 Welcome back. We continue with the rest of the breakfast on plus TV Africa. It's time to take a look at what the papers are saying We have Guests analysts his achieved lecture at the nitro and Institute of Journalism Jilly Johnson is great to have you join us on off the press. Good morning Thank you. All right, we start with a look at the stories of the front page on the front page of the Daily Independent a Few once said a big one. We've made impact on security economy Corruption Buhari. We've made impact on security economy corruption Buhari Why I chose Okoa as running mate by a Tiku we cannot disappointed over my choice Okoa BOT to PDP members accept Okoa as running mate to a Tiku more from the Daily Independent Monetary policy alone cannot solve FX challenges and may feel a and back our tongue lashed over comments on Peter B Catholic Church condemns and backers outbursts Lakers begins deconstruction of three structures on Iqoi building collapsed site AIB That's accident investigation bureau begins investigation into overland airways serious incident to know that Overland plane that I had to make an emergency landing after I caught fire and luckily the passengers were Alive it would come out alive Policy somersault poor infrastructure killed 60 billion dollar Tinapa Investment a fund suspends issuance of licenses on free trade zones at airport and finally Ghani Adams writes EU UN others over in security in Nigeria Let's move next to the nation the nation has these headlines on its front page the big one there VP slot how PDP elders dropped wiki for Okoa Why Delta governor was picked my choice won't disappoint a reverse governor I'm sure they're going to be looking at the fact that the National Working Committee of the party earlier Opted for a wiki while some Tiku decided to go the other governors Also had the view articles that go with some view of stakeholders in the party There was a vote and we had a wiki had the majority of coa had the minority GD Johnson look at some of that as we go on CBN makes new plans for to fix far X crisis Killings over Monarch Sikhs state police burial for victims today release at one Legals to demolish two high-rise buildings in IKT governor ship all and a Distribute sensitive materials a police deploy 17,000 personnel 60 women observers ready No court nullified a PC primary some headlines on the front page of the nation. Let's quickly go to the punch This morning with the following headlines wiki's camp fumes warns PDP as a Tiku picks Okoa Running means contrary to what the nation was saying that he was okay with the decision the riders to that story I Tiku rejected reverse not wiki. There will be implications LG LG Chair X representative I picked the coa because he is president in waiting Qualified to govern Nigeria at Tiku and Obasaki Aquarium Maru's second is back Delta governor Inaq asks parties to submit lists today waiting for APC Nigerians spend 3.25 trillion narrow on airtime data others in 2021 NCC Abuja Q's a Buhari approves freight rate increase for fuel transporters FG plans 17 airports concession to unbundled aviation regulations and police have failed Nigerians a curidolou Declares high inflation fiscal deficit to persist in Nigeria's as IMF and AIB begins probe of overland airways Aircrafts midair engine fire. Let's move on to the next question Begins probe of overland airways Aircrafts midair engine fire. Let's move finally to the leadership on Friday Now the leadership on Friday has the following Headlines the big one there with a kick out running mate in the headline at last tinibu zeros in on north east as a Tiku picks Okoa the riders to that headline wiki unfairly treated by PDP Oka NNPP screens candidates names choice today angry candidates protest at APC sectariat of alleged Substitution of names were yet to receive names of presidential candidates and running mates says Inaq Next Nigeria has improved on global terrorism corruption indexes. This is according to a PMB Well as a report I saw yesterday indicating that as far as corruption was concerned. It was getting worse I care the Lou Malamy differ on restructuring state police terrorists bomb IDP camp in Bama Injured women and children and monetary policy alone cannot solve X FX challenges coming from a may feel a Those are headlines on the front page of the leadership on Friday Let's now introduce I'll bring in Julie Johnson Julie Johnson Let's allow you the choice to pick one of the headlines that are really tickles your fancy and can give us your analysis of it We really handled the selection process is my little inclusion of the party and from all indications you follow the pamarits and It was very clear that from the onset at the point that what is I spend that you can go back to the shots of the convention You see where it was making a speech who I was by his side now If you knew that from the onset you don't have to go about the The elaborate process of giving people hope in that Candidate judge been announced right from the convention You have said to be a lot of a lot of dust and then people who don't have cost to dig their own twice I love a situation whereby you have allowed the National Committee to work on the selection of the candidate which is the is the harm of the party and Then they recommended and you go against the orientation and you pick So you think that you know time there's that's a quality something report that's of