 And it's time for off the press and we have been joined by Opunabo, Uncle Teria, a public affairs analyst joining us from River State. Good morning to you Opunabo. Good morning and good morning my dear ones. Happy independence anniversary to you. Thank you, thank you very much. Okay, so let's begin with the... You are expecting me to sing something? Thank you very much. What do you wish us? It wouldn't be out of place. It wouldn't be out of place to say it, Opunabo. I wish you God's speech. Oh, Opunabo. I can see you have a touch of green and white. So you are very patriotic, we like that. I'm very patriotic but not in government. I'm patriotic to the winning country called Nigeria. Yeah. Your country. Alright, so let's begin with the punch newspaper. And the punch newspaper I see too. Before you go in. First, so listen to your conversations and I'm very interested because the questions we are asked, what happened to a Nephiles bus and why are we in this situation. And nobody has answered that question. But also ask what happened to Magu, what happened to the citizens here, man. What happened to the Senate president? How did he become a senator again? What happened to, what's his name called, Burakthai? I play golf with him. What happened to him? Because then as he said, they cannot find anything to justify the amount released to him to produce arms and ammunition. What happened? And here is where they are crying out loud. What happened to tenable certificates? Why must you protest and pick against the lease of your certificate? This afternoon. Let us ask you. Yeah, this afternoon. Yes. The judge has agreed. Why are you saying don't believe? If you want my certificate, I can bring them to you and tell you next time I appear. Why is it news that from second from primary school to university, if somebody, one person will come out to say, I'm letting him, it is news. And it becomes news that somebody has come out to say, he was in the first class. I believe that today you stand out to say, my class, even though you've forgotten, it is when they are defined themselves, you now remember that yes, they are even your class, that's true. Why is it news? That is the country you are finding. We are even to gods to say, no, stop them. How many S.A.S. Stop them from probing the personal qualification. And the S.A.S. to appear, not for their money, stop to stop them from probing the S.A.S. and the academic qualification. Somebody came and I said, we joined the army the same day, I was your classmate. We joined the army the same day. And all of a sudden, we are in how many years my senior, you know, when I left Secondary School in 1906, there was no picture attached to Secondary School. We are suddenly brought somebody from daily where God moves with his picture to prove that he went to Secondary School. Is that that level? What is it if, today I miss my wife, I write you, if I miss my wife, I write you a wife. It will take time, but we'll fix it out. Why do I have to bring somebody? Because I did Cambridge, the picture, to say yes, it wasn't a star. It is a star now for our kids, but why is it a star now? Then this one now too, is probing, don't get me wrong. I don't know his father, I don't know his mother. I don't know the school he went to. He said he's 71, he thought I said he's 61. Yeah, the person that attended the school, a few minutes, the person that graduated, a day. Well, today we'll find, we'll probably have a closure on that, as the university avails, former vice president, Tukua Bobaka, all the details that he needs, regarding that. All, because they're saying, there's some other personal information that should not be released. It's just the results, or the certificate. Was it a purchase? Was it a purchase? Was it a purchase? We did kidnap the kids. No, but the judge says, they should release. University, the kids want my results. What do I want? They should release. Why would you go to, you already tell me that you don't release, they are moving. Was it a purchase? We did kill somebody. Okay. If you, if you have an identity, what, what, what, why would you take it back to what would be the property? Let's, let's concentrate on the papers, right now. And as a president, as a president of the county, you don't have to sit to say no. Yeah, you become public property. Go back to that, if it's possible. Yes. So let, let's go to the paper. So, we begin with the punch newspaper. And it relates with FG, okay. So allowance for senior staff, labor may suspend strike. Details of that, of course, is on page two of the punch newspaper. I'll read you the writers. Wage award now for all cater of workers says Bajabiamila, V80 on diesel way for six months. FG increases allowance to 35,000 Naira as labor rejects 25,000 Naira. OPS again, once against strike. So there you have it open novel. I read out, we read out some of the details of that meeting that took place yesterday with the federal government. What's your take on this back and forth between labor and NLC? It doesn't take a labor, it doesn't take a Tuesday, August, mainly with migrants. They are hungry and greedy fellows out there