Reno Omokri, a social media critic has blamed continued depreciation of the Naira on some recent policies of the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN) and high taste of Nigerians for Imported products.
According to Omokri, the CBN has dumped the age long practice of “defending the Naira with $1.5 billion every month. It is not because of any act of bad.”
He stated in a statement that “While I condemn the Senate for buying foreign-made SUVs, this is not why the Naira is ₦1310 to a dollar.
“The reason behind the sudden drop is because the Central Bank of Nigeria abruptly stopped the decades-old practice of defending the Naira with $1.5 billion every month. It is not because of any act of bad governance. It is a deliberate fiscal policy known as floating the Naira.
“Before this, we were spending more money subsidizing the Naira than we were spending on fuel subsidies. And as a result, we were subsidizing imports.
“The idea behind the policy of floating the Naira is that Nigerians should change their consumption habits and buy more made in Nigeria goods. That way, the $1.5 billion a month can be spent on something more productive. It is a good policy, which all of us should support.
“77 million Nigerians use MTN. Another 60 million use Airtel. That is 137 million people spending $20 million daily on data and phone calls. That money is going to South Africa and India.
“25 million Nigerians spend an average of $15 monthly on DSTV. That is $375 million going to South Africa. Last year, Nigerians spent £25.3 million on 644,452 bottles of imported champagne.
“We spend $75 million on imported whisky. Those funds are leaving our economy to service the British, French and South African economies.
“Nigerians also spend nearly a quarter of a billion dollars importing human hair, bleaching creams, fake eyelashes and other cosmetics.
“This is more than we spend importing books. The funds are going to India and Asia, and those countries are not buying made-in-Nigeria goods. Please fact-check me on all these data.
“So given these consumption habits, if you were President, would you continue to invest $1.5 billion in subsidizing the Naira so your citizens can waste it on such mundane things? Perhaps not.
“You can actually play a role in growing our economy. You post photos of yourself on social media wearing foreign designers and jewellery and powerful cars.
“Of course, it is your money, and you can do whatever you want with it. But if you are going to criticize the drop in the purchasing power of the Naira, it may not be a bad idea to lead by example and post photos of yourself with made-in-Nigeria clothes and other products once in a while. Otherwise, you will be telling your followers to do what you are not doing.”
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, is among the top government officials who were present in the Supreme Court on Thursday during the hearing of an appeal filed by the Labour Party, LP candidate Peter Obi against the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Other members of the ruling party who represented President Tinubu in court include, Abdullahi Ganduje, APC National Chairman Nuhu Ribadu, the National Security Adviser, NSA, amongst others.
Wike is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and a presidential aspirant of the party during the 2023 presidential election.
He was appointed minister of the nation’s capital by Tinubu who won the highly contested election.
The minister and former Governor of Rivers State supported Tinubu during the February 25 election against Atiku Abubakar, the PDP candidate, on the basis that he would not back another northern candidate for the presidency after the expiration of President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure.
His reason was not acceptable to some political analysts who claimed that Wike would have backed Atiku if the PDP candidate had picked him as his running mate, instead of Ifeanyi Okowa, the immediate past governor of Delate state.
For instance, Senator Dino Melaye, during one of his spats with Wike claimed that the former Rivers governor begged him during several telephone conversations, to appeal to Atiku to pick him as the PDP vice presidential candidate.
Not a few analysts insist that the minister is headed for the ruling party based on his recent romance with the ruling party.
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, declared that it has no jurisdiction to receive fresh evidence in the appeal brought by the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, against the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
“The jurisdiction of this court is donated by the constitution,” Justice John Okoro who read the judgment said today, adding that the timeline to file evidence in the case has lapsed.
Tinubu was declared winner of the February 25 election by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
The APC candidate’s election was also affirmed winner of the election by the Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC on September 6. 2023.
So, one year after this tragic incident happened, Nigeria, finally, lost one of its very few Oncologists. It lost Dr Olufemi Olaleye in a most scandalous manner. In a most shameful incident.
Dr Olaleye did not die, has not died. But he is a living dead. For what’s there left for him to live for. He lost his job. He lost his family. He lost his reputation. He lost his integrity. He lost himself. And worse, he lost God. Otherwise, how could a man so brilliant, so talented, paint himself with tar, and drown himself in a gutter? Was he cursed?
