 is watching the breakfast on plus TV Africa and we are going to straight to the dailies and we will be starting with some leadership and mercy you have the first paper all right of course and shortly afterwards we have family loss and join joining us to make sense of all of the headlines this morning okay let's look at the leadership newspaper this morning and find out what big stories are making it on the front page of the leadership newspaper you find pressure mounts on president Mohammed the Buhari to sign Electro at amendment beal that's on what you find on the leadership newspaper I like to take that again pressure mounts on president Muhammad the Buhari to sign Electro at amendment beal governors lawmakers lobby president this is some of the riders you find civil society organization orders make case for assent say beal reflects people's will president has 27 days to okay beal and another rider says interest of Nigerians should be paramount that's what lawyers are quoted to say moving away from the boat caption you also have operational issues delay use of 180 billion era customs vessel at Lagos jetty it's another interesting caption you find and below the leadership you also find amy vows to treat bandits as terrorists and you have a gf dss deny seizing elza zaki's wives passports that's also another caption on the leadership news paper this morning FCT teachers vow to continue strike sit at home or the other over in southeast or Hanays is quoted to say best basic education to get 3% consolidated revenue fund this is some of the caption on the leadership newspaper this morning or the way from the leadership move on next to the nation newspaper the banner headline for this morning is still on the electoral out amendment beal and the nation captions that this way I echo its president's action on electoral act with the riders of their APC governors meet on direct primary ACF chief taint urges Buhari to sign beal above the must-have Nigerians stranded abroad over expired passports and of course just beside that one persecute illegal vastly operators a fair Baba Lola tells the NUC alright Fidelity Bank launches a Fidelity for you campaign that's also above the masted all the stories on the nation this morning Malami DSS elza zaki's passport not in our custody all the stories are this morning on the red strip just below the page no more seat at home says or Hanays a doctoral degree for accord day those are the stars you can find on the front page of the nation newspaper away from the nation newspaper which I got a daily independent and the board caption reads effects walls would limit economic growth investment that's what analysts quoted to say affects effectiveness of reforms elsewhere in the economy you also have a meat slow passenger traffic Nigerian airways invest 1.29 trillion era in aircraft acquisition and 25 additional brand new airplanes suspected in 2022 and 2023 stakeholders differ on indigenous carriers and huge investment fire incident destroy properties what millions of Naira in reverse state and you also find another caption saying United Kingdom base save the children appoints or Teddler vice president and direct primaries APC governors in last minute move to stop electoral bill ascent might just be dominating all of the papers this morning parties should decide mood of primaries to adopt says Sagi and you also find sit at home other go about your normal businesses or Hanays it tells southeast residents now this is some of the headlines on the daily independent news for this morning right away from the daily independence will move on next to the punch the main headline for this Monday morning 90 ships seized by the EFCC a rot away in Lagos office with two riders there no budgetary provision for Navy to maintain seized full-featured ships some of the vessels being managed by third parties pay rent till EFCC above the must head there's some interesting stories there pantomies governorship beat posters hand the work of ministers detractors our career most stories on the puncher affable a lot for NUCs in action on illegal vasties says damage huge experts blame 2023 elections for 4.1 trillion now right in recurrent expenditures alright invading Cameroonian rebels came by boats that's according to Turaba community rest and she can find out on page three of the punch federal government rehabilitates 15,000 terrorist 366 soldiers policemen killed in two years there's a story on the blue strip above the must-head show Tim loans others push banks assets to 58.51 trillion Naira most stories on the front page of the punch this morning 19.3 billion Naira saga Kogi alleges EFCC during hatchet job issues 48 are automated family bids ransom to 10 million Naira for Jonathan x8 brother seven victims rescued carry out your normal activities Monday or her knees it tells transporters others those are the stories you can find on the front page of the punch this morning alright we have Femi Lawson who's on standby this morning Femi Lawson thank you so much for joining us all right let's set off with the leadership newspaper and this might just be dominating all of the papers pressure mounts on the president to sign the electoral act amendment deal what are your thoughts well it's a good one but I don't think it is at this stage that we need to cut mountain pressure or appealing on the president to sign the amendment electoral deal because if Mr. President himself just like he has depicted me is committed to the credibility of our electoral system to the transference at a more you know credible election in Nigeria issued without any further delay no sign this amendment that National