to find their purpose. I told you last week you remember I said they can't do a strike. Whenever their purpose has dried, it's such a strike action. They're whenever they have their palms at use, they call up the strike and seem just. First and foremost, labor is not fighting for you. Labor is not fighting for the NLC. Labor is fighting for itself. And at best, 10% of NLCs. Why did I say that? Okay. All these are palliatives meant for federal workers, water state workers and other NLCs. How many times has labor threatened to go on strike? How many times did it call off the strike? I asked a very simple question. Before suspending the strike, did the government address those needs? It has been sounding out as a response. If the government had addressed those needs right from the time we were at it, we would be talking about the strike. That labor is going on strike. It means the government reneged on promises. And the only way to ensure that the government is alive to the promise is simple. Go ahead and do them. Once you start doing them, we will call off the strike. But we will not call off the strike before you commence. That is what we expect. What they are interested in are just two things. I'm talking about labor now. One, I have to be seen on telling people as a president. I'm also a big man. I think what is the city in labor is that labor NLC president. That president. I'm also, I wouldn't say his life life is the same to you. You are going to get it. That is really entanglement. He's only interested in being told that he has a meeting with president. Because it beats my imagination. If I say, ok, I'm coming to Plus TV. And unless I am paid, I will not be. The management says okay, no problem. We're going to pay in the next week. I said, fine. The next day management wants to pop. We're not going to We are not going to prove an openable must be restrained from maintain the promises of plus two. Once that happens, I will not even negotiate with you anymore. I will also go to touch, then force my rights. If I have the capacity to paralyze plus two, we are paralyzed first. Because it is worse, a declaration of war. Then when that happens, I come back here and I have not been given a cup, nothing to show good faith. In other words, okay, we are only one million, even if it's 200,000, not a decision. Every day I call you promises, promises. I try to naturally, you call me, invite me, you say, don't worry, I'll pay you next week, next week I call promises. So I don't have interest in them. I'm not interested in this. I don't want them to go to talk of strife. They are interested in the strife of their own, such as the NSAS. Not labor, because we don't believe in labor also. They are there to sideline their profits. Interestingly, different sectors of the government, different sectors of the society have indicated interest. We saw that yesterday and I think on Friday, where different sectors have indicated interest to join the strike. That is because of the way the NLC president spoke. He said nothing and he said this strife, nothing was going to prevent this strife. That they were going to go on that strife because the federal government has failed on all things. So it was like, well, although we said that with the pinch of salt, let us give labor a try. Open up. It does appear that we have a little bit of glitch again. I wonder why this has been happening for the past one, two weeks. Open up Uncle Taria, a political affairs analyst from River State. He's our analyst of the press this morning and we're having a little bit of technical glitch. And hopefully he will join us again. He'll reconnect and we'll continue this conversation. What's he talking about? The internet is acting independent. It's fluctuating. So many people have indicated, I mean, the banks and some others have indicated interest that they will be joining the strike this morning. I mean, tomorrow morning, but there you have it. Just as Opuna Boy saying, they may not take place after all. And he's saying NLC should no longer talk about strike, but Nigerians should just organize themselves and have a strike. But I wonder if Nigerians want to do that. We are divided into two groups now, the Nigerians who want good for Nigeria and the hooligans who just want what can enter their bellies no matter what they do. So when you're going on a strike or a demonstration, a peaceful demonstration, you are the Nigerian. And then there's another group which may be fewer but more dangerous than you that will hijack that and then they destroy things and do a lot of things. So if they don't go on strike, the alternative will be to demonstrate, to protest as peaceful as that can be. There's a possibility that it will end badly. Between the devil and the deep blue sea. Yeah, because Nigerians, especially the youth have learned from what happened during the end starts protests. Can you hear me? Yes, we can hear you now, Opuna Boy. Okay, very good. Sorry. If Nigeria goes on strike, what will happen? Not strike. I'm saying we are just between the devil and the deep blue sea. We're going on strike, which is for me not such a bad