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John Hopkins speech: Sanwo-Olu knocks Peter Obi for ‘demarketing’ Nigeria
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has said former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi lacks the moral justification to demarket Nigeria abroad.
Sanwo-Olu accused Obi of making comments that de-marketed Nigeria at the John Hopkins University in the United States, US.
He maintained that the former LP presidential candidate played a part in the poverty level in Anambra State as a governor.
Sanwo-Olu stressed that after Obi left of office, Willie Obiano took over the mantle of leadership in the state and reduced the poverty rate from almost 60 per cent to 14.8 per cent.
During an engagement at John Hopkins, Obi had painted a gloomy picture of Nigeria, saying the economy of the West African country has been backwards in the last 25 years.
Comparing Nigeria to China, Indonesia and Vietnam, Obi said in 1990, when the Human Development Index (HDI) measurement started, Nigeria, China, Vietnam and Indonesia were all classified under the medium category of the HDI measurement.
Condemning his remarks, Sanwo-Olu described Obi’s pattern of behaviour as disturbing.
The governor’s condemnation was contained in a statement titled, ‘Factually Addressing Mr. Peter Obi’s Criticism of Nigeria at Johns Hopkins University’.
Sanwo-Olu said: “He made unflattering remarks not just about the incumbent Nigerian government but also about Nigeria. I also find Mr Obi’s pattern of behaviour disturbing. When prominent Nigerians go overseas, they ought to project Nigeria positively.
“But after only two years in office, the poverty rate in Anambra jumped to 53.7 per cent. But the interesting thing is that five years after Peter Obi left office, his successor, Willie Obiano, reduced the poverty rate in Anambra from almost 60 per cent to 14.8 per cent.
“As such, I am not sure that Mr. Obi is morally well placed to make the alarming claims he made about Nigeria at Johns Hopkins. Mr Obi contributed to the increase in poverty in Nigeria.”
Sanwo-Olu pointed out that Obi failed to adequately fight poverty, improve education, and healthcare decay when he was governor of Anambra State.
He said it was ironic that the former governor of Anambra, who did not build a single school or a stand-alone hospital throughout his tenure, is criticising the Federal Government.
The Lagos governor added: “I find it somewhat ironic that a man like Mr Obi, who did not build a single school or a stand-alone hospital throughout his eight-year tenure as governor of Anambra or sustainably provide credit facilities, would criticise the government of Nigeria, which is actively doing that.”
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I survived what was meant to shatter me, Olakunle Churchill writes after getting slammed over post he made following ex-wife Tonto Dikeh’s testimony.
I survived what was meant to shatter me, Olakunle Churchill writes after getting slammed over post he made following ex-wife Tonto Dikeh’s testimony.
This post comes after his ex-wife gave a testimony in church about being delivered from anger issues and heavy smoking.
After a video of the testimony went viral, Churchill took to Instagram to share a post that got him dragged.
Former First Lady Aisha Buhari has said late former President Muhammadu Buhari made the controversial “other room” comment on the wrong stage.
According to Mrs Buhari, remarks such as that one often fail to translate well on the international stage.
Her views on the statement are contained in a newly released biography of the former president titled ‘From Soldier to Statesman: The Legacy of Muhammadu Buhari’, written by Charles Omole.
Excerpts of the book read: “The line, ‘she belongs to my kitchen…and the other room’ took on a life of its own after it was uttered in Germany, standing next to Angela Merkel.
“Aisha Buhari responds with the nonchalance of someone familiar with both the man and the soldier’s tendency toward gallows humor.
“We laughed about it,’ she says. Yet she also admits it was the wrong venue for such a joke.
“In the global square, irony travels badly,’ the book states. “Back home, she was confronted with questions from international colleagues who interpreted the quip as official policy.
“Her reply was direct: she knows her place, and so does he. They argued at times over the distance between the nation he envisioned and the administration he oversaw.
“But they never argued about whether she belonged in spaces where power is exercised. She simply walked in.”
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Aliko Dangote Reacts to Reports that Donald Trump Is Unhappy With the Launch Of Dangote Refinery (Video)
Alhaji Aliko Dangote, President of Dangote Refinery, has denied claims that U.S. President Donald Trump is displeased with the launch of the $20 billion refinery.
There were claims on social media suggesting that Trump’s recent threat to attack certain locations in Nigeria could be linked to Africa’s largest refinery.
Trump had threatened to strike terrorists targeting Christians at various locations in Nigeria, which led to the spread of various propaganda and social media reactions.
Addressing the press, Dangote said that the USA has been a major supplier of crude to the refinery, adding that the talk about Trump being angry over its establishment “does not hold water.”
“The US has been one of our major suppliers of crude, which is why when someone says Trump is not happy with our refinery, it’s not true,” he said.
“Trump is more than happy with our refinery, because on average for a year, we do not buy more than 100 million barrels from the US.”
Dangote also said Nigerians now have the option of buying high-quality, locally refined petrol at a cheaper price or opting for blended imported fuel at a higher cost.
Dangote stated that fuel importers could continue to incur losses while Nigerians enjoy more affordable petrol prices.
According to him, the availability of locally refined petrol gives consumers a clear choice between quality fuel sold at a lower rate and blended premium motor spirit (PMS) sold at higher prices by importers.
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