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Wednesday, November 12, 2014
5 real Factors why people cheat on their spouse
Infidelity is now pronounced as a central issue in the relationship, its meaning can vary. There are countries where polygamy or couples “swingers” are allowed and do not necessarily talk about infidelity, although the latter is also regarded as a perversion. The majority of Latin American countries, infidelity is contextual as a lack of moral and called unfaithful to the person who dares to clandestinely undermine confidence in the couple there.
But what moments or factors that a person can commit infidelity are?
1. Infatuation: The first step by passing couples where the other is idealized and the bad of the person does not exist, so there is a sense of pleasure and satisfaction between the pair, however, when the love begins to mature, the risk of finding a niche, something that can not be filled and therefore, for this dissatisfaction, sought out; feeling as generated before the confusion and mystery lovers and has become known for both and reduces the intensity of desire for the other.
2. Commitment: It is obvious that today there are fewer marriages for various reasons, such as fear of commitment and responsibility that comes with taking the next step in a relationship, this is sometimes the cause of an umpire. Who commits infidelity often feel trapped with no way out, so an alternate to part of the couple have given from a person that does not involve a loving bond, i.e the commitment itself.
3. Boredom:couples often get in a stage of monotony and routine, referring to this time as “love of custom.” Not only is living what is in conflict, but also the sexual and the erotic; because the couple lost that spark that injected adrenaline into the relationship and therefore experiences relive the excitement and desire seek.
4. Loneliness: This is a feeling or state that not all people are able to handle. In a relationship, is manifest from disinterest, detachment and lack of care about each other; which lives left, looking outside the relationship who meets his need for admiration, feeling again like a loved, desired and attractive person.
5. Narcissism: There are people who base the relationship of power and control: the power is properly recognized by the grandeur and selfishness of those who want to own it all for himself, a person becomes cheating when it requires the recognition of others to praise herself, pointing out that the couple is able to hurt him and love him at the same time as anyone else, establishing therein an irreversible fear of losing everything.They name a few, however, infidelity is not just cheat or break a moral code, it hurt, injure and destroy the couple ..
5 Important Tips On How To Seduce Your right Man ( for ladies alone)
You’ve scored some quality time with your significant other Saturday night, and it’s just the two of you. So, how do you seduce him? Believe it or not, the goal of seduction is not s*x and has very little to do with physical intimacy, but everything to do with turning on your love’s heart and mind. The following are five surefire tips for successfully seducing your guy.
BE ATTRACTIVE
The art of seduction is largely visual. So your first order of business, when trying to seduce your sweetie, is to look the part. And no, that doesn’t mean shakily stepping into four inch stilettos, donning a tight sweater, and/or dousing yourself in a gallon of eau de toilette. Instead, you should accentuate whenever it is about Y-O-U that makes you feel fabulous – from your engaging eyes to your winning smile to your sexy calves. Before beginning your seduction, spend an extra few minutes on your hair, makeup, and/or wardrobe. By looking and feeling your best, you’ll feel more confident and comfortable.
BE ROMANTIC
In addition to being a visual art form, seduction is also a cerebral experience, and it’s up to you to set the perfect seduction scene. If your love is coming over to your house for dinner, set the mood with romantic music, scented candles, and a delicious meal with plenty of spicy aromas. Champagne and/or wine can add to a seductive evening. However, don’t rely on alcohol or other stimulants. It may make your mate feel uncomfortable, and/or put doubt in their mind about your true intentions. When in doubt, focus on setting a comfortable scene with romantic accents (flowers on the dining room table = the perfect touch).
BE ATTENTIVE
Part of the cerebral seduction experience lies in showering your sweetie with attention without being overbearing. A few days before your date, send your partner a friendly text message, letting them know how much you’re looking forward to seeing them. Call to confirm your plans the day before and be sure to add that you’re excited about spending time with them. When you meet, compliment your guy — on his hair, outfit, the way they smell — whatever stands out to you. Throughout your date, ask inquisitive questions, listen intently, share a few laughs, and give them your full attention. By being in the moment with your cutie (and having fun, too), you let them know how much you enjoy their company.
