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DARAPỌ̀ PẸ̀LÚ ÌFẸ̀HÓNÚHÀN ALÁGBÁRA TI ỌJỌ́ KEJÌLÁ OṢÙ KẸFÀ LÁTI FI ÒPIN SÍ ÌJỌBA BURÚKÚ, Ẹ JẸ KÍ Á GBA Ẹ̀MÍ LÀ!

DARAPỌ̀ PẸ̀LÚ ÌFẸ̀HÓNÚHÀN ALÁGBÁRA TI ỌJỌ́ KEJÌLÁ OṢÙ KẸFÀ LÁTI FI ÒPIN SÍ ÌJỌBA BURÚKÚ, Ẹ JẸ KÍ Á GBA Ẹ̀MÍ LÀ!

THE YORUBA EDITION OF:

JOIN THE JUNE 12 MASS ACTION TO KICK OFF AN END TO BAD GOVERNMENT, LET'S SAVE LIVES!



Kì í ṣe ohun tuntun mọ́ pé àwọn ènìyàn orílẹ̀-èdè Nàìjíríà tí wà lábẹ́ adarí burúkú, àìní-ìtọ́ni lórí ètò àwùjọ àti ètò òṣèlú, àti ètò ọrọ̀ ajé tí àsárà ti dé bá látàrí ìwà olè, ìmúnisìn, ìnilára àti àsìlò agbára láti ọwọ́ àwọn aláìbìkítà ẹgbẹ́ PDD/APC to tí kọjá àti èyí tó ń ṣe ìjọba lọ́wọ́. 


Ó ṣeni láàánú pé orílẹ̀-èdè tí wọ́n ti sọ àsọtẹ́lẹ̀ pé yóò di alágbára ńlá káàkiri àgbáyé ni ọdún 2020 ti rí ìyọnu láti ọwọ́ àwọn ọ̀kánjúà, aláìmọ̀kan, aláìkójú-òṣùwọ̀n àti atúrọ́tà ènìyàn tí a pè ní adarí tí wọ́n sì ń gba ipò láàrín ara wọn láti ọdún 1960 wá. Ó sì ń yani lẹ́nu pé orílẹ̀-èdè tó ti ń pèsè epo rọ̀bì fún ọgọ́ta ọdún ó lé láìyẹsẹ̀ ní wọ́n dé ní adé gẹ́gẹ́ bí orílẹ̀-èdè tí ìṣẹ́ ti gbilẹ̀ jùlọ lágbàáyé. Ní ọdún 2020, Nàìjíríà ń tá ìwọ̀n àgbá epo mílíọ̀nù méjì lójúmọ́ kan, síbẹ̀ ó jẹ́ ohun ìnira fún àwọn ọmọ orílẹ̀-èdè Nàìjíríà láti jẹun ní ẹ̀ẹ̀mẹta lójúmọ́.


Ní àsìkò ìbújáde àjàkálẹ̀ àrùn corvid 19 ní ọdún 2020, ìṣénimọ́lé kànńpá tí wọn kò ti bìkítà fún mẹ̀kúnnù tí ó wáyé nígbà náà fi àwọn ọmọ orílẹ̀ èdè yìí sínú ìnira ńlá látàrí àwọn okòwò tó ń forí sánpọ́n, tí ọ̀pọ̀ àwọn ènìyàn sì ń gbé ìgbé ayé olòsì. Èyí tí ó tilẹ̀ wá ba gbogbo ọ̀rọ̀ jẹ́ ni ti ètò ìlera tó mẹ́hẹ àti àwọn òṣìṣẹ́ eléètò ìlera tí wọn fi ebi pa; wọn sì kọ̀ láti fún wọn ní owó àjẹ́mọ́nú, irinṣẹ́ to bágbàmu ni ti ètò ìlera láti lè kojú ooru àjàkálẹ̀ àrùn tí ó múlẹ̀ náà. Orílẹ̀-èdè wa ọ̀wọ́n gbé gbogbo ara lé ìrànlọ́wọ́ láti ilẹ̀ òkèèrè láti mú kí ẹ̀ka ìlera rẹ̀ ṣe ojúṣe wọn nítorí kò sí ohun kankan tó ṣe é tọ́ka sí ní ẹ̀ka náà. Wọ́n kúkú ti kó gbogbo ọrọ̀ wá mì yán-án yán-án. 


Àjọ International Monetary Fund (IMF) fi mílíọ̀nù mẹ́ta àti ogún ọ̀kẹ́ dọ́là ṣe ìrànwọ́ fún ìjọba orílẹ̀-èdè Nàìjíríà láti gbógun ti àrùn covid 19, kí wọ́n sì pèsè paliétíìfù fún àwọn ènìyàn láti mú ìdẹ̀rùn bá wọn nínú ọ̀rọ̀ ajé tó gbẹ́nu sókè látàrí ìbújáde àrùn Covid-19. Síbẹ̀, kò sí ìdàgbàsókè kan gbòógì ní ẹ̀ka ìlera. Owó kékeré ni wọ́n ń san fún àwọn òṣìṣẹ́ elétò ìlera tí wọ́n kò sì yé jẹ wọ́n ní owó oṣù ní ọ̀pọ̀ ìgbà. Láti fi kún ìwà ọ̀dáju ìjọba burúkú yìí, ṣe ni wọ́n tún kó gbogbo àwọn paliétíìfù oúnjẹ tí àwọn ilé-iṣẹ́ ńlá ńlá lábẹ́lé kó fún wọn láti pín fún àwọn ènìyàn pamọ́. Ìgbà mìíràn wà tí àwọn adarí wa burúkú yìí jí àwọn oúnjẹ wọ̀nyí. Àjẹbánu ni àwọn adarí ìjọba ni ìpele ìjọba ìbílẹ̀, ìjọba ìpínlẹ̀ àti ìjọba àpapọ̀ kó owó ìjọba jẹ débi pé àwọn Ìpínlẹ̀ kan kò lè san owó oṣù àwọn òṣìṣẹ́ wọ́n bí ó ti tọ́ mọ́. Àìríṣẹ́ṣe tí di ìdá mẹ́tàlélọ́gbọ̀n nínú ọgọ́rùn-ún, láàrin gbogbo ìwọ̀nyí, àwọn ìkà olórí wá wọ̀nyí sì ń fi kún iye owó epo, èyí tí wọ́n sún láti náírà márùndínláàádọ́ta fún lítà kan sí náírà mẹ́tàdínláàádọ́sàn-án ní báyìí àwọn gómìnà Ìpínlẹ̀ ti fẹnu kò sí ẹ̀kúnwó ọ̀rìnlélọ́ọ̀ọ́dúnrún naira. Fún ìdí èyí, ọ̀wọ́ngógó ti fẹnu sọ ètò ọrọ̀ ajé wá ní ọ̀gangan ẹ̀mí, ojoojumọ́ sì ni náírà ń di pọ̀ọ́ǹtọ̀ síi lẹ́gbẹ dọ́là. 

Iye tí wọn ń ta àwọn oúnjẹ, àti àwọn nǹkan mìíràn lọ́jà ti gbẹ́nu sókè, bẹ́ẹ̀ ni owo ọkọ káàkiri gan án gbẹnu tán, nígbà tí owó ọ̀yà tó kéré jù tí ìjọba ń fún àwọn òṣìṣẹ́ kò ní agbára láti gbọ́ bùkátà wọn. Fún ìdí èyí, àwọn òṣìṣẹ́ orílẹ̀-èdè Nàìjíríà lábẹ́ owó ọ̀yà tó kéré yìí, èyí tí ó jẹ́ ọ̀kan nínú àwọn owó ọ̀yà òṣìṣẹ́ tó kéré jù lọ lágbàáyé kò lè bọ́ ẹbí wọn débi pé yóò gbọ́ ètò ìlera tó dára. Wọn kò lè rán àwọn ọmọ wọn ní àwọn ilé-ẹ̀kọ́ gíga tí wọ́n pè ní ti ìjọba. Ní ohun tí ó sì jẹ́ pé àwọn olóṣèlú máa ń rán àwọn ọmọ wọn lọ kẹ́kọ̀ọ́ nílùú òkèèrè bí wọ́n ṣe máa ń rin ìrìn àjò láti tọ́jú ara wọn. Wọ́n tún máa ń san owó oṣù àti àjẹmọ́nú gọbọi fún ara wọn, èyí tí ó jẹ́ pé yóò gbà òṣìṣẹ́ tí ó ń gba owó ọ̀yà ẹgbẹ̀rún lọ́nà ọgbọ́n náírà lọ́wọ́ ìjọba ní ó lé ní ọdún mọ́kànlélọ́gọ́ta láti rí owó oṣù kan dondo ti gómìnà ń gbà ní orílẹ̀-èdè Nàìjíríà. 


