 Welkom back to the breakfast and plus tv afrika and we are going to off the present joining us this morning is the chief lecturer at the Nigerian Institute of John Lezema Gidey Johnson. He will be looking at all of the issues on the front dailies of the papers this morning. Mr. Johnson, good morning to you. Many thanks for joining us on breakfast this morning. Good morning. Good morning Justin and good morning to you. It's a pleasure to be with you. Yes, happy Friday. Yeah, it's Friday and we're thinking that. Thank God it's Friday and work has days tomorrow so let's go for life. Yeah, that's true, work has days tomorrow, May 1st. All right, we'll kick it off from the from the puncture newspaper this morning with the banner headline this morning. Send it to someone's minister at the hero over 199 billionaire anti-terror fund spending. Now we're two writers there. National Assembly Committee chairman berate Ahmed for shunning invitation. Soldiers lamenting lack of weapons to fight insurgents alleges panel. All right, across above the masthead recovering 94 trillion naira unremited fund solution to economic crisis that's according to Falano. Also just beneath that force bank directors fired to protect customers minority shareholders that's according to the central bank of Nigeria. NSA dismisses threats to airport NSEDC 45 internal security just beside that India experts one of lumen danger US director citizens to leave. Okay, we have more stories on the front page of the punch in this paper this morning. Okay, let's see fraud allegation. Second is the man's apology. One a billion naira from ex or shumalism aid. All right, painter or painter in person. Okay, I can really see that. Okay, painter in personality writer or by a legacy or impersonation writer. A painter impersonate or by a legacy the fraud Facebook lover of 51 million naira. God has directed me to prophesy against Uzodema. That's also on the front page of the punch newspaper. Mr Johnson, I'm sure you'd want to comment on the. Yes, just after we go through the rest of the papers. NNPC. This is on the nation newspaper NNPC memo. Governors seek end to patrol subsidy. The writer reads federal government not moved by oil firms letter. Labor awaits invitation for meeting above the headline. It's time for local government autonomy says Jonathan and back as slams political leaders over insecurity. How relatives others exposed amputee hawker 11 suspects arrested by. Oyo amoteku and OPC. We also see the story here. CBN Saks first bank chair awashika otudeko others and ade Dutton back as MD and CEO below the headline on the nation newspaper. Buhari sad over attacks by autumn. We need cooperation not antagonism and still the stories here on the front page of the nation newspaper. Court reopens in Lagos as Justin suspense strike. And Monday is public holiday. So you take the next newspaper. I will move on now to the nation newspaper. Okay, you just read that. Okay, we'll go to the Guardian this morning. Look beyond military in war against insecurity EU tells the federal government that's making barn headline here on the Guardian this morning. As Africa faces COVID-19 resurgence. WHO wants. All right. A whole lot of stories are making headlines on the Guardian newspaper. Okay, let me take the rest. CBN Saks first bank board rein state outside MD. We saw the story below the headline on the Guardian newspaper. Senate demands arms expenditure from Ahmed Akabwazi at Ahiru. Still below the headlines on the Guardian newspaper. Gone men abduct two students in Plata state. And lastly fire kills four in just seven in Rivers illegal bunkering site. All right, Mr Jida Janssen. Let's bring you back in here. Thanks for still staying with us on off the press. We've seen quite a number of stories on the front page of the newspapers this morning. And one we've seen recurring is the one where the central bank of Nigeria, you know, sat the chair. Basically this band in the whole board and reinstated the former MD and CEO. What do you take of this move? Well, that's within the purview of central bank and their control over the monetary and financial sector Nigeria. So I'm sure it's it's an internal thing that requires central bank supervision. They said they are trying to protect minority shareholder. In my own opinion, I think would order the anti-shila fund. And then in new management, it should have put it place to solve that particular particular problems. You have a crisis between the management on one side. The board on the other. I think what if you are sucking the board of directors are not appointed by central bank. They are appointed by the shareholders, but the central bank wants to win the big stick. I think both the MD and the and the board of directors should go at once so that you have it on first week. And then you start all over on a fresh on a clean slate. And then you can look at the issues dispassionate. But if you are bringing the empty back in, I'm not going to create for a crisis within within that system. But that's something that has to do with one of the major operators in the banking sector in Nigeria. But let's look at something that affects every every every one of us because when you have peace that you have nation is when security plays that you can do businesses. And you see the story in the guide and one striking story is the story in the guide and then the punch needs to find which it is sending someone members of people in charge of the security apparatus of of the nation, the minister of defense and the service and the service chief. The punch story goes sending someone's minister at Iron 199 billion anti terror 199. And the punch needs people give us a financial implication why the guide and just talked about demands explanation of expenditure. I think the power of the post belongs to belongs to the National Assembly. One of the failures we have had since 1999 is and to a