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Why I Chose Kamala Harris As Running Mate |The Source

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By Joe Biden You make a lot of important decisions as President. But the first one is who you select to be your Vice President. I’ve decided that Kamala Harris is the best person to help me take this fight to Donald Trump and Mike Pence and then to lead this nation starting in January 2021. These aren’t normal times. For the first time in our history, we’re facing three historic crises -- all at the same time. We’re facing the worst pandemic in 100 years. The worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. The most powerful calls for racial justice in a generation. And we have a President who has both failed to lead on the virus -- costing lives and decimating our economy -- and fanned the flames of hate and division. I need someone working alongside me who is smart, tough, and ready to lead. Kamala is that person. I need someone who understands the pain that so many people in our nation are suffering. Whether they’ve lost their job, their business, a loved one to this virus. This president says he “doesn’t want to be distracted by it”. He doesn’t understand that taking care of the people of this nation -- all the people -- isn’t a distraction -- it’s the job. Kamala understands that. I need someone who understands that we are in a battle for the soul of this nation. And that if we’re going to get through these crises -- we need to come together and unite for a better America. Kamala gets that. If I’m President, I’m committed to making things better -- not just in the short term, but sustainably, structurally, and permanently. We won’t have time to delay. I need a partner who can help deliver on those promises, and quickly. I was privileged to serve this nation for two terms as Vice President alongside President Obama, a man of extraordinary character who I believe will go down in history as one of our great Presidents. So, I know a thing or two about being Vice President. More than anything, I know it can’t be a political decision. It has to be a governing decision. If the people of this nation entrust me and Kamala with the office of President and Vice President for the next four years, we’re going to inherit a nation in crisis, a nation divided, and a world in disarray. We won’t have a minute to waste. That’s what led me to Kamala Harris. As a United States Senator from California, Kamala represents the biggest state in the union. She’s been one of the toughest and most effective Senators on two of the most important committees in the Senate -- Intelligence and Judiciary. Two committees that have directly dealt with some of the most important issues facing this nation at home and around the world. She sits on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, where she deals with the nation’s most sensitive threats. We’ve all watched her hold the Trump administration accountable for its corruption, stand up to a Justice Department that’s run amok, and be a powerful voice against their extreme nominations. She’s been a leader on criminal justice and marriage equality. And she has focused like a laser on the racial disparities as a result of the coronavirus. As California’s Attorney General, she led one of the biggest legal departments in the nation -- where she was a powerful advocate for people in taking on the big banks and protecting women and kids from abuse. She’s delivered billions in settlement money to consumers, taking on companies for fraud, pollution and abuse. I first met Kamala through my son Beau. They were both Attorneys General at the same time. He had enormous respect for her and her work. I thought a lot about that as I made this decision. There is no one’s opinion I valued more than Beau’s, and I’m proud to have Kamala standing with me on this campaign. Her record of accomplishment -- fighting tooth and nail for what’s right -- is why I’m choosing her. There is no door Kamala won’t knock on, no stone she’ll leave unturned, if it means making life better -- for the people. So join me today in welcoming Kamala Harris to our team. She will wake up every day -- like I will -- thinking about how to make life better for people. How to rebuild our country back better. How to make it more just. How to win the next fight in the battle for the soul of this nation. Because that’s what the Presidency -- and the Vice Presidency -- is. It’s a duty to care: for you, for all of us. This will be the fight of our administration, and there’s no better partner that I could have asked for. Biden, the presumptive Presidential Candidate of the Democratic Party in the USA's November Presidential election, made this speech while Presenting Senator Harris as his running mate. Biden will face President Donald Trump.

By Joe Biden

You make a lot of important decisions as President. But the first one is who you select to be your Vice President.

I’ve decided that Kamala Harris is the best person to help me take this fight to Donald Trump and Mike Pence and then to lead this nation starting in January 2021.

These aren’t normal times. For the first time in our history, we’re facing three historic crises — all at the same time. We’re facing the worst pandemic in 100 years. The worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. The most powerful calls for racial justice in a generation. And we have a President who has both failed to lead on the virus — costing lives and decimating our economy — and fanned the flames of hate and division.

I need someone working alongside me who is smart, tough, and ready to lead. Kamala is that person.

