Chief of Staff, Bauchi State Government House, & Former Commissioner, Budget & Economic Planning, Bauchi State (2019-2021). Farmer ☘️🐏🐂🐓🐟Opinions are mine.
Congratulations Al-Amin Adamu Gamawa! He is the 13 year old Nigerian Bronze medal winner at the International Mathematics quiz competition held in Thailand. Over 70 countries participated. Nigeria came 15th. He hails from my hometown of Gamawa, Bauchi State. May God bless him! 👏🏼
If you dedicate ONE hour everyday to reading you will read at least 25 pages. That is 175 pages weekly. Most nonfiction are 200-350 pages. In a month you can read 2-4 books, & in a year at least 25 books. Many important books are available (some free) online.Use your time wisely.
VP Prof Yemi Osinbajo SAN and his brother Akin Osinbajo SAN.
Yemi served as Attorney General in Lagos (1999-2007) and his brother was Attorney General in Ogun State (2003-2011).
One day the north will appreciate the fact that political power is useless if you cannot use it to address social problems. Leaders at all levels that cannot address the following are useless:
Illiteracy
Unemployment
Abject poverty
Drug abuse
Gender inequality
Intolerance
They spent most of their political lives in PDP. After joining APC they blamed PDP for all our problems without telling us the role they played. Those who recently left the APC are telling us that APC is bad, and they now return to the PDP they blamed. Shameless politicians!
Lalong, Ganduje, MA Abubakar, Bindow were all PDP members before joining APC. Except MA, they were all elected into one position or another under PDP.
Tambuwal & Ortom were elected as governors under APC, today they are in PDP.
Don’t go & die for any politician. Use your brain!
One day our public office holders will appreciate the importance of honor & integrity. If you are accused of committing an offense that you know you have committed, no need for you to wait till you are removed or convicted, or delay the process. You should just honorably RESIGN.
Most of the politicians you are rooting for have sons and daughters here on Twitter. You hardly see them throwing insults and fighting their friends and strangers in the name of supporting their parents. After the elections, they will be the main beneficiaries.Take it easy! ✌🏽
If your source of income is from a politician, government or elected official you can hardly be objective on issues affecting them. You should be aware of your own biases & conflict of interest. It doesn’t mean you are wrong. It means your views are influenced by your interests.
During Jonathan we criticized him & PDP for engaging in political campaigns when people were being killed. Today Buhari & APC are repeating the same mistake. Some sycophants don’t even want the killlings in ZAMFARA & other places to be mentioned. The FG must end the killings NOW!
ZAMFARA has an APC governor who has been in power since 2011 (elected at age 43). He is the chair of Nigerian Governors Forum. He resigned his position as Chief Security Officer of the State. Minister of defense is from the state. It’s one of the poorest & mismanaged states.
Don’t think you know a candidate or public official by following their twitter accounts only. Most of these social media accounts are managed by aides, who sometimes are smarter than the politicians. Hence the disconnect between what they tweet and what the candidates represent.
May Allah accept our good deeds & prayers, forgive our shortcomings, guide, bless and protect us. May peace, justice and prosperity reign in our country. May our tomorrow be better than our yesterday.
Let me drop this very interesting political debate from Kenya here. Integrity matters! Don’t vote for corrupt politicians.
#TrackNigeria
#NigeriaDecides2019
You cannot stop the winner from celebrating or prevent the loser from grieving. You must avoid words & conduct that will do more harm than good. Avoid hate & divisive comments. Respect the choices that people have made, and move on. Be magnanimous in victory & gracious in defeat.
State governors are very powerful in Nigeria.Their actions and inactions affect more people than the President & NASS. They receive huge amount of money on behalf of the people & the LGAs are under them. Please vote your governors wisely. The next opportunity is after 4 years. ✌🏽
If you don’t like the system change it. If the system isn’t working make it work. If you know the people who destroyed the system don’t just make noise about it,take action. You are part of the system. You are elected to change it. It’s is called leadership. It’s is called reform
Some people are dangerously naive & dishonest. If you criticize APC they jump into conclusion that you want PDP back. If you criticize Buhari they jump into conclusion that you either support Atiku etc. Some of us our loyalty is to our values, not candidates, parties or money.
Despite the BH insurgency that cost thousands of lives and property in Borno State, Governor
@KashimSM
did very well during his tenure (2011-2019). Apart from investment in education, health, housing & agriculture, he stayed in Maiduguri with his people.Congrats Senator Shettima!
PDP claims credit for all the good things that happened 1999-2015, but don’t want to take responsibility for the bad things that occurred.
APC blames PDP for all the bad things that happened 1999-2015, but don’t want to admit that the majority of today’s APC leaders were in PDP.
