08/14/17

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Ondo State Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu 

AKEREDOLU’S CALL FOR MAGU’S REPLACEMENT IS REACTIONARY AND UNHELPFUL - CACOL
The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL has disagreed with the Executive Governor of Ondo State, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu who reportedly called for the replacement of Ibrahim Magu, the acting Chairman of the Economic Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC due to the fact that the Senate has not confirmed his nomination as substantive head of the anti-graft agency.

The Executive Chairman of CACOL, Mr. Debo  Adeniran said “the suggestion by the governor is definitely not the way forward in the impasse that has been apparently sustained by the Senate’s over Magu’s confirmation as the substantive Chairman of the EFCC.

It is curious hearing a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN comment on a matter that is already before the Supreme Court for adjudication in the manner he has done.”
The Ondo State Governor was reported to have called for Magu’s replacement over the weekend on a radio programme, tagged ‘Political Circuit’, on Fresh F.M. Ibadan.

On the programme, Akeredolu said the country must not be allowed to grind to a halt over the non-clearance Magu because “we have more than 1,001 people who can be chairman of the EFCC”.

Adeniran in clear disagreement with the governor’s position said “with all due respect to the SAN, we do not think that the consciously Senate-generated impasse over EFCC Chairmanship can grind the country to halt. That position is nothing basically but sheer exaggeration of the situation.”

“It is a reactionary suggestion and more of a subtle support for the side of the Senate in the debacle. Stating that “we have more than 1,001 people who can be chairman of the EFCC” is trying to find the easy way out and setting a very bad precedent that will have catastrophic consequences on our National life in future.

And why does the governor prefer Magu to be replaced now that the matter is before the Supreme Court rather than wait for the judicial pronouncement?”

“The truth is that should Magu be denied the well-deserved confirmation, hardly would any credible person be ready to come forth for the position as similar fate like will witnessing would await such a person. The Senate has refused to confirm Magu because of his impressionable role as Acting Chairman of EFCC; his boldness in confronting economic and financial crimes regardless of whose ox is gored.

Many members have one corruption case or the other to contend with, including the Senate President himself. They know that he will not give in to their antics of bribery and corruption. That is the crux of the matter.”

“The background to the debacle is that the Senate understands Magu’s salts deeply and the fact that he is worth it! The Senate as presently constituted from the leadership to the rank and file members, is peopled by deeply corrupt elements that deserve no space in such a quintessential Arm of government in a democracy that it is fledging. Let the truth be told!” Adeniran asserted.
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The British Broadcasting Cooperation BBC has slammed Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari and other African leaders who have penchant for medical trip overseas.

President Buhari with R-L: Senior Special Assistant on Diaspora Matters Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Senior Special Assistant Media & Publicity Mallam Garba Shehu, Minister of Information Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Special Adviser Media and Publicity Mr Femi Adesina and Personal Assistant Digital/Online Media Lauretta Onochie as he receives in audience Presidential media team as well as Senior Special Assistant on Diaspora Matters at the Abuja House London on 12th August 2017

The BBC in a report on it web site questioned ‘Why do Buhari, Dos Santos and Mugabe go to hospital abroad?’

The report said that ‘Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari, is the first among equals’ of those who have spent time abroad seeking medical treatment and that Buhari apparently lacked faith in Nigeria’s health systems.

The presidents of Nigeria, Angola, Zimbabwe, Benin and Algeria all have something in common – an apparent lack of faith in the health systems at home.

In terms of time spent abroad getting medical help, Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari, 74, is the first among equals, but in the past year all these heads of state have travelled overseas for health reasons.

In many cases they are leaving behind poorly funded health services, which most of their citizens have to rely on.

In 2010, the average amount spent on health in African countries per person was $135 (£100) compared to $3,150 in high-income countries, the UN’s World Health Organization said.

In Zimbabwe, for example, state-run hospitals and clinics often run out of basic medicines like painkillers and antibiotics, according to health watchdog Citizens Health Watch.

It says that the public health care system “continues to deteriorate at alarming levels” with lack of money being the main problem.

As for Nigeria, the public health system is “terrible” because of poor funding, says BBC Abuja editor Naziru Mikailu.

A health insurance scheme for government workers and some private employees has given some people access to private medicine, but most people have to rely on government-funded services.

In both countries, good private healthcare is available to those with money but in some cases there is a feeling that things are better abroad.

The Nigerian president has spent more than four months in London this year getting treatment for an undisclosed illness, causing considerable disquiet at home.

Unlike one of his predecessors, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua who went to Saudi Arabia to see a doctor, Mr Buhari did leave his deputy in charge, but this has not dampened the criticism.
Buhari’s unhealthy start in 2017
19 January: Leaves for UK on “medical vacation”
5 February: Asks parliament to extend medical leave
10 March: Returns home but does not resume work immediately
7 May: Travels to UK for further treatment
6 June: Aisha Buhari says his is “recuperating fast”

Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe, in power since 1980, has also been criticised by his political opponents for running the country “from his hospital bed” after his third medical trip to Singapore this year.

The Angolan government revealed in May that Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who has been president for the last 38 years, had travelled to Spain for health reasons.

But as in the Nigerian case, the government was not forthcoming about the problem. Evaristo Da Luz, spokesperson for the opposition Casa-CE, said that the trip “proves the incompetence of his government in place for four decades and shows the precarious nature of the health service”.

‘Very, very black’ The ill-health of Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, 80, has been known for a long time.

