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Please withdraw your case against President Buhari's health and pray for him - Senator Shehu appeals

Senator Shehu Sani has appealed to those compelling the Nigerian Senate to set up medical panel over the state of President Buhari's health. Taking to his Facebook page on Sunday, the Kaduna Central senator urged them to withdraw the case and instead pray for the President to get strong and better. He wrote:

' My appeal to those who went to court to compel The Senate President to set up a medical panel over the health status of Mr. President to withdraw their case and rather join others in praying for our president.Pray for our President like the way you pray for your parents"

President Buhari is presently in the UK where he's recuperating from an undisclosed illness. Many Nigerians are frustrated and are calling for his resignation as they believe he's too sick to govern the country. Just yesterday, the President's wife Mrs. Aisha Buhari left for London, to visit her husband

South East Leaders, Stakeholders Insist On United Nigeria

South East leaders and stakeholders have reiterated their commitment to a united Nigeria where peace, fairness and equality of opportunities are paramount to citizens irrespective of ethnicity or political affiliation.
The leaders also threw their weight behind the call for full restructuring of the country on the platform of fairness and equity.
The Chairman of the South East Governors’ Forum, Gov. Dave Umahi announced this in the early hours of Sunday in Enugu while addressing newsmen on the outcome of an interactive forum of stakeholders.
Umahi, who is the governor of Ebonyi, said that leaders from the zone condemn all manner of hate speeches from any segment of the country.
He said that they were in consultation with leaders from other parts of the country with a view to engaging the Federal Government in a meaningful dialogue.
He said that the region was in full support of the 2014 National Conference report and urged the Federal Government to set up structures for implementing same within a reasonable time.
“We are also in full support of the clamour for the restructure of the country and call on the Federal Government to start a dialogue with Nigerians on the modalities for achieving it,” he said.
The governor said that the governors’ forum and South East National Assembly caucus would constitute the official organ that would speak for the people of the area.
Umahi appealed to the Federal Government to take steps that would ensure safety of the people of the area wherever they lived in the country “just as we have guaranteed the safety of those in our domain”.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the governor of Enugu State, Chief Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi had in an address of welcome charged the people of the area to forge a common front.
Ugwuanyi said that moment like that called for love among the people.
The governor said that nothing would please residents of the state than to remember that Enugu was the venue where the people of the zone gathered to resolve their differences.
NAN further reports that the meeting which held at the Nike Lake Resort had all governors of the zone in attendance.
Former Senate Presidents Chief Ken Nnamani and Chief Adolph Wabara as well as the Deputy Senate President, Chief Ike Ekweremadu was also in attendance.
Other prominent leaders in attendance included, Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe, Sen. Gil Nnaji, Sen. Chukwuka Utazi and several members of the House of Representatives from the zone.
Members of the clergy, traditional rulers and the leadership of Ohaneze Ndigbo was also represented.

Aisha Buhari arrives Addis Ababa for African first ladies meeting

Wife of President Buhari, Aisha Buhari has arrived Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to attend the meeting of the Organization of African First Ladies against HIV/AIDS (OAFLA). she go to Ethiopia for the meeting of the first lady of the country

She arrived the Bole International Airport, Addis Ababa at 9.00pm yesterday July 2nd.

She was received by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Geoffrey Onyeama, Nigeria's Ambassador to Ethiopia, Ambassador Bankole Adeoye and his wife as well as other Embassy, African Union and OAFLA officials.

On her entourage include Zainab Bagudu , Nkechi Okorocha, and Mairo Tanko Almakura; Wives of the Governors of Kebbi, Imo and Nasarawa states, respectively.
after the meeting she back to london to see her husband president Buhari

DSS Detention Of Ex-Militants Breach Of Niger Delta Peace Process, Says Ijaw Youth Council