Commissioning Turns Sour as FCT Minister Suspends the director of the FCT Fire Service , Mr Julius Opetunsin over alleged dereliction of duty and perceived incompetence.
It is quite sad that an important and big city like Abuja relies on refurbished & dilapidated equipment.
Lessons:
1. Don’t take polls too seriously
2. Offline support more important than online support
3. Elite consensus not as important as popular support
4. People vote their own
5. Trust is very important
6. It is hard to sell a bad brand
7. It is hard to defeat an incumbent
8.?
Until Pres Buhari starts holding his appointees accountable for their failure to discharge their responsibilities the security situation & other sectors are not likely to improve. In our private lives we change the mechanic or the security guards when they failed to do their job.
Elections come and go. Don’t destroy your relationships & reputation because of these politicians. If you remember,last elections many of the politicians now in PDP were in APC & vice versa. The same thing is likely to happen after this elections. Don’t burn bridges.Take it easy!
Many poor Nigerians are not victims of bad governance and corruption. They are enablers. They actively support, condone or participate in the system that perpetuate their poverty & suffering.That is why many of them kept going back to the same leaders that created their problems.
Politicians who held elected positions & appointments under PDP are now telling us that it was the PDP’s rule that destroyed Nigeria. Most of them left the party either because PDP lost power or because they wanted to avoid accountability, or infiltrate APC. Can they be trusted?
Our obsession with “respect” and “loyalty” to individuals, instead of truth, is one of the reasons why people in authority are misinformed on important issues. Our leaders are surrounded by people who tell them what they want to hear, not what they NEED to hear. Sycophancy!
Tawaye sai yan birni.
Zunzurutun kuri’a sai yan kauye.
Kuri’un kauye basa isowa sai dare yayi.
Kafin gari ya waye sai kaji labari ya canja.
Sakamakon gaskiya shine wanda hukumar zabe ta bayar.
Allah yasa a wanye lafiya.
May the soul of Sen Babayo Garba Gamawa rest in peace. He died this evening after a brief illness in Bauchi. He was speaker of Bauchi State House of Assembly, Deputy Governor and Senator representing Bauchi North. He was kind, generous & served his people well. Allah ya jikansa.
Zamfara is resorting to superstition and sorcery to tackle insecurity. Sorcery and Charm are prohibited by Sharia. Is Zamfara not practising Sharia anymore?
There is only ONE lasting solution to the problem of insecurity in Zamfara: GOOD GOVERNANCE!
Innocent men & women being killed & terrorized daily by armed bandits in many parts of Zamfara State. The government has failed in protecting the lives & property of these Nigerians. President Buhari & Governor Yari have the primary responsibility of providing security for them.
Iya turanci ba shi kadai ke nuna ilimi ba.Shi yasa wasu idan da turanci ake magana ko rubutu sai ka dauka basu san komai ba. Amma idan aka yi da yarensu sai fasaha da basirarsu ta fito. Ba kauyanci bane yin magana ko rubutu da yarenka. Burin shine a fahimceka kaima ka fahimta.
APC needs to re-strategize in the South West, & other parts of Nigeria. Fayemi won the Ekiti election with less than 20k votes. The Osun election was so close it was declared inconclusive. They lost leadership of both houses & governors in Sokoto,Benue & Kwara. Don’t be arrogant.
If you read the right books they can change your life for good. Authors spend years writing books to share their knowledge & experience. In reading you develop yourself by acquiring wealth of knowledge that took others decades to acquire. What are your 3 most influential books?
Wanda yace baya son kabilarka, addininka, yankinka ko jinsinka idan yace kai yana sonka to akwai alamar tambaya.Talauci ko rashin karatu ba dalili bane da za'a wulakanta mana mutanen mu. Zama lafiya shine a mutunta juna. Kowane dan kasa yana da yancin zama a ko ina a Najeriya.
Thank you so much everyone for your kind words and best wishes. I have been travelling for a couple of days with limited access to Internet. I will respond to your messages and return your calls as soon as I settle down. I am grateful!
Pastor Tunde Bakare was General
@MBuhari
’s running mate in the 2011 Presidential Election. He also actively supported President Buhari’s campaign in 2015. He is one of the people respected by the President. This is his assessment of the performance of the PMB/APC government.
Buhari is arguably the most influential Nigerian politician in the last 20yrs, at least in Northern Nigeria. Every presidential election from 2003-2019 was Buhari against another candidate. He lost 3 times & won 2 times. What are the key things you want him to do in his 2nd term?
This is bigotry, ignorance and incitement! You are endangering the lives of millions of peaceful herders by depicting them as criminals to be killed by the police. You must stop this demonization! Herders don’t carry anything beyond a stick and cutlass for cutting grass.