BE ORIGINAL
In the art of seduction, there’s a fine line between being smarmy and predictable (and ultimately turning your date off) and achieving true seduction success (by turning on your date’s heart and mind). The key to your success lies in taking cues from what has worked for others, and putting your own personal flair into play. For example, romantic music, candlelight, and flowers are predictable seduction accoutrements. However, when used appropriately and with individualized attention, they can make the object of your desire feel appreciated, respected, and downright sexy.
So how do you achieve originality in your seduction techniques? By paying attention to what rocks your love’s world. If they’re allergic to flowers, nix the bouquet of roses and instead present them with the dark chocolate they confess to craving. Or, if they’re a cooking whiz, invite them to share kitchen duties by cooking dinner together. Or, if you planned an elaborate romantic evening and then your date shows up looking exhausted, switch gears and opt for a relaxing evening on the couch, complete with their fave takeout food, followed by a foot massage. By treating your mate like the individual that they are, and showing that you’ve paid attention to their likes and dislikes, you’ll score serious seduction bonus points
Ultimately, the key to a successful seduction lies in being yourself. While there are plenty of proven tips and techniques for wining, dining, and wooing someone, your efforts will fall short if you’re not being authentic. Your best bet is to simply be the best version of yourself possible, even if that means being occasionally shy, clumsy, and/or unprepared. In fact, your partner may find you all the more attractive and endearing for these authentic and unplanned moments.
So there you have it — five surefire tips for succeeding at seduction. When in doubt, remember this — seducing someone has little to do with scoring physical contact and everything to do with turning on your love’s heart and mind. If you succeed on a cerebral and emotional level, everything else will follow in time. Good luck and happy dating!
President Goodluck Jonathan formally unveiled the new N100 commemorative notes
President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday formally unveiled the new N100 commemorative notes at the
Presidential Villa, Abuja. The short ceremony which was initially scheduled for last Wednesday did not hold then because of the President’s journey to Burkina Faso. Vice President Namadi Sambo and the Central Bank
of Nigeria’s Governor, Godwin Emefiele, joined the President to unveil the note during the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting. Shortly after presenting the note, Emefiele said it was issued to commemorate the 100 years of the nation’s amalgamation. He listed some countries that had before now issued
currencies to mark epochal events to include Morocco, Russia and Costa Rica among others.He said the new note was produced with what he
described as most advanced security features in the world.Emefiele listed the design platforms on which the
note was made to include security, durability,attractiveness, cultural heritage and transformation.
Jonathan lauded the CBN for coming up with the commemorative note, though it was coming a bit late since activities marking the nation’s centenary
had been concluded.He recalled that commemorative N50 notes were
also introduced to mark the nation’s 50th independence anniversary.
Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, also commended the CBN for coming up with the notes. She specifically lauded the QRC feature on the back of the note.The code, if scanned with smart phones, leads users to a website where the nation’s history could be accessed.The minister also raised questions on the amount
the CBN will use to print the new notes and whether it would be done locally.
Jonathan however said the questions would be answered when a memorandum on the issue is
presented to the council.
Mixed reactions trail INEC’s preparations, conduct of 2015 general elections
Lagosians checking their names on the INEC list
of permanent voters cards (PVC) around 3 pm. at
Sunday Adigun polling Unit, Alausa, Ikeja
yesterday.
Abuja – Nigerians, especially political stakeholders,
have expressed mixed reactions to INEC’s
preparations, capacity and challenges in organising a
free, fair and credible general elections in 2015.
A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) nationwide survey
on various issues hinged on INEC’s build-up to the
conduct of successful polls, recorded series of mixed
feelings on the delay in the passage of the 2010
(further amendment) Electoral Act in particular.
The stakeholders, including political party leaders,
lawmakers, legal practitioners, election monitors and
civil society organisations, expressed divergent views
on the absence of special tribunal to try electoral
offenders and enforcement of guidelines. While many of the
stakeholders said the delay by the National Assembly
to pass the act would cause setback to INEC efforts,
others belived that the electoral body could rely on
the existing law in 2015 because the new act might
not eventually take effect immediately.