You, perhaps, have heard of, or read the tragedy that is Dr Olaleye. But for the purpose of this write-up, a brief recap.
Dr Olaleye is the Medical Director of Optimal Cancer Foundation, Ikeja, Lagos. There are very few Cancer Hospitals and Centres and Foundations in Nigeria. So you can imagine how painful the loss of one of them is, especially, when you realise the number of people, and especially, women, down with this cursed disease. He was doing well with his Foundation, taking care of Cancer patients, and even engaged in charity work for the underprivileged, those who couldn’t afford the abominable cost of Cancer treatment.
He, atimes embarked on such charity outreaches with celebrities, including the very devastated accomplished actress, Kate Henshaw.
He had a happy family, or so most people thought. His family photograph which has surfaced online since after his shame gives the impression of a happy, contented family. He sat there in a beautiful pose with his beautiful wife and daughter. Not a few families would turn green with envy just looking at the photograph.
But the pose turned out a fake, as fake as Dr Olaleye. Beneath the beautiful smiles is a storm. The plastered smiles on the faces of his wife and daughter, perhaps, were genuine. However, given the benefit of hindsight, Olaleye’s smile and pose as a good family man were fake. Just a confirmation of the saying to never judge a book by its cover. Beneath his smiles were devilish thoughts. Wicked thoughts. Smiles from a man soaked in sin. Smiles of a man who has no respect for family. Smiles of a man who has no respect for his wife. Smiles of a man, who, perhaps, from day one, had no respect for his marriage vows. Smiles of a man who has no respect for his children. Smiles of a man who has no reslect for his home. Smiles of a man who has no respect for his profession. Smiles of a man, who without a thought, let everybody down, his patients, himself.
Dr Olufemi Olaleye
And why?
He had no discipline. He had no morals. He had no control over his hot libido.
The road to the unraveling of Dr Olaleye’s double life began when his wife’s niece, a minor, came to live in their home with them. As soon as he set his eyes on the minor, he lost himself. He lost control. He was filled with evil thoughts. He yearned for her, a minor. He forgot the blood relationship between his wife and the minor. He must have her, or heaven would fall, literally. Nothing could stop him. Not the cameras in the house.
Aside from waiting for when the minor would be alone in the house, he knew how to dodge the cameras. He knew where was safe. He gradually, bit by bit, introduced the minor into his dirty lifestyle.
He first introduced her to adult films. And then, eased her to the other weird acts.
The minor was helpless. She gave in. To fear. Out of fear. He had threatened to kill her if she told anybody, as well as kill the person she would tell.
So, this man, who swore to an oath to protect lives, could, also, be a killer if pushed. His cup was soon to run over. Not able to endure any more, the minor confided in the family’s driver. And hell was let loose when his wife heard.
She reported to the Police. Those who blame her for going to the Police are not in her shoes. They hardly know what she had endured, perhaps, for years. They hardly understand the shame she has been put through. It, obviously, may not have been her husband’s first time. She may have endured, all the while because, he may have been sowing his wild oats outside. But to strip her of all self esteem by pouncing on her niece, a minor, and, in their home, was the limit.
By so doing he stripped his wife of all her dignity and self respect, her self worth.
Dr Olaleye is lucky his wife went to the Police to report. Some other women could have done worse. His wife was calm. She got to the root of the outrageous act, and plotted her sweet revenge. She prepared for him a farewell gift which took the whole of one year to put together.
On Tuesday, October 24, 2023, at the Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, Ikeja, Lagos, the Honourable Justice Rahman Oshodi, handed Olaleye his deserved gift.
Confronted with a two-count charge, both grounded on the defilement of a minor, Olaleye stood no chance. Not even his doctor-colleague who examined the minor gave him a chance. Everything was piled against him. His sins were spread on the table before him.
An obviously disappointed Justice Oshodi gave him the full measure on both counts. Not satisfied with one life sentence in jail, His Lordship gave him two life sentences – in case he comes back to life after the first life sentence. It was a seal on a wasted life.
