N320m Bugatti Veyron Car Spotted In Abuja, Nigeria (Picture)
One of the most expensive luxury cars in the world, Bugatti Veyron has been spotted in Abuja once again.
The wonder on wheels attracted passers by as the owner/driver tries to inflate the tires.
Just this last year, another one was spotted on the streets of Abuja. Bugatti Veyron costs a whopping N320 Million and for maintenance, it has to be flown abroad.
Plenty money dey for this country o!
This
week will mark the 15th anniversary of the death of the late military
ruler, General Sani Abacha, who died on June 8, 1998. Despite the
implacable hostility of his enemies, no fair-minded Nigerian can pretend
not to notice Gen.
Abacha’s remarkable record of achievements. There is no public
relations magic better than performance. Abacha’s performance will
remain the yardstick by which objective Nigerians would judge the late
military Head of State who took over the affairs of Nigeria at a point
the nation was facing imminent disintegration. His courage and
equanimity in the face of tough challenges are rare qualities among
leaders. In fact, he shocked many who originally under-estimated him,
critics that insisted Abacha had nothing to offer.
In the words of Woodrow Wilson, the late U.S. President, “an office
is what the officer makes of it.” Therefore, being a weak or strong
leader is a choice and Abacha chose the latter. He moved very fast to
save the nation from disintegration. Many Nigerians were going back to
their states of origin because of the apparent storm clouds of war
arising from June 12 political crisis of 1993.
Gen. Abacha wowed many critics that had doubted his capacity to
govern. To their shock, however, he held the country together and many
of those nervous Nigerians that went back to their states of origin
because of the fear of war had started to return to the states they
were doing business and earning a living. He had restored their
confidence that Nigeria would survive this temporary political
challenge, which he had inherited but handled skillfully. Holding
Nigeria together was Abachas’s first major political test. General
Abacha was like General Paul Kagame of Rwanda. They were two men that
took power in crises and restored their countries to stability at a
point the international community had predicted their collapse.
Abacha’s genuine effort to find a political solution to the late
Abiola’s detention was frustrated by members of the defunct National
Democratic Coalition (NADECO) who used Abiola to attract European Union
donations to “fight” for democracy. In 1995, General Abacha had offered
to release Abiola on bail, but the NADECO activists fooled the
billionaire businessman to reject the offer. Abiola’s eldest son, Kola,
was so angry at the rejection of the offer that he went to court,
seeking to sack his father’s lawyer, Chief G.O.K Ajayi. The lawyer and
NADECO were approaching the issue academically against political
reality. The bail offer by Abacha could have saved Abiola the inevitable
death that he suffered because of a heart attack.
NADECO members demonstrated incredible naivety. After urging Abiola
to declare himself President with a military ruler already in power,
their calculation was that the Western nations would automatically
declare diplomatic recognition to Abiola and isolate Abacha to render
his government illegitimate. To NADECO’S chagrin, that expectation
didn’t come to fruition. At that point, one would have expected the
NADECO leaders to re-evaluate their political strategy. They never did
and Abiola eventually died an avoidable death.
In the words of General Oladipo Diya, who was deputy to the late Head
of State, Gen. Abacha had assembled one of the finest cabinets. His
government was focused. Despite the limited sanctions on Nigeria, Abacha
didn’t enslave Nigeria to external borrowing. He refused to take
dictation from Western powers. The naira had enjoyed a favourable
exchange rate with the dollar, the pound sterling and other hard
currencies. Inflation was under control. A N3,000 salary under Abacha
was more valuable than a N50,000 salary today.
According to the late Professor of Economics, Sam Aluko, Gen. Abacha
was more patriotic and committed than his critics would have the courage
to admit. He said he was proud to serve Abacha because he had passion
for the well-being of ordinary Nigerians. The rehabilitation of the
railway system was a good example of Abacha’s commitment to ordinary
Nigerians.
In fact, the introduction of Vision 2010 committee of experts, headed
by Chief Ernest Shonekan, the former head of the Interim National
Government, was another example of Abacha’s commitment to the progress
of Nigeria. Strangely, most of the economic policy frameworks of the
former Obasanjo administration were ideas stolen from Abacha’s Vision
2010 without acknowledgement.
Before his death, Gen. Abacha was committed to introduce 25,000
housing projects across the country. Though he didn’t live long enough
to see his dream come true, the Gwarimpa housing estate, described as
the largest housing project in Sub-Saharan Africa, remains a testimony
to Abacha’s commitment to the provision of shelter for Nigerians.
A performing leader, however, doesn’t need many years in power to
prove himself. Within five years, the late Abacha had achieved what
other leaders couldn’t have accomplished in eight years or more. In
fact, a good record will always speak for itself. No amount of efforts
to vilify Abacha’s memory can successfully obscure or obliterate his
concrete record of performance. Gen. Abacha’s impressive record is
etched in brass, which no mischief by enemies can erase. —Saddiq, a political scientist, wrote from Abuja.