A pan-Ijaw organization, the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), has flayed the continued detention, without trial, of Niger Deltans by the Department of State Security (DSS), describing it as a breach of the Niger Delta peace process.
The IYC made its position know in a statement signed by its President, Mr. Eric Omare.
The group pointed out that during the fact-finding and confidence-building tour of the Niger Delta region by the Acting President, Mr. Yemi Osinbajo, the people of the region demanded the release of those in detention in connection with the resurgent militancy in the region. The Federal Government, noted IYC, promised to look into the case and actually freed some former Niger Delta militants from detention.
Despite this gesture, IYC said the DSS has continued to detain some other Niger Delta agitators, including those whose release had been ordered by courts.
"The case of ex-militant leader, Mr. Sely Kile Torugbedi (alias Young Shall Grow), is most pathetic and unjust. The Federal High Court, Abuja, presided over by Justice Nnamdi Dimgba, on the 5 August, 2016, made an order for the immediate release of Mr. Torugbedi from DSS custody.
"However, almost a year after the order was made, the DSS is still holding Mr. Torugbedi in custody," said IYC.
The group added that the DSS has also treated Mr. Daniel Ezekiel, an Ijaw activist, in a similar fashion by serially refusing to appear at the Federal High Court, Warri, despite several hearing notices served on the Service at its headquarters in Abuja. The IYC equally pointed out that Mr. Alex Odogu, spokesman of its Abuja chapter, Mr. Jones Abiri, a Yenagoa-based journalist, and many others have been detained for over a year without trial.
"These persons were all arrested in connection with the Niger Delta agitation and since government has decided to adopt a negotiated settlement of the Niger Delta agitation, these persons ought to be released as part of the peace process. It even amounts to a breach of trust for the government to promise peaceful dialogue while at the same time unnecessarily keeping people in detention," fumed IYC.
It added that the leaders of the Niger Delta region have fulfilled their own end of the bargain by restoring relative peace in the region, saying it is the responsibility of the Federal Government to sustain it.
The group called on the acting President to order the release of Messrs. Torugbedi, Ezekiel, Odogu, Abiri and all other Niger Deltans by the DSS in connection with the Niger Delta hostilities.
"Acting President Yemi Osinbanjo should note that his reputation is on trial in the face of these violations of human rights as a law professor and Senior Advocate of Nigeria. Nigerians and the international community are watching," IYC stated.
IYC members demonstrating

Selfie Leads To Tragic Death Of Two FUTA Students

Two undergraduate students of the Federal University of Technology - Akure (FUTA) in Ondo State were pronounced dead after they drowned in a pond on the campus on Saturday.
The students were returning from their entrepreneurship training when the double tragedy occurred at a fishpond on the institution’s second campus in Obakekere.
The deceased are Emmanuel Olabiyi from the Agricultural and Environmental Engineering department and Alex ‘Tunde Olokun of the Project Management Technology department.
The two undergraduate students had in the early hours of Saturday visited the Laboratory of Fishery and Aquaculture for their entrepreneurship training before drowning.
SaharaReporters gathered that the Centre for Entrepreneurship Technology (CENT) of the institution is a training program mandated as a core course for all 300-level undergraduate students at FUTA. Students attended an orientation for the CENT training program on June 9 and were instructed to return on June 23 and begin their training sessions.
The two deceased students were returning from their respective training exercises before drowning.
‘Yinka Olaseinde, president of the Students Union Government (SUG) of FUTA, confirmed the tragic news to SaharaReporters, explaining how the students drowned.
“Four of them [students] decided to take a selfie [photo shot with phone] while riding on a canoe. During that process, the canoe capsized and suddenly they fell into the pond.
“Two out of the students who could swim narrowly escaped out of the pond but others [Olabiyi and Olokun] were unable to find a way out – so, they sank and their corpses were brought out,” Mr. Olaseinde said.
He described the death of the two students as a great loss to the entire university community, especially the departmental colleagues of the duo.
A student who pleaded anonymity told our correspondent that the late Emmanuel Olabiyi was the welfare director of the department of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering.
“He won the election as the welfare director a few days ago but we never knew he was bidding us farewell after celebrating the victory for us inside the laboratory,” he said.
A source in the management cadre of the institution hinted that the university’s new Vice Chancellor, Joseph Adeola Fuwape, had been briefed about the incident, adding that a panel could be set up to investigate the incident.

