Kenya to export 100,000 workers to Saudi Arabia

                                     

Kenya may soon export 100,000 workers to Saudi Arabia if negotiations between the two countries bear fruit while Qatar is willing to open its market for Kenyan meat.

These are some of the wins the government achieved when it received high-profile visitors from the two countries this week.

Emir of Qatar, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, was on a one-day State visit to Kenya on Tuesday and Saudi Arabia’s Commerce minister Majed bin Abdullah Al-Kassabi led a delegation of 70 people from the private sector and government officials for talks with Nairobi on Wednesday.

Resolutions seen by the Sunday Nation show that Saudi Arabia and Kenya agreed to work together on a number of issues.

However, it puts into question previous agreements Kenya has made with other countries.

EMPLOYMENT

In 2015, the government said it had secured 100,000 jobs in the United Arab Emirates and up to now nothing has been heard of the deal.

In the new deal with Saudi Arabia, the Middle East economic powerhouse, will negotiate with Kenya for skilled and semi-skilled workers such as nurses and technicians.

The two governments agreed to continue addressing the thorny issue of domestic workers who suffer in the hands of their employers in Saudi Arabia.

The Qataris agreed to put up Nairobi’s financial hub. Since 2014 Kenya has been angling to become Africa’s top financial hub but the lack of a legal framework has been a drawback.

The Emir and his delegation also agreed to support the completion of the Lamu Port South Sudan Ethiopia Transport Corridor project.

CRUDE OIL

The agreement on cultural corporation will focus on the reconstruction of Bomas of Kenya as a modern cultural and convention resort.

The upgrade has been in government’s plans for quite some time.

A team comprising Qatari government officials is expected in Nairobi in three weeks’ time for further discussions on these issues.

Separately, the Saudi Arabian delegation had a joint meeting with seven Cabinet Secretaries where it was agreed that a government-to-government agreement will soon be negotiated so that Kenya can purchase Saudi crude oil at subsidised prices.

“This is about continued engagement with a key Middle East country in securing opportunities for Kenyans.

The President recognises that he must continue to seek and deliver decent jobs for Kenyan people, and that’s exactly what he is doing,” Manoah Esipisu, the President’s spokesperson, said.

SAUDI RELATIONS

The meeting also agreed on the negotiation of a government-to-government agreement in order for Kenya to import fertiliser at cheaper rates from Saudi Arabia.

Mr Esipisu said President Kenyatta appointed Industrialisation Cabinet Secretary Adan Mohammed to be the focal point between Kenya and Saudi Arabia on all subjects of cooperation.

“Having one focal point in relations with Saudi Arabia also means that coordination will be much better, with Adan Mohammed taking responsibility for both success and failure. Now it is really getting on with agreements on all issues already identified,” Mr Esipisu added.

President Kenyatta pledged to visit Saudi Arabia in the coming months.

Source:http://www.nation.co.ke

Mike Pence arrives South Korea following North's failed launch

                               

Vice President of The United States of America,Mike Pence arrived in South Korea Sunday morning, landing at the U.S. Air Force's Osan Air Base just hours after North Korea's failed missile launch.

Pence's 10-day trip to the region also includes stops in Japan, Indonesia and Australia, with a stop in Hawaii on his return to the U.S. The trip follows the North's failed missile test, which was timed to the birth anniversary of the country's late founder and Saturday's military parade in its capital, Pyongyang. A U.S. aircraft supercarrier is also en route to the Korean Peninsula.

Why Jesus Was Hated and Put to Death

                                               

I’ve shared before my appreciation for pastor and writer Kevin DeYoung’s blog, as well as for his books, including The Hole in Our Holiness, What Does the Bible Really Teach about Homosexuality?, and his children’s book The Biggest Story.

