty Payments

Paul Boroh, the co-ordinator, Presidential Amnesty Programme, has appealed to the ex-militants in the Niger Delta region to bear government over the current delay to paid their stipends.

In a statement by Mr Piriye Kiyaramo, his media coordinator, Amnesty Programme, Bayelsa Liaison Office on Friday, August 12, 2016, said that Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, was saddled with the responsibility of effecting the payments of stipends directly to the ex-agitators in region, in line with the Treasury Single Accounts, TSA.

He said that the Amnesty Office had been making efforts to ensure that the outstanding stipends were paid, and appealed to them to have faith in the payment process.

“I must recall that the TSA is a public accounting system under which all government revenue, receipts and income are collected into one single account.

“This account is usually maintained by the CBN and all payments are being done through this account as well; I am urging you all to have faith,” he said

Lagos Wonder: 12 houses tapping NNPC oil shut.

The Lagos State Government on Friday said it shut 12 houses in Abeokuta and Ibadan Streets in Ilasamaja area of the state over discovery of shallow oil wells built by landlords to steal diesel from pipelines belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.
The State’s Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Steve Ayorinde said this while briefing newsmen at the Lagos House, Ikeja.
Ayorinde said the oil wells were built for the purpose of illegally scooping diesel and selling same to members of the public.
He said some of the affected landlords built pumping machine and boreholes to perpetrate the crime on a large scale.
Ayorinde said the step to shut the wells and cordon off the area was taken by government to forestall loss of lives and property as a result of the looming danger.
Ayorinde said a combined team from the police command, the Ministry of Environment, Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, Lagos State Fire Service and Sole Administrator of Isolo Local Council Development Area carried out a thorough inspection of the entire area and discovered nothing less than 12 of the illegal oil wells.
He said that initial investigation revealed that a few of the landlords where the wells were located were taking advantage of the situation by commercialising the dangerous act.
He said that samples of the substance had been taken for immediate investigation in order to determine the true nature of the substance as well as the root cause of this usually occurrence.

He said the State Government was working with the NNPC for further investigation.
Ayorinde said that for the safety of residents, especially on Abeokuta and Ibadan Streets, the affected well had been sealed off.
He said that the government would also work with those who were likely to be displaced as a result of the development.
“The Lagos State Government wishes to use this opportunity to remind Lagosians and the residents of these areas in particular, to assist the police with useful information.
“We also urge them to always volunteer information before any potentially dangerous situation degenerates to public hazard,” he said.
The Commissioner of Police, Mr Fatai Owoseni confirmed the arrest of three suspects in the operation, adding that a fire tanker had been stationed in the event of any fire incident.

“The men of the Lagos State Police Command in the area who were on routine patrol said they saw a woman around 12 midnight with keg of diesel and when an attempt was made for her to be accosted, she fled, a development which alerted the police of something fishy.
“The police immediately pursued the woman and accosted her, after which she eventually took them to number 12, Abeokuta Street, off Ilasamaja, one of the houses housing the illegal oil wells.
He said that upon getting to the said house, those inside shut the door and prevented the police from gaining entrance.
“The officers thereafter left the scene with the arrested woman, and they later came back disguising as potential buyers of diesel, while those inside opened the door.
“It was at that point that the illegal oil well was discovered at the house, after which about 10 more wells were discovered in other houses in Abeokuta and Ibadan streets,” Ayorinde said.

Nigeria Needs To Officially Support A Free Palestinian State – Emir Of Kano Sanusi

Malam Muhammad Sanusi II, the Emir of Kano, on Thursday, August 11, 2016, called on the federal government to return to its initial stand of free Palestinian state.

This is a call against the stand the nation took during the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan.

The emir made the call during a one-day international conference on Palestine with the theme, Palestine Question; Issues, Challenges and Actions, organised by the Center for Promotion of Shari’a in collaboration with Jama’atut Tajdidil Islamiya and the Afro-Middle East Center, South Africa, held in Kano.

The Emir said it was sad that Nigeria had played a significant role in the failure of Palestinian bid to put an end to the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories at the UN Security Council.

“For decades Nigeria has been in the support of free Palestine until during the Jonathan era when Nigeria played a vital role is the loss of Palestinian bid to put an end to the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories at the UN Security Council. I believe it is time for Nigeria to revisit its stand on Palestine,” the Emir said.

Unpaid Allowances: Nigerian Olympic Football Team To Boycott Quarter-Finals

There is real chance that the Dream Team VI, Nigeria’s Under-23 football team to the Olympics, could boycott the quarter-final game against Denmark due to unpaid allowances.

Although the players declined to speak on the matter when contacted by TheCable, Samson Siasia, their coach, spoke to Brila FM about how the country had “disrespected” his team.

“We have been disrespected from all angles – the sports ministry, the Nigeria Football Federation,” Siasia said.

