 The fuel queues are back, bringing with them many questions to the negotiations. We seek to understand what's going on this morning on the breakfast. The Independent National Electrical Commission may not be ending the voter registration exercise on the 13th of June 2022. We'll look at the interim court order and its implications. Plus we have analysis of the headlines in today's National Dailies. Very good morning to you. We're back with a breakfast and plus TV Africa. A very bumper package of discussions and analysis on the program. This morning my name is Kofi Bartels. We start off with a trending segment where we get to look at what's being talked about by Nigerians on issues within the country and around the world. Once again you're welcome. Well it's been quite interesting looking at the comments and the criticism or the analysis rather of the move by former member, now former member of the People's Democratic Party for a Minister of the Niger Delta, Achieve Gotzeoroubebe who has recently resigned his membership of the People's Democratic Party. I mean if you remember from the 2015 General Elections there was a mild, I would say not so mild drama at the INA Collation Center National Collation Center right there in Abuja when Gotzeoroubebe who was a Minister in the government of the then President Goodluck Jonathan refused to leave the stage. He actually literally sat on the floor when it was clear that the results were going the way of the all-progressives Congress or the man who you know, stake his reputation and put his face out there in front of the entire world to save the People's Democratic Party has resigned his membership of the People's Democratic Party. Gotzeoroube, former Minister of the Niger Delta made this known in the letter addressed to the National Chairman of the Parti Iochaa IU yesterday, Monday. In a copy of his resignation letter that Plus TV Africa has cited the former Minister expressed his dismay over the emergence of a Northerner at Iqab-Uberkar as the party's presidential candidate. Now part of the letter reads and I quote I write to formally inform you of my resignation from the People's Democratic Party. It says this, I have communicated to the Chairman of Burutu Ward Ward 3 in Burutu local government area of Delta State effective 20th June 2022. It says consequently I am by this letter and intimating you of my total withdrawal from all activities at the ward local, state and national levels of the People's Democratic Party. He went on to say in the letter, I'm highly honored and privileged to have been part of a political party that successfully transformed the power nation to one that commanded respect in the committee of nations. It says when we lost the presidential election in 2015 I make a reference to that incident I just talked about. In bewildering circumstances he said to say the least it was my belief that the party would use the opposition period to re-strategize with the aim of taking back power at the earliest opportunity. He says quote however the present situation in the party does not inspire confidence that the party is ready to regain power in 2023. He says against the mood of the nation and a complete disregard for the provisions of the party's constitution of the party through the zoning of the presidency open which created a situation that led to the emergence of a Northman as the party's presidential flag bearer thus making the two top most positions in the party after your emergence as a national chairman to be occupied by Northman's country to section 7.3C of the party's constitution. Now Oliver continued in his letter by saying I salute and commend the governor of River State his excellency Jensson Wike for his efforts and gallantry at the primaries posterity will be kind to him when the history of the party is written. There are lots to be said but out of respect for the party I leave some stories untold at this time my belief in the sanctity of Nigeria is unshaken and how continually work for her progress and development even though it's through another route is what Oliver said. You know the jury has been out as to the implications of this particular development for the fortunes of the people's democratic party as far as the 2023 elections is concerned and people asking will this affect the PDP in a negative way? Is this the feeling of just already or do we have other members of the people's democratic party who are from the southern part indeed other parts of the country do you have them feeling this way about the developments in the party? If we go to the statement of Jensson Wike the governor of River State whom Oliver cited there Wike has talked about how southern part of the country has been given a hard deal or has been hard done by the party bearing in mind the rotation the rotation policy of the party bearing in mind the perceived agreement by in fact it's not perceived, it was actually agreed because they announced it twice at least and they signed a communique this sort of southern governance in the PDP they agreed to the seeding of the power to the southern part of the country unfortunately that didn't happen so Wike has been calling those who those governors who supported the imagines of Atikawubakar who are from the southern part of the country traitors to the south but well this is what we have as a political situation in the country the principle of zoning is very very important to measure as a balance in everything we'll keep watching this there are many implications for the PDP going forward will we see more departures from the party where is Urube going to is he joining the all-progressive congress are questions to be accessed is he retiring from politics altogether well time will tell let's move on it's been some time since we heard from the man who likes to say aha when he preaches about former Nigerian pop musician turned currently pastor of course he's also a politician he wears at least three hearts he has hats rather he's also an author written some fantastic books that you should want to read and if you read those books you know your vocabulary will never remain the same I'm talking about the former presidential candidate of a fresh party do you remember the fresh party you know people have been talking about you know the likes of men of God who have been in recent times you know trying to be president saying God said they should be president so how eloquent they've been sounding and saying they've not do retreating but anyway Reverend Chris Cote has been out of the political spotlight for some time and the founder of the household of God church is back in the spotlight and is back with a bang he hasn't failed to disappoint alright he hasn't failed to disappoint in this particular episode and he has said that the candidates of the leading political parties in the country should step aside for him is what he's saying the candidates of the leading political parties in the country should step aside for him to become the president of Nigeria he's calling the likes of Tiku Abu Bakar the likes of Bola Medtinbu to step aside for him so that he, Reverend Chris Cote can succeed President Buhari as the president of Nigeria I mean Chris Cote is not unknown to controversy and this is the latest