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There are indications that last Saturday’s closed-door meeting between former Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, and the National Leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, may have been a strategic move ahead of the 2027 elections.
The high-profile meeting, which took place at Aregbesola’s residence in Lagos, has fueled speculations of a possible political alignment between the two heavyweights.
Although details of the discussion remain undisclosed, insiders suggest that Kwankwaso is exploring ways to strengthen his political influence in the South-West, leveraging Aregbesola’s estrangement from President Bola Tinubu and his recent exit from the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Kwankwaso Seeks South-West Inroads
A source within the Kwankwasiya camp, who spoke anonymously with Punch, revealed that Kwankwaso is keen on breaking into the South-West, particularly in states where Tinubu’s dominance remains strong.
“It is no secret that Kwankwaso has long sought to expand his political influence beyond the North. However, many influential figures in the South-West are loyal to Tinubu. Aregbesola presents an opportunity for him to rekindle his dream of capturing the region, particularly in Lagos and Osun, where Aregbesola commands significant clout,” the source stated.
The development comes amid rising tensions within the APC in Osun State, where the Aregbesola-backed political group, Omoluabi Progressives, recently announced its exit, citing victimisation by the party’s mainstream leadership.
This move has sparked speculation over Aregbesola’s next political move, especially with his strained relationship with Tinubu in recent years.
NNPP Confirms Talks With Aregbesola
In an interview with Punch, NNPP National Publicity Secretary, Ladipo Johnson, confirmed that the meeting between Aregbesola and Kwankwaso was part of efforts to “build bridges across the Niger” and strengthen the party’s base ahead of 2027.
“All the cards are on the table. If it were left to Kwankwaso, nothing would have leaked to the media. These are still early-stage discussions. However, as you may have noticed, Aregbesola has also been meeting with various political figures. So, it’s not just about him and Kwankwaso. They are, however, two prominent individuals in the evolving political landscape,” Johnson stated.
When asked whether Aregbesola might align with the North to work against Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027, Johnson emphasized that the former Osun governor does not require an invitation to stake his claim in any political movement.
He also dismissed the idea that Tinubu’s allies could intimidate Aregbesola, describing him as a formidable grassroots politician with deep-rooted structures in Osun, Lagos, and across Yorubaland.
“Didn’t he oppose Tinubu in 2023? He did, and the sky didn’t fall. Now that he is no longer in the APC, he is politically free. Aregbesola played a major role in Tinubu’s political machinery for years. He was the driving force behind many of Tinubu’s successful campaigns, especially in Lagos. It is well known that in the past, Tinubu could barely move through Alimosho without Aregbesola,” Johnson said.
He further noted that both Kwankwaso and Aregbesola are known for their grassroots approach to politics, adding that whether or not either of them contests in 2027, their influence will be a game-changer for any political group or candidate they choose to support.
“At the moment, I don’t think Aregbesola is planning to contest any position. But he would be a massive ally in the South for Kwankwaso. If they don’t run, they will still dramatically impact whichever candidates or parties they align with. It’s still early days, and many things will crystallise by the last quarter of this year or next,” Johnson added.
The Cyber Cell of Delhi Police, India, has arrested a Nigerian national, Patrick Ngomere, for allegedly hacking the email account of the Family Care Pvt. Limited, a pharmaceutical company, and fraudulently syphoning off Rs 11.73 lakh.
The suspect, also accused of residing in India without a valid visa, is believed to be part of a larger syndicate engaged in various cyber frauds across the country.
PUNCH Metro learnt on Sunday from the Indian online news platform, Millennium Post, that, according to a report by the country’s National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal on Friday, the suspect had confessed to the crime.
Using XE.com, a currency conversion platform, the Rs11.73 lakh (Rs1,173,000) the suspect syphoned from the pharmaceutical firm is equivalent to $13,361
Ngomere, a Greater Noida resident, was caught in a police trap near an ATM after his mobile phone was found to be linked to the fraudulent bank account.