I would have given an arm to watch Dr Olaleye as Justice Oshodi condemned him to eternal hell. Did he cry? Did he slump? Was he shaken? Hardly. He knew he was dead, already, literally, of shame. He was down already, and had no need to fear a fall. He has passed being embarrassed, or feeling shame. He was just there. Like a wood.
Actress Henshaw said he had no remorse, and showed none all through his trial. She said he could repeat the same shameful act if given an inch of an opportunity. She described him as being “shoulder-up” for the period the trial lasted. A man full of ego, he probably believed he could be saved.
So, was Dr Olaleye cursed? Did anybody swear for him? How did he allow himself to fall from an Olympian height to the bottom of a gutter? How could he have fallen to the temptation of defiling a minor, his wife’s niece, kept under his care when there are dozens of free women who could have satisfied his libido? Or was it a disease? Why did he not consult his colleagues in that field to help him cure his affliction?
Incidentally, the defilement of minors is fast becoming a norm. It is no longer an exception by a few depraved men. They are not safe anywhere. In schools (by their teachers). In Worship places (by their Pastors/Imams, choir masters, Sunday School teachers, etc). In their homes (by their relations, even by their fathers). What can be done?
A couple of days ago, a Rivers State High Court Judge, the Honourable Justice Suzzette Wike, immediate past First Lady of Rivers State, proffered a solution. Castrate anybody who defiles a minor, she said. Well, why not?
But back to Olaleye. It’s shame he ended the way he ended. I weep for this complete waste. Such a waste.
The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has commended the United Kingdom for their respect for the rule of law and congratulated Nigeria’s legal team that handled the case against Process and Industrial Development (P&ID) Ltd.
Obi in a tweet congratulated Nigeria for the long-drawn legal case, ‘I congratulate our dear nation, Nigeria, especially the legal team that handled the major judiciary victory recorded at the United Kingdom Court on Monday in the case against Process & Industrial Developments (P&ID) Limited’
‘Thankfully, the case was decided in the United Kingdom, a nation known for its respect for the rule of law and where the judiciary delivers justice freely and fairly to the people. This, therefore, offers veritable lessons to Nigerians in general, and our judiciary in particular.
The LP standard bearer noted that ‘Every lawful society is built on a strong system of justice and every democratic society exists on the principle of the rule of law. In handling the identity crisis, electoral disputes, and many high corruption cases that have bedeviled our nation, the judiciary has a bounding duty to protect our dear nation’s value system.
‘Nigeria won its bid to overturn an $11 billion damages bill involving the controversial P&ID deal, yet similar, or even greater amounts, have gone unaccounted for in Nigeria, and the culprits are freely walking the streets.
He urges Nigerian public officeholders, in different arms of government, to understand that we have no other nation but Nigeria and we all, are bound to work together for the development of our nation.
As we have gladly received justice in a foreign land, may we learn to give justice to our countrymen so that our nation can enjoy peace, progress, and unity. A truly just and fair New Nigeria is possible if our judiciary embraces the spirit and message of change.
The much-anticipated second edition of the Fidelity International Trade and Creative Connect, FITCC, got off to a boisterous start on Tuesday, 24 October 2023 as leading financial institution -Fidelity Bank Plc hosted a broad range of businesses, regulators, members of the diplomatic corps and other guests to the opening ceremony in Houston, Texas, United States of America.
Tagged FITCC Houston, the two-day event is aimed at achieving several objectives including increasing the pipeline of Nigerian businesses that export into the US market, providing the diaspora market more ethnic product options and enabling exporters to build capacity to improve product quality and meet international standards.
Welcoming participants to the event, MD/CEO, Fidelity Bank Plc, Mrs. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, said, “Developments on the global scene have necessitated the need to constantly seek viable alternatives as businesses work to stay competitive in a rapidly evolving macro-economic environment. On the supply side, businesses are waking up to the imperative of catering to an international customer base in order to hedge against currency devaluation risks, increase the reach of their products and to ultimately ensure the long-term sustainability of their ventures. Indeed, globalization has emphasized the need for businesses to improve in terms of cross border offerings and collaborations.
“To bridge these gaps, we created the Fidelity International Trade & Creative Connect (FITCC) in 2022 and hosted the inaugural edition of the expo in London last November. At the event, we had over 100 Nigerian businesses connected to United Kingdom business counterparts and deals worth about 200million dollars closed on the spot and post-event.