This
week will mark the 15th anniversary of the death of the late military
ruler, General Sani Abacha, who died on June 8, 1998. Despite the
implacable hostility of his enemies, no fair-minded Nigerian can pretend
not to notice Gen.
Abacha’s remarkable record of achievements. There is no public
relations magic better than performance. Abacha’s performance will
remain the yardstick by which objective Nigerians would judge the late
military Head of State who took over the affairs of Nigeria at a point
the nation was facing imminent disintegration. His courage and
equanimity in the face of tough challenges are rare qualities among
leaders. In fact, he shocked many who originally under-estimated him,
critics that insisted Abacha had nothing to offer.
In the words of Woodrow Wilson, the late U.S. President, “an office
is what the officer makes of it.” Therefore, being a weak or strong
leader is a choice and Abacha chose the latter. He moved very fast to
save the nation from disintegration. Many Nigerians were going back to
their states of origin because of the apparent storm clouds of war
arising from June 12 political crisis of 1993.
Gen. Abacha wowed many critics that had doubted his capacity to
govern. To their shock, however, he held the country together and many
of those nervous Nigerians that went back to their states of origin
because of the fear of war had started to return to the states they
were doing business and earning a living. He had restored their
confidence that Nigeria would survive this temporary political
challenge, which he had inherited but handled skillfully. Holding
Nigeria together was Abachas’s first major political test. General
Abacha was like General Paul Kagame of Rwanda. They were two men that
took power in crises and restored their countries to stability at a
point the international community had predicted their collapse.
Abacha’s genuine effort to find a political solution to the late
Abiola’s detention was frustrated by members of the defunct National
Democratic Coalition (NADECO) who used Abiola to attract European Union
donations to “fight” for democracy. In 1995, General Abacha had offered
to release Abiola on bail, but the NADECO activists fooled the
billionaire businessman to reject the offer. Abiola’s eldest son, Kola,
was so angry at the rejection of the offer that he went to court,
seeking to sack his father’s lawyer, Chief G.O.K Ajayi. The lawyer and
NADECO were approaching the issue academically against political
reality. The bail offer by Abacha could have saved Abiola the inevitable
death that he suffered because of a heart attack.
NADECO members demonstrated incredible naivety. After urging Abiola
to declare himself President with a military ruler already in power,
their calculation was that the Western nations would automatically
declare diplomatic recognition to Abiola and isolate Abacha to render
his government illegitimate. To NADECO’S chagrin, that expectation
didn’t come to fruition. At that point, one would have expected the
NADECO leaders to re-evaluate their political strategy. They never did
and Abiola eventually died an avoidable death.
In the words of General Oladipo Diya, who was deputy to the late Head
of State, Gen. Abacha had assembled one of the finest cabinets. His
government was focused. Despite the limited sanctions on Nigeria, Abacha
didn’t enslave Nigeria to external borrowing. He refused to take
dictation from Western powers. The naira had enjoyed a favourable
exchange rate with the dollar, the pound sterling and other hard
currencies. Inflation was under control. A N3,000 salary under Abacha
was more valuable than a N50,000 salary today.
According to the late Professor of Economics, Sam Aluko, Gen. Abacha
was more patriotic and committed than his critics would have the courage
to admit. He said he was proud to serve Abacha because he had passion
for the well-being of ordinary Nigerians. The rehabilitation of the
railway system was a good example of Abacha’s commitment to ordinary
Nigerians.
In fact, the introduction of Vision 2010 committee of experts, headed
by Chief Ernest Shonekan, the former head of the Interim National
Government, was another example of Abacha’s commitment to the progress
of Nigeria. Strangely, most of the economic policy frameworks of the
former Obasanjo administration were ideas stolen from Abacha’s Vision
2010 without acknowledgement.
Before his death, Gen. Abacha was committed to introduce 25,000
housing projects across the country. Though he didn’t live long enough
to see his dream come true, the Gwarimpa housing estate, described as
the largest housing project in Sub-Saharan Africa, remains a testimony
to Abacha’s commitment to the provision of shelter for Nigerians.
A performing leader, however, doesn’t need many years in power to
prove himself. Within five years, the late Abacha had achieved what
other leaders couldn’t have accomplished in eight years or more. In
fact, a good record will always speak for itself. No amount of efforts
to vilify Abacha’s memory can successfully obscure or obliterate his
concrete record of performance. Gen. Abacha’s impressive record is
etched in brass, which no mischief by enemies can erase. —Saddiq, a political scientist, wrote from Abuja.
