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See Lovely Photo Of Rihanna As She Meets Great Football Legend Pele In Brazil

<img alt="rihana pele NL1 See Lovely Photo Of Rihanna As She Meets Great Football Legend Pele In Brazil " class=" wp-image-22012 aligncenter" height="430" src="http://i0.wp.com/www.naijaloaded.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/rihana-pele-NL1.jpg?resize=384%2C430" title="See Lovely Photo Of Rihanna As She Meets Great Football Legend Pele In Brazil " width="384" /><br /><br /> <span class="b7ec46" id="b7ec46_5">World</span> Cup enthusiast, <strong><span class="b7ec46" id="b7ec46_4">Rihanna</span></strong>, who flew into <span class="b7ec46" id="b7ec46_8">Rio</span> de <span class="b7ec46" id="b7ec46_6">Janeiro</span>, Brazil on Friday July 11th ahead of today’s World Cup final, met with <span class="b7ec46" id="b7ec46_1">Brazilian football</span> legend <strong>Pele</strong> at a photo-call yesterday.<br /><a name='more'></a><br /> <br /><strong><span class="b7ec46" id="b7ec46_16">Shakira</span></strong> is scheduled to perform at the closing <span class="b7ec46" id="b7ec46_14">ceremony</span> of the <span class="b7ec46" id="b7ec46_2">football tournament</span>, while <strong>Rihanna</strong> is just there to watch the <span class="b7ec46" id="b7ec46_10">final</span> between <strong><span class="b7ec46" id="b7ec46_12">Argentina</span></strong> and <strong><span class="b7ec46" id="b7ec46_7">Germany</span></strong> on the <span class="b7ec46" id="b7ec46_9">invitation</span> of<strong> <span class="b7ec46" id="b7ec46_3">Budweiser beer</span>.</strong><br /> See another photo below:<br /><br /><br /> <img alt="rihana pele NL2 See Lovely Photo Of Rihanna As She Meets Great Football Legend Pele In Brazil " class=" wp-image-22013 aligncenter" height="441" src="http://i1.wp.com/www.naijaloaded.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/rihana-pele-NL2.jpg?resize=441%2C441" title="See Lovely Photo Of Rihanna As She Meets Great Football Legend Pele In Brazil " width="441" />

See Lovely Photo Of Rihanna As She Meets Great Football Legend Pele In Brazil

World Cup enthusiast, Rihanna , who flew into Rio de Janeiro , Brazil on Friday July 11th ahead of today’s World Cup final, met with Braz...