“This year, we are taking it a notch higher as we aim to close deals worth about 250million dollars. We have therefore put in place an elaborate experience to help stakeholders achieve this and several other objectives at this expo.”
A key part of the event was the exhibition which featured more than 160 Nigeria and US-based businesses active in the fintech, commodities, fashion, cosmetics, service, creative, agriculture and extractive industries in the non-oil sector.
One of the exhibitors and the Founder/CEO, Oriki Spa, Joyce Awosika said, “We look forward to meeting all our amazing customers and we promise them an impactful experience with our products that would leave a lasting impression. We urge them to join us at booth 520 here at FITCC Houston.”
The expo also featured the signing of a $40million pre-export finance facility in favour of JohnVents Industries -one of the exhibitors at the expo. The loan, which has been adjudged as a landmark development by analysts in the exports space -would be provided by AFREXIM Bank with Fidelity Bank acting as the local administrative agent.
“We are delighted to participate in the tripartite loan signing ceremony as it demonstrates the size of the opportunity in the Nigerian cocoa market and its potential to meet the demand of off-takers in the US. The ceremony also highlights the value of our partnership with AFREXIM Bank especially in providing much-needed credit to last mile beneficiaries to upscale their operations and cater to a global market.
” These align with our objectives for FITCC and we are thrilled to host the formal deal signing event here”, an elated Onyeali-Ikpe told journalists at the event.
Day 1 of FITCC Houston closed out with a fashion show dedicated to unique Nigerian pieces. Themed, “The Connect Plus Fashion Show”, the event featured elegantly styled-models adorning distinctive and culturally inspired designs from several Nigerian labels including Bijelly Couture, Eclectic Chique and MODChic. The fashion show also provided networking opportunities for guests and participants.
Ranked as one of the best banks in Nigeria, Fidelity Bank is a fully-fledged customer commercial bank with over 8 million customers serviced across its 251 business offices in Nigeria and the United Kingdom as well as on digital banking channels.
The Senate of the Federal Republic on Wednesday, fully complied with the order of the Appeal Court and swore-in Amos Yohanna as the Senator to represent Adamawa North Senatorial District in the Senate.
Yohanna replaced Senator Elisha Abbo who was sacked by the Court of Appeal, Abuja, headed by the Honourable Justice Chioma Nwosu-Iheme.
The swearing-in of Yohanna, PDP, was performed by Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau, who presided over the affairs of the Senate in the absence of Senate President, Godswill Akpabio.
The Court of Appeal sacked Abbo, APC, who was declared winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in the February 25, 2023, National Assembly Election.
Abbo was serving his second tenure as a Senator before he was sacked.
He had held Akpabio responsible for his sack because he campaigned against him in the race to the Senate Presidency.
He apologized later to Akpabio, and said he was misinformed on the Senate President’s role in his fate.
Nwoko Eric, 42, a native of Abia State, on Tuesday, told a story that is stranger than fiction. According to reports, Nwoko, a driver, who lives in Gbagada Estate, phase 1, Lagos, told Journalists on Tuesday, that a man, his boss, identified as Steve, owner of De-Akasten Global Ltd, Ikeja, whose driver he was, scammed him into donating one of his kidneys to his (boss’) younger brother who suffered from kidney failure.
The method used to, allegedly, scam Nwoko in 2018, would make present day ‘yahoo-yahoo boys’ go green in envy. The promises to him for the kidney? 20m US Dollars, a relocation to the USA, a house in the USA, and a job, still as a driver, in the USA for a big man who has “big-big” cars!
Where Nwoko got many people asking questions as to his mental stability is: With 20m US Dollars and a house in the USA, why would he still be a driver to a big man in the US? With 20m US Dollars, who will be richer than Nwoko?
But, apparently, Nwoko may not have been charmed. He said his boss, while praying for him and thanking him for taking his brother to the hospital in his absence, asked him to kneel down, and preceeded to pour oil on his head. Is his boss a Pastor, or was that a ritual process?
Whatever, Nwoko is apparently in his senses now, for he mentioned the hospital where the surgery for the kidney transplant took place – St Nicholas Hospital, one of the most high profile hospitals in Lagos – and the name of the Surgeon.
