Views: Visits 5 By Festus Ahon, ASABA THE League of Professionals for Strategic Advocacy, Monday, berated the President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Ahmed Lawan, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila and former Chairman of the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, Prof Usman Yusuf for opposing the decision Southern Governors to ban open grazing of cattle, call for national dialogue, restructuring of the country among others. The League in a statement by its Convener, Prince Obaro Unuafe, Chairman, Mr Pius Mordi, and Secretary, Mr Fred Akpewe, secretary, described the coordinated condemnation by a section of Northern Leaders of the decisions made by the Southern Governors “as provocative, insulting and a confirmation that the security challenges facing Nigeria are orchestrated by dubious groups that thrive under the current unjust political situation.
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BAN ON OPEN GRAZING: Group berates Lawan, Gbajabiamila, Yusuf for opposing Southern Govs
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By Festus Ahon, ASABA
THE League of Professionals for Strategic Advocacy, Monday, berated the President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Ahmed Lawan, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila and former Chairman of the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, Prof Usman Yusuf for opposing the decision Southern Governors to ban open grazing of cattle, call for national dialogue, restructuring of the country among others.
The League in a statement by its Convener, Prince Obaro Unuafe, Chairman, Mr Pius Mordi, and Secretary, Mr Fred Akpewe, secretary, described the coordinated condemnation by a section of Northern Leaders of the decisions made by the Southern Governors “as provocative, insulting and a confirmation that the security challenges facing Nigeria are orchestrated by dubious groups that thrive under the current unjust political si
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THE ALTERNATIVE With Reno Omokri
On Wednesday, May 12, 2021, Bola Tinubu released an eid-el-fitr homily to Nigerians and asked every citizen to “put politics aside” and pray for President Buhari.
But did Bola Tinubu put politics aside to pray for then-President Jonathan during the various eids that occurred during his five year rule?
No. I am a meticulous record keeper, and I recall quite clearly that Bola Tinubu took pains to ensure that he undermined the then President when he spoke during the various eids between 2011 and 2015, and he did not stop there.
Both Bola Tinubu and Muhammadu Buhari even went as far as asking then President Jonathan to resign for failing to secure the nation!
With such clashes usually come allegations of insubordination, financial impropriety, abuse of office, award of contracts without following due process, non-remittance of appropriate funds to government’s coffers and other infractions.
While these ministers adduced various infractions as reasons for their ‘fights’ with heads of agencies under them, analysts, however, believe there are always more “behind the scene” reasons and vested interests for such actions.
Such altercations, according to some analysts, also affect operations of the concerned agencies, even as they erode political authority in governance across the board, with public interest suffering the most.
Two former ministers who spoke with Daily Trust on Sunday on the issue yesterday described such open confrontations as signs of indiscipline and the inability of the government to maintain a cohesive administration.