I need someone who understands the pain that so many people in our nation are suffering. Whether they’ve lost their job, their business, a loved one to this virus. This president says he “doesn’t want to be distracted by it”. He doesn’t understand that taking care of the people of this nation — all the people — isn’t a distraction — it’s the job. Kamala understands that.

I need someone who understands that we are in a battle for the soul of this nation. And that if we’re going to get through these crises — we need to come together and unite for a better America. Kamala gets that.

If I’m President, I’m committed to making things better — not just in the short term, but sustainably, structurally, and permanently. We won’t have time to delay. I need a partner who can help deliver on those promises, and quickly.

I was privileged to serve this nation for two terms as Vice President alongside President Obama, a man of extraordinary character who I believe will go down in history as one of our great Presidents. So, I know a thing or two about being Vice President. More than anything, I know it can’t be a political decision. It has to be a governing decision. If the people of this nation entrust me and Kamala with the office of President and Vice President for the next four years, we’re going to inherit a nation in crisis, a nation divided, and a world in disarray. We won’t have a minute to waste.

That’s what led me to Kamala Harris.

As a United States Senator from California, Kamala represents the biggest state in the union. She’s been one of the toughest and most effective Senators on two of the most important committees in the Senate — Intelligence and Judiciary. Two committees that have directly dealt with some of the most important issues facing this nation at home and around the world.

She sits on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, where she deals with the nation’s most sensitive threats.

We’ve all watched her hold the Trump administration accountable for its corruption, stand up to a Justice Department that’s run amok, and be a powerful voice against their extreme nominations.

She’s been a leader on criminal justice and marriage equality. And she has focused like a laser on the racial disparities as a result of the coronavirus.

As California’s Attorney General, she led one of the biggest legal departments in the nation — where she was a powerful advocate for people in taking on the big banks and protecting women and kids from abuse. She’s delivered billions in settlement money to consumers, taking on companies for fraud, pollution and abuse.

I first met Kamala through my son Beau. They were both Attorneys General at the same time. He had enormous respect for her and her work. I thought a lot about that as I made this decision. There is no one’s opinion I valued more than Beau’s, and I’m proud to have Kamala standing with me on this campaign.

Her record of accomplishment — fighting tooth and nail for what’s right — is why I’m choosing her. There is no door Kamala won’t knock on, no stone she’ll leave unturned, if it means making life better — for the people.

So join me today in welcoming Kamala Harris to our team.

She will wake up every day — like I will — thinking about how to make life better for people. How to rebuild our country back better. How to make it more just. How to win the next fight in the battle for the soul of this nation.

Because that’s what the Presidency — and the Vice Presidency — is. It’s a duty to care: for you, for all of us. This will be the fight of our administration, and there’s no better partner that I could have asked for.

Biden, the presumptive Presidential Candidate of the Democratic Party in the USA’s November Presidential election, made this speech while Presenting Senator Harris as his running mate. Biden will face President Donald Trump.

Ekiti Community Accuses Monarch Of Fuelling Crisis |The Source

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By Ayodele Oni

Indigenes of Ire community, Ekiti state, have blamed the traditional ruler of the community for the mayhem which claimed three lives including a newly weeded pregnant woman early in the week.

The pregnant woman, that got married less than a year ago, was a rice merchant and was on her way to meet her customers when she was hit by stray bullets fired by the police.

Youths in the community had embarked on a bloody protest over the cancellation of this year’s annual celebration of Ogun festival.

The traditional ruler, Oba Bobade Adeleke, had to be fretted out of the town following an attack of his palace where vehicles and other valuables were destroyed.

As the protest escalated on Tuesday, soldiers were deployed to complement efforts of other security agents, turning the community to a ghost of itself.

Police claimed that some miscreants had hijacked the protest, but some  indigenes of the town insisted that the protest was long overdue as a result of the alleged high handedness of the traditional ruler.

According to those that spoke on the incident, the cancellation of the world acclaimed Ogun festival was just the last straw as the people have been looking for an opportunity to react to some of the hard posture of the monarch.

Allegations against the monarch include conversion of some traditional antiquities to personal use, taking over of the entire community land on which he demands for royalty from investors, and imposition of his friends as quarter heads.