Àìsí-ààbò náà kún ìṣòro yìí, èyí tó mú kí ìdigunjalè, ìjínigbé, àti àwọn ìwà ìkà mìíràn ti di ọ̀nà ìpawówọlé nítorí ọ̀pọ̀ àwọn ọ̀dọ́ ń là kàkà láti rí iṣẹ́ aláyéere tí yóò máa pèsè fún wọn. Fún ìdí èyí, àìsí ètò ààbò tí jẹ ilẹ̀ wa ku eegun èyí tí ó ti sọ ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ènìyàn di aláìnílé ní orílẹ̀-èdè wọn. Àwọn àgbẹ̀ kò lè lọ sí oko pẹ̀lú ìfọ̀kànbalẹ̀, àwọn ọmọ ilé-ẹ̀kọ́ kò lè lọ sí ilé-ẹ̀kọ́ bẹ́ẹ̀ ni àwọn onímọ́tò kò lè rìnnà nítorí ìbẹ̀rù ìjínigbé, ìpàniyàn, ìfipábánilòpọ̀, abbl. 


Ní ọ̀pọ̀ ìgbà ni àwọn ọ̀daràn máa ń gbádùn ààbò láti ọwọ́ ìjọba, èyí sì máa ń fún wọn ní àǹfààní láti dá ọ̀ràn sí i. Ìjọba Ọ̀gágun Muhammadu Buhari lábẹ́ ẹgbẹ́ òṣèlú APC fi ààyè gba àwọn ọ̀daràn, ó sì dà bí ẹni pé ìjọba náà jẹ́ ibi ìsádi fún àwọn alátìlẹ́yìn ìwà ìgbésùnmọ̀mí àti ìwà ọ̀daràn. Èyí ṣàlàyé ìdí tí ìjọba náà ṣe kùnà nínú ohun tí ó yẹ́ kò jẹ́ ohun tí ó ṣe pàtàkì jùlọ fún ìjọba yòówù nítorí ẹ̀mí ènìyàn kò níye lórí mọ́ ni orílẹ̀-èdè Nàìjíríà..


Ìjọba orílẹ̀-èdè Nàìjíríà ti dì ògbóǹtarìgì nínú 'ṣíṣe ìjọba ẹlẹ́yàmẹ̀yà' nípa títú irọ́ tà, lílo ète àti àwọn ọgbọ́n ẹ̀tàn mìíràn láti dá ọ̀tẹ̀ sílẹ̀ kí wọ́n sì pín àwọn ènìyàn orílẹ̀-èdè yìí láti yàgò fún ìsọ̀kan. Wọ́n gbé àwọn onírúurú ọ̀nà kalẹ̀ láti sí ojú wa kúrò lára ìwà olè àti ìwà ìkà wọn gbogbo, wọn sì fi ọ̀gbọọgbọ́n pín wa sí ẹ̀yàmẹ́yà nípasẹ̀ òṣèlú, ẹ̀yà àti ẹ̀sìn wá. 


Àsìkò ti tó fún àwọn ènìyàn rere ní orílẹ̀-èdè Nàìjíríà láti dìde ní ìsọ̀kan, ohùn kan àti agbára; kí wọ́n sì gba orílẹ̀-èdè yìí kúrò lọ́wọ́ àwọn ọ̀jẹ̀lú, àwọn ìsọ̀rí ènìyàn kan náà tí wọ́n kàn ń pààrọ̀ orúkọ ẹgbẹ́ (APC/PDP) nígbà tí wọ́n bá ti mọ̀ pé èrè ń bẹ níbẹ̀. Ó ṣe pàtàkì fún wa láti mọ ìṣòro wa kí á lè mọ ọ̀nà àbáyọ tí ó dára jù. Ìṣòro wà gan an ni àwọn ọ̀tá ìtẹ̀síwájú orílẹ̀-èdè yìí tí wọ́n wà ní ipò ìjọba láti ìjọba àpapọ̀ dé ìgbèríko. Ọ̀nà àbáyọ ni kí á kórajọpọ̀ ní ìsọ̀kan láti mú òpin bá àrékérekè wọn, kí á sì pinnu ìpín àti ètò òṣèlú orílẹ̀-èdè wa fún ọjọ́ iwájú. 


A kò ní jẹ́ kí enikeni kó wa láyà jẹ tàbí kí wọ́n fi ẹ̀tàn tí kò tó nǹkan kọ ẹ̀yìn wá síra nítorí a mọ̀ pé ìṣòro wa kì í ṣe ẹ̀yà Haúsá, Fúlàní, Ìgbò tàbí Yorùbá, bẹ́ẹ̀ ni kì í ṣe àwọn Mùsùlùmí tàbí Kìrìsìtẹ́nì. Àwọn tí ó di ipò ìjọba mú tí wọ́n ti jẹ̀ àná, òní àti ọjọ́ iwájú èmi àti ìwọ. Lára wọn ni a sì ti rí Haúsá, Fúlàní, Ìgbò, Yorùbá, lára wọn náà ni àwọn Mùsùlùmí àti Kìrìsìtẹ́nì wà abbl. 


Ọ̀nà kan ṣoṣo láti gba òmìnira tòótọ́ ni láti fi òpin sí ìjọba wọn, kí a bẹ̀rẹ̀ ìgbé ayé tuntun àti àwùjọ fún ara wa àti àwọn ìran tó ń bọ̀. ÀSÌKÒ TI TÓ!


Àwọn ohun tí a fẹ́ nìyí:


*Ẹ̀dínkù sí owó oṣù àwọn olóṣèlú* Sísan owó oṣù tó ṣe é gbé ayé fún àwọn òṣìṣẹ́ * Ṣíṣí àwọn ẹnu ibodè wa gbogbo láti kó ohun jíjẹ wọlé * Ìdájọ́ òdodo fún àwọn tó fara káásá rògbòdìyàn ENDSARS * Fífi òpin sí ìwé òfin ọdún 1999 * Fífi òpin sí ọ̀ràn dídá àti Ìgbésùnmọ̀mí * Ìdásílẹ̀ àwọn ajàjàǹgbara gbogbo tí wọ́n tì mọ́lé * Dídá owó iná padà sí bí ó ti wà tẹ́lẹ̀* Fífi òpin sí ìyanṣẹ́lódì àjọ ASUP* Ìdápadà owó epo bẹntiróòlù sí iye tí ó ti wà tẹ́lẹ̀ rí kí á sì yéé fowó kún un mọ́* Ṣíṣe ìdápadà àwọn ẹgbẹ́ òṣèlú tí wọ́n yọ orúkọ wọn kúrò gẹ́gẹ́ bí ẹgbẹ́ tó ti forúkọ sílẹ̀ * Pantami gbọ́dọ̀ lọ rọ́kún nílé* Buhari gbọ́dọ̀ fi ipò sílẹ̀ 


#REVOLUTIONNOW #BUHARIMUSTGO #JUNE12PROTEST

THE YORUBA EDITION OF:

JOIN THE JUNE 12 MASS ACTION TO KICK OFF AN END TO BAD GOVERNMENT, LET'S SAVE LIVES!



