 Today on the breakfast, stakeholders ask the Lagos State Government to hold the April 1 planned reopening of Tallinn of the Lecky Equial Language by the Lecky Concession Company as government are just resting to show understanding. In the wake of Nigeria's failure to qualify for the World Cup in Qatar, fans ask NFF President Amadjou Pinnick to resign amid coach Ersin Aguavo stepping down. What's next for the NFF? And we will be analyzing all of the biggest stories of major dailies across the country with an analyst. Good morning to you in Lagos, Abuja, Nigeria, Africa, all over the world, wherever you're watching us from. This is the breakfast and plus TV Africa. I am Justin Akadone. And I am Messier Boko, a beautiful morning. It feels really great to be back in your screen. Yes, my favorite day of the week. It's Friday and we are thanking God. Messier, like I always ask you, every Friday, what are you doing for the weekend? Are you sure you want to hear? No, are you sure you want to hear? You better start talking. No, basically. Without this fine makeup, what are you doing after the show? Get a lot of rest. You know, sleep, get more sleep and sleep, basically. It's good. Yeah, you want to have your beauty sleep so you can come and look at more beautiful by Monday and all. You understand. That's a good plan. So you understand already? I do. I do. Unfortunately, men can't have beauty sleeps. Do we have beauty though? I have some sleep. If you sleep, sleep is sleep. It translates to whatever it is. Well, the role of sleep cannot be overemphasized. Sometimes you just need to take a break and just relax and refresh again as much as we can. But we're not talking about sleep or sleep disorder or sleep apnea or whatever it is on the show. We are talking about what is trending on social media and the federal government is in the news again. It is sick and financial support for patient treatment as the patients that were involved in the Kaduna Apuja train attack. And so far, Nigerian Kaduna residents are just blasting the federal government seeking for financial support. Most people would say after God it is the government. So if the government is seeking financial support, what exactly is the government telling us that they cannot really cater to the needs of residents or what exactly is the issue? First of all, if that's anything to go by, one would begin to say that the federal government should not and cannot ask Nigerians to contribute to take care of those who actually or patients who are actually being treated correctly at the hospital following the attack on the train, the Buja Kaduna train attack. That's what it would be. Well, because if you say that don't forget that recently, the federal government donated $1 billion to Afghanistan. I mean, we're talking about the Taliban here to use for humanitarian issues to ease humanitarian concern. And so I don't think that the federal government is really, really asking Nigerians to... So what are they saying really? So yesterday, because that statement was actually, I'm going to read it from a verified Twitter handle of the, talking about the Minister for Transportation here, Chibikei Ameiqi, verified Twitter handle and he says that we did not ask for contribution from Nigerians. I said the Ministry of Transportation and the federal government are grateful to the Nigerian Army for providing free treatment for the injured and that the Nigerian Railway Corporation will liaise with the hospital management to cover other expenses. That was the tweet that was put out on his verified Twitter handle. So this thing clad. But I was saying on the other hand, if it's anything to go by, the government should not be asking Nigerians at this time, because if you look at the current reality of our country, I mean, there's a lot to go by. There's a lot of difficulties, challenges. And plus the fact that we recently were very benevolent with Afghanistan. I mean, we have money. That's what he means. So government, our government cannot be asking Nigerians. It's not, it's, it's totally not, you know, I don't see that happening, you know. All right. The ministry has come out either to defend, because as it was widely reported, you know, in most dailies, those dailies quoted them are saying that he said as well on the visits to the Fort Four Nigerian Army Reference Hospital and that asks Nigerians to liaise, specifically that's what, you know, the Daily Post reported, to liaise with the hospital to contribute money at some of the patients or for some of the patients who have bullets in their body and they may need injury. Well, he has come out to say that he was misrepresented. He was misquoted. And so he has clarified that. So let's just maybe take him for his words. Hmm. And we have no reason to be asking for money now. Come on. We're very rich now. We're not here for money now. Come on, be begging for money. It's not done anywhere. Well, no, we don't, we can be embarrassing ourselves, you know, just on national dailies and for the international community. All right. Let's move away from that one. Another, you know, topic I'm trending on social media is this, Arawa on Twitter, you know, Nigerians are reacting right now because they have been seemingly, you know, silent over the issues in Keduna State, the Kenyans and all, you know, before now, they have been very, very vocal when it comes to issues that consent and not, I remember many hashtags that, you know, made, you know, that trended for why North Blitz and all of that. They were very, very, you know, visible. They were very vocal, you know, in the fight or speaking for the voice of the Arawa people. That's the North, for instance. But somehow, you know, they have not really talked so, I don't know if they've even said anything concerning them, the killings that have, you know, happened recently in Keduna State, the attacks that, three attacks that happened in the phase of one weekend. But right now, Nigerians are attacking them over what they said concerning some small issues, as it were, you know, why the major issues, they are always quick to talk about it. So what is happening, you know, right now with Arawa Twitter? You must want to say something concerning that. Well, the reaction is just like you have actually mentioned, Nigerians have reacted as regards, Arawa