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Ten Major Errors of Buhari That Tinubu Must Not Repeat as President

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1 year ago

March 12, 2023

Sahara Weekly

Ten Major Errors of Buhari That Tinubu Must Not Repeat as President

Of a truth, Ashiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu has emerged the president elect of Nigeria. We take a look at Ten mistakes of President Muhammadu Buhari that Tinubu must not repeat as President.

Nigeria’s presidential election of 2023 has officially been won—and lost, but going forward a report believes that there is need for the incoming President to take inward look at some of the expensive mistakes of the outgoing administration of President Buhari and try to fix them albeit hitting the ground running from day one in May 29, 2023 when he would be sworn in as the next President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

NEPOTISM

Tinubu should endeavour to run an all-inclusive government by making equitable appointments in order to stem the tide of discontent as a result of his victory.

This is particularly necessary due to the widespread opposition that greeted the APC’s Muslim-Muslim ticket which has birthed theories about the potential Islamisation of the country – Tinubu must work assiduously towards dispelling notion by entrenching justice on a nationwide scale. He should consider competence over the urge nepotistic tendencies.

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TRIBALISM

Considering Tinubu’s antecedents with a lot of diversity in his team, this metric should be something achievable by the President-elect; eliminating any form of tribalism in the new government is necessary in order to avoid commencing on a bad note unlike “95 percent to 5 percent” theory that believed to characterized President Buhari’s administration.

APPOINTMENTS

Buhari assumed office with high expectations after defeating incumbent Goodluck Jonathan of the PDP to win the 2015 election. One of his errors was not appointing ministers from the get go, to help launch his administration. Buhari however highlighted his agreement with Goodluck Jonathan to set up a transition committee between ministries and those he intended to nominate as one of the reasons he functioned without ministers for almost six months, but that reason is widely considered as not good enough.

The lack of ministerial appointments drew harsh criticism at a time when the nation was operating automatically. The difficulties he encountered during his first stay have been linked to part of the major failures recorded by his administration.

Upon assuming office, the President-elect must make sure that he avoids taking this course out of necessity. Nigeria should be operational especially to help jumpstart Nigeria’s nosediving economy .

It is advised that he appoints his ministers within the first six weeks of his term and their selection must be based on competence. Although to his media adviser, Dele Alake, who was once the governor of Lagos state, he anticipates his Principal to appoint his cabinet within three weeks.

FUEL SUBSIDY

Buhari was one of the most outspoken opponents of the ongoing provision of fuel subsidies in the nation before becoming president. He took part in the Occupy Nigeria demonstration in 2012 over the Jonathan administration’s decision to end fuel subsidy. His appearance and his selection as the Minister of Petroleum were intended to start the process, but to no avail.

However, with a few months to the end of his tenure, the payment of fuel subsidy is much present and has increased astronomically. In 2022, the Senate approved N4 trillion as payment for a subsidy, and according to reports and projections from the World Bank, the payment rose as high as N6 trillion, much more than the budget for other sectors.

Before the election, Tinubu claims to have made plans to end fuel subsidies as soon as he takes office. A promise he made at various gatherings throughout his campaigns. To lessen the effects of the withdrawal of the fuel subsidy, Tinubu must make sure he does not back out of this and develop a clear and workable strategy for how the money from the subsidy removal will be utilized.

CAMPAIGN PLEDGES

As the 2015 general elections drew near, Buhari ran for office and pledged to make a variety of changes to the nation’s economy and overall situation.

The creation of 3 million jobs annually, the generation of 20,000 MW of power in 4 years; the payment of allowances to unemployed graduates, and allocating up to 20% of the budget for education are just a few of the campaign pledges. Four years in office and generally throughout his eight years as president, Buhari fell short of keeping the majority of his campaign pledges.

Tinubu must take care to avoid the trap of making promises that he then fails to keep. In order to carry everyone along in the forthcoming administration, the goals of the next government should be broken down into short, medium, and long-term objectives and communicated to Nigerians regularly via all sections of the media.

MEDIA ENGAGEMENTS

During his first term, which ran from 2015 to 2019, Buhari was notorious for favoring the international media and “shunning” the local media. At the time, he was charged with keeping the national media in the dark and only discussing his ambitions for the nation via foreign media.

Tinubu needs to make sure that the the Nigeria media is carried along via regular briefings and live broadcasts. Any political administration’s success depends on the media. Instead of cultivating an audience with only international media, he must make sure that the Nigerian media is at the forefront of any of his policies.

President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu must understand that the political climate in the nation has changed as he prepares to assume the presidency and avoid President Buhari’s blunders.

SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENTS:

As against the push to shut down social media space, an accusation that has quit caused some rancho, it is advised that the President-elect must incorporate social media into his communication channels. “Carrying the youths along” like he pointed out in his acceptance speech days back includes making sound policies that would promote the use of social media in communicating his ideas and the purpose of his administration to them via social media. Having in mind that Peter Obi’s sudden rise and wide acceptance was born on social media ala “four people tweeting in a room” without structure. The President-elect much as a matter of urgency identify creative ways to engage “social media shidren”, and use the medium to effectively communicate to the general public using the medium.

DIGITAL MEDIA AIDES

The President-elect must refrain from using communication and digital media assistants who lack strong emotional intelligence to control the social media mob. There is no denying that there are a lot of young people running popular social media accounts who can be rather disagreeable and vituperative in their criticism, and managing them can be difficult. However, from his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity, and even his Special Assistant on Digital Communications; they must all be professionals with the necessary training, free of conceit, and cognizant of the value of empathy in their public communications.

This report will be constantly updated from time to time.

Source: ENIGERIA NEWSPAPER

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Nollywood loses another veteran actor

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23 hours ago

April 24, 2024

Sahara Weekly

Nollywood loses another veteran actor

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The Nigerian movie industry has again been thrown into mourning after the news of the death of another veteran Nollywood actor, Zulu Adigwe, surfaced on social media on Tuesday.

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Adigwe’s death was announced by a movie producer, Stanley Nwoko, in a post on his Instagram page .

Mourning the actor, Nwoko wrote, “Rest in peace, good actor.”

Adigwe’s death is coming two weeks after Junior Pope and three other Nollywood actors died in a boat accident in Anam River.

The actors were said to be on their way to a location when the incident occurred.

Adigwe gained recognition primarily for portraying fatherly characters in Nollywood films.

His breakthrough role came as Mr. B in the popular sitcom “Basi and Company.”

He also appeared in the highly successful 2019 movie “Living in Bondage: Breaking Free.”

Although born in Enugu State and spent his early years there, he later moved to Austria, where he completed his primary and secondary education.

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ERELU OLAJUMOKE, AN ALLURING CHARMING BEAUTY MAJESTICALLY CLIMBED THE FIFTH FLOOR

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6 days ago

April 19, 2024

Sahara Weekly

ERELU OLAJUMOKE, AN ALLURING CHARMING BEAUTY MAJESTICALLY CLIMBED THE FIFTH FLOOR

…Celebrates Golden Jubilee In Glitz and Amazing Glory

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She is a damsel, an embodiment of beauty, brain and brawn, possessing the best of qualities any discerning mind would dream of. She is no one else than Erelu Olajumoke, Erelu of Ifetedo Kingdom and founder/Chief Executive Officer of Erelu Olajumoke Foundation. Very industrious, illustrious and extremely hardworking, Erelu Olajumoke, the Iya Ijo of Bishop Court Chapel in Alagbaka Akure will on Saturday, the 20th of April, 2024 celebrate her 50th birthday, stepping majestically into the fifth floor and marking a golden jubilee that looks every inch, good on her.

The effervescent, glamorous and charismatic Erelu Olajumoke is an enigma, a colossus who has contributed immensely to humanity and the entire global economy. She is graciously blessed with the spirit of giving. Erelu Olajumoke, a magnanimous lady of substance, value and valor has been practically involved in various forms of empowerment, spreading love, passion and absolute generosity to the poor, the needy, the old (elderly), orphans, widows/widowers, the impoverished, the underprivileged and the intimidated members of the society. Endowed with an uncommon traits of great-heartedness, Erelu Olajumoke took it upon herself to alleviate the poverty levels of the people by directly, impacting on their lives.

Oftentimes, this legendary philanthropist, who is very much aware of the fact that health is indeed wealth, has organized various medical outreach programmes that yielded great impact on beneficiaries. Through Erelu Olajumoke Foundation, this amazon of beauty has transformed the lives of many, bringing in, health care professionals from around the globe to give succor to those with health challenges. Her roles in the rejuvenation and revamping of people’s health are awesome and iconic. Those who have benefitted from her tremendous medical contributions would always say lofty tales about her.

As an outstandingly committed child of God, Erelu Olajumoke who is currently basking in the euphoria of clocking 50, has been and still involved in fundraising activities towards her church and evangelism. Her passion and zeal for spreading the good news of God, winning souls into the Kingdom of God and expunging sinners from the gory dungeons of sin are highly recognized and commendable. She is absolutely emotional and animated to the church, the Gospel and everything about her Creator.

An extremely supportive partner, Erelu Olajumoke is simply, the strongest pillar of support to the political and democratic achievements of her beau, the distinguished Senator Oluwole Olubiyi Fadeyi, the dynamic and zestful Senator representing Osun Central Senatorial District at the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly, Abuja.