“What happened at Ogun Onire festival this year was a transfer of aggression on behalf of the people to Onire .

“Out of the five quarters in Ire Ekiti there is no single quarter that the Kabiyesi is not having running battle. In Keleju quarter, the Community has been without light for the past five years and there is a transformer that is at the  Kabiyesi quarter which he refused to release for the people.

Already, the state Police Command has declared wanted 15 persons in connection with the incident, while one person has been arrested.

N1.7 bn Probe: House of Reps Back Down On Osinbajo |The Source

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VP Yemi Osinbajo

By Fola James

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo can at least breathe a sigh of relief following disclosure by the House of Representatives that he’s not the target of ongoing probe of the National Social Investment Programme, NSIP, responsible for providing support for Nigerians in times of crisis and natural disasters.

The programme, until recently is under Maryam Uwais, Special Adviser to the President on the NSIP.

It has now been domiciled under the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, created by President Muhammadu Buhari last year, headed by Hajia Sadiq Umar Farouq

The lawmakers are investigating the N1.79tn budgeted for the programme in 2019 and has summoned the immediate past Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun; the incumbent Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed; and Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development to make presentations.

Osinbajo has been variously mentioned as the target of the probe, even though the nation’s number two man has denied spending funds allocated to the agency, which his Office supervised between 2016 and 2019.

“The Office of the Vice President WAS NOT involved in financial transactions or the disbursement of funds for the SIPs.

The Ministry of Budget and National Planning, was in charge of all matters regarding financing, budgeting, procurement and disbursement of funds allocated and released for the N-SIPs,” Laolu Akande, the Vice President Spokesman said in a statement on Tuesday.

Speaking on the probe on Tuesday, Chairman,  House Committee on Public Accounts, Wole Oke, said Vice President Osinbajo is not being investigated over alleged misappropriation of NSIP funds.

The committee chairman said “By our records, the Office of the Vice President is responsible for policy formulation and monitoring of the National Social Investment Programmes.

We have it on record that the Ministry of Budget and National Planning handled all issues of procurement from 2016 to September 2019 when the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs was created.”

Osinbajo is not under probe, Oke said

According to him “A total of N1.79tn was budgeted for the programme, for which over N600m was expended.”

Our interest now is on the Home Grown School Feeding Programme and that is what the ministry is to give us records of procurement.We are not available for anybody to use to malign anybody. We want to put that on record that we are not investigating the office of the Vice President.”

Meanwhile, the Minister of Humanitarians Affairs and Disaster Management, Hajia Sadiq Umar Farouq has been criticised over her comment that no Nigerian was left out of the COVID 19 relief package by the federal government.

The country has over 200 million people, most of who reside in rural areas. “We didn’t get the packages,” many of them told the magazine.

 

Rivers: Wike Under Fire For Borrowing N18bn After N70bn FG Refund

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By Ola Samuel

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has come under ferocious attack from the All Progressives Congress, APC and critics of his administration over his decision to obtain N18 billion loan to construct a flyover and some road projects in Port Harcourt, the state’s capital.

The state’s currently owes it creditors N291.7 billion , the second biggest debt stock in the country, according to the Debt Management Office, DMO 2019 figure.

Wike’s critics say his administration does not need loans at this time when it has recently received over N70 billion refund from the federal government.

President Muhammadu Buhari had in July returned to the Wike administration funds used for the repairs and expansion of three federal roads and three flyover bridges. Among them was the dualization of the 41.26 km Rivers’ end of the 106.4 km Port Harcourt – Owerri federal highway and Airport-Isiokpo-Elele/Omerelu road.

Others are the reconstruction of Ikwerre Road, Port Harcourt from Education to Agip flyover junction and construction of flyover at Agip-Rumueme-Abacha roundabout and the construction of flyover on East-west road at Obiri-Ikwerre.

The reimbursement, critics of Wike said should have been used to develop and provide infrastructure in the oil bearing state.

The government need not borrow after receiving such humongous funds from the centre, according to close watchers of the state.

The state APC chapter on its part said the loan should be committed to providing jobs for the hundreds of unemployed youths.

But the government has defended the loan which it said will be used to build the fourth flyover in the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, to address traffic congestion in the area.

In a statement on Tuesday by its chairman, ogbonna Nwuke, the party said Governor Wike was taking the state adrift.

