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  • How Buratai plans to deal with army personnel ‘romancing’ politicians

    As the 2019 general elections approach, the Nigerian Army says it will set up a “Special Standing Court Martial’’ to try any personnel caught romancing politicians.

    The Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, a lieutenant general, announced this on Tuesday when he declared open the 2018 Chief of Army Staff First Quarter Conference.

    Mr Buratai further warned the personnel to remain apolitical but professionally responsive in the discharge of their constitutional duties.

    “I have directed for a special Standing Court Martial to be set up in preparation for the coming 2019 elections.

    “I must warn that any Nigerian Army personnel found hobnobbing with politicians or being partisan will be investigated and sent to the Special Standing Court Martial.

    “I must state clearly that any officer or soldier who wishes to be sympathetic to political, religious or ethnic cause should voluntarily retire from the Nigerian Army,’’ Buratai said.

    He also restated the ban on any form of worship outside the barracks except those permitted for wedding and other social functions.

    “Therefore, officers and soldiers must restrain themselves from any act of political, religious or ethnic patronage as these would attract severe consequences,’’ he said.

    The army chief stressed that the unity and integrity of the nation “lies’’ on the military, particularly the army, adding that any act by personnel that was inimical to the country’s unity would be “decisively dealt with.’’

    He charged commanders at all levels to remind their officers and soldiers to remain non-partisan and be guided by Code of Conduct and rules of engagement, while discharging their roles.

    On the ongoing operations, Mr Buratai said that they were being reviewed due to lapses observed among commanders.

    According to him, some of the lapses observed are partly attributed to indecisiveness when faced with obvious challenges.

    “The attitude of commanders in the field must change, especially toward decision making and taking appropriate action in line with the rules of engagement.

    “In this regard, issues of murder, arson and other serious crimes perpetrated by ethnic and local militias, criminals and miscreants must be dealt with decisively.’’

    He warned that commanders would be held responsible for any lapses arising from their actions or inactions.

    The army chief, therefore, directed the Chief of Trading and Operations to set up a high-powered team to review all operations, especially where lapses had been observed.

    He said that this was necessary to punish all those found to have been involved in lapses.

    Mr Buratai recalled concerns raised by individuals and groups about some of the actions by troops on operations which had led to criticism against the army.

    He, however, said that he had set up a panel to probe those concerns to determine their veracity or otherwise and assured that steps would be taken to improve relations with the civil populace.

    “We must ensure that we conduct ourselves professionally and respond adequately to threats against our nation in accordance with our constitutional roles.’’

    The quarterly chief of army staff conference serves as a platform by the army hierarchy to appraise and discuss doctrinal, operational and administrative matters, and security issues critical to the stability of the nation.

  • Nigerian politicians are stupid- I Go Save declares

    Nigerian Comedian, Otaghware Otas Onodjayeke, known by stage name ‘I Go Save’,has said Nigerian politicians are stupid , adding that they trick Nigerians.

    The renowned entertainer made the comment against the backdrop of the shocking confession of an official of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, who claimed that a mysterious snake allegedly swallowed N36 million naira, from the Board’s vault,

    Speaking in a chat with Hip TV, he said: ”We don’t have leaders in Nigeria, what we have are dealers. They are dealing with the country’s affairs. No one is questioning them, if you question them, they give you silly excuse.

    “We’ve got our PVC’s ready, we are going to vote some of them out telling us a slim snake swallowed thirty something million. Our politicians are just stupid, they should be able to trick us properly.The lies and tricks they are using and telling us doesn’t even make sense.There are better lies to tell us than monkey and snake stories”.

     

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  • Politicians greatest threat to Nigeria’s democracy — Jega

    A former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Attahiru Jega, on Thursday said politicians were the greatest threat to Nigeria’s democracy.

    Jega said this at an election programme — Watching the Vote Series — with the theme “Is Nigeria’s Democracy Under Threat? organised by Youth Initiative for Advocacy, Growth & Advancement (YIAGA) in Abuja.

    According to him, the biggest threat is the recklessness of politicians to undermine Nigeria’s democracy, thereby destabilising the process of development.

    He said “Nigeria like all countries face threats to its democracy, we must identify the threats that have the tendency to derail the development of our democracy and address them.

    “We must also checkmate the threats of politicians to undermine our democracy because all we need now is adding value to the process.