“Is that how you will treat your own children? We are not street kids. We have only been paid allowances for 11 days. There is no match bonus.

“What of all the months we have been training in Nigeria and Atlanta? That’s not fair. I have not received my salary for the past five months.

“Everything is upside down and the boys don’t want to play anymore. Whatever they want to do, I am with them. They are right for fighting for their rights.”

However, Yakubu Dogara, speaker of the house of representatives, has appealed to the team not to boycott the match.

He urged the players to take patriotism as a fulcrum of their campaign, and promised to “personally do everything” within his powers to intervene in the matter.

He said the team — with the likes of John Mikel Obi, Yakubu Umar, Oghenekaro Etebo and William Troost-Ekong — has a very bright chance of repeating the feat of the Atlanta ’96 Dream Team.

“We will do all we can to ensure that all entitlements due to the team are paid, as we are already talking to relevant government agencies,” Dogara said.

“Football, being the major unifying factor in the country, should be maximized by all for Nigeria’s continued joy and unity. We will stop at nothing to ensure that we get the team to excel in Brazil and for Nigeria to recreate the watershed of Atlanta ’96.”

via The Cable

Fayose Awards N59 Million Contract To Carpenters, Other Local Artisans

Ayodele Fayose, the governor of Ekiti State, has decided to boost the local content of the state by awarding contracts to local artisans

Fayose reportedly awarded a N59 million contract to carpenters and welders, which entails the construction of 1,250 chairs and desks for primary schools in Ekiti state.

According to the chairman of the Millennium Development Goals, MDG, implementation, Dipo Anisulowo, said the move is in line with the governor’s desire to boost the capacity of local contractors.

Anisulowo also revealed that the desks will be distributed to some primary schools in some part of Ekiti state, adding that the gesture will improve the learning experience of pupils and increase the standard of basic education in Ekiti state.

The Ekiti MDG boss also said  “Ekiti State being one of the participants in this programme, had always adhere strictly to due diligent procurement policy of the state and federal governments in the implementation and award process of MDGs projects and programmes.

“I, therefore, want you to be rest assured that the  procurement arrangements we are working out today between the state government, contractors, furniture and welder associations is being brokered without contravening any procurement law and regulation laid down by the MDGs office in Abuja and Ekiti State.”

Attention Buhari: Hunger-induced crime on the increase.

Nigerians, across the country, are no doubt facing difficult times owing to the current economic recession. Although the President Muhammadu Burari’s -led administration has been applauded for its fight against corruption, following several arrests of the acclaimed high and mighty, and subsequent refund of stolen funds, the management of the economy has not brought similar cheering news. 

Hunger Hunger The tough times have resulted in job losses and hunger-induced crimes.

The petty crimes are increasing nationwide. In fact, crime rate in the country is presently assuming a worrisome dimension with the introduction of new device by criminals in order to get their victims and security agencies unawares. From kidnapping to bank robbery, vandalism, burglary and internet fraud among several other nefarious acts which have put security operatives on their toes. These criminals, some of who were arrested and charged to courts from where they were slammed jail terms, are obviously recalcitrant, as they return back to the society and indulge in the same crime for which they were went to jail , more vicious! Petty crime on the rise Surprisingly, the trend in crime has assumed a new dimension , with the re-insurgence of petty theft such as pick pocket, catch-in-the-air, otherwise known as ‘one chance’, burglary, perpetrated by minors and artisans. During investigation with some arrested suspects, majority of them laid the blame on economic hardship. For instance, several artisans who rely majorly on power for survival, have been frustrated out of business, owing to poor and irregular supply of power in the country. And in their bid to eke a living, some resort to crime. In Lagos State for instance, pick pocket have increased at major bus-stops. Perpetrators of this crime who pose as passengers waiting to board buses to their destinations, end up snatching phones , cash and other valuables from genuine passengers who struggle to enter the bus .