INEC’s proposal and approval by NASS to request for
deployment of military personnel for elections
received the disapproval of the political class, legal
practitioners and some civil society organisations.
A cross section of the stakeholders took critical look
at the distribution of the Permanent Voter Cards and
the Continuous Voter Registration, concluding that
incidents of mix-up and missing cards did not help
matters.
Respondents criticised non implementation of
reports by election observers, saying they did not
contribute positive impact to the conduct of
subsequent elections in the country.
A lecturer in the Department of Political Science in
Umaru Musa Yar’adua University, Katsina, Malam
Musa Usman, said the reports of such observers had
remained unimplemented.
Usman Said that the reports of the Joint Association
of Civil Society Groups that wrote against the 2011
election was never used.
He said that INEC was facing serious challenges in
prosecuting the offenders because they were being
sponsored by top politicians.
A lawyer, Mr. John Danasabe, said that the nation
was passing through difficult time as INEC would not
have the capacity to punish offenders.
Mr Richard Tiebiri, a Political Analyst and Assistant
Legal Adviser, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in
Bayelsa, said: “I must tell you, about 30 per cent of
eligible Nigerians are yet to receive their voter cards;
I urge INEC to find lasting solution to such ugly
trend.’’
In Edo, stakeholders expressed the opinion that
election tribunals would help reduce rigging and fast-
track quick dispensation of justice on electoral
malpractices.
Rep. Akpodiogaga Emeyese expressed the belief that
setting up of such tribunal was long overdue.
The Political Adviser to Gov. Emmanuel Uduaghan of
Delta, Chief Fred Majemite, expressed similar views,
saying that INEC could only petition but did not have
the power of arrest and prosecution in the current
dispensation.
He said INEC’s reliance on police and other law
enforcement agencies to arrest and prosecute
electoral offenders had not made their job easy on
the commission’s effort to curb electoral
malpractices.
“Hearing of such cases in the conventional courts
delays the dispensation of justice.”
For Danladi Ibrahim, a public commentator in Yola,
INEC is weak in implementing the election guidelines.
“You see posters, bill boards and you hear and see
media campaigns telling you to vote for this man or
that woman going on in our media ahead of the
campaign period,” he said.
On the delay in the passage of Electoral Act, many
respondents in Adamawa said it was not too late for
now.
” It can be passed a month to the election; as you
know there wasn’t any much amendment in the act,”
Ibrahim said.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Ondo State
chapter Publicity Secretary, Mr Abayomi Adesanya,
also expressed concern on the need for INEC to
enforce guidelines towards the 2015 elections.
“We hope they will start to enforce their own
guidelines because a political party has been flouting
these guidelines and there has been no penalty for
doing so.
A Calabar-based legal practitioner, Mr Utum Eteng,
expressed fears that INEC might be in a dilemma
over the conduct of the polls because of the
proposed amendments to the Electoral Act.
Findings showed that NASS recently harmonised the
amendments to the act but was yet to transmit the
document to the executive for assent.
Eteng, however, said that INEC could still use the old
law to conduct the 2015 election.
In Benue, stakeholders rejected the deployment of
soldiers to monitor the elections.
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Makurdi branch,
said it was partnering with INEC to prosecute
electoral offenders during the conduct of 2015
elections in the state.
Its Vice chairman, Mr. Titus Hyundu, said the
association had agreed to support the conduct of
credible elections by identifying electoral defaulters
and getting them arrested.
” If there is any challenge at all, it should be
administrative; maybe there is not enough finance to
pay the lawyers but legally speaking, there is no
challenge with INEC prosecuting offenders,” Hyundu
said.
However, an INEC Director, Mrs. Rose Mangkam,
shared a contrary view, blaming the government for
not implementing the Justice Mohammed Uwais
report on Electoral Reform which suggested the
creation of a commission for INEC to handle electoral
offences.