Saraki: FG To Send CCT Records To Appeal Court This Week

The Federal Government is set to transmit to the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, over 3,000 pages of the records of the 21 months trial of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, SUNDAY PUNCH has learnt.
The transmission of records of the trial to the Court of Appeal is a legal requirement for the Federal Government to validate its notice of appeal filed against the CCT’s judgment, which recently discharged and acquitted Saraki of all the 18 charges of false assets declaration.
According to legal experts, the Court of Appeal only assigns an appeal number to a case after receiving the “records of appeal” transmitted to it from the lower court.
The records transmission will set the stage for exchange of briefs between the parties involved in the case before a date for hearing of the appeal can be fixed by the Court of Appeal.
Ahead of the records transmission, which our correspondent gathered would likely take place this week, it was learnt that the legal team of the Federal Government and Saraki’s lawyers had, last week, participated in a “settlement of records” exercise.
During the records settlement exercise, the two parties agreed on the records of the trial before the CCT that would be sent to the Court of Appeal.
Our correspondent learnt from credible sources involved in the case that the document, which the appellant (the Federal Government) and the respondent (Saraki) settled on, were over 3,000 pages.
SUNDAY PUNCH also gathered that neither of the parties is foreclosed from seeking additional documents to be transmitted along with the already settled documents.
The record of the proceedings, which started in September 2015 and ended on June 14, 2016, when the Danladi Umar-led CCT dismissed the 18 counts preferred against Saraki, was said to have formed the bulk of the documents to be transferred to the Court of Appeal.
The documents agreed upon by parties to the appeal for transmission to the Court of Appeal were said to include the application to prefer charge; the first (original) charge; the amended charge; and the further amended charge.
The records also comprised Saraki’s motion on notice dated March 4, 2016, which sought the dismissal of the case on among other grounds that he was not invited to make a statement before he was charged.
Also to be included in the file are, prosecution’s counter-affidavit to the said motion; the prosecution’s further counter-affidavit to the said motion; the defendant’s further affidavit to the motion and a copy of the CCT’s delivered on March 24, 2016 dismissing the motion, among others.
Our correspondent learnt that the parties would return to the CCT within the week for the “compilation of records” during which they would both witness the sorting out of the various documents and include them in file to be transferred to the Court of Appeal.
After the records compilation, the file would be sent for transmission to the Court of Appeal.
The Head, Press and Public Relations of the CCT, Mr. Ibraheem Al-Hassan, confirmed that the records settlement took place last week.

photo of Former Governor of Yobe state, with 2 asewo

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Former Governor of Yobe state, and current Senator Bukar Abbah Ibrahim of Yobe East caught in sex scandal with two ladies u cant believe what u see we send dem to work as senate and their use ours money to sleep with asewo

