 And we are back and it's time for off the press and we have been joined by our analyst Professor Camilusani Faghe. He's a political analyst Good morning to you, Prof. Good morning to you, Prof. We may have lost connection with him Good morning. Good. Good morning to you, Prof. So good to have you join us Good morning. Thank you. Where are you joining us from right now, Prof? From Cano. Okay. How is Cano this morning? It's a little bit greasy this morning. Okay. All right, so let's let's start with the punch newspaper and the punch is leading with marketers I fresh fuel price hike as could hit $94 Then the writers there now to plants price hike raise concerns over Okay, I take that again now to plants price hike raises concern over FG's insistence on 617 naira per liter petrol price and then operators insist petrol subsidy Returning gradually NMPCO gets three new VPs Let's start with this Prof Nigerians looking at another increment in the price of fuel Yes, I think this is Not unexpected given the fact that We adopted a policy which says the naira shall find its own value and You know as the dollar Rises sold is the cost of importation of 4th so and that will translate to high price In Nigeria because we import what we consume we import our needs and We import it in dollars. So it's the dollar changes that is bound to be that but I think Nigerians will Definitely be at the brunt of that and there will be hues and cries against this rise in the oil price Mm-hmm, and right above the mast head one of the sub headlines there is that 12.5 kg Cooking gas price may hit 18,000 naira in December How alarmed are you with this because I am alarmed I am very much alum I see more than you because the cost of the cost of living Is now becoming, you know, very high very expensive And these are things that Will be counterproductive, you know energy is one of the things that keeps Small-scale industry is going and now if it is beyond the reach of my Nigerians, I think this will definitely translate into an employment. It will also translate into You know poverty inflation and other things Which you know will be dangerous for the country because Nigerians will definitely like said we grumble about it and We don't know what to be the outcome But at least I think the government has to do something in order to ensure that Life is affordable for Nigerians. All right, so beside that you have FG labor made today on post subsidy talks Yes, I think you see that the labor is now Pays with problems and challenges Already, you know labor has lost Its own credibility in the eyes of people and now there are crucial issues which the labor ought to Take the lead because otherwise if you allow Nigerians to come out Against the police it will be chaotic and dangerous. So I think the labor is the best option for Nigerians and it is the best option for the government to to see that it's you know Negotiate with labor and come out with a Very realistic policy because otherwise like I said, you may not have somebody to negotiate with Then that eventually it is going to be a pre for all if There is no forum Was which the government can interact with? Indeed labor Unfortunately, as you have said appears to have lost popularity With the people and perhaps this they may be looking at using this this week's plan strike as a way of regaining that That that trust that Nigerians used to have in labor do you see that being the case? Yeah, all hope is not lost Provided the labor will stand the farm on the issue. You know why people resign? On labor is because sometimes the labor will take the lead and halfway They will leave them out. You know high and dry meaning there will be a sort of under table Negotiations and the labor the labor leaders will abandon the host so provided the labor is Farm on this issue and is consistent. I think that is where it will be able to regain It's almost credibility, but if it follows the usual way I think that will this will be the last straw that will make the cameras back All right Well before we leave the punch newspaper there are lots of interesting headlines there my he was presidency as contractors opposed concrete roads Looking down you see all that but the major picture here the big picture on the face of On the front page of the punch is NDA rescue pregnant teenagers Arrest suspected drug traffickers You see some of the Creative ways that these drug peddlers have continued to employ to traffic their wares they have products Well, how much of a problem is drug abuse in Karno Prof? As in drug abuse is here in Karno is a terrible thing because the last statistic that we have is that they are about nine Million Nigerians that Within this range and that here in Karno. There is about one point one million drug abuse user drug users in Karno. So what she means about one ninth of They play drug use in Nigeria is here in Karno. So it is a very very serious problem It is a very Serious policy challenge To leaders and not only the state leaders, but I think even the national leaders That this issue has to be in the but that is a huge percentage any idea What could be the cause for this high percentage of you know users in in Karno state or in the north generally? There are a lot of things one is the level of poverty You know if you look at our industrial areas, they are now ghost town and there is a high drop out of school and Like I said, there is a high level of unemployment and also there is the issue that politicians use kids I mean use And you know supply them with drugs and money and weapons So they are weaponized by the politicians all this contributes to that and there is also gradual decline in the moral values in Karno here the culture, you know and other things and About all you see there are people who import drugs into the state and the government doesn't seem to be Active in other being proactive about it or acting to it It seems like the leaders turn at their pace away from this issue So that is why it is gradually becoming You know a serious policy issue here in Karno Okay, let's move to some of the headlines on the Guardian newspaper and top there is we have the CBN stop Officials on tightrope as special investigation peaks remember that a dragnet of the Investigative panel as it is or the special investigator into the