    “We also need to mobilise our people in towns and villages to be part of the electoral process and ensure that we do not engage in authoritarian reversal which would take us several years to get back on track.

    “The signals are there, the fragility of the system is evident; we are a country with enormous systemic security challenges.”

    The former INEC boss, therefore, advised that Nigerians should have quality representatives that would provide good governance and protect the interest of the people.

    Garba Abari, the Director-General, National Orientation Agency (NOA), said Nigeria’s democracy was under threat and the signs and indicators were evident.

    Abari stressed the need for government to partner CSOs to educate Nigerians on elections to especially curb invalid votes.

    He said NOA was concerned about the number of invalid votes that kept recurring during elections, adding that there was need to educate the electorate on election procedure.

    The Executive Director of YIAGA, Samson Itodo, said with barely 358 days to the 2019 elections, there was need for Nigerians to redesign what the future of the nation would look like.

    Itodo said the election programme was timely as it was aimed at assessing the state of Nigeria’s democracy and to chart the way forward.

  • 2019: Politicians using herdsmen/farmers’ clashes for selfish gains – Miyetti Allah

    The National President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, a Fulani socio-cultural Association, Alhaji Bello Abdullahi Badejo on Wednesday in Kano said politicians are using the incessant clashes between herdsmen and farmers across the country for their selfish gains ahead of the 2019 elections.

    Badejo, who spoke to reporters in Kano, said the worrisome trend, over the rampant killings has now taken a frightening dimension in which the politicians are cashing in on to create a division in the minds of the people by branding the Fulani herdsmen as ‘killers’.

    According to him: ”politicians are interfering in the Fulani herdsmen/ farmers crisis. They are trying to create a division, as well as divide the minds of the people. Politicians are punishing farmers, including Fulani cattle herdsmen because they want to use the face-off as a basis for 2019 politics.”

    The national president of the association insisted that the Fulanis arepeace-lovingg people, who have a unique identity, different from other races, so for people to now label Fulani, of carrying AK 47 Assault rifles to kill is totally false, insisting that Fulani worldwide are only engaged in cattle rearing and nothing else.

    ”They plan to create 5,000 hectares of land to be used as cattle colonies in some states. It is a welcome idea, but if the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom had agreed to create the proposed cattle colonies, rather than the grazing law he enacted, it would not have degenerated the current controversy but address the face-off.

    ”But this Ortom’s law is by no means favourable to the Fulani, that is why are vehemently opposed to it. So, the proposed colony will serve as an enduring solution to the lingering Fulani herdsmen/farmers crisis. And as such, we are in support of the Federal Government’s agenda to create the colonies.”

    The Miyetti Allah boss, therefore, called on the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris to seize the opportunity of his relocation to Benue State to establish the truth, as to who is attacking who and at the close of the day, prosecute, whoever is found guilty, insisting that the Fulani have been and are still peace-loving people.

    However, he dismissed as false, insinuations that the Federal Government is grabbing the land to hand it over to the Fulani, saying: ”Only desperate politicians are opposed to the creation of cattle colonies for Fulani herdsmen. These issues have been politicized.”

    In addition, he stated that anyone armed with AK 47 Assault rifle cannot be rearing cows, adding that such a person must be an armed robber from somewhere, disguising as a Fulani Herdsman and carrying weapons, as well as wearing Fulani attire to deceive the public.

    To this end, he said he is surprised about the rampant attacks occurring between farmers, communities and Fulani cattle herdsmen in Plateau and adjoining states, adding that if any Fulani man invades somebody’s farm and steal, let the Fulani man be arrested and called to order rather than not only politicizing it but blowing it out of proportion.

  • Stop playing politics with Benue, Rivers massacres – Osinbajo warns politicians

    Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Sunday warned politicians to desist from playing politics with the murder of innocent lives in Benue, Rivers and other parts of the country to avoid igniting another crisis.

    Osinbajo cautioned that under no condition should Nigerians allow anyone to create a religious crisis.

    The vice president sounded the warning during an inter-denominational church service to mark the 2018 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration at the National Christian Centre in Abuja.

    He insisted that due to the prevailing circumstance regarding the violence and loss of lives in parts of the country, President Buhari had ordered the police and the armed forces to deal decisively with the situation and ensure that the perpetrators were found and punished.