Nwoko Eric
Nwoko said he agreed to the deal because he was poor (still is), and thought he had finally found a solution to the poverty ravaging him and his family.
Far from that, however, his situation has worsened. He said his boss only increased his monthly salary to N70,000, and would subtract from it anyday he was too weak to go to work due to the complication which arose from the transplant, and his non-maintainance by his boss at the hospital. He, also, relocated Nwoko to an apartment, and asked him to keep away from family. Worse: Nwoko’s health is pointing downward.
What is Nwoko’s exact situation now? What has happened to his boss?
He tells his story, hereunder, by himself.
“My boss, Managing Director of a company in Ikeja, in 2018, assigned him me to drive his ailing brother to the St Nicolas hospital, Lagos Island, for dialysis while he (boss) was outside the country.
“When he returned to the country, he appreciated me for taking his brother to the hospital and informed me that his brother’s kidney had failed and that in the next one week , he might lose his life. He asked if I could donate one of my kidneys to him. Thereafter, he told me to kneel down to pray for me and in the process, he rubbed a liquid substance on my head.
“He told me that he would give me 20 million dollars, buy a house for me in America and connect me to his rich friend in America where I would be driving big cars. I was excited.
“Thereafter, he called his brother to inform him that I had agreed to donate one of my kidneys to him. They took me to the hospital, I did many tests and the doctors said my kidney matched his brother’s.
“I was admitted for three days and on the agreed day, the operation was done. They gave me some medicine.
“But since 2018 till date, I have not been receiving treatment.
“A week after, my boss rented an apartment for me, he directed me to resume work in the office, and that I would be paid N70,000 a month. He warned that anytime I failed to come to work over health issues, he would deduct N30, 000 from my salary. Even when I complained that I was weak, he would shout at me, saying I could survive with one kidney.
“When I asked Mr Steve to give me the money and other promises he made before the donation, he kept delaying until I told my mother about what happened. All I want is for him to keep to the promise he made before the surgery was done so that I can survive with the remaining kidney I have.
“His brother is very healthy now, while I am dying . I was hungry and from a poor family. I thought giving one of my kidneys in exchange for compensation would change my life and my family’s.”
Said Nwoko’s mother, Gloria, who said he had, for long, been unable to reach him: “I have been wondering why he had not been picking up my calls until October 13, 2023, when he called and told me what happened. We were living together until he suddenly relocated to Mowe, Ogun State.
“At the moment, my son cannot walk. He needs medical help. He has lost so much weight. I am only requesting that Mr Steve should help my son survive like his brother. Yes, we are poor, but I believe the AIG will help us get justice.”
To get justice, the family has retained the services of a Legal Counsel, Tony Dania.
According to Dania, reports say, “when the victim was taken to Saint Nicholas Hospital , his boss’s younger sister whose identity he gave simply as Deborah, acted as the victim’s wife.
After the operation carried out by one Dr Gbagboye, on December 22, 2018, his boss, Steve rented an apartment for him and asked him to stay away from the family.
“A good Samaritan took them to Zone 2 Police Command where some policemen were detailed to arrest his boss.
“We want the Nigeria Police to see this as a test case and do its best. Organ sale is illegal and criminal. The person giving should give consent and there are procedures. Deborah is not the wife of the victim and she signed as one. This is also a case of forgery. A donor’s consent is needed for any surgery.
“In this case, Eric signed a document in an office, he did not read what he signed at Mr Steve’s office and in the hospital. His boss only told him to just say yes, so he did not ask a question. If the consent was obtained by deceit, then the consent cannot hold”
Nwoko’s boss, Steve, is in currently, in the custody of the Police.
The Lagos State Government has dislodged scavengers at Olusosun Landfill, Ojota, citing health and safety concerns from their illegal activities, including burning of tyres, which could trigger a major fire incident.
Olusosun Landfill, one of the largest in the State, copes with the challenge of scavengers rummaging the site for recyclable items, posing significant danger to people’s and environmental health.
Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, hinted that the dislodgement operation was chiefly for the well-being of people living close to the landfill.
