 On the breakfast ahead of the sixth anniversary of President Muhammad Abouhari's administration on May 29, the presidency has listed strides made in different sectors of the economy. Also on the breakfast, Nigeria's Employers Consultative Association justifies adjustment in third-party vehicle insurance. Don't forget we'll also be looking through today's newspapers analysing the biggest stories of the day. Welcome to the breakfast in Plasti, the Africa. I am Messi Ibupo. Happy New Year and it feels really great to be back on your screen on you know the second day of January 2023. Thank you so much. I hope you had a wonderful holiday or you're having a great holiday because I know that for some people the holiday continues but let's you know head straight to the conversation. Now our top trending, top trending is you know that segment and usually we get to talk about what's making the rounds, what are people talking about, what's the engagement. Top analysis that over the weekend over 1.6 million PVCs are collected in Ligas, that's according to INAC, the Empire responsible for the conduct of the elections, I mean free conduct of any elections in Nigeria. That's the body that's saddled with that. Of course that report has been put out and it costs a lot of concern because Ligas as a state is an epicenter. So yes the Independent National Electoral Commission INAC said that 1,693,963 PVCs have not been collected in Ligas state. The Commission had disclosed this in a document that was released to a journalist and out of all of this is said that 916,961 old PVCs and 777,002 new cards have not been collected by their owners in the state. According to INAC, Ligas had received 7,510,491 cards comprising 6,570,291 old and 940,000 200 new cards from the headquarters that's in Abuja. Also other total of 5,816,528 PVCs which is 5,653,330 old and 163,198 new cards had so far been collected in the state as of December 2022 that's the 29th. It went on to also reveal that 460,643 PVCs are yet to be collected in the federal capital territory that's the FCT. So it brings us to you know the conversation about the elections. Now we understand that a lot of people have lost interest you know in the polity okay. The issue is some persons have become uninterested in the system and so the word for it would be political apathy and too many persons say hey we don't trust the system because the system has been maneuvered it doesn't matter whether we cast our votes or not what will be will be. I mean these are some of the conversations you hear on the streets people would have including very learned you know persons these are the conversation but I think that has changed to some extent and with this particular report it calls for a lot of concern but let's also even say look at the reaction that's going on because if you look on the social media or look at the social media especially Twitter you would see that there's been a lot of outcry as regards the process and the procedure of collecting these PVCs. Now too many cry too many reports too many concerns about you know INEC. Some people say that the going that the you know the system or the process of collecting the cards is quite frustrating and so you have to resume maybe at 8 o'clock in the morning and before you leave the space you know you're talking about maybe six in the evening and it's so much now we also need to factor in the fact that it's okay to say persons are not collecting the PVCs but what is INEC really doing about this outcry especially in Lagos I mean we're talking about Lagos now the states the consensus been too many outcry some people have said that the workers have been very very you know out of hand some people say they are you know very mean a lot of complaints that feel like you know the system is just deliberately being made all of these excuses are made so they can't collect their PVCs right so I think that it's it's it's it's okay to publish you know the numbers of persons that have not collected the PVCs is also okay to factor in the process of collecting it is this seamless because what the complain is that it's not seamless it's difficult and too many persons are discouraged right if you live in Lagos then you understand what it means you probably might be leaving from a certain location maybe you're from the island and you're coming to the mainland to collect depending on what it is what as an old card or the new card so yes we have a few more days before the elections February you know the 25th would be one of it now what do we expect INEC please pay attention to making it seamless for people to collect their PVCs can it be stress-free can the people just walking and then collect their cards there were several videos that made it to the internet where it felt like you need to see the crowd I mean if that's anything to go by then there's a lot we can't get to a system where a lot of people are disenfranchised not because they don't want to get their PVCs but because the process is very difficult it's cumbersome though I mean I'm out of words to describe the entire you know procedure and process how why can't we find a means or a way where people can work into this offices or different outlets and get their PVCs without wasting so much time without all of the harassment there's been also allegation where some persons are saying they have to pay or they have to tip the workers whether they are ad hoc workers or you know they are staff of the of INEC they probably have to do extra to get it and so it can't be very discouraging that's it so I know that we don't have time but with the little time that we have it's important that we make efforts on our part as an organization I mean as an agency of government that's INEC and then we also have to be committed on the other hand as a people to ensuring that you have a responsibility is a civic responsibility as much as it's not a crime because to vote is I mean you choose to vote or not to vote it's not a crime but it's your choice