Twitter staying very silent on the Keduna killing and all that's going on. I mean, the killings in the northern part of Nigeria. You want to juxtapose that with how they have been very, you know, vocal and very expressive. Just yesterday, what they were about, there was a certain lady that was on top of the chopping board and they were crucifying. So it gets us to that point where people are saying, oh, what exactly is going on here? But for me, it would be that we do not have a unity of peoples. I mean, we are further divided every day. I remember a time where the hashtag, you know, when answers was a thing, everyone was tweeting and everyone was talking about it, police brutality. I mean, that's exactly what it was. And I on that particular blogging platform, you would read tweets from those who are from, you know, the northern part of Nigeria saying, oh, we have an experience, police brutality here. But we don't have a sense of unity. That's exactly what it is. Now, because, you know, for whatever reason, you just say because it's not happening to you doesn't mean it's not happening. Because you're not experiencing it does not mean that it's not happening. And so if we get to a point where we see ourselves as one, that's the problem. So we don't even know which is the major problem that Nigeria, at the time you hear Chinachi be saying, the problem with Nigeria is leadership. We don't even, we just want to understand that leadership is a problem. But should we say it's the problem of disunity, you know, or it's a problem of leadership or all of that. But you find out that we're not even united in any sense. Because it's not happening to you, or because you have not experienced it, or for whatever reason, you just take some stands and say you don't even say anything. Now, we, you already know the saying that when good people keep quiet, when there's silence, evil will continue to thrive. And we can't fold their arms and act like these things are not happening. And I would always say that Nigeria is bigger than any political party. That it's not about the APC or the PDP or any other party they want to think about. And so usually you find out that we have a culture of wanting to politicize issues. Oh, it's because some people do not love President Muhammad Abahari. They don't like his face. It's because it's not from a certain group. It's that's not the point. The point is Nigerians are going to stress. Nigerians are suffering. And we don't need to be necessarily, we don't even need to begin to make it about a particular region or a particular group of peasants or a political party and all of that. We're bigger than that. The Nigerian entity is bigger than any formation. But that's what we have failed to see. And that's why you find out the silence. Because we know the area where they're very vocal on some issues. And just like I mentioned yesterday, they were very, you know, strong on some other issues. But who has said anything about the killings and the bombings and all of the incidents that's really going on in the northern part of Nigeria? And that's why, you know, a lot of Nigerians are speaking about it. The point is we need to come to a point where we understand that we're a country. And so if it affects, you know, the southern part of Nigeria, we should talk about it. But we have not seen ourselves as a whole. And so because it doesn't happen in a certain region, it does not happen. It does not really happen entirely. So it's not, even when it's happening in your own region, you can't talk about it. Why are you not talking about it? Because it doesn't protect some interest as well. So until we grow beyond all of this personal interest, religious bias, sentiment and political affiliation, then we are not even ready to ensure that this, you know, project called Nigeria is working. All right. So we'll leave out the arrow or Twitter at that. But then what Messi has said, the underlying thing is that sometimes, not sometimes all the time, we have to be united, you know, concerning things that affect us as a people. Once it affects them, then not. It affects them, the south as it is. So we are all one Nigeria. So, you know, sauce for the goose is also sauce for the ganda. Let's just, as much as as much as possible, try to, you know, be united on common issues so that way we can actually forge ahead and, you know, act with one voice and that way our voices will actually resound. We'll move away from that. Let's talk about another issue that, you know, that that picked my interest again. And it is also trending in the wake of talks of I'm gone control and people killing, you know, recklessly, obiturally in some Western countries. How would that look if Nigerians were allowed to bear arms? You know, rep's majority leader is asking Al-Hasan Addo-Dogawa has called for Nigerians, you know, to be allowed to, you know, carry arms. Let me just read a little bit of it then we'll now talk about it. You know, he's, Dogawa, a member of the All Progressives Congress stated these on first day while speaking on a motion of urgent public importance moved by She'ehu, Balarabi. Balarabi had moved, or moved a motion on the killing of 150 persons in Burini, Guari in Kaduna state. Also, Ahmed Nasir, a member of the APC from Canada, also called for the sack of the National Security Advisor. That's other, you know, issues that came out of all of that. But the main thing is that they are asking for Nigerians to bear arms. That's the main solution to the insecurity challenges that we have. Fine, a lot of people have been killed. If we are allowed to get some gun licenses and all that, some people say that it may be used abitually, some people might just go about on a shooting spree. Masi, what are your thoughts concerning Nigerian bearing arms? So, this is not the first time we're having this argument being put out. At the time, you also want to agree that, you know, the Minister of Defense was prescribing self-defense as a thing. And that has generated several conversations. Should we be prescribing that? When the United States in 2015 said Nigeria was going to be, Nigeria would collapse, we have been described as a failed state. And some people said, oh, no, it's not. But if you want to look at the characteristics of a failed state, are we exhibiting all of that? Are we showing