Meet the New Honourable Minister of Interior, Federal Republic of Nigeria. OGBENI RAUF ADESOJI AREGBESOLA.

Meet the New Honourable Minister of Interior, Federal Republic of Nigeria.

OGBENI RAUF ADESOJI AREGBESOLA.

Engr. Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola was born on the 25th day of May, 1957. He had his primary and secondary education in Ondo State, and later attended The Polytechnic, Ibadan, where he studied Mechanical Engineering and graduated in 1980. As a pupil in the primary school, Rauf was a centre-point around whom his mates hovered for guidance and direction. As a student, he was focused for remarkable performance which he made distinctively and seamlessly. In the Polytechnic, he positioned himself to conquer his environment by engaging in prolific studies.

THE CAREER MAN

Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Management (FNIM), Fellow of Nigerian Society of Engineers (FNSE), Fellow of the Nigerian Association of Technological Engineers (FNATE) and Fellow of the Certified Marketing Communications Institute of Nigeria (FCMCIN), Rauf Aregbesola has a wealth of experience garnered through wide exposure in the private sector, such as the Nigerian External Telecommunications, now renamed Nigerian Telecommunications Ltd. and Lagos Airport Hotel, before establishing his own Engineering Services Company, Aurora Nigeria Limited, in 1986. The company had handled numerous major projects for both government and private organisations in most States of the Federation.

THE POLITICIAN

Politically, Rauf has been no less a phenomenon. His involvement in politics dates back to his undergraduate days when he was Speaker of the Students’ Parliament (1977/78), The Polytechnic, Ibadan, and the President of the Black Nationalist Movement (1978-1980). He was also an active supporter of other progressive students’ movements nationwide, which earned him, for instance, the life membership of National Association of Technological Students. In June 1990, he became an elected delegate to the SDP Inaugural Local Government Area Congress. In July of the same year, he was also a delegate to its first National Convention in Abuja.

Rauf Aregbesola, as a Pro-Democracy and human rights activist, was a major participant in the demilitarisation and Pro-Democracy struggles of the 1990s. Prior to his appointment as the Lagos State Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure (1999-2007), he was Director of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Campaign Organisation (BATCO), which engineered the electoral victory of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the Governor of Lagos State in 1999. He performed similar feat using the platform of Independent Campaign Group (ICG) to ensure the re-election of Asiwaju for a second term in office.

THE COMMISSIONER

Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola acquitted himself excellently as Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure in Lagos State between 1999 and 2007 with the strength of his commitment to selfless service. His diligence, sincerity and tirelessness in the administration of the vast Ministry of Works and Infrastructure, as well as supervision of the Public Works Corporation and State Electricity Board, has been acknowledged as being responsible for the outstanding success recorded by the Tinubu led administration, especially in road rehabilitation/maintenance and street lighting; and achievement that solidly laid the foundation for the actualisation of Lagos as the model of development and good governance as being sustained by Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola, Governor Ambode and Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of today. Indeed, it is a known fact that he is one of the brains behind the infrastructural re-engineering that has now resulted in the transformation of social amenities in Lagos State.

Some of the novel achievements and innovations due to Aregbesola’s visionary qualities and enterprise include the redefinition and application of new aesthetic standards to ministry blocks and offices as corporate workplaces; vision and mission definition, annual staff retreats and modern manpower capacity building trainings; introduction of facility management practices; pioneering achievements in PR (ministry journal) and IT (website) operation; Pioneering Private/Public Sector Partnership Ventures; Award-winning best practices projects; etc.

THE BELIEVER AND ADVOCATE OF THE RULE OF LAW

Aregbesola’s belief in the sanctity of the rule of law is exemplary.
Engr. Rauf Aregbesola, on the platform of the then Action Congress (AC) contested for the Governorship of Osun State in the April 2007 elections, and won. To be so declared, however, took close to four years of what must go down as one of the most titanic mandate recovery legal battles of all time, and a moment for the manifestation of the omnipotence of the Almighty God and his steadfastness in support of those who rely on him.