Kì í ṣe ohun tuntun mọ́ pé àwọn ènìyàn orílẹ̀-èdè Nàìjíríà tí wà lábẹ́ adarí burúkú, àìní-ìtọ́ni lórí ètò àwùjọ àti ètò òṣèlú, àti ètò ọrọ̀ ajé tí àsárà ti dé bá látàrí ìwà olè, ìmúnisìn, ìnilára àti àsìlò agbára láti ọwọ́ àwọn aláìbìkítà ẹgbẹ́ PDD/APC to tí kọjá àti èyí tó ń ṣe ìjọba lọ́wọ́. 


Ó ṣeni láàánú pé orílẹ̀-èdè tí wọ́n ti sọ àsọtẹ́lẹ̀ pé yóò di alágbára ńlá káàkiri àgbáyé ni ọdún 2020 ti rí ìyọnu láti ọwọ́ àwọn ọ̀kánjúà, aláìmọ̀kan, aláìkójú-òṣùwọ̀n àti atúrọ́tà ènìyàn tí a pè ní adarí tí wọ́n sì ń gba ipò láàrín ara wọn láti ọdún 1960 wá. Ó sì ń yani lẹ́nu pé orílẹ̀-èdè tó ti ń pèsè epo rọ̀bì fún ọgọ́ta ọdún ó lé láìyẹsẹ̀ ní wọ́n dé ní adé gẹ́gẹ́ bí orílẹ̀-èdè tí ìṣẹ́ ti gbilẹ̀ jùlọ lágbàáyé. Ní ọdún 2020, Nàìjíríà ń tá ìwọ̀n àgbá epo mílíọ̀nù méjì lójúmọ́ kan, síbẹ̀ ó jẹ́ ohun ìnira fún àwọn ọmọ orílẹ̀-èdè Nàìjíríà láti jẹun ní ẹ̀ẹ̀mẹta lójúmọ́.


Ní àsìkò ìbújáde àjàkálẹ̀ àrùn corvid 19 ní ọdún 2020, ìṣénimọ́lé kànńpá tí wọn kò ti bìkítà fún mẹ̀kúnnù tí ó wáyé nígbà náà fi àwọn ọmọ orílẹ̀ èdè yìí sínú ìnira ńlá látàrí àwọn okòwò tó ń forí sánpọ́n, tí ọ̀pọ̀ àwọn ènìyàn sì ń gbé ìgbé ayé olòsì. Èyí tí ó tilẹ̀ wá ba gbogbo ọ̀rọ̀ jẹ́ ni ti ètò ìlera tó mẹ́hẹ àti àwọn òṣìṣẹ́ eléètò ìlera tí wọn fi ebi pa; wọn sì kọ̀ láti fún wọn ní owó àjẹ́mọ́nú, irinṣẹ́ to bágbàmu ni ti ètò ìlera láti lè kojú ooru àjàkálẹ̀ àrùn tí ó múlẹ̀ náà. Orílẹ̀-èdè wa ọ̀wọ́n gbé gbogbo ara lé ìrànlọ́wọ́ láti ilẹ̀ òkèèrè láti mú kí ẹ̀ka ìlera rẹ̀ ṣe ojúṣe wọn nítorí kò sí ohun kankan tó ṣe é tọ́ka sí ní ẹ̀ka náà. Wọ́n kúkú ti kó gbogbo ọrọ̀ wá mì yán-án yán-án. 


Àjọ International Monetary Fund (IMF) fi mílíọ̀nù mẹ́ta àti ogún ọ̀kẹ́ dọ́là ṣe ìrànwọ́ fún ìjọba orílẹ̀-èdè Nàìjíríà láti gbógun ti àrùn covid 19, kí wọ́n sì pèsè paliétíìfù fún àwọn ènìyàn láti mú ìdẹ̀rùn bá wọn nínú ọ̀rọ̀ ajé tó gbẹ́nu sókè látàrí ìbújáde àrùn Covid-19. Síbẹ̀, kò sí ìdàgbàsókè kan gbòógì ní ẹ̀ka ìlera. Owó kékeré ni wọ́n ń san fún àwọn òṣìṣẹ́ elétò ìlera tí wọ́n kò sì yé jẹ wọ́n ní owó oṣù ní ọ̀pọ̀ ìgbà. Láti fi kún ìwà ọ̀dáju ìjọba burúkú yìí, ṣe ni wọ́n tún kó gbogbo àwọn paliétíìfù oúnjẹ tí àwọn ilé-iṣẹ́ ńlá ńlá lábẹ́lé kó fún wọn láti pín fún àwọn ènìyàn pamọ́. Ìgbà mìíràn wà tí àwọn adarí wa burúkú yìí jí àwọn oúnjẹ wọ̀nyí. Àjẹbánu ni àwọn adarí ìjọba ni ìpele ìjọba ìbílẹ̀, ìjọba ìpínlẹ̀ àti ìjọba àpapọ̀ kó owó ìjọba jẹ débi pé àwọn Ìpínlẹ̀ kan kò lè san owó oṣù àwọn òṣìṣẹ́ wọ́n bí ó ti tọ́ mọ́. Àìríṣẹ́ṣe tí di ìdá mẹ́tàlélọ́gbọ̀n nínú ọgọ́rùn-ún, láàrin gbogbo ìwọ̀nyí, àwọn ìkà olórí wá wọ̀nyí sì ń fi kún iye owó epo, èyí tí wọ́n sún láti náírà márùndínláàádọ́ta fún lítà kan sí náírà mẹ́tàdínláàádọ́sàn-án ní báyìí àwọn gómìnà Ìpínlẹ̀ ti fẹnu kò sí ẹ̀kúnwó ọ̀rìnlélọ́ọ̀ọ́dúnrún naira. Fún ìdí èyí, ọ̀wọ́ngógó ti fẹnu sọ ètò ọrọ̀ ajé wá ní ọ̀gangan ẹ̀mí, ojoojumọ́ sì ni náírà ń di pọ̀ọ́ǹtọ̀ síi lẹ́gbẹ dọ́là. 

Iye tí wọn ń ta àwọn oúnjẹ, àti àwọn nǹkan mìíràn lọ́jà ti gbẹ́nu sókè, bẹ́ẹ̀ ni owo ọkọ káàkiri gan án gbẹnu tán, nígbà tí owó ọ̀yà tó kéré jù tí ìjọba ń fún àwọn òṣìṣẹ́ kò ní agbára láti gbọ́ bùkátà wọn. Fún ìdí èyí, àwọn òṣìṣẹ́ orílẹ̀-èdè Nàìjíríà lábẹ́ owó ọ̀yà tó kéré yìí, èyí tí ó jẹ́ ọ̀kan nínú àwọn owó ọ̀yà òṣìṣẹ́ tó kéré jù lọ lágbàáyé kò lè bọ́ ẹbí wọn débi pé yóò gbọ́ ètò ìlera tó dára. Wọn kò lè rán àwọn ọmọ wọn ní àwọn ilé-ẹ̀kọ́ gíga tí wọ́n pè ní ti ìjọba. Ní ohun tí ó sì jẹ́ pé àwọn olóṣèlú máa ń rán àwọn ọmọ wọn lọ kẹ́kọ̀ọ́ nílùú òkèèrè bí wọ́n ṣe máa ń rin ìrìn àjò láti tọ́jú ara wọn. Wọ́n tún máa ń san owó oṣù àti àjẹmọ́nú gọbọi fún ara wọn, èyí tí ó jẹ́ pé yóò gbà òṣìṣẹ́ tí ó ń gba owó ọ̀yà ẹgbẹ̀rún lọ́nà ọgbọ́n náírà lọ́wọ́ ìjọba ní ó lé ní ọdún mọ́kànlélọ́gọ́ta láti rí owó oṣù kan dondo ti gómìnà ń gbà ní orílẹ̀-èdè Nàìjíríà. 


