 President Balati Nubu is set to meet U.S. President Joe Biden on an exclusive invitation. The DOES meeting, maybe on the sidelines of the United Nations Assembly in New York, scheduled to run from September 18 to 26, 2023. It's starting today, actually. So the breakfast this morning will be taking a look at this as our first hot topic. As the country grapples with insecurity problems on the show this morning, we'll be looking at improving intelligence and stopping attacks on security personnel, military, police, air force and the like. We'll also be taking a look at the stories that made it to the front pages of some national dailies on all of the press, with an analyst joining us to discuss them. Good morning and welcome to the breakfast. I am Maureen Menon-Wazigwe. And I am Yamgul Agh-Ghaji, it's always a pleasure knowing that you're there and watching us. Monday morning, so what's your mindset like today? Because that's the question we always ask. We're hoping that you have a positive mindset and you're going into this week. Don't say, oh crap, it's a Monday again. Just say thank God it's another Monday that I'm going to work and put food on the table of my family. Indeed. I also learned that one of the best ways to look at Monday on a more positive note is to prepare during the weekend so that Monday doesn't start off being such a stressful day for you. Set the tone in a way that Monday becomes a step in stone for you. And try also to clear your table as a Friday so that you don't get left over as on Monday when you come and it's like you're carrying the work of the last week into the next week. And also a tip that can help you face Monday very, very well. You have nothing that is carried over from last week too. Exactly. So thank God it's Monday. And you know this thing about mindset that we keep talking about, it's such a powerful thing. Having a very positive mindset and telling yourself I can do this or I can achieve this. You know, I just achieved something very great recently and that's it. I can't with you. I'm just, don't even try it. Anyway, now I can drink tea without sugar and I'm okay with it. Really? I had to struggle with that. I never thought I could achieve. Being able to drink tea, being able to drink coffee without sugar or honey, especially honey, which I now use, I've been using that for some years. And I just couldn't, I thought it was something I couldn't do to drink my tea or coffee without some drop of my sweet honey. And there are some people who will think it's not an achievement, but try it. You'll find out that it's really a big one. To discipline yourself, to do what you think is good for you, it's a very, very great achievement. It's just like, you tell yourself, okay, when I wake up in the morning I'm going to do five push-ups. You think in the first few weeks it's an easy thing and as time goes on you wake up and you're like, okay in the afternoon when I come back, in the evening when I come back. Okay. I'm going to hit the gym on Monday. The Monday never comes and all that. Discipline is a very fundamental thing to achieving whatever you want to achieve. And a lot of us do not have that. Yeah. So if you've been dealing with that sugar thing or sweet tooth as they call it, you can achieve it really because you get to a certain age and your body tells you, common sense tells you that you need to drop certain things and sugar is one of them. Sugar is one of them. So whichever way it comes, whether honey or the sugar itself, the refined sugar, you need to get rid of it. At least cut it down to a reasonable quantity on a weekly basis, not even on a daily basis. There you go. Yeah, sorry. It's also a time to tell yourself that processed foods, generally, you should cut down on them if you cannot do away with them totally. It's amazing how in Nigeria a lot of people eat some things just to show class. You have food that we have, indigenous food that we have that might be really good, but you don't want that. You don't want an orange, for instance. You want the juice because it is in the supermarket. You can get it. The orange is too local for you. You have yam. You don't want to eat that. You want to eat pizza because sometimes you can even fly to Italy to get a pizza that you come and eat and all that. Even if you carry your children to the mall and give them all this sugary food and make them look big, you say, they're looking healthy and all that. It gets to a time you realize that class has got nothing to do with it. If you want to stay healthy, you stay more natural than artificial. That's what it is. Definitely. All right. You are top trending this morning. Just before we get into that, there were some trending videos yesterday. I don't know how true that is because of the palliatives in one of these states. The commissioner for women affairs or something was beaten thoroughly by the chairman of a particular party. Whether it is true or false, we also know that these palliatives are being shared according to parties, whether we like it or not. That's what is happening. A party that is in charge in a particular state, they take care of their people