 Welcome back to the breakfast and plus TV Africa time for off the press We will be taking you through the pages of our national dailies and as always we have to do color really joining the conversation Here's a legal practitioner. Good morning to the color. Well, it's good to have you join us this morning That's all right Let's start off with the leadership newspaper and we'll pay attention to the top stories and the leadership newspaper The banner caption says 2023 no electoral law no election timetable. I nick once says passage of bill crucial to preparation we will Expedite action on bill Ahmed lawan is quoted on that and reps cons reconsiders the bill today as Senate concludes consultation Nigeria is becoming self-sufficient in fruit production. That's what the president is quoted to say we achieved nine million metric tons in rice production Mfl is quoted on that progressive women seek better deal from APC You also have president never directed removal of fuel subsidy That's lawan on that as well and bandit attack three hundred Niger communities kidnapped 216 days very sad Cano declines to take plea on fresh charges and several failure slows down and I am registration vice president. Yeah, we'll see when your edges Nigeria's to imbibe Vet you I'm sure you want to check what that means. That's the much we can check on the leadership newspaper this morning Up next let's look at the headlines on the front page of the punch newspaper it leads with this headline APC zones chairmanship seat not to North Central lists Southeast for secretary APC zones chairmanship seat to North Central lists Southeast for Secretary and South South to get deputy chair were confident of winning the 2023 elections boonie committee concludes other positions today confirms February 26 for convention date and Of course some activities surrounding canoes Trial cannot also be left out of the pages as the punch has this headline IPOB's sit at home grounds Southeast Canoes trial holds today pictures of deserted streets in Parts of the Southeast and of course protesters Are at the premises of the federal High Court in Abuja and security operatives who later came to disperse and we told There was a sort of a face-off between Canoes protesters and security operatives at the top of the paper. We're seeing a headline We're preparing to launch second satellite in 2022 minister we're preparing to launch second satellite in 2022 minister Interesting times and let's see what will happen to those satellites if it will be a bit different from the previous satellites Labor lists conditions for fuel subsidy removal says 9.5 billion Dollars wasted on refineries labor list conditions for fuel subsidy removal says 9.5 billion dollars wasted on fuel on refineries picture of a Yuba Waba the chairman of the NLC there a cash Trap banks borrow 9.17 trillion Naira from CBN in seven months Wow Another one will forward amended electoral act bill to Buhari this week law and will forward amended electoral act bill to Buhari this week Law and that's a Senate president another headline bandits killed 300 persons kidnapped 200 in Niger that's Niger State in January attacks governor banded scale 300 persons kidnapped 200 in Niger attacks in January Says governor very very very warring statistic there at the bottom of the front page of the punch newspaper these These headlines a budget passengers kick as NCAA stops departing plane for Inspection never had of that before mercy a butcher passengers kick as NCAA stops departing plane for inspection Canadian Nigerian born Canadian minister suspended for using phone while driving FRSC blames speeding as 12 killed in over on the Highway crashes and a CDC naps for heads men robbing travelers on Quara Highway Presidency wealthiest as parent will fail or she by Joe best in a PC says ex-governor Aliyu and finally no capital vote for nipost in 28 years that's coming from the post master general All right away from the punch Let's check out the nation newspaper this morning and the board caption says how governors ford plot to scortal a PC convention New leaders to be elected February the 26th Buhari supporters seal date and that's what you have there No decision yet and petrol subsidy removals as Ahmed lawan. That's a very very You know funny and interesting as well at 2023 you have collision begins lobby for Jonathan Find out which of the Jonathan they're talking about you also told you have stock investors for terrorist link screening and fresh trees and charges for force shift of namdi can is trial and Just before we move away from the nation newspaper this morning Nigeria and food sufficiency path says the president has one trunk of rice production Has been made president to get reworked electoral bill this week Lawan raises hope Senate and house begin work All right, that's it on the nation newspaper this morning All right time to delve into the details and of course analysis with mr. Tunde Kola Walei who is a legal practitioner But before we do that. Yes, okay. Yeah, he's a legal practitioner, of course Let's start things off with a story from the The APC and of course messy as you rightly said in the on the front page of the nation is super some attention major attention being given To that story miss Kola Walei. What are your thoughts on this? Finally the all-progressives Congress has a date and of course has finally also zoned The seats different offices in its executive to the different geopolitical zones of the country We're hearing North Central will take the chairmanship your thoughts on this What Because which is the ruling party, the party that is in power, we all respect them. So we better organize than they are demonstrated. Other