The APC “express our opposition to the use of a whooping sum of N18bn on the construction of a flyover and road expansion project in Port Harcourt.

“That kind of money can be used judiciously in developing cottage industries and creating jobs, which will engage our youths and strengthen the economy. Roads leading to most of our local government areas have completely packed up. They require to be fixed in order to end the misery of the people.

“To date, we remain a consumer state instead of a producer state, which depends solely on federal allocations. The government should fulfill its promise to embark on agriculture. Our people cannot continue to watch, while their contemporaries elsewhere are motivated by their state governments to engage in productive activities.”

An advocacy group, Network for Defense and Good Governance, NDDGG, had last month called on the federal government to ensure that the Rivers State government gives proper account of the N78.9 billion.

“The Rivers state government should publish details as to how it and what projects the N78.9 billion would be used for in line with Public Procurement Laws,” Sobomabo Jackrich, NDDGG convener stated in a statement in July.

Meanwhile critics of the government say the N78.9 billion refund is the biggest pay-out from the federal government to any state government by the Buhari administration, and should be chanelled into  life changing projects for the people of the state.

Breaking: Onigbongbo LCDA Chairman, Babatunde, Allegedly Dies Of Covid-19 |The Source

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Francis Babatunde Oke

By Akinwale Kasali

It came as rude shock to the All Progressives Congress, APC, Lagos State family and the entire Onigbongbo Local Council Development Area, when the news of the demise of Francis Babatunde Oke, the Executive Chairman of the LCDA broke.

He had been diagnosed of having Covid-19 Virus and was at the Gbagada Isolation Center before his health deteriorated and was transferred to St. Nicholas Hospital where he finally gave up the ghost this morning Wednesday August 12, 2020.

The death of Oke came just four days after the demise of late Senator Buruji Kashamu, who also died of Covid-19.

Oke becomes the fourth APC Politician to have died in the past eight weeks.

Breaking: Fani-Kayode Threatens To Dump PDP |The Source

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By Akinwale Kasali

Main opposition party,  Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, may lose one of its strongest voice.

Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has threatened to dump the Party, if the PDP National Working Committee takes the party structures in Cross River State away from Prof. Ben Ayade, the Governor of Cross Rivers state, and hand them over to another person

Fani-Kayode, in a statement on Wednesday, warned that if the PDP structures are taken away from Governor Ayade, and the Cross River Governor leaves PDP, many people,  including him, will leave.

The PDP chieftain wrote: “It would be a big mistake for the National Working Committee of the PDP to take the party structures in his state away from Ben Ayade, the Governor of Cross Rivers state, and hand them over to anyone else. If this is done and Ayade leaves the party, be rest assured that many of us will leave with him.

“You cannot, and must not, undermine a sitting Governor or attempt to humiliate him in his own state and before his people. Some of those that are advocating, and behind this nonsense, would never allow it to happen in their own states. A word is enough for the wise.

“No-one, no matter how big or powerful, should think that they own the PDP. If there is any attempt to undermine Ayade, it will spark off a crisis in the party that will split it right down the middle, and the consequences will not be limited to Cross Rivers state.”

LASG Launches LASWELL For Efficiency |The Source

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By Akinwale Kasali

The Lagos State Government has set the State’s first Employee Wellness Centre, LASWELL, in other to have an effective and efficient workforce.

According to the State’s Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola, “The Centre is structured to enhance the welfare of Lagos State Public Servants to function effectively, with the help of professionals, as well as ensure officers attain satisfactory standards of mental stability and emotional/psychological wellbeing.”

“The initiative is part of effort to promote comprehensive health system and ensure civil servants attain better mental health which underscores the high premium the present administration places on the wellbeing of its workforce in line with its THEMES Agenda, particularly at this present time when everyone is grappling with global health crisis of Covid-19 Pandemic.

“The idea to set up LASWELL came from me, having realized that in order to have a vibrant workforce, there was the need to address emotional, psychosocial and mild mental issues that might be confronting the employees,” he said.

Corroborating Muri-Okunola, the Honourable Commissioner, Ministry of Youth and Social Development, Segun Dawodu stated that the setting up of LASWELL by the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu was in accordance with the second pillar of the THEMES Agenda which is (Health and Environment).