A MUST READ: An Open Letter To Mikel Obi

<div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="mikel7 An Open Letter To Mikel Obi" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-22020" height="473" src="http://i2.wp.com/www.naijaloaded.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/mikel7.jpg?resize=580%2C473" title="An Open Letter To Mikel Obi" width="580" /></div>Dear Mikel,<br /> <br />I’ve just been looking at you… I’ve just sat down in this my corner  and I’ve been looking at you and the rubbish that you played in this  World Cup. God knows if I had told you what was on my mind before now,  FIFA would have banned Nigeria from competitive football for at least 5  years.<br /> Before the competition kicked off proper majority of Nigerians  believed you would be key to the team’s chances, and if you had a good  tournament the team would too. We had some concerns after the first few  friendlies in which you played absolute rubbish, but optimistically  waved your performances away chalking it down to the non-competitiveness  of friendly games.<br /><a name='more'></a><br /> <br />Oya the World Cup started and it was time to step up to the plate.  Apparently you left your plate back on the bench at Chelsea where you  have a designated spot complete with a power outlet to charge your phone  while the games are played. Against Iran Nigerians cringed to watch you  stroll round the midfield like you were the reigning World Footballer  of the Year, losing the ball time and time again with your ‘big-man’  passes and over-exposing poor Ogenyi Onazi as you refused to help  defend. Okay, maybe it’s because it’s Iran and Mikel will step up  against Bosnia, we said. Wishful thinking. We suffered through another  lethargic performance in which you were nearly invisible and we saw more  of the linesmen than your otu Bottom.<br /><br />Thank God for Osaze and Emenike,  two of our standout performers at the competition for combining sweetly  and bagging the goal that won the game for us. Their excellent  performances overshadowed your disappointing showing. Osaze, a 32-year  old player was running his lungs out that day while Mikel, reportedly 27  years old (although we know better) was walking about the middle of the  park like he was at a picnic. We sha won that game without your  contribution…<br /> <br />Argentina vs Nigeria. The BIG day! The game we qualified for the  World Cup to play! On one hand, we had the MVP of the 2005 U-20 World  Cup Leo Messi and on the other we had the MVP runner-up in the same  competition, Mikel Obi. It was expected that both ‘stars’ would renew  their rivalry and influence the game for both their sides…We all saw how  the story played out… Messi was in supreme form, scoring two sweet  goals while Mikel Obi turned in another anonymous, god-awful performance  that must have had Jose Mourinho frantically working the phones to  managers of lower-league sides, trying to sell his professional  bench-warmer to any club dumb enough to take a gamble on him.<br /> <br /><br />Three games, no Mikel Obi… Unlike 2005 where he and Taiye Taiwo (who  was 3rd most valuable player) were old men bullying their juniors and  forming stars, Mikel was competing in a tournament of his mates and was  brutally exposed as a lazy player whose style of play was a big minus to  his team. Remember that Messi is supposed to be your ‘mate’ o, but in  terms of achievements he has completely dwarfed the hell out of you  since your breakout tournament in 2005.<br /> <br />Want to know some of your other ‘mates’ at that tournament? Fernando  Llorente, David Silva, Pablo Zabaleta, and Radamel Falcao. Can you  compare yourself in terms of skill and global reputation with these  players you broke out with? Have you watched them play for their  National sides? Have you seen their passion and commitment to winning  for their countries? Would you rate yourself at par with them?<br /> Dear Mikel, as I kept watching you play rubbish I asked myself if you  would put in the same performance if Mourinho was generous enough to  field you. Would you remorselessly keep losing the ball like a secondary  school player if you were playing at Chelsea, especially as there are  more than 5 top players who can play in your position and keep you on  the bench where you have been perpetually? Is it safe to think you  believe you are doing Nigeria a favour by putting on the  Green-White-Green? It is one thing to be an Ahmed Musa who is a  frustrating player but gives his best (within the limits of his skill)  and it is another to be a Mikel, an overhyped, frustratingly lethargic  player who never seems to turn up when he is expected to. While your  Bottom left a permanent imprint on the Chelsea bench last season a  number of Nigerian football fans kept asking why Mourinho didn’t play  you…Now we see clearly why, with you lack of forward movement and your  penchant for only passing sideways. There’s really nothing special about  you, nigga. If I compare your play to the lady who plays in your  position for the Falcons, I’m 100% sure she contributes more to the team  than you.<br /> <br />My advice to you? Get ready for a sale to Leeds or West Brom or  Charlton, as those are the kind of teams Mourinho is probably going to  flog you to. If you like when you get there continue playing your big  man football and see where that gets you. And if you don’t want to play  for Nigeria, you can be going. As sure as the PDP is going to rig the  hell out of the 2015 General Elections, we will definitely find a  better, more committed player to take over the position you are  occupying so disdainfully. I don’t know if it’s because you have a  misguided superiority complex that you will refuse to pass the ball and  be shielding it like an ode when an opponent comes close to you. Even  when you mercifully agree to pass, 3 out of 5 passes are either sideways  or you lose the ball. Maybe you aren’t completely to blame…Stephen  Keshi should have been brave enough to bench the hell out of you given  your dead performances. You claim to be an experienced player, but  didn’t have the good sense to drop to the ground and get the referee to  send Giroud off for that elbow on you. If he had been sent off, maybe we  would have killed off France with our numerical advantage (seeing as we  had them on the ropes for most of the game without your help) and we  woulda made the quarters. Defence you no get, Attack you no get, sense  you no get. Rubbish.<br /> <br />I’m done, cuz…I’m done. Just feck off

A MUST READ: An Open Letter To Mikel Obi

Dear Mikel, I’ve just been looking at you… I’ve just sat down in this my corner and I’ve been looking at you and the rubbish that you play...