This
week will mark the 15th anniversary of the death of the late military
ruler, General Sani Abacha, who died on June 8, 1998. Despite the
implacable hostility of his enemies, no fair-minded Nigerian can pretend
not to notice Gen.
Abacha’s remarkable record of achievements. There is no public
relations magic better than performance. Abacha’s performance will
remain the yardstick by which objective Nigerians would judge the late
military Head of State who took over the affairs of Nigeria at a point
the nation was facing imminent disintegration. His courage and
equanimity in the face of tough challenges are rare qualities among
leaders. In fact, he shocked many who originally under-estimated him,
critics that insisted Abacha had nothing to offer.
In the words of Woodrow Wilson, the late U.S. President, “an office
is what the officer makes of it.” Therefore, being a weak or strong
leader is a choice and Abacha chose the latter. He moved very fast to
save the nation from disintegration. Many Nigerians were going back to
their states of origin because of the apparent storm clouds of war
arising from June 12 political crisis of 1993.
Gen. Abacha wowed many critics that had doubted his capacity to
govern. To their shock, however, he held the country together and many
of those nervous Nigerians that went back to their states of origin
because of the fear of war had started to return to the states they
were doing business and earning a living. He had restored their
confidence that Nigeria would survive this temporary political
challenge, which he had inherited but handled skillfully. Holding
Nigeria together was Abachas’s first major political test. General
Abacha was like General Paul Kagame of Rwanda. They were two men that
took power in crises and restored their countries to stability at a
point the international community had predicted their collapse.
Abacha’s genuine effort to find a political solution to the late
Abiola’s detention was frustrated by members of the defunct National
Democratic Coalition (NADECO) who used Abiola to attract European Union
donations to “fight” for democracy. In 1995, General Abacha had offered
to release Abiola on bail, but the NADECO activists fooled the
billionaire businessman to reject the offer. Abiola’s eldest son, Kola,
was so angry at the rejection of the offer that he went to court,
seeking to sack his father’s lawyer, Chief G.O.K Ajayi. The lawyer and
NADECO were approaching the issue academically against political
reality. The bail offer by Abacha could have saved Abiola the inevitable
death that he suffered because of a heart attack.
NADECO members demonstrated incredible naivety. After urging Abiola
to declare himself President with a military ruler already in power,
their calculation was that the Western nations would automatically
declare diplomatic recognition to Abiola and isolate Abacha to render
his government illegitimate. To NADECO’S chagrin, that expectation
didn’t come to fruition. At that point, one would have expected the
NADECO leaders to re-evaluate their political strategy. They never did
and Abiola eventually died an avoidable death.
In the words of General Oladipo Diya, who was deputy to the late Head
of State, Gen. Abacha had assembled one of the finest cabinets. His
government was focused. Despite the limited sanctions on Nigeria, Abacha
didn’t enslave Nigeria to external borrowing. He refused to take
dictation from Western powers. The naira had enjoyed a favourable
exchange rate with the dollar, the pound sterling and other hard
currencies. Inflation was under control. A N3,000 salary under Abacha
was more valuable than a N50,000 salary today.
According to the late Professor of Economics, Sam Aluko, Gen. Abacha
was more patriotic and committed than his critics would have the courage
to admit. He said he was proud to serve Abacha because he had passion
for the well-being of ordinary Nigerians. The rehabilitation of the
railway system was a good example of Abacha’s commitment to ordinary
Nigerians.
In fact, the introduction of Vision 2010 committee of experts, headed
by Chief Ernest Shonekan, the former head of the Interim National
Government, was another example of Abacha’s commitment to the progress
of Nigeria. Strangely, most of the economic policy frameworks of the
former Obasanjo administration were ideas stolen from Abacha’s Vision
2010 without acknowledgement.
Before his death, Gen. Abacha was committed to introduce 25,000
housing projects across the country. Though he didn’t live long enough
to see his dream come true, the Gwarimpa housing estate, described as
the largest housing project in Sub-Saharan Africa, remains a testimony
to Abacha’s commitment to the provision of shelter for Nigerians.
A performing leader, however, doesn’t need many years in power to
prove himself. Within five years, the late Abacha had achieved what
other leaders couldn’t have accomplished in eight years or more. In
fact, a good record will always speak for itself. No amount of efforts
to vilify Abacha’s memory can successfully obscure or obliterate his
concrete record of performance. Gen. Abacha’s impressive record is
etched in brass, which no mischief by enemies can erase. —Saddiq, a political scientist, wrote from Abuja.
This
week will mark the 15th anniversary of the death of the late military
ruler, General Sani Abacha, who died on June 8, 1998. Despite the
implacable hostility of his enemies, no fair-minded Nigerian can pretend
not to notice Gen.