large extent we just present National Assembly. To a large extent with this present moribund few less National Assembly is that they have failed to do their own due diligence. When it comes to one, their invitations are not honored. I saw one, one, one people on TV that there are time when the chief of the newly appointed chief of the minister appeared before descending and he was talking with Arudans. And he situates that with the way military chiefs in United States of America where they appear before the Congress in America the kind of respect they give to the senators because he true representative of the people at the legislature. And that's why at the, at the, at the, at the, as of rep it is based on the population in the Senate it is it is based on equality of states. That's why three senators per state so that the people are highly represented and you have a situation whereby even the Senate that owns the power of the post when it comes to the appropriation being it does not become a, it does not become an act until it is done. It is passed by the National Assembly and ascended to by the president. That's when you can justify that you can spend, you can spend money. Now we have spent $199 billion on agiterro and we have been terrorized. If you look at another story in the punch newspaper communities in Niger state embatu Niger communities negotiate with Bukwara to pay $20 billion. Some parts of Nigeria are no longer under Nigeria as we speak. I listened to during the course of the week, I listened to the governor of Niger state where he was complaining that some local governments have been overrun by Bukwara. And then you have won a $99 billion and then you have been people in charge of spending this particular money north not up there before the Senate committee. It's pathetic in such situation. People should be held accountable. This is not a military regime. This is a democracy and in democracy civilian, military hierarchy must be sub-servient. It's a requirement. Military hierarchy must be sub-servient to democratic control. It's required. So Mr. Jide Johnson, in the light of these issues you don't think it's justified for Rowan Fadambaka to say that what he's been saying that God has directed him to prophesy against Bukwara and Uzodima asking them to resign? There's no need for you to do what God has required you to do. You are trying to practice witchcraft. That's what the procancellor of Covenant University said. He said for man to expect God to do what he's supposed to do by himself, then he's practicing witchcraft. What do we expect God to do for us? He has given us the brain, he has given us the mandate, he has given us the power to do that. We have the institution so we expect God to run the National Assembly. Do we have to wait for Fadambaka for the National Assembly to commence whatever instruments they have to bring about checks and balances in governance? All right. It is actually very uncertain. Let's get to explain or to start impeachment process or whatever is required for them or whatever they think is appropriate at this point. It's time to hold the executive account table. The president, governors and the National Assembly swung an oath using it as the Bible or the Quran. So you don't expect God. It's not God that created fan. It was man. It was God that created AC. It's not God that created the technology we are using. It was man. So God has given us capacity to do what is required per time to solve our problem. So let's leave God out of it. When people begin to bring God into it, the bottom line is clear for everybody to see. God does not need to tell Fadambaka for us to know that something is wrong with this nation when it comes to secret. All right. All right, Dr. Johnson. It is really worrisome that we're talking about 199 billionaire anti-terror fund that went so just actually lamenting lack of weapons. One wonders where all of these monies go to. But let's also talk about another issue that made a headline on the front page of the punch newspaper, which is a fraud allegation that Uche's second is demanding apology and asking for one billionaire from X. Or Shamola's aid. Litiku dramas. If you expect that, those are political dramas. Second was demanding compensation from demanding one billionaire from the former age of the APC, and former governor of Agustin. So those are required. Let them take those issues to cause. The body of proof lies with him. And when the cause was over that beyond the rhetorics and the reportage we have in the front page of the newspaper, I think that's left for the cause to be knows the appropriate step to take. And I don't think the media needs to play much emphasis. With the issues affecting us, talking about secondos, issue with what's the name of this guy from Agustin. I can't recall this guy that worked. There used to be a spokesperson for the prime of Angila. I can't recall his name now. So those are. As far as I'm concerned, if I'm the editor, I wouldn't complain this issue into the front burner. I won't even keep it prominence in my mind. But these are political dramas. Let them engage in their political drama. And let's look at serious issues that affect all Nigerians. All Nigerians. All right. One of these very important issues really is. The president said, there's a story in the delison. The president said to Autumn, I am disappointed. I am disappointed in him. The nation needs to pack up the same suit. If you are in Autumn's position, how would you feel? Practically the state has been made ungovernable for him. There's not been a single prosecution. And I started to be corrected on the manners and the reign of terror that has been unleashed on Banuistit. Why should the president decide? Why should he be angry? In actual sense, the president himself should be sad about the situation of things in Banuistit, not to be sad with Autumn. In actual sense, the president