PDP Will Win Osun General Elections – Uduaghan Speaks

Following the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) victory in Ekiti  State’s governorship election, Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State  has declared that the PDP will win all future elections in the country.<br /><br /><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Gov Emmanuel Uduaghan PDP Will Win Osun General Elections – Uduaghan Speaks" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-22017" height="450" src="http://i1.wp.com/www.naijaloaded.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Gov_Emmanuel_Uduaghan.jpg?resize=600%2C450" title="PDP Will Win Osun General Elections – Uduaghan Speaks" width="600" /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>He told newsmen in Asaba that his party would repeat the same feat in the forthcoming governorship election in Osun state.<br /><a name='more'></a><br /> His words: “Across the federation, PDP is still the number one party.  Yes, we had challenges last year, but things are turning around. We  have a game changer in our national chairman. All of you are witnesses  to what happened in Ekiti State’s election where PDP won.”<br /> “Osun election is coming up; Ekiti feat would be repeated there also.  We are taking them one by one and by the time we get to the  presidential election, it will be very clear that PDP will win.”<br /> On the local government election slated for October 25, the governor  said, “Our primary is coming up on August 9 as far as the local  government election is concerned and a lot of people have picked  tickets.”<br /> “There are some local governments in which more than 18 aspirants  have picked tickets to become chairman but only one person can emerge at  a time.”<br /> “I am happy that our leaders at the various council areas are working  hard to see how to reduce tension because I hear that some are already  stepping down for others. But I must say that I have not anointed any  can didate in any council area.<br /> “I am a human being and I have my interest. But as the governor, I  need to be very careful in managing that interest. We do not want to  annoy anybody that would warrant him/her leaving the party,” he added.<br /> The governor lamented that since the state electoral body released  the timetable for the election, opposition parties had been accusing PDP  of the plot to rig the poll.<br /> “Since DSIEC announced the date, only PDP has been active. We hear of  nominations in PDP but we don’t get to hear about other parties. Only  PDP aspirants are moving around seeking for votes. And when they win,  others would say they rigged. That is not fair,” he added

PDP Will Win Osun General Elections – Uduaghan Speaks

Following the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) victory in Ekiti State’s governorship election, Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State h...

Tonto Dikeh Isn’t Happy About Her Self Portrait Posted By A Fan [See Photo]

<img alt="TONTO NL1 Tonto Dikeh Isn’t Happy About Her Self Portrait Posted By A Fan [See Photo]" class="size-full wp-image-21982 aligncenter" data-recalc-dims="1" src="http://i0.wp.com/www.naijaloaded.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/TONTO_NL1.png?resize=534%2C360" title="Tonto Dikeh Isn’t Happy About Her Self Portrait Posted By A Fan [See Photo]" /><br /><br /><br />Celebrities take a <span class="b7ec46" id="b7ec46_1">great deal</span> of pride when fans surprise themLast week, <strong><span class="b7ec46" id="b7ec46_2">Tonto</span></strong> was surprised when a <span class="b7ec46" id="b7ec46_5">fan</span> posted this <span class="b7ec46" id="b7ec46_3">portrait</span> of her.<br /> See the portrait below:<br /><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><br /><br /> <img alt="TONTO NL2 Tonto Dikeh Isn’t Happy About Her Self Portrait Posted By A Fan [See Photo]" class="size-full wp-image-21983 aligncenter" data-recalc-dims="1" src="http://i1.wp.com/www.naijaloaded.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/TONTO_NL2.jpg?resize=445%2C445" title="Tonto Dikeh Isn’t Happy About Her Self Portrait Posted By A Fan [See Photo]" /><br /><br /><br /> I think it looks nice but <strong>Tonto</strong> <span class="b7ec46" id="b7ec46_7">thinks</span> otherwise and had this <span class="b7ec46" id="b7ec46_6">reaction</span> to it:<br /> <strong> “Like <span class="b7ec46" id="b7ec46_4">Seriously</span>???? I will forgive the artist only if it’s a child.”</strong><br /> <br />So <span class="b7ec46" id="b7ec46_8">guys</span> please take a good look at the portrait once more and tell me if you see anything wrong with it….<br />