With Good Friday gone and now Easter upon us, Kevin recently posted an answer to the question, “Why did they hate Jesus?” It’s common to hear people focus solely on the compassion and love of Jesus, and neglect the other parts of His character, including His holiness and wrath, sovereignty and lordship. Jesus was indeed a friend of sinners, but He was crucified for much more than that. The gentle, compassionate Jesus is also the Jesus who drove the merchant-thieves from the Temple and spoke condemnation against self-righteous religious leaders. Were Jesus as meek and mild and utterly tolerant as many think, He never would have been crucified. But His less popular qualities so outraged people that they nailed Him to a cross.

In particular what bothered the religious leaders was His bold claims about His identity, which they considered to be blasphemy:  He asserted Himself as God’s only Son, one with the Father, having come down from Heaven and destined to rule the universe as King, thus making Himself equal with God.

Here’s what Kevin has to say:

Why Did They Hate Jesus?

It is sometimes said that Jesus was killed on account of His inclusion and tolerance, that the Jews hated him for hanging out with sinners and tax collectors. This is the sort of sentiment which has a bit of truth to it, but only a tiny bit. No doubt, Jesus upset many of the Jewish leaders because he extended fellowship and mercy beyond their constricted boundaries. But it is misleading to suggest that Jesus was hated for simply being too doggone loving, as if his inspiring tolerance were the cause of his enemies’ implacable intolerance.

Take Mark’s Gospel, for example (because it’s the one Gospel I’ve preached all the way through). By my reckoning, Jesus is opposed once for eating with sinners (2:16), once for upsetting stereotypes about him in his hometown (6:3), a few times for violating Jewish scruples about the law (2:24; 3:6; 7:5); and several times for “blaspheming” or for claiming too much authority for himself (2:7; 3:22; 11:27-28; 14:53-64; 15:29-32, 39). As Mark’s Gospel unfolds, we see the Jewish leaders increasingly hostile toward Jesus. Although the fear of the crowds stays their hand for awhile, they still try to trap Jesus and plot his destruction (8:11; 11:18; 12:12; 12:13; 14:1: 15:3, 11). There is a lot the Jewish leaders don’t like about Jesus, but their most intense, murderous fury is directed toward him because he believes “I am [the Christ, the Son of the Blessed], and you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven” (14:62).

The four Gospels, as we might expect, emphasize different aspects of the Jewish opposition. Luke, for instance, makes more of Jesus’ identification with the society’s cast-offs as an issue for the Jewish leaders, while John makes more of Jesus’ unique status as God’s equal. But the basic outline is consistent in all four accounts. As Jesus’s reputation as a healer and miracle worker spreads, the crowds come to him in larger and larger numbers, prompting the elites to despise him more and more.  As a general rule, Jesus was popular with the masses (the exception being in his hometown of Nazareth), and as his popularity increased with the crowds, so did the opposition from the Jewish leaders.

The Jewish leaders disliked, and eventually grew to hate, Jesus for many reasons. Mark 15:3 says the chief priests “accused him of many things.” They were angry with him for upsetting their traditions and some of their scruples about the law. They looked down on him for eating with sinners and associating with those deemed unclean or unworthy. But most of all, they hated Jesus because he claimed to be from God, and as time went on, dared to make himself equal to God.

That’s why they hated him; that’s why the crowds turn on him; that’s why Jesus was put to death. The Jewish leaders could not recognize Christ’s divine authority and identity. Jealousy was no doubt part of it (Matt. 27:18). But deeper than that, they simply did not have the eyes to see or the faith to believe that Jesus was the Christ, the Son of the living God. That’s why in all four gospels, when the opposition against him reaches its climax, Jesus is not charged with being too welcoming to outsiders, but with being a false king, a false prophet, and a false Messiah (Matt. 26:57-68; Mark 14:53-65; Luke 22:66-71; and less clearly in John 18:9-24). They killed Jesus because they thought he was a blasphemer.