When would Nigerians understand that their leaders and elites, no matter their political and other differences, are closer to each other than the masses? These men have been together since the early 1960s. In one way or another, they have been calling the shots since 1966.
Almost all the 40+ lawyers who appeared before the CCT today (probono) to defend the CJN have cases before the Supreme Court, presided over by the CJN. Don’t you think this will create a conflict of interest? Is it not better for the CJN to hire his own lawyers? 🤔
Do you expect someone who is benefiting from a system to advocate for it to be changed?
Do you expect someone who has stopped benefiting from a system to say good things about it, even if it good?
The political struggle is between former & current beneficiaries of the system.
Why is it only Dasuki is in detention and all the other people who participated in the alleged crimes he was accused of committing are either free or on bail? The President who gave him orders is free. The Central Bank Governor is free. Most of the beneficiaries are also free.🤔
It will be hard for them to respond because:
1. They can’t accuse him of being a PDP Member
2. They can’t accuse him of being ATIKU supporter
3. They can’t accuse him of seeking for appointment
4. They can’t dismiss him as a hater
5. They can’t dismiss him as irrelevant.
Congratulations to President
@MBuhari
! I wish you a healthy & successful 2nd term in office. May the 2nd term bring peace, unity and development across Nigeria. Elections divide people. Your first task is to unite Nigeria. May God give you the ability to fulfil your promises.
I like Lai Mohammed’s response to OBJ’s letter to PMB. He focused on issues and accepted it as an honest feedback. Not everyone who criticizes PMB is an enemy. Many of us want him to succeed. No one should tell Buhari not to contest again. Let Nigerians decide. It’s democracy.
Some states have not conducted LG elections in 10 years. They appoint caretaker committees & chairpersons after every 10-15 months. Democracy at the grassroots has been castrated by some selfish governors. They hijack the funds allocated to LGAs & spend without accountability.
My condolences to friends, students and family of Professor
@pius_adesanmi
! He was a good friend, mentor and supportive colleague. He was committed to good governance and development of higher education in Nigeria and Africa. May his gentle soul rest in peace! Good night, sir!
Nigerians like conspiracy theories. Some people now want to reduce the violence in Zamfara to “gold mining.” This simplistic explanation ignores the high rate of poverty and many years of bad governance in the state. Gold mining might be a factor, but there are other factors too.
There should be another 3-hour debate between Osinbajo & Obi.
FORMAT
1st hour: structured questions from the moderator on key themes.
2nd hour: questions from the audience representing both parties, & more.
3rd hour: Candidates should ask/engage each other.
#2019Debate
Fake News Alert: The security meeting held today in Bauchi discussed the issue of IDPs from Gaidam, Yobe State. The state pledged to support them. There was no mention of BH presence or attack in Bauchi. We are just taking proactive measures to improve security in some LGAs.
It’s now clear for everyone to see that appointing people from a particular area doesn’t make that area better. Almost all the key positions in the security sector are held by people from the North. Yet, the North has more security problems than the rest of the country.
#Reform
We must depart from the the culture of seeing agriculture as a retirement plan or occupation of old people in the village. The sector can only trive if viewed as a serious business, not just a means of subsistence. Young and educated people must be encouraged to participate.
Congratulations Malam
@Elrufai
! May your second term bring more peace and prosperity to Kaduna. You have laid a solid foundation in the first term. We hope to see more investment in education, health & infrastructure. Sai kuma a ci gaba da hakuri. Allah ya baka nasara da kariya.
If truly Miyetti Allah didn’t issue that statement that was widely circulated, it should sue all the papers that participated in publishing the inciting statement. Some of our media houses are very irresponsible.Those who commit or incite violence should be held accountable.
Make that call, write that email, have that meeting, because one day you will wake up and realize that it is too late. Don’t wait until you are super-rich before you help people. They might not be there when you become super-rich. Use the little you have to touch lives. ✌🏽
We create excuses for the leaders we like & criticize the ones we don’t like. We tolerate & justify the things we condemn yesterday. We forget that tomorrow it could be another person we might not like or might not like us. We must avoid setting bad precedents.
May the soul of Aisha Lemu rest in peace. She was a great & influential scholar, teacher, author, leader, mentor, and administrator. She was former principal of the Women's Teachers College Minna & founding national Amirah of FOMWAN. My condolences to her family, friends & Ummah.
It is very hard for people to take your fight against corruption seriously when all the people YOU accused of being corrupt are moving freely. Even those
you attempted to prosecute are free. In fact, you harbor some of them in your party and government.
It is disappointing.
I doubt if there is anyone who would want you to succeed more than your wife and your children. Your success is their success. If there is anything that will harm you they are likely to be the first to notice it. If you want an honest feedback listen to your wife and children.
