 Welcome once again to the breakfast on plus TV Africa is now time for off the press and where we have a quick review of the major stories making headlines across Nigeria today We're starting with the punch newspapers and we'll be introducing our guest for Thursday morning in a bit on the punch there you have it platu binway gunmen kill 44 youths deposit corpses at government house Eat dead bodies if you can't protect us protests in platu youths tell government officials Protesters destroy governor's billboard the long green poses 24-hour curfew Also on the punch grazing reserves presidency knocks autumn cause governor a serial defector NDA gunmen target five apartments federal government incompetence as can CNG and others and Also telecom Nigeria's data usage rises by two hundred and two percent in three years Still on the Pontius one and super TV CEOs family petitions IG six new probe into murder Kidnapping cultism Ogun's biggest security issues as a biode CBN threatens prosecution of Forex policy default as again dare devil robbers attack bullion van kill two in on Do and also terror sponsors turn in Nigeria into Taliban countries as a ex-naval chief and NPC rejects customs proposal on petrol smog smuggling stoppage I think that's all we're gonna be taken on the punch. Let's now move to the daily trust newspapers And so what we can also quickly find here the big one there on your screen says youths dump over 20 corpses at to government house Naguta leaders accuse her as of killing 37 members. We are not responsible says the full any group 24-hour curfew reimpose on just north 10 suspects in custody NDA leaked army memo confirms daily trust report and lose fence Bandits abduct widow in Katsina 24 hours after husband's death Also on the daily trust why NNPC retail stations in neighboring countries won't stop smuggling says carry PDP crisis governor's BOT take position on Secundice and Also Delta confirms outbreak of bird flu 164,000 birds reported dead and DLE a sax 35 for corruption and desertion and now on the Guardian newspapers this morning NDA attack army sets up inquiry presidency assures of security Ex-nevo chief alleges sponsors of insurgency known to government attack wounds dampen military action against criminality and Also, PDP charges National Assembly to summon Buhari demands forensic investigation Bandits may extend attack to DSS facility housing canoe IPO be alleges Also on the Guardian this morning just in 24 hours shot down after fresh attacks leaves 36 dead houses burnt youth storm assembly in government house with victims bodies The long updates Buhari says all corporates must face justice Declare state of an emergency northern Nigeria says Zamfara governor We can also find on the Guardian this morning NNPC invests 2.7 billion dollars in Dango Terry finery gunmen murder eight abduct one in Bainway as Daria kills eight in Kogi again gunmen attack bullion van killed driver and policeman in Undo and How Nigeria's poor airports killed over 30 airlines in 30 years? Finally on the daily independent this morning Residents flee Josh City after gunmen killed more than 63 people burnt houses Morners take victims bodies to assembly security council We could also find insecurity caught shot your vacation someone Buhari PDP charges National Assembly Calls an NGF and others to rescue Nigeria Attack on MDA or NDA beg your pardon can't Dampen morale of our military Says the president Buhari gunmen kill eight persons in Bainway community PDP governor some on emergency meeting of a party crisis and also presidency carpets or Tom over comment on grazing roots family petitions AGF DSS police and others over a tag as murder I Think we're just gonna squeeze in one more experts differ on what you portfolio diversification of pension fund investments Good morning to our guest mr. Ezekiel. Yeah, I talk Thank you for joining us All right while we wait to connect with the mistake I talk this morning remember it's off the press and plus TV Africa and Some of the stories that we've read this morning basically repeated across the papers the big ones of course from Plateau State and The Nigerian Defense Academy Incidents the presidency's response and of course the Plateau State governor one of the papers says the governor You know sends a report or you know, this said the president to Give a give a update rather. Yes as a long updates Buhari says all corporates must face justice And that's on the Guardian newspapers this morning is one of the things that I had earlier spoken about You know how you know, this is you know, this seems to be the modus operandi for Nigerian governors these days when there's a crisis in the estates You know, it doesn't seem like there is anybody from the presidency who you know visits these troubled areas or you know This you know center representative if the president doesn't go by himself instead. We find governors Using of course state funds to fly to Abuja and meet with president Buhari and Shadda show pictures or you know Give updates on the situation and bump elbows, you know, because we're in a COVID-19 era And you know that that's really what it is and I'm not sure how a lot of Nigerians see these things You know what this really, you know represent or what this tells of the reaction and you know How the Nigerian government really feels about some of these issues and happened, you know when the Lagos state governor of course also took pictures of The destruction in Lagos state back then in 2020 to the president to of course do the same thing You know bump elbows and you know show pictures. Good morning, Mr. I talk. Thanks for joining us Good morning. I hope I can be heard. I've hardly heard anything so far. Oh, okay Yes, we can hear you can you can you hear me at all? Yes, I can hear you now. Let's start with your reaction to the