Àìsí-ààbò náà kún ìṣòro yìí, èyí tó mú kí ìdigunjalè, ìjínigbé, àti àwọn ìwà ìkà mìíràn ti di ọ̀nà ìpawówọlé nítorí ọ̀pọ̀ àwọn ọ̀dọ́ ń là kàkà láti rí iṣẹ́ aláyéere tí yóò máa pèsè fún wọn. Fún ìdí èyí, àìsí ètò ààbò tí jẹ ilẹ̀ wa ku eegun èyí tí ó ti sọ ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ènìyàn di aláìnílé ní orílẹ̀-èdè wọn. Àwọn àgbẹ̀ kò lè lọ sí oko pẹ̀lú ìfọ̀kànbalẹ̀, àwọn ọmọ ilé-ẹ̀kọ́ kò lè lọ sí ilé-ẹ̀kọ́ bẹ́ẹ̀ ni àwọn onímọ́tò kò lè rìnnà nítorí ìbẹ̀rù ìjínigbé, ìpàniyàn, ìfipábánilòpọ̀, abbl. 


Ní ọ̀pọ̀ ìgbà ni àwọn ọ̀daràn máa ń gbádùn ààbò láti ọwọ́ ìjọba, èyí sì máa ń fún wọn ní àǹfààní láti dá ọ̀ràn sí i. Ìjọba Ọ̀gágun Muhammadu Buhari lábẹ́ ẹgbẹ́ òṣèlú APC fi ààyè gba àwọn ọ̀daràn, ó sì dà bí ẹni pé ìjọba náà jẹ́ ibi ìsádi fún àwọn alátìlẹ́yìn ìwà ìgbésùnmọ̀mí àti ìwà ọ̀daràn. Èyí ṣàlàyé ìdí tí ìjọba náà ṣe kùnà nínú ohun tí ó yẹ́ kò jẹ́ ohun tí ó ṣe pàtàkì jùlọ fún ìjọba yòówù nítorí ẹ̀mí ènìyàn kò níye lórí mọ́ ni orílẹ̀-èdè Nàìjíríà..


Ìjọba orílẹ̀-èdè Nàìjíríà ti dì ògbóǹtarìgì nínú 'ṣíṣe ìjọba ẹlẹ́yàmẹ̀yà' nípa títú irọ́ tà, lílo ète àti àwọn ọgbọ́n ẹ̀tàn mìíràn láti dá ọ̀tẹ̀ sílẹ̀ kí wọ́n sì pín àwọn ènìyàn orílẹ̀-èdè yìí láti yàgò fún ìsọ̀kan. Wọ́n gbé àwọn onírúurú ọ̀nà kalẹ̀ láti sí ojú wa kúrò lára ìwà olè àti ìwà ìkà wọn gbogbo, wọn sì fi ọ̀gbọọgbọ́n pín wa sí ẹ̀yàmẹ́yà nípasẹ̀ òṣèlú, ẹ̀yà àti ẹ̀sìn wá. 


Àsìkò ti tó fún àwọn ènìyàn rere ní orílẹ̀-èdè Nàìjíríà láti dìde ní ìsọ̀kan, ohùn kan àti agbára; kí wọ́n sì gba orílẹ̀-èdè yìí kúrò lọ́wọ́ àwọn ọ̀jẹ̀lú, àwọn ìsọ̀rí ènìyàn kan náà tí wọ́n kàn ń pààrọ̀ orúkọ ẹgbẹ́ (APC/PDP) nígbà tí wọ́n bá ti mọ̀ pé èrè ń bẹ níbẹ̀. Ó ṣe pàtàkì fún wa láti mọ ìṣòro wa kí á lè mọ ọ̀nà àbáyọ tí ó dára jù. Ìṣòro wà gan an ni àwọn ọ̀tá ìtẹ̀síwájú orílẹ̀-èdè yìí tí wọ́n wà ní ipò ìjọba láti ìjọba àpapọ̀ dé ìgbèríko. Ọ̀nà àbáyọ ni kí á kórajọpọ̀ ní ìsọ̀kan láti mú òpin bá àrékérekè wọn, kí á sì pinnu ìpín àti ètò òṣèlú orílẹ̀-èdè wa fún ọjọ́ iwájú. 


A kò ní jẹ́ kí enikeni kó wa láyà jẹ tàbí kí wọ́n fi ẹ̀tàn tí kò tó nǹkan kọ ẹ̀yìn wá síra nítorí a mọ̀ pé ìṣòro wa kì í ṣe ẹ̀yà Haúsá, Fúlàní, Ìgbò tàbí Yorùbá, bẹ́ẹ̀ ni kì í ṣe àwọn Mùsùlùmí tàbí Kìrìsìtẹ́nì. Àwọn tí ó di ipò ìjọba mú tí wọ́n ti jẹ̀ àná, òní àti ọjọ́ iwájú èmi àti ìwọ. Lára wọn ni a sì ti rí Haúsá, Fúlàní, Ìgbò, Yorùbá, lára wọn náà ni àwọn Mùsùlùmí àti Kìrìsìtẹ́nì wà abbl. 


Ọ̀nà kan ṣoṣo láti gba òmìnira tòótọ́ ni láti fi òpin sí ìjọba wọn, kí a bẹ̀rẹ̀ ìgbé ayé tuntun àti àwùjọ fún ara wa àti àwọn ìran tó ń bọ̀. ÀSÌKÒ TI TÓ!


Àwọn ohun tí a fẹ́ nìyí:


*Ẹ̀dínkù sí owó oṣù àwọn olóṣèlú* Sísan owó oṣù tó ṣe é gbé ayé fún àwọn òṣìṣẹ́ * Ṣíṣí àwọn ẹnu ibodè wa gbogbo láti kó ohun jíjẹ wọlé * Ìdájọ́ òdodo fún àwọn tó fara káásá rògbòdìyàn ENDSARS * Fífi òpin sí ìwé òfin ọdún 1999 * Fífi òpin sí ọ̀ràn dídá àti Ìgbésùnmọ̀mí * Ìdásílẹ̀ àwọn ajàjàǹgbara gbogbo tí wọ́n tì mọ́lé * Dídá owó iná padà sí bí ó ti wà tẹ́lẹ̀* Fífi òpin sí ìyanṣẹ́lódì àjọ ASUP* Ìdápadà owó epo bẹntiróòlù sí iye tí ó ti wà tẹ́lẹ̀ rí kí á sì yéé fowó kún un mọ́* Ṣíṣe ìdápadà àwọn ẹgbẹ́ òṣèlú tí wọ́n yọ orúkọ wọn kúrò gẹ́gẹ́ bí ẹgbẹ́ tó ti forúkọ sílẹ̀ * Pantami gbọ́dọ̀ lọ rọ́kún nílé* Buhari gbọ́dọ̀ fi ipò sílẹ̀ 


#REVOLUTIONNOW #BUHARIMUSTGO #JUNE12PROTEST

The Glorious Exit Of Alhaji Lateef Jakande: A Contradictory Sober Reflection of Today's Poor Governance And Disservice To Humanity, By David Adenekan

The Glorious Exit Of Alhaji Lateef Jakande: A Contradictory Sober Reflection of Today's Poor Governance And Disservice To Humanity, By David Adenekan

"Ki a to ri erin odi inu igbo, ki a to ri efon o di odan", Baba kekere sun re o.



The writer of this piece was fortunate to meet Alhaji Lateef Jakande as a child. At the early hour of every morning, Alhaji Lateef Jakande would have a brief stop at our family house in Ebute-Metta, Lagos and come out from the vehicle to shout with a loud voice "Adenekan, your Tribune Newspapers are at your door". Chief Raji Afolabi Okeowo Adenekan would immediately rush out of the house to exchange pleasantries with his friend. I was about seven years old. 


My dad was one of the earlier distributors of Tribune newspaper in the Mainland division. My big brothers and my mother were part and parcel of the exercise as they were not spared in this chain of newspaper distribution. 


This was how much I knew and how  close I was to Alhaji Lateef Jakande before he became the governor of Lagos State in 1979.


The glorious exit of Alhaji Lateef Jakande brings to mind the issues of leadership in our today's Nigeria. Why are you a leader? Are you a leader to serve people or you are a leader for people to serve you? What will be your legacy after your tenure? These are some of the questions we need to address as we celebrate the glorious exit of Alhaji Lateef Jakande.