Having gone through the tribunal of first instance, an appeal and a retrial tribunal, the second appeal court, delivering judgment on November 26, 2010, declared Aregbesola governor and ordered he be sworn in the next day.

Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola, since assuming office as Governor of the State of Osun on November 27, 2010, has redefined the meaning of governance in the public sector, not just with symbolic posturing, but real and sustainable interventions that will presently enhance the quality of life of everyone that lives or works in the State of Osun. Rebranding of the state as the ipinle Omoluabi (State of the Virtuous) started from himself, adopting the title Ogbeni, simply Mister, in deference to the singular Excellency of the Almighty God. In just over a year, the chronicle of his achievements is astounding, and may be summarised as a chain of “O-Models”, the most astonishing been the engagement of 20,000 youth in the Osun Youth Empowerment Scheme within his first 100 days in office and over 50, 000 before leaving the office as governor; an accomplishment without precedence that has become the model for others to follow.

THE STRATEGIST/VISIONARY

Rauf is a born strategist. Throughout his life, whether as a pupil, student or career man; political appointee or Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola has applied the art and science of strategy to ensure success in all endeavours in which he is engaged. He strategised and was outstanding as a student. He strategised and was efficient and effective as a career man. He strategised and was accomplished as a grassroots politician. He strategised and was excellent as a commissioner in Lagos State. He strategised to reclaim his mandate when he was rigged out in the race to offer selfless service to the good people of Osun. He strategised to lay a sound foundation for a regenerated Osun State knowing that sustainable development does not happen with ‘quick fix’ methods, tools, and techniques. He is strategising to position Osun and the good people of the state appropriately in the geo-economic milieu of Nigeria. He is a fervent believer in the dictum that strategists do not fail and so will not fail the people of Osun.

Committed to a better, egalitarian society, Aregbesola, though fully anxious to build a society with massive physical infrastructures that promote better living, believes in first pursuit of those human values that can pave the way for the emergence of that total man, who is socially responsible. Hence his dogged pursuit of programmes extra-curricular schemes, such as the Calisthenics, Omoluabi Boys and Girls Club, and other schemes aimed at re-orientating the youths to channel their energies towards a society where the promotion of the common, collective goods will dominate the crazy pursuit of the good of the self.

He stirs the hornet’s nests often; but, these are in his determined attempts to break the norms to achieve extra-ordinary results. To date, he has ignited debates on federalism, restructuring of education towards functionality, equity, justice and fairness in all spheres of life. Even in the face of mounting criticisms, he holds tenaciously to his ideas, convinced that oppositions to them are products of long years of military rule, ignorance of what is even good for humanity and the acute manipulative capacities of those whose interest it is to keep the ordinary people perpetually subjugated.

THE FAMILY MAN

An exemplary family man, Rauf Aregbesola is a loving husband and caring father. Married to Alhaja Sherifat Aregbesola, he has nurtured his family with equal devotion and commitment.

For these reasons, he is a thinker, ardent performer, a visionary leader, a transformational leader, an agent of strategic change, a man for the people, Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola, former Governor of the State of Osun was Succeeded by Mr. Gboyega Isiaka Oyetola.

Today, 21st August 2019, he got sworn-in as the Honourable Minister of interior, Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Congratulations ARA.
Hajia Zhekeenah Eniola Oyebode

How Buhari’ll play his politics" By Emmanuel Aziken

How Buhari’ll play his politics"
By Emmanuel Aziken
How Nigeria’s new president will play his politics is a sort of mystery to many people including his close aides. However, almost everyone agrees that the advent of the Buhari era in Nigeria’s democratic dispensation will bring a change to the way and manner former holders of the office of president had played their politics.