Tonto Dikeh Isn’t Happy About Her Self Portrait Posted By A Fan [See Photo]

Celebrities take a great deal of pride when fans surprise themLast week, Tonto was surprised when a fan post...

Nigeria2015: If You Want Uninterrupted Power Supply, Vote Out PDP – Fashola

<img alt="Fashola Nigeria2015: If You Want Uninterrupted Power Supply, Vote Out PDP – Fashola" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5893 aligncenter" data-recalc-dims="1" height="232" src="http://i2.wp.com/www.naijaloaded.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Fashola.jpg?resize=495%2C360" title="Nigeria2015: If You Want Uninterrupted Power Supply, Vote Out PDP – Fashola" width="320" /><br /><br /><br /> <span class="b7ec46" id="b7ec46_11">Governor</span> Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has said the only way to get uninterrupted <span class="b7ec46" id="b7ec46_5">electricity supply</span> in the country is to vote out the ruling People’s Democratic Party, PDP  from power in the forthcoming 2015 general elections. Meantime, the  governor assured residents of his commitment towards improving the tempo  of development in the state till the end of his tenure, saying the Ago  Palace Way road and Ijegun, Isolo- Ikotun Link Bridge projects would be <br /><div data-cid="2378" data-kw="completed" style="border-bottom: 1px solid; color: #f35b00; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; height: auto; padding-bottom: 1px; text-decoration: underline; width: auto;">completed</div>soon.<a name='more'></a><br />According to reports from Vanguard, Fashola made the remarks yesterday at the commemoration of his 2,600 days in <span class="b7ec46" id="b7ec46_12">office</span> at an elaborate ceremony held at the <span class="b7ec46" id="b7ec46_7">Blue Roof</span>,  Lagos Television premises While responding to various questions from  the audience, he said electricity crisis in the country was as a result  of lack of ideas and insincerity of purpose on the part of the Federal  Government.<br /> “I agree that it is possible to <span class="b7ec46" id="b7ec46_4">generate electricity</span> and to make sure that everybody in this country has electricity. I  agree with you it is simple with what we have done in Lagos within the  areas where we are constrained showed that it can be done. But the only  way you and I will have electricity in this country is to vote out the  PDP.”<br /> <br />“In 16 years, hundreds of billions of naira had been spent on <span class="b7ec46" id="b7ec46_2">power supply</span> and we cannot switch on electricity for the entire country. But in  seven years, we (Lagos State Government) have created four plants, it  showed that something is missing. Unless you vote for the All  Progressives Congress, APC to change an inefficient government, it is  going to be difficult to have electricity.

Nigeria2015: If You Want Uninterrupted Power Supply, Vote Out PDP – Fashola

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has said the only way to get uninterrupted electricity supply in the country is to vote out the...