Abacha’s remarkable record of achievements. There is no public
relations magic better than performance. Abacha’s performance will
remain the yardstick by which objective Nigerians would judge the late
military Head of State who took over the affairs of Nigeria at a point
the nation was facing imminent disintegration. His courage and
equanimity in the face of tough challenges are rare qualities among
leaders. In fact, he shocked many who originally under-estimated him,
critics that insisted Abacha had nothing to offer.
In the words of Woodrow Wilson, the late U.S. President, “an office
is what the officer makes of it.” Therefore, being a weak or strong
leader is a choice and Abacha chose the latter. He moved very fast to
save the nation from disintegration. Many Nigerians were going back to
their states of origin because of the apparent storm clouds of war
arising from June 12 political crisis of 1993.
Gen. Abacha wowed many critics that had doubted his capacity to
govern. To their shock, however, he held the country together and many
of those nervous Nigerians that went back to their states of origin
because of the fear of war had started to return to the states they
were doing business and earning a living. He had restored their
confidence that Nigeria would survive this temporary political
challenge, which he had inherited but handled skillfully. Holding
Nigeria together was Abachas’s first major political test. General
Abacha was like General Paul Kagame of Rwanda. They were two men that
took power in crises and restored their countries to stability at a
point the international community had predicted their collapse.
Abacha’s genuine effort to find a political solution to the late
Abiola’s detention was frustrated by members of the defunct National
Democratic Coalition (NADECO) who used Abiola to attract European Union
donations to “fight” for democracy. In 1995, General Abacha had offered
to release Abiola on bail, but the NADECO activists fooled the
billionaire businessman to reject the offer. Abiola’s eldest son, Kola,
was so angry at the rejection of the offer that he went to court,
seeking to sack his father’s lawyer, Chief G.O.K Ajayi. The lawyer and
NADECO were approaching the issue academically against political
reality. The bail offer by Abacha could have saved Abiola the inevitable
death that he suffered because of a heart attack.
NADECO members demonstrated incredible naivety. After urging Abiola
to declare himself President with a military ruler already in power,
their calculation was that the Western nations would automatically
declare diplomatic recognition to Abiola and isolate Abacha to render
his government illegitimate. To NADECO’S chagrin, that expectation
didn’t come to fruition. At that point, one would have expected the
NADECO leaders to re-evaluate their political strategy. They never did
and Abiola eventually died an avoidable death.
In the words of General Oladipo Diya, who was deputy to the late Head
of State, Gen. Abacha had assembled one of the finest cabinets. His
government was focused. Despite the limited sanctions on Nigeria, Abacha
didn’t enslave Nigeria to external borrowing. He refused to take
dictation from Western powers. The naira had enjoyed a favourable
exchange rate with the dollar, the pound sterling and other hard
currencies. Inflation was under control. A N3,000 salary under Abacha
was more valuable than a N50,000 salary today.
According to the late Professor of Economics, Sam Aluko, Gen. Abacha
was more patriotic and committed than his critics would have the courage
to admit. He said he was proud to serve Abacha because he had passion
for the well-being of ordinary Nigerians. The rehabilitation of the
railway system was a good example of Abacha’s commitment to ordinary
Nigerians.
In fact, the introduction of Vision 2010 committee of experts, headed
by Chief Ernest Shonekan, the former head of the Interim National
Government, was another example of Abacha’s commitment to the progress
of Nigeria. Strangely, most of the economic policy frameworks of the
former Obasanjo administration were ideas stolen from Abacha’s Vision
2010 without acknowledgement.
Before his death, Gen. Abacha was committed to introduce 25,000
housing projects across the country. Though he didn’t live long enough
to see his dream come true, the Gwarimpa housing estate, described as
the largest housing project in Sub-Saharan Africa, remains a testimony
to Abacha’s commitment to the provision of shelter for Nigerians.
A performing leader, however, doesn’t need many years in power to
prove himself. Within five years, the late Abacha had achieved what
other leaders couldn’t have accomplished in eight years or more. In
fact, a good record will always speak for itself. No amount of efforts
to vilify Abacha’s memory can successfully obscure or obliterate his
concrete record of performance. Gen. Abacha’s impressive record is
etched in brass, which no mischief by enemies can erase. —Saddiq, a political scientist, wrote from Abuja.
This
week will mark the 15th anniversary of the death of the late military
ruler, General Sani Abacha, who died on June 8, 1998. Despite the
implacable hostility of his enemies, no fair-minded Nigerian can pretend
not to notice Gen.
Abacha’s remarkable record of achievements. There is no public
relations magic better than performance. Abacha’s performance will
remain the yardstick by which objective Nigerians would judge the late
military Head of State who took over the affairs of Nigeria at a point
the nation was facing imminent disintegration. His courage and
equanimity in the face of tough challenges are rare qualities among
leaders. In fact, he shocked many who originally under-estimated him,
critics that insisted Abacha had nothing to offer.