Assembly has drawn up on the electoral act it is important because without credible elections which is a date by the electoral deal you know we may not be making any claim you know to the advancement of our democracy particularly under the administration that has been severely accused you know of manipulating and interfering in the election of so many instances so I think it's important but even in the absence of President Buhari realizing the urgency of this remember by next year we are the governorship election in Osho and it is a state so if the president does not see the urgency of signing this deal the full society the media and Nigeria's as much must really continue to mount pressure on President Buhari to do the right thing all right Mr. Lawson another headline that caught my attraction this or my attention rather this morning is that of the seated home order uh in a most part of the south is Ohaneze in Dibu is asking residents you know to disregard and saying that there's no longer any of such in you know Hauden's way what are your thoughts specifically but it is good when you consider you know the economic implication of this suit at home or the south is to say to be gone but the question we must ask ourselves this morning is that was it or maybe that declared the suit at home in the first place and does it really have the power to call it off today it's another Monday and I think today we determine if truly you know I never have what it takes to tell the people the south is that there's no more suit at home even when IPO became up to issues take place you know constantly the suit at home you also understand that there were you know issues around illegitimacy of those who makes that declaration and that is why the suit at home has persisted so or maybe I can conveniently say there's no longer a suit at home in the south is where the truth remains that we must look forward to the people obeying the position of our legion not especially when it is not for a lady in the in the first place that declared the suit at home across the south is but the most important thing for us is that both our neighbor and the government and also stakeholders in the region should also follow suits within themselves only from between the federal government you know and discuss issues around the characterization of Masin and the Kanu another issue that has necessitated this suit at home order and look at how they can collectively address it rather than IPO we make a statement today or maybe tomorrow state government next tomorrow they need for a collective approach to addressing this issue that is really affecting the economy of the south is all right let's just stay with the leadership newspaper this morning quite interesting caption he says amy vows to treat bandits as terrorists it is a I don't know if we actually need to keep reminding these people that these particular people they have cautiously continue to define and describe sorry about this actually terrorists and I don't deserve any less treatment so I don't think it is a promise that the army should be making especially when nothing nothing contradicts the fact that these guys are terrorists with your print you all witness what upon and not cannot be there yesterday and you cannot tell me that these are mere sentences of bandage who were you know we used to be cats who lost lives though we sometimes just kidnapped people are but these are not these are pure theories that have you know practically taken over you know and the suppression the livelihood of people particularly the North West region and of course not moving downward to the south so we don't need to continue to back up on these rhetorics of if they are terrorists or not the government will be courageous enough to classify them as who they are and of course deal with them fairly as terrorists all these you know promises by the army leadership and the presidency are naturally encouraging especially to the people who are daily under the the the hostage and torture you know and harassment killing and otherwise of decent terrorists in this part of the country okay so but do you have an idea why this group of persons have not been I mean prescribed terrorists I mean in your analysis this morning you say the mode and pattern in which they operate I mean there should be tired terrorists but why has the president not prescribed them terrorists the terrorist group I understand that that's the one reason that is best known to the president and the opportunities of the administration for a group that has made life very unbearable that have been killing security agents of the state the killing citizens and of course taking over certain territories of the country like we are witnessing in Sokoto in Niger in Katina in parts of Kadena today only few days ago the governor of Niger state came out openly to say that two local government are under the complete control of this guy that we keep calling by this so all the actions have confirmed that this is a terrorist organization expanding this you know capture of our territories but because the president what can I think think if we if they're declared as terrorists it may require more you know firepower and military approach to face this guy and maybe the administration is not willing to do that yet must be the reason why the Niger state have not categorically declared this invading you know group as terrorists but as far as some of us are concerned and especially those who are the victims of the activities of this gang they are nothing but you know pure terrorist groups and they don't deserve any other thing than the treatment given to terrorists