As a matter of fact, Erelu Olajumoke has displayed so much affection for the amiable Senator through unwavering support, unalloyed devotion to his democratic ideologies and strategies coupled with her reciprocating fondness for the people her hubby represents at the Red Chambers. Erelu Olajumoke synergized her benevolent acts with those of her beloved Senator Olubiyi Fadeyi by catering for constituency needs under his Osun Senatorial District covering Osogbo, Ila, Boripe, Odo-Otin, Boluwaduro, Ifedayo, Irepodun, Olorunda and Orolu Local Government Areas.

The ‘birthday girl’, Erelu Olajumoke regularly extends her olive oil of love, passion and care for all widowed women and men in these communities not excluding helpless and hopeless orphans, out of school children, those experiencing excruciating poverty amongst other less-privileged within the Osun Central Senatorial District and beyond. Erelu stands as a rock of Gibraltar, upholding the democratic values of her hubby with in-depth determination, perseverance and tenacity. As the First Lady of Osun Central Senatorial District, Erelu Olajumoke has performed meritoriously contributing immensely to the successful foray and great achievements of her best friend, her best adviser, best confidant and above all best lover, the distinguished Senator Ajagunla Oluwole Olubiyi Fadeyi, the Tayese II of Ifetedo Kingdom.

With the input and advise from Erelu Olajumoke, Senator Olubiyi Fadeyo has brought new hope to the good people of Osun Central Senatorial District, giving our palliatives and economic empowerment equipments like buses, cars, motorcycles, tricycles, hairdressing equipments, barbing gadgets, grinding machines, freezers amongst other vital poverty alleviation to drastically and astronomically reduce poverty from the shores of that senatorial district.

In a nutshell, Erelu Olajumoke, who will be gathering high net-worth dignitaries, top celebrities, society bigwigs, powerful political stalwarts, family, friends and well-wishers come Saturday to celebrate her joining the club of the 50s, could be described as an awesomely delectable queen with an uncommon heart of gold.

Happy birthday to this rare gem, a blessing to humanity and the solid pillar of support behind one of Nigeria’s most reliable Senators, Ajagunla Olubiyi Oluwole Fadeyi.

Barrister Olaitan Ilori

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Celebrating Aare Sir Shina Akanni : The Pinnacle of Fuji Music (Photos) – Alhaji Arems

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6 days ago

April 19, 2024

Sahara Weekly

Celebrating Aare Sir Shina Akanni : The Pinnacle of Fuji Music (Photos) – Alhaji Arems

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As the dawn breaks on April 19, the vibrant and rhythmic world of Fuji music celebrates a monumental occasion—the birthday of Aare Sir Shina Akanni, a maestro whose name is synonymous with the genre itself. Today, not only does he add another year to his illustrious life, but he also cements his place as the most highly rated act in the realm of Fuji music.

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Aare Sir Shina Akanni, often hailed as the Fuji Scorpido, has been a beacon of innovation and excellence in Fuji music for decades. His unique voice and high level of composition have earned him the respect and admiration of fans and peers alike. On this special day, we reflect on the journey of a man who has not only mastered his craft but has also become the yardstick by which all other Fuji acts are measured.

Born into the vibrant culture of Mushin, Lagos, Aare Sir Shina Akanni’s musical journey began at a young age. His passion for Fuji music was evident from the start, and over the years, he has released over 30 albums, each one a testament to his dedication and talent. His works such as “Fuji Discovery Medley” and “Shina Medley” have become staples in the Fuji music scene, played and replayed by those who appreciate the depth of his artistry.

But what truly sets Aare Sir Shina Akanni apart is his ability to stay at the pinnacle of Fuji music for over two decades. It’s a feat that speaks volumes about his consistency and the unwavering quality of his music. His latest album, “ABCD,” is yet another example of his musical prowess and innovation, showcasing a blend of traditional Fuji rhythms with contemporary elements.

As we celebrate Aare Sir Shina Akanni’s birthday, it’s not just another year that we’re marking; it’s the celebration of a legacy that has shaped and will continue to shape the future of Fuji music. His influence extends beyond the borders of Nigeria, touching lives and inspiring musicians around the globe.

On this day, the Fuji music community comes together to honor a legend. Aare Sir Shina Akanni’s contributions to the genre are unparalleled, and his status as the most highly rated of all Fuji acts is undisputed. As he celebrates his birthday, we join in the chorus of well-wishes and gratitude for the music that has enriched our lives.

Happy Birthday, Aare Sir Shina Akanni, the undisputed king of Fuji music. May your melodies continue to resonate, and your legacy endure for generations to come.