Jonathan's Former Aide, Doyin Okupe, Dumps PDP

In a Facebook post on Sunday, Mr. Okupe said the PDP had become so deep in crisis that the former ruling party could no longer be saved, notwithstanding the faction that emerges victorious in the ongoing battle for the party’s control between Ahmed Makarfi and Ali Sheriff.
Mr. Okupe served Mr. Jonathan as public affairs aide from 2012 until the former president was defeated in 2015.
The politician, from Ogun State, also said he would no longer participate in active politics for the foreseeable future unless he’s called upon by divine intervention.
Protracted crisis in the PDP has seen the party lose several of its political bigwigs since losing power after 16 years at the helm, including serving senators and members of the House of Representatives.
Read his full statement bellow:
It is time to say GOODBYE TO PDP.
It is with deep regret that I publicly announce my resignation from the People’s Democratic Party.
It has to be public because the PDP no longer exists in my ward as a single unified party; it was when I joined it.
My resignation is based on periods of long introspection and some of the following reasons:
1. It is no longer news that the PDP has been embroiled in a fratricidal internal crisis brought upon it by itself.
Its current direction is difficult to discern and I am convinced that even when the much-expected judgement from the Supreme Court is given, the future of the party is not likely to be significantly affected whichever way the judgement goes.
2. There seems to be too much deception, selfishness and gross nepotism in our polity nationally.
During the NRC and SDP era, there existed true nationalism and brotherhood.
Northern NRC politicians will under no circumstance undermine their party for any parochial reason. Also, neither will a Southern NRC politician, under any circumstance betray their party.
Abiola was a Yoruba man, yet those of us who were Yorubas in the NRC never once thought of voting for him.
The commitment in the North was even more profound. Even the Northern SDP rejected a distinguished successful Kano-born Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Bashir Tofa, and voted for a Southern Yoruba Muslim candidate. Worse than that, both Abiola and his running mate, Amb. Baba Gana Kingibe were Muslims. Yet, it did not matter.
Today, political parties have lost their importance and identities. Once the candidate is Northern, his party is immaterial, all northerners irrespective of their professed party affiliations will vote for him.
This is the major reason why there has been a total absence of opposition in the country in the last two years, and may probably be responsible for the polarisation and sharp ethnic divisions we are currently witnessing in the country.
In the east, there is intense anger and loud call for secession, in the south-south, there is absolute indignation and very resolute demand for total control of their resources, while the south-west is bellicose and hell bent on true federalism and restructuring which many prominent Northerners openly oppose for good or for bad.
Under these circumstances, political parties have lost their flavour and relevance.Certainly, a party like my former party, PDP has no future in the evolving Nigerian Political Circus.
3. This political confusion has percolated to the states, Ogun state being one of the worst hit.
The leadership of the party has been irredeemably fictionalised for nearly a decade.
Presently it is divided broadly into two major factions. One headed by Hon Ladi Adebutu and the other by Senator Buruji Kashamu.
Unfortunately, I do not fit into either group. Hence it becomes extremely difficult for me to operate as a politician under the PDP umbrella in the state. Yet, all politics is local.
4. The situation in the country may in the nearest future require that matured men of goodwill standby to play a unifying role for the political stability of the country. My membership of PDP may directly or indirectly preclude me from gratifying such noble and patriotic desire.
Undeniably, I have been one of the major beneficiaries (not financially) of the PDP. But for a fact, the PDP and the APC are political platforms that have now expired or in the process of being so.
Therefore, no matter my commitment and passion for this great party, the PDP, it has become menopausal and can no longer bear fruits.
I have therefore decided to withdraw a bit and study the political situation more critically and thereafter take a decision soonest on my next political move.
I will miss my friends, associates and co-travelers on this tortuous political journey and adventure. However, it is also still possible that our paths cross in the nearest future, which will be a delight.
But in spite of my stated pessimism, I sincerely express my best wishes to the more courageous party faithful who I am leaving behind, and I also pray for God’s guidance for them.
For how far I have gone, I remain eternally grateful to Almighty God and Jesus Christ my saviour, to whom ALL powers belong. If it is His will that I still play a role in National Politics in future, then most certainly, and by His grace, I WILL BE BACK.

EFCC Goes After Ahmadu Bello's Grandson, As Sultan Rebuffs Calls To Intervene

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has opened an investigation into possible corrupt enrichment by Hassan Danbaba, a grandson of Sir Ahmadu Bello, a former Premier of Nigeria's Northern Region who was also the Sardauna of Sokoto.

Mr. Danbaba is accused of partaking in the illegal sharing of funds meant to go to Nigerian states as refunds from excess payments to the Paris Club, an international lender. An EFCC source told SaharaReporters that Mr. Danbaba is facing investigation for reportedly pocketing some of the refunds as a consultant and at the same collecting millions of Naira from the Taraba State government for a contract he
has so far refused to implement.

SaharaReporters learned that the Taraba contract was awarded to Sardauna's grandson by former Governor Danbaba Suntai who passed away last week. Our source said Mr. Danbaba apparently
abandoned the contract soon after Mr. Suntai got involved in a plane crash in Yola in 2012.

The EFCC source said the anti-corruption agency began the investigation on account of a petition signed and submitted by several indigenes of Taraba State.

SaharaReporters learned that Mr. Danbaba has made several desperate moves to scuttle the EFCC's investigation. A source in Sokoto revealed that the Sardauna's grandson sought to get the Sultanate Council to pressure both the EFCC and senior officials of President Muhammadu Buhari's administration to abandon the investigation into his Taraba contract. According to the source, the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa'ad Abubakar III , insisted that the Palace would have nothing to do with the issue.

Our source also revealed that the Sultan's refusal to use the considerable weight of his traditional office to obstruct the EFCC's investigation so angered the late Sardauna's grandson that he recently walked out on senior counselors and other traditional kingmakers during a recent meeting at the Palace.