“The timeliness of the setting of LASWELL would be well appreciated when viewed from the perspective of the ever increasing socioeconomic challenges being faced by Civil Servants as well as workplace related stresses and at challenges at the home front.

“It was observed that the rate of depression has assumed an alarming proportion in recent time, compelling individuals to resort to taking antidepressants, while others are becoming victims of suicidal tendencies. It is in order to rekindle hope in these individuals that LASWELL was brought to the door step of the employees.

“The fact that the rate of depression, hopelessness and lack of self-actualization has assumed unprecedented dimension in our society today is enough to invest in the system. As a responsible government, we cannot pretend to be uninterested in this. We are taking this step to nip the development in the bud,” he said.

Taraba Crisis: MURIC Alleges Christianization Plot By Gov. Ishaku |The Source

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Dairus Ishaku

By Akinwale Kasali

A Muslim Group has accused the Taraba State   Governor, Darius Ishaku of being responsible for the crisis in the State.

The crisis has led to the loss of several lives, and destruction of lives and properties.

Making this allegation is the Director of Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, who accused the  Governor of favouring Christians in his appointments, leading to lack of peace in the state. He saud the Governor is trying to Christanise the state.

MURIC, in a Statement  signed by Akintola, said Ishaku has refused to give Muslims and non-Jukuns political appointments, as well as denied them gainful employment in the state.

“Primordialism, parochialism, exclusivism, religious bigotry featuring preferrential consideration for Christians and the Jukun tribe over Muslims and other tribes in virtually every aspect of governance is what Muslims and non-Jukun tribes have been facing in Taraba State for the past five years.

“Taraba Muslims face discrimination when seeking admission into higher institutions. Scholarships are the exclusive preserve of Christians. Jobs are laundered through the churches and letters of reference from pastors and deacons are automatic passports for employment. Promotion from one grade to another is decided by virtue of faith. Even death benefits of Muslims are withheld while those of Christians are paid pronto,” the statement read.

“Governor Darius must be interrogated by MURIC. Nigerian Muslims want to know why ten out of the fourteen commissioners in the state are Christians when twelve out of the sixteen local governments are predominated by Muslim populations. Why are the vice chancellor, rector, provost and heads of the state-owned university, polytechnic, college of education, health technology institute and school of nursing Christians? Darius has a case to answer.

“Your Excellency, kindly explain to Nigerians why your Muslim subjects and non-Jukuns are considered not qualified to hold political posts. What is the minimum educational qualification to become eligible for the post of commissioner in Taraba State? What are the educational qualifications of those appointed to justify the exclusion of Muslims and other tribes?

“Mr. Governor sir, is it only the Christians in your state who are paying tax? If the Muslims and non-Jukuns are tax-payers, why do you exclude them from political appointments and employments? That is your exclusivism. Why must Christians alone sit on the common patrimony of the Taraba people through appointments and employments which are denied Muslims and non-Jukuns? That is your christianisation.

“Peace continues to elude your state because of this gross imbalance and open partiality. Only meritocracy and credibility can win peace. Taraba must set primordial sentiments like faith and ethnicity aside for the state to experience genuine peace and progress.

“MURIC appeals to other governors throughout the length and breadth of Nigeria to allow the composition and variety of their state’s population to truly reflect in the appointments and employments in their states, not only in matters of faith but also of ethnicity. Governors should not lean heavily towards their clans or religion at the expense of all others. This consideration should be without prejudice to merit.”

Akintola said that MURIC is not attacking Christianity but demand good governance and peaceful coexistence. He added that anybody who desires peace must realise that justice is important.

“No one denies one and enjoys the other at the same time. The reason for the industrial and technological progress in developed countries is their ability to pursue meritocracy. Workers are employed based on their qualifications and abilities, not on their religious and tribal affiliations while none is denied employment on the basis of his or her faith.

“In our concluding remarks, we invite Governor Darius Dickson Ishaku to unite citizens of his state by addressing the complaints of Muslims and non-Jukuns. We suggest the setting up of a Committee on Good Governance with a view to plugging the holes in Muslim and non-Jukun circles,” he said.

It would be recalled that MURIC also alleged that Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State had sold the State to Christians, alleging that there is lopsidedness in his appointment.