At other times, these bus-stop thieves who are usually two or three in one group, would board a commercial bus and sit strategically at the edge. All of a sudden , they would alert the driver to stop , pretending to have entered the wrong bus. But by then, they would have successfully made away with their victims cash and other valuables. Most of these stolen valuables are sold at give-away prices to ready buyers. This was the case of an Ordinary National Diploma student of the Lagos State Polytechnic, Mayowa whose school fees was removed from his bag while on transit. It took his parents three months to raise N45,000 for his school fees , a delay that almost cost him his admission. As if that was not enough, his bag in which he hid the money was torn, from where the money was removed without his knowledge. He attempted suicide saying he did not know how his parents could raise another school fee. Flash points Areas where such crime are rampant in Lagos include; Oshodi/Apapa expressway, Mile Two / Badagry expressway, Agege motor road, Ikorodu expressway, Boundry /Apapa road among others. For the ‘catch-in – air’ , these thieves who ply major expressways pick unsuspecting passengers from bus-stops and dispossess them of cash and other valuables mid way . Some passengers who attempt to put up resistance are sometimes thrown out of the moving buses, while others who play along are quietly dropped off. Ladies are usually targets for bus-stop thieves who usually operate on motorcycles, as their bags are snatched from them. Cele, Ilasa, Liverpool, Iyana-Isolo, Mile Two, Charity and Oshodi bus-stops along the Apapa/Oshodi expressway are usually flash points for these hoodlums. Other bus-stops include; Ikotun, Idimu, Egbeda, boundry, Wilmer, Iyana-Ipaja, Ikorodu, Odogunyan, among several others in Lagos state. Reports from other parts of the country show that such thievery is on the increase in recent times. “Stealing of mobile phones and pick-pocketing that had almost disappeared has become rampant again,” Aminu Kagina said from Minna, Niger State. Minors involvement Also on the increase is the participation of minors in these crimes. Recently, personnel of NNS WEY, a maintenance unit of the Nigerian Navy, at Navy Town, Ojo, Lagos arrested some minors who out of hunger, threw caution, fear and discretion to the dogs by sneaking into Navy Town barracks to burgle apartments of naval personnel who had gone to work. The suspects,whose frail looks would never give them away as buglers, told Saturday Vanguard that they usually scaled the fence of the barracks through a bill board close to the wall. They, however, stated that they were mere errand boys, disclosing that their ‘masters’ usually waited for them at the other side of the fence each time they went on operation. At the end of any successful operation, they were given N1000 and above which they claimed they used to feed. One of them claimed his father had been jobless for years and could barely feed the family. His mother, a tomato seller around Satellite, according to him, had her goods destroyed by officials of the Kick Against Indiscipline who were enforcing the ban on street hawking. One of them, 13-year-old Ehis Akhiemien, a primary 6 pupil of Assurance Primary School, Kirikiri, revealed that he started stealing four months ago. He stated that his alleged partner in crime, Elijah Benjamin, introduced him into burglary. He said: “Elijah said we should go to people’s houses to steal. We would jump the fence into the barracks at about 6pm and would hide until it is dark. Elijah would tear the nets of our victims with blade, from where he stole the items. At times some of the kitchen doors were left open, thereby facilitating his entry. “On my part, I would be on the look out for any intruder. At the end, we would take the stolen items to our boss who would be waiting for us at the other side of the fence.” Asked if his parents were aware of what he was into, he shook his head, explaining that he usually went for the operation on the pretense that he was going to eat in a friend’s house since there was no food at home. Pregnant women too Recently , a pregnant woman was arrested by policemen attached to Life camp division in Abuja. The suspect identified as Precious Ebuka, was alleged to have burgled a neighbor’s apartment and stole N80,000 while the later was away. However, Ebuka, a resident of Agwan Idoma, Dape Village, who admitted to have entered the apartment , claimed she only stole N300. Police sources said N300 was found on her as at time of arrest. She told a concerned crowd that she stole the money because she was hungry. She narrated in tears: “ I stole the money because I was hungry. That was the second day I stayed without food. But I only stole N300 not N80,000”. Also on the rise is the attack on those who usually leave home for their respective businesses, by criminals who operate on motorcycles. Motorists are not spared by these thieves either, as they are approached by these hoodlums who wield dangerous objects , particularly when they are trapped in traffic. Some minors were also arrested recently by operatives of Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command , in Agege area of Lagos. They were apprehended while attacking a lady on the railway line Surprisingly, during interrogation, most of them revealed that any loot from their operations were used to provide food for their families. Commercial sex workers ? Commercial sex workers who are also affected by the economic downturn have devised new means of survival. This time around, some of them passionately beg for as low as N200 to N500 to feed . Investigation carried by Saturday Vanguard showed that some commercial sex workers are unable to pay rents for their brothels, owing to the plunge in patronage. For instance, some of them who used to attend to five to ten customers a day, end up having just two or no patronage. One of them who lives in a brothel around Okota lamented “ This era is really affecting us. We can not even feed anymore, let alone to pay our rents. A service that we ordinarily charged between N1500 to N2000 has been reduced to N700, yet nobody dey come “ she revealed that some of them even buy food on credit. The commercial sex worker further revealed that some of her colleagues have resorted to stealing in order to survive. Asked what they usually stole she said “ No be me o. But some of my colleagues steal clothes hung on lines which they sell at Aswani market . This usually happens at night. They will be parading as if they are looking for customers. All this na because of the economy. It is not only here o, but all over. Some of us in even vandalise vehicles of customers who come to patronise others. Statistics at Saturday Vanguard’s disposal showed buglers are on the increase in the in South West region. However they device a new means such as accosting an occupant of a building , who they take round the entire apartment using the occupant as a bait to gain entry. Also traders at weekly markets in some of these states have had their goods stolen by criminals who posed as fellow traders. In Enugu State,the rising cost of commodities especially stable food items have triggered a pronounced increase in crime rate. With inflation rate at 16.5 percent,a bag of rice which sold for N11,000 now sells for N20,000. A resident at Indpendence Layout,Amaechi Ukwuani,told Saturday Vanguard that,”Incidents of burglary have soared in my street. The other day,a band of thieves invaded my neighbors’ residence,carting away food items mainly. Most of us Civil Servants have since abandoned our cars for commercial buses to work. There has not been any corresponding increases in salaries to cushion the effect of the prevailing economic hardship”. Investigation showed that the Nsukka prison break last Tuesday, which culminated in the escape of 15 inmates from prison,serving different jail terms might be connected to the acute hunger in the prison yard. Unconfirmed reports said prison officials divert food items meant for inmate to feed their families following the excruciating economic hardship dotting the nation. For prisons meant to contain 180 inmates but allegedly housing about 500 inmates squeezed in compact cells of the prison yard,the situation would be better imagined than witnessed. Stealing of generators for power supply is also on the increase in many parts of the country. Invasion of worship centres Places of worship are also not spared as checks by Saturday’s Vanguard showed that petty thieves have invaded these supposedly revered places which ought to be esteemed, stealing even Bibles ,with the hope to find money tucked in by worshipers. They also steal handbags and phones, including shoes which are usually kept in front of worship centres. To avoid falling preys to these criminals, most worshipers now take their bags and other belongings with them while going to drop their offerings. Some even put their shoes in the their bags instead of leaving them at the entrance. In some cases some worship centres been been burgled, with their vaults and singing instruments taken away. With the foregoing, it is obvious that Nigerians, irrespective of age and sex , are groaning under these hard times that have done Buhari’s initial goodwill any good. It cannot with manufacturers lacking forex while religious pilgrims are getting approvals for PTA at N197 to a dollar. Nigerians are hoping that the CHANGE Buhari promised and made a campaign slogan does not mean the current doom.

