 Welcome back to the breakfast and plus severe Africa time for off-the-press Zuzo would take you through the pages of a national dailies and we also have an analyst joined a conversation Chris kind in one do is on standby. Good morning, Chris. It's good to have you join us Good morning. Thanks for having me. Good morning, Chris. Okay, so I set up with the Daily Trust newspaper this morning. Let's find out what big stories we have on the Daily Trust and the Banner caption reads Nigerians to pay more taxes Tariffs, that's what the federal government is quoted to say Prizes of drinks Tobacco stamp duty to rise Subsidy removal additional taxes will aggravate economic wars. That's what experts are quoted to say Obasan draw to Nigerians don't expect anything from Buhari That's the president former president of the federal Republic of Nigeria Advising Nigerians and saying Don't expect anything from the current president you also have federal government rakes in 227 billionaire as MTN Wien's 5g license COVID-19 on vaccinated core members bad from NYC camps That's also another one Nigeria UAE lose millions daily as Diplomatic raw depends More airlines reject Nigerian passengers to Dubai countries pushing for self-interest says Don Consultation ongoing foreign affairs ministry is quoted on that Declare state of emergency on terrorists and claves Tambiwal urges Buhari 20 killed in Balchi auto crash Like Facebook zoomed to start charging 7.5% vats from Nigerian users So it brings us back to the fact that there will be more taxes and tariffs According to the federal government But that's the much we can take this morning on the Daily Trust newspaper Away from the Daily Trust I will move on next to the Daily Times newspaper There were banner headline for this morning is elmic run We've initiated steps to make UK others reverse ban on Nigerian travelers That's according to the federal government Wants that while countries are free to set out measures to protect their citizens Niger should not be singled out Other stories on the Daily Times newspaper this morning Finance Minister Haydn'ts on possible additional taxes in 2022 All right, most stories are stronger executive legislative partnership or deep in democracy says Buhari Those are most of the stories you can find but then let's see if we have more Four hundred and eighteen million dollars debt caught fixes December 21 to hear pending applications in 36 governor's suits 2023 elections new electoral law now awaits National Assembly presidency INEC MTN MAFAB win provisional licenses for NCC's 5g spectrum Auctioning those are all the stories you can find on the front page of the Daily Times newspaper this morning Away from the Daily Times. Let's quickly look at the leadership newspaper this morning and bold on the headline You have contraverses trails a condays account of Osiba and George's emergence as vice president And that's a boat caption on the leadership to know boo Arekbe Shola. I'm also comes Decline comment and power play and intrigues. That's also riding you find underneath the board caption federal government rallies global consensus on asset recovery a Fanny Ferris 6 fresh probe of Bolaigay's mother Omicron United Kingdom to leave travel ban on Nigeria orders Nigerian passengers I know my ganas escape routes Concern is how to make Nigeria better in post-Bohari era That's what the former president of the federal Republic of Nigeria Lushigano-Baston just quoted to say that's the much we can take on the leadership this morning Away from the leadership the next paper. We are reviewing is the Daily Independent The banner headline for this morning a UAE Recents the season against Nigerian travelers to Dubai or to riders there Ethiopian Airlines to resume boarding of Nigerians today Restriction due to rising COVID-19 cases in Nigeria according to the UAE Insurance boards may be liable for unpaid claims by firms a number of government confiscates petrol stations guarded by fires in Onitsha 418 million dollars deduction court the client's granting injunctive order against federal government Maudou Sherif may emerge consensus candidate for APC national chairmanship finance minister hands on possible additional taxes in 2022 Most stories on the Daily Independent NYSC makes COVID-19 vaccination condition for camp registration Inspector killed as gunmen attack Abia police headquarters Namdi Khan who sees DSS AGF over poor medical attention Nine for assembly most successful since 1999 la one Boasts those are the stories on the front page of the Daily Independent in his paper this morning All right, let's have a Chris one do join the conversation this morning. Good morning, Chris All right, thank you for joining us So we sort of with the Daily Trust newspaper this morning and on the board caption Dominating all of the papers is the fact that Nigerians to pay more taxes and tariff According to the federal government and that's come 2022 more like a new year package Yes This is for obvious reasons that is where there stands that So that those countries where the taxes are paid especially the advanced countries you will see what it is That is a useful good roads position of good road water hospital education and All Human in there But I was there what we use out for our rules are bad We cannot provide electricity for ourselves. We cannot people cannot get to the hospitals that Themselves and treated education is neither here nor yet So that now questions the rationale behind the payment of us in Nigeria So and that is why most often than not like us know that the federal government is not a what is supposed to be need to be really needful, but Now as to the issue of a reason of passes Next year and the question I want to ask myself is that what is