thing. If we can press home our demands and get it done. The other alternative maybe like you talked about is to protest. But Nigeria now is the people who want to protest for something good and the others who want to hijack it for selfish and very dangerous things that they will have to do. The hooligans, the criminals. You can do about that. There's nothing you can do about that. That's the truth about it. I always tell people I say at times it becomes expedient that in order to save the system, we first of all destroy the system. And also Opuna Boy was also saying that because of what happened during the end starts, you know, protests when Nigerians lost many of their children. Many of our children who saw our youths many of them murdered and then later denied and all of that. And eventually we learned. So many Nigerians are probably not as keen as they used to be in taking part in any kind of protests. Don't be surprised they are. Well let me ask you a simple question. Do you believe on daily basis you are being killed and people are being killed on daily basis? You can imagine the 30, the 3 trillion Naira allegedly stood on counter four by MFLM. That's one man. Just like in reverse studies. You find a government going to cost. Restreaming the anti draft agencies from proving the state government. And a George granted that. In other words, every state's government has a right to fleece and tragedy. With that question. A George granted it. EFCC has not appealed. Now why has EFCC not appealed? EFCC is part of the church. What they do is when you come back, you got settled. So EFCC has not appealed. But what is the reasonableness in that? Then now again, you will have NAC, former NAC and former successor who became service chief. Saying there is nothing to justify for their mouth with these two, the former service brother. Nothing has happened. You see, when all this is going on, now eventually they say subsidy. Monies have been stolen. What did they say? What are they saying? Trinidad confirmed this. Microscopy seen. They have failed to name and shame those characters. So we have to suffer. To carelessly for the crimes of others. Why they go ahead with the fruits of the crime. To enjoy. We are suffering. The problem is not subsidy. The problem is theft. So why did they do that? And all those involved. Why have you not arrested them? If you arrest them, this issue of subsidy will end. We will not even come up. Or the theft will end. What are the refineries? The government itself is stealing. Including the presidents. They are all thieves. I am sorry to say. I will say this and I will justify it right now. You might tell me I am an heir. Who authorizes the release of money for turnaround maintenance? Are the refineries being maintained? Ask yourself that question. Let us start sketching the issues I have been talking about. You authorize the payment of somebody for doing nothing. Then you run a complex. So even the presidents are thieves. They know what is going on. And they want the masses to source us for it. Why? What kind of country are we living in? That is the pain of our problem. And we are celebrating independence. Independence for colonial rule. And dependent in despots of the time. Senseless human beings. Let us not be thinking about the books. My colleague gave me that text. Look, the problem with this country is theft. Our leaders are insensitive. Independence is the burden of our society. And you cannot punish another man who is crime that you are guilty of. It is time to go after people like Emefueli. I am happy Emefueli should live with death for one million years. Because the man saw himself as a God. I am very happy with what is happening to him. Honestly. But the truth is, should he be the only one who is suffering this? That is the question. That is the question. Why does Emefueli? Look at the citizens in China. Who smacked property in public? The president could not even ask him. And he said, we don't see that right now. Okay. Go on a substantial sense. Even if you are not going to start, you go on a substantial sense. Because it is a problem. The problem is this. You go to court. The bankers are don't see that. So that you remain in office. The way you don't desire the money that you got. But I can suspend you. And the one who said no, you can't do it. What has happened to the poor man? What has attracted that smacked somebody? At the shop. You should remember. It went viral. Is it a sex toy? Senator? He is still in the Senate. No, he is a senator. Who has assaulted somebody in the place. What has happened? What has happened? He is a Senate Abductor. Oh my God! What has happened to Abductor? He has done him double nomination in an election. What has happened to Abductor? He has done him double nomination in an election. What has happened to Abductor? Abductor is a Senate Counselor. Okay, let's just look... What has happened always? Let's just look at this What has happened to Abductor? The talks have gone off, very fast. Let's just look at this generally. We will be talking about specific things but independence today. A, P, C Barret, play the right candidate