He said, “It is our foremost responsibility to ensure the well-being of residents of Lagos. The activities of scavengers at the Olusosun Landfill have raised concerns for the health and safety of the scavengers themselves and the larger community. From time to time, we must take steps to protect the people and environment. Their activities could trigger an inferno on the site and this we need to prevent.”
Wahab further explained that the State Government was committed to enhancing the overall waste management system in the state, ensuring it aligned with the global best practice of safety, environmental sustainability and public health, adding that similar action would be replicated in other landfills in due course.
Managing Director/CEO of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Muyiwa Gbadegesin, said the Authority would continue to work closely with communities, stakeholders and experts, to implement salutary measures that safeguard the environment and well-being of residents.
He noted that shanties erected on the site would be dismantled, as scavengers would no longer be allowed to live there, but would be duly profiled and allowed to operate only during official work hours of 8am and 5pm.
In the same vein, the Lagos State Government has sealed Alade market in the Onigbongbo area of the state over environmental infractions such as filth, burning of refuse, etc.
The Commissioner of Environment, made this known on his X page on Wednesday.
He wrote, “Alade Market in Onigbongbo has been sealed over several environmental infractions such as lack of waste bins, filthy environment, illegal burning of refuse by the roadside, Indiscriminate dumping of refuse, and failure to comply with the rules of #Lawma_gov.”
Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, has brokered peace over a threat by the Northern Consensus Movement (NCM), to the Igbo.
NCM had issued a 14-day ultimatum to Igbos resident in the North to leave.
The NCM has now rescinded its order after a meeting convened at the instance of the Abia State Governor, with the leadership of the Umuchieze Cattle Market regarding the State Government’s decision to make the Cattle Market a daily one.
The withdrawal of the quit notice was announced by the president of the group, Awwal Abdullahi Aliyu, who led the leadership of the Umuchieze cattle dealers to the meeting at the Governor’s residence.
Aliyu explained that after the meeting with Governor Otti, the group realized that there was no tribal sentiment attached to the Abia State Government’s decision.
He declared that Governor Otti means well and is interested in the security and safety of the traders at the cattle market, contrary to earlier allegations that he had asked Northern residents in Abia State to leave.
“That is how governance and leadership should be. Communication is very important. Governor Otti is a leader that understands the importance of communication and also the feelings of the people. And this talk has truly brought out a peaceful atmosphere.
“I’m using this medium to say that we’ve cancelled that 14-day ultimatum that was given to Easterners.”
Aliyu advised Northern communities resident in Abia State to be law abiding, respect constituted authorities and be good ambassadors of the Northern people, wherever they find themselves.
“Respect leaders, respect elders, do not break the law, this is what our culture had taught us. We will continue to pray for peace, unity and good governance in Abia, and the south east and Nigeria as a whole.
Governor Otti, while receiving the guests restated that his interest in making the Umuchieze Cattle Market a daily one is to end the killings, kidnappings and other criminal activities going on at the market.
The Governor emphasized that he is a detribalized Nigerian, noting that he does not know about segregation and can never be associated with tribalism.
He stated that Government’s earlier directive was misunderstood and pointed out that the aim of making the market a daily one was to secure the place in the overall interest of the traders and residents alike.
Governor Otti said that the meeting, convened at his instance, was to explain the true position of Government, adding that without security, there would be no development.
“Anytime we allow religion and ethnicity to play a role in what we are doing, we are missing the point. What I have come to do in governance is to give service to the people. We want everyone living in Abia State to live in peace and harmony.”
The Governor announced that the State Government’s decision to enforce the use of markets, and has devoted a lot of money to rebuild the cattle market and make it a proper market.
“Wherever you come from, you will agree with me, even in Kano, Kaduna, everywhere, markets are markets and homes are different from markets.
“We are going to divide the market into different sections. You’ll have the cattle section, you’ll have the electronic section, you’ll have the textile section and everything that anybody wants to buy. We will upgrade it in such a way that those who are operating in the market will be very happy.
“We are not going to tolerate any brothels or hotels or where people will be pretending that they are accommodating people meanwhile they’re selling hard drugs and selling mkpurumiri, methamphetamine, I’m sure you’ve heard about that.
“I have also said that we will secure the entire market and fence it round and there will be a gate to enter and a gate to exit.”