Council of Elders NG, Coalition Of Nigerian Christians and Other Civil Right Groups Reject Buhari’s Federal Islamist Jihadist Imperial Gov’t

Islamist jihadists of the Hausa, Fulani, and Kanuri ethnic nationalities, who are Negroid immigrants to Nigeria, are pushing the nation to an implosion. It is therefore imperative that the remaining 386 ethnic nationalities of Nigeria should, as a matter of priority, convene a conference to demonstrate to the few Islamist jihadists of these three ethnic nationalities the grave danger of Islamism as a system of governance.

Nigerians are reminded that the present distress in the nation is not an act of God but man-made. The brazen and audacious imposition of Islamist Jihadists into key positions in the country is not an expression of religious piety but a deliberate manipulation of religion for cultural and political domination by three ethnic groups. This agenda commenced in 1975 after the overthrow of General Yakubu Gowon by General Murtala Mohammed. The Islamist jihadists are a violent and domineering strain of Islam rejected by mainstream Muslims

We are reminded that after the Arab Spring, Tunisia, and Egypt elected Islamists of the Muslim Brotherhood into power. One year later, the two Arab Islamic nations staged another revolution and sacked them. If Arab nations could not tolerate Islamist jihadists’ domination, we wonder how Nigeria, a multi-cultural, multi-religious, multi-lingual, and multi-ethnic nation would cope with the dire consequences of flooding government with Islamist jihadists.

The signs are ominous that the Islamist jihadists, a minority in the three ethnic nationalities of Arab ancestry, have contrived a malevolent agenda against the other 386 Negro ethnic nationalities that make up Nigeria. These Negro Ethnic Nationalities and non-Islamist jihadists must rise to contain the present challenges especially the activities of the murderous Boko Haram and Fulani herdsmen that is now being strengthened with the discriminatory appointments that weighs very much against non-Muslims in Nigeria.

The distinction between Negroes and Negroids is necessary to reject the assumption of superiority of the Negroid of Arab descendants in Nigeria.

It is pertinent to explain that there is a difference between Islam and Islamism. While Islam is a religion, Islamism is but a political ideology that holds that Islam is not only a religion but a political system that must dominate wherever Islam is practiced in the world. Islamism is the ideology driving the Taliban, Al Shabab, Al Qaeda, ISIS, Boko Haram, Fulani herdsmen and others. Islamism operates through religious terrorists and stealthily through “Civilization Jihad” (deceit) both seek to undermine democratic societies and convert them forcefully to Sharia States.

All attempts to draw the attention of the Buhari administration through previous press releases and press conferences have, mischievously, been interpreted as politics. We are also dismayed that the Christian Coalition Group as well as other arms of Christians in Nigeria that have expressed concern about evolving issues in the nation have been described as members of a political party, specifically, the main opposition party in Nigeria, the People’s Democratic Party, PDP. This is a very disappointing response to very serious national issues.