According to Mangkam, the wholesale
implementation of the report will enable INEC to
have it’s own lawyers who will undertake
investigation of offenders and prosecute them.
A lawmaker, Mr Dave Iorhemba, said INECs proposal
for the deployment of soldiers to monitor the
elections, already approved, would undermine the
gains of the country’s democracy.
The former speaker of the Benue House of Assembly,
said the constitution was unambiguous over whose
duties it was to maintain internal security and
wondered the reasons for such proposals.
“Let not our electoral process be seen as a war path;
I am totally against the militarisation of the process.”
In Gombe State, a stalwart of the All Progressives
Congress (APC), Mallam Sullaiman Hassan, accused
lawmakers at the NASS of stalling the passage of the
bill on Electoral Act for selfish interest.
“They will make sure the bill is not passed so that
they will continue with the practices that brought
them in to power,” he said.
In Ebonyi, stakeholders said that issues of effective
enforcement of guidelines and time table by INEC
and delay in passing the electoral act would pose
serious challenges to the conduct of the elections.
Chief Samuel Okobe, Secretary of a faction of the All
Progressives Congress (APC) in Abakaliki, doubted
the ability of INEC to effectively enforce the
guidelines and time table.
“The incessant crises rocking several political parties
as a result of factionalisation of leadership might
affect the timely nomination of candidates to fly their
flags at the polls.’’
Mrs Chinwe Iroha, a Civil Liberties Organistion (CLO)
member, decried the proposed deployment of the
military by INEC, for the elections.
“This is a brazen violation of the peoples’ rights and
an indictment on the police capability to discharge
their duties.’’
On the proposal for independent candidates, he said:
“An independent candidate would not be under any
form of pressure from anyone, as it was only when
this provision is made, that the country would
produce good leaders.”
But stakeholders in Lagos State, particularly party
leaders, lawmakers and civil societies identified lack
of regulation of sale of nomination forms, 90-day
campaign period and poor enforcement as some
shortcomings of INEC guidelines.
The National Secretary of the National Conscience
Party (NCP), Mr Ayodele Akele, said that INEC must
regulate the sale of nomination forms by parties.
He said that the cost of the forms made it difficult for
an average Nigerian with leadership qualities to
contest for election.
Akele said that the 90-day period which INEC
provided for electioneering campaigns was not
enough.
He said that there was the need for the electorate to
have enough time to listen to manifestos and know
candidates better to be able to choose wisely.
Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin, a human rights activist and
President of Women Arise – an NGO – said that
adequate funding of INEC would be critical to the
success of the 2015 polls.
“I am hoping that the recommendations of the
National Conference which, I am a member of, would
have been adopted before the 2015 general
elections,” she added.
Contributing, some Lagos State lawmakers
condemned non-adherence to electoral guidelines
and timetable by some politicians and political
parties.
Mr Sanni Agunbiade, representing Ikorodu
Constituency 1, also noted that some politicians
were not operating in line with INEC guidelines.
A former Deputy National Chairman of the Alliance
for Democracy, Alhaji Musa Umar, said some
politicians had been campaigning for elections
through some NGOs while others were spending
above the approved amounts.
“For INEC to be very effective, it must be totally
independent in its finances and operations which
include enforcement,’’ he said.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr. Adekunle
Ogunmola, however, expressed optimism that the
Electoral Act would be passed before the end of
December.
He stressed the need for a special tribunal to try
electoral offenders to promote justice, noting that
the regular courts were already congested.
Ogunmola said that INEC learnt from reports of
observers and they were put into consideration in
making elections better.
In Kwara, the All Progressives Congress (APC)
condemned the proposed deployment of military
during elections, saying that it would amount to an
infringement of rights of voters.
Chief Wole Oke, an APC chieftain, said deploying
military to polling units would be counterproductive
as it was sure to scare people away from exercising
their civic responsibility.
But Ekiti State Resident Electoral Commissioner,
Alhaji Halilu Pai, said INEC had no plan to tamper
with the guidelines and time table already set for
2015 elections.
