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BUHARI AND THE PRESIDENCY

Former Head of State and three time Presidential candidate, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has said the ongoing merger talks by the major opposition political parties will determine if he will run for president in 2015.

Buhari said this in Abuja on Wednesday while fielding questions from reporters after inaugurating the Congress for Progressive Change Merger Committee.

The 18-member committee is saddled with the responsibility of having talks with the Action Congress of Nigeria on the proposed merger.

He explained that the CPC would first conclude discussions with the ACN after which talks would be initiated with the All Nigeria Peoples Party.

“We have written priority (with ACN) and we are going to go into discussion with ACN before we move to the other party,” the former Head of State told the journalists.

Buhari, however, assured, “It is not impossible that the new party is presented to the people of Nigeria by the middle of this year.”

The Katsina State-born general, who acknowledged the fact that he had said he would not run for the office of the President again, having failed to win the election three times, said he would wait for the outcome of the merger talks before giving a definite answer.

He said, “For the umpteenth time, I said it (that I won’t run again), it is on record that I would not present myself again for election.

“But after that, I have said so many times that members of my party and groups went and said that I don’t belong to myself and that I belong to them. They also said they belong to me.

“I asked them to go and organise the party and if you approach me I may consider it. This is the stage we are.

“I mentioned it several times and I’m waiting on my party and if we have a merger, it will make things much easier for me. The new party will then decide whether it will offer me its ticket and it is up to me to consider accepting it or rejecting it.”

While inaugurating the committee, which has a former Deputy Governor of Bauchi State, Alhaji Garba Gadi, as its chairman, Buhari said personal interest should not stand in the way of a great opportunity to build a better Nigeria.

This, he said, would happen once the CPC, ACN and ANPP came together as one party.

He said, “The issue before you now and as you go into your negotiations is fundamentally one – that you will negotiate the best deal for Nigeria.

“It is essentially a matter of give-and-take. There is nothing sacrosanct about any of the issues you will be called to thrash out, but of course, there is a bottom line, the outlines of which have been given in the committee’s terms of reference.

“Your task is national. Petty personal interest should not stand in the way of a great opportunity to build and run a better Nigeria, which will happen once CPC, ACN and ANPP come together.”

Buhari told the committee not to take the negotiations as a battle, saying it was a friendly game with fellow brothers who he said, desire the nation for what people like him also desire for the country.

He said the country was at a crossroads, stumbling from one disaster to another “simply because its leaders lack purpose.”

The former Head of State regretted that the opposition had also not been able to get its act together because its leaders had refused to unite.

“In Nigeria today, therefore, unity – unity of people, unity of political parties, and unity of the opposition is no longer an option. It has become a national imperative,” he added.

Buhari said it was a great joy to know that the leaders of the two parties were eager to merge, adding that the sentiment in the country was for full merger and not alliance or electoral understanding or anything of sorts.

According to him, “What Nigerians want is merger and that is what you are going to negotiate and bring home to them.”

He said the work of the committee would be simple because there was already in existence, an unexecuted understanding between the CPC and ACN for the creation of a new party, with a brand new logo and a new flag already designed and all other paraphernalia of a political party put in place.

All these, according to him, should be dusted off and built upon to avoid time wasting.

The committee, he said, should be able to finish its job in six weeks before the two parties would now constitutionally seal the merger in another six weeks.

Buhari said the new party should actively support the restructuring of the country, adding its 36-state structure was not working.

Culled from the Punch Newspaper online

ASIDE: My only grudge with this man is his desperation to become a civilian president at all cost, and why he thinks himself the political messiah we've been waiting for. How can you trust the words of a man who cannot keep his own words? Time will tell if he's the one for Nigeria or not.

My Dear; CNN HEROES AWARD, with love from America

Ten great and inspiring men and women were recognized during the 2012 CNN Heroes of The Year Awards. According to Copper Anderson the compere of the event, these people against all odds have touched lives of the helpless and voiceless in their society.

