"
"You'd never know how those people in Abuja operate"
"I can't find Segun Awolowo's name on the list either."
"Maybe he and Femi are in another group. There may be other groups in Abuja still putting their own contributions together to congratulate the President."
"Perhaps there are certain people who do not believe in this kind of thing."
"Actually some of the names on that list surprise me."
"But if I may play the devil's advocate, looking at the advert from another angle, maybe it is not so bad after all. What it is saying is true in any case."
"President of Africa"
"Yes"
"Chairman of the African Union"
"Yes oh"
"Chairman of Peace and Security Council"
"Yes oh"
"President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria"
"By the Grace of God, yes"
"Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces"
"Na so o"
"Leader of 120 million Nigerians and 52 African countries"
"To God be the glory. All these are the facts. One man, many parts."
"You think the man will like the advert"
"Go and sit down. You think you are having fun at the President's expense eh"
" Okay, where is the office of the African President"
"Addis Ababa"
"So, our President will now share his time between Abuja and Addis"
"It is not like that. Stop doing yeye."
"What else should anyone do in this country Strange things keep happening. You either laugh at it all or you risk insanity or hypertension or both. Who would ever think that the Bola Ige case will end in this manner Almost like a farce"
"But I am not surprised. The moment the Ige family withdrew from the case, you should have known that the matter had gone beyond justice. And in any case, the Oyo State government applied for the withdrawal of the case."
"The AG Oyo State pleaded nolle something"
"Nolle prosequi"
"And so all the other accused persons have been released".
"Case closed."
"But could this have happened if the Alliance for Democracy had been in power in Oyo State"
"That is perhaps part of it, but only a small part of it. A PDP government has just said that it is no longer interested in pursuing the case."
"The trial judge was insisting that the Prosecution counsel, Chief Debo Akande should appear in court"
"What difference would that have made"
"The funny thing is that the Oyo State government again applied to withdraw the nolle prosequi and the judge had to overrule them."
"You know there is wahala in Oyo State"
"There is wahala everywhere"
"I am even talking now about the power tussle within the PDP between the supporters of Lamidi Adedibu and the Governor's loyalists"
"The Governor's chief driver was macheted on the head, he was given the beating of his life and he lost his tooth."
"Politics in Ibadan has always been like that. Go and read Lamidi Adedibu's book: What I Saw in the Politics of Ibadanland"
"No, candidly, I think Adedibu should be advised to leave the Governor alone. He says he is the Godfather of Oyo State politics; fine. He says Ladoja will not get a second term; that's alright. But in the meantime, he should allow the man to concentrate on his job."
"You are talking like that because you are not a politician. Politics is not that simple."
"Then, Ladoja should give Adedibu the Ngige treatment. He should fight him to a standstill."
"Ibadan is not Anambra oh. Even Ladoja himself knows what he is dealing with. The best he can do is to keep managing the Baba, until he finds a way around him"
"The man wants the party exco dissolved. He says he single-handedly put the Governor in office."
"When he says that, he is actually telling the whole world that the PDP rigged the election in Oyo State to favour Ladoja."
"Look, nobody can understand these politicians".
"Take the Governor of Bauchi State for example"
"What has that one done again"
"Adamu Muazu has just declared that henceforth the Arabic language should be taught in all public schools in Bauchi State as a compulsory subject. He said this while receiving a delegation from King Saud University of Saudi Arabia."
"He probably was playing to the gallery, trying to make his guests feel good. There is nothing Nigerians cannot do to make anybody feel good. They can place adverts in the papers and give you instant chieftaincy titles. They can tell you what you want to hear."
"What the Bauchi Governor is proposing is illegal and unconstitutional. The Constitution does not allow the imposition of any language on Nigerian children. English is the lingua franca, but you can even choose not to speak it. If Muazu wants to promote national integration, he should promote a Nigerian language: Hausa, Ijaw, Yoruba, Ejagham, whatever, but definitely not Arabic. What is worse is that the Governor is doing this to promote the Islamic religion"
"Now you are talking. It is the same thing as the Sharia. Once the Sharia was introduced in the North as a criminal orthodoxy contrary to what the Constitution says, then the ground had been prepared for what Muazu is now proposing."
"He is actually not proposing, he has already directed."
"But what does the school curriculum say"
"Whatever it says, Governor Muazu has overruled the education authorities."
"He should be told that he is wrong"
"That is what you and I are doing. But to what effect If you look at the Naira, you will find Arabic written all over it. And yet Arabic is not one of our recognised languages in this country."
" Arabic on the Naira"
"You mean you just spend Naira and you don't look at it"
"These are some of the things the President should have corrected the moment he got into office"
"Which President The President of Nigeria or the President of Africa"
"The same person"
"Well, I don't know"
"By the way, did you see that story about the Minister of Housing, Mobolaji Osomo abusing the FCT Minister, El-Rufai."
"She wasn't actually abusing him. She was simply saying that the FCT minister has no rights going about Abuja revoking Certificates of Occupancy".
"And she said that on the pages of newspapers"
"Yes, according to her she heard about the FCT Minister's land reforms in Abuja on the pages of newspapers"
"That is serious. What it means is that the Ministers are not working as a team. I thought someone said that the Ministers hold meetings with the President every week. What do they discuss in those meetings Because really, when two Ministers begin to fight in the media, it means that there is a breakdown of order at the highest levels."
"Sometimes you know, it is simply that these Ministers do not know how things should be done properly."
"The interesting thing is that El-Rufai has fired his own salvo at Mrs Osomo."
"How"
"Well, not directly. He simply said that some Governors and Ministers are involved in land scam and that they are being investigated by the EFCC. He then added that what he is doing in Abuja is within the overall mandate given to him by President Obasanjo."
"But he didn't mention Osomo specifically."
"He doesn't have to. But his point is clear."
"One of these days two Ministers will exchange blows in Abuja."
"That won't be new"
"In Ekiti last week, two lawmakers actually turned the House of Assembly into a boxing arena."
"I am talking about Ministers, not lawmakers. I know those ones are always misbehaving."
"But why is El-Rufai always fighting other Ministers Was he not the same person who had problems with Kema Chikwe when she was still a Minister"
"May be it is part of his overall mandate as well"
"You mean he is also one of the boys I didn't see his name in the President of Africa advert"
"Anyway, leave the man alone. I have to go now. I will call you later in the day."
"Fine, just make sure you use a number that I know. These days, I don't just answer calls anyhow. I understand certain numbers can result in sudden death if you accept the calls from such numbers"
"You too"
"Yes, me too Who wants to die"
"But MTN and VMobile officials have said that the whole is a hoax because it is impossible"
"I have heard, but it is better to err on the side of caution. If you call me on any number that ends with nine or that has too many one, one, one, I have warned you, I won't answer."
"The biggest problem with this country is the educated illiterates."
"Thank you sir"
"How can anyone believe what you are saying"
"I hear you. I also want to live as long as Nelson Mandela. And I am not going to play Ludo with my life"
"Did you see that Mandela photo with Winnie, his former wife and his present wife"
"You saw that"
"Very lovely photo. The old man and his wives, current and condemned."
"Poor Winnie"
"Yeah. Poor Winnie".
"Well, no man can take what she did"
"Poor Winnie really".
"I'll see you around"
"You watch your mouth. Make sure it doesn't get you into trouble."