the party went I don't think They must know how to manage that but like otherwise And it should be for good conclusion for them in Reversing with respect to with respect to the election and then for me In my own leader might be wrong. I'm only doing interpretation. It is still one one one one Arm of the party won't cause of the party. It's like a winner takes or from indication supported Attitude from the onset concerning this presidential aspiration the other part of the party the other cause of the party that supported Wiki and the rest and we still feel agreed we still feel left out There must be something which must be done to pass by that way now coming to talk about the candidate the choice of a poor It's quite Balances the ticket. It's it's it's experience. He has all what it takes to be the vice president And then more or less like it's in breach in breach in the sense that is in the south is in the south south Bipolitical design, but it's also it's also south east is our south east heritage so That is one of things that is that is going on for him But overall it is the way the the issue was handled. There's no need for the ceremony There's no need for the process when you look at a rough on the onset. This is the person You are going to pick for your part for your running me feel I've gone ahead to eat the bull by And then you proceed you pick it with it So you see how they resolve that particular that particular That particular because like I said over time. It is the party that is able to manage its post-convention Crisis very well. Now I win this this is election. I win this The only dispensary presidential election most parties that have lost the election have lost the election as a result of Internal inclusion. That was what happened to PDB in 2014 For them to lose the election to to it is and we have seen across states whereby is as a result of internal inclusions that make parties to lose the Covenantor elections or other elections within within within within their states for their state Covenantor another election. So let's keep our fingers crossed like I said The political scene the political theater and drama start it Just grab your popcorn and get a something and take it Then a front seat row and enjoy the drama as it unfolds Interesting I'm definitely going to have a bag of that popcorn at home. I would be everywhere I go We stay with the leadership on Friday because they've given some space and attention to Economic issues and quoting a former presidential aspirant with the all-progressives Congress and incidentally Chairman or governor of a central bank of Nigeria Gordon it may fail you I think and add that title to his List of appendages now and he's going to the same that the monetary policy alone cannot solve the forex challenges Nigeria is facing of course with the dwindling increasingly didn't dwindling 14s of the Naira I'm saying that monetary policies alone cannot solve that is this an admittance you think that Things may be out of his head. He's just he's just looking for me slumber Or is it the dream in I'm just asking this question. It's very clear that them one you are borrowing government money I think it was one of the headlines that two days ago for yesterday that In central bank as well federal government 19 trillion Naira or something like that in terms of money Now everyone knows that for you to go economy You need to manage put your fiscal policies and then your monetary policies But our emphasis has always been on monetary policy and that has been the reason why The value of Naira is Preciating over time compared to other currencies even currencies in Africa not we won't talk of international international currents because The focus has always been on spending and spending and spending and spending and spending and spending we Didn't we didn't manage and we didn't manage we didn't manage that that very very well And we are not spending these on what we had which makes us to be fiscal responsibility Last spending based on borrowing you are borrowing you are using money three policies We seem to have a bit of a network challenger. We expect you to jump silver joining us Very shortly as his network becomes better, but it's so watching the breakfast and off the press is a daily look at the Headlines of the pages of the Nigerian newspapers with analysis from our guests Eminent area guests like Jeeley Johnson who I'm told is back with us Jeeley Johnson If you're here then you can hear me, please continue with a point you are making So Everyone knew quite a lot that we went up borrowing and then the focus for CBN is actually our exchange rate and then you have to parallel market is only Niger that you have to market For for for the exchange with I've never seen anything what and I like to get kicked I'm hoping to new to to to new ideas to new knowledge I've never seen anything in the world where you have Official market and then you have a parallel market with respect to with respect to countries money to policy and exchange play so Is is is the man has been there for more than seven years and he's saying or what he's saying I think what if I don't go what the government should have done since the man ventured into bodies to have is to have Vaccine to be because there's nothing whatsoever that one can ship look at the exchange rate of Of Naira to dollar Naira to pounds and Naira to other african country On other