At this juncture, a logical and discerning mind should be able to draw a parallel line between democracy and affluence. What and what is expected of a leader when given the mandate to serve? Are you a selfless leader that will transform the common wealth of the people into good and benefit of all the citizens or is the ultimate goal of your ambition, a self aggrandizement and a display of oppressive behaviors and tendencies at the detriment of the masses? 


This posited argument and fundamental 

question is one of the reasons for this essay as we X ray and compare the leadership as well as stewardship of two notable past civilian executive governors of Lagos state. Paradventure, we may draw a parallel line between these two powerful figures in Lagos state politics. 


Historically, and without a doubt you cannot devoid the influence of money from power politics. This is because the position of power and authority automatically attracts wealth and fame. 


However, the question is, where do you draw the line? Are you using your position of authority to undermine or influence how your government conducts business and breaching the codes of conduct which invariably translate into conflict of interest by giving your blood related family members plum jobs in your government for the benefit of your family, and against the overall interest of the people you are called to serve or what kind of affluence are you craving for as a democratic leader?


Now, let's dissect the life of Alhaji Lateef Jakande as the former executive governor of Lagos state and using his achievement and affluence as a parameter.  A search light into the life and wealth of Alhaji Lateef Jakande both in and out of government connotes a life of moderation. 


There is no record that he turns the properties or wealth of Lagos state into his personal use or he uses his position as governor of Lagos state to enrich or put his family members in a position of authority. 


In fact, from a reliable source, it was gathered that his wife did try to influence him to make Deji Jakande his son a councillor in Lagos state. He rebuffed such a move and declared that leadership is not given but earned. He told his son to learn the art of leadership by proving himself to his ward that he can be a good councillor. Yes, Deji Jakande was never made a councillor under his leadership as the head of progressive movement in Lagos state for almost two decades. 


Is this not a sharp contrast between Alhaji Lateef Jakande and Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the de facto governor of Lagos? Is senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu not using his power and influence to accumulate wealth from the resources of Lagos state and putting members of his family in position of power to further expand his empire of ill gotten wealth at the detriment of Lagosians? 


A reference point is the unresolved bullion van "Watergate Scandal" that is still pending with the so called Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as petitioned by a human rights activist; Comrade Deji Adeyanju. 


Another reference point is the Alpha Beta "Water Gate scandal" that has been in the news for almost two decades. 


A glimpse at the following facts as reported by 

#OCCUPY LAGOS

#MASTER GREED  support all of these arguments: 


#TINUBU-IN-GREED


Bola Ahmed Tinubu 's vineyard.


1. Sade Tinubu, daughter - Administers Lagos markets, with revenue reportedly over ₦15bn/year


2. Seyi Tinubu, son - handles Lagos outdoor advertising sector reportedly pulling in over ₦19bn/ year


3. Fola Tinubu, (Primero) nephew - handled state funded BRT corridors. Takes over public transportation services in Lagos metropolis from unit operators worth N120bn/year 


4. Remi Tinubu fuels Light Up Lagos generators N36bn/year 


4. Bola Tinubu (Alpha Beta) - earns 15 % of Lagos gross internally generated revenue of N480bn  


5. Bola Ahmed Tinubu N500m monthly pocket money from Lagos House 


6. 15,000 copies of The Nation newspaper purchased by LASG daily


7. N5bn Lagos Morgues and Laboratories under Tinubu consultancy 


8. N13bn annual Lagos road toll gates under Tinubu consultancy 


Yet, he is eyeing presidential seat.. 


#OCCUPYLAGOS

#MASTERGREED


Yes, all of the above may not be true as reported. However, as I once posited in one of my articles few years ago that "o jo ga te, ko jo ga te ofi ese mejeji jo ara won" This may be interpreted as it seems like a parallel line but the obvious similiarites cannot be denied. Is it not the obvious fact that since the inception of this dispensation in 1999 there was no senator that has spent more than two terms apart from Senator Remilekun Tinubu (the wife of Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu)? 


Also, if the likes of Alhaji Lateef Jakande had turned the position of power and authority in Lagos state to a family affair or dynasty, the likes of Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu will never smell the seat of power. The frank question, is that, what would be the fate or destiny of the son of a trader or artisan (ordinary citizen) that God Almighty has endowed with leadership qualities to add great value to our democracy with this dubious and selfish political arrangement institutionalized and perpetrated by Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his likes? 


Yes, in this instance, there can never be a fair distribution of powers and resources. This is because powers and resources will be revolving around few individuals at the detriment of the masses. This to me is not the essence of democracy as defined by many political pundits or scholars.


Moreover, what are the legacies of Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu apart from the obvious atrocities that we just highlighted above?


Now, let's bring to light the many legacies of the people's governor; Alhaji Lateef Jakande and see the clear distinction between a selfless leader and a leader that is enmeshed in "hippopotamus attributes" that is borne out of greed and selfishness.


One, the government of Alhaji Lateef Jakande built the current Lagos State Secretariat which houses all the state ministries as well as the popular round house hitherto occupied by all subsequent governors of the state.


Two, his government built the Lagos State House of Assembly complex.


Three, his government built the Lagos State Television


Four, his government built the Lagos Radio


Five, his government built Lagos State University


Six, his government established General Hospital in zones all over the state with assurance of free health care.


Seven, his government established Teacher Training College and the College of Education.


Eight, his government built low cost houses in Ijaiye, Dolphin, Oke-Afa, Ije, Abesan, Iponri, Ipaja, Abule Nla, Epe, Amuwo-Odofin, Anikantamo, Surulere, Iba, Ikorodu, Badagry, Isheri/Olowu, Orisigun etc.


Nine, his government established the Water Management Board and Waste Disposal Board on the 18th of August, 1980.


Ten, his government constructed the Adiyan Water Works to increase water supply in the state to 18.16 million litres per day.


Elleven, his government modernized and expanded the Iju Water Works which was first commissioned in 1915. This increased daily capacity from 159 million to 204 million litres per day.


Twelve, is government purchased and commissioned the giant car crusher equipment. The equipment was designed specifically to crush derelict vehicles in Lagos State. It had the capacity to crush 45 vehicles per day.


Thirteen, his government constructed, rehabilitated and resurfaced Epe/Ijebu-Ode Road, Oba Akran Avenue, Toyin Street, Town Planning Way, Alimosho-Idimu-Egbe Road, Idimu-Iba-LASU Road, the new secretariat road and several others.


Fourteen, his government constructed Victoria Island/Epe Road and thereby creating an ‘oil rig’ for Lagos State.


Fifteen, his government established Asphalt Plant for the Department of Public Works.


Sixteen, his government established Electricity Board for Rural Electrification with provision of street lights.


Seventeen, his government modernized, expanded and commissioned Onikan Stadium in 1982.


Eighteen, his government established a singular school system and ensured genuine free education in Lagos State and the beneficiaries of this policy are in different positions of eminence in the country and around the world.


Nineteen, his government raised the primary schools in Lagos State to 812 with 533,001 pupils (against 605 primary schools with 434,545 pupils he met in 1979) and secondary schools to 223 with 167,629 students (against 105 schools with 107,835 students in 1979).


Twenty, his government constructed 11, 729 classrooms with the maximum of 40 children per class between March and August 1980, by 1983, he had constructed over 22,000 classrooms. 


Moreover,  in July 1983, two commercial passenger boats christened "Baba Kekere and Itafaji" to run the Mile 2 - Marina (CMS) route via the lagoons were inaugurated by his government to mark the official launch of the Lagos State ferry services.


Futhermore, his government took over the ownership and financing of Lagos State Printing Corporation in July 1980


Also, his government established the first State Traffic Management Authority (Road Marshals).


In addition, his government established small scale Industries Credit Scheme which preceded the EKO bank.


Another landslide achievement, is that, his government established LASACO Insurance.


His government also expanded existing market and built new ones.