all right Mr. Lawson let's flip them to the punch newspaper it's a belly headline this morning mighty sheep seized by EFCC wrought away in Lagos others that's a whole lot of economic loss if you ask me what are your thoughts exactly it's it's it's a little bit you know there's total lack of entire agency cooperation among not only our agricultural agencies but our military and pro-military organizations and our government agencies if you may ask even if this change has ceased by the EFCC is it also part of the function of the EFCC or does the EFCC have the capacity you know to maintain and salvage ships but these are not items that can be told or kept in the offices of the EFCC like vehicles you know document cars and other properties these are you know assets that must be salvaged as required that requires the use of daily maintenance and looting you know operational checks for goods that they were seized for economic reasons or one of financial capacity reasons by the EFCC does that mean that we should just abandon them or the waters and make them lost their way then of what benefit does it become to the nation and even the agency that is you know responsible for the seizure and of course possibly prosecution of people who are involved it tells you that we need to do more than this you know fire brigade approach of who we have arrested we are prostituting we must go to the extent of working with every other stakeholders to make in the anti-corruption war at least a quote from God's sake if you really know what it means to have even take ships on the waters in Lagos you will know the economic importance you know and what it is what it actually is for us to have now have mighty ships rot in the way you know in Lagos not given any economic purpose possibly being even maintained or being secured you know we can't be as small so if you say wake up call that the way they are is just like this the agency they have to work with agencies you know like the Navy you know the you know the port authority and the red band agencies to make sure that these ships are not only you know anchored on our workers but are also made you know to be useful and effective possibly to you know by pictorial orders of the cause are better function or disposed rather than you know what we are witnessing as a nice song so in the name of seizure by the UFC all right the UFC is still in the knees staying with the punch and newspaper Mr. Lawson the 19.3 billion Naira Saga Kogi is a legend EFCC doing hatchet job issues for to aid our automator Femi what where the it is truly controversial especially when when you realize that you know the consistent the UFC had a huge consistent government so if we are out in this font in a bank the went ahead secure a furniture order now this money has been sent to the central bank of Nigeria but I think we need to ask fundamentally if this form has claimed by EFCC it's an illicit form has been illegally as it claims diverted by some officials of the consistent government should that be the end of the matter if truly I see a secret claim that these funds were meant to pay salaries you know of workers and it was not used for the purpose and now you have turned it to the same year now does it mean that nobody is going to be made to face the law for diverting if truly we almost put a billion Naira into no secret account if yes is really not that nobody signs documents opening the account or doing that so-called diversion or whatever so I think as much as people think consistent government have questions to answer over this contribution I think for something billion Naira I think yes is there more questions to answer now about how it came about there is recognition that it was and why nobody not a single person is being persecuted now it is beyond just getting money finding money in account and sending it to CBA I think it is in this time that these people stop playing with our you know sensibility as Nigerians if truly 20 billion was found illegally kept like it claims in an account some people might have done that irrespective of how early place they are are they caught are they being prosecuted then who owns the money now as that you have what what where where is the position of turning back in this because this money is clear to have been a load who pays the money it's consistent tomorrow going to pay the money it never spent or that you of course send back to the CDN so there are more questions than what has been answered by the U.S. system and I think the U.S. system we have a lot to answer arrived this issue of going to state that's it for something billion Naira okay let's move on to the issue of direct primaries looking at the daily independent newspaper this morning top corner of it says direct primaries APC governors in last minute move to stop electoral bill ascent now Saga is also saying that parties should decide mode of primaries to adopt what do you make of this and because it feels like the quest it feels like the reason why you have the APC governors lobbying the president and you know lawmakers lobbying is so solely because of the issue of direct primaries that is part of the deal you know remember we have said it here on the number of times I think it is one of the you know means steps taken by the National Assembly and it's a self-saving proposal on the part of the National Assembly to begin to determine the mode of primaries for political parties I think we should have left this just like the opinion of most Nigerians in the hands of political parties to determine the mode of primaries you see this idea of using the privileged position of being legislators