As Nigerians, we have the right to comment on issues that are of great importance to the nation especially when our elected representatives chose to be silent. While we were worried about the lopsided appointments in Nigeria’s security services, we also noticed, a few days ago, that the education sector has been privatized in the hands of only the Fulanis and Islamist jihadists. Virtually all strategic federal educational offices and appointments, have gone to persons with Islamist jihadists tendencies as heads of the universities, polytechnics, colleges of education, University Admissions Board (JAMB), Educational Funding and Policy Departments, etc. Our concern is not about the job and appointments but the fundamental Islamist jihadists agenda that is playing out in Nigeria.

What the list of students’ admission will look like in the nearest future in our nation with an Islamist jihadist in charge of JAMB, we are constrained to ponder.

During the 2015 elections a major apprehension was the possibility of President Muhammadu Buhari dividing Nigeria along religious lines. This apprehension has now been justified as the president has officially completed the last phase of the Islamization exercise by instituting a strong Islamic foundation throughout the Nigerian education sector.

Most functional Boards in the Civil Service are headed mostly by Muslims and Fulanis which is becoming a threat and danger to the very foundation of Nigeria.

We, as Christians, pray that God will save us from the hands of the Islamist jihadists.

We appeal to Mr. President not to set a record as the most insensitive president ever in the history of Nigeria.

Mr. President assured the Nation during his inauguration, that he belongs to everybody: “I BELONG TO EVERYBODY, I BELONG TO NOBODY” he said.

Unfortunately, since coming into office, President Buhari has consistently proved that he belongs only to Muslims and the Fulanis. Mr. President has finally confirmed what he affirmed in his BBC Hausa interview in 2003 when, according to Hope For Nigeria, he stated that he would continue in the “quest to ensure that Islamic Sharia is spread across Nigeria.”

Violation of Principle of Federal Character in Federal Appointments

Section 171 sub-Section 5 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) stipulates that the president in exercising his powers of appointment under this section shall have regard to the federal character of Nigeria and the need to promote national unity.

A critical look at the list of appointments by this administration shows utter disregard for issues that promote national unity and a gross violation of the Constitution.

We wonder how Mr. President can relate the impunity of his administration to his mantra; fight against corruption. By flagrantly violating Sections 171(5) and 10 of the Constitution, the president has presented himself as corrupt.

Below are some of the very important appointments made by “Federal Islamist Jihadist Imperial Government” to confirm our apprehension:

Chief Executives of Educational institutions:
1] Head of Universities: NUC Prof. Abubakar Adamu Rasheed Hausa/Fulani Muslim
2] Head of Polytechnics: Hausa/Fulani Muslim
3] Head of Colleges of Education: Prof. Bappah Aliyu Hausa/Fulani Muslim
4] Head of TETFUND: Dr. Abdulahi Baffa Hausa/Fulani Muslim
5] Head of JAMB: Prof. Ishaq Oloyede-Professor of Arabic studies–Muslim
6] Head of UBEC Dr. Hameed Bobboyi: Hausa/Fulani Muslim
7] Head of NABTEB: Hausa/Fulani Muslim
8] Head of NTI: Prof. Garba Dahuwa Azare Hausa/Fulani Muslim.
88% of the appointments are Northern Muslim/Fulani Muslim. (Only one person is from South West, nevertheless, a Muslim.)

This is in addition of handing over the security units in the nation to Muslims. President Buhari has masterfully completed the configuration of the entire National Security structure/architecture firmly in the hands of the Northern Hausa-Fulani Muslims alone to the exclusion of all other ethnic groups in Nigeria. This is definitely unfair, not just to Christians but to all non-Muslims in Nigeria.

Nigeria’s security units are configured as follows:

1. Police IG ……….. Northern Muslim Hausa-Fulani
2.Chief of Army Staff ……. Northern Muslim Hausa-Fulani
3. Minister for Defense ….. Northern Muslim Hausa-Fulani
4. Minister for Internal Affairs …… Northern Muslim Hausa-Fulani
5. National Security Adviser (NSA) ……… Northern Muslim Hausa-Fulani
6. DG, Department of State Services (DSS) ….. Northern Muslim Hausa-Fulani
7. Commandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corp (NSCDC) ….. Northern Muslim Hausa-Fulani
8. Chief of Staff …… Northern Muslim Hausa-Fulani
9. ADC to President ……. Northern Muslim Hausa-Fulani
10. CSO to President ….. Northern Muslim Hausa-Fulani
11. Principal Secretary ……. Northern Muslim Hausa-Fulani
12. Private Secretary to President ……. Northern Muslim Hausa-Fulani
13. Protocol to President ….. Northern Muslim Hausa-Fulani
14. DG Customs ………. Northern Muslim Hausa-Fulani
15. DG, EFCC ……. Northern Muslim Hausa-Fulani
16. DG, Nigeria Prisons ….. Northern Muslim Hausa-Fulani
17. DG, Immigration …… Northern Muslim Hausa-Fulani
18. Chairman, INEC …… Northern Muslim Hausa-Fulani
19. Minister for Petroleum …… Northern Muslim Hausa-Fulani
20. Minister for FCT …….. Northern Muslim Hausa-Fulani
21. President/Commander In Chief of the Armed Forces …………. Northern Muslim Hausa-Fulani