The only issue was that the problem Mr Mugabe had with his eyes could only be dealt with outside Zimbabwe, as it had to do with “the level of sophistication of medical skills”.

It was this medical problem that meant Mr Mugabe had to sometimes rest his eyes during meetings, giving the impression that he was sleeping, the spokesman said.

The issue with these trips abroad is not only the implied criticism of the medics at home, but that they also serve to undermine the health system, leading Nigerian doctor Osahon Enabulele argues.

He calls the phenomenon “medical tourism” and says that the example set by political leaders costs countries millions of dollars.

In 2013 he estimated that Nigerians were spending $1bn (£770m) abroad on medical treatment and reckons that figure could have doubled by now.

By comparison, the federal government’s health budget for 2016 came to $800m. Dr Enabulele, who is vice-president of the Commonwealth Medical Association, says that the money taken out of Nigeria could be invested in the health system at home.

“The whole ambition to have state-of-the-art facilities will remain a mirage if people keep going abroad for medical reasons.”

 Vicious cycle
On top of that, he says, top Nigerian doctors are then enticed abroad looking for the best conditions, exacerbating the situation.

Angola’s President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos has been criticised for going abroad for treatment Dr Enabulele adds that while he wishes the president well, he thinks that the treatment he needs could be found at home.

Looking at the big picture, underfunding of health does seem to be a problem. Also, political leaders may not have the incentive to improve health services if they themselves can afford to go elsewhere.

Perhaps they could take the example of Sudan President Omar al-Bashir.
In January, he had what the official news agency described as “an exploratory cardiac catheterisation” at a hospital in the capital, Khartoum. It was, however, a private hospital, not a state one.
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The opposition party PDP has accused Acting President Yemi Osinbajo of not taking charge of government. The party described the acting president as a mere figurehead.
It also claimed a cabal is in charge of the government

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lashed out at acting president, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, saying he is not in charge of the government but a mere figurehead.

President Muhammadu Buhari duly handed over power to Osinbajo before he embarked on his UK trip for medical treatment but the PDP insists that Osinbajo was not in power and that the government was being run by a cabal.

The Punch reports that Dayo Adeyeye who is the spokesperson of the PDP spoke on Sunday, August 13, where he said if Osinbajo was truly in charge, he would have assigned portfolios to the two ministers that were sworn in more than two weeks ago.

Prof. Stephen Ocheni from Kogi state and Mr. Suleiman Hassan from Gombe state were sworn in after weeks of delay but have not been assigned portfolios yet.

Adeyeye said: “The Acting President is not in charge of the country. He is not in charge of anything. This is why nothing is moving forward.

“How do you explain a situation where two of the ministers who were sworn in after much pressure from the people and the National Assembly have not been assigned portfolios?

“He is not in charge.
He is a mere figurehead and cannot do anything.
The cabals are still in charge.
That is why nothing is moving forward in this country.

“The two ministers are just idle. They have no offices, nowhere to resume to and nothing to do.
What is the essence of their being sworn in then?
They are ministers without portfolios.

“It is a constitutional breach on the side of the government because each state ought to have a minister each.
Now, these two states had been without ministers for long and after you reluctantly appointed them, you refused to give them offices.”
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Monisola Bakre and his mother

A Nigerian man, Ayo Bakre has raised the alarm over an alleged forceful adoption of his young son by the government of the United Kingdom.

According to Bakre, his nightmare started in 2012 when his wife, Shade travelled to London with their son Monisola who was less than one year old then.

He said since their departure five years ago, the story has taken bizarre turns in what ended in an unjust, alleged “adoption by the UK government.”

Mr. Bakre claimed that his son was forcefully adopted under the pretext that the mother could not take care of the child.
He said the UK government now wants to deport the mother to Nigeria without her child.

According to Ayo Bakre who has two other children with Shade (Moyosore and Morolayo), “Sade had travelled to London on holiday in 2012 with Monisola who was less than 12 months then.

While in London, Monisola got injured and was taken to an hospital for treatment but the social workers claimed the degree of the injury is non-accidental.

Because of this, the mother was charged to court for attempted murder, child trafficking, etc. but she was subsequently cleared of this by the court in Bromley.

“However, the judge says she cannot release the boy to her on the ground that in the opinion of the court, she cannot take care of the boy.

After a long legal battle, our son was adopted by a court decision.
Mr. Ayo Bakre and his two sons

“As a father, this does not go down well with me and I have told the mother not to make any attempt to return to Nigeria without bringing my child.

I don’t understand this decision in anyway. We have never declared to court in any manner that we cannot take care of our son.

I am saying it loud and clear regardless of the consequences that my son Monisola must be brought back home. The mother dares not come back home without bringing Monisola. ”

I have appealed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a letter dated 17th of August, 2015 to help me in this unfortunate situation I found myself but I am yet to get any response.

His siblings at home keep disturbing me almost on a daily basis that they want to see their brother but each time they say they want to talk to their brother, confusion always sets in.”

The case leaves many questions unanswered as Shade’s family has threatened to report Ade to the police for insisting that the mother must return only with Monisola, his son.

This has raised  the question of whether the boy was actually adopted or if any shady dealings are playing out
“I don’t care if my wife’s family reports to police because they threatened to do so when I told them their daughter dares not return home, if my son is not released.

I am not about the story in UK; all I want is Monisola must be brought back or else the consequence for Shade might be too severe”, Bakre said.
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