Lastly, his government established Traditional Medicine Board. 


It is imperative to note that all of these great achievements was done within the span of 4years and three months in office as executive governor of Lagos state. 


The fundamental question, is that, what truly are the legacies of  Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the over 20 years he has stayed put in power as the de facto governor of Lagos state?


Prejudice apart, the above are the highlights of the legacies of Alhaji Lateef Jakande as reported in the internet news media and these are validated facts that we all can see all over Lagos state. We shall leave the honest and final verdict for the people's court to decide if Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu ever deserves being considered for the highly exalted office of the President of Nigeria in 2023? This is if there will ever be, as a result of recent events and signs, a general elections in 2023 with the beating of war drum that’s reverberating all over the land.


In summary, will the people allow Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu to commercialize the entire resources of Nigeria for himself and few acolytes the way he has pocketed the entire resources of Lagos state as the defacto governor of Lagos state?


Only time will tell.


Adieu Baba Kekere, Alhaji Lateef Jakande "orun re o". You are truly a rare gem and your great achievements will remain a placard in the minds of unborn generations. "Rest in peace" (RIP).


David Adenekan writes from Chicago, Illinois.

"Ki a to ri erin odi inu igbo, ki a to ri efon o di odan", Baba kekere sun re o.



The writer of this piece was fortunate to meet Alhaji Lateef Jakande as a child. At the early hour of every morning, Alhaji Lateef Jakande would have a brief stop at our family house in Ebute-Metta, Lagos and come out from the vehicle to shout with a loud voice "Adenekan, your Tribune Newspapers are at your door". Chief Raji Afolabi Okeowo Adenekan would immediately rush out of the house to exchange pleasantries with his friend. I was about seven years old. 


My dad was one of the earlier distributors of Tribune newspaper in the Mainland division. My big brothers and my mother were part and parcel of the exercise as they were not spared in this chain of newspaper distribution. 


This was how much I knew and how  close I was to Alhaji Lateef Jakande before he became the governor of Lagos State in 1979.


The glorious exit of Alhaji Lateef Jakande brings to mind the issues of leadership in our today's Nigeria. Why are you a leader? Are you a leader to serve people or you are a leader for people to serve you? What will be your legacy after your tenure? These are some of the questions we need to address as we celebrate the glorious exit of Alhaji Lateef Jakande.


At this juncture, a logical and discerning mind should be able to draw a parallel line between democracy and affluence. What and what is expected of a leader when given the mandate to serve? Are you a selfless leader that will transform the common wealth of the people into good and benefit of all the citizens or is the ultimate goal of your ambition, a self aggrandizement and a display of oppressive behaviors and tendencies at the detriment of the masses? 


This posited argument and fundamental 

question is one of the reasons for this essay as we X ray and compare the leadership as well as stewardship of two notable past civilian executive governors of Lagos state. Paradventure, we may draw a parallel line between these two powerful figures in Lagos state politics. 


Historically, and without a doubt you cannot devoid the influence of money from power politics. This is because the position of power and authority automatically attracts wealth and fame. 


However, the question is, where do you draw the line? Are you using your position of authority to undermine or influence how your government conducts business and breaching the codes of conduct which invariably translate into conflict of interest by giving your blood related family members plum jobs in your government for the benefit of your family, and against the overall interest of the people you are called to serve or what kind of affluence are you craving for as a democratic leader?


Now, let's dissect the life of Alhaji Lateef Jakande as the former executive governor of Lagos state and using his achievement and affluence as a parameter.  A search light into the life and wealth of Alhaji Lateef Jakande both in and out of government connotes a life of moderation. 


There is no record that he turns the properties or wealth of Lagos state into his personal use or he uses his position as governor of Lagos state to enrich or put his family members in a position of authority. 


In fact, from a reliable source, it was gathered that his wife did try to influence him to make Deji Jakande his son a councillor in Lagos state. He rebuffed such a move and declared that leadership is not given but earned. He told his son to learn the art of leadership by proving himself to his ward that he can be a good councillor. Yes, Deji Jakande was never made a councillor under his leadership as the head of progressive movement in Lagos state for almost two decades. 


Is this not a sharp contrast between Alhaji Lateef Jakande and Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the de facto governor of Lagos? Is senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu not using his power and influence to accumulate wealth from the resources of Lagos state and putting members of his family in position of power to further expand his empire of ill gotten wealth at the detriment of Lagosians? 


A reference point is the unresolved bullion van "Watergate Scandal" that is still pending with the so called Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as petitioned by a human rights activist; Comrade Deji Adeyanju. 


Another reference point is the Alpha Beta "Water Gate scandal" that has been in the news for almost two decades. 


A glimpse at the following facts as reported by 

#OCCUPY LAGOS

#MASTER GREED  support all of these arguments: 


#TINUBU-IN-GREED


Bola Ahmed Tinubu 's vineyard.


1. Sade Tinubu, daughter - Administers Lagos markets, with revenue reportedly over ₦15bn/year


2. Seyi Tinubu, son - handles Lagos outdoor advertising sector reportedly pulling in over ₦19bn/ year


3. Fola Tinubu, (Primero) nephew - handled state funded BRT corridors. Takes over public transportation services in Lagos metropolis from unit operators worth N120bn/year 


4. Remi Tinubu fuels Light Up Lagos generators N36bn/year 


4. Bola Tinubu (Alpha Beta) - earns 15 % of Lagos gross internally generated revenue of N480bn  


5. Bola Ahmed Tinubu N500m monthly pocket money from Lagos House 


6. 15,000 copies of The Nation newspaper purchased by LASG daily


7. N5bn Lagos Morgues and Laboratories under Tinubu consultancy 


8. N13bn annual Lagos road toll gates under Tinubu consultancy 


Yet, he is eyeing presidential seat.. 


#OCCUPYLAGOS

#MASTERGREED


Yes, all of the above may not be true as reported. However, as I once posited in one of my articles few years ago that "o jo ga te, ko jo ga te ofi ese mejeji jo ara won" This may be interpreted as it seems like a parallel line but the obvious similiarites cannot be denied. Is it not the obvious fact that since the inception of this dispensation in 1999 there was no senator that has spent more than two terms apart from Senator Remilekun Tinubu (the wife of Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu)? 


Also, if the likes of Alhaji Lateef Jakande had turned the position of power and authority in Lagos state to a family affair or dynasty, the likes of Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu will never smell the seat of power. The frank question, is that, what would be the fate or destiny of the son of a trader or artisan (ordinary citizen) that God Almighty has endowed with leadership qualities to add great value to our democracy with this dubious and selfish political arrangement institutionalized and perpetrated by Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his likes? 


Yes, in this instance, there can never be a fair distribution of powers and resources. This is because powers and resources will be revolving around few individuals at the detriment of the masses. This to me is not the essence of democracy as defined by many political pundits or scholars.


Moreover, what are the legacies of Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu apart from the obvious atrocities that we just highlighted above?


Now, let's bring to light the many legacies of the people's governor; Alhaji Lateef Jakande and see the clear distinction between a selfless leader and a leader that is enmeshed in "hippopotamus attributes" that is borne out of greed and selfishness.


One, the government of Alhaji Lateef Jakande built the current Lagos State Secretariat which houses all the state ministries as well as the popular round house hitherto occupied by all subsequent governors of the state.


Two, his government built the Lagos State House of Assembly complex.


Three, his government built the Lagos State Television


Four, his government built the Lagos Radio


Five, his government built Lagos State University


Six, his government established General Hospital in zones all over the state with assurance of free health care.


Seven, his government established Teacher Training College and the College of Education.


Eight, his government built low cost houses in Ijaiye, Dolphin, Oke-Afa, Ije, Abesan, Iponri, Ipaja, Abule Nla, Epe, Amuwo-Odofin, Anikantamo, Surulere, Iba, Ikorodu, Badagry, Isheri/Olowu, Orisigun etc.


Nine, his government established the Water Management Board and Waste Disposal Board on the 18th of August, 1980.


Ten, his government constructed the Adiyan Water Works to increase water supply in the state to 18.16 million litres per day.