Fellow Nigerians, added to the above disturbing appointments are:

1. Head of National Assembly/Senate President …… Northern Muslim
2. Head of Judiciary/Chief Justice of Nigeria ….. Northern Muslim Hausa-Fulani
3. Head, Federal Courts of Appeal …… Northern Muslim Hausa-Fulani
4. All Registrars and Principal Officers all Levels of the Federal Judiciary ….. Northern Muslim Hausa-Fulani
5. Clerk of the National Assembly …… Northern Muslim.

Police Officers Announced as New AIGs:

1] Ibrahim Adamu, AIG, Zone 1
2] Abdulmajid Ali, AIG, Zone 2
3] Usman Tilli, AIG zone 3
4] Dorothy Gimba AIG, Investment Formation
5] Mohammed Mohammed, AIG Special Protection Unit
6] Mohammed Katsina, AIG National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Jos It is notable that state CPs were also promoted to AIG making it a total of 18 New AIGs.

Other appointments of President Buhari are as follows:

1. DG DPR, Mordecai Ladan. North/West
2. Accountant-General Ahmed Idris;. Nort/ West
3. Chief of Protocol, Lawal Kazaure Kano North/West
4. Chairman INEC, Mahmoud Yakubu North/East
5. Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari Borno North/East
6. DG NIMASA, Buba Haruna Jauro Yobe North/East
7. Head of Service, Winifred Ekanem Oyo-Ita South/South
8. SSA Media, Shehu Garba Kano North/West
9. SA Media, Femi Adeshina Osun South/West
10. CG NSCDC, Abdulahi Mohammed North Central
11. DG SSS, Lawal Daura Katsina North/West
12. NSA, Babagana Monguno Borno North/East
13. CDS, Abayomi Gabriel Ekiti South/West
14. Chief of Army Staff, T. Y. Buratai Borno North/East
15. Chief of Air Staff, Marshal Sadique Bauchi North/East
16. Chief of Naval Staff, Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas Cross River South/South
17. DG Amnesty, Brig. P. T. Boroh South/South
18. ADC, Mohammed Lawal Kano North/West
19. CSO, Abdulrahman Mani North/West
20. EVC NCC, Umaru Danbatta Kano North/West
21. Chairman Transition Committee, Ahmed Joda North/East
22. MD AMCON, Ahmed Lawan Kuru North/West
23. CG Customs, Col Hameed Ali North/West
24. Aliyu Yahaya Gusau DG Budget North/West
25. EC FIRS, Dr Williams Babatunde Fowler Lagos South/West
26. Babachir David Lawal SGF North/East
27. CG Customs, Col Hameed Ali North/West
28. CG Immigration, Kure Martin Abeshi North Central
29. SSA NASS, Suleiman A. Kawu North Central
30. SSA NASS, Ita S.J. Enang South/South
31. MD NPA, Habibu Abdulahi Kano North/West
32. DG Budget, Aliyu Gusau Zamfara North/West
33. EFCC, Madu Ibrahim North/West
34. DG NOTAP, Dan Azumi Mohammed North/West
35. NIMC, Engr. Aliyu M Aziz North Central
36. NDIC, Umaru Ibrahim Kano North/West
37. Federal Character, Shettima Bukar Abba North/East Borno
38. SA Social Protection, Maryam Uwais Kaduna, North/West
39. Chairman NDLEA, Muhammad Abdallah Adamawa, North/East
40. MD NDDC, Sam Ekere A/Ibom, South/South
41. PA New Media, Bashir Ahmed Kano, North/West
42. NEITI Waziri Adio, Osun South/West
42. DG SMEDAN Dr Dikko Umaru Raqqa. Katsina North/West
43. DG NIMASA, Dakuku Peterside Rivers South/South
44. OPEC, Sec Gen Mohammed Barkindo North/West
45. DG NYSC, Kazaure North/West
46. SA Prosecution, Okoi Obono-obla Cross River South/South
47. CG Prisons, Ahmed Jafaru Jigawa North/West
48. CG Immigration, Mohammed Babandede Jigawa North/West

Let us attempt a tally of the last set numbered 1-48 only:

North/West 25
North/East 9
North Central 4
South/West 4
South/ South 6
South/ East 0