the purchasing powers of Nigeria's assets well now? practically So many Nigeria's millions and millions So that really that is not your catchments. You are looking at those that are working You are looking apart from the income as you're also looking at it was from birth and rest of them So but This is of passes on the daily basis Nigerians are worried about tax You you if you see your back account you are charging you a lot Then there is a time to see Then there is a bad and that's how many of the charges that you are There is a pose of you your definitely your vehicles Because where you go to register your very good you have that Then you go to the supermarket Nigerians are overtaxed. In fact, they are this is that they are they are double or triple tax for the same Product and that is why the problem. I've always been and you have also seen the problem that the issue We know between the federal government and some states like pre-pass legals on the issue of bad Recollecting but that issue is deepening because and has not been decided But that is not the way to go. That is not the way the new year give the Nigerians. We need this year So that's that there's gonna be an increase in petroleum product the as we've been told that my own dog So Nigerians are totally overtaxed and at the end of it I can't ask myself What do they get a return for all these taxes and then I should think that the government should be looking at all that ways Racing when you run us on the daily this is racing task. I see where tax is the tax is not the only way to To raise income in the country We talk about diversification of the economy the agricultural sector the mining sector instead of all these who are relying on All you which this is to be our own only primary means of Getting our own interest and rest of them But that's with that thing That's it's like it's going to be very very big new year for Niger's country All right, Chris. Let's stay with the daily trust Just below that particular headline Nigeria UAE lose Millions daily as diplomatic row deep ends. No, the last is not been had concerning the COVID-19 red list You know if we won't discuss it yesterday on the show the economic impact and now the daily trust also has a you know The economy on mind it says millions is are being lost daily Falling this particular. What are your thoughts exactly Chris? Yes The business relationship between Nigeria and UAE Well, let me also say this word The trade imbalance is a paper The trade imbalance is I guess Nigeria is a paper of UAE definitely If you are going to put it out, you'll see probably about 72 30 because what we're spot to UAE practically don't say spotting to it rather on the daily basis to see our people flying down to UAE I'm going to buy the two porches and also a rouse to order Also, you see that Game more we just we're just talking about the minister that are just learning his family or wherever to the UAE despite all the but let us look at it holistically from the Economic angle as we say we are told that we have to it's white flights Coming from UAE And you just have one from Nigeria buying to UAE. That is a complete Business imbalance in which ever you look at it But what will be that? That's other point. There are other allies that fly Nigeria's to UAE. You have a topia ally, half-cutter ally or any other country so we just see that Then to lose more without like it or not, but to me that is not the issue here. The issue is that Our diplomat our ministry is that the crystal pouring out. Yes, I should be able to get these ads right when it comes to this It's not just you know, but talking of United Kingdom. We are talking of Canada Some other countries that are one Nigeria because of Omicron because I've always asked myself is that how many people how many Omicron variant Have been discovered in Nigeria. I don't think it's up to 10 as of the last time I checked And these are countries that on any business succeed. Let's take for example United Kingdom Most of the football teams in United Kingdom are finding a fairly difficult to be able to raise a team For their matches because of the fate of many matches are united Tottenham Hallsport, many of these Even recently Lester Most of their players to come and play Abroad even our old village in Hianancho Was affected you could even play in the last month the place we said it. I think that it In russia, so you can see the high increase of these variants and Omicron in these countries And I'm going to wonder why they have to make Nigeria a scapegoat As far as this issue is concerned, I hope there's no more that there isn't much to this But I believe that this diplomatic Solutions to be one of these and good enough. I was I just read On the headline of the day when I said that I think that That is not just So well, I'd like to take you back Let's get back to the issue of the taxes and that's on The daily trust newspaper like you have You know put out rightly there's nothing wrong in taxation And in collecting taxes and in citizens paying their tax as a matter of fact as part of the social contract But let's also look at you know other means because according to the minister of finance It's a concern of saying the economy is recovering. We need to generate revenue, of course I'm looking at our budgets. However, even the proposed, you know, of course the 2022 budget has been put out proposed. You find out that about 57 percent of The proposed budget is meant for recurrent expenditure and that is the cost of running governance So it wouldn't it be wise for us, you know to Look in words and try to reduce the cost of governance At all levels Even the presidencies the governors and the rest of the way you put this together you come to realize that