MURIC Denies Receiving $200,000 From ISWAP |The Source

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By Akinwale Kasali

Following accusations that the Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, led by Prof. Ishaq Akintola, is receiving funds from the Islamic State of West African Province, ISWAP, the Group has vehemently denied such allegation.

ISWAP, a terrorist group, in, or outside Nigeria, has been terrorizing the region, maiming, killing, raping and destroying properties, and is named one of the most dreaded Insurgent groups in Africa.

MURIC’s Group Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, made the denial in a statement, saying it was a blatant lie targeted at destroying the image of the Group.

Akintola described the allegation as illogical, adding that the group  always condemned every act of terror.

The group said it was a wicked concoction from the pit of Jahannam, adding that it has never had any contact with ISWAP or any terrorist group.

We remain committed to the unity and indivisibility of Nigeria,” the organization director said.

“The motto of MURIC is ‘Dialogue, Not Violence’. So how can we descend so low as to collect money from terrorists? Such lies will not fly.

The terrorists themselves know that we can never support them. How can they give us money? The allegation is dead on arrival.

The group, therefore, appealed to the Buhari-led Government to investigate the source of the information.

Former CBN DG: “I Don’t Talk Nonsense; Prominent Southerners To Be Killed; Serving Gov. Is B’Haram Commander |The Source

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Dr Mailiafia Obadiah

By Gideon Njoku,

A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr Mailiafia Obadiah, has caused an earthquake, almost, in the country.

In a very scary revelation made in a video recording, Obadiah, courageously, opened up on the murderous Boko Haram insurgents, insisting that they were still on phase one, and would soon migrate to phase two

The plan for Phase two is blood-cuddling. He says members of the sect would embark on a house to house killing of prominent Southerners in  Southern cities.

In 2022, he also revealed, a civil war would break-out in Nigeria.

Another shocking revelation he made was that a serving Governor in the North is a Commander of the insurgent group.

If in doubt, Dr Obadiah quickly reassures: “Take me seriously. I have a PhD from Oxford University. I am a Central Banker,  we don’t talk nonsense.”

He did not disclose the name of the Governor, but  said he spoke one on one with a couple of Boko Haram Commanders, and is aware they moved money, ammunition and logistics, using planes, during the lockdown.

He then confirmed what many people always suspected – that Boko Haram and Bandits are the same group. And for those who think the group could be starved of funds, he says: “They are not looking for money. They have more than enough money”.

Obadiah, a Developmental Economist, was the Presidential candidate of the African Development Congress in the 2019 Presidential election.

Nobody can confirm whether he was speaking as a Politician, or an honest, patriotic, and concerned Nigerian.

Following are Obadiah in his own words.

“Let me make some revelations because some of us, also, have our own intelligence networks.

“I have met with some of the bandits. We have met with some of their high Commanders, one or two of them who have repented. They have sat down with us, not once, not twice.

“They told us that one of the Northern Governors is the Commander of Boko Haram in Nigeria. Book Haram and Bandits are one and the same thing. They have a sophisticated network.

“During this lockdown, their planes were moving up and down, as if there was no lockdown, moving ammunition, moving logistics, moving money, and distributing them to all parts of the country.

“They are already in the South, in the rain forest of the South. They are everywhere. They told us that when they finish these rural killings, they will move to phase two.

“Phase two is to go into the urban cities, going from house to house, killing prominent people.

I can tell you this is the game plan.

“In 2022, they want to start a civil war in Nigeria.

“Don’t joke with what I am saying. I have a PhD from Oxford University. I am a Central Banker. We don’t talk nonsense. So, don’t joke with what I am telling you.

“I have this from the highest possible authority, higher authority of the Boko Haram.

“Their Commander is a current Governor in the North. They are not looking for money. They have more than enough money.

Many Nigerians are disappointed that Obadiah did not go to the authorities to report. They think he should make public the name of the Governor so that he could be named and shamed. “If he wouldn’t make it public, he should go to the authorities to disclose the person. Otherwise, he should be called in for questioning to disclose all he knows about the operations of the sect. He did not speak like a banker, or a patriot. He should be invited for questioning”, a disappointed too politician said.

At the time of writing this, nobody knows if security personnel have invited him or not.

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