In the words of Woodrow Wilson, the late U.S. President, “an office
is what the officer makes of it.” Therefore, being a weak or strong
leader is a choice and Abacha chose the latter. He moved very fast to
save the nation from disintegration. Many Nigerians were going back to
their states of origin because of the apparent storm clouds of war
arising from June 12 political crisis of 1993.
Gen. Abacha wowed many critics that had doubted his capacity to
govern. To their shock, however, he held the country together and many
of those nervous Nigerians that went back to their states of origin
because of the fear of war had started to return to the states they
were doing business and earning a living. He had restored their
confidence that Nigeria would survive this temporary political
challenge, which he had inherited but handled skillfully. Holding
Nigeria together was Abachas’s first major political test. General
Abacha was like General Paul Kagame of Rwanda. They were two men that
took power in crises and restored their countries to stability at a
point the international community had predicted their collapse.
Abacha’s genuine effort to find a political solution to the late
Abiola’s detention was frustrated by members of the defunct National
Democratic Coalition (NADECO) who used Abiola to attract European Union
donations to “fight” for democracy. In 1995, General Abacha had offered
to release Abiola on bail, but the NADECO activists fooled the
billionaire businessman to reject the offer. Abiola’s eldest son, Kola,
was so angry at the rejection of the offer that he went to court,
seeking to sack his father’s lawyer, Chief G.O.K Ajayi. The lawyer and
NADECO were approaching the issue academically against political
reality. The bail offer by Abacha could have saved Abiola the inevitable
death that he suffered because of a heart attack.
NADECO members demonstrated incredible naivety. After urging Abiola
to declare himself President with a military ruler already in power,
their calculation was that the Western nations would automatically
declare diplomatic recognition to Abiola and isolate Abacha to render
his government illegitimate. To NADECO’S chagrin, that expectation
didn’t come to fruition. At that point, one would have expected the
NADECO leaders to re-evaluate their political strategy. They never did
and Abiola eventually died an avoidable death.
In the words of General Oladipo Diya, who was deputy to the late Head
of State, Gen. Abacha had assembled one of the finest cabinets. His
government was focused. Despite the limited sanctions on Nigeria, Abacha
didn’t enslave Nigeria to external borrowing. He refused to take
dictation from Western powers. The naira had enjoyed a favourable
exchange rate with the dollar, the pound sterling and other hard
currencies. Inflation was under control. A N3,000 salary under Abacha
was more valuable than a N50,000 salary today.
According to the late Professor of Economics, Sam Aluko, Gen. Abacha
was more patriotic and committed than his critics would have the courage
to admit. He said he was proud to serve Abacha because he had passion
for the well-being of ordinary Nigerians. The rehabilitation of the
railway system was a good example of Abacha’s commitment to ordinary
Nigerians.
In fact, the introduction of Vision 2010 committee of experts, headed
by Chief Ernest Shonekan, the former head of the Interim National
Government, was another example of Abacha’s commitment to the progress
of Nigeria. Strangely, most of the economic policy frameworks of the
former Obasanjo administration were ideas stolen from Abacha’s Vision
2010 without acknowledgement.
Before his death, Gen. Abacha was committed to introduce 25,000
housing projects across the country. Though he didn’t live long enough
to see his dream come true, the Gwarimpa housing estate, described as
the largest housing project in Sub-Saharan Africa, remains a testimony
to Abacha’s commitment to the provision of shelter for Nigerians.
A performing leader, however, doesn’t need many years in power to
prove himself. Within five years, the late Abacha had achieved what
other leaders couldn’t have accomplished in eight years or more. In
fact, a good record will always speak for itself. No amount of efforts
to vilify Abacha’s memory can successfully obscure or obliterate his
concrete record of performance. Gen. Abacha’s impressive record is
etched in brass, which no mischief by enemies can erase. —Saddiq, a political scientist, wrote from Abuja.
This
week will mark the 15th anniversary of the death of the late military
ruler, General Sani Abacha, who died on June 8, 1998. Despite the
implacable hostility of his enemies, no fair-minded Nigerian can pretend
not to notice Gen.
Abacha’s remarkable record of achievements. There is no public
relations magic better than performance. Abacha’s performance will
remain the yardstick by which objective Nigerians would judge the late
military Head of State who took over the affairs of Nigeria at a point
the nation was facing imminent disintegration. His courage and
equanimity in the face of tough challenges are rare qualities among
leaders. In fact, he shocked many who originally under-estimated him,
critics that insisted Abacha had nothing to offer.
In the words of Woodrow Wilson, the late U.S. President, “an office
is what the officer makes of it.” Therefore, being a weak or strong
leader is a choice and Abacha chose the latter. He moved very fast to
save the nation from disintegration. Many Nigerians were going back to
their states of origin because of the apparent storm clouds of war
arising from June 12 political crisis of 1993.