A stalwart of the new president, Osita Okechukwu who has followed him since 2002 said that Buhari would be a sticker to the rules of the democratic enterprise discharging the responsibilities of his office strictly according to the laws of the land and in the dictates of his conscience.
Given the high expectations on him, Buhari, it was also gathered, would live to his reputation and ensure that the uprightness that has followed him all through his public life is not soured.
But how he plays his politics will be seen in his dealings with the other arms of government, the governors and his party.

The advent of Buhari will for the first time erode the overwhelming influence that Nigeria’s governors had in the past pulled on the levers of the Federal Government. Governors had in the past arrogated to themselves the privileges of appointing ministers they foisted on the president.
However, under Buhari that practise might change. As he said in an interview with a newspaper ahead of his inauguration today, “the type of people I am supposed to appoint, like in the cabinet and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, and service chiefs will be different from how the PDP appointed its. Definitely the system is going to be different from what we had under the PDP where governors nominated ministers.”
Unlike some of his predecessors and notably, President Goodluck Jonathan, Buhari is going to work with only those he has personally verified their competence.
That decision, good as it is, also could provoke political consequences as the ministers may be tempted to see themselves as political rivals of their governors in their states. However, the ministers knowing that their appointments are at the mercy of a stern and rule of law president would be tempered in any effort to overreach themselves in their states. The president would also seek to use moral suasion in some of the issues of concern to him as relating to the governors.
governors of his party just before the presidential election in Owerri, he had told them to urge their Houses of Assembly to review pension laws enacted for governors, describing the financial provisions as indefensible.
The urge was upon the realisation that he could not as president prevail on the governors or the state legislators. Hence, in several issues where he may not have direct power to influence the governors, he would be expected to use moral suasion to bring the governors into line.
Of more significant would be his dealings with the National Assembly.
The new president prior to his inauguration had sought to distance himself from the squabbles in his party over the choice of presiding officers of the two chambers of the National Assembly.
As he told the same newspaper in the interview, he would not bother himself with the politics of the emergence of the presiding officers, affirming that he was determined to work with whoever is produced as Senate President or as Speaker of the House of Representatives.
There is, however, no doubt that the practice of influencing legislators with money to push key legislative proposals or appointments would not be tolerated in the Buhari presidency.
This new dispensation is bound to shake up the system and inevitably bring some sanity to legislative oversight and operations of the machine of government.
Buhari and his party
Buhari may want to deny it, but his approach towards the APC leadership would always be shadowed by the experience and betrayal he got from his former party, the All Nigeria Peoples Party, ANPP in his two presidential bids on the platform of that party. It is, however, instructive that in the days leading to the merger of the three parties that formed the APC, that Buhari’s objection to the participation of the ANPP was mellowed by convincing facts on why the party was needed.
Such attitude would be seen in his future engagements with the APC. The president would be swayed by convincing arguments on issues. It is expected that the caucus of the national leadership would continue in pushing forward party positions on issues, but such issues would not be expected to becloud Buhari’s judgment.
Buhari would be expected to make a distinction between the roles of the government and the party in running the country. The party may articulate policies, but the implementation would solely be that of Buhari and those he delegates such responsibilities to.
Relationship with party elders
Party elders such as Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, national chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, former ANPP national chairman, Ogbonnanya Onu (if not given an appointment) would continue to play roles from the background and positively so, except they overreach their bounds wherein the president would step in to check them.
It has been alleged that Tinubu’s reported support of two of the leading candidates for the office of Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives is to ensure that he has able men in the National Assembly who can check Buhari should the president attempt to wreck the system that the two of them conceived.
However, such assertions betray the confidence that Tinubu and Buhari have for each other. The two men have over time weathered past several other controversies including the nomination of Yemi Osinbajo as vice-presidential candidate without as much as rocking the boat.
It is thus expected that the two men would continue to push forward the collective goal for which they effected a change in the leadership of the country.
Though Buhari’s position has been consolidated with his new position, assertions that the president would cage Tinubu underplay the simple fact that though he has dropped his cherished title of General, the fact remains that Buhari remains an officer and a gentleman. He would not ordinarily rock the system except something extraneous develops.
Vanguard.