and not just their people. People who are chief tens and close to the new close of the years. What about people who have decided not to do parties and politics? They just want good governance and they just want to go and vote. They don't want to carry out of any party. What about the people who belong to another party, which is an opposition that should keep you on your toes, which is very critical also in the democratic setting? All these people are going to be removed from the palliatives. From the equation. Yes. First of all, I haven't seen the video, but I've heard about it. First of all, you don't beat a woman for no reason. You don't beat a woman. You say, thoroughly beaten or beaten thoroughly. I laughed because my people say, but then they make person laugh. It's crazy to think that they could get to that level over these palliatives and it's become so ridiculous. Even if it's a verbal insult, it's uncalled for and whoever made it or gave the opportunity to this person to insult another because of palliatives should be the one to blame because if there were no palliatives in the first place, palliatives that people are rushing to get, maybe this kind of thing wouldn't have happened. When fuel subsidy was here, nobody insulted anybody else because of fuel subsidy or anything. And the people who were the culprit have gotten away with it. We're not hearing anything about it. So now they're bringing, okay, in another state, there were 3,000 something people that were given these palliatives and then others were asked to wait for the next batch, which means this first 3,000 something will not get any more. It will be another batch for the next month, 3,000 something in a state which will be at least 5 million people and 3,000 something are benefiting in a month. So they are the ones that will feed for that. The palliative has been described as being not well thought out, which is why some people are saying, don't share all these things, you're sharing rice, beans, granite oil, palm oil, some as ridiculous as we saw them in Nassarawa state, although that has been investigated and we understand that a few people have been caught, some government officials and their collaborators at the market where these palliatives have been diverted to and been sold. They make the palliative something, structures, put structures in place with these palliatives that people, everyone can benefit from. That is not just targeted at a few thousands of people when you have millions of people that need these help. So yes, I understand that the Labor Minister has called for a meeting and NLC definitely is shunning that meeting. They haven't had a good rapport with him. The TUC, yes, they've been having, called their relationship with him, but definitely not the NLC. And the NLC is caring for a shut down. They're caring for a shut down. There was, they gave two weeks or so. That ultimately is going to elapse on Friday, I think. Yeah, so if that happens, a lot of things will be grounded. And I don't know how we define terms in Nigeria. I think definitions are different from global definitions. Palliatives are supposed to be things that will be like a placeholder until the real thing comes. Maybe, okay, there's fuel scarcity. And then the government is buying from other sources and giving to people until when they can supply correctly. Or there is food scarcity or something. And then they're giving some kind of money or something. That's palliative. But this one, you're using palliatives for something that should last forever, so to speak. Because after six months, it will be phased out. So what is the thing that these palliatives were standing for? Just helping us to hold body, as we say in Nigeria. What is that thing that is coming to us? While we're talking about palliatives, there are indications that the price of fuel may go up again. The market is already sending that warning out. And that's something we definitely cannot afford. I mean, how many Nigerians can afford to buy fuel if it goes any higher than that? And not just fuel, gas. And on this morning, that gas may get to as high as 18,000 Naira. Which is something that Nigerians, no Nigerian would be willing to pay for. I saw a news item this morning or yesterday, where there was air bombardment on facilities that they call illegal refineries. Okay, so they are refineries, but illegal ones, and they are being destroyed. And some people- Instead of being converted. Yes, out of the opinion, why not get this? Even if you are arresting them, even if you're trying to convert them into something legal, or even whatever you're doing, it's like having a genius if you watch the movie Catch Me If You Can. He was a criminal, so to speak, but a very intelligent one. That was now arrested, as it were, but they used their intelligence to catch even greater criminals and all that. So you've seen people, maybe because of the shortage of a particular thing, have devised means to do one or two things, and you're catching them. Why not look at that technology and see what can be harnessed from that? I'm not saying I'm encouraging people doing illegal refineries