The Moving Train Called Aregbesola

<h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name"><br /> </h3><div class="post-header"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-_VRAf4ybBLuQalxGJd6CCStOm5P8wJD5WBnc-2edMMxH_O5OUzSYrBuNuekfW81kOjkYKZBntTpnXQBZsUBpDULECbE8dLpTHltk05HzZs4zSiD0weeSUN0q-8703SxuQE-UOJFUg7Ri/s1600/Aregbesola+1.jpg" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The outcome of the Ekiti election had instilled some fear in me about the <span class="ka99qbb" id="ka99qbb_19">triumph</span> of Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, the incumbent Governor and All Progressive  Congress governorship candidate in the forth-coming gubernatorial  elections in the State of Osun, but all that vanished into thin air  after my visit to the State this past week.<br /><a name='more'></a><br /><div></div><div>It was the turn of the ancient town of Ede to <span class="ka99qbb" id="ka99qbb_22">host</span> the APC campaign rally that fateful Tuesday so my <span class="ka99qbb" id="ka99qbb_21">friends</span> and I left our base in Lagos, late Monday afternoon to proceed on our  journey to Osogbo, the State of Osun capital. We arrived there late in  the night and just moved into our <span class="ka99qbb" id="ka99qbb_4">hotel rooms</span> after a tiring and hectic journey marred by heavy traffic and bad roads.<br /><br />I began to appreciate the uncommon transformation of the Aregbesola administration on <span class="ka99qbb" id="ka99qbb_14">Tuesday morning</span> when we headed for Ede, the venue of the campaign rally. I remembered  the comatose state of roads in the State Capital just three and half  years ago when I last visited to attend the epoch-making inauguration  ceremony of the Governor after the historic judgment that restored his  stolen mandate. How time flies!</div><blockquote class="tr_bq">What was however amazing is how the same Osogbo is now resplendent in well paved roads, <span class="ka99qbb" id="ka99qbb_16">fly</span>-over bridges, <span class="ka99qbb" id="ka99qbb_7">street lights</span>, beautiful parks and greenery across road medians that has altered its landscape and launched it into modernity...</blockquote><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1273158107245326844" name="more"></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8L1hFOoA0Ak7HcwPUJtyIkeD20vFFQwcACISIqLnAxMFcbqBapJmRvwUbpxj3xsnkI_ad0M6WjsYFanz68VLH5XBVP8SDJywhhVuzPH55YEM-msrv8mdC7akDwgTBUy7zDWTbQ5gGMsOU/s1600/Aregbesola+2.jpg" width="400" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidh8e63dZNMjkVzlFF9y2y7fbPWPuE71LPixatN2H76e5gQ8PmcnlBXXSXnT2VCWpDpoGA6ITOeJxsogl-eZVtptvI62mKNYQAP2R8dFGk_xOST0r1Kc0C-3rE5f31LYDnJtA5RM3WD_go/s1600/AREGBESOLA+CAMPAIGN+2014+1.jpg" width="400" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>As we moved past Osogbo we <span class="ka99qbb" id="ka99qbb_15">saw</span> that the State was virtually a <span class="ka99qbb" id="ka99qbb_5">construction site</span> as on-going projects jostle for space with numerous <br /><div data-cid="2378" data-kw="completed" style="border-bottom: 1px solid; color: #f35b00; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; height: auto; padding-bottom: 1px; text-decoration: underline; width: auto;">completed</div>ones and you begin to wonder where a State, 34th on the revenue ladder gets the funds to execute its ambitious projects.<br /><div><br />As we got closer to Ede town, we needed no soothsayer to tell us  something massive was about to happen within the community. People stood  in front of their homes, shops with some walking or staying around the  roads with their brooms, ecstatic and cheering us on after identifying  us through our customized <span class="ka99qbb" id="ka99qbb_25">campaign</span> shirts and souvenirs. Loads of buses with <span class="ka99qbb" id="ka99qbb_13">people singing</span> and dancing laced the lanes and caused such a traffic snarl that made  us move at snail speed. I now noticed something that amazed me in the  history of campaign rallies in Nigeria. People actually begged to join  buses conveying people to the venue! Nobody was sharing money, nobody  was coercing. People that couldn’t take buses were trekking down,  singing, sometimes satirical in characterizing the PDP candidate, Iyiola  Omisiore and dancing as if they just won a fat paycheck or bonanza. I  saw the raw display of a somewhat emotional attachment of the common man  with Aregbesola. I didn’t however imagine that what I saw was just a  tip of the iceberg compared to what awaits us at the venue.