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Adime Dime: Do Not with hold what is due to a Man when it is in your power to do so.

Adime Dime

Do Not with hold what is due to a Man when it is in your power to do so.
Thank you Mr President GEJ, you came in Peace and you leave in Peace.
Bless You Sir.
Many do not think you deserve any commendation or praise for your period of service be it how small and those who do are not courageous enough to acknowledge the goodness of God in you. FOR THERE IS GOOD IN ERVERY MAN/WOMAN CREATED BY THE ALMIGHTY GOD.
On balance, God called David a Man after His own Heart. That is for God to determine.
GEJ. You have come and about to leave, You have done your best and your best may not be good enough for some in their wisdom.
You have admitted your mistake in Governance and it takes a courageous Strong Secure Leader and a real Leader to do that.
You have served as a servant and humble Leader and chosen the path of Honour, conceded defeat when others would have held on for selfish and ethnic or regional reasons.
I recognise and choose to celebrate your singular benevolence, humility and selflessness in Power.
There are many even millions who eulogise you even in your short comings which is common to Man may be not on this page (social media) & other media.
However, your good attributes will not go uncelebrated, someone like me choose to celebrate you not because of your exceptional performance which is without its draw backs but because of the legacy of Peace you brought to Governance and with which you are leaving.
You have run your race in Governmental service and by 29th May 2015 would have finished, leaving a foundation and legacy of Peace for the in coming Government to build on.
It takes a real Man to Govern a Nation like Nigeria and leave behind your kind of legacy of commendable handover. You have set a precedence.
It is up to history to judge you and your tenure and with time and space I am convinced it will judge you well on balance.
Go well Jonathan and It shall be well with you and all who serve under you.
Now we usher in a new dispensation, a new leadership to steer the course of Nation Building. Peace.
A Rare Leader of Our Time, A Political General, Lover of Peace.
Extraordinary Man from an ordinary background who turned by a singular Act into a Statesman and World Acclaimed Leader who just by a singular Act of Benevolence and true character when it really matter most.
The Man of the Moment. A man of uncommon courage.
Deserve a noble Price for Peace and exemplary Conduct.
A hero Indeed of the Great Nigeria NATION.
A great Democrat.
You have made History and you are departing from the eye of the storm of Nation building with your Head High. Bless You Mr President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan(GEJ)





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NOW THIS IS THE REAL CHANGE

NOW THIS IS THE REAL CHANGE
Newly sworn-in Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike has announced the appointment of Justice Daisy Okocha as the Chief Judge of the state.
Wike made the appointment in his inaugural speech immediately after being sworn-in by the Chief Judge of Bayelsa state, Justice Kate Abiri.
He also directed that all the state owned courts which has been under lock be opened with immediate effect.
The new governor further announced the reinstatement of some Lecturers of the Rivers state University of Science and Technology who were relieved by the Amaechi-led administration.





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GOODBYE TO NIGERIA'S BEST PRESIDENT EVER

GOODBYE TO NIGERIA'S BEST PRESIDENT EVER
The Man Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan.
No other leader of Nigeria was so hated and sabotaged yet so successful as you. You became greater in defeat. I admire your greatness in humility and humility in greatness. Peace be with you





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No regrets losing Presidency to Buhari, says Jonathan"

No regrets losing Presidency to Buhari, says Jonathan"