In the end, it was the implicit and explicit claims Jesus made to authority, Messiahship, and God-ness, not his expansive love, that ultimately did him in. This is not an excuse for our own hard-heartedness or a reason to distance ourselves from today’s “sinners and tax collectors.” We need Jesus’s example to set us straight. But we must put to rest the half-truth (more like a one-eighth truth, really) that Jesus was killed for being too inclusive and too nice. The Jewish leaders may have objected to Jesus’s far-reaching compassion, but they wanted him dead because he thought himself the Christ, the Son of the living God. If Jesus simply loved people too much he might have been ridiculed by some. But without his claims to deity, authority, and the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy, he likely would not have been executed.

So as we approach another Holy Week, let’s certainly talk about the compassion and love of Jesus (how could we not!). But if we don’t talk about his unique identity as the Son of God, we have not explained the reason for his death, and we have not given people reason enough to worship.

Written by Randy Alcorn

Randy Alcorn (@randyalcorn) is the author of over fifty books and the founder and director of Eternal Perspective Ministries

The Church In America is Dead

                                

Christian churches in America are social clubs. We do a nice job of providing excuses for people to exercise their instincts as a social animals. There are bowling teams, softball teams, basketball teams, the ladies auxiliary, youth groups and various boards on which to serve. We put on nice pot-luck dinners and serve coffee after worship services where members gather to discuss everything, except the content of the holy ritual they just attended. We discuss the sermon by noting it wasn't too boring, but the delivery could still use some work. We do a good job administering the rites of passage. Baptisms, confirmations, marriages and funerals legitimize our existence as religious institutions.

Indeed, the church should be a comfortable place where the soul can find rest and a sense of belonging. But it should also be a place where our human foibles are constantly challenged, where spiritual growth is front and center, where comfort does not become complacency, where the status quo is continually examined and questioned. Yes, like Jesus did.

While we may be well acquainted with the basic concepts of our particular denomination, what isn't clear is how they apply to "my" life - family, neighbors, co-workers, community, state, country and planet. Are we transformed by our church experience to deal with these issues as the "New Beings" we're supposed to be? Does the Gospel message really speak to the human soul, or is it just platitude - without any real practical application to life's complexities. What we understand on Sunday gets lost in the fog of daily life. That's because what we profess to believe has not been internalized in a way that raises our consciousness and deepens our commitment to living lives of holiness (wholeness = a fully integrated body, mind and soul).

The Christian church in America is not what it confesses to be. It's like a shell washed up on the shore. It displays a solid exterior, but internally it is devoid of the material needed to sustain viability. In other words, it's dead.

The ultimate proof? How else could Donald Trump, a candidate who so fervently embodies anti-christian beliefs and attitudes be elected President? His "Two Corinthians" comment aside, the president-elect doesn't even bother to feign a religious life or knowledge of Christian principles. His expressed values and attitudes embody the concept of "missing the mark", which is the original meaning of the word, "sin". We won't attempt to enumerate his transgressions here, since nearly every word and action bears witness. His contempt for Christian values is palpable.

The Church of God in The United States and Americans still live in a fairytale dream world that “AMERICA IS GOD’S OWN COUNTRY”.That is in the past

Now,look at what our President, Donald Trump is doing.America is becoming a caricature to the world because the Church in America is dead.

If churches were truly alive with the Christian message, they would have mounted a response so loud and vehement, the candidate would never have made it past the first primary. If Pastors took seriously their prophetic responsibility to speak for truth, their voices would have shaken churches from Spokane to Cape Cod. If individuals and congregations were actually infused with the Holy Spirit, their collective Christ consciousness would have reached out to enlightened the better angels of all Americans.

Here's what Jesus had to say:

You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and to the end of the earth. (Acts 1:8)

So where then was The Conference of Catholic Bishops - the same Bishops who otherwise never hesitate to declare positions on doctrine? Pope Francis has made it clear where he stands, but aside from criticizing Trump's comments on immigration, the Conference has been shamefully silent. And where were the family values-centric Evangelicals? Why were they silent about the President elect's adultery and his amenability to sexual assault?