<br /><br />The venue, an expansive school compound was already filled to the brim with people with more still trooping in. The <span class="ka99qbb" id="ka99qbb_17">speakers</span> blared songs composed for the Ogbeni by different local musicians. This  is another aspect of the campaign I found innovative and interesting.  Several local musicians that can’t be less than a dozen have songs done  specially for the Governor chronicling his achievements. Apart from  customized brooms of different hues and shades, I marveled at the sight  of a customized Ludo board bearing the portrait and ensemble of  Aregbesola. I must commend the industry of the Osun people. </div><div></div><div>Our crew cut up with some people for interviews and we discovered an  uncanny passion of the people to defend their votes and ensure the  Governor’s re-election. All of the enthusiastic interviewees concluded  they’ve never had it so good in the history of Osun and vowed to resist  rigging or any form of <span class="ka99qbb" id="ka99qbb_20">malpractices</span> with every fibre of their being and with any available arsenal. Another  remarkable experience was the struggle by a certain local rap artiste  that claimed to be based in Ilesha to feature in our interviews. As we  gave him audience, he reeled out numerous ways in which the Governor had  impacted on the people’s lives ranging from the feeding <span class="ka99qbb" id="ka99qbb_18">programme</span> in schools, the “opon imo” <span class="ka99qbb" id="ka99qbb_3">computer tablet</span> distributed freely to students, the massive infrastructural renewal,  employment opportunities amongst others. I saw a young man deeply  touched by another man’s compassion for their plight; he spoke from the  heart with such unbridled passion about the legacies of the Governor. He  concluded by doing a short rap freestyle to support Ogbeni’s  re-election.<br /><br />I have read about the biblical triumphant entry of <span class="ka99qbb" id="ka99qbb_11">Jesus Christ</span> to Jerusalem. What I didn’t bargain for was that I’ll experience something similar on the grounds of a <span class="ka99qbb" id="ka99qbb_6">political campaign</span> rally, but lo and behold, it was a virtual re-enactment when “Aregbe”  as he is popularly called arrived at the venue. Within seconds every  available space vanished! The people overly ecstatic surged in such  frightening numbers towards the Governor’s convoy singing and dancing  enthusiastically to tunes coming from Wasiu a.k.a KWAM 1 hailing the man  of the people. The masses climbed trees, fences, and any available  space around the venue just to catch a glimpse of the Governor and  listen to him. I began to wonder what could have motivated such  cult-like following for a leader within a space of just 3 ½ years. I  concluded that Osun had been badly governed. She had faced excruciating  pains and misery under the PDP 7 ½ “years of the locust”. Aregbe  obviously had that in mind when planning his programmes which instantly  had a far-reaching effect on the masses and synced with people at the  grassroots.<br /><br />Another <span class="ka99qbb" id="ka99qbb_24">innovation</span> that I think is quite commendable is the State anthem which was recited with gusto by the locals after the <span class="ka99qbb" id="ka99qbb_12">national anthem</span>.  It is the practice at State functions in Osun to recite the State  anthem after the national anthem. This I saw has given the people a  sense of belonging and made their <span class="ka99qbb" id="ka99qbb_10">cultural heritage</span> sink within their psyche. Good thinking, good product I must confess!  After the Governor and his entourage took their seat, speaker after  speaker mounted the rostrum to reel out the achievements of the Governor  and encourage the people not to be intimidated by the antics of the  PDP. The most instructive however was the address by the “Serubawon’  himself, the first Civilian Governor of State of Osun, Sen. Isiaka  Adeleke, himself an indigene of Ede. The epithet, Serubawon which means  “scare them away” stuck to him like glue since the time preceding his  elections, and his days as Governor in the short-lived 3rd Republic. He  gyrated with aplomb to the tunes from the speakers and charged the arena  for some minutes. </div><div></div><div>When he was through, he itemized what the Ede people had benefited from  the present administration and also spoke of a factory to be established  in the town soon. He charged the people to come out and vote and