crisis in Jaws Plateau state the governor Simon along has declared another 24-hour curfew in Jaws north and You know, of course, there were protests yesterday 20 of these dead bodies were taken to the state government house, you know in protest So let's start with your reaction to that first Well, I think it all comes down as much as possible to the concept of in security and the question is why do we have this constant in security? It's either what they call the head of a clash or they talk in terms of them, which goes into religious and aspects or they are talking in terms of You know communities clashing and that's what just has been said this day And the question is why can't the solutions be arrived at and from all the analogies that I've looked at from all different sides I think politics plays a major role in all these but at the end of the day, human lives are lost And it all comes down in my opinion I always bring it to one which is that we don't pay attention to the essence of government and governor And I keep I couldn't quote this section in all which says that the security and welfare of the people the security and welfare of the people shall be the primary purpose of government and We really need to wake up to this reality because we'll keep having these analyses the moment with we have a governor structure in place that prioritizes the Security and the welfare of the people generality of the people then we'll be able to address some of these issues that of just is It is annoying in more ways than one if some of those that are older Always be just as one place that anybody would want to go and be you have the one investment Destination in this country that would have done everybody so much good But because of it because of the weather they have but because of insecurity Just has become a shadow of itself So for me, I really don't know what more analysis to do than to say that we should refocus on what we understand as Governments and governors and then our leadership recruitment criteria Where people who get into office think more in terms of themselves and what do you benefit them and bring them back to power And sustain them in power not minding who them Who which price has been paid that we are looking at it I wish I wish I'd followed you in the preliminary analysis. Well, Miss. I I talk if you're talking about the leadership recruitment process That happens every four years. Basically. Yes, there should be a build up to that But you know, we've not seen a lot of people either resign or get impeached or you know get Recalled from these positions. And so Nigerians have to leave with those consequences for four years the challenge that we you know, I believe we should focus on now is how These Nigerians can survive until the next leadership recruitment process And so I want you to you know focus, you know a little bit on the reaction of the governor of Plateau State Imposing a curfew. There was a curfew before the skillings But he's once again, you know re-imposed that curfew a 24 hour curfew in just north and also has gone to Sorok and giving updates to President Obama to Buhari So I want you to quickly respond to the reaction of the governor who should be the chief security officer of the state and also President Muhammad to Buhari the number one thing is this concept of government dog not as then Chief security officers of the estate have generated a whole lot of controversy Because you can't be a chief security officer when you do not control the Operatives of enforcing the law. How do you enforce what you have no control over? So I think that's one area that everybody's clamoring for please and all that and Within that context, I can feel the frustration of the governor if we are on the same page Because like I said, I seem to be answering questions. I seem to be setting for myself as I'm not hearing too well Well because of the time that we have we probably would just touch on two stories So I was you know asking that you you know speak with regards the Plateau state governor and his reaction to these killings Imposing a curfew on just north and of course are sending updates to President Muhammad to Buhari You had earlier spoken about, you know, the failure of the, you know You know him being called Chief Security Officer when he doesn't have the apparatus, you know control over security agencies But do you think that's a big enough excuse as to why the people of Plateau State are not properly Protected. Mr. Ayanato, can you hear us? I think we will of course apologize for the challenges with the sound this morning it has been off the press where we have of course a review of the major stories across Nigeria and You know, of course try to share as many of them from some of the, you know, news headlines In the country today, some of them very very sad Of course, we shared with you the crisis in Plateau State and the reaction of the government Also the PVP crisis and governors and the Board of Trustees Still meeting to try to resolve some of those issues We also spoke about the Nigerian government and the Nigerian Defense Academy and some of the reactions to that also Ex-navo chief has also been in news Sharing what his thoughts are concerning the attack on the Nigerian Defense Academy Sometimes I'm on a breakfast this morning. We're gonna be speaking with someone from Plateau State the director Center for Nomadic Education in the University of Jaws and also the commissioner for information In Plateau State who will be joining us sometime on the program this morning to share his thoughts on the current issues in the state Mr. Ayanato, can you hear us? Okay, well Since that's obviously not working. We'll take a short break and when we come back We'll be sharing with you things that happened on this day in history the 26th of August. Stay with us