should commiserate with Autumn. On this matter. But the president is saying, I'm sad. Let Mr. President also know that Nigerians are sad with the situation of security of this nation of security in Nigeria. Nigerians are sad. Mr. Ajida Johnson, actually beyond the headlines, reading the full statement of the president, he actually said he was pained by the violence and all of that. But we know that these are statements signed by his media and all of that. That's one of the reasons why Nigerians have been persistent about the president speaking for himself in addressing the nation. Moving on to another big story we've seen. We know that the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigerians have been protesting. They've been on a strike saying they demand judicial autonomy. The president signed the executive order but this has not been implemented. But the good news is they caught off their strike after 23 days and it seems that courts in Lagos can now reopen. Your thoughts on that, please. Justice delays, justice denied. And the situation whereby you have the habitat of justice going on strike, that means that people seeking justice too are in common. They are on strike. So cases that should have been attended to people that should have been prosecuted and people that should have been released don't know their fate during the last 23 days. But thank God they've caught off the strike. We don't need rocket science to solve this problem. Judicial autonomy. Look, there are three organs of government. The executive, in fact, first the legislature because the first organ of government is the legislature. The second organ of government is the executive. The third organ of government is the judiciary. You look at the structure, the arrangement in the constitution whether Nigerian constitution or the American constitution because without the legislature there wouldn't be any society because it is the legislature that comes over the constitution and it is the constitution that determines the shape of government. But we have a situation whereby the executive have become too powerful for other organs of government. We have villages at the state level whereby the state governors have turned to a program the legislature is an extension of the office while the judiciary is also an extension of the office. But I said, the president could solve this problem not by going to an executive order. The national assembly is controlled by DEPs. Just this executive order turning into an executive P put it before the national assembly let them debate on it and pass it as a bill then if it comes an act you solve the problem. Executive order is laziness in terms of coming up with instrumentality of how to govern the state it is laziness on the part of the executive to the right to go to the process you control both chambers. It is the same thing with the story we are hearing concerning the listing or not the listing of the local government where the former president was advising the national assembly not to delist the local government to give autonomy back to the local government after how many years of democracy the local government in Nigeria which is the first year of government as no constitutional bearing the 1999 constitution as amended did not make exclusive provision for local government administration in Nigeria what we have is that the national the 1999 constitution gave that power to the state as a assembly that's why at the local government level we don't have democracy alright Mr. Johnston another story that caught my attention on the state of Nigeria's economy it was captioned the 2.1 billion naira that shrinking a FAC allocation creeple state with the right idea finance minister Amichif to face sanita and panel my issue right now is that there's been so much talk about the nation's economy which the revelation made by the adostate governor and right now we have in 2.1 billion naira that shrinking FAC allocation creeple in the state economy where are we having economically in Nigeria? when the adostate governor made that statement what did we get from the national assembly? what did we hear from the we have 37 governors 37 governors in Nigeria one is a governor general the others are governors of state the governor general is a governor of central bank that's what we use for the governor the person I first responded to adostate governor was the governor of central bank what did we hear from other governors they didn't say anything either to validate or invalidate the assertion or the claims of the adostate governor it's very clear you don't need rocket science to solve this particular problem and to know that the economy is in a state of comatose all you need to do is to get commodity price index and to get product index do a comparative analysis of what it used to buy a bag of rice and a bag of rice a bag of cement a kilo of sugar you do all of that or to buy household utility products or to buy fast moving consumer goods all you need to do you don't need to go through common data just gather your own baseline data your baseline study just go into the market then everyone will tell you that the economy is in shambles I can tell you how many people have send you text messages have required you to help them which are stalking us 2,000 naira which are stalking us 5,000 naira people that in this aspect to ask you for money because the economy is in shambles so let them deny them now they are saying we have 2.1 billion naira debt and last this month the governor of adostate told us that they had to create money which is lying with the CPU the economy is in shambles and the economy will continue to be in shambles 1. because 1. we don't know we don't know the number the amount of oil good oil that has been taken out of Nigeria 2. the other sector that supports that we make money from which is the agrarian sector which used to be the main state of