well if I were you I decide to vote whatever it would take any sacrifice that it would take it would be important you know why because the elections or elections is about numbers it's not about Twitter and banter on social media it's not about all the hailing and say hey this is why I want all of the criticism it's not enough it goes beyond all of that and so if you were tired of the status quo if you're tired of the system and if you're saying hey this is not what I want the only way you can express yourself is go ahead and get your PVC now we're saying this whether or not the system is seamless what I stress free just go ahead and get your PVC no matter what it takes that's the only way for you to say this is what I want that's the only way you can take a decision and isn't the numbers if the numbers are not there it's almost you know possible for the system to be overturned so the more people involved in the system the better for the people because it's about the people and that's what democracy is about but another one quite interesting is that Shimamanda Diichi has been honored or was honored over the weekend I mean all of this happened with a title in her hometown Odu Luau that title that she was awarded with let's not forget that she's an award-winning author right and during the weekend like I mentioned she was honored with this Chieftain C title in her hometown in Anambra now according to the organizers of this event it's because of her contribution you know to the development right of the community so the title that was confed on ice it's just a recognition of all that she has done it means that one who writes for the world and this would actually mean the first time we're having a woman to be conferred with a Chieftain C title in the hometown in Anambra state Abba with that title right it was beautiful there are a lot of pictures that made it to social media pictures of Shimamanda Adeichi video as well she looked very lovely pleasant to say and looking at the comments and reaction from Nigerians it was nothing you know it was nothing out of the ordinary was something very commendable and I was some persons have said that this is not new because with this title Shimamanda Adeichi will officially continue the legacy of her father professor James Mouye Adeichi who was also loved by the community and he was giving to writing as well so yes it's a very good one and it's very pleasant to start a year with all of this recognition congratulations to her and of course friends and families as well we hope that we get to celebrate Mouye's from very notable Nigerians as this next on the top trending is that the APC presidential flag bearer Tinnable denies meeting the PDP G5 governors in London Bola Tinnable who's the presidential candidate of the all progressive Congress had reacted to the recent report on an alleged meeting involving some governors of the People's Democratic Party and it's been that reporting recent times and the G5 governors who are members of the PDP had met with Tinnable in London and agreed to endorse him don't forget this G5 governors include yes some week of River State Shea Makin day over your state Iqpayazu of Abia State Samuel Otom of Benway State if I knew Ugunwai of Inugu among older stakeholders have been at the forefront of the call for the resignation of Iqpayazu your child you are beg your pardon stepping down as a PDP national chairman in the interest of equity you know because we're saying oh if we're talking about power rotation rationalizing power then it would just be fair for the party that you can't have the chairman from a certain region the north and then the presidential candidate it would just be fair that it goes you know to another party but that has not you know taken a different tone it's been the same and then you'll have the G5 governors I mean would probably be the first time we're having this in the lexicon in the Nigerian lexicon where you say the G5 usually you hear the G7 countries the G20 the G this the G that by Nigeria now we're talking about a G5 some people think that this is very interesting or not interesting but what should we expect did this governor's meet with tenable ten other questions yes because there are several feelers there are several encrypted posts and comments has been made by very prominent and respectable APC members alluding to the fact that yes there's been a meets maybe you have a one or two of this governor's giving a yes and so out of the five maybe two have said yes so it's just natural that there would be some denial and what a view but what has happened would have happened and maybe as a people were not able to verify because there's a lot of back and forth with this conversation yes it would there's no meeting all we have not confirmed yes we have confirmed a lot of that but should all of this be happening has always been the crux of the conversation but we leave that it's very important that you haven't gotten your PVC get your PVC because you have the power to decide who becomes what and who does not become become what now if you understand all of that then it's very important for our democracy as the people over time yes we know we live in a climb where people have been made to believe that it doesn't really matter your vote does not count and that's what a lot of persons have you know swallowed that's you know that information that's been out that it doesn't matter whether you vote or not oh yes it will be truncated the people would always have their will the system will be manipulated what will happen will happen but you see the times have actually changed and I think that that's important that you key into that you are very important in the electoral process in our democracy as a country and it's important that you understand that and get your PVC and get ready to cast your votes you know come February that's the much we can take at this point we take a break when we return we'll continue with the conversation right here please stay with us