Despite the painful loss of the Presidential election to his opponent of the All Progressives Congress, President Goodluck Jonathan, has said that he has no regret over his defeat.
And rather than whinge over the historic defeat of an incumbent president by an outsider, Jonathan has moved on in his strides, describing the sad development as an act of God.handover
The President, who is handling over the mantle of leadership to Buhari on Wednesday, spoke at a grand House Reception organised in his honour by the Chairman Emeritus of DAAR Communications Plc, High Chief Raymond Dokpesi, owners of AIT and Raypower.
The elaborate send forth event, which attracted top Nigerians from all walks of life, was held at the Daar Communications Headquarters, Kpaduma Hills, Asokoro and was attended by many top Nigerians from all walks of life, including the Vice President, Namadi Sambo, Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko and Chairman and publisher of Vanguard, Mr. Sam Amuka.
Jonathan, who was also presented by rare mementos by Dokpesi, said: ‘‘By this time people are supposed to be running away from someone who has lost an election but I am being celebrated by Daar Communications PLc.
“For me, whatever happened in the election I have accepted it in good faith. Even though, some have argued that those I entrusted with my campaign disappointed me, I have no regrets for losing because in any political processes, there are all kinds of stories and conspiracies.
“We are a very religious society; whether Christians or Muslims or some other religions, I believe it is the will of God that the election went the way it did. I have always maintained that for the ordinary Nigerian, what is important is the style of governance, not who is even the president.

“Anybody can be the President any day but if the country is peaceful, and economic activities are going on smoothly, our children are going to school, hospitals are okay and they can eat what they want to eat, then, of course people will be happy.
‘‘I believe the incoming administration will toe that line and Nigerians will begin to see that there is no difference between political parties because even as we see there is no difference between the PDP and the APC. If you look at the number of people that moved from PDP to APC, then you will really see that both parties are almost the same.
‘‘What is important to us as Nigerians is what the government is bringing to bear and I have always maintained that politicians must learn to put the people first. If our aspiration is really for the interest of the people, then you wouldn’t want to hurt these people, you wouldn’t want anybody to be slapped because of your own ambition. ‘‘For me, my ambition is to see what contribution I can make for the ordinary people and that is why their lives are special to me. And I wouldn’t do anything that would create crisis, to kill innocent people. ‘‘People should not be surprised for the decision I took. in Nigeria. Doing that is diminishing Nigeria. I wouldn’t want to be a party that will diminish this country.
‘‘There is combination of bad and good in my administration just like in any other administration, but what should be uppermost in the mind of the leader is to make sure that the bad is not more than the good. One thing I must always ensure is peace and unity of this country.
‘‘We must have a nation before aspiring to hold any position: without a nation, you can’t be elected to any post. I charge all politicians to consider the people first before self. You can lose today and win tomorrow but anybody that dies in the process can’t be revived again. While looking for political offices, we must conduct ourselves in a way that will not halt the lives of innocent people,” Jonathan said.
DAAR Communications Chairman, High Raymond Dokpesi, described Jonathan as a rare leader, who has made Nigeria and Africa proud because of his exemplary leadership, outstanding achievements that would be difficult to erase, despite his bowing out of office.
Dokpesi explained that the event was specially organised by his company to salute and pay tribute to the sacrifice made by the President for peace to reign in Nigeria and for the numerous contributions he made in the area of infrastructural development.
Dokpesi said Jonathan had made history as the first African incumbent President to concede defeat.
While thanking the President, Dokpesi said the whole world would remember him as the one who laid foundation of democracy in Nigeria.
Speaking at the grand event, Chairman of Vanguard Media Limited, Mr. Sam Amuka, who presented the star gift to President Jonathan, described him as a selfless man, who put Nigeria’s corporate interest above all other interests by conceding defeat just as the elections results were announced.
Amuka said: “God has used you to preserve Nigeria by one singular action you took. You saved this country by giving them peace. You are not only a national hero, you became an African hero and that made you a world statesman. Nigeria will not forget you for what you did, that moment you called the president-elect, Buhari, and conceded defeat. We will always thank you and appreciate you Mr. President. God will bless you and go with peace of God, the veteran Nigerian journalist and publisher, said.’’
Speaking at the ceremony, a member of the PDP’s Board of Trustees, Prof Jerry Gana, questions the audacity of Jonathan’s administration’s critics, describing them as pathological cynics who had refused to admit the unprecedented achievements of President Jonathan spread across the country.
Gana asked such critics to learn to give due credits to President Jonathan and his administration, which he said had made a mark in the country. He also said that Jonathan had by his leadership style proved to the world that it is possible for a leader to be endowed with enormous powers but yet remains humble and human.
While reacting to the allegation by the APC that the PDP had failed in the last 16 years, Gana said the ruling party had succeeded in restoring democracy and confidence of Nigerians in the electoral system.
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Buhari sworn in as Nigeria president after historic win"