our economy in the 60s and before the discovery of oil that sector is also affected by insecurity is affected by insecurity whether you like it or not people can go to their farm people have been kidnapped left and sent we are having issues with edas and farmers so food prices will rise up next year they don't need any rocket science to tell you that and if you look at the inflation inflation is an indication of something wrong with your economy but too much money in the economy for sure less goods and that is a clear indication so the minister of finance or the minister of economic planning can come and talk drama and use economic terms to deceive him or herself but you can't deceive it's only fools that argues with proof the evidence is what is an evidence an evidence is a verifiable fact these are there for an average Nigerian to see that these are hard these are difficult for an average Nigerian so the economy and what steps has government taken to stimulate the economy the governors are saying that government should remove petroleum subsidy if they should remove petroleum subsidy what happens to the economy we saw that story on the nation newspaper it's the headline so they are saying that they are opening discussions regarding the NNPC letter signed by the GMD Millicari that we saw just a few days ago and they are saying they will back the withdrawal of oil subsidy to end fleecing the country so the removal of subsidy you see on this particular matter of subsidy or no subsidy you remember how many proofs you remember the proof of NNPC by the national assembly that involved them these as of rep member from Kano I remember his name Lawan I can't recall his first name now that involved the Tegola and the rest of it concerning private or no private what happened that proof what has happened with NNPC Niger data commission proof what has happened to it the governors whatever will give more money to the governors they will support it because we don't owe them accountable the status of assembly are mauribun they don't provide any checks and balances to the governors the governors will own the state as if is a private enterprise if you look at what is happening between the former governor and the present governor even if they are from the same party even if they are from the same the same party so the governors will always find the opportunity to keep them money because we don't owe them accountable nobody knows the budget nobody knows the budget of Nigeria nobody knows the budget of NNPC nobody knows we use government government government nobody knows government spending money without such money being appropriated for it's illegal it's an impeachable offence but what do we see if you raise that issue we bring religious sentiment into it we bring ethnicity into it we bring other things you see poverty does not know the color of your skin does not know where you come from insecurity does not know whether you are an APC member or whether you are political like most Nigerians are so we begin to bring those issues in when some people begin to ask questions or you call them at you in the opposition you begin to raise just before we wrap this about one final story that caught my attention is the stampede in Igbo State and many feared dead over that and not the police station heat in Abia the insecurity in the southern eastern part of Nigeria is becoming very alarming and where do we head what are the preferable solutions if I may ask the solution the solution is look as the president addressed us as a nation concerning the security issues we have they call a council of state meeting concerning the security issues that is the essence of that institution the council of state to provide is an advisory body for the president they have been abetted between the president and all the governors for them to look at how they can tackle the security the only essence is that we need to collaborate like the president said but what steps has the president taken when we respect to collaboration we see the issue in Igbo State started as a small strike of imagine it has no ball into a firestorm that police stations have been attacked now people there was a stampede the country home of the governor cars in this country were set ablaze policemen were being killed in police station is that not enough to declare a state of emergency is that not enough for the president look, just imagine if they should kill one American what happens in America what is the value of the life of an hybrid Nigerian we don't value life because we value life we pay much prominence we give much much prominence to it because this issue the president cannot afford to sit in aso rock he needs to go around Nigeria and see the situation of things in Nigeria this is happening in Lagos we leave Lagos to go to aso rock and show the president picture when things happen in Igbo State the Igbo State the Igbo State governor will leave Igbo State and go to aso rock and show the president the 19th state governor will go to aso rock and have meeting with the president he is not the president of aso rock he is the president of the federal republic of Nigeria the president can go anywhere so let the president take a tour of Nigeria and see the situation of things he does not need his age to bring him issues some of the issues they waited it alright Mr Johnson alright Mr Johnson that's as much as we can take off the press for today we really need to address the issue of security in Nigeria yes thank you very much and have a wonderful Friday and make sure you enjoy what's said tomorrow as workers take it now first but we would actually be back here no holiday for journalists thank you you have your time so didi you have time to spend time with your family alright thank you Mr Johnson we'll show you ok so we'll take a break here and return with today in 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