Elleven, his government modernized and expanded the Iju Water Works which was first commissioned in 1915. This increased daily capacity from 159 million to 204 million litres per day.


Twelve, is government purchased and commissioned the giant car crusher equipment. The equipment was designed specifically to crush derelict vehicles in Lagos State. It had the capacity to crush 45 vehicles per day.


Thirteen, his government constructed, rehabilitated and resurfaced Epe/Ijebu-Ode Road, Oba Akran Avenue, Toyin Street, Town Planning Way, Alimosho-Idimu-Egbe Road, Idimu-Iba-LASU Road, the new secretariat road and several others.


Fourteen, his government constructed Victoria Island/Epe Road and thereby creating an ‘oil rig’ for Lagos State.


Fifteen, his government established Asphalt Plant for the Department of Public Works.


Sixteen, his government established Electricity Board for Rural Electrification with provision of street lights.


Seventeen, his government modernized, expanded and commissioned Onikan Stadium in 1982.


Eighteen, his government established a singular school system and ensured genuine free education in Lagos State and the beneficiaries of this policy are in different positions of eminence in the country and around the world.


Nineteen, his government raised the primary schools in Lagos State to 812 with 533,001 pupils (against 605 primary schools with 434,545 pupils he met in 1979) and secondary schools to 223 with 167,629 students (against 105 schools with 107,835 students in 1979).


Twenty, his government constructed 11, 729 classrooms with the maximum of 40 children per class between March and August 1980, by 1983, he had constructed over 22,000 classrooms. 


Moreover,  in July 1983, two commercial passenger boats christened "Baba Kekere and Itafaji" to run the Mile 2 - Marina (CMS) route via the lagoons were inaugurated by his government to mark the official launch of the Lagos State ferry services.


Futhermore, his government took over the ownership and financing of Lagos State Printing Corporation in July 1980


Also, his government established the first State Traffic Management Authority (Road Marshals).


In addition, his government established small scale Industries Credit Scheme which preceded the EKO bank.


Another landslide achievement, is that, his government established LASACO Insurance.


His government also expanded existing market and built new ones.


Lastly, his government established Traditional Medicine Board. 


It is imperative to note that all of these great achievements was done within the span of 4years and three months in office as executive governor of Lagos state. 


The fundamental question, is that, what truly are the legacies of  Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the over 20 years he has stayed put in power as the de facto governor of Lagos state?


Prejudice apart, the above are the highlights of the legacies of Alhaji Lateef Jakande as reported in the internet news media and these are validated facts that we all can see all over Lagos state. We shall leave the honest and final verdict for the people's court to decide if Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu ever deserves being considered for the highly exalted office of the President of Nigeria in 2023? This is if there will ever be, as a result of recent events and signs, a general elections in 2023 with the beating of war drum that’s reverberating all over the land.


In summary, will the people allow Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu to commercialize the entire resources of Nigeria for himself and few acolytes the way he has pocketed the entire resources of Lagos state as the defacto governor of Lagos state?


Only time will tell.


Adieu Baba Kekere, Alhaji Lateef Jakande "orun re o". You are truly a rare gem and your great achievements will remain a placard in the minds of unborn generations. "Rest in peace" (RIP).


David Adenekan writes from Chicago, Illinois.

Indian Modi warns China over border tensions

Indian Modi warns China over border tensions

AFP: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi issued a new warning to China over deadly border tensions on Saturday, using his most important speech of the year to promise to build a stronger military.

With talks on easing a military build-up in their Himalayan border region at a stalemate, Modi told an Independence Day ceremony that India's sovereignty was "supreme" and that relations with neighbours depended on security and trust.

Attendance at the historic Red Fort in New Delhi for the speech was cut by more than half to 4,000 people, all of whom sat two metres (six feet) apart because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Hindu nationalist prime minister mentioned confrontations with Pakistan and China on their disputed borders, but without naming either country.

"Anyone who has cast an eye on the country's sovereignty, the country's army has answered them in their own language," he said.

"India's integrity is supreme for us. What we can do, what our soldiers can do -- everyone saw that in Ladakh," referring to a border clash with Chinese troops in the Ladakh region of the Himalayas on June 15.

Twenty Indian soldiers were killed in the clash, which saw the two sides fighting with batons, stones and bare fists.

China has also acknowledged that it suffered casualties but without giving numbers.

The two sides have blamed each other for the fighting and tens of thousands of Indian and Chinese troops, who also fought a border war in 1962, have since been sent to the region.

Modi has insisted that no land was lost in the battle but military experts have used satellite images to counter that Chinese troops occupy frontier territory that India had claimed for decades.

India has in turn used economic weapons against China. It has banned at least 59 apps, including the major video-sharing platform TikTok, and taken other measures to freeze Chinese firms out of contracts and block its imports.

Modi said that relations with neighbours are now linked to "security, progress and trust".


"A neighbour isn't just someone who shares our geography but those who share our hearts. Where the relationship is respected, it becomes warmer," he said.

The 1.4-million-strong military would be built up, he added.

"India is just as committed to its security and strengthening its army as the attempts it has made for peace and harmony," he said, stressing efforts to make India "self-reliant" in defence production.

Modi also said that his priority was getting India out of the crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

India is expected to pass 50,000 deaths in the coming days and three million cases within a week. It has the fastest-growing caseload in the world and is now only behind Brazil and the United States in terms of total case numbers.

With the economy expected to shrink this year, Modi reaffirmed an election promise to spend 1.3 trillion dollars on 7,000 infrastructure projects "to get us out of the pandemic situation".

bb/tw/jah

AFP: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi issued a new warning to China over deadly border tensions on Saturday, using his most important speech of the year to promise to build a stronger military.

With talks on easing a military build-up in their Himalayan border region at a stalemate, Modi told an Independence Day ceremony that India's sovereignty was "supreme" and that relations with neighbours depended on security and trust.

Attendance at the historic Red Fort in New Delhi for the speech was cut by more than half to 4,000 people, all of whom sat two metres (six feet) apart because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Hindu nationalist prime minister mentioned confrontations with Pakistan and China on their disputed borders, but without naming either country.

"Anyone who has cast an eye on the country's sovereignty, the country's army has answered them in their own language," he said.

"India's integrity is supreme for us. What we can do, what our soldiers can do -- everyone saw that in Ladakh," referring to a border clash with Chinese troops in the Ladakh region of the Himalayas on June 15.

Twenty Indian soldiers were killed in the clash, which saw the two sides fighting with batons, stones and bare fists.

China has also acknowledged that it suffered casualties but without giving numbers.

The two sides have blamed each other for the fighting and tens of thousands of Indian and Chinese troops, who also fought a border war in 1962, have since been sent to the region.

Modi has insisted that no land was lost in the battle but military experts have used satellite images to counter that Chinese troops occupy frontier territory that India had claimed for decades.

India has in turn used economic weapons against China. It has banned at least 59 apps, including the major video-sharing platform TikTok, and taken other measures to freeze Chinese firms out of contracts and block its imports.

Modi said that relations with neighbours are now linked to "security, progress and trust".


"A neighbour isn't just someone who shares our geography but those who share our hearts. Where the relationship is respected, it becomes warmer," he said.

The 1.4-million-strong military would be built up, he added.

"India is just as committed to its security and strengthening its army as the attempts it has made for peace and harmony," he said, stressing efforts to make India "self-reliant" in defence production.

Modi also said that his priority was getting India out of the crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

India is expected to pass 50,000 deaths in the coming days and three million cases within a week. It has the fastest-growing caseload in the world and is now only behind Brazil and the United States in terms of total case numbers.