that? So, it's a rhetoric question. I'm not hoping that you put an answer or I put an answer to that. But we need to ponder and think about, you know, whether we're a failed state or not. I would always make reference to the fact that the Constitution is very explicit. The number one reason why we have a government is that security is top notch. And that's what it is. Section 14 explicitly states that security, protection of lives and property. And so if a government fails, how did we, how did we even generate to the point where we're even thinking that we should carry arms? Really. When you have, if you look at the Western War, for most of the time, you know, we like to emulate and say, oh, the U.S. And we begin to mention countries. Those countries are talking about gun control at this point in time. And here we are a country that's so disunited. I mean, don't tell me otherwise, because it's very obvious by our actions and our deeds, we can see it, right? And so we're saying that we should carry, yes, of course, it might be that we should carry arms so we are able to attack the Boko Haramor, defeat them, the bandits, really, really, really. So why do we even have the security architecture? We have the military, the cash, the margin, please. And these persons have been paid salary. What exactly is going on? So let's collapse the entire system. And let's go back to, let's even go back to the Stone Age, where everyone is, every man is for himself. We cannot, it is not even, we're not even supposed to be having this kind of a conversation at this point in time. For a country, if you want to see all of our democracy that's nascent. We are growing at this stage, we are going beyond the Titan state. So, but we're not even supposed to have that. Because really, how do you even explain it? There will be a lot going on. Are they even considered all of the consequences that could just come out of all of this? No, because people are feeling like, people are feeling that the government has failed. The reason why these conversations are on, or people would even suggest, and even the minister at the time of defense, once upon a time would even think about this, self-defense as a way, it's because the entire system has failed. But we know what to do. That's the point. Nothing is impossible. I'm not trying to sound very spiritual here. We know what to do. When there's a will, there's always a way. And it's because the government, the federal government of Nigeria doesn't have the will to combat security issues. We're not saying we're going to get to a climate where security concerns are entirely in a way. We're just leaving a society where there's no crime and criminality. But we have not. So what are we trying to say? All countries go through one sort of issue. It's really saddening that we're already thinking in the light that you and I should begin to bear arms, and you know what that would happen. You know where there's so much violence and bitterness. Go to the micro blogging platform. I'm talking about Twitter. I'm beginning to see how people tweet. You see the things that come out. Just recently, the venom, the bitterness, how people are inhuman and insensitive. Recently, following the attack on the Kaduna budget train, I mean the train that was coming to Lagos. And the lady that tweeted, the doctor, who tweeted that, oh, I have just been shocked. Please play for me. I saw several tweets and reaction response to that tweet. And some people say, are you dead now? Okay, when are you dying? That's just insensitive. That's colors. So we're at this point, we were now saying that we should give arms to this kind of persons that will shoot you at the slightest provocation. Are the slightest provocation. They'll just shoot. I will all be dead. There are a lot of things that will come out. I probably will be here with a gun and shoot she. I know there's no love lost between you and she, but then you should turn for justice with mercy because she is fragile. You just want to handle with care. No, that's not the point. We're saying that we haven't even gotten to the point where we understand humanity and we even consider ourselves as humans. We even love ourselves that we're Nigerians. And it's not even a conversation that should be considered. At every level. We understand the frustration with the fact that insecurity is a major issue, but asking the Nigerians should carry arms to defend themselves is not the solution. Because it would be abuse, not just abuse. Anything could happen. Children might just somehow get access to these arms. The issues that have come out in the United States with the shootings and the killing. Sometimes those arms belong to the parents of these children. Next thing, they bring these guns to school and one of their fellow students provoked them as next thing. What do you see in the movies? They just tend to carry that. I do have a very personal story as regards that gun issue where a certain cousin whose father was in the police and the young boy actually picked up the gun. It was a very dramatic incident. And it was still part of what you see in the movies. And then he was pointing it. Everybody. The gun was actually loaded. It had light bullets. What do you expect? It doesn't matter who is holding the gun. You will go on your knees and beg. It had to be a serious one so he doesn't even pull the trigger. He probably might not even know what it is. Probably looking at the Superman. I don't even know what he's doing. Bruce Willes trying to act like Bruce Willes and any other person. You watch too much movies in mercy. Please. I know that there are countries. I know it's not easy. There's a lot going on but having us to carry arms. I don't think we should start bearing arms right now. We're not ready for it. And even countries that we think that are even ready for it. They're even trying to find a way to control guns. So yes, let's move away from this. As much as we can take on top trending. And she just be assured that the mercy isn't going to shoot you. By the way, she is one of our guys behind the scene. And he and the mercy always have vendors back and forth. I'm not going to reveal the secrets right now on air. We'll take a break. We'll go to off the press either moment. Two joints again. It's still the breakfast on Plus TV after that.