The the our overhead is just too high and these are also people that travel on all of them, particularly This is across the world and the collectors tackles and rest of them. So I think that's the need for us to put down On this and the cost of governance is too high so many people have a That we don't need to and we don't need a bicamera national assembly that's quite rather than seeing it Or and have some electricity we can do we can just do one of them and just have one we have 360 members of the house of representative by power 109 member senators and I was just reading one of the first where The senate president was quoted to have said that an average member of national assembly Every year is about 1.1 billion error. That is huge. That is huge. So So that is why I said earlier It's not just about tasks tasks tasks. You can knock on this. So if tomorrow again, there's me for you Yeah, you go to rest classes again Don't forget our battery was raised. It used to 5% and the race is to 7.5 And that has been ongoing. So if they are bringing more 1,000 and just the one are you going to pass ninjas to death? Are they going to die? When even the Which there are most of the states that supposed to pay them up in most of the states that have not paid 30,000 Minimum, which I'm sure you are aware of that so many of them and And they'll say that they're crying about it for long. So we have serious situation on hand that You can you realize that what we are facing presently is a very very difficult situation Which I think that the government should be most creative more creative in their quest to To raise income or revenues rather just as to Nigeria. I've said it We have other ways of making money Or this I've said it just means a lot of material in the agriculture We can we can get more from agriculture that came off of mine and as soon as many of them Nigeria is rich with gold with With diamond with all sorts of this is there's no state in this country that practically doesn't have any Mineral resources that That can be spent and maybe to make less more Beneficial for Nigeria's that what are we doing about that? And also we have also talked about the treatment of the constitutional as it were presently. I was I was at a Few days ago. When was it? I think on Saturday. Yes Saturday I was at the 60th on location a ceremony of well bathroom. I will you invest in I was invited so I was at that system and I listened to the speech of the governor of on those things He spoke he was the guest speaker at that you need to see what he said I think we should try to get that team your viewers will like it You need to see what he said about restructuring in Nigeria Even after that after him the vice president You know all truthful On issues Related to that. You also need to listen to what he said. So everybody's on the same page on this The way we Nigeria the government's purchase is not working and except to do something about it They were going to have issues All right, Chris. So let's slide over to the day leadership. Let's talk about her Joe burner headline for this morning controversy trills accord days account of Oshiba just imagines as VP I'm also came the client's comment on power play and intrigues Accounts and that was based on the points by the The former national chairman of a busy and also I got the during his book the law his book launch and he gave some kind of analysis on how Oshiba became vice president and but I read a piece and I read a write-up by one of my friends Allowing He's a deputy editor with this the newspaper and I he is online if you after this government you see Where he gave the graphic Details of how Oshiba actually became the vice president And I want to also believe what is a country largest because what they used to be the political editor of this the newspaper before he not became And he gave a vivid example explanation on how Oshiba talked about the Bikula muslims and who talked about the saraki and who we talk about regular scholars and who And at the end of it, so it was a good The key part in that it was even better. I realized that even Oshiba Joe was My blood to know who was against Oshiba Joe's name. We need to read that piece It's the sacrament in Oshiba that includes Prismedia So multiple believe that the account given by Gifak one day was not too accurate because it seemed to be so much This thing on himself I think it was one of those behind it, but for me It's not I am not there Yes, that's what I know that is within a piece in a fight is for the soul of who become the flag bearer Of APC come 2023 and we noted that it was already and Oshiba Joe is already carrying Take a band is also getting And There's no perfect as it were Even the books we use in school. You see that that is where you have all the theoretical We see reviews. You'll be seeing that the first edition second edition You know what happens that most of them are not more fat comes in and those authors tend to upgrade those parts as it were but I'm not a member of APC. I was in there when Oshiba Joe was chosen the nearest I I know But I know that a lot of things but I can remember Let me put this. I know that during that period that was a big stage one Platinum wanted to be the best question to Wari in 2015 and the system But it was that I know that there was a lot of intrigues and the party most of members of the party stopped actually lost a party that We cannot have a muslim muslim ticket and that was what you couldn't get it at the point that You wouldn't have said that okay present us with somebody that you know that you can give us somebody Don't forget that people like a mechi and the rest of them Run us becoming vice-president at that at that point in time But at the last moment he