With the economy expected to shrink this year, Modi reaffirmed an election promise to spend 1.3 trillion dollars on 7,000 infrastructure projects "to get us out of the pandemic situation".

bb/tw/jah

Pompeo: Beijing’s claims in South China Sea are ‘completely unlawful, condemns China for ‘bullying’ other countries

Pompeo: Beijing’s claims in South China Sea are ‘completely unlawful, condemns China for ‘bullying’ other countries

The United States has just escalated tensions with Beijing by formally rejecting Chinese territorial claims in the South China Sea on behalf of its allies in the region, just days after two US aircraft carriers sailed through the area.
Pompeo

“Beijing’s claims to offshore resources across most of the South China Sea are completely unlawful, as is its campaign of bullying to control them,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday, outlining the official US position.

Today we are strengthening U.S. policy in a vital, contentious part of that region — the South China Sea. We are making clear: Beijing’s claims to offshore resources across most of the South China Sea are completely unlawful, as is its campaign of bullying to control them.

We are strengthening U.S. policy on South China Sea maritime claims, according to international law, in rejection of Beijing’s intimidation, bullying, and claims of maritime empire.
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) July 13, 2020

In the South China Sea, we seek to preserve peace and stability, uphold freedom of the seas in a manner consistent with international law, maintain the unimpeded flow of commerce, and oppose any attempt to use coercion or force to settle disputes. We share these deep and abiding interests with our many allies and partners who have long endorsed a rules-based international order.

Beijing uses intimidation to undermine the sovereign rights of Southeast Asian coastal states in the South China Sea, bully them out of offshore resources, assert unilateral dominion, and replace international law with “might makes right.” Beijing’s approach has been clear for years.

According to the US Secretary, China has offered “no coherent legal basis” for its “Nine-Dashed Line” claim in the South China Sea. Beijing first made the claim in 2009, but the US has waited until now to formally reject it. 

Pompeo specifically named a range of features the US does not recognize, from the Scarborough Reef and the Spratly Islands to James Shoal, which he said Chinese “propaganda” presented as the “southernmost territory of China.”

Pompeo cited the July 2016 decision of the Arbitral Tribunal that ruled in favor of the Philippines under the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention – of which both Beijing and Manila are signatories, but Washington, notably, is not.

The US stands “with the international community in defense of freedom of the seas and respect for sovereignty,” Pompeo added, rejecting “any push to impose ‘might makes right’ in the South China Sea or the wider region.”

The announcement comes a week after two US nuclear-powered aircraft carriers sailed through the area. The Seventh Fleet – based in Yokosuka, Japan – said the USS Nimitz and USS Ronald Reagan were conducting a training exercise to promote freedom of navigation.

The stunt was intended to “promote the militarization [and] undermine peace and stability in the South China Sea,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian told reporters.

Beijing has yet to react to Pompeo’s announcement, Nor has Manila, which has found itself sandwiched between the US and China in the disputE. President Rodrigo Duterte complained last year that the US was treating Filipinos like “earthworms” and making them “bait” for a fight with China.

“Now I say, you bring your planes, your boats to South China Sea. Fire the first shot and we are just here behind you. Go ahead, let’s fight,” he said at the time, in a speech in Leyte province.

In February, Manila had announced it was pulling out of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the US, starting the 180-day clock for the treaty to wind down. Duterte then changed his mind at the start of June, citing “political and other developments in the region.”

The United States has just escalated tensions with Beijing by formally rejecting Chinese territorial claims in the South China Sea on behalf of its allies in the region, just days after two US aircraft carriers sailed through the area.
Pompeo

“Beijing’s claims to offshore resources across most of the South China Sea are completely unlawful, as is its campaign of bullying to control them,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday, outlining the official US position.

Today we are strengthening U.S. policy in a vital, contentious part of that region — the South China Sea. We are making clear: Beijing’s claims to offshore resources across most of the South China Sea are completely unlawful, as is its campaign of bullying to control them.

We are strengthening U.S. policy on South China Sea maritime claims, according to international law, in rejection of Beijing’s intimidation, bullying, and claims of maritime empire.
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) July 13, 2020

In the South China Sea, we seek to preserve peace and stability, uphold freedom of the seas in a manner consistent with international law, maintain the unimpeded flow of commerce, and oppose any attempt to use coercion or force to settle disputes. We share these deep and abiding interests with our many allies and partners who have long endorsed a rules-based international order.

Beijing uses intimidation to undermine the sovereign rights of Southeast Asian coastal states in the South China Sea, bully them out of offshore resources, assert unilateral dominion, and replace international law with “might makes right.” Beijing’s approach has been clear for years.

According to the US Secretary, China has offered “no coherent legal basis” for its “Nine-Dashed Line” claim in the South China Sea. Beijing first made the claim in 2009, but the US has waited until now to formally reject it. 

Pompeo specifically named a range of features the US does not recognize, from the Scarborough Reef and the Spratly Islands to James Shoal, which he said Chinese “propaganda” presented as the “southernmost territory of China.”

Pompeo cited the July 2016 decision of the Arbitral Tribunal that ruled in favor of the Philippines under the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention – of which both Beijing and Manila are signatories, but Washington, notably, is not.

The US stands “with the international community in defense of freedom of the seas and respect for sovereignty,” Pompeo added, rejecting “any push to impose ‘might makes right’ in the South China Sea or the wider region.”

The announcement comes a week after two US nuclear-powered aircraft carriers sailed through the area. The Seventh Fleet – based in Yokosuka, Japan – said the USS Nimitz and USS Ronald Reagan were conducting a training exercise to promote freedom of navigation.

The stunt was intended to “promote the militarization [and] undermine peace and stability in the South China Sea,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian told reporters.

Beijing has yet to react to Pompeo’s announcement, Nor has Manila, which has found itself sandwiched between the US and China in the disputE. President Rodrigo Duterte complained last year that the US was treating Filipinos like “earthworms” and making them “bait” for a fight with China.

“Now I say, you bring your planes, your boats to South China Sea. Fire the first shot and we are just here behind you. Go ahead, let’s fight,” he said at the time, in a speech in Leyte province.

In February, Manila had announced it was pulling out of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the US, starting the 180-day clock for the treaty to wind down. Duterte then changed his mind at the start of June, citing “political and other developments in the region.”

US sends 2 aircraft carriers to South China Sea in show of force towards Beijing

US sends 2 aircraft carriers to South China Sea in show of force towards Beijing




The U. S. has concluded plans to send two aircraft carriers to the South China Sea to conduct exercises near a site where China is carrying out naval exercises, Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday,

The aim of this step is “to send a clear message to China that the United States is not satisfied with the military escalation of Beijing in the region,” referring to the group’s commander. The newspaper pointed out that the aircraft carriers USS Ronald Reagan and USS Nimitz are ready to hold unprecedented maneuvers in the South China Sea as of Saturday.

China had last week announced a five-day training exercise from July 1 near the Paracel Islands, which both Vietnam and China claim sovereignty over.

On Friday, China rejected the U.S. Defense Department’s criticism of its plan to conduct military exercises in the South China Sea, noting that Washington is responsible for increasing tension in the region.

Countries bordering the South China Sea, specifically China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia and Brunei, have been fighting for sovereignty over parts of it for several centuries, but tensions in the region have escalated recently.

The Chinese and Americans continue trading accusations that the other side is “militarizing” the South China Sea.



Sources: WSJ



The U. S. has concluded plans to send two aircraft carriers to the South China Sea to conduct exercises near a site where China is carrying out naval exercises, Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday,

The aim of this step is “to send a clear message to China that the United States is not satisfied with the military escalation of Beijing in the region,” referring to the group’s commander. The newspaper pointed out that the aircraft carriers USS Ronald Reagan and USS Nimitz are ready to hold unprecedented maneuvers in the South China Sea as of Saturday.

China had last week announced a five-day training exercise from July 1 near the Paracel Islands, which both Vietnam and China claim sovereignty over.

On Friday, China rejected the U.S. Defense Department’s criticism of its plan to conduct military exercises in the South China Sea, noting that Washington is responsible for increasing tension in the region.

Countries bordering the South China Sea, specifically China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia and Brunei, have been fighting for sovereignty over parts of it for several centuries, but tensions in the region have escalated recently.

The Chinese and Americans continue trading accusations that the other side is “militarizing” the South China Sea.



Sources: WSJ

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