"As you may be aware, Danbaba is contesting for the title of Marafan Sokoto in the Palace with former Minister of Youth, Inuwa Abdulkadir.

"When the contest got heated, with counter accusations and lawsuits, he Sultan sought to broker peace and directed the former Governor of old Sokoto State, Malam Yahaya Abdulkarim, to lead the process," said our source.

He added: "After the peace parley, the EFCC wrote to Alhaji Danbaba requesting he appear before them to explain his dubious role in the Paris Club refunds issue, and also to brief them on the contract he abandoned in Taraba after collecting funds.

"Sensing the opportunity to involve the Sultanate Council, he asked the kingmakers to intervene and seek a soft landing for him. That effort was rebuffed, and it was made clear to him that the Palace would not be involved in his personal dealings.

"He was advised to allow the law take its course. He was told that if he was innocent of the charges as claimed, he has no reason to fear.

"He then flared up and walked out on the meeting, threatening the Sultan and warning that he may not last long on his seat if he can't stand by his close associates."

Two of the petitioners who triggered the EFCC's investigation told our correspondent that they were outraged by Mr. Danbaba's decision to ditch a state contract for which he had been paid a significant sum. One of the petitioners said he and others were angry that the late Sardauna's grandson also hurriedly abandoned his contractual obligations to Taraba State once then Governor Suntai sustained serious injuries in a crash of a small plane he was piloting. "Alhaji Danbaba's attitude was inhuman," the source said.

Sa'adu Abubakar, Sultan of Sokoto

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Nigeria: What And How To Restructure By Remi Oyeyemi

The issue of restructuring this unfortunate country called Nigeria is once again on the front burner. Restructuring remains one of the promises made by the APC and President Mohammadu Buhari that they have refused to fulfill. In fact, at all levels of the APC as an administration and political party, restructuring is being denied.
Before then, former President Goodluck Jonathan organized a National Conference to discuss this issue. The recommendations of the Conference, even though not perfect, has been thrown into the trash by President Buhari and his goons. This ought to have been the starting point to save Nigeria from perdition.
However, many of us seem not to have an understanding of what to restructure. The itemized issues below are not exhaustive in any way. The suggestions also are not written in stone. The bodywork could still be tampered with in terms of details. But the highlighted issues must be dealt with, honestly, sincerely and genuinely to build trust, sense of belonging and save Nigeria, if we all think we still need the country.

THE POLICE - There is urgent need to give control of the police to the localities. The Political Units (PUs) should have their own police side by side with Local Government, City or Township Police Forces. This would make oppression more difficult and reduce abuse of power and usage. It would democratize law enforcement and facilitate citizen involvement. It would also enhance security, effectiveness, and efficiency.
The argument of abuse no longer holds water since we are all witnesses to the constant abuse of the police by the unitary Federal Government.

EDUCATION - The Federal Government has no business in formulating and controlling the educational system.
The Elementary Education is absolutely for the control of local people to create a social foundation via curricula for their children. Such curricula shall, as agreed to by the locals, be imbued with their desired philosophical world view. Same goes with secondary, high schools or grammar schools.
"Government", communities and private entities can compete to have universities, colleges, polytechnics and other forms of post-secondary institutions.
I put "government" in quotes because the FEDERAL government should be totally out of business of owing universities, controlling admissions, appointing Chancellors and Vice Chancellors among others. The Federal Government shall not and must not have any scintilla of power or responsibility in determining admission policies or criteria for such in all post-secondary institutions.
It should be made UNLAWFUL and ILLEGAL for FederalGovernment to interfere in the internal affairs of post-secondary institutions of which the most important is admission policies and contents of teaching. The Senate Council of such institutions should be given controls and powers subject to the internal democratic control of members.

HEALTH - All health policies and infrastructure management shall be an exclusive responsibility of the PUs. The Federal Government shall not have any power to interfere in such matters, no matter how remote. Any arm of Federal Government that has Health issues as its concerns, shall be related to the PUs purely on an advisory basis and shall have no power whatsoever to compel any PU against its will.