Gen. Abacha wowed many critics that had doubted his capacity to
govern. To their shock, however, he held the country together and many
of those nervous Nigerians that went back to their states of origin
because of the fear of war had started to return to the states they
were doing business and earning a living. He had restored their
confidence that Nigeria would survive this temporary political
challenge, which he had inherited but handled skillfully. Holding
Nigeria together was Abachas’s first major political test. General
Abacha was like General Paul Kagame of Rwanda. They were two men that
took power in crises and restored their countries to stability at a
point the international community had predicted their collapse.
Abacha’s genuine effort to find a political solution to the late
Abiola’s detention was frustrated by members of the defunct National
Democratic Coalition (NADECO) who used Abiola to attract European Union
donations to “fight” for democracy. In 1995, General Abacha had offered
to release Abiola on bail, but the NADECO activists fooled the
billionaire businessman to reject the offer. Abiola’s eldest son, Kola,
was so angry at the rejection of the offer that he went to court,
seeking to sack his father’s lawyer, Chief G.O.K Ajayi. The lawyer and
NADECO were approaching the issue academically against political
reality. The bail offer by Abacha could have saved Abiola the inevitable
death that he suffered because of a heart attack.
NADECO members demonstrated incredible naivety. After urging Abiola
to declare himself President with a military ruler already in power,
their calculation was that the Western nations would automatically
declare diplomatic recognition to Abiola and isolate Abacha to render
his government illegitimate. To NADECO’S chagrin, that expectation
didn’t come to fruition. At that point, one would have expected the
NADECO leaders to re-evaluate their political strategy. They never did
and Abiola eventually died an avoidable death.
In the words of General Oladipo Diya, who was deputy to the late Head
of State, Gen. Abacha had assembled one of the finest cabinets. His
government was focused. Despite the limited sanctions on Nigeria, Abacha
didn’t enslave Nigeria to external borrowing. He refused to take
dictation from Western powers. The naira had enjoyed a favourable
exchange rate with the dollar, the pound sterling and other hard
currencies. Inflation was under control. A N3,000 salary under Abacha
was more valuable than a N50,000 salary today.
According to the late Professor of Economics, Sam Aluko, Gen. Abacha
was more patriotic and committed than his critics would have the courage
to admit. He said he was proud to serve Abacha because he had passion
for the well-being of ordinary Nigerians. The rehabilitation of the
railway system was a good example of Abacha’s commitment to ordinary
Nigerians.
In fact, the introduction of Vision 2010 committee of experts, headed
by Chief Ernest Shonekan, the former head of the Interim National
Government, was another example of Abacha’s commitment to the progress
of Nigeria. Strangely, most of the economic policy frameworks of the
former Obasanjo administration were ideas stolen from Abacha’s Vision
2010 without acknowledgement.
Before his death, Gen. Abacha was committed to introduce 25,000
housing projects across the country. Though he didn’t live long enough
to see his dream come true, the Gwarimpa housing estate, described as
the largest housing project in Sub-Saharan Africa, remains a testimony
to Abacha’s commitment to the provision of shelter for Nigerians.
A performing leader, however, doesn’t need many years in power to
prove himself. Within five years, the late Abacha had achieved what
other leaders couldn’t have accomplished in eight years or more. In
fact, a good record will always speak for itself. No amount of efforts
to vilify Abacha’s memory can successfully obscure or obliterate his
concrete record of performance. Gen. Abacha’s impressive record is
etched in brass, which no mischief by enemies can erase. —Saddiq, a political scientist, wrote from Abuja.
This
week will mark the 15th anniversary of the death of the late military
ruler, General Sani Abacha, who died on June 8, 1998. Despite the
implacable hostility of his enemies, no fair-minded Nigerian can pretend
not to notice Gen.
Abacha’s remarkable record of achievements. There is no public
relations magic better than performance. Abacha’s performance will
remain the yardstick by which objective Nigerians would judge the late
military Head of State who took over the affairs of Nigeria at a point
the nation was facing imminent disintegration. His courage and
equanimity in the face of tough challenges are rare qualities among
leaders. In fact, he shocked many who originally under-estimated him,
critics that insisted Abacha had nothing to offer.
In the words of Woodrow Wilson, the late U.S. President, “an office
is what the officer makes of it.” Therefore, being a weak or strong
leader is a choice and Abacha chose the latter. He moved very fast to
save the nation from disintegration. Many Nigerians were going back to
their states of origin because of the apparent storm clouds of war
arising from June 12 political crisis of 1993.