Pai also said deployment of security agents before,
during and after elections was normal as it was
aimed at saving lives and property.
He urged NASS to expedite action on the passage of
the on-going amendments of the electoral act.
He warned that those without the permanent cards
would not be allowed to vote.
The issue of military deployment, however, in
Nasarawa State, was welcomed as the APC and the
state chapter of PDP expressed support for the idea.
According to Usman Mohammed, state Legal Adviser
of the APC, the security of lives was paramount in
view of the insecurity in the country.
“We all know that in recent time, insurgents target
places where people congregate and in order not to
give them opportunity, the military had to be on hand
to protect the lives of both the electorate and
electoral officials,” Mohammed said.
He, however, said the military should only be
deployed to troubled spots and volatile areas.
Similarly, Mr. Yunana Iliya, state Chairman of PDP,
lauded the proposal.
Iliya said with the level of fear in the country, the
people needed to be assured of their security, to
perform their civic responsibility.
In Kano, the state Resident Electoral Commissioner,
Alhaji Abdullahi Danyaya, said prosecution of
election offenders was not part of INEC’s
responsibilities but the security agencies.
He called for the setting up of a panel to prosecute
offenders to serve as a deterrent to others.
Also, a onetime Military Governor of Katsina State,
and a Senator in the Third Republic, Retired. Col. Isa
Kachako, said it was a disgrace to Nigeria to deploy
military during elections.
In Jigawa, INEC Head of Voters Education and
Publicity, Alhaji Surajo Kore, called on civil society
organisations to assist in voters’ enlightenment and
mobilisation, to ensure a successful election in 2015.
Kore said that INEC was fully prepared for the next
year’s elections because people were fully mobilised
and voters’ cards were also distributed.
In his contribution, a legal practitioner in Dutse, Mr
Muktar Usman, said that the only way to ensure a
credible election was people should be allowed to
vote and stay around the polling centres for their
votes to be counted in their presence.
He rejected the idea of deploying military personnel
to supervise election, stressing that they would not
help in anything.
A legal practitioner in Bauchi State, Malam Isma’ila
Idris, said unless the bill for further amendment of
the electoral act was passed, the situation would not
augur well for the people who were expecting
changes.
He added that time was running out, therefore, the
lawmakers should understand the importance of the
act and pass the bill for it to be a reference guide to
the general elections.
Reports from Enugu State indicated that political
parties decried the non-existence of special tribunal
to try electoral offenders.
The state Chairman of Kowa party, Mr Chinedu
Anuche, said that establishment of such tribunals
would discourage electoral malpractice and violence
in Nigeria.
The chairman, however, commended election
observers for their roles in promoting democracy
and governance in the country
He said that their recommendations had contributed
to some of the electoral reforms in the country.
The chairman called for more collaboration among
INEC, political parties and security agencies
Also, the Secretary of the PDP, Mr Steve Oruruo, said
the delay in the passage of the act would not disrupt
the 2015 elections.
“With the quality of administration that I have seen
under Prof Attahiru Jega, we are hitting
standardisation.“
Religious organisations, including the Christian
Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Borno, also
expressed the view that politicians should avoid
rancour by playing politics according to the rules.
Borno CAN chairman, Rev. Titus Pona, told NAN:
“Politicians should play a fair game of politics without
bitterness with one another.’’
On the state of preparedness by the police, the Borno
Police boss, Mr Clement Adoda, said that the
command was ready to provide a level playing
ground to all political stakeholders.
Adoda warned politicians against thuggery political
recklessness usually associated with electioneering in
some parts of the country.
The recurring issue of the passage of the electoral
law played out in Osun when a lawmaker, Abiodun
Awolola, said the delay would not have any effect on
the 2015 general elections,
Awolola, a member of Osun House of Assembly, said
that although the elections were fast approaching,
the law could not be implemented immediately if
finally passed before the conduct of the elections.
“Even if the bill is passed, it will not have any effect
on the election because its implementation will not
start immediately.’’
