FG denies witch-hunting past leaders

The federal government has denied alleged plot to
frame and jail former President Olusegun Obasanjo
- The federal government said the Muhammadu
Buhari's administration is too busy to be witch-
hunting past leaders
The federal government of Nigeria has denied
the allegation by former President Olusegun
Obasanjo that the administration of President
Muhammadu Buhari is plotting to frame him and
have him locked up in jail.
The minister of information and culture, Lai
Mohammed, in a statement issued on Friday,
June 8, said the Buhari administration is too
busy clearing up the mess of the past leaders and
has no plan to witch-hunt anybody, Tribune
reports.
Mohammed said: ”This administration will never
engage in a frame-up of innocent citizens. That is neither in
the character of President Muhammadu Buhari nor in that
of his administration. Only the guilty should be worried. To
paraphrase an African proverb, a man who has no wife
cannot lose an inlaw to the cold hands of death.

”The administration is also strongly committed to the tenets
of democracy, including freedom of speech and the right to
dissent. But we understand that those who, in their time,
were untethered to those principles would find it hard to
believe."
The minister also said he was curious that the
allegation of witchunting is coming barely a day
after President Buhari declared June 12 a
Democracy Day.
He said: "Apparently, the impact of this proclamation
was too much to bear by those who, through acts of
omission or commission, helped to deepen the wounds
inflicted by the blow of injustice that followed an election
that was widely acclaimed to be free, fair and credible,
hence they felt the need for a red herring that will distract
the nation.
"Added to that is the frustration brought about by the fact
that the contraption they have so much hyped as a freeway
to power has failed to gain traction. Faced with this double
tragedy, even the strongest of men may begin to succumb to
a figment of their imagination. They may start crying wolf
where there is none."

Meanwhile, former vice president, Atiku
Abubakar has reacted to the allegation by former
president, Olusegun Obasanjo.
Atiku, in a statement released on Friday, June 8,
said such actions would only aggravate the
already heated polity in the land and urged
President Buhari to call the security agencies to
order.

Atiku warns Buhari against arresting Obasanjo

Atiku Abubakar has warned President Muhammadu
Buhari against arresting Olusegun Obasanjo
- Atiku claimed such steps would only aggravate the
already over heated polity
- He urged the president to call the security agencies
to order in order to douse the tension in the land
Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar has
reacted to the allegation by former president,
Olusegun Obasanjo, that the administration of
Muhammadu Buhari is plotting to frame him up
and lock him in jail for a long time.
Atiku, in a statement released on Friday, June 8,
said such actions would only aggravate the
already heated polity in the land and urged
President Buhari to call the security agencies to
order, Vanguard reports.
The statement reads: "I have received with serious
concern the purported alert raised by former President
Olusegun Obasanjo of an alleged plot by the government to
arrest him on trumped up charges.


"I am disturbed by this turn of events in our dear country
considering the huge price that was paid for us to have
democracy. I wish to advice that government and its agents
should retrace their steps to avoid aggravating the already
over heated polity.
"The alert by President Obasanjo is coming against the
backdrop of earlier alerts by some leaders, especially those
of the opposition of deliberate and orchestrated attempt to
intimidate and frame them up.
"I wish to state without equivocation that President
Obasanjo is a historical figure in Nigeria’s democracy and
that the primary purpose of government is to provide
security of lives and property of all citizens and residents
irrespective of their status, political affiliation, religious
inclination and ethnic leanings.
"Our nation has lost so much precious lives and property
that we can no longer afford to travel that road again.
"I wish to appeal to President Buhari to call the security
agencies to order in order to douse the tension in the land."

Recall that adegokblog.com earlier reported that former
president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has alleged that
there is a plot by the President Muhammadu
Buhari administration to detain him indefinitely
based on false charges.
Obasanjo in a statement by his media aide,
Kehinde Akinyemi, on Friday, June 8, claimed
that the government was planning to use fake
documents and witnesses against him.
The former president said the plot against him
would unfold in two stages among which is to
cause the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) to reopen investigation into
the activities of his administration.