decided to go for Oshiba Joe who was a commissioner In one of the I think during the What's his name and from a fashion last Moment and the rest of them All right, let's also look at the fact that I mean that's on the daily trust Tamil world is asking the president to declare state of emergency on terrorists and enclaves We'd like to share your thoughts on that I mean it has to talk about this It's just like a book in records if we can we talk about these theories and The fact is that these guys have theories I've said that number that the problem we have is that the body language of Presidents doesn't seem to be having matters at all because where it is most people believe that the president has not been doing enough and on to go to Make sure that most of those arrested and those perpetrating office people that are arrested and proceed then We'll continue to have what we are what we're representing is treating the issue of insecurity as a as a first the terrorist and bandit keep low This cost recently declared Terrorism But come to think of it and you have to say that how many of these people have been persecuted and just recently On a very very sad note about 25 Passing that we have bonds today inside their vehicles And I've always been on that part tax and whenever this happen What the president does is to put some issues and give them matching order matching order to wear And I've never seen them match to anywhere The situation is becoming so terrible that the now you can see the secretary of state of not Just last week a commissioner a serving commissioner in the home state of Of this you know president was killed The commissioner was killed recently and that is just one out of many So many Nigerians are in the bushes where they have been kidnapped and lots of them as So many of us there's children In the hands of kidnapped parents and we forgot to you know that most of those children that were kidnapped that are not We're practically going to sleep with everybody is not be able to say nothing happened. Some of those kids are seen With the with the with the terrorists as it were so We cannot continue telling the president Just this month if you get one of these The minister of police affairs will give you reason why president cannot put every where he had those attacks Where people were killed and the rest of them. That is to me is is absolutely rubbish Sorry for the young issues of what they cannot be saying that there must be a party There must be a party. These are Nigerians. These are people that you have supported the primary responsibility of every government It is to protect the life and properties of his citizens And any government that cannot do that is seen as the failure The way we are looking the roots is a queen This government has failed as far as the issue of its security is concerned and that was one of the reasons why the president was elected Because most Nigerians believe that as a general who be able to handle this effected me best Is how far was and to help where it is It don't forget whatever anybody said, you know, they become not to tell us that we are better than we are treated That to me is not true All right, Chris Let's stay with the daily trust another interesting story. There is a covid 19 unvaccinated calm members Bad from nysc camps. How do you react? Well, COVID-19 This is not even a fascination The the may the may trust What I do to the next level Is the boost that I've been quite taking now. So taking the two jobs is no longer even An issue with most countries Here we are still playing with Come at the fascination for People in the advanced countries We are going for boosters. I've taken my over. I took my two jobs close to a year now And there's even this on me to go and take my boost. I can't take a booster. So we should be begging people not to Think they have a fascination Yes, it's very because that is a combination of so many people at the same time And there's a need that most of these children who are now vulnerable to this Scourge to get themselves fascinated. I totally agree with that. Anybody that is coming to the camp must have Must have been fascinated and make sure that they are accurate what they are bringing to the table is the Message They are so many fake vaccination cards around And you can just go and buy those cards and they will do the shopping That's right At times when you see most of these countries burning us and but at times I don't tend to believe them because there's a lot of Issues going around here. Nigeria's would be un procured this Fascination cards for traffic purposes And for other purposes and they've not gotten vaccinated only for that to go to the point of entry and by time they try to Check them. You see that they are having COVID-19 it does not necessarily mean that everybody Is not everybody that had they Have been vaccinated that cannot don't forget that a business is where some people have also had those Fascination in two jobs and they still die Look at the South African President that just came recently to Nigeria to visit president which only told now that he Is having a coronavirus again Down with COVID-19. I can see myself laughing That's to me We also need to go to the president if he had a contact with the president I feel that our presidential paradigm So that's That is the way it is. It's not a lot of what I do not have because what he says is that the government has left everybody To themselves to be able to take care of themselves. I said that they're not making so much less The various agencies of government that's supposed to be in charge of everybody seems to have come quiet And they're not making much again. Is there what I just say is that's like throwing us under the under the boss