Buhari sworn in as Nigeria president after historic win"

Muhammadu Buhari was sworn in as Nigeria’s new head of state on Friday in a ceremony mixing military pomp with cultural tradition after he won the first opposition victory over a sitting president in the nation’s history.

The 72-year-old took the oath of office before the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Supreme Court President Mahmoud Mohammed, to begin a four-year term.

I, Muhammadu Buhari, do solemnly swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” he said at the ceremony at Abuja’s Eagle Square venue.
“That as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, I will discharge my duties to the best of my ability and in accordance with the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the law.”

Buhari’s inauguration, before past Nigerian leaders and serving heads of state from across the continent, comes 32 years after he seized power in a military coup and was ousted 20 months later.
Before taking the oath, he shook hands with the elected president he ousted in 1983, Shehu Shagari, and the general who deposed him, Ibrahim Babangida.

– Democratic milestone –

Buhari has described himself as a “converted democrat” and vowed to lead an administration committed to the needs of Nigeria’s 173 million people by cracking down on the scourge of corruption.
But analysts said his first task may be managing the expectations of Africa’s most populous nation, which has struggled for decades with woeful infrastructure, crippling unemployment and widespread unrest.
But beyond the political challenges facing the new government, the historic importance of the ceremony should not be overlooked, said Clement Nwankwo, an activist who fought against military rule.
“The handover… represents a significant milestone in the democratic development of Nigeria,” Nwankwo, who now heads the Policy and Legal Advocacy Center, told AFP.
Civilian rule was restored in 1999 but the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has held power at the federal level for the last 16 years, at times appearing intent on staying on at any cost.
Buhari’s win over outgoing president Goodluck Jonathan in March 28 polls and the subsequent inauguration of a long-time opposition leader were not expected, added Nwankwo.

– Corruption, economic crisis –

Nigeria is Africa’s top oil producer and leading economy, deriving more than 70 percent of government revenue from crude sales.
Plunging oil prices have caused a cash crunch that has left thousands of civil servants unpaid and pushed the naira currency to historic lows.
Buhari and his All Progressives Congress Party have pledged sweeping change, particularly in job creation, electricity supply and insecurity.

Buhari won the support of voters largely through his tough stance against corruption. His brief tenure in the 1980s is remembered as a time when bribery and graft were forbidden.
He said his administration would have zero tolerance for corruption but experts warn that maintaining his fragile coalition could involve working with some politicians who have a mixed past.
Buhari is from Nigeria’s mainly Muslim north and enjoys massive support in the region.
But he almost certainly would have lost without the backing of partners from the predominately Christian south, including ex-PDP heavyweights who have been linked to graft.

– Insurgency –

Victims of Boko Haram’s brutal insurgency in the northeast have voiced hope that Buhari will do more than Jonathan in tackling the uprising.
Gains have been made since February in an offensive backed by neighbouring Cameroon, Chad and Niger but violence persists and sustained pressure is required to defeat the resilient Islamists.
Containing unrest in the southern, oil-producing Niger Delta may prove to be just as tough a problem.
The delta is Jonathan’s home region and some former militants who fought for a fairer share of oil revenues in the 2000s had threatened to resume violence if their native son was defeated.
A 2009 government amnesty programme that saw oil rebels swap guns for regular cash stipends has significantly reduced unrest but the scheme expires this year.
Cancelling the amnesty programme risked “plunging Nigeria’s oil-producing region back into an armed insurgency”, said analyst Malte Liewerscheidt at the Verisk Maplecroft consultancy group




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