Is the fear of changing cultural norms so great these Christian leaders would subvert their basic principles to the point of enabling one they would normally dismiss out of hand? Does their service to church doctrine, which prohibits abortion and denounces homosexuality, imprison their ability to recognize a greater danger to the world at large? If so, it is in its effect, a betrayal of Jesus' message and ministry. It is a betrayal by those who are supposed to be most responsible for the spiritual welfare of humanity.

"The church should stay of of politics!" they protest, "Our purpose isn't to influence." And the instant response is - "Then do it! Stay out of politics". But of course, that's not possible. We, all of us, religionist and atheist, Christian, Jew and Muslim are involved in politics, whether we want to be or not. Don't want to participate in the world of politics? Move to another planet!

In truth, many Christian leaders have no problem endorsing candidates. We've seen how Evangelicals are not shy about politicizing current events and extolling the virtues of selected politicians. Certainly positions taken by the Catholic Church on social issues have a political component, even if it isn't positioned that way.

Yet, the issues that contributed to the failure of conscience in the recent election, are really just symptoms of the church's deeper dis-ease. The real malady festers below the surface. It is a systemic dysfunction that dooms any effort to positively influence human attitudes and behavior. With the exception of a few little known protestant denominations, Christian churches remain enmeshed in a world view, theology and religious language that has not changed in five-hundred years. We've modernized the appearance of our buildings, but have neglected to transform the infrastructure.

It is precisely this cultural dislocation that is responsible for the church's present state of impotence. The election of Donald Trump was symbolic of that impotence - the ineffectiveness of the Body of Christ to engage the power of the Holy Spirit in confronting intolerance with an updated mythology (language & symbols) that effectively expresses the ideals of love and compassion. Even if good intentions are present, the means to effectively act on them is not. It's like trying to power a modern high-speed train with steam. No matter how much is generated, the train won't budge.

The Church needs to find a new voice - a new mythology - that speaks to the spiritual and emotional needs of the world today. Antiquated vocabularies and symbols no longer serve their function. The authoritarian hierarchical model on which churches have relied for centuries is no longer effective. Even some in the corporate world are beginning to understand this. Monolithic organizational structures are antithetical to the Gospel. Instead of following the business concept of bigger is better, churches need to become smaller, with as little bureaucracy and paid staff as possible. Using 12-step groups as a model would be a good start. Their minimalist self-supporting structure has worked well in keeping them focused and effective in their primary mission of supporting individuals for spiritual growth.

And so, the Church is left with a choice. It can either upgrade its software (mythology) to become more user friendly (relevant), or stay with a comfortably familiar but no longer effective way of healing the human heart and soul. Choosing the later means running the risk of empowering more Donald Trumps - or worse.

The spiritual needs of mankind haven't changed in two-thousand years, but the way to support those needs has to evolve. It's impossible to say whether or not having a mythology that effectively speaks to the spirit of the present day would have made any difference in the election. Nevertheless, it can be assumed that a Church which is more fully engaged in its mission to "preach the Gospel", would have responded in a way that was more attuned to its core principles.

The Gospel message calls for living at a higher level of consciousness, in a state of grace, with unconditional love, forgiveness, charity and peace that pases normal human understanding. We need every bit of that right here and now.

So everyone who proclaims love and forgiveness to the world, is one with the Spirit and holds the peace of eternity in their heart. Matthew 10:32, (RNV)

Written by Ron Nilson

Ron Nilson is a Retired, reformed capitalist, recovering consumer, artist, self-published poet, spiritual growth and animal rights advocate, Lutheran seminary graduate and Reiki master - originally from New Jersey, now living near the great urban experiment called Detroit with wife, dog and cat.

He can be reached through www.twitter.com/ron_nilson

BREAKING NEWS:Bombs hits Syria as 100 people killed

                       

About 100 people were killed in a car bomb explosion targeting pro-regime evacuees leaving besieged Syrian towns, a volunteer rescue agency said.

