 Welcome back to the breakfast here on Plus TV Africa. Now let's go a little bit back in history to the year 2010 I'm going to be talking about a very sad day in sports not for everybody but for nine, well for Ghanians and for Africans because it was a day where Ghana lost on penalties to Uruguay in the World Cup And of course, it's it's sad because of how you know it all played out. I'll get into that later Let's just share a couple of the details. Uruguay on this day ended Ghana's dream of being the first African team in the World Cup Semi-finals when they won a penalty shootout 4-2 after their quarter-final finished 1-1 at the end of extra time on that day Uruguay's substitute Sebastian Abru got the decisive penalty with a cheeky chip over the goalkeeper Richard Kingston to set up a semi-final with Netherlands who then shocked Brazil to goes to 1 The teams could not be separated after extra time in a thrilling contest After Asamo Aguian hit the bar with a penalty in the second minute of added time That was given when Uruguay striker Luis Suarez handled the ball on the line and was sent off So no need for a lot of details, you know with this but for football fans You would remember this moment very very well in 2010. It was a very very very ambitious dream for Ghana Hoping that he could get into the semi-final of the World Cup They had played Uruguay and the game ended 1-1 at the end of a normal time It got into extra time and then Ghana was awarded a penalty and this was meant to be the Decisive penalty that would have sent Ghana to the semi-finals and of course help them beat Uruguay But before the penalty was given let's first of all get to how the penalty was given so it was a handball by world famous Biter Luis Suarez who is known, you know for that, you know particular incident and of course for being a kind of a kind of ball on the pitch So he handled the ball just before it was given him because it was meant to be a go by Ghana And so he was given a red card sent off Ghana was awarded penalty Asamo Aguian had an opportunity at that moment to send Ghana to the semi-finals and he missed So it was disaster completely for the whole African continent Who was hoping to see Ghana cross into the semi-finals and then of course disaster also for Asamo Aguian Luis Suarez was held in Uruguay as a hero of that match because of the risk that he took for his country Getting a red card and saving them, you know from being kicked out and eventually Ghana lost 4-2 in penalties But yes football fans who follow the 2010 World Cup remember this moment very very well because it did hurt Really really really did hurt when Asamo Aguian missed that penalty that should have sent them into Into the semi-finals Interesting story interesting story Okay, I'm moving on now. We're going to talk about politics 1964 and it was in this day in history that the president of the US Signed a law signed an act into law that just revolutionized the way Some things were practiced in the country. They were like lots of racial segregation in schools at the workplace, you know so President's Johnson on this day in history Signed the L. He was probably called LBJ Johnson President Lyndon B Johnson on this day 1964 July the 2nd signed a landmark civil rights act So he had basically said that you know this Racial segregation across, you know several sectors was unconstitutional and this was basically on the back of a 1954 case in Brown vassals Board of Education that we actually talked about here on the breakfast You know was this landmark case that basically tried to eliminate segregation in schools saying black people couldn't go to schools That white people attended so on this day in history. He signed this law saying that You know, they were going to be revolutions in the way politics was done In the way people attended school attended work. He signed this bill with more than 75 pens More than 75 pens assigned that bill he had invited guests to come witness this historic day And the three major news networks, you know covered this event that day And you know, it really is a remarkable day in the history of the US It passed the most sweeping civil rights legislation, you know by Congress since the post-war reconstruction era It's outlawed racial discrimination in employment. It's outlawed racial discrimination in education in housing It bad racial segregation in all states sponsored public places such as schools bosses packs swimming pools It outlawed discrimination based on race based on color based on religion based on national origins in hotels and restaurants and you know Public, you know places basically it it set the groundwork for the voting rights act of 1965 Which then set the rules for the rights of African-Americans to vote so It could compare this to South Africa and how you know They signed laws that tried to erode apathyde one step at a time. So it was a very Historic moment in the history of the US 1964 with the signing of the Civil Rights Act Lyndon B Johnson has been described as an ally, you know, and of course, you know, this would always be remembered this day And you know the signing of this act would always be remembered as one of the very very major You know things that played out, you know with regards to ending racial segregation, it still hasn't ended But at least, you know, they're a long way up and something something remarkable He said when he signed that bill was that if government is to serve any purpose And it's to do for others what they can't do for themselves. Absolutely. And so Like I said, it hasn't ended, you know, but it's in a way better place than it was in the 50s and in you know in the 60s so historic moment What was required then was for the minds of the people to completely change and for you know other For America to continue to progress, you know and continue to accept all regardless of race and you know culture and you know Whatever wherever they're coming from And that's one thing about laws, you know and history You can sign a new act you can sign a new bill But if the conversations if the body language if the attitude doesn't change then, you know those laws don't necessarily, you know, wouldn't necessarily being as much change as you want and you know, we're bringing it down here to Nigeria regardless of what the Go on, you know, I'd state at the end of the civil war the view of the Biafra and war If the attitude of my endurance doesn't change towards the southeastern and towards the ebos Then it doesn't seem like, you know, a lot was learned from the war and you know some of all those declarations after the war and hold any water but yeah, congratulations to Americans and of course Sorry to Ghana once again Stay with us. So we're moving into our first major conversation for today Of course the National Assembly has a past the Petroleum Industry Bill We're going to be speaking with an energy expert Balazaka to share with us what this means and you know where we go from here after this bill has been passed Is the president also expected to sign it? We'll get into that after this short break