never  be intimidated by soldiers or <span class="ka99qbb" id="ka99qbb_23">security</span> agents deployed by the federal authorities. He further explained that the opposition in the State claimed to be on a “<span class="ka99qbb" id="ka99qbb_8">rescue mission</span>’ while its Government at the centre had failed to rescue the Chibok girls for over 80 days! <span class="ka99qbb" id="ka99qbb_2">What the people</span> needs is continuity of the laudable programmes of Aregbesola, he  thundered, with the people cheering him on. As the man the people were  waiting for, the Governor, mounted the rostrum, the crowd went into  frenzy chanting the Alaye remix by LKT blaring from the speakers. He  spoke extempore on his programmes and why the people should vote for him  and protect their votes. We left the venue at the tail-end of his  address to escape the heavy traffic that would ensue after the rally.<br /><br />The following day, I went to town boarding motor bikes a.k.a okada to  interact with the people. Everybody I met including the okada riders,  market women and artisans concluded they’ve never had it so good. They  said Aregbe had done tremendously within a short time. Of particular  note was a bike man based in Osogbo that vowed to vote for the first  time and travel to his country <span class="ka99qbb" id="ka99qbb_1">home</span> at Ila town to exercise his franchise in favour of the Ogbeni. I found  out that the PDP supporters, where they exist are in absolute minority  and wisely hide their heads to prevent any confrontation with the  passionate and intrinsically motivated Aregbe supporters. What is  evident is that the people are battle-ready to ensure no Jupiter steals  their vote or try to manipulate the electoral process. The Ekiti  experience is an eye-opener, the people are now extra-vigilant, they  won’t be intimidated, they will be their own leaders in various hamlets,  villages and cities to guard and protect their votes! Arresting APC  leaders on the eve of the elections will have absolutely no effect in  the State of Osun. The masses have taken charge of the electoral  process. Woe betides any battalion or miscreants that try to test their  will.<br /><br />The last event I attended was the commissioning of the 20 Armored  Personnel Carriers (APCs) at the State house. The APCs, the latest in  technology is factory fitted with equipment, cameras, and ammunition and  is the first of its kind in any Police formation in the country. Each  of the APCs is likened to a platoon command as it can accommodate 12  heavily armed officers. The purchase of the carriers is an addition to  the 5 procured in 2012 but which was found to be inadequate to  sufficiently counter the increasing sophistication of criminals and the  threat of insurgency that now stares the South-west in the face. </div><div></div>The intelligence and foresight of the Governor was highlighted when he  told the gathering that the payment for the APCs costing N1.3b would be  spread over 5 years. A clueless Governor would have folded his hands  while criminals ravage his state and claim paucity of funds prevented  him from acting, but not vintage Aregbesola! He thinks out of the box to  ensure the job he was employed to do is done by any means possible not  like some “clueless” man employed to the top job in our country that  gives reasons and lays blames for his utter ineptitude on the doorstep  of imaginary enemies!<br /><br />Those that have plans to manipulate the elections in Osun should perish  the thought. Ekiti is different from Osun. The common man, the  grassroots form the bulk and the backbone of the overwhelming Aregbesola  support base. He probably had an eye for re-election even before he  became Governor or how else can someone explain the deep connection and  attachment he has with the grassroots? The only explanation for this is  the direct impact of his pro-people policies and programmes on the  common man. That’s why I say Aregbesola is a moving train that will  CRUSH anything and anybody that stands in his way! To those soldiers and  security forces that the Federal authorities will be deploying, we  implore you to “do your jobs professionally and we will give you doves  and flowers, as a sign of peace” to quote the Ogbeni, but if they do  otherwise, they and their sponsors will have bitter tales to tell,  that’s if they manage to stay alive to tell their story. A word, they  say is enough for the wise…<br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: medium;">By Segun Tomori</span></b>