to quit the office. Welp, I was looking for hold back speech. But also we have another story we decided. So we have another story on the Guardian, which I want you to tie to it. The wife of the president, Uluru Amitinobu, has said, and I quote, my husband is not a magician. She said this as a delicate order exalt Nigerians. Okay. So she is saying this and opposition party, the PPP is saying, is faulting some aspects of the speech of the president on Independence Day. So what is, what are your thoughts about the president's speech, the things that he addressed and the things which you feel he should have addressed but did not? I did not bother to listen to his speech because it's going to be the normal returnees. The speeches are now written by the president. They are taught how to read the speeches. We are speech writers. So I am not interested in the speech. The question is, what is on ground? Now you say you are going to pay, I am not, 35,000 Naira contestants. Why did you take all these steps into the constitution before Rimbaud Lausanne? What have I said? And don't forget, we still, we keep hearing, we will, plus we will remain tonight, and this is October 2nd, all we hear is, we will, we will, we will. We will, not we have, we did, we don't, we will, we will, we will, what does that tell you? These are specialist excuses. These are some failure policies. It's a ridiculous covenants. They thought, didn't know something was going to, it was going to be praise, there will be produce. And the wise is coming to say, I don't think, they're also not the same wise, they're who went to make us think it's all we both should get out of, make us think it's only a few years ago. And when she was asked last time, she said, I don't think so. I don't think so. I don't think so. I don't think so. I don't think so. And the wise is coming to say, I don't think so. They're also not the same wise, but who went to make us think it's all we both should get out of, make us think it's only three years ago. And when she was asked last, you know, this year and she said she had to regret. Then was it not the same kid who said don't tell her sorry, because you accepted this job? You're informed. Is that not the contradiction? And she said now, the house is not the Magistrate. Who cares if it's a Magistrate? Not a grown man's. Who cares? Nobody cares. All we need is a big misconception. is to be able to take care of ourselves and our families. I don't care what you are. Improve the standard of living of Nigerians. The woman I said you are having is not a marital. How is her spending that of living? Because she is feeling fat and how is what she is talking about herself. Just like the way we already said the ebos are like a trap in that ocean. We make statements, inflammatory statements without necessarily understanding the importance of these statements. How can you say the ebos are a drop in that ocean? I'm not an ebomad. But there are things you don't see as a leader. Go on, you said no victim, no backing. Nigerians are victorious. But you said don't victim, no backing. Then you said the ebos are like a drop in that ocean. Then they went forward and said your difference in bureaucracy will be that amount to your level of force. That's what Boris said. Now, the same thing nothing, his wife has come up with. First, ebos you live with the legacy. You cannot come to the legacy to make money and at the end of the day, you won't vote for a beast. Is the ebos a legacy? They claim it's from one ebos show or what? Is it a legacy? Is it a legacy? So what are we talking about? The ebos have been sideline. So if you talk about this, I did not even want to listen, but this is a main rhetoric. That's what you hear. It's like when people take up the money, the GDP is this big. What is the backing to ban business with GDP? All she wants is yesterday, she bought a couple of garages for one nair and today it's the 50 combo. That's all. She bought a couple of garages for one nair and tomorrow it is two nair. Why is it two nair? In fact, that seems to be a lot of what we hear. You said that transportation will be reduced drastically. You did say taxation was very good. You did say there were palliatives. You did say there's going to be increment in salary. Don't go down now. Don't just tell your brain things for better things. Yes, you have to listen because of your job, but tell it for better things. Because by the time you get home, your wife and kids will ask you that did you bring the chocolate? Your wife will say did you bring the feeding money? Are you going to tell her to do the most said? One day, one day. Are you going to tell her to do the most said? Daddy, I can't go to school tomorrow. Are you going to tell her to do the most said? Are you going to provide the process to relax? Is that what you're going to tell your students? Okay, there's something. Are you going to tell the first station attendant that to do the most said when you hear my talk? Let's just talk with the city. Let's move on from that. You've made your points very strongly. There's something still on the page of the not the punch, the