The blast, which struck buses of people who were leaving their towns as part of a rebel-regime swap, also injured 55 others in Rashidin, a suburb of Aleppo in northwestern Syria, according to Syria Civil Defense, also known the White Helmets

The convoy of buses, which were parked at the time, was carrying thousands of people from two regime-held but rebel-besieged villages in northwestern Syria, state-run media reported. People were evacuating two rebel-held towns in southwest Syria at the same time under a so-called Four Towns Agreement.

Video shown on Syrian state-run television showed heavily damaged and burned buses parked on the side of a road. People walked outside the buses, surveying the damage as well as bodies lying on the roadway and a grass median.

The evacuees, from the mainly pro-regime Shia villages of Al-Fu'ah and Kafriya, were bound for regime-held parts of Aleppo.

The state-run Syrian Arab News Agency reported the convoy continued, and the first buses arrived late Saturday in Aleppo. The buses headed to the Jebrin area for a temporary housing center equipped with food and medical supplies, SANA said.

No group has claimed responsibility.

The Abuse And Corruption of the Nigerian Church - Ijabla Raymond

                                

My friends and I who criticise religion do not want to offend religious people. We want to show how religion harms our society, and how our people are being abused and exploited in the name of religion. But there is no nice way to say to someone that their worldview is based on superstitions and therefore necessarily flawed. No matter how politely it is said there is bound to be someone who takes offence. There are many believers who have never heard alternative views and as such are unaware they are being abused and exploited. We write for these people. If our message sounds nonsensical to you then by all means ignore them.

The truth is that Jesus will not recognise the church in Nigeria in the form it exists today. It is a house filled with hypocrisy, greed, fraud, lies, pretensions, paedophilia, adultery, fornication, consumerism, and everything else that He preached against. Thieves are offered the front seats in church; recognition is accorded based on the size of one's tithes and offerings; pastors now specify the exact amount of offerings they want, and members run over themselves to be the first to make the payments and "claim" their blessings; the left hand is encouraged to see what the right hand gives so that the left hand feels "powered up" to out-donate the right hand; pastors are racing to acquire private jets and private universities, and to out-do one another in accumulating worldly possessions; their members come to church to show off their cars and clothes; the pastors have peddled the notion, to their own advantage, that prosperity and well-being are determined by how faithfully members pay their tithes and offerings; the amount of material possessions that one has is now perceived to be an indicator of one's spiritual well-being; pastor Adeboye was reported to have told his followers last month, "Let me tell you the truth, the only reason we still take offerings is to get you out of poverty. When you give offerings you’re sending money to heaven"; Catholic priests have earned a notoriety for sexually assaulting young boys under their care; and so on. Two examples will suffice:

The news broke out about some  years ago that Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo of COZA Ministries had been sleeping with a church member. The member had published a detailed account of the affair which circulated widely, to which the pastor had promised a "robust reply" shortly. It has been three years now and there has been no response, never mind a robust one. He has not even offered his church members an explanation or an apology. No one is perfect - we have all done things that we regret or are ashamed of. And we usually cannot reverse the hurt or damage that our actions have caused but accepting responsibility is an important step in acknowledging our wrong-doing, demonstrating remorse and showing that we have learnt from our mistakes. Pastor Fatoyinbo abused his position of trust when he promised his victim "I am gonna show you a level of Grace you never knew existed." Their sexual encounters were ostensibly consensual but it is often the case that a power differential exists in these kinds of relationships, rather like the sort between a boss and an employee in an office. Pastors have god-like statures and a cult-like following which can overwhelm some of their naive members. They minister to individuals who entrust them with their secrets especially at the most vulnerable moments of their lives. Pastors who abuse their positions of trust should be held accountable just as happens to secular leaders. The church has shown time and again that it cannot be trusted to hold its own accountable. But it is a wonder to me that people still attend COZA church and seek pastoral care from someone who says one thing but does the opposite, someone who is uninterested in leading by example, and someone who cannot be trusted to fulfil their pledge. Pastor Fatoyinbo has a duty to tell the people he leads the truth. He needs to publish hi his truth no matter how hard.