and all that, but it shows that there's a possibility of doing something like that locally that may not cost a fortune. And you're not looking into it, you're only just bombardment. You catch a full ship with millions of litres of crude on the high sea. You burn it. I just can't understand. Unbelievable. All right, let's go to the top trending. And the first top trending has to do with the fact that a lot is happening with the CBN officials. No fewer than 20 persons with links to the central bank of Nigeria and its immediate past governor, Galvin Emerfely, have so far been questioned by the special investigators appointed by President Bola Tinibu to prove the apex bank. Among those interrogated were the four deputy governors of the apex bank, some directors, and some drivers, including Emerfely's. Even the drivers who drove the directors, especially those directly under the deputy governors, were interviewed. Officials of the Nigeria Security Printing and Minton Company and those in charge of all the intervention programs were also invited. Also summoned were some officials of the NIRSAL, Microfinance Bank, Nigeria Interbank Settlement System, PLC. The special investigators paid a quiet visit to the Nigeria incentive-based risk-sharing system for agricultural lending, PLC, on Friday in Fatherance of their assignment. However, no arrest was made on that occasion. It has also been reported that Executive Secretary of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria, Shuaib Ahmed and his deputy, Ihani Ahaya Anyahara, were invited to appear before the panel in connection with the preparation of the CBN Audited Financial Statements from 2016 to 2022. Some of those summons were reportedly detained till the following day in the event their interrogation took longer than anticipated, or if further documents were needed from their offices, which were not brought along. The special investigators' invitation may also be extended to retired directors connected to the case. A parallel investigation of the CBN is being carried out by the Department of State Service, that's the DSS, under the Interagency Committee. It was the Interagency Committee that detained Deputy Governors Aisha Ahmed and Kingsley Obyora. President Nubu, in the July 28, 2023 letter appointed by the Founding Executive Secretary of the FRC to probe the activities of the Apex Bank and its related entities. It is charged with looking into the books of the Nigerian National Petroleum Cooperation Limited, that's the NNPCL, the Federal Inland Revenue Service, the FRS and other government business entities, which the president in the letter, he personally signed, said was in continuation of government's anti-corruption fight, in accordance with the fundamental objectives set forth in section 15, subsection 5, of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, as amended. They should have been very definite to mention some of these chieftains that were detained and all that. It's not enough to detain a driver. And the acting CBN governor, when MFLE was arrested, was part of the executive. So if you're arresting everybody, was he arrested as well? And is he going to be invited if he has not been arrested and detained as well, because MFLE is there. And if there are other people, people who connived with him to do whatever he's going to do, they're talking about trillions here now, like trillions of Naira. So if these people are going to be invited, was this immediate past acting governor of the CBN? Not part of it. So they are now arresting or inviting people up to the drivers. And I don't know how that is going to be. Maybe they want information from them. Definitely, definitely. You know, a new CBN governor has been nominated, Kordoso. So, yeah. Let me Kordoso. A lot is going on there. Yeah, so let everybody be investigated. Let there be no secret cows. And let us see that they are being investigated and the needful is being done because it's not enough to just say it on paper and then let the people go. NNPCL, it's a good thing that they are going to be investigated. I'm sure the kind of things that will come out there will not see the light of day because there will be so damning on a lot of people that are so influential in this country. Because if you are probing NNPCL, that means they subsidy, Palava will come up. Everything that we've been experiencing will come up and then we'll see how it goes. Femi Falana, S.A.N., is asking for the persecution of Omiyefale. Yes. And he has questions to answer with regards to, that's exactly what all Nigerians are saying. He has questions to answer with regards to the Naira redesign with so many Nigerians stranded, some even lost their lives. And asking for the CBN to rebuild the banks that were destroyed because of this money redesign. And then there was... Of course, and then his boss, who gave approvals. Yeah. Permissions. In America, Trump is being investigated. Biden even is facing, there's a possibility of impeachment because of a lot of things that are happening. And he's the sitting president. Why can't things like that happen in Nigeria? So if it's not happening to ordinary