AGRICULTURE - The Federal Government shall not have any power directly or indirectly to determine agricultural policies in the PUs. This shall be an exclusive responsibility of the locals and their PUs. There shall be no Federal Ministry of Agriculture under any disguise for that matter. It shall be unconstitutional to use the common purse for agricultural development in any PU to the detriment of other PUs.

TRANSPORTATION - There shall no longer be any road within the borders of the PUs designated as FEDERAL ROADS. The PUs shall have the full power to develop it's road infrastructures without let or hindrance. Airlines, Railways, Waterways, and other forms of transportation shall be the exclusive management and administration of the PUs. The international laws guiding transportation of all genre would be adopted to guide transportation relationship between the PUs.

RESOURCE CONTROL - The political units (PUs) should have total control of its resources of all kinds whether on the ground, under the ground or in the sky. Each PU must be free to determine the exploitation or otherwise of such resources. Each PU should and must be free to enter into local and international agreement on how to manage it's resources.
Such PUs should determine its taxes and rates of importation to as well as exportation from its territory. All the resources must be deployed to the development and progress of the PUs as determined by its people.
All the PUs that are constituent units must agree at a percentage of their resources not lower than 2.5 and not greater than 5.00 percent as contributions to the Federal Government. The percentage, when agreed upon must be uniform and not discriminatory.

ECONOMY - The management of the economy of the PUs would follow the same format as in the management of the resources in relation to the Federal Government. Each PU shall determine its own economic policies and have its own CENTRAL BANK to protect it against hostile action by an antagonistic, vindictive, quarrelous and envious Federal Government. Each PU would decide its economic relationship with other PUs or other Nations of the world as well as international bodies.

TAXES - The Federal Government shall not and must not have the power to tax any citizen or PU. A situation where VAT or Value Added Tax on liquor, for example, is taken from Oyo State to support Kano State that hates such is an injustice. The Federal Government shall and must solely depend on the mandatory 5℅ maximum contribution from the PUs.

TRADE AND COMMERCE - All regulations and rules that govern ethics, practices of commerce and trade shall be jointly put in place by the Federal Government and the PUs. Where there is a conflict of rules, the PUs shall have the final say or superior authority. Each PU shall not need or require the Federal Government's approval or authority to enter into bi - lateral or multi - lateral trade deals with any country or international bodies in the world. The PU shall have the freedom to determine what is in their best interest and pursue such without let or hindrance.

THE ARMED FORCES - Each PU should and must have as well as total control its armed forces and it's security apparatuses. Each PU would determine the extent and size of its Army, Navy and Airforce as it deems fit. It shall be able to decide how they are trained and how much is expended on them.
Each PU shall have its own security apparatuses and determines the welfare packages, emoluments, promotions, training of its personnel.
At the Federal level, there would be a Military Advisory Council (MAC) which duties shall remain advisory in capacity. It's decisions would not be binding except by persuasion. MAC shall advise whether Nigeria can go to war or not. Such advice shall be unanimously accepted and or agreed to through persuasion alone and not by force.
Each PU shall decide its own contribution to the war effort as it deems fit and according to its capacity and resources. A PU may be able to opt out of a war effort if it's leadership decides so at any point in time.

IMMIGRATION - This shall be a joint responsibility of both the Federal Government and the PUs. Where there is conflict in matters of immigration, the PUs shall have the FINAL SAY as determined by its policies and its leadership.
As we have in ECOWAS, free movement within the PUs would be encouraged since it would still be the same country, but with an agreed form of identification to check crimes and protect security concerns.

BORDER CONTROL - This is expected to be under immigration. But I decided to focus on it separately in lieu of our experiences. Each PU shall have the final say on who and how people enter into, move around, work and live within its borders. It shall have the unrestrained power to expel or jail anyone that breaks it's rules, regulations, and laws.

DIPLOMACY - As we had it after Independence in 1960, each PU shall and MUST have the right to engage in international relations and choose which countries it wants to have embassies and ambassadors.