CBN affairs Is is is widened and now even drivers are included everybody at the top echelon of that Establishment is included. So Everybody is on their toes. I'd like your comment on what is happening to the CBN And if you think the right approach is being used I think it is the right approach because one of the problem that we have in Nigeria is that whenever we have any Problem whether it is criminal or whatever in nature I will just tend to publicize it in the newspaper and that will be the end of it But if we take this table, I what is happening now to objectively I you know investigate and go down into who the detail of it and now once we get the information We allow the law to take its own course. I think this will serve as a major deterrent to Similar issues and it will also be able to restore what has been a you know In Brazil and it will be able to punish those who are culpable So I think this will serve the law better And I think this is on the right course provided that One it is not being used just for which hunting secondly because it before if the results whatever the outcome is Judiciously and justifiably used in order to take the appropriate policy action Okay, still on the CBN. They are making a move now To collect or recover the COVID-19 loans from beneficiaries and the beneficiaries are complaining. What is your take? Yeah, I think loans are long so people have to pay back, but the usual Nigerian factor I think we'll start the issues and leave it there and There will be or there will definitely going to be scapegoat in that role and there will be secret cows in in the place in other words Maybe the recovery will deal with a small You know data's but the big fish will be allowed to go scotch free And that is why we'll be dancing in one place if the law is not equitable if the law is not fair to all I think this is why we'll continue to have similar problems and challenges in our own society Now Sarah is suing the federal government and saying that those ministers who were former governors should stop collecting live pensions from their states To show that they are ready to do something for our economy to grow and the people to have a new lease of life And some people are of the opinion that that should not even be a case Sarah has no case. What do you think? I think Sarah and all Nigerians will have a case on this issue because by our law, you know, you want somebody who retires He doesn't have to earn another salary somewhere but Here in Nigeria, you know, they are getting the such part pension and they will now go into other political Office and then also on a salary there So I think this issue of Sarah should have been the the issue of concern to all Nigerians Because it's part of what is draining the public funds I'm public pass and that is why we don't have the resources to you know Take measures on a Nigeria and that is why you see the government is always turning the blame of on Nigeria Due to this we see that Anytime we have a budget about 70% of the budget goes or a current expenditure So I think this is something that To me not only Sarah, but all Nigerians will support the idea of why you know cutting this unnecessary You know pension for political What you sold us because after all they are Nigerians they come out in the name that they are there to serve us So why should they now make it a duty to You know suck on the national resources both illegally and illegally and this is uncomfortable You don't find similar thing anywhere in other places, but here in Nigeria It is becoming it has become part of the law and which I think we should be worried about it Okay in the United Nations General Assembly the 78th United Nations General Assembly It has been discovered that the SDGs are only Only have 15% on track 15% is quite a small number and this is supposed to be like a guide to a better future for our world What is your Thought what are your thoughts about the fact that only 15% are on track? Yes, I think this is very alarming Because 15% is so insignificant in any Policy measures take let alone. This is a worldwide issue SDG is a worldwide issue which means what it shows is that the level of corruption is So pervasive that you monies are expropriated I mean appropriated and they are being expropriated by some people So I think this is a very alarming thing which shows that just 15% of The money used is what is being implemented. So I think This is not a welcome development. Okay, a final headline from the Guardian even though there are so many others is the worrisome fact that the Oshun state governor and his entourage as it says escaped a plane crash and He is suspecting sabotage Please comment on that number I think if it is sabotage it is a dangerous in poor Nigeria because political assassinations Which means are coming back and this is dangerous for the country So I hope and pray that it is not sabotage Perhaps it is a you know part of malfunction or other natural thing, but if it were a Sabotage then it is dangerous So I think what the government should do both the state and the federal government is to investigate into the issue and find out what is the real cause now if it is a sabotage Then they can they should and they must trace who are involved and now deal to them according to the law because otherwise This is going to derail us and this is going to be a very serious Problem for the country All right, let's go to nature news Nature news leads with heavy rain falling legos causes widespread floating chaos That's the picture you're seeing right in front of nature news on over the weekend Legos residents experienced Great flooding in different parts of the state Horrible stories we are told horrible videos we are seeing What what did you experience in Kano? Did you experience rainfall over the weekend and do you have the challenge of flooding whenever it rains heavily in Kano state? Yes, right now it is even drizzling where I am and because of the global warming and because of lack of Proposal annotation the most of the gutters are chocked up. So that is why we have plugged in and Also, you know, some of the coasts are man made because We don't take care you know of the environment in such a way that you know, once ever we have Plotting it becomes very disastrous one like I say