currencies in Africa under is ten and then you know that is ten in my view has been in disaster with respect to Monetary policy for on Nigeria and then the the bank that you To mend your fiscal discipline itself is borrowing government left-hand center All right, baby in our journey. It's a stingy stingy matters president To build your first fiscal discipline, but I'm we still with the leadership on Friday because interestingly there are saying that They caught in president Buhari is saying that Nigeria has improved on the global terrorism and corruption indexes now we're used to to Talking about these indexes and each time it's released to give you an opportunity to talk about it And most times it's always that Nigeria has gotten worse, but I'm president Muhammad Buhari is quoted saying by the paper That that Nigeria has recorded significant improvement on the global terrorism and corruption Ranking me said on the global terrorism index Nigeria has moved from fourth to sixth position Fourth to six. Let's put it that way while the country is now on the world Free is now the world free nations on the corrupt corruption chat I don't know what that means, but that's what the paper is saying Well, so maybe she celebrates moving from number four to number six You do not pass, you know, but you are not leaving the class I've never seen a situation where by someone who said that exam and then we Examine himself we greed and score himself at the same time now we move from number four To number six what remarkable how many nations I am the world and then it's very clear if the president said And don't worry with respect to security with respect to Terrorism and we respect the corruption We have a case in and where the Accountant general situation was achieved of corruption. We have a case whereby people went for service on Sunday and then You are mother who blooded we have a situation of pipe Justice week people are returning from waiting program beautified if you fired people are doctored. So I Don't know. I don't I don't want to be done. He used the president. This is a new plans It's what the Lady president know that you know he knows about because I've said it where we have a situation where I the president is pulled up in Nassau rock the president And does not travel to the land and bread of the country. I have how many stint be sick as this president in fact, how many How many states on the east and how many state as a visitor Compared the state we sit on that Junotan. Let's even use Junotan has been but let's talk about a bus stop I'm going to a company state as if he's dead or still busy The president official is there is a surup his office is in a surup and I've said it It makes them to be far away from reality of what is happening to an average to an average Nitrogen let it was they not take letting come from a bigger tree because by road letting Travis the president of They have what it takes to travel and the president travel to the casino by road and not by here And this sometimes our president should travel for them to see the land and bread of the country I got it after all when they are coming in they will travel to the land and better When it comes to governors, they will be hold up in there in the official residence and obviously so which takes them We far far away from from reality. I'm not sure the president is close to reality What he's saying because The first response with the government is to secure the lives of property of a citizen who can Who amongst us can really see I can travel to anywhere? All right, all right interesting. Some say the president should move on a booger to start with Maybe you would see there but the petrol queues and then the black market people selling of petrol of a booger Or someone last frame or someone said something is going to try to get it just All right Okay, Jilly Johnson. Let's let's move to the punch in the separate has a an interesting one and I think this is a reaction Through the overkillings What we call what has been called label black Sunday? Well It put out this story on the top of that front page police have failed Nigerians Are carried a little declares police have failed Nigerians are carried a little case What's what's your take on this the governor of of the understate where always situate is now saying something like this In the past I used to blame the British colonialist for between or not a system which did in fact and the the colonialist came and then they Give us a unity police system Which is to have a centralized common structure which is meant to facilitate the exploitation of the various colonists and to Make everyone to turn like to put everybody into Into into the policies and decisions of the world But however, we've been independent for many years So there's not in that stops us for months from reforming the police and making the police It is to be decentralized and when people is if you can have state police in this decentralized this command structure Decentralize the command structure. You don't have to centralize the command structure from From from every state down to a butcher before you have defined a line of authority for decisions are made So if we can have state police it can decentralize the command structure let Or if you still want to maintain bigger police me say the governor by the constitution is the chief security officer of the state they let the Commissioner of