This is the full list of the army officers compulsorily retired by Muhammadu Buhari. They are 90% non-Muslims. It projects that Ethnic and Regional cleansing continues:

Maj. Gen TC Ude (SE-)
Maj. Gen LC Ilo (SE)
Maj. Gen IN Ijeoma (SE)
Maj. Gen O Ejimai (SE)
Maj. Gen PAT Akem (SS)
Maj. Gen ED Atewe (SS)
Maj. Gen Letam Wiwa (younger brother of murdered Environmental Rights activist and Author, Ken Saro-Wiwa) (SS)
Maj. Gen FO Alli (SS)
Maj. Gen Mobolaji Koleoso (SW)
Maj. Gen SD Aliyu (MB)
Maj. Gen MY Ibrahim
Brig. Gen GO Agachi (SE)
Brig. Gen Okonkwo (SE)
Brig. Gen Ogidi (SS)
Brig. Gen Koko Essien (SS)
Brig. Gen PE Ekpeyong (SS)
Brig. Gen Bright Fiboinumama (SS)
Brig. Gen. M. Onoyiveta (SS)
Brig. Gen IMD Lawson (SS)
Brig. Gen Oyefesobi (SW)
Brig. Gen AI Onibasa (SW)
Brig. Gen Bashir Mormo (SS)
Brig. Gen AH Sa’ad (SS)-Former ADC to late President Musa Yar’adua
Brig. Gen MG Ali
Brig. Gen LN Bello
Brig. Gen D Abdusalam
Col. CK Ukoha (SE)
Col. OU Nwankwo (SE)
Col. Nicholas Achinze -Dasuki’s ADC (SE)
Col. Tonye F Minimah –Younger brother of former Chief of Army Staff, LT. General Kenneth Minimah (SS)
Col. FD Kayode (SW)
Col. Ojogbane Adegbe –ADC to former President Goodluck Jonathan (MB)
Col. Audu (MB)
Col. DR Hassan
Col. MA Suleiman
Lt. Col GC Nyekwu (SS)
Lt. Col C Enechukwu (SE)
Lt. Col CO Amadi (SE)
Lt. Col Adimoha (SS)
Lt. Col OC Egemode (SS)
Lt. Col TE Arigbe (SW)
Lt. Col TO Oladuntoye (SW)
Lt. Col Baba Ochankpa (MB)
Lt. Col DB Dazang (MB)
Lt. Col A Mohammed
Lt. Col AS Mohammed

With the above statistics, it is fair to suggest that President Buhari is promoting division between Muslims and other Nigerians.

We wonder, whether, Islamism has something to do with the abolition, by President Buhari, of the single four-year tenure for permanent secretaries and two-term of four years (eight years) tenure for directors in the Federal Civil Service in order to entrench Islamism and neo-colonialism in Nigeria.

Collaboration and Acquiescence of Elites in Nigeria

There is need to define imperialism and what it stands for, especially because the Fulani Jihadists after having been conquered by the British imperialists were appointed junior partners in imperialism and colonialism by way of indirect rule throughout Northern Nigeria. This form of colonial policy was adopted with some modifications to suit Southern Nigeria.

Imperialism is a type of advocacy of Empire. Its name originated from the Latin word “imperium”, which means to rule over territories. Imperialism is “a policy of extending a country’s power and influence tough colonization, use of military force, or other means”.

Imperialism also includes a policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force. Imperialism is particularly focused on the control that one group, often a state power, has on another group of people. This is often through various forms of racial, religious, or cultural stereotypes. There are “formal” or “informal” imperialisms.

“Formal imperialism” is defined as “physical control or full-fledged colonial rule”. “Informal imperialism” is less direct; however, it is still a powerful form of dominance. Northern and Southern Nigeria ceased to exist as political terminologies with the creation of states in 1967 by General Gowon. There cannot be a political North when there is no such South.

Unfortunately, the ghost of colonialism continues to haunt Nigeria with the Fulani as the “ghost” and neo-colonialists of Arewa (North) with a perceived South. The south as is employed is used merely to promote Arewa (North) as a political terminology.

After independence, the Fulani decided that they were successors to the British imperialism in Nigeria, and, thereby have become the neo-colonialists with military arsenal and man-power to continue where the British left. This backward policy is not in accord with democracy, the 21st Century Africa and the World.

Collaborators

In the book titled Empire – The British Imperial Experience from 1765 to the Present, the author, Denis Judd wrote: “Faced with the onward march of British imperialism and European civilization, local peoples had to make a choice between acceptance and defiance, collaboration and resistance. It is small wonder that for the most part, collaboration with the imperial authorities became the inevitable consequence of imperial expansion and control. Without the collaboration – the acquiescence – of local elites, tribal and religious groupings, the different castes and sub-divisions of colonial society, the British would never have been able to carry out their stupendous task of conquering, ruling, dominating, and controlling so large a proportion of the planet, without also the collaboration and acquiescence of the educated elites.”