    He recalled that it was the politicisation of Boko Haram at the early stage of the group that gave rise to its heinous activities, and enjoined Nigerians not to fall into another trap regarding the problems associated with herdsmen.

    Osinbajo said: “We must recognise that as dangerous and as deadly and heartless as these killings are, there is also the danger of our allowing politics to play a part as this could lead to what we sometimes say “pour petrol into an already burning fire.”

    “We must not permit the politicisation of this tragedy. One of the reasons why for years Boko Haram thrived, was because of the politicisation of the insurgency.

    “There were those who are planning to benefit politically from the tragedy and they painted the opposition then as the perpetrator.”

    The Vice President continued: “Again, we see some today who want to benefit politically from the killing of women and children in Adamawa, Benue, Jos and several other places stoking the embers of ethnicity and religion.

    “By their hate speeches, they want to fix the criminal acts of the few individuals on who thrives and hold people and they would want to create a religious crisis if they are allowed.

    “Our obligation is to stop them from playing dangerous politics that could threaten our unity and stability just as we continue to enforce the peace in the troubled areas.”

    Vice President lauded the commitment and dedication of Nigerian military personnel to service, particularly the fallen heroes, stating that save for their efforts, Nigerians would not have been enjoying the peace.

    Osinbajo said: “I am especially honoured to be here today to join family and friends of our departed heroes to mark this day when we remember the incredible sacrifices that they made to fill the vacuum.

    “We have seen in the past few years how this rights have been challenged by the mindless extremism of the Boko Haram in the North East and how again our gallant military, the police and even the civilian population have risen jointly to rout these criminal combatants and restore peace to most communities in that zone.

    “We have also seen even recently the killings that have resulted from the attacks of herdsmen and farmers and communities and also where farmers and communities have attacked herdsmen.”

    “The president has also in almost daily meetings and strategic sessions with relevant security and law enforcement agencies work to find lasting and enduring solution to this issues,” he added.

    In his sermon, Bishop of Jos Diocese Anglican Communion, Bishop Benjamin Kwashi, who represented Primate Anglican Communion, Archbishop Nicholas Oko, noted that the Armed Forces remained the only institution of hope of Nigerians.

    According to him, the Nigerian military personnel laid down their lives against the Boko Haram terrorists ,against Fulani herdsmen, against kidnappers, against men and perhaps women who do not wish the country well.

    He urged Nigerians to intensify prayers for peace, unity and progress of the country, he regretted that many of the nation’s military personnel have died in line of duties in their commitment to keep the nation peaceful and safe for the citizenry.

  • 2019: Politicians, traditional rulers, others must undergo drug test – Sanusi

    2019: Politicians, traditional rulers, others must undergo drug test – Sanusi

    …says ‘I am ready to submit myself too’

    The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, has called for a law that would compel public officers and traditional rulers to undergo drug test in the country.

    He made the call at the Senate Roundtable on drug abuse held in Kano on Monday.

    The event was organised by the Senate to address drug abuse epidemic in the country.

    He said the call was necessary in order to ensure that anybody was not allowed to hold political office and traditional leadership positions.

    “I am ready to submit myself for the drug test.

    “I suggest that ministers, governors and traditional rulers should go for drug test because when youths understand that they cannot be governors, ministers or senators if they are drug addicts, they will be into their senses.

    “The country is facing a great danger because the fight against drug abuse has to be taken seriously if we are to succeed,’’ he said.

    While calling for effective implementation of the laws against drug abuse in the country, the first class traditional ruler also urged the Senate to ensure proper funding of all agencies charged with the responsibility to enforce the laws.

    “We are deceiving ourselves if we don’t believe that we are part of the problem,’’ Sanusi said.

    Besides, the emir called for the establishment of modern rehabilitation centres for victims of drug abuse in the six geo-political zones of the country.

    He said when established, the centres should be equipped with necessary facilities and personnel to enable them take care of the teeming numbers of victims of the drug abuse.

    He said the measure was necessary in order to ensure that those addicts were rehabilitated and trained in various skills to enable them be reintegrated into the society.

    He, however, called for adequate funding of the centres to enable them operate effectively and serve the purpose for which they are established.