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<h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name"><br /> </h3><div class="post-header"> </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQy4uCFDKNyE4hHhvcpttGiu8CLassvuFJlr6wPYYUzKfCovgGPUcPUurznxi_PMBrm4eA_tOvrjhgc_OE1rGOpBlVDLdeeQj8Vpgzr6FuHjk6Wxc3YNwuOdH3KKHYQZ8_E52Jxpr5f5mj/s1600/jonathan-ny.jpg" width="400" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div>The <span class="ka99qbb" id="ka99qbb_9">Presidency</span> is of the opinion that there is a disturbing nexus between major <span class="ka99qbb" id="ka99qbb_3">terror attacks</span> in the country and the development landmarks of the President Goodluck Jonathan administration in recent times. <br /><br />A pattern, the <span class="ka99qbb" id="ka99qbb_5">federal government</span> said, has emerged whereby almost always when there is need to  collectively celebrate an important landmark recorded, that is the time  when the insurgents find pleasure in attacking and by so doing making it  difficult for people to celebrate with President Jonathan.<a name='more'></a><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">"Immediately we announced the re-basing of our economy and it was now  confirmed that Nigeria was the largest economy in Africa, there were  bombs at Chibok. Immediately they learnt we were going to hold the <span class="ka99qbb" id="ka99qbb_1">World Economic Forum</span>,  WEF, there were bombs in Abuja and its environs to make sure that  Nigeria does not get the economic benefits of hosting the World Economic  Forum and to discourage the world from coming here so as to make the  attack the center point of international and local media. </blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq">“We also noticed that immediately after our <span class="ka99qbb" id="ka99qbb_18">victory</span> in Ekiti, the bombs started raining again.”</blockquote><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1273158107245326844" name="more"></a><br /><div>Information Minister, Mr. Labaran Maku, made this claim in Lagos during  an interview. He lamented that what had been happening in the past two  years was that terrorism had taken the <span class="ka99qbb" id="ka99qbb_2">front pages</span> and deprived the country of news of development and social issues.</div><div><br />He said it is becoming disturbing that “anytime the current <span class="ka99qbb" id="ka99qbb_17">administration</span> had cause to celebrate an achievement, bombs explode to distract  Nigerians and portray the government in bad light.<br /><br />“I can tell you”, he <span class="ka99qbb" id="ka99qbb_16">continued</span>, “that almost every <span class="ka99qbb" id="ka99qbb_15">milestone</span> recorded by this government is accompanied by <span class="ka99qbb" id="ka99qbb_8">bomb blasts</span>,” pointing at the World <span class="ka99qbb" id="ka99qbb_7">Economic Forum</span> which was preceded by bomb attacks in Abuja, and the widely acclaimed Ekiti State governorship election victory of the Peoples <span class="ka99qbb" id="ka99qbb_4">Democratic Party</span>, PDP,” as examples.<br /><br />He then concluded that, “there is a <span class="ka99qbb" id="ka99qbb_14">correlation</span> between the <span class="ka99qbb" id="ka99qbb_12">exposure</span> of development efforts in the media and the  insecurity in the <span class="ka99qbb" id="ka99qbb_10">northern</span> part of the country.<br /><br />“That is why most times I have continued to insist that the media should have a change of <span class="ka99qbb" id="ka99qbb_13">strategy</span>,  I wouldn’t say change of attitude. Because, as you know, with  terrorism, once its takes hold, it takes very long for it to be dealt  with. Because the terrorists themselves are looking for the <div data-cid="2378" data-kw="opportunity" style="border-bottom: 1px solid; color: #f35b00; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; height: auto; padding-bottom: 1px; text-decoration: underline; width: auto;">opportunity</div>to be exposed, to <span class="ka99qbb" id="ka99qbb_11">sell</span> their ideology,  to use the media to frighten the society, to give  themselves some invincible image, so they keep doing those strikes  mainly because they want those headlines to be celebrated, they want the  society to be afraid,” he said.</div></div>

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