It is easier now for the politicians dumping PDP & joining APC to get the attention of the President than the people in Zamfara whose lives & properties are being destroyed daily. Well, it is the same Talakawa who voted for him that are being killed. Take decisive action, PMB!
Providing security is the first primary responsibility of every government. We spoke against the last government when the insecurity became severe.We should not keep quite now. Despite the efforts the government is making, it needs to do more & it needs to listen to the people.
Aminu Kano formed NEPU in 1950 at the age of 30.
Awolowo formed the Action Group in 1951 at the age of 41.
Azikiwe formed the NCNC in 1944 at the age of 40.
Sardauna became Premier in 1954 at the age of 44.
Balewa became PM at the age of 48.
Maitama became Minister at 23.
Kanawa, Kano fa yanzu ba taku ku kadai bane. Duk mutumin Arewa yana alfahari da Kano, kuma miliyoyin mutane na amfana da Kasuwancin da ake a Kano. Zaman lafiya shine wayewa. Fitina idan aka tada ta ba’a san yadda zata kare ba. Mu kiyayi ayyuka da kalamai da zasu kawo fitina. ✌🏽
Lee Kuan Yew (1923 – 2015), the first Prime Minister of Singapore. He was a strong leader who built a prosperous country. In this video he talked on how he forced the Singapore airlines pilots to call off their strike action, which was harming the country’s economy.
Allah ka rabamu da duk mukami, dukiya, abokantaka, daukaka, ko girma da zai hana mu ganin gaskiya, fadan gaskiya, ko aiki da gaskiya.Ya Allah ka kiyayemu daga son zuciya, girman kai, hadama, zalunci, cin amana, mugunta, hassada, kyashi, munafurci, yaudara, karya, butulci,da riya.
Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said:
“Do not ask me to be a witness to injustice. Your children have the right of receiving equal treatment, as you have the right that they should honor you.” (Abu Daoud)
“Fear God and treat your children with equal justice." (Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
If you like people tell them. If someone is doing a good job show them some appreciation and support. If you miss someone call or visit them. If you want to help do it as soon as you have the means, no matter how little. One day you will wake up and they are gone.
May the soul of Justice Mamman Nasir, Galadiman Katsina rest in peace!
He was appointed the minister of justice, Northern Nigeria (1961). He was also DPP & Solicitor General. He was appointed to the Supreme Court from 1975 to 1978 & President Court of Appeal from 1978 to 1992.
If they like you because you have the same political views or support the same politicians, they are NOT your friends. Any friendship that is based on agreeing with someone 100% is not friendship. True friends respect your right to disagree and your right to be different. Period.
A Abuja akwai mai naman da yake fiye da dubu dari a rana. Cinikin 3M kenan a wata. Idan kace wa wanda basu da aiki su rungumi sana’a sai suce aikin gwamnati suke so, sun fi karfin sana’a ko aikin hannu. Nawa ne albashin aikin gwamnati? Me kaci, me zaka bawa wasu. Muyi tunani! 🤔
You can’t solve a problem if you keep pretending that it doesn’t exist. I understand the approach of FG of refusing to give publicity to BH attacks.But the recent attacks & casualties suffered by the gallant troops in NorthernBorno is unacceptable & requires urgent/drastic action
Congratulations to Governor-elect Mai Mala Buni! Everyone I talk to about you says you are kind, humble & good listener. Don’t change. We hope your leadership will bring peace & development in Yob. Invest in education, agriculture, health, & job creation. And get a good team!✌🏽
Can you name 3 governors and 3 ministers jailed in Nigeria because they were found guilty of corrupt practices by a competent court of law?
You CANNOT. That tells you everything you need to know about the so-called fight against corruption in Nigeria—1999 to 2018.
The truth for many people here is what suits their interests, perceptions and prejudices. You are objective only when they agree with you. They see everything as black or white. They don’t give room for nuance. They want you to take side on every issue. Don’t take them seriously.
Your wife is NOT under any obligation to agree with or support your political views. The man who assaulted & divorced his wife in Plateau state because she supports Buhari is a coward & a disgrace to men. He is free to divorce her, but assault is a crime that should be punished.
Who is responsible for solving the problem of fuel scarcity? Many people, especially the poor, are going through hardship. Why is the problem taking this long, since November?
If some of these youths using social media dedicate the same energy & passion they put into politics to other productive ventures they will accomplish a lot. Don’t waste your energy & goodwill fighting your friends on behalf of politicians that don’t even know you exist. Think!
I understand why some people are not happy with the statement made by
@elrufai
on resisting foreign intervention. I also disagree with his choice of words. The report that Elrufai was banned from entering US since 2010 is false. I was with him in Boston in 2012.