Gen. Abacha wowed many critics that had doubted his capacity to
govern. To their shock, however, he held the country together and many
of those nervous Nigerians that went back to their states of origin
because of the fear of war had started to return to the states they
were doing business and earning a living. He had restored their
confidence that Nigeria would survive this temporary political
challenge, which he had inherited but handled skillfully. Holding
Nigeria together was Abachas’s first major political test. General
Abacha was like General Paul Kagame of Rwanda. They were two men that
took power in crises and restored their countries to stability at a
point the international community had predicted their collapse.
Abacha’s genuine effort to find a political solution to the late
Abiola’s detention was frustrated by members of the defunct National
Democratic Coalition (NADECO) who used Abiola to attract European Union
donations to “fight” for democracy. In 1995, General Abacha had offered
to release Abiola on bail, but the NADECO activists fooled the
billionaire businessman to reject the offer. Abiola’s eldest son, Kola,
was so angry at the rejection of the offer that he went to court,
seeking to sack his father’s lawyer, Chief G.O.K Ajayi. The lawyer and
NADECO were approaching the issue academically against political
reality. The bail offer by Abacha could have saved Abiola the inevitable
death that he suffered because of a heart attack.
NADECO members demonstrated incredible naivety. After urging Abiola
to declare himself President with a military ruler already in power,
their calculation was that the Western nations would automatically
declare diplomatic recognition to Abiola and isolate Abacha to render
his government illegitimate. To NADECO’S chagrin, that expectation
didn’t come to fruition. At that point, one would have expected the
NADECO leaders to re-evaluate their political strategy. They never did
and Abiola eventually died an avoidable death.
In the words of General Oladipo Diya, who was deputy to the late Head
of State, Gen. Abacha had assembled one of the finest cabinets. His
government was focused. Despite the limited sanctions on Nigeria, Abacha
didn’t enslave Nigeria to external borrowing. He refused to take
dictation from Western powers. The naira had enjoyed a favourable
exchange rate with the dollar, the pound sterling and other hard
currencies. Inflation was under control. A N3,000 salary under Abacha
was more valuable than a N50,000 salary today.
According to the late Professor of Economics, Sam Aluko, Gen. Abacha
was more patriotic and committed than his critics would have the courage
to admit. He said he was proud to serve Abacha because he had passion
for the well-being of ordinary Nigerians. The rehabilitation of the
railway system was a good example of Abacha’s commitment to ordinary
Nigerians.
In fact, the introduction of Vision 2010 committee of experts, headed
by Chief Ernest Shonekan, the former head of the Interim National
Government, was another example of Abacha’s commitment to the progress
of Nigeria. Strangely, most of the economic policy frameworks of the
former Obasanjo administration were ideas stolen from Abacha’s Vision
2010 without acknowledgement.
Before his death, Gen. Abacha was committed to introduce 25,000
housing projects across the country. Though he didn’t live long enough
to see his dream come true, the Gwarimpa housing estate, described as
the largest housing project in Sub-Saharan Africa, remains a testimony
to Abacha’s commitment to the provision of shelter for Nigerians.
A performing leader, however, doesn’t need many years in power to
prove himself. Within five years, the late Abacha had achieved what
other leaders couldn’t have accomplished in eight years or more. In
fact, a good record will always speak for itself. No amount of efforts
to vilify Abacha’s memory can successfully obscure or obliterate his
concrete record of performance. Gen. Abacha’s impressive record is
etched in brass, which no mischief by enemies can erase. —Saddiq, a political scientist, wrote from Abuja.
This
week will mark the 15th anniversary of the death of the late military
ruler, General Sani Abacha, who died on June 8, 1998. Despite the
implacable hostility of his enemies, no fair-minded Nigerian can pretend
not to notice Gen.
Abacha’s remarkable record of achievements. There is no public
relations magic better than performance. Abacha’s performance will
remain the yardstick by which objective Nigerians would judge the late
military Head of State who took over the affairs of Nigeria at a point
the nation was facing imminent disintegration. His courage and
equanimity in the face of tough challenges are rare qualities among
leaders. In fact, he shocked many who originally under-estimated him,
critics that insisted Abacha had nothing to offer.
In the words of Woodrow Wilson, the late U.S. President, “an office
is what the officer makes of it.” Therefore, being a weak or strong
leader is a choice and Abacha chose the latter. He moved very fast to
save the nation from disintegration. Many Nigerians were going back to
their states of origin because of the apparent storm clouds of war
arising from June 12 political crisis of 1993.
Gen. Abacha wowed many critics that had doubted his capacity to
govern. To their shock, however, he held the country together and many
of those nervous Nigerians that went back to their states of origin
because of the fear of war had started to return to the states they
were doing business and earning a living. He had restored their
confidence that Nigeria would survive this temporary political
challenge, which he had inherited but handled skillfully. Holding
Nigeria together was Abachas’s first major political test. General
Abacha was like General Paul Kagame of Rwanda. They were two men that
took power in crises and restored their countries to stability at a
point the international community had predicted their collapse.