to create laws to suit personal ambitions and purposes is not in the interest of a democracy of course we understand why some of these governors are also cheating because even in the past a lot of them have not also done well in the manner and approach that have become overlords you know and almost becoming so administrator of the political parties in their space but the truth still remains that the political parties should be left alone in presiding their mode of primaries what is suitable for party A may not be suitable for party B so it is not really fair for a group of people to suit using their privileged position as lawmakers to impose a mode of primaries on political parties I think that was an unnecessary proposal I call it a busy body proposal because it's an attempt to use personal ambitions to impose on a particular way on the joints of the people who are members of the political parties but do you see Mr President tilting towards the APC governors I mean yielding to their request even if the president is one of the most unpredictable women we can actually come across it is a question of what the pressure may look like on the part of the governors the truth is that we can express we can expect the president to do whatever the likely please is conscious like we have experienced on a number of occasions if you look at it today President Gowali is the reason why the capital committee is still in charge you know of their political party yes by the opposition by so many stakeholders within the party so it may be difficult to predict what the position of the president may likely be all right before we wrap all of these up now another story making headline on daily independent this morning amid slow passenger traffic Nigerian Airlines invest 1.293 trillion in aircraft acquisition do you see these as some good news for the industry do you see a lot of things are happening with this acquisition Mr Lawson well it's good especially for a country that is striving to economically advance you know attract foreign investment and the likes but it is not enough when the atmosphere is not made conducive enough for these operators because it is easy to acquire a good number of aircraft but how much more is the Russian authorities you know doing to ensure that you know the operations of these airlines especially when you talk about taxation and every other burden that they have to carry you know becomes more friendly not only to encourage look up participation but also encourage you know foreign investment in our initial sector and if you look at it even though we claim that there's a low passenger traffic but the reality is that at some point there's a surge in passenger traffic because of the security situation in the country a lot of people are abandoned and abandoned in the roads and are hoping for air travel and that's why you find airlines expanding their roads almost on the daily basis so i think it is not out of place for the sector to have gone this far in acquiring more aircraft but the most important thing is that we need a government that will also ensure that this investment yield profit you know and they do not end up you know as bad investments or both the local and the foreign investors in the sector. All right thank you Mr. Lawson but more stories that we need to look at on the dailies this morning okay experts blame 2023 elections for 4.1 trillion narrow rights in the recurrent expenditure how does that hit him? Mr. Lawson are you still there? Yeah can I come again please? Okay another story on the front page of the punch this morning I just want us to just talk about it briefly experts blame 2023 elections for 4.1 trillion narrow rights in recurrent expenditure. Okay yeah so what was your take? The case is that we would continue to invest this much you know on our elections not even directly by government but you look at you know the financing of election in Nigeria you realize that a lot of people who are in charge especially the policy makers you know the people who are not really should also work on the proposals to make sure that they become more people friendly and reasonable are all you know partying deleting and adding to the content of our appropriation deal to ensure that you know each constituency each interest group gets you know the larger part of the case and that is why you realize that a lot of projects that they end up becoming self-serving or those that seek to promote you know the ambition of people in power today are now infused into the you know the government expenditure so in truth you cannot you know divorce the realities of becoming election from what is being seen now as the government expenditure because just our interests and ambitions are becoming infused into the public spending public expenditure and until election have become less the tricky until our election gets to the point that people do not need to go and take loans or you know to pass the short cuts and that we are able to also legislate genuinely on the limit of election funding in Nigeria people will stop you know putting this burden of their personal ambitions on our collective where you know expenditure as a country just like we are currently with you. All right many thanks Femi Larson we have to you know wrap it up at this point in time we do appreciate your time this morning and we look forward to showing more of your thoughts on some national issue as we proceed in the course of the week. Many thanks for joining us once again we will definitely step on the brakes and of course the rest of the breakfast will continue with today's history please stick around we'll be right back.