"We need N1 billion from ten people. If you are one of them, please see my personal Secretary after we finish today. We also need N100 million from those who can afford it, if you are in that category. Please see my personal Secretary as well." That was pastor Adeboye soliciting funds from his members in 2013 to build a church auditorium of mammoth dimensions (approximately 3km in length). To give a sense of perspective, $1 exchanged for approximately N150 at that time. This is the type of behaviour that breeds corruption in the church. I do not know how many people who have worked hard and honestly for their money would be willing to make those kinds of outrageous donations for a building that will yield them no returns. Readers will recall that the former CBN governor and current emir of Kano state, in what was perceived to be a veiled reference to pastor Adeboye, explained that some vested interest shielded the rogue banker, Erastus Akingbola (who allegedly siphoned N200 billion from the bank he ran) from prosecution. Pastor Adeboye projects an aura of humility and modesty. To be fair to him, he only owns one private jet, a Gulfstream airliner which allegedly cost him $65 million. He is rich enough to own more than one. But this is whilst many of his tithing members, whose donations pay for his "humble" and "modest" lifestyle, can barely feed themselves and their families. The irony is that the man he claims to emulate rode on a donkey and owned nothing. 

African countries rely a lot on external aid and charity. People like Bill Gates invest a chunk of their wealth to fund researches to help combat diseases in Africa. Our governments regard churches as charitable organisations and exempt them from paying taxes but our wealthy pastors plunder their followers and spend their spoils on self-indulgent existence. In my view, the time has come to end these tax-exempt privileges and to force religious houses to open up their books to scrutiny. Let judgment start from the house of God. They can run their businesses according to existing corporate laws, and members who donate to such ventures as private universities should become shareholders. This will lead to transparency and accountability.

The Nigerian church does not represent the poor. In fact, Pentecostal pastors of the prosperity-preaching kind actively dissociate themselves from poverty and poor people. You do not hear them talk about the poor state of education or healthcare system in Nigeria. You do not see them stand up for human rights or lead protests against policies that punish the masses but reward thieves. Rather than speak truth to power they collude with corrupt politicians to defraud the masses and profit themselves. It would be interesting to know what Jesus thinks of these pastors whose conduct is quite frankly indistinguishable from those of the Pharisees and Sadducees that He described as "brood of vipers" in His days.

Religion cannot reform the world. There appears to be a correlation between religion, poverty and corruption because the countries which top the corruption index are consistently those that have high religiosity and high poverty levels. There is a church on practically every Nigerian street yet our country sits at the top of the list of the most corrupt countries in the world. Religions teach that man is depraved and cannot help himself but this philosophy ignores the inherent goodness in man. All the advancements that have occurred in science, technology, medicine, architecture, archaeology, music, the arts, have happened because of man's goodness and desire to better his world. These innovations have happened in spite of religion, not because of it. The Catholic Church murdered many scientists and philosophers because they challenged it's core beliefs about our universe. Religions are inherently divisive - they are good at uniting their members but outsiders are treated with suspicion and disdain. And as the doctrinal differences between the different sects of a particular religion widen, so do the internal divisions increase e.g. Catholics and Pentecostals, Jehovah witnesses and Deeper Lifers, Shiites and Sunnis, hardly see eye to eye. The gods described in the Abrahamic holy books (Torah, Bible and Quran) are not worthy of emulation - they are vengeful and unforgiving; they murdered innocent children and carried out genocides of entire tribes of people; they endorsed slavery, misogyny and homophobia; they act hypocritically e.g. they tell humans to forgive their enemies but these gods won't forgive theirs (the devil). Religion does not make people good - believers are guilty of every single sin that their holy books accuse non-believers of.