JUDICIARY - The final arbiter of and for justice shall be within the judicial set up of each PU. Each PU shall design and operate it's unique judicial system. At the Federal level, all PUs must agree on the structural set up of the National Court to hear cases of dispute among PUs. The structure shall not have the power to interfere in the internal judicial structure of the PUs. Judges on the Federal Courts shall not be permanent and should be on ad hoc or case by case basis. The judges at Federal level shall not earn any remunerations since they would be representing their PUs at such time. They shall not sit on more than one or two cases at most in a lifetime. In a situation of conflict between two PUs, the Federal Court shall hear such case and determine it. But such case must be subject to appeal to International Court and a clause approving this would be enshrined in the new Constitution.

POLITICAL UNITS (PUs) - It is my view that PUs should be determined based on linguistic demarcations and not on artificial regions. There are 376 languages spoken in Nigeria. Some would complain that this would be too many. But it is my view that the distinct characters of all the units be maintained. Where necessary, referendum, under the principle of SELF DETERMINATION could and should be held by any unit to decide which other units they want to be grouped with for purposes of viability.
If a country of just 93,000 (Seychelles) can survive, a constituent unit of the same population or less would survive. No PU, no matter how big or small shall have the right, no matter how infinitesimal, no matter how it is defined, to decide the destiny of others as to how and where they are grouped.
To ensure equality of responsibility and opportunity among all constituent units or PUs, the mono - camera National Assembly would have 376 members which would be far fewer than the present size of 469 members in the bi-Camera Assembly. This would mean a representative each from all the linguistic units constituting Nigeria, regardless of size in population or land mass.
The members shall be totally on a Part-time basis and without remunerations. Their membership of this Assembly shall be purely on a patriotic commitment basis. It shall not sit more than 21 days in a row and more than four times in a year. Its enactments shall be purely advisory and subject to review and acceptability by the Assemblies of the PUs.
The internal political structure of each PU shall be its sole responsibility without any interference whatsoever from any outside influence.
HOW TO RESTRUCTURE - The modality of carrying out the restructuring must be based on equality of all constituent units regardless of population size or land mass. This would mean that a CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY of 376 members representing each ethnic nationalities would meet to discuss matters of common interest in relation to the continued existence of Nigeria.In the course of focusing on itemized issues above and others that might come up, they would unwittingly but consciously construct the framework for a new Constitution to be approved back home in the PUs.
Any PU that disapproves or disagrees with the new Constitution should be allowed to reconsider and review it's decision or be allowed to form its own country. Regardless, the new Constitution must include a clause that allows a referendum in any ethnic nationality that seeks to leave the Union to do so as long as it is the wish of the majority of its citizens.
The operating principles of and for the RESTRUCTURING are and should be self-determination, freedom from oppression, equity, justice, balance, sense of equal belonging and equality in all ramifications.
This piece is without any prejudice to my hope, dream, and aspiration for the Oòduà Nation. This is because any discussion about a country, Nation - State or a Nation is ultimately about a people. The prime motive of and for my agitation for the coming Great Yoruba Nation is the well being of my Yoruba people.
It must be understood that on the tough and rough path to FREEDOM of the Yoruba people, their survival and well-being must be the constant and consistent denominator. This piece is purposed by that denominator.
"In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility – I welcome it.”
- John F. Kennedy, in his Inaugural Address January 20, 1961
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Remi Oyeyemi

Former Governor Of Yobe State Senator Bukar Ibrahim In A Sex Scandal Involving Two Women

A serving Nigerian SenatorBukar Abba Ibrahim who was former Governor of Yobe state and husband of Nigeria's minister of state for Foreign affairs has been caught in a major sex scandal involving two women according to a video exclusively sent to Saharareporters.

Former Governor of Yobe state, Senator Bukar Abbah Ibrahim caught in sex scandal Former Governor of Yobe State, Senator Bukar Abba Ibrahim In Sex Scandal In the video, Senator Ibrahim who represents Yobe East Senatorial District at the Nigerian senate was seen in a dingy hotel room apparently putting on his clothes after having a romp with two young women whose identity remains unknown, although the woman filming the encounter briefly showed her face. SaharaReporters learned that the young woman who submitted the video did so to save her life. It was learned that while Senator Ibrahim was the governor of Yobe state, he had a similar romp with a high school girl between him and the commissioner of police in the state at the time, the girl reportedly disappeared and was never heard of again. He reportedly used his position to cover up the disappearance of the young lady.

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