Buhari reveals why he stopped Femi Adesina from replying Obasanjo's letter

President Muhammadu Buhari said he stopped his
spokesperson Femi Adesina from replying a letter
written by Olusegun Obasanjo to criticize the
government
- The president said the minister of information and
culture, Lai Mohammed, disobeyed him to reply the
same letter
- He added that the minister, however, did a good job
in his reply to the former president
President Muhammadu Buhari says he stopped
his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Femi
Adesina from replying former President
Olusegun Obasanjo’s letter against his
administration because of Adesina’s age.
The president explained the reasons when
members of Buhari Support Organisation visited
him at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Friday
night.
Buhari explained further that the second reason
why he deemed right not to reply the letter was
that he and the former president were from the
same (military) constituency.
He, however, noted that Minister of Information
and Culture Lai Mohammed, who “disobeyed’’
him not to reply the letter, did a good job.
He observed that the reply by the minister
showed Nigerians the realities on ground when
the present administration assumed office in
2015 and its ongoing efforts to revive the
inherited damaged economy.
“I really appreciate how you choose this time during
Ramadan to come from across the country to see and
congratulate me for what we were able to do.

“We were constraint to explain our position when the
former head of state wrote a letter; Adesina was agitated
and wanted to immediately reply; I stopped him for two
reasons; first, he was much younger than me and Gen.
Obasanjo.
“Secondly, I am from the same constituent with Gen.
Obasanjo; so, I wouldn’t know how it will affect him if I
allow him to go wild or to go public, but when Lai
Mohammed came, I said he shouldn’t and he insisted. He
disobeyed me.
“He said I must allow him to talk; then, of course, being a
professionally information person, I listened to him and
asked him what are going to say.
“He said he was going to remind Nigerians where we found
ourselves when we came in as a government, where we are
now, what we have done in between with the resources
available to us.
“And I understand he did a good job because a number of
people rang me and said Lai Mohammed has done a good
job because I went public in several times.
“I said it is on record and I challenged anybody to check
from Europe, United States and Asia that between 1999 and
2014 the 16 years of previous administration there was an
average of 2.1 million per day of crude oil at the average
cost of 100 dollars per barrel,’’ he said.
The president said that he deliberately refused to
replace the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria
when his administration took over the mantle of
leadership of the country because he wanted to
give him the opportunity to salvage the economy
from its terrible condition.
Buhari, who thanked his teachers during his
primary school days for their efforts to inculcate
good morale to him and his mates, stated that
his administration would continue to invest
heavily in education to correct social ills in the
society.
He said further that his administration had
resolved to put money in the area of
infrastructural development to address
infrastructural deficits and subsequently ensure
speedy socio-economic transformation of the
country.
“It is now that we are struggling to put the structure on the
ground — the roads — to revive the rail and do the
standard gauge and try to spend objectively on power.
“If we put money in infrastructure, it will create
employment opportunities and then Nigerians will mind
their own businesses, they wouldn’t even mind what the
government is doing once the infrastructure is there,’’ he
said.
The president, therefore, reassured Nigerians
that his administration would continue to spend
more funds to upgrade the nation’s
infrastructural facilities.
He said that the government had also expended
more than N1.3 trillion on capital projects across
the country.
According to him, the government will continue
to ensure financial discipline, accountability and
effective supervision of government spending to
have solid infrastructure to enable the youth to
achieve their missions and objectives in life.


He thanked the members of the organisation for
their support and sacrifices, noting that none of
them had ever made any specific demand from
him.
In his remarks, the leader of the organisation,
Sen. Abba Ali, who narrated the achievements of
the Buhari administration in the last three years,
said they were on solidarity visit to the president
to further reassure him of their support.
He said that the organisation had established
offices in all the 36 states and 774 local
government areas of the country, while efforts
were being made to ensure the re-election of the
president in 2019.
Mrs Paulina Tallen, a member of the Board of
Trustees of the organisation, who spoke at the
event, assured the president that women would
massively vote for him and other candidates of
the All Progressives Congress in the 2019 general
elections.
She, nonetheless, called on the president to bring
more qualified women politicians and
professionals in government to address the
perceived marginalisation of women by APC-led
administration in the country.
Adegokblog .com earlier reported that former president,
Olusegun Obasanjo, has alleged that there is a
plot by the President Muhammadu Buhari
administration to detain him indefinitely based
on false charges.
Obasanjo in a statement by his media aide,
Kehinde Akinyemi, on Friday, June 8, claimed
that the government was planning to use fake
documents and witnesses against him.

