*by Dr. Peregrino
Brimah*
Nigeria has not
found the 'change' it fought for that the Buhari administration promised and
was sworn in to deliver. Corruption and profligacy are the major bane of
developing nations and remain Nigeria's curse.
I proceed to list
just some of the reasons why we Nigerians and friends of Nigeria shall begin to
protest from February 5th across Nigeria and abroad...
NepotismSaharaReporters
obtained "a list of at least 91 people tied to influential or highly
placed Nigerians who were recently offered juicy appointments by the Central
Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in a hiring process that was highly secretive. The list
of beneficiaries of the CBN’s job largesse include a daughter of former Vice
President Abubakar Atiku, a son of Mamman Daura, a nephew of President
Muhammadu Buhari, among others."
The Buhari
government has been indicted in several more similar cases of nepotism
including with the Federal Inland Revenue department and nothing has been done.
[Nigeria’s Central
Bank Illegally Hired, Sons, Daughters And Relatives Of Former VP Atiku, IGP
Arase, GMD Of NNPC, Minister Of Internal Affairs, Other Top Officials
-SaharaReporters]
Shielding
Corruption, MalfeasancePlagiarism: Newspapers carried last year September that
"President Buhari has ordered that prompt and appropriate disciplinary
action be taken against those responsible for a wrongful insertion in his
speech delivered on September 8, 2016 at the launch of the “Change Begins with
Me’’ campaign." It was another smokescreen. No one was exposed for the
crime and no one punished.
[Plagiarism: Buhari
to punish own official for plagiarising Obama in his ‘CHANGE BEGINS WITH ME’’
speech -Vanguard]
President Buhari
came "under attack over reports suggesting his government may have
deliberately doctored the latest report of the presidential arms audit panel.
...At issue is the suspicion that the government may have removed the name of
the Interior Minister, Abdulrahman Dambazau from the report to shield him from
prosecution. Mr. Dambazau served as Chief of Army Staff from 2008 to 2010. ...
Some critics also believe the Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, who served
briefly as Director of Procurement, Defence Headquarters, from February until
May 2014, should also have been indicted."
[Buhari under fire
over arms panel’s exemption of Dambazau in latest probe report -PremiumTimes]
"An online
media (Sahara Reporters) published a report on 20th September 2016, stating
that officials of MTN gave a bribe of N500million to Alhaji Abba Kyari, to
intervene and use his closeness to President Buhari, to influence the federal
government to give MTN a safe landing. Worried by the allegation, the
Presidency is said to have directed the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim
Idris to investigate the allegation and come out with findings regarding the
accusation." Nothing has been done.
[N500m MTN Bribery
Allegation: Presidency orders probe of Abba Kyari -Vanguard]
Investigative paper,
SaharaReporters uncovered in June of 2016 how Nigeria's chief of army,
Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai owned properties worth millions in Dubai among
others across the world. Nothing was ever done about this.
[Revealed: Buhari's
Chief Of Army Staff, General Buratai, Wives Own Dubai Property
-SaharaReporters]
In March of last
year, the Nigerian presidency announced the shuffling around of some officials
over an embarrassing budget padding event. Till date no disciplinary action has
been taken. Top officials like million-dollar-borehole Minister of power Tunde
Fashola were involved in the padding and continue to be shielded by the
presidency.
[Nigeria Budget
‘Padding’ Scandal: Buhari Removes 184 Government Officials Allegedly Involved
-IBTimes]
Secretary general of
the federation, Babachir Lawal stands accused of corruption in the ranks of
that of former NSA Dasuki with Senate investigations unveiling his 'looting' of
millions of dollars for the development of the north east. Buhari continues to
shield him.
[N/East, IDP Money
Diversion: Buhari Shielding Sgf Babachir Is Really Disheartening
-PointBlankNews]
Murder
The Buhari
administration has been found guilty of mass murder of hundreds of Muslims in
Kaduna and innocent Igbo protesters in Onitsha among other locations. The
government in both cases has additionally been accused of mass secret burials
to cover up these grave crimes. [Nigeria: Military Cover-up Of Mass Slaughter
At Zaria Exposed - Amnesty International] [SPECIAL REPORT: How the Onitsha
massacre of pro-Biafra supporters was coordinated — SSS operative -
PremiumTimes]
Destruction of
Judiciary: Contempt of Court
The Buhari
government has destroyed the judiciary by intimidation and violation of court
orders including several to release on bail, Igbo activist Nnamdi Kanu, former
NAS Dasuki and Muslim leader Sheikh Zakzaky and his wife Zeenat. Recently a
court order warned the Director SSS and Attorney general of the Federation that
they risked being sent to jail for remaining in contempt of court orders to
release Zakzaky and his wife.
[Release Sheikh Zakzaky,
Zeenah or Be Imprisoned, Court Warns IGP, AGF, Director SSS [COURT LETTER]
-NewsRescue]
Mismanaging the
Economy
At the center of
Nigeria's broken economy is the crooked central bank governor, Godwin Emefiele
who was at the center of the massive looting during the Jonathan era. Godwin
Emefiele created channels with the cabal to chronically siphon Nigeria's funds.
Reuters recently reported how the Buhari government through Godwin Emefiele
operate a cabal forex subsidy scam that transferred billions of dollars to the
same old cabal. With oil prices consistently above the budget benchmark it is
clear that Godwin's forex policies and cabal forex-subsidy scam are at the
center of the broken economy and valueless naira.
[Africa’s richest
man got a fistful of dollars in Nigerian currency squeeze -Reuters]
Godwin maintains a
dual forex rate with one rate for the cabal and one for Nigeria to continue to
siphon funds to his cabal coterie. This is at the center of the economic
collapse. Former CBN governor, now Emir Sanusi Lamido Sanusi commented on this
massive fraud to no avail.
[Buhari Is Giving
Cabal Billions Through Forex Subsidy, Creating Billonaires, Emir Sanusi Says
-NewsRescue]
"Buhari himself
said that he knew when the governor of the CBN picked a piece of paper and gave
an instruction that N14bn should be withdrawn from the CBN and that money was
withdrawn. That was nearly a year ago and up till today, Buhari is still
retaining Emefiele as CBN governor," Junaid Mohammed complained in the Punch.
Buhari maintains Godwin Emefiele as CBN governor for unknown reasons. Some cite
the distribution of juicy positions to Buhari's family and others as reasons
for his tolerance of the crooked apex bank governor.
[Nepotism in
Buhari’s govt, the worst in Nigeria’s history –Junaid Mohammed -Punch]
Elderly President
Buhari unfortunately does not appear in good frame of health and mind to steer
the affairs of Nigeria. As his wife and others have said, a cabal has seized
the helms of the Nigerian government. We as a people must fight for our
survival.
#IStandWithNigeria
#IstandWith2Baba
#OneVoiceNigeria
We protest from
February 5th and onward...
Dr. Peregrino Brimah
@EveryNigerian
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