I'm sure people have been wondering where the Reverend has been all this while I mean he is thrilled in elections past you know he is thrilled in elections past he's been able to you know, gather attention or gather attention as as the case may be with his eloquence you know with his ideas with his postulation and controversial statement and indeed this one is no different coming from Reverend Chris Cote so what he's saying is step aside it's my turn to rule Nigeria I'm the one who is meant to be the president of the country very very interesting one indeed I should take over from President Mohammed Buhari the Reverend also urged President Buhari to hand over to him as interim president in 2023 he said that he is the right person to right the wrongs in the country so basically President Buhari should call him and say hey Reverend come and be the president I want to hand over the keys to Asirok I'll cancel the elections because I mean if you look at the list of presidential candidates of the various political parties Reverend Chris Cote's name is not there he made this call on Sunday while addressing journalists Mr. Raghunwe Keja during his 63rd birthday celebration it's good to see that he's waxing strong in the ministry now he explained the rationale behind his request noting that he proposed to become the interim president because that was the solution for the country's challenges according to him Nigeria is a blessed nation and such a nation has all human as the country is not moving forward he said through his government everything will be alright he mentioned says I want to implore him to support my government for the betterment of the country he mentioned Peter Albi he said that I want to tell Peter Albi that the system that introduced him that Peter Albi cannot take him anywhere because he cannot operate in the system we have now so this is what he said I think he stopped short of saying that God had told him he'll be the next president because he would have asked so between Tunde Bakari and him who did God actually which of the men of God did hear from God because God cannot tell to people different things at the same time you'll be president so who are we hearing from who is truly hearing from God but he didn't say God had told him the right government to fix things in Nigeria I mean some have made some fun he you know of the situation saying imagine Reverend Chris Okotie presidency who have to be listening to his speeches as president with a pen a paper and a diary so we can understand what it is he is saying alright let's move on from that the aviation sector has been experiencing some turmoil in recent times and the aviation workers airport staff rather are on strike over unpaid pay now a video surfaced recently that shows airport staff in protest at unpaid salaries seizing passengers' luggage alright this is kind of is quite bizarre alright so this got some commotion this was at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport in Lagos where airport staff took that action by seizing passengers' luggage in protest at unpaid salaries and this is a bizarre way to protest I mean because the passengers were not the ones owing the airport staff now passengers who witnessed the protest said the airport staff complete that they haven't been paid for six months is what they are saying they haven't been paid for six months in a video shared online the passengers can be seen standing around the baggage to reclaim area at 7am asking for their luggage but the airport staff asked them to step back one passenger added that they were told anyone who films the incident will not get their luggage you know what they say sometimes called for desperate measures and that may be what as you can see on the screen there that is sort of a snapshot of what exactly transpired at the airport and of course like we said it's been described as a bizarre incident a bizarre one you know where the airport staff refused to give the luggage of passengers to them well like I said the airport staff are saying to themselves I've had a meeting they said desperate times call for desperate measures we need to do something quickly to bring attention to a situation in the salvage our lives what are they going to do in the country where right now there are fuel queues in Lagos and Abuja and I'm sure if you know other major cities as well they need to get their salaries it's not what we need to see at this time because of the situation in the country are we going to see other staff of other companies also embarking on bizarre actions in a bid to ensure that they are paid I don't know but only time will tell but this is a situation we find ourselves in at the moment and of course we'll keep monitoring that as well bringing more as the story unfolds finally news broke online that the Anambra state government has launched an app or had launched an application a mobile application called Inche app where people can lay complaints about things happening in their neighborhoods and also for vehicle registration checks for commercial vehicles of course this is a new development under the administration of Chico Machao Soledor who is the governor of Anambra state it's quite interesting to see something that some would describe as a novel development as far as governance in Nigeria is concerned and indeed technology these days is an easy way to scale so if you want to provide security you want to provide any other service I mean you can do that through technology so that's quite interesting different groups have been commending and commenting on this is received favorably from what we can see the reactions being it's called the 21st century digital vigilante volunteering platform for decent and patriotic citizens so I think that gives an indication of how how this app will work you know groups like the Anambra Youth Volunteer Group have commended the launch of this groups have commended the Anambra Youth Volunteer for coming out with this app to support the security efforts of insecurity in the state the leader of the group announced the development during the launch of that application so let's see how it goes in Anambra state and if indeed this is going to bring the security situation there into question I need to make a correction it was the Anambra Youth Volunteer Group that launched the app and called on the governor to take a look at it they called on the governor to take a look at it and probably partner with them is what he's saying so let's see how it goes they are saying that communities across Anambra have commended attacking recent times and it's a way to support the effort to tackle insecurity in the state now all efforts need to be on board to ensure that insecurity is nipped in the bottom in the south east and across Nigeria let's see what happens with this particular mobile application we'll be back to talk about FIOQ resurfacing in Lagos state those in Abuja have been eating the slice of this pie for some weeks now negotiations it's your turn to eat this pie as well what is going on why are the FIOQs back and we seek to understand the situation as we speak with our guests when we come back from this break we'll begin with a look at the papers and what they have to say please stay with us