Abacha’s genuine effort to find a political solution to the late
Abiola’s detention was frustrated by members of the defunct National
Democratic Coalition (NADECO) who used Abiola to attract European Union
donations to “fight” for democracy. In 1995, General Abacha had offered
to release Abiola on bail, but the NADECO activists fooled the
billionaire businessman to reject the offer. Abiola’s eldest son, Kola,
was so angry at the rejection of the offer that he went to court,
seeking to sack his father’s lawyer, Chief G.O.K Ajayi. The lawyer and
NADECO were approaching the issue academically against political
reality. The bail offer by Abacha could have saved Abiola the inevitable
death that he suffered because of a heart attack.
NADECO members demonstrated incredible naivety. After urging Abiola
to declare himself President with a military ruler already in power,
their calculation was that the Western nations would automatically
declare diplomatic recognition to Abiola and isolate Abacha to render
his government illegitimate. To NADECO’S chagrin, that expectation
didn’t come to fruition. At that point, one would have expected the
NADECO leaders to re-evaluate their political strategy. They never did
and Abiola eventually died an avoidable death.
In the words of General Oladipo Diya, who was deputy to the late Head
of State, Gen. Abacha had assembled one of the finest cabinets. His
government was focused. Despite the limited sanctions on Nigeria, Abacha
didn’t enslave Nigeria to external borrowing. He refused to take
dictation from Western powers. The naira had enjoyed a favourable
exchange rate with the dollar, the pound sterling and other hard
currencies. Inflation was under control. A N3,000 salary under Abacha
was more valuable than a N50,000 salary today.
According to the late Professor of Economics, Sam Aluko, Gen. Abacha
was more patriotic and committed than his critics would have the courage
to admit. He said he was proud to serve Abacha because he had passion
for the well-being of ordinary Nigerians. The rehabilitation of the
railway system was a good example of Abacha’s commitment to ordinary
Nigerians.
In fact, the introduction of Vision 2010 committee of experts, headed
by Chief Ernest Shonekan, the former head of the Interim National
Government, was another example of Abacha’s commitment to the progress
of Nigeria. Strangely, most of the economic policy frameworks of the
former Obasanjo administration were ideas stolen from Abacha’s Vision
2010 without acknowledgement.
Before his death, Gen. Abacha was committed to introduce 25,000
housing projects across the country. Though he didn’t live long enough
to see his dream come true, the Gwarimpa housing estate, described as
the largest housing project in Sub-Saharan Africa, remains a testimony
to Abacha’s commitment to the provision of shelter for Nigerians.
A performing leader, however, doesn’t need many years in power to
prove himself. Within five years, the late Abacha had achieved what
other leaders couldn’t have accomplished in eight years or more. In
fact, a good record will always speak for itself. No amount of efforts
to vilify Abacha’s memory can successfully obscure or obliterate his
concrete record of performance. Gen. Abacha’s impressive record is
etched in brass, which no mischief by enemies can erase. —Saddiq, a political scientist, wrote from Abuja.
This embarrassing incident occur on Friday 9th of June, 2013. According to source, after the fail attempt of sex with a female student of the Department of Theatre Arts, Delta State University, the lecturer went ahead to the police station to report that he has been kidnapped and molested by some group of students which lead to the exposure of this photos.
We learnt that the lecturer threatens to fail the student in his after failing her for previous years if she refuses to have sex with him (the lecturer).
The student insisted that the act should be done in her apartment instead of a hotel where the lecturer was caught red handed with answer booklet for the student to re-write the exam and pass her after sex.
This is a sounding warning to all other lecturers out there.
The lecturer claimed he was kidnapped, but the question now is, what was he doing with answer booklets shown in the first photo in the girl's room and second photo?
On Saturday 8th June, 2013, Ghanaian football star, Michael Essien hosted a charity football match in Accra, Ghana aptly tagged the “Michael Essien Game of Hope”. The event saw some of the world’s biggest football stars, past and present in attendance; some of which include JJ Okocha, Michael Ballack, Florent Malouda, Marcello Vieira and Djibril Cisse.
As part of the schedule, there was a concert and cocktail party which was hosted by UK-based comedian Eddie Kadi and saw performances from the likes of R2Bees, Efya, Sarkodie and Awilo Longomba.
But, they weren’t the only performances of the night, as Footballers Emmanuel Adebayor, Michael Essien, Florent Malouda, Djibril Cisse,Emmanuel Eboue and more hit the stage to show off their dance moves.
To see the dance moves, check around
the 1:52 & 6.50 points to see which African footballer has got it.
Also, see photos of their Ghanaian visit after the video.