Sharing a similar view, Mr Kamil Oyedele, another
law maker, said 2010 Electoral Act was still valid.
Meanwhile, Mr Adegboyega Adebayo, the state
Coordinator of Civil Progress Group (CPG), expressed
the fear that democracy might not be sustainable
with the heavy deployment of security personnel
during elections.
In Oyo State, Alhaji Nasir Ayilara, the Resident
Electoral Commissioner (REC), said in Ibadan that
the polls would be better than the 2011 edition
adjudged to be free and fair by international
observers and monitors.
“We have very high hope that the 2015 general
elections will be better than that of the 2011. You
know 2011 was a departure from previous ones,” he
said.
The REC said INEC had been tackling the challenges
facing the Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) distribution
and Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) in line with
international standards.
“The major threat to the conduct of 2015 elections is
insecurity as hoodlums and thugs may want to
perpetrate violence,” he said.
Commenting on INEC activities towards the elections,
a Kaduna-based frontline politician, Alhaji Balarabe
Musa, said the electoral body was not ready.
Musa said in Kaduna that the absence of an amended
law would negate the 2015 election.
According to him, the election time table released by
the commission will have very little binding effect
since there is no law guiding the electoral process.
“INEC is not prepared for the 2015 election; we are
going to have a mess; we are going to have imperfect
election, bad election and it will be called elections,
and winners will be allowed, which means there will
be no legitimacy,” he said.
He said NASS granting of INEC request to use military
for elections was unconstitutional.
Musa cautioned that ceding such powers to INEC
would compromise the neutrality expected of the
commission and portray it as “part and parcel of the
ringing system”.
He said the commission did not require a special
tribunal to prosecute offenders if it was serious in
doing so based on existing laws.
The former governor also spoke on the operations of
civil society organisations in the country, saying they
had failed woefully in the discharge of their
responsibilities.
The need for INEC to have “constitutional autonomy’’
was stressed by political stakeholders in Delta.
The state Chairman of the Labour Party, Chief Tony
Ezeagu, said for INEC to deliver on its obligation to
the nation, it must have a capacity to operate
independent of the government.
“The electoral body cannot be said to be independent
as long as it depends on the government of the day
for funding. The constitution should make provision
for INEC to have its own budgetary allocation.
“Also, the appointment of the chairman of the
commission should be rested in the hands of the
chairmen of the various political parties, not the
government.’’
Politicians in Anambra, however, said the time table
and guidelines for the elections, if strictly followed,
would build better political orientation and advance
the political culture of the country.
The electorate in Rivers also kicked against
deployment of troops in 2015 general elections as
undemocratic.
Mr Ben Orlu told NAN in Port Harcourt that
deployment of troops was capable of triggering
voters’ apathy.
Orlu, who is a community leader, said that presence
of soldiers would undermine the tenets of democracy
as well as truncate electoral values.
‘’If INEC is sincere, it should engage the services of
police and other para-military, who I believe could
maintain peace and order during the election.
Also commenting, the Zamfara Commissioner for
Information, Alhaji Ibrahim Birnin-Magaji, said non
prosecution of electoral offenders had created more
avenues for election crimes and offences.
Birnin-Magaji noted that if INEC and other election
tribunals could carry out their duties effectively to
arrest and prosecute offenders, the rate of violation
of guidelines would reduce.
The commissioner therefore called on INEC, election
tribunals, and other enforcement agencies to ensure
prosecution and punishment of electoral law
offenders.
In Abia, Prof. Etannibi Alemika, a lecturer in the
Department of Sociology, University of Jos, urged the
Federal Government to ensure timely release of
funds to the relevant agencies concerned with the
2015 elections to enable them to discharge their
responsibilities.
Alemika said the delay in the release of funds to
police in past elections always resulted in the non-
payment of allowances to policemen on election
duty.
He said the amendment of the electoral act ought to
have been completed early by the NASS to enable
Nigerians to study it before the commencement of
the elections.