But every single person should try to make sure that he gets this vaccine and say so that We know who they hear the you know that who they talk about us to read their touches Well, you also We want to agree because you we have Health experts, you know, even government themselves saying we do not have these vaccines The fact that our dependency on these countries for the vaccine and understanding the politics of the vaccine We don't produce the vaccine But we have to wait for these vaccines that have been produced and of course there will be a list of priorities So this country's Will prioritize who gets first and whatever has left has been postional to the third world country What looking at african anas a continent and nigeria is part of that now You know, you had some quarters saying how many vaccines do we have available the issue of expired vaccine over a million doses of expired vaccine So as much as we're saying that people get vaccinated do we have enough vaccines to vaccinate the people? That's also another one You know another consent that we should be looking at and then the vaccines that are available Have they expired? What would be the implication of administering expired vaccines to the people? So, um, you know, I feel like it's time that we we move away from the dependency If we say we need to get people vaccine We need to find a way of also producing our vaccine So we don't have to you know be dependent on them that that's also so let's imagine now I'm putting this out now. Let's imagine that everyone You know, the entire population has not been vaccinated say that want to come out Do we have enough vaccine to vaccinate the people? I I'll go with you totally I have always said that we need a whole room solution to most of this Especially when it comes to the issue of the vaccine Africa have not been doing enough We have been just as we've always done on debating on western wards or handouts To do that with the funds to go to IMF to go to war ban to beg for money We need to do a money from infrastructure idea goes on the daily basis growing from tina and the rest of the world Who goes going goes soloing And also we'll be able to find solutions to this problem And localize it and measure that we can do issues of this vaccine on our own We always continue to find ourselves where we are And I didn't give the situation that I didn't say in my language that If a fire drops on your laps and drops on that of your the child you are carrying Which will you move first? Definitely you remove that of the one On you the father of that of your child as much as love that child So nobody will love you more than yourself the countries of the world They also have their own challenges when it comes to the COVID-19 and they must measure that their own people are where to kick around Before they start giving out to him whatever you get at the end of the handouts And at times that That's even what it's called the policies of COVID You can never have the money and you won't get this vaccine and those countries will not say to you I'm sure you are aware of that that you can have that was the time that Africa said, okay We went by through the african development ban Uh, african development ban and they said that we want to buy we want to purchase for days purchase this for africa and Nobody was ready to be able to sell to them. I'm also in that period our own Dr. Mosey because you well also spoke primarily on how african is being neglected Sure On the disparity between the western world and what is coming to african It also acts yourself Even the beauty that we have gods what do you do with it? We just look now that we have a million doses that Aspired maybe even assume that that is uh, uh, baskin. It just one week before the aspire If we are put all the necessities in place as that bastion is landing in Nigeria One million people or it's not going to be one million because it's the you know, it's there's Double job. So we're looking about 500,000 people 500,000 people who have gotten that job before it aspires What's the happen at the end of the day? So what I still believe and pray that which is to do is that which will have a home grown solution to some of this problem COVID-19 is going to be it's not going to be the last messy so many pandemics We also call and it is only how well we shoot the capacity that we are ready to be able to do this You will never what's happened with the Ebola in the past and where Africa was was like At the receiving end that it took so many Months before we could be to record and we cannot continue to wait on the western world to give us solutions of the We have scientists. We have Nigeria All of those that developed the vaccine in that This is Nigeria. I'm sure you remember that guy I think one of the top hospitals in the US of that it was part of the team So that's how many Nigerians who are doing one that play across the group In Africa, I won't give them the opportunity to develop themselves. I'll give you the results Chris, we have to let you go now. Thank you so much We appreciate your time Chris and Wendu. Thank you so much for being part of the conversation We appreciate your thoughts and we look forward to sharing more of your thoughts on some national and global issue Once again, thank you for joining us Thank you very much for having me. Do have a nice day. All right then We will take a short break when we return. We'll head straight to our second conversation And of course, we'll be looking at the issue of Yes, the additional tax for Nigerians come 2022 According to the Minister of Finance, please stick around. And just before that, I will be taking today in history and Sandy Hook Elementary shooting is what we'll be looking at 2012 Stay with us