     

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  • 2019: Be careful, politicians desperate to destroy our integrity, CJN warns judges

    As the 2018 pre election year approaches, the Chief Justice of Nigeria( CJN ), Walter Onnoghen has warned judges to be careful of desperate politicians who will stop at nothing to destroy their (the judges) hard earned reputation and integrity just to get to public office.

    Onnoghen noted that as the nation moves closer to its electioneering season, politicians have become desperate and would do to anything to attain power.

    He said: “Let me remind us that our salvation remains in our hands; so in the approaching frenzied political activities leading to the 2019 general elections, let us continue to watch the company we keep, the people we open our doors to lest we unwittingly open ourselves to ridicule and embarrassment as the politicians will do anything not necessarily legal, to have their way including destroying our hard earned reputation and integrity.

    “I therefore say to all of us, be strong, courageous, fair but firm. Stick to the constitutional provisions, the law and doctrine of precedents (stare – decisis) and you cannot go wrong.

    “Even when you are wrongly accused, as we very much are, be patient and remain assured that ‘truth crushed to the earth shall rise again the eternal years of God are hers.

    Onnoghen spoke in Abuja Thursday during the opening session of the Annual Justices of the Court of Appeal Conference.

    The CJN, who was silent on their names, said 14 new Justices have formally been appointed for the Court of Appeal.

    Onnoghen preached against corruption on the bench and urged judge to respect the decisions of the higher courts.

    He said: “As you may be aware, the National Judicial Council at it’s just concluded meeting, approved the elevation of 14 Judges to the Court of Appeal to fill in vacancies that had existed hitherto in the Court.

    “This will certainly help to reduce the work load for the Justices of the court, as well as help in your preparations as we approach election year in our country.

    “Your level of preparation, coupled with the determination of Mr. President, Mohammadu Buhari, GCFR to bequeath to Nigeria a legacy of credible election process, will guarantee the peace and stability we all desire.

    “The fight against corruption must be holistic. Consequently, we must address those issues that tend to distract the Judicial Officer, as well as removing from our midst, undesirable persons of questionable character.

    “It is my firm believes that if we identify and remove them at the lower courts, the appellate courts would have men of integrity, which in turn elicits confidence in the litigants who come before you.

    “I urge you to change your attitude towards your obligation to stare decisis. The benefits are far-reaching and far out-weigh the few and feeble disadvantages.

    “On Judicial precedents as it relates to election and pre-election matters, I want to remind us that the Supreme Court has decided in a number of cases that the principles of Judicial review such as Mandamus, Certiorari, Prohibition etc do not apply because election and election related matters, such as pre-election causes are suis generis.

    “There is an emerging trend whereby a party in a pre-election or election matter, after exhausting his remedies sometimes up to the Supreme Court still pursues a parallel cause of action under the guise of judicial review hoping that one of such parallel actions may succeed, thereby making the court to contradict itself resulting in great embarrassment to the system.

    “Much injustice is thereby created particularly in matters that may not get to the Supreme Court for correction.

    “Where, however, the matter gets to the Supreme Court and the right thing is done, much injustice would have been occasioned by not following the principles of stare decisis.

    “I am saying these because soon the tempo of political activities will pick up and some lawyers will stop at nothing in their effort to outsmart the Bench; so be very very careful and as I have always said, be on top of your game by mastering the principles of laws and facts relevant to the case or issues involved in the dispute so as not to allow legal practitioners to mislead you to the embarrassment of the Judiciary.

    “Always be consistent by following the principles of stare decisis and the law. If you stick to this simple piece of advice, you will not go wrong in your determinations/decisions,” Onnoghen said.

    The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, who also confirmed the appointment of new Justices for her court, said those appointed were solely on merit.

    She said: “I would also like to seize this opportunity to straighten the fact on the ongoing process of elevation of Judges to the Court of Appeal.

    “It is strictly based on merit with particular preference for Judges who have distinguished themselves by the quality of their judgements in the lower courts and to fill in vacancies created by the death, retirement or elevation to the Supreme Court of our former justices.”

    Bulkachuwa, who spoke about the many innovations to be introduced into the court’s operations in the New Year, urged Justices of the court to shun corruption.

    She said: “Sometimes back, the Judiciary came under heavy attacks on allegation of corrupt practices.

    “As judicial officers, it is not enough to simply talk about corrupt practices but one must believe in the fight against corruption and we must work at it together.