Submit yourself for probe - Fayose tells Obasanjo

Ayodele Fayose says Obasanjo can dismiss the
allegations against him by proving his innocence
- The governor says the former president gave the
impression that he is a brave man who is not afraid of
anything
- Atiku warns Buhari against arresting Obasanjo
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state has called
on former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, to
submit himself for probe by the President
Muhammadu Buhari administration.
Speaking in Ado-Ekiti on Saturday, June 9,
Fayose said the former president cannot make
his predicament a Yoruba issue and should prove
his innocence if accused of corrupt practices.
He advised Obasanjo to dismiss the allegations
against him by proving his innocence.


The governor stated that Obasanjo’s travails
were a welcome development now that he was
being dealt with by the Buhari administration he
supported during the 2015 general elections.
“ To me, former President Obasanjo should submit himself
for probe and trial. He gave us the impression that he is a
brave man who is not afraid of anything. He is a retired
general in the army who has seen a lot and should not be
raising alarms now," he said in a statement by his
chief press secretary, Idowu Adelusi.
Fayose stated that the former president had
described Buhari as the best man for Nigeria
while promoting him for the 2015 general
elections.
“In his book ‘Under My Watch’, Obasanjo said he prefers to
be jailed by Buhari rather than former President Goodluck
Jonathan being reelected into office. Now prison is
beckoning on him and he wants to dodge. He set up the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the
Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences
Commission (ICPC) and among others.
“Obasanjo even used those bodies to hound and lock up
many people including state governors, why is he now
afraid of being probed. Let him tell Nigerians how he made
his money. People can recollect the level he was before he
became president and how he left office.
“If Buhari is now telling the whole world that Obasanjo
stole money, it is incumbent on Obasanjo to prove his
innocence.

“Moreover, Obasanjo should stop giving the impression that
he is the leader of the Yoruba people. He is not. We have
more eminent people who qualify to be our leaders. And he
should also not try and sell any dummy that his travails are
that of Yoruba people. I have been tried a number of times
by the EFCC and faced the challenges as a man. He should
also do so."
Fayose said the whole scenario was laughable,
adding that he never knew Obasanjo could cry
out and act like a woman.
“In fact, I am laughing at the whole scenario. That
Obasanjo could cry out. I don’t know he can act like a
woman. It is amazing that he is behaving this way. If he has
anything to clarify, let him do that,” he said.
The governor noted that it was unfortunate that
some people failed to heed his admonition that
whoever brings and rides a tiger may end up in
its belly.
Meanwhile, former vice president, Atiku
Abubakar has reacted to the allegation by former
president, Olusegun Obasanjo, that the
administration of Muhammadu Buhari is plotting
to frame him up and lock him in jail for a long
time.
Atiku, in a statement released on Friday, June 8,
said such actions would only aggravate the
already heated polity in the land and urged
President Buhari to call the security agencies to
order.
He said the alert by Obasanjo was coming
against the backdrop of earlier alerts by some
leaders, especially those of the opposition on
deliberate and orchestrated attempt to intimidate
and frame them up.

Ex-wife of Mohammed Babangida sends emotional message to daughter separated from her

Rahma Indimi who was formerly married to
Mohammed Babangida shared a bit of her pain on
social media recently
- The heart-broken mother penned down an emotional
birthday message to her daughter who was separated
from her after her marriage crashed
- In the message she mentioned how she is still fighting
to gain custody of her two children
Rahma Indimi has kept the reason for the
separation from her estranged husband,
Mohammed Babangida, under wraps for a long
time. The pretty mother of four only got two of
her kids after a solid custody battle orchestrated
by her former husband.


As a heart-broken mother who hasn't seen two of
her kids in almost a year, she regrets being
absent as one of her children in the custody of
her ex-husband turns a new age.
Women are said to share a special bond with
their children, Rahma shared a bit of her pain on
social media through a heart-wrenching birthday
message to her baby girl.

Rahma and her beautiful daughter she hasn't seen in a year


In her post, she revealed she hasn't seen her
daughter in almost a year. She wished her a
happy birthday but also reminded her she won't
stop fighting for her.

MR President young daughter

This is the pics of young daughter of Mr President of the fedral republic of Nigeria
Miss Hanan is the young and beautiful girl she is

The talented photographer has a good eye for
beauty in its simplest and purest form. When she
is not taking pictures of family and friends, at

summer time, she enjoys horse riding with her
brother. She is a devoted Muslim, passionate
about Allah and a football fan.

The reserved beauty turned a year older
recently, and family and friends were present to

celebrate with her. To honour her, we couldn't
resist sharing some more of her lovely pictures.