The principles that underpin all religions are founded not on evidence, but on superstitions - virgin births, resurrections, miracle healing, animals that speak with perfect human diction, the belief in the existence of spirits, witches and gods. There is as much evidence for these as there is evidence that Santa Claus exists. These concepts are the products of the imaginations of uncivilised, primitive men and are not fit for the consumption of modern man. Groups like ISIS, Boko Haram, Taliban have provided us with snapshots of what happens when 21st century men regress to the mindset of the medieval men who authored their holy books.

Consider the progress that humanity would make if all the time and money spent on spreading superstitions are invested in medical research and improving the conditions of our existence. It could mean that the little child on life support machine right now battling the complications of malaria could be at school learning or playing on the fields. Superstitions cannot reform the world, nor can religion - because the latter is founded upon the former. Religion provides the perfect platform for unscrupulous men to capitalise on the fear peddled in scriptures to exploit billions of gullible people around the world. Religion is the opium of the masses - it thrives in impoverished societies because it peddles false hope. There is no magical man in the sky waiting for the right moment to send down deliverance. Donating your life-savings to pastors and churches will not immune you from illnesses, unemployment, road traffic accidents and other tragedies, but it will make the pastors stupendously rich and support their ostentatious and affluent lifestyles.

Ijabla Raymond is a medical doctor and he writes from the UK. He can be contacted at ijabijay@me.com or Ijabla.Raymond@facebook.com

Yakassai challenges President Buhari, governors to make salaries, assets public

                                         

                                                      Alhaji Tanko Yakassai 

In continuation of the call for openness and transparency, Elder statesman and Chairman of Northern Elders Council (NEC), Alhaji Tanko Yakassai has challenged President Muhammadu Buhari, state governors and Local Government Council Chairmen to publicly declare their salaries, allowances and security votes to establish their commitment to accountability and good governance.

Yakassai, who was reacting to the controversy between the Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Lawal Dogara; said there was need for accountability in government.

He said: “I regret that President Buhari did not carry out his pledge that he would publish the assets he declared. If he had done that it would have been a morale booster for the governors, members of the National and State Assemblies and other public office holders to follow suit.”

While contending that that would have established a pattern of behaviour for every public office holder, the elder statesman recalled that even though the President and Governor Nasir El-Rufai declared their assets, they didn’t publish the assets.

“They should make it public; this is what Nigerians are looking for. To know how much each person has before getting into public office. The amount the Speaker declared as his salary and allowances has been made public, with pictures of pay slips. It is now for whoever does not agree to come out with his own side of the story,” he said.

Yakassai stated: “When Dogara waged his challenge, he didn’t do it to El-Rufai alone. He said chief executives, and in fact when you are talking of chief executive officers, I think he is talking of the President, the governors and local government chairmen. They are the chief executive officers in this country.

“So the challenge is to all of them, not to one person. And if one out of 36 attempted to answer to that challenge, what about the President, the remaining 35 governors and local government chairmen; when are they going to declare their own?”

To read more,visit www.guardian.ng/news/yakassai-challenges-president-buhari-governors-to-make-salaries-assets-public/

How To Identify A Fake Police Officer

                            

Here are some tips to guide us to security consciousness...

1. Number tag of a real policeman must be six digits, less than six is fake.

2. Only female police officers have their numbers begin with "0", any policeman with number

beginning with "0" is fake.

3. Every policeman's name tag is woven to the shirt, no more removable name tags.

4. A distinction between the normal policeman and the SPY (supernumerary) police personnel is that a "SPY" number must be either three or four digits with the word "SPY" boldly inscribed on their uniform shoulder.

Please at night always roll up your windows in traffic, central lock your doors, be double sure they are true policemen, if they are not, be strong and speed off. Never get frightened. Be watchful, they are everywhere. Educate your family members and friends.

Good luck!!!

Written by Samguine