    “I therefore, urge us all to eschew corruption and uphold best practices that will rekindle and bring back trust to the judicial arm of government.

    “Let’s not ask how corruption can be tackled; our main focus should be on what we can do as individuals, or collectively as a body to address this plague,” Bulkachuwa said.

  • Politicians are the real thieves-9ice

    Nigerian Afropop artiste, Abolore Akande a.k.a 9ice has said Nigerian politicians are the real thieves, not young Nigerians who engage in cyber -crime.

     

    9ice made this statement, when he was probed about the message passed across in his highly controversial song,’ Living Things’.

    According to him:” We have politicians that are rogues and thieves people don’t talk about them. They use English to deceive you guys. Politicians are the real thieves find them and beat them”.

     

    9ice had revealed in an interview that his 2015 campaign to represent his constituency at the house of representatives was self-funded despite having godfathers.

    “It’s not worth it. It will take the grace of Almighty God to reshape Nigeria into what we dream of. It’s not by intellectual capacity. We have tried that and it’s not working,” he said.

     

     

  • Politicians using demands for restructuring as another tool of opposition – Presidency

    …Says Buhari does not oppose restructuring

    The presidency on Thursday stated that politicians are beginning to take advantage of the demands for restructuring of the country as another tool of opposition against the President Muhammadu Buhari led federal government.

    This was revealed by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Femi Adesina.

    Adesina said the devolution of powers, which is in the manifesto of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), was a form of restructuring that the President would consider in due course.

    According to him, some proponents of restructuring have turned it into an opposition tool.

    He said the President had sworn to uphold the Constitution, which guarantees a united Nigeria and will not depart from his oath.

    Adesina spoke in Lagos at the Fifth Anniversary Lecture of News Express, a newspaper published by a journalist and brand management consultant, Isaac Umunna.

    Its theme was: National Unity and the Demand for Restructuring – a Governor’s Perspective. The lecture was delivered by Niger State Governor Abubakar Sani Bello.

    The presidential spokesman, who was a distinguished guest of honour, said no one should “cross the red line” in demanding restructuring.

    Besides, he said Nigerians were yet to agree on how to restructure the country.

    He said: “The areas of restructuring are yet to be defined. Ask 100 people what is restructuring, and you will get 100 answers. It shows you that there is no unanimity on what restructuring really is.

    “So, how then do you begin to work on restructuring when it has not even been properly defined or explained?

    “No wonder the APC set up a committee to go round the country and find out what people understand by restructuring and what they want to see in restructuring. I think that is a very good step.

    “And then a lot of people say, ‘o, the president does not believe in restructuring’. Not exactly.

    “The APC has a manifesto. Inside it is devolution of powers. What some people want is to see the entire manifesto being implemented in six months. It doesn’t work that way.

    “The mandate is for four years. The President had identified three key things: securing the country, fighting corruption and reviving the economy. It’s work in progress.

    “And when he gets to a point where he feels, oh yes, we have made strides in these three areas, then he can look at the manifesto and consider what next. Devolution of powers could be the next thing.”

    Adesina faulted those who he said had turned demand for restructuring into an opposition tool, saying it could become a distraction to the government.

    “But then, people that are agitating for restructuring – I may be wrong, but my feeling is that they have turned it to another tool of opposition. It comes with a lot of sabre-rattling: ‘Oh, If we don’t restructure, the country will die’. It’s a covert way of opposing the government. That is why I think such people are not doing well.

    “If you oppose the government of the day to the extent that you distract it – it’s our country. What should be achieved will then not be achieved at the end of the term.

    “Therefore, people who are sincere about restructuring and who want to see a tweaking of the configuration of our country – nothing wrong with it. But for those who have turned it into sabre-rattling, then something is wrong with it.

    “If you read in-between the lines, what people that canvass restructuring say, at the substratum level, is the fact that they want to break the country.

    “So, restructuring that will deepen our unity is good, but the one that will fragment the country is bad.”

    According to Adesina, the President has vowed to uphold Nigeria’s unity.

    He said: “No government worth its salt – because the Constitution recognises a united and indivisible country – no President who has sworn to uphold the Constitution will agree with that kind of restructuring that they are trumpeting.