The same neo-imperialist can be said of Fulani Empire in present day Nigeria. Nigerian Christians in 2015 substituted a substantive president with a vice president and with the discriminatory appointments and action listed above, the question Nigerians are asking is:

“Where are the non-Islamists in partisan politics who, by their conduct are members of the ruling party and opposition, – when the Islamist Jihadists decided to take over the country. Have they been paid off so that Nigeria can become a true Islamist Jihadist country?”

If that is the case, Christian elites in partisan politics have promoted the worst form of neo-colonialism bordering on slavery where the “Christian” South provide the funds for the Fulanis to extend the Sokoto Caliphate Empire and influence through Islamic Jihad, Boko Haram, and the stealth Jihad Taqiyya to the rest of Nigeria.

History will be very harsh on non-Muslim Nigerians especially the “Christian elites” if we do not let President Buhari appreciate that democracy not Islamism is the best form of government invented by humans.

Only democracy can save Nigeria from the paths treaded by Pakistan, Afghanistan, Rwanda, Eretria, Burundi, Southern Sudan, Central African Republic, Syria, Iran, and Yemen etc.

We, therefore, draw the attention of all non-Muslims in government (past and present) from presidents, heads of state, vice presidents, presidents and deputy presidents of the Senate, speakers of the House of Representatives, governors, members of the Senate and House of Representative and state assemblies, church leaders, Cardinals, Overseers, Archbishops, Bishops, Pastors and Priests to realize that Christians constitute 50% of the population of Nigeria and that it is only with their collaboration and acquiescence that the Islamization of Nigeria can be accomplished.

This appeal also goes to professional groups like the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Nigerian Union of Journalist (NUJ), Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), Nigerian Institute of Estate Surveyors and Valuers of Nigeria (NIESV), Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN), Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN), Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Nigerian Institute of Marketing of Nigeria (NIMN), Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS), Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPM), Nigeria Institute of Architects (NIA), National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM), Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NIQS), National Union of Petroleum & Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), National Union of Textile & Garment Workers of Nigeria (NUTGWN) and other professional associations trained in Western democracies.

Surely they do not want to leave the country once again as some did during the 1975 purge of educated Nigerian. They must all speak out to save their country Nigeria and its young democracy. Boko Haram, Fulani herdsmen are not alternatives.

We, Christians, will be called to question in the world beyond if we do nothing. We, the elites, will appear before God to explain why we failed to utilize God’s gift to us especially our knowledge to solve our country’s problems by working to stop the backward policies of Islamist jihadists. Christian elites who are vocal in condemning Christians in authority cannot remain silent unless of course they have sold out to the Islamist jihadists in Nigeria.

We must conclude by pointing out that imperialism rested on and indeed was sustained by “assumptions of superiority”, where one white person or Negroid in the case of Nigeria was thought to be worth literally any member of blacks”.

In Nigeria, the Arab descendants who partnered the British in indirect rule believe that they are superior to Negro tribes that make up over 80% of the population. Nigerian non-Muslims who acquired Western education over 70 years before the Arab Negroids are being regarded “technically” as inferior to those with Arabic education Boko Haram – Western education is “worthless”.

Thus, Western educated collaborators are promoting unwittingly, the superiority of the Arab descendants over the other 386 Nationalities that make up Nigeria with Islam as superior to Christianity and other religions. Not only are these Jihadists’ assumptions false, wicked and devious, they are also backward, retrogressive, undemocratic and against the rule of law.

Our answer is to show that while arms and Taqiyya (deceit) win Jihads, it takes ideas to win the peace. The options open to us non-Islamist Jihadists in Nigeria today are dialogue, reconciliation, and restructure – in that order.

God Bless Nigeria.

Solomon Asemota, SAN
For and on behalf of
Coalition of Christian Groups:
National Christian Elders Forum (NCEF); Nigerian Christian Graduate Fellowship (NCGF); Think Tank For The Body Of Christ; Christian Lawyers Fellowship of Nigeria (CLASFON); Association of Christian Schools in Nigeria (ACSIN); Students Christian Movement (SCM); Christian Professionals Forum (CPF); Council of Elders Ng (CEN); Ministers Prayer Network (MPN); International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ); Nigeria Evangelical Missions Association (NEMA); International Prophetic Ministerial Association (IPMA) (Inc. Worldwide College of Bishops & Ministers, Africa, UK & USA); Intercessors Without Walls (IWW); Wailing Women International (WWI); Full Gospel Businessmen Fellowship; Nigerian Fellowship of Christian Students (NIFES); University Joint Campus Christian Fellowship (UJCM); Nigerian Christian Corpers Fellowship (NCCF); Nigeria Supreme Council For Ecclesiastical Affairs (NSCEA); African Association for Ecclesiastical Affairs (AAEA), and others.