people, when will it happen to a president? Well, anyway, we also, because of some of these things, that's why Sarah has gone up again. The socio-economic rights and accountability projects, Sarah has filed a lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu over the failure to stop the former governors who are now serving as ministers in his administration from collecting life pensions and other retirement benefits from their states while they serve as ministers. In a statement on Sunday, Sarah, Deputy Director Kola Ole Oluwadari, identified the ministers as Nyesom Wike, former river state governor, Bello Matawale, Zamfara, Adeboye Gah, Oyetola Oshun. Former governors listed in the suit include Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa, David Umahi Ebonyi, Simon Lalong-Platu, Attiku Bagudu Kebi, and Ibrahim Geidam of Yobi. Oluwadari said the suit was filed last Friday at the Federal High Court in Lagos. The rights group is seeking an order of mandamus to compel President Tinubu to instruct the former governors who are now serving as ministers to stop collecting life pensions and other retirement benefits from their respective states. According to Sarah, compelling and directing President Tinubu to stop the former governors from collecting any retirement benefits while serving as ministers in the current grave economic realities in the country would serve the public interest. And they describe the appointment of those who collect life pensions and other retirement benefits as ministers in as arbitrary and unlawful exercise of discretion and presidential power of appointment. I'm just wondering, is the president still collecting pensions from Lagos state as a former governor of Lagos state and then collecting as president and why are the governors? In fact, the life pensions, the governors and political appointees are paid is for what? After serving four years, you're collecting pension that someone who served 36 years will have to save another 100 and something before they can collect that kind of pension. So does it really make sense? Questions have been raised, questions have been raised and the first one is the one that you just raised. Is the president still collecting pensions for being a former governor of Lagos state? And so, and then questions have also been raised about does those who are ignorant about the victories that Sarah has recorded, they think Sarah is just- Yeah, all the time you see on X and that's interesting. We need a syrup and we need more syrups, to be honest. We need more syrups. And in case you're wondering how effective syrup has been, syrup have won several cases in court and we want them to continue doing this, to continue to ask these questions and we need more syrups to ask more questions so that this government officials will be put on their toes to understand that people are watching and people are keenly invested in these things. Nigerians are not just folding their arms and saying, well, let them do what they like and leave and whatever, whatever and throwing their ops in their hands and they are saying, what can we do? No, Nigerians are beginning to take actions, go into court and seeking for judgment over our collective wealth. Yeah, and saying that we need more syrups doesn't mean that you have to go and form an organization, rally around the people who are already speaking out. We have the social media for crying out loud and we know how if Nigerians rally around a particular cause, how effective that thing becomes. Even if you don't get 100%, you'll get some significant changes because everybody's talking about it. For instance, now, let me use the entertainment industry. A young boy lost his life and they're blaming particular people. Right now, all the shows of the people who are being blamed are being canceled. There was a show, one of them was supposed to have in America to tour about 15 cities in America which would have raked millions for them. And now that show is canceled because everybody in Nigeria is talking about justice for mobile. So if people can rally around a particular cause, it gets things done. So why not we do the same thing when it comes to political issues, policy issues, things that really affect all of us? We tend to just do this for entertainment. We are watching Bibi and Niger for instance and everybody's watching and voting. You ask them to go out to vote. In election, they will not go. There's something that happens in the entertainment industry. Somebody marries a second while everybody's talking about it and a policy that will affect your life is being formulated and you're not saying anything about it. So we need more seraphs. Means that you should lend your voice no matter how small it is when all of us lend our voice to a particular cause. Things will happen. Maybe not a hundred percent, but it will happen. It will definitely happen. All right, you're still watching The Breakfast on Plus TV Africa. It is a mindset Monday edition. We'll take a break now and come back without the press. You want to know what are those stories on the front pages of the National Daily this morning? There are.