Politics
I was not happy when Buhari fired Magu. – Hon Success Opara
Magu was the face of his anti-corruption campaign and he was doing very, very well until Malami found a way to hang him. I spoke audibly like I knew Magu one on one but no, it was only because I love Nigeria and the Buhari government. We know what his successor did despite being a very young boy. That boy’s case will be revisited but not this evening.
Despite that, I did not become a hater of that government as I realized that no government can get all decisions right.
I was disappointed too when Emefiele was given the go ahead to punish Nigerians because the villa cabal wanted power to be retained by a section of the country and therefore wanted to ensure that the APC candidate lost. It was for this reason that the then candidate, now president said in Abeokuta that “bo wun yin, e gbe’po pamo, be k’owo pamo, a ma dibo, a ma wole.” Meaning “if you like, hide fuel and hide money, we will vote and we will win.”
When the supreme court ruled that the old N200, N500 and N1,000 should remain legal tender only for fPMB to address the nation that only N200 will remain in circulation thereby flagrantly disobeying the ruling of the highest court in the land, I was furious but I never hated fPMB.
I never hated the country too.
There were many policy summersaults that hurt me too.
I spoke against what I did not like but I never allowed myself to become a person who disliked good things or good news about Nigeria.
This is why I laugh today when I see those who because of their ulterior motives have turned themselves to haters but called themselves objective critics, elite Buharists and all manner of concocted nomenclatures.
It is really laughable because their hypocrisy is not hidden as they think.
It is obvious.
It is only a moron that can be satisfied with every single thing a government does and that is why I am not comfortable with the removal of subsidy on electricity because all advanced economies do subsidize it to keep their factories competitive and profitable.
But my disagreeing with that is not enough reason to hate the government of Tinubu.
It can only be if I have an ulterior personal motive which I can then cover with the veil of objective criticism or emergency activism.
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Friday declared that he’s still a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Wike’s comment followed his expulsion from the party by the faction led by National Chairman, Kabiru Turaki.
Turaki had formally dispatched expulsion certificates to 11 prominent party chieftains, including Wike, former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, Umaru Bature, Kamarudeen Ajibade, SAN, Abdurahman Muhammad Senator Mao Ohuabunwa.
He said their expulsion was aimed at sanitising the party ahead of the 2027 elections.
Reacting to the development on Friday, Wike dismissed the claim while assuring that he would continue to work with other party members in making PDP a relevant opposition party.
The minister spoke while addressing journalists after inspecting the Interchange bridge and road linking Gwarinpa with Jahi and direct to Katampe, Gishiri and Maitama.
He said, “Those that are factionalized are bound to leave the party, I’m still in PDP and you can see that not everybody has left.
“We still have good numbers and we will continue to work together and that’s what I have said to the party. Put your house in order because at the end of the day, if you don’t put your house in order, it’s the party that is losing.
“So those who are worried, we can work together to see how the party can remain a relevant opposition.”
The governments of Abia and Imo States have announced the launching of a joint security taskforce and surveillance along the Aba-Owerri expressway, starting from Owerrinta in Abia State all the way to Owerri, Imo State.
The launch followed recent attacks by criminals on the expressway, including kidnapping, armed robbery and other criminal activities.
The formation of the joint security taskforce and surveillance was announced by Ferdinand Ekeoma, the Special Adviser to Governor Alex Otti on Media and Publicity.
His statement read in part: “Arising from a strategic emergency security meeting held today, 4th December, 2025, by the Governors of Abia and Imo Sates at the Imo State Government Owerri House, His Excellency Governor Alex Otti and His Excellency Senator Hope Uzodinma resolved to set up a joint security Taskforce that shall consist of Soldiers, Naval Personnel, Police Officers , DSS Personnel, and other Government Security Agencies.
“The joint security Taskforce shall, starting from tomorrow 5th December 2025, patrol the road 24 hours nonstop, while carrying out massive surveillance in the surrounding bushes using sophisticated drones and other modern security equipment.”
According to the statement, Governor Alex Otti commended the Governor of Imo State for arresting the criminals who carried out an attack on His advanced team and other passengers a few days ago.
“The two Governors, while assuring citizens plying the road on a daily basis and those returning home for Christmas of their safety and security, warn that there would be severe consequences for any criminal caught on the road going forward”, Ekeoma concluded.
President Bola Tinubu has transmitted to the senate two lists of 34 career and 31 non career ambassadors nominees for screening and confirmation.
Prominent names listed as non career ambassadors include Reno Omokri, Femi Fani-Kayode, Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, Victor Ikpeazu and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi.
Also listed as non career ambassadors nominees are Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Vice Admiral Ete Ibas, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, Senator Nora Daduut, Fatima Ajimobi, and Senator Ita Enang among others.
The two lists brings to 68 number of persons nominated so far as ambassadors awaiting confirmation by the Senate.
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