the gutters are chopped off and you know, we have so many buildings blocking the road the way of the Water flow and other policies we have refugees Refuse in so many places. So I think this is what contribute to that But actually the issue of so of global global warming is a major issue in this weather change which has seen the Leaders to take proactive measures and see that we have early warning devices and we see also how we can You know prevent a disaster from coming because this has been a regular at a current issue and So I think we ought to plan ahead of time. The canal should be dredged People should be sensitized people should be made to realize the need to keep the gutters clean Dispose their waste properly. This should be ongoing campaigns really especially Constantly the fact that most of our people or some of our people are not lettered so to speak and they need some sort of Motivation to be constantly reminded we it's quite painful to see us go through this motion on a yearly basis Really, I mean we should be moving away. Yeah, we know that almost almost every part of the kind of the world you find flooding from time to time but Situations that can be avoided really should be avoided. Yeah, and that's by the people But what of the government as well? They should also do what they need to do because we've been talking about the Cameroon dam for instance And all they keep saying yeah after year is for people to leave the ancestral lands and go to somewhere safe Meanwhile, there's a solution that could have been brought since 1982 when Cameroon built their own dam and we were expected to build our own dams to Mitigate the effects of this flooding, but well it is the way it is. Yeah Well, the riders there commercial bike driver swept away Many displaced Neymar provides emergency response to 200 200 flood victims. This is so sad. All right moving forward You have FG will work with governors to harness solid mineral resources. That's the minister there, Denly Alake Good news Are you excited about the appointment of Denly Alake and do you see him as someone who will be able to? harness Solid mineral resources in the country You are you are in the north there and we know that mining illegal mining is a major challenge in that part of the country Yeah, you know I'm a little bit upbeat that the minister says he's going to Pace this a problem, but I said the the powerful cover Around the issue mean not. I mean they may be part beyond his control He may not be able to deal with them. I don't want to resign in in the scene I am not pessimistic and but I think this is a very major challenge if The the government will address this issue at least it will help us in terms of diversifying our economy Perhaps we may be out of the don't run these issues that we are having all sort of economic problem I think the side time for the government to diversify we look at solid mineral We have them in abundance like I hear in the nose. We have gold We have so many other things which even the government is not talking about Perhaps we seem to like easy money. That is why we are where we are now Okay, some stories Or most of the stories on the nation newspaper where we are moving to are the same as we've already taken from other Newspapers, but there's this there's this picture even though we don't have bold headlines And there's this picture of a before and after Indicating or showing when some refineries that are termed illegal. Okay, let me call them that as much illegal refineries were being Bombarded somewhere in the south south river state river state. So This is happening, which means there are refineries that are producing fuel here in Nigeria and The government is bombarding it. So I'm just asking this in light of the fact that sometimes when oil is The catch some thieves with oil on the high sea all they do is Burn the ship and the oil with it They find a refinery that is refining oil somewhere all the do is burn Nobody gets arrested. Nobody gets prosecuted even if they are arrested and all that and I don't know what we are really Heading to what are your thoughts on the fact that they are refineries in Nigeria doing the work that? We buy fuel from other countries people who are doing somewhere in the Outside the country and then we are only bombarding it and we're not when these illegal refineries could be used to service those Areas for instance imagine if they cut off what is sent to river state and you use this illegal refineries that have been found to service The fuel need of river state. Maybe we're just talking. What is it? What are your thoughts about this? They are refineries in Nigeria home-built by Nigerians and they are being destroyed almost every day And then we are clapping for the security forces. What are you? It is quite unfortunate that we are having this this shows the level of corruption in Nigeria Secondly You know it shows I it's a kind of cover up because by the time you are destroying These things you don't investigate which means you don't take measures to find out who are guilty I mean who are involved and then deal with them. That is the second thing the saddest thing is that Instead of destroying this in one way get them the government should investigate and find out who are there and Perhaps those who are not guilty you can even use them to develop small refineries You see cottage industries and the small-scale industries are what are moving the economy So by the time you destroy all these things and you don't punish who are involved I think will be still dependent on importation of oil for our needs So I think it is a bad policy It is it is amount it amounts to cover up because some People you know who are involved. We wouldn't know them. It's certainly it will not deter Similar action because people will go and hopefully we are using the potential of developing our own Small refineries that will be used Oh, thank you so much professor Camilo sunny foggy For your time this morning on of the press Thank you very much professor Camilo sunny foggy so political affairs analysts joined us from Karno state on of the press You're still watching of the press. You're still watching the breakfast and plus TV Africa. We're done with of the press We'll be back to give you the first hot topic. Stay with us