modern progress, we have been practicing this democracy since 1999. That is more than 30 years ago. So by now we expect that all the different political parties would have been getting deep with the nuances of democracy, with the nuances of party organization, with the nuances of organizing conventions, rallies and party congresses and what have been. So that has not been our case. But the STD is even more worrisome in the sense that part of the latter, the use of claiming to power, is the absence of organization in the party that was before them. That is the STD that was in power before them. But they are the most efficient, that they are most organized and live in the STD as a political party. But just like I said, God is coming. But the question they have raised in Nigeria would be asking themselves is, if the party said it's not organized, then how would they be able to govern, rule Nigeria, organize Nigeria in a region in the most coercive, in the most predictable manner? Because if you as a party have not organized, then it is better to not be able to govern in a very decent manner. So it's sad that it took them this long, but it's never too late. Thank God they get their act right and then organize a convention that is dissatisfactory to the land confines and all members of the party and for the good governance of Nigeria. All right. That story, by the way, is from the punch in this paper. Before coming, I just want to ask a follow-up question. You said you hope, Mr. Kolowalee, that they can put the axe together. But that's the big question and the question on the minds of a lot of people because of the emergence of parallel state executives in different states across the Federation. Congresses, yes. So are you confident that they can do what you're hoping they will, which is to get the axe together and organize one national convention? I doubt it. I doubt it, but I don't want to be seen as a person. The reason, then, that you are not in the original position is an amalgam of future political parties. But it seems that they are not able to kind of collapse the different political parties that come to work. They are trying to make it difficult to unite and to come out with one single political party with a single ideology, single orientation and a common goal. But in almost all different states of the transition, Osho, for example, Imo, for example, Mekong, for example, all the different parallel congresses and convention, they have not been able to resolve those issues. But it's not impossible that with the intervention of Mr. President and the Vice President, and when they also see that they are lack of organizing or desorganization, the other political parties, especially the PDP, might take advantage and then roll back to power. This might be the reason why I am optimistic that they might be able to cobble together a similar kind of alliance that would at least allow them to be able to participate in the transition in Mekong. Because our allies are incorrigible people, they know what is at stake and know that if they don't get the heart right and they lose political power at the center and in the states, that might be amalgadone for them. It is difficult for them, for them to come back to power in a very, very long time to come. Alright, Tunde Kola, let's also shift our attention and look at the leadership newspaper this morning where the electoral empire is saying there will be no timetable if there is no electoral law. Where does this leave us as a country? Honestly speaking, I am not able to communicate with the truth with regards to that kind of announcement. The truth of the masses and the position of the law is the 2011 electoral act can simply be used to conduct the next election. If no new electoral act is passed, because the 2011 electoral act has not been obligated and there is no baccina in law, the electoral act that we want to pass into law now is here let us close the loop holes of some of the decisions that they have seen in the 2011 electoral act. I suspect that we also want to raise the electoral process to a higher level so that they won't be seen to be open to act or to say that because this, I mean to say that because 2003 electoral act is not passed into law there will never be an election, there will never be a timetable. I don't agree with that. What I make it required to do is to amend these voting internal rules and regulations for the conduct of the election. In the light of the 2011 electoral act, if no new electoral act is passed into law, well, be that as it may, it is better for us to have a new electoral act. You are a nice sort, all sorts of deficiencies in the electoral act of 2011 that led to the electoral of court cases, a lot of rank calls which we are yet to recover from. The better they pass the new electoral act into law and the quicker that miscarriage signs this into law, the better for us as a nation. The contentious issues are about two or three. Transmission of results to electronic means and then the use of direct summary for the selection of the flag bearers of the digital and political parties. I think there's also one other item that Mr. President is agreed with. You can amend the area of the president and it's agreed with. But if we expand them totally from the proposed electoral law and electoral law and named party to Mr. President is signed, but that will not fit well for us as a nation because we are in this important city and every nation of the world always finds ways and means to improve on the electoral process. And I think for example, the transmission of the election results to electronic reasons Mr. President is complaining about is not a new thing in