Alemika lauded INEC’s proposal for the use of the
military during the polls, saying that ‘’the military can
be used in the distribution of logistics and election
materials.’’
Reacting to the issues at stake ahead of the election,
the INEC’s Director of Education and Publicity, Mr
Oluwole Osaze-Uzi, said there was need to establish
special commission to handle electoral offences.
Osaze-Uzi said in Abuja that INEC’s roles did not
include punishing the offenders but to present them
in court for prosecution.
“It will be good to have special tribunal within the
exciting judicial framework, or we can have special
tribunal to do the same,’’ Osaze-uzi said.
He said that the commission would continue to do all
within its mandate pending when the appropriate
decisions would be taken on the matter.(NAN)
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Aregbesola weeps, says Nigeria should be mourning
The Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola has questioned the
emotion of Nigeria as a nation with its indifferent posture
towards the deepening security crisis, which has seen
thousands killed by the Boko Haram sect.
Aregbesola said this while delivering a lecture titled,
‘Federalism, democracy and the future of Nigeria,’ during the
Convocation Lecture and 66th Foundation Day Ceremony,
University of Ibadan on Tuesday.
The governor, who was overwhelmed by emotion as he sobbed
during the lecture, said Nigerian should be mourning with the
killing of schoolchildren and teachers in Potiskum, Yobe State,
on Monday.
He said, “It is unfortunate that even if we should ask ourselves
what the mood of the nation should be now, we do not know.
Nigeria should be mourning by now. Nigeria’s flag must fly at
half mast now. We should be wearing mournful look and ask
ourselves how we got to be where we are now.
“Fifty of our schoolchildren and teachers were killed in a
suicide attack yesterday (Monday) in Potiskum and we act as if
it is normal. We don’t even have the feeling anymore, the
conscience, the emotion and the fact that the only thing we
have is life.
“I will not be where I am today if I had been slaughtered like
that in school. That is just one of the statistics. In the same
Yobe, some students were slaughtered at night while in Borno,
schoolgirls were taken away and yet to be found or returned.
“Territories of Nigeria are being paraded by lunatics, mad men,
who could not be called normal human beings. Yet, we carried
on as if all these do not matter. We have forgotten that
whatever is happening to a neighbour is a sign of what could
come to others.”
The governor expressed deep sadness over the erosion of the
visions of the nation’s founders, fearing that Nigeria could be
heading for doom because of the latest oil discoveries by
nations that once depended on Nigeria’s oil and the fall in oil
price.
Aregbesola added, “Sixty six years ago, when UI was founded
and Nigeria was the morning star of Africa, the founding
fathers of Nigeria never thought that this kind of thing would
happen to us. But alas, if anything, it appears we are worse than
we were in the 60s.
“The oil price crisis is telling us that in 10 years time, oil will
amount to nothing. Less than 18 months ago, the US depended
on our oil, today US exports oil to other nations. If India, which
is already showing the technological capacity, follows suit just
as others, we are doomed.
“If in autumn, oil price is falling, what will happen between
May and September? It is not the price that is worrisome but
the fact that we now depend absolutely on oil without any
belief in the fact that wealth is created by production.
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In their world it's norm but in our world is what it is 'lies' 1. NAME: She is such a beautiful girl; exaggeration cannot desc...
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Address by His Excellency, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR On the Occasion of His Declaration of Intent to Run for the 2015 Presiden...
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Lagos – The Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Saturday gave the Senate a one-week ultimatum to clarify its position on the removal of Minimum Wa...
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The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested two persons in connections with a mob action that led to the death of a soldier, Ayuba Ali...
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The Nigerian navy has announced the release of the list of successful candidates in the aptitude test that was held nationwide on August 1...
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No fewer than 120 lawmakers have begun a battle to remove President Goodluck Jonathan as they have appended their signatures for his impeach...
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The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, on Tuesday emerged the Chairperson, Board of Governors of the Economic Community of West African Sta...
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SATANIC LOVE FOR MONEY! Economic and Financial Crimes Commission discovered ( N15bn,) $38m, N23m, £27,...