As I stayed glued to the TV all through the ceremony, I was moved by how these great men and women have changed their society. For some of them their personal grief challenges became a reason to change lives 

for good.

Thulani Madondo, from South Africa grew up in a ghetto and saw how many young people lived an unfulfilled live but was determined to give hope to the next generation of young people.

Malya Villard-Appolon from Haiti, a mother who was abused at a refugee camp after the Haiti earthquake, decided to speak up against domestic violence. 'Many women have been raped, beaten by men. I can’t watch and see all these continue against women. I decided to mobilize women and speak to them. This has helped them gained their self esteem that was lost due to these abuses'.

Wanda Butts a Black-American mother lost her teenage son Josh, who drowned. Wanda mourned her son day and night for a year but decided to immortalize his memory. She started teaching children how to swim because she believes that black American children are more vulnerable to die by drowning because they are hardly told about drowning by their parents. The fear associated to drowning, she has eliminated in the lives of thousands of young children.

Leo McCarthy lost his teenage daughter Mariah, to a careless drunk young truck driver. His fourteen year old daughter was killed by a drunken truck driver and in her memory he set up a foundation. The Mariah Challenge encouraged young Americans not to consume alcohol until they are twenty-one years old and can be more responsible for their actions.

The overall winner was Pushpa Basnet a twenty-nine year old from Nepal that give care to children of women serving jail term in Nepal. Pushpa said she did not want the children to be jailed with their mother but wanted them to experience freedom. Pushpa has a home that accommodates hundreds of these children. She provides education, feeding and shelter for them. Pushpa said she is inspired as these children spend the best parts of their childhood before her watchful eyes.

All these inspiring people from different parts of the world are giving meaning to lives. What is that dream of change that you have? Why not start something today.

Yours sincerely,

Tina Armstrong (From America)

ASIDE: Nomination for CNN Heroes, 2013 has begun here

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NIKKI LAOYE, GAISE, PSALMOS AND OTHERS RAISE THE ROOF AT COTERIE

It was an evening of fun and entertainment, as entertainers and their fans totally went gaga at 'Coterie' held at Dejavu Bar and Restaurant, Balarabe Musa Crescent, Victoria Island, Lagos.

The epoch-making event which was held recently was a gathering of young, dynamic professionals and expertise’s from all works of life. Coterie is a social event that creates the perfect avenue for upwardly mobile young adults to mingle and networks whilst having fun with celebrities in the country.

The event which was organized by April City Entertainment in collaboration with Sanctified Records attracted many wave making gospel artistes, music producer, comedians, corporate organizations and many more. Some of the artistes who made the event memorable were Gaise, Nikki Laoye, Psalmos, Henri Soul and the trio of Isaac Geralds, Roy & Emmanuel of the MTN project fame academy. Also present were Sam Jamz and Winter of Club X entertainment. Comedians who added humor to the event were Mc Rain and Mc Gollie.

ID Cabasa, the brain behind coded tunes, was also among special guest at the occasion. The game segment of the show was another high point of the event, as the participants, celebrities and their fans could not control their laughing spree.

Speaking at the occasion, the Chief Executive officer (CEO) of April City Entertainments, Atoyebi Atoyegbe disclosed that his organization is poised to continue to add value to entertainment industry in the country and that is the reason why everything turned out to be what it is for the event, “We will continue to package every edition of Coterie in a way that will always go beyond the expectation of celebrities, their fans and lovers of entertainment in the country. We will not compromise our objective in organizing Coterie which is a mingling and networking opportunity between young adults and celebrities”.

My Dear Carbon-loving Nigerians, with love from America ...

Carbon emission is responsible for the changing climate and its effect that has resulted in terrible weather condition in the last quarter of 2012, from hurricane sandy in New York, to crazy freezing temperature in Russia which reached minus fifty in some poor region in one of the coldest parts of the earth.

I had a discussion with my cousin in the United State and was shocked at what she told me. Amaka Okoye a Nigerian, who has lived in the United States for about four years, and who is hosting me for my duration in this land of opportunities told me ninety percent of Nigerians living in the United States are sick. She said most Nigerians that migrated from home to settle in the US have one sickness or the other.