Nigeria. In 1999, I mean, I think 1999 election was, there was a deal that was transferred largely to electronic means and it is also not true that in some local governments of Nigeria there are no frequencies to transmit elections results to electronic means. You can use Suraya, you can ask the army to make your facilities as visible for you, call them more, the police also have communication facilities. They don't use the ordinary, the facilities that you and I use. And there are other mechanism, ways and means that some of these results can be transmitted. But we don't know why Mr. President is opposed to the transmission of the electoral results to electronic means. For the selection of the flag here for the decision political parties, I agree with Mr. President that it is not good for us to dictate to the decision political parties how they select the different their different black parents whether through consensus, whether through the red family or whether through the delicate system. That is their internal affairs. The people in the National Assembly merely went to file that into law as the means of caging the Godfather. The people's research shows who carries the flag of the respective political parties. Instead of using the electoral act to fight the Godfather and to ensure that the results of the National Assembly without any incentive, they should go into their respective political parties and fight the Godfather after all the land can fight. The ordinary members of the different political parties are more than the Godfather. They can ensure that the will and capacity of the Godfather does not always carry the flag. Because what does that mean? Who carries the flag to run elections or to stand for elections in the different political parties? That aspect of the electoral act was made kind of an enlightening certain fact. All you need to like describe it as an enlightening certain fact. They did it for themselves not because they want a better democracy or a better method of running or selecting the flag they are out of the respective political parties. Okay, Mr. Kulawole. Interesting analysis I'll take from you and of course we'll have in-depth a look at this later on in the program. But I want to take you back to the front page of the Pancini Sipa where of course Lambda Canu returned to court a year before Melody Anabu with an increased count now 15 count charging instead of 7 previously bordering on treasonable felony and terrorism. We hear that they sit at home ordered by groups supportive of Canu in protest that his arrest and detention grounded activities, halted activities in the south eastern area of Nigeria. We see pictures of deserted streets on the front page of national dailies what do you make of this this whole sit at home and of the whole process especially the sudden amendment to the charges the man is facing. You know if you remember I have been one of those in Nigeria who are insane that cannot case like that of Kenfaluwe who are not meant for the court these are cases that better result politically and my position would appear to be coming through all to be coming to pass I will do at this case that amending the charges against Canu in fact before you arrest Canu you will have no you will have established what crimes you have committed before you arrest you will have no what crimes you have committed that people the charges will have been prepared it will have been read the fact that they have continued to amend the charges against Canu will have to assume that they are not even sure of whatever crime Canu may have committed that they are merely fishy for crime and fishy for evidence this we think we should nail Canu go and write this down these Canu cases taking to the realms of the court these Canu's fire is allowed to roam so these are conditional accusers Mr. Canu will be hanged because the body language of the people in power today is not to see Canu exonerated the charges are treated by our court but to put him out forever and ever like they did to Kesaruhua but for perfect there are solutions to this problem if millions of people in a particular section of the country are saying this is what they want for court sake they will not lies or not so listen to them and find political solutions to their problem Mr. Canu, sorry to interrupt you sir it's the conduct of the referendum Mr. Canu Mr. Canu, sorry to interrupt you whilst we wouldn't want to look at the issues before the court for which he is being tried but I would like to take you to the statement of the lead council for the federal government the prosecution team he said that everything that is being done has been done in accordance with the administration of criminal justice procedures and that this was not unknown to Lord to come up with amended charges 24 hours or barely 24 hours to the court date that is not true let me give you one example do you know the canon of good law is that you are not supposed to arrest a suspect you are not supposed to take anybody to court on the oldie charge it's true that the other one they are simply wrong is to arrest Mr. Canu and take him to court on an oldie charge and then have begin to investigate and have begin to collect the evidence and whatever they are going to use against them that is not the law you go to other parts of the world or tell for example the case of the people of Auschwitz have you heard since Auschwitz was arrested that the American FBI have been amending the charges with which they are taking Auschwitz to court and the other person I can't say nobody arrests you until a Prumapashi accident until a Prumapashi case is established against you it is only in Nigeria that the