Police report to him in this opinion and Control and promotions of the police should be decentralized. It's very very clear now Someone that has never lived in the community bring them to come and be the police commissioner You bring him to come and be the chief you you bring him to come and be the area commander of Areas that is not familiar with is not is not knowledgeable of and after two or three years You post or one month or six months you post that present a way from that from that from that Policing is local like you say politics is local. It's the same thing with police Policing is local. You have to localize You have to localize the The appointment and the promotion and the and the placement of people when it comes when it comes when it comes when it comes to Policing there's no way someone that did not grow up in our we know about our mother and someone bring to police Officers won't grow up in our group in the community. Let me use the community and another did not grow up in that community The one that grew up in that community knows The community better than the one that because policing is about guarding intelligence. It's about crime prevention It's our crime prevention. You prevent the crime Before it happens and it has to do with intelligence gathering But you know what we have a reactive policing system We wait for the crime to happen before we before we before we take actions And it has affected every aspect of our lives even when it comes to traffic regulations. You will see last month and the police waiting for Someone driving the crime driving his car to commit the crime before they arrest the person Or that and tell the person no you can't only You need to move forward inside of directing the person to do the writing They don't wait and you see six seven eight of them jumping in front of the car to effect an arrest I don't know Some Some people some people say, you know the day cars are banned in Nigeria or we don't need cars anymore They wonder what the police will do What they'll spend their time doing because it seems to be this obsessive preoccupation Or focus on cars cars cars cars My word Well, we'll still stay with the old war or issues regarding that We told that reps the house of reps won't raid On the forest reserves in the area You know to go after this is still the front page of the point. She needs to provide the way But I like I like to link it to something Do you just if you if you permit me very quickly to link it to something And whilst the house of reps is saying they should be right on the forest reserves in the area And as far as the the abducted Or kidnapped leaders of the Ogun church The church in Ogwa concern if you remember Some days ago the abductors have reduced their ransom to 10 million naira They're threatening to kill three victims now I wanted to put that side by side with what we're seeing on Below the picture the big picture there on the front page of the punch where 17,000 policemen have been deployed for the Kittie state election and one wonder if you can have such a huge amount of policemen at a time Leaving what they're doing their primary assignments to go for an election What can they be deployed for for this rate that the house of reps is talking about? I've said that our election is heavily militarized If you have a true Democratic process you don't need this amount of support Um or this level of security to conduct an election Where we do election is like a seat is like a it's like a military seat and it's not like a democratic election And you wonder where our police could be deployed they are men and and They are personnel and they are And their resources to cover election, but if find it's too difficult to deploy their resources To maintain their primary primary function, which is to maintain law and order in the society Now for the reps calling on The forest you don't need to call on anybody to change the forest You recall that the Methodist Bishop the walls the walls the walls Methodist claims the walls that was kidnapped and they give a a comprehensive account of Where how do I keep napped where they took them to is knowledge of here? What has been done to that? and the complicit um Nature of some security agencies what has been done to that that effect You have a situation whereby everybody's or you're on your own government has left and everyone of us to friend for ourselves If and then you wonder When you are the amount of money that is being paid for ransom You wonder at this money were gotten from the bank this money was sent to some certainty And were there are there are no ways to trace And then we said we have a cashless policy. Are there are no ways to trace All of this comes down to community policing again in the past everybody used to Police the environment if a stranger comes to a neighbor and is It was suspicious of what the stranger is doing with respect to his businesses And with respect to the lifestyle is living you report to the police In the past but is this if you report to the police it is the police themselves that were exposed to whoever you have reported to them so everybody is just keeping quiet and Just leaving like and hoping that all all is well All right, we have more papers to look at today. It's quite interesting Let's let's go over to the daily independent. They're giving some space to What the FAAN Is saying and not just the FAAN we're looking at