“…they have high blood pressure” These she attributed to our feeding pattern that has carbohydrate as its backbone. Most people consume eba, rice, yam, bread which are all staple food but very high in carbohydrate.

Amaka explained that when you stay in the US, you have to undergo basic health check. This health check is to help determine your health status. But back home Nigerians undergo health check when they are sick. This non-challant and ignorant attitude she observed has led to many premature deaths in recent time.

‘ … People die anyhow in Nigeria for minor reasons. Do you know before someone has type ll diabetes in the US, it would have been detected? Do you know many Americans survive cancer? But at home cancer is a death sentence’

She expressed anger at how Nigerians accumulate carbon in their body.

‘We need to check what we eat. Nigerians love carbon. We are blessed with nutritious fruits and vegetables that are very natural’

In the US some of these fruits are genetically modified and could be harmful to the body. But in Nigeria, we have very natural fruits growing. We should include that in our diet. I am coming back home next year but I have bought almost what I will eat in Nigeria here in the US. 

Amaka also talked about our palm oil consumption. According to her palm oil is very rich in cholesterol. The cholesterol level in palm oil is very high. For me that was like a shocker because I have heard a lot of people saying palm oil contain vitamin A, which is good for the eyes. I remember the different “mama put” kiosk in Lagos and the amount of palm oil in their pots of soups.

Nigerians do we really love carbon saturated food? High level carbohydrate in the blood and body, scientist said leads to diabetes, obesity and other disease conditions. I believe the carbon level in an average Nigeria meal should be traded in the international carbon market.

How much carbon do you consume? Eat wisely today for a healthy body.

Yours sincerely,

Tina Armstrong (From America).

ASIDE: You will be reading more from Augustina as a guest columnists on Naijaseer as she travels round the world. She is a freelance reporter, a friend, and she always have a valid opinion on almost everything.

Irawo Ademolakun, Gone Too Soon

It’s easier to destroy than to build.

THE BUILDING PATH …

I remembered a very close friend and secondary school classmate of mine who confided in me her confusion and that of her mums over the frustration of her god parents (she is Catholic) inability to bear children despite their enormous wealth, and their futile effort to adopt my friend as their child. My friends mum refused to part with her last child – she was blessed with three – to people she claimed to love and who had the means to ensure her child’s well-being. She loved them, yes, but she loved her daughter more. How could she give her up suddenly when she had labored for months to give birth to her, and suffered sleepless nights through the years to watch over her daughter, watch her crawl, take her first steps, stay patient for months till she is able to call her ‘mummy’, and grow into a fine teenager. She couldn’t just give out her daughter like she was a birthday gift bought with money from a corner shop.

THE DESTROYING PATH …

A pistol is pointed at the head of a young doctor as he sits in his corolla at Anthony, Lagos. Panic! Gbam! The hand holding the pistol let go the trigger and the bullet fires straight into the skull of the gentleman at point blank. Irawo Adamolekun did not survive the attack.

The assailant, according to an eye witness account, calmly walked to the other side of the road, mounts a bike and sped off.

Perhaps the assailant has no understanding of the process of giving birth and nurturing, which is a continuous and pleasantly tumultuous journey as I have explained above.

If he knew the pains some childless couple go through to bear children, or if he knew what those who already have them go through to train them, or had he been aware that Irawo Adamolekun, the young man’s life he took was the only surviving son of his parents before his untimely death may be he wouldn’t have been too quick to pull the trigger for whatever reasons, robbery or otherwise.

It is not his lack of conscience that bothers me though, it’s the scary message the incident sends of how severely porous our environment has become security wise. Of how easily anyone with a gun or any other weapon can walk up to anyone they don’t see eyeball to eyeball with and settle scores with in the blink of an eye.

Mind you it could be you or someone you know or somebody someone you know knows.

It’s so easy, very easy, too easy to destroy than to build.