Voice Of The Youth

Shehu Gajo writes: IBB, Sanusi, Peter Obi, El-Rufai, Obj, GEJ, Orji Uzor Kalu, Rochas Okorocha, Tinubu, Atiku, Senate President, Speaker, Ministers, 36 governors, Igbo, Hausa, Fulani, Yoruba, Ijaw, Urohbo, Itehkiri, Nupe, Tiv, Idoma, Kanuri and other tribes top leaders are all the same, these people do travel outside Nigeria almost every month, they are educated and have seen good lives and environments, their kids and families are outside Nigeria enjoying the goodies of Europe, Asia, America and developed nation but we are here fighting each other, imagine after commenting here on the social medias, you will go home the same without any change in your life, without a job even with a job, which is not secured , no good road, no good schools, no good hospitals, no good environments, no employment, while those leaders are enjoying and looting our God given natural resources .  Let me ask you Igbo, Yoruba, Hausa and others; have you seen any of their children commenting on Facebook or

Irked by the hardship experienced by Nigerians in the face of dwindling economic fortunes , President Muhammadu Buhari , has said the task of governing Nigeria remains a huge challenge , which calls for prayers from Nigerians. The president also added that it was only prayers that could assist the country to overcome its socio - economic and security challenges . The president ’s statement came as fresh facts emerged that ministers in the present administration have been paid allowances due to them almost eight months after they assumed office, an online news portal, Sahel Standard has learnt . But speaking on Tuesday night while breaking his fast with members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC ) at the presidential banquet hall of Aso Villa, Abuja , President Buhari said the Ramadan period provided an opportunity for leaders to be more conscious of their actions. He said: “ Let me assure that the time of Ramadan is making us more conscious of what leaders at every l

                                                                       The president voice of the youth (comr. Abdullahi Kabir Faskari)has called on the angry youths in katsina state to please exercise patients. The president make this statement open when he receive some members of the press this night in Katsina as regards the on going angry youths protest that took place at General Muhammadu Buhari House over what they called "bridge of trust and broken promises"by the current APC government in katsina state.   The president in his statement says, Nobody in this present administration wants to punish success in the whole of katsina state.  These are difficult years for our dear State and the country at large.  But we are one.  We are tougher than the times we live in, and we are bigger than our politics have been.  He added, I know there’s been a lot of skepticism about whether the politics of the moment will be able to deliver the devidents of democracy to t

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, says that Nigeria has its President at this time and the kind of leader the nation needs: honest, straightforward and operating from a genuine heart and that they are both working together very well. Senior Special Assistant, Media & Publicity to the Vice President, Laolu Akande quoted the Vice President in a press release on Friday in Abuja. According to Prof. Osinbajo, though some people say President Muhammadu Buhari is strict because of his forthrightness, “he is the kind of leader we need now, a president who will not cut deals and who is only interested in moving Nigeria forward.” “We are very happy that we have a President who is honest, a President who is straight forward, a President who is operating from the genuineness of his heart, this is the kind of leader that we need now,” the VP declared. Vice President Osinbajo spoke today during a courtesy visit by a delegation from the Deeper Christian Life Church, led by Pastor W. F. Ku

The All Progressives Congress has asked senators of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party to face their legislative business and come to terms with the reality that they cannot determine how the Buhari administration fights corruption. The APC, via a statement signed by its National Secretary, Mala Buni on Wednesday, said this in response to the PDP Senators’ declaration of suspension of support for President Muhammadu Buhari’s government. The PDP senate caucus, earlier on Wednesday, said its position followed “belligerent attitude” of the APC government towards the opposition members, alleging bias in Mr. Buhari’s anti-corruption campaign. But APC said PDP lawmakers should rather face their lawmaking business in the interest of the nation. “The attention of the National Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been drawn to a statement credited to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senate Caucus stating that the Caucus has withdrawn its support for the gove

A former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, has described as unconstitutional and abuse of the process the usurpation of local government functions and duties by state governments in Nigeria. He says such act has hampered the necessary development at the grassroots The former President was speaking at a meeting with the national leadership of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees led by its national president, Mr Ibraheem Khaleel. The meeting was held on Wednesday at his presidential hilltop residence in the state capital, Abeokuta. Members of the union sought his support and understanding on the issue of autonomy for local government. While expressing his displeasure over the current challenges being faced by the third tier of government across Nigeria, the former president, however, appealed to state governments and members of State and National Assemblies to ensure the sanctity and constitutionality of the local government administration.