also the issue of licenses on free trade zones at the airport The issue of the Tinapa business And leisure result has come up for attention It's been on youtube a social media for some time With a young man who did a piece about the sorry state of tourism and cross over state But the headline on the front page of a daily independent Read so police policy somersault poor infrastructure killed 60 billion dollar tinapa investment I'm sure you're very aware of the buzz that the tinapa Created and the promise that it held This water we here in policy somersault poor infrastructure killed 60 billion dollar tinapa investment FAAN suspends issuance of Licenses on free trade zones at airport. I'll just read a sentence or two from that story Jede Johnson. He says stakeholders in the free trade zone in Nigeria have lamented the inconsistent government policies and lack of infrastructure That led to the death of tinapa result in cross river state. The federal reports of that of Nigeria has also With immediate effect suspended the issuance of licenses to applicants on the free trade zones at the nations airports until the conflicts in the regulatory framework Between it and the Nigerian export processing zones nebs are Export processing zones authority nebs are resolved. This is speaking out on thursday Are they ongoing made in addition of the federal airport authority of Nigeria national aviation? conferences So that's where they spoke and when they talk about policy somersault. I do remember that one of the issues was um waving of Tariffs for tinapa. It was a big issue that Hampaditz growth and then the dredging of the kalaba river to allow the boats of the ship springing goods So that's what we talk about infrastructure policy and infrastructure Yeah, I can imagine that there's no connecting like to kalaba we recall By administrative purpose kalaba was First and administrative capital of what we call Nigeria and then we have a port in kalaba and just look at the business the Just look at it guys a linkage in terms of real network in terms of good route system Between kalaba and ligus Look at the corridor the business corridor it will create and not the one from not the one from From from kanu to maradi That we have that was done by this present institution Look at the The kind of tree that we generated from from from that now you are talking about listing linking central and east africa With west africa That's if you do something between ligus and kalaba Uh, which we talk to strategic strategic cities in the history of of of nigeria. So when you talk Sometimes you wonder how we come about The various policies do we really want to produce policies to improve the economy and to develop the nigeria Or are we personalizing this on the basis of promoting a sentiment of ethnicity Religion and and and and and prepared and listen That's that's that's the situation. I was fortunate to be in kalaba too. I I I visited In a part I when it was when it was initially constructed what what the wonderful What the wonderful what the wonderful place and the goal was to develop to nappa and then You go to auguja to develop auguja And then where people could go do their movies and do everything you want to do on a easy tourist attraction and tourism for I was I was supposed to go back and what is what was used to grow the united arab Emirates economy it was tourism And I read I read in the papers that about 15 percent of russian holy gods Are about living russia because of the crime crisis and we are they going to they are going to united arab Emirates Because it's a tourist. It's a tourist odd bed so It's unfortunate that the government that took over in cross river state did not pursue After do not do the not pursue the turn up the nappa And Project the we do not do went after that I asked yourself because it was pdp government that succeeded another pdp government It was a friend that succeeded. It was a child friend that succeeded his friend. However Where you have personalization of state issues and that's the major problem That we have united that we disagree on on on issues does not make us enemy And then that I challenge the authority does not mean that I hated you get better ideas On the basis of debates and discussion But we live in a culture we are by people don't tolerate dissenting you live in a culture We are by people don't want to debate. They just want to conquer with them They don't want to reason with them and target. They just want you to tag along with whatever ideas they have Whereas in the body of council there's safety. You must agree to disagree. So that's the situation policies of government programs of government are personalized And they are not they are not looked at in the larger in the larger in the larger in the larger interest And that's why we have seen different types of policy Somersault over over over over the years I'm really unfortunate Situation we turn up and the current said I'm sure if you go there You'll we or at least a little tear will come to your eye. Uh, jillie johnson Thank you very much for your excellent analysis. As always, it's been a pleasure having you uh on off the press It's a pleasure to and good morning Thank you. Wonderful again. All right. Thank you. Um, uh, we'll check out what happened today in history and after that We'll return to launch into a first major conversation right here on the breakfast. Please stay with us