security people we are arrest before they start investigation and then when they take you to court and then you apply for a date they will say my lord please don't count them there we are seen investigating with the purpose of investigation that is putting the cash before the house a man or a woman is a regular position of crime he is supposed to be taken to court within 24 hours he is going to court within jurisdiction and if there is none he is taking to court the nearby court within 48 hours these people are not ready to try and start coming it would appear to me they don't have any sufficient evidence against them it would appear to me that they also realize that the case is political that is why they are finding ways and means to keep him in perpetual custody until they probably get through with the election of 2023 because whichever way Mr. Kanu's case go who had the lot of implications for the 2023 elections and the pathing power that is finding will not want anything that would jeopardize their success their victory come 2023 elections either in the other part of the country or in the southeast as you are now seen know that the pathing power is desperate to have a food host in the southeast I repeat this is not the case for the court to decide it is a political case that we should resolve on the Trump table conference I have heard people say in certain Mr. President he sees this and that that is not the issue and not notice it recently slashed the president of France and nobody shot him nobody killed him and they arranged him in a civil court in a civil court for near case of assault whereas the president of France the security people and army would have opened fire on the young man and killed him right where he committed after crime oh see we have to be tolerant and we must show leadership and we must not because of one provocation of the other that the subject may have been getting begin to use a sledgehammer against a candidate leadership is all about governance is all about vision is all about know what is good for the country in the nearest future in so many years to come is all about know what will not undermine the foundation of Nigeria's nation the people in power today would appear to me to be insensitive so in fact that the Nigeria nation is all about their CSF their police and all their army have here been something manner that is most becoming that is very professional for the one time for the people in authority we have appropriate advice Mr. Tunde Kola Wale let's just move away I mean we can never exhaust this conversation as we proceed we hope that we continue to have this conversation until the desired result is seen but just before we move away because we're out of time let's share your thoughts in 60 seconds or less President never directed removal of fuel subsidy that's what the senate presidents quoted to say and that's on the leadership newspaper by the way when the president commented on the subsidy I laughed this is a party this is a presidency that went around the country and said to a subsidy that the PDP was nearly fee me and kind of fee me my grand money to a subsidy now they have got into power and paid more subsidy than even the PDP who was in power for about 16 years or there and about so where have they now found the subsidy that they are paying truth of the matter is that we have never demonstrated the capacity to manage your setup in such a diligent manner in such an organized manner in such a transparent manner so that we could derive value from that area it has always been done for the board when the elections are coming they will award gimbal contracts for sound alarm maintenance for the different refineries when the open projects will do at the political party level and at the individual level it will not begin to talk about the subsidy so for me I don't believe that there is any subsidy anywhere what they call subsidy is our ineptitude is our inability to manage your setup to get value from there if you have been able to run our refinery the way it should be run we wouldn't be talking about the subsidy and I ask why must we be doing sound alarm maintenance for all these refineries almost on the yearly basis there are refineries that are older than that are more than 100 years old in different parts of the world because they are still working efficiently and smoothly it's only in the years of the refineries of the years of the 50 years old we have to turn them around almost on the yearly basis that as it may let me conclude by saying that this may not be a popular thing or opinion that I'm expressing let this be the most impossible because the subsidy has always been the excuse that the Nigeria women in their life have been given for their inability to deliver value to deliver decision as a democracy to govern the country well as a democracy let them remove it if they remove it let us see what new lies they will now begin to share for their inability to run the country the way it should be run we all know that colleges are the bottom of all these types but they say it is the subsidy let's give them that's the benefit of that let them remove the subsidy and let us see what new lies they will be putting on our people we have to end the conversation at this point we have to let you go now thank you so much we're really out of time but it's always great to speak with you and we look forward to having you on the show next week thank you so much for being back to you alright well that's the size of the paper review we will definitely return at this point in time let's tell you what happened today in East Street when we come back we head straight to our first major conversation good morning