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has urged Nigeria to sustain its ongoing energy reforms in order to succeed in transforming the country. The Secretary General of OPEC, Dr Mohammed Barkindo, stated this in Abuja on Tuesday while addressing State House correspondents, after a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, at the Presidential Villa. According to him, there is no alternative to the ongoing reforms in the Oil, Gas and Power sectors, saying that the reform must be sustained by ensuring continuity in policy implementation. Cue in audio “At home here, the reforms that have been embarked upon in the oil and gas and power sectors, ‎as I told Mr President a short while ago there is no alternative to these reforms. “Therefore, what we need to do is to collectively ensure that these reforms are sustained. “The bane in the past has been lack of continuity of policies and programmes. “Energy reforms the world over normally take so

The Presidency has dismissed as laughable the desperate attempt by Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State to link President Buhari’s wife, Aisha, to US Congressman William Jefferson’s bribery scandal for which the American lawmaker was convicted in 2009. Reacting to Mr. Fayose’s allegations in a press statement, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said ordinarily the presidency would have ignored Fayose because he was a man “childishly obsessed with the desire to grab the headlines and insulting people at will because of his incurably boorish instincts.” Mr. Garba explained however that the presidency chose to respond on this occasion for the sake of innocent Nigerians who might be misled by Mr. Fayose’s shameless and blatant distortion of facts. He said ignoring Mr. Fayose carried the risk of giving traction and credibility to outright and brazen falsehoods inconsistent with the status of anybody that calls himself a Governor

Shortly before the one year anniversary of the Muhammadu Buhari administration, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, spoke to PREMIUM TIMES’ Festus Owete and Sani Tukur, on the achievements of the administration, how the president spends his time outside official hours, his family life, and capacity to govern Nigeria. PT: One year after how has the journey been? Adesina: So far so good, I will say. Because, if you recall how our country was this time last year and compare it with how it is today you will see that there is a big difference, particularly in the area of security, in the area of the anti-corruption war, you can say that this government has done very well. The third one is the economy. That one is still tricky and it is work in progress. Then you take it one by one because they are three key promises APC made while campaigning. The president believes that you cannot administer a country you have not secured. And tha

President Buhari wrote an article titled “The Three changes Nigeria needs” which was published on America Wall Street Journal, WSJ. In the article, President Buhari stated that Restoring hope, Re-balancing our economy and Regenerate growth are the three changes Nigeria needs. Nigeria is at a crossroads. Just over a year ago, people voted in a historic democratic election to end corruption and business as usual, opting instead to build an economy that delivers for all Nigerians. The old order was based on an unsustainable commodities super-cycle. While the boom had many positives and contributed to Nigeria becoming Africa’s largest economy, it fostered an epidemic of corruption and inefficiency. Foreign businesses and financial institutions also benefited as some people spent and sometimes hid huge sums abroad, lifted by the rising tide of oil exports and dollar revenues. Now we are living in a new world of low energy prices. The economy has slowed while unemployment and in

Comr. Abubakar Barde said,he will not pretend to be an experienced farmer but one of the good qualities a good leader should possess is that connection with the common man that cannot be severed.  I went to the farm and ploughed and felt it, so that if a youth goes into farming and seeks the support of the NYCN in advocating for more mechanised and easier way of farming, I will remember the sweat and the hardship of that day and readily identify with his predicaments.  I am no leader, if I am not willing to walk a few miles in the shoes of my compatriots. We the youths hold the key to the nation's campaign on economic diversification, and we shall open those gates even if it is one plough, ridge or seed at a time. God bless the hard working, indivisible youths of Nigeria.

The Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has advised the Federal Government to think of establishing farms across the 36 states, using members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) as drivers of the youth agricultural initiative. The Governor, in a statement issued on Thursday by his Chief Press Secretary, Enyinnaya Appolos, said this when he received the Director General of NYSC, Brig. Gen. Sule Kazaure, who paid him a one-day working visit at Government House Umuahia. Governor Ikpeazu said the policy will make it mandatory for Corp members to be trained by experts in various aspects of agriculture during their one year national service. He said that upon the completion of their service year, the Federal Government will make Agric loans accessible to them to go into various aspect of farming. Ikpeazu said that the scheme will provide employment as it will encourage youth involvement in agriculture and reduce the number of white collar job seekers. According to

The Katsina State Government says it has detected names of children and wives of some prominent persons on the payroll of local government councils in the state. Mr. Masari announced this while briefing journalists on the ongoing verification of local government staff in Katsina. “It is unfortunate that these people have been on the list collecting salaries for over 20 years,” he said. “It is also disheartening to note that some people who do not live in the state are collecting salaries every month.” Mr. Masari did not give names of the prominent people who receive payments. He said before the commencement of the verification, government introduced signing of attendance register so as to detect ghost workers. He said, “We asked every worker to sign during the verification after which we compared the signature with the one on the attendance register. “We discovered that some people are just collecting what they did not work for.” According to the governor, the delay

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has appealed to the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, to consider the plight of Nigerians and open the borders to allow for the importation of food. Speaking in his palace in Sokoto, when he played host to the Comptroller-General of the Service, Col. Hameed Ali (retd) yesterday, the Sultan said the closure of the border has brought about hardship as food community are scarce in the country. He said, “The policy should be revisited with a view to make amends and ameliorate the suffering of Nigerians. “There is no food in the country hence the need for the borders to be reopened for rice importation.” Commending the effort of the Federal Government at boosting the domestic production of rice, the Monarch assured that the traditional institution would continue to sensitize the people on the need to support the policies of government at all levels.