    “Restructuring is good. The governing party believes in it, because devolution of powers is a form of restructuring, but restructuring that is turned to trumpeting evil and doomsday for our country is not what any government will stomach.

    “I’ve heard the President say it many times that he didn’t fight the civil war to keep Nigeria one and then sit down and watch some people dismember the country.

    “He told a story of how he trekked from somewhere in the Eastern part of the country to Gakem in Ogoja in Cross River State.

    “He said: ‘After we did all that, do you think we’ll open our eyes and let some people fragment this country?’ He said it’ll never happen. And I agree with him that it should never happen.”

    Adesina argued that Nigeria’s diversity should not be a vehicle for disunity.

    He agreed with Bello who spoke of other countries more diverse than Nigeria, such as China, Indonesia.

    According to Adesina, some countries have as much as 600 ethnic groups yet have remained united.

    “We have just over 300 in Nigeria. Diversity should be a tool for unity rather than disunity,” he said.

    He also argued that Buhari’s victory accorss ethnic lines shows that Nigeria was positioned for automatic self-restructuring.

    “That is not to say restructuring debate should not continue; it should continue. When we come to unanimity of explanation and definition of what restructuring is, then we can move forward,” he said.

    Adesina urged Nigerians to beware of “fake news”, which he described as an “epidemic”.

    For instance, he said a fake speech purportedly delivered by the President at the United Nations General Assembly was circulated online, and was even published by a newspaper on its website.

    He said some had also mastered the art of twisting his words. He recalled that he once made a comment that some diehard critics could criticise God if they got to heaven.

    “The intention is to cause disharmony in the country. Closely linked to fake news is hate news, meant to cause discord and throw society into upheaval. We need to watch out for things like that. Those behind them don’t mean well for Nigeria. As consumers, we must learn to separate the wheat from the chaff. Let’s be careful,” he said.

    Bello, represented by his Chief Press Secretary Jibrin Ndachi, said he aligned with those who support restructuring that deepens Nigeria’s unity.

    He said Nigeria does not need further fragmentation, adding that diversity should not mean disunity.

    “For us, any discussion about restructuring should not be a discussion that looks at Nigeria as a country that is moving towards dismemberment or fragmentation. The respect we enjoy globally is not only because of our potential, but also size.

    “Indonesia is a country that is very diverse, yet it is united. We don’t have to agree, but the President has said there are red lines that should not be crossed, because there should be certain basis of discussions and dialogue on how to move the country forward.

    “Even countries that have had democracy for hundreds of years have their own challenges. In canvassing issues around restructuring, it should be done with decorum, because the hallmark of democracy is the right of people to have different views. You don’t have to abuse people,” Bello said.

     

  • Pastor Adeboye touched more lives than Nigerian politicians – Obasanjo

    Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has described the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christians Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye has a man who have touched more lives in the country more than politicians.

    Obasanjo who gave this remark at the book presentation of “Pastor E.A. Adeboye: His Life and Calling” at the Auditorium of the RCCG Youth Centre, along the Lagos/Ibadan expressway on Tuesday, also revealed how Adeboye personally influenced his life.

    According to the former President, “as a politician, we are supposed to touch lives, but, for Pastor Adeboye, he has touched more lives than politicians. He has been a man of God with a difference, whom I benefited from personally when I was consulting to contest the 1999 election.”

    Obasanjo, said, “I was told not to reveal my coming here by Mummy (Adeboye’s wife). How can I come to you without calling you? But, that was the instruction. Until I am in this hall, I never see anything about this programme. That means we have committed sins by keeping this secret from you and we seek for forgiveness from you and I am sure we have been forgiven.”

    On the book, Obasanjo noted that the 40 authors said to have written the book was not enough.

    “Because we are still going to write the epilogue of Daddy and when we are going to do that, we are not going to be 40, but millions and I pray that you will be there to witness the epilogue of your live and calling,” Obasanjo said.

    Wife of Pastor Adeboye, Pastor Mrs. Folu Adeboye said that the book was completely produced without the knowledge of her husband “because it is part of the year of surprises we are going to be having.”

    She acknowledged the role played by the 40 authors in ensuring that the publication is near perfect, “because only God can be perfect,” she said.

    Among the top dignitaries present at the occasion is the Acting President, Yemi Osinbanjo, his wife, Dolapo and other top RCCG pastors and members.