Guardian newspaper which I like to talk about. I don't know how much information you have on this casualization. Concerns, over exploitation, high demand for cheap labor. This is the news analysis and page 4 is where you get details of that. I haven't read it. Have you read that? This caught my attention because of the exploitation. I'll tell you. I will quickly tell you. For lack of time. Hydralization, a good example. How? You promised one billion jobs. You see, promises. I'll employ one billion hypothetically. Then you come up with construction companies. These construction companies are not employing managerial staff. They employing the cadre workers that we are paid daily per day. And most times, it happens in the university. That's why it's in the university. Times 30 days, less than the minimum wage. Then if there is any fraction or a legend fraction, you're denied for that day. You don't get anything. And in most cases there are to cost down the money. The boys are accused wrongly. Then at the end of the day, you're going to say you have employed those cadre workers? No. When you talk of employment, you talk of appointing, you set up industries that will cut and cross the strata you have from the big man to the empty. It could be PPP. Which is a symbiotic relationship. So even the managerial staff, you have them. And they can even retire. That is when you say painful employment or somebody has been given an employment. Not when you bring in somebody, today they go one minute late to work, you shut the gates. They can't come in. You've taken another person. These exploitations are also seen. These exploitations are also seen in Chinese companies, most companies owned by Chinese people, Lebanese. I just used a very good example. They protested and some died mysteriously. They protested. It happened. I'm just trying to justify your statement. It happened. So, that's the problem we have. Then one person is going to say I have gainfully employed. How? I don't know the appointment that you cannot plan. Oftentimes I've asked what is the NLC and what has NLC done about this? Most of the time we are talking I just saw Lebanese I told them we have to disband what's NLC What's NLC? You've seen a conversation and you're talking about NLC. I saw a statement. We've gone past that period of the Kokorees We don't have them anymore. They are going to I bet you the strike will be called up. I told the last thing they will not have the guns they will give them NLC. They must go. You are a legend. You are a legend. I am not saying we cannot say it the medium is just we cannot say it we cannot do anything that corrupt individuals that are not there that is the truth I don't want to talk about anything if we fail to take our faith and dust it on us then shame on us because nobody what they are going to do right now I don't want to talk about that I want to talk about that Okay I think that's how that's how much we can take from the press I was trying to say I saw when one of these governors, in fact the governor of Imu state that was saying maybe it was a campaign strategy because there's going to be an election in November saying that he will give jobs to Imu in the UK not even in Imu state and I was just wondering how are you going to do that it got so bad that the UK government said is it UK or Canada now said that they have no idea about how those jobs are going to come about because there was no collaboration with the government and they don't see that ever happening why will our people be making statements like this that is the governor of a state governor of a state and I saw it so why would you not just do things that would make people just speak on that one minute please they are talking about the synonyms of governments or leaders now you say is it going to be an indictment that you will have to you pay for that failure that you move them to Canada you have to be definitely employed and you've been a governor for four years for them to be employed in your state in the country why would you move them away from your state to Canada that tells you of intellectual paralysis you think you are fooling people it talks of intellectual paralysis and the people we are hearing they were not hearing because at the end of the year there were 2000 of them I come out let me go home and speak for them you all knew the government was telling them but if at the end of the day those that brought us here will give us more than 1000 to 2000 to go back exactly rented crowds when you saw the cheer when I saw the cheer I told myself this people don't even understand you could see that some of them were hesitant they were like what did they just say but some were cheering and those who were cheering you could tell they had no idea what he had said they had no idea what he had said no, no, no, no tell them you want to you want to put something for my dad open up more thank you so much for your time a pleasure having you happy independence anniversary again open up more open up on Keteria political affairs analysts as joined us from River State on of the press up next with our first hot topic on the breakfast