The report states that the scam allegedly began on December 10 when the pharmaceutical company received an email impersonating its vendor, Accent Pharma, requesting payment to a new bank account.
Unaware of the fraudulent email, the pharmaceutical company allegedly transferred Rs 11.76 lakh, PUNCH Metro learnt.
Our correspondent gathered that the firm discovered the email had been hacked only after making the payment and conducting verification. This prompted a thorough investigation by the country’s cyber fraud unit.
The report read, “Investigators traced the hacked email to Nigeria and tracked the money to a Manipur bank account. Surveillance footage led to Ngomere’s arrest.
“He was found without a valid Indian visa and is suspected to be part of a larger syndicate. An FIR has been registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Foreigners Act. Investigations continue.”
In January 2025, PUNCH Metro reported that the Kuwait General Department of Criminal Investigation in Ahmadi Governorate had arrested two Nigerian nationals for armed robbery.
The suspects were arrested within 24 hours after robbing an exchange office in Mahboula, a district in southern Kuwait City.
They allegedly stole foreign currencies totalling 4,600 Kuwaiti Dinars, equivalent to approximately $14,918.69 based on the currencyconvertonline.com exchange rate.
The Forum of Chief Executive Officers of State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Boards, Agencies, and Commissions has raised an alarm that thousands of Nigerian intending pilgrims may not perform the 2025 Hajj because the Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Professor Abdullahi Saleh Usman, cancelled the Masha’ir contract.
The forum‘s secretary and Executive Secretary of Adamawa State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Abubakar Salihu, who spoke on behalf of the forum, raised the alarm in an interview with journalists on Sunday.
The forum comprises the chief executives of all the State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Boards, Agencies, and Commissions in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Mr Salihu said the NAHCON chairman’s purported cancellation of the contract signed with Saudi service provider Mashariq AL-Dhahabiah may deny Nigerians visas for the 2025 Hajj, barring them from the Muslim holy pilgrimage.
“It has become necessary and expedient to inform the general public that should Nigerian intending pilgrims miss out on the 2025 Hajj; they should hold the NAHCON chairman responsible. They should not blame the state pilgrims‘ boards. The NAHCON chairman should be blamed,” the forum’s secretary said.
Mr Salihu lamented that “it is unfortunate that after painstakingly selecting and signing Masha’ir’s contract agreement with Mashariq Al-Dhahabiah, the NAHCON chairman single-handedly cancelled the contract via electronic portal.”
He said the cancellation of the Masha’ir contracts “would deny Nigerian pilgrims access to process their visa in the Saudi E-Tract platform, thereby denying them the right to perform Hajj which they have paid for.”
The forum secretary explained that the forum leadership met with NAHCON executives between January 15 – and 17 to select Mashariq Al-Dhahabiah to serve state quota pilgrims in Muna, Arafat and Muzdalifah. The selected Rawaf Mina will serve VIP pilgrims.
“After the meeting, NAHCON signed the contract and gave the service provider the go-ahead to execute it. Mashariq Al-Dhahabiah reflected the contact information on various Saudi Arabian Hajj agencies‘ platforms. – that includes NUSUK and E-Tract,” he said.
He said, “It is appalling to just wake up and realise that the Hajj commission chairman has cancelled the contracts we worked on and approved without recourse to us. This is unacceptable.”
The forum wondered why NAHCON would allow the tour operators, with less than 20 per cent of Nigerian pilgrims, to pick a service provider of their choice and denied the states, with over 80 per cent of the 95,000 pilgrims, to select their option.
He said the chairman’s action implies that “our pilgrims cannot access their visa in the E-Tract uploaded by Mashariq Al-Dhahabiah henceforth. And even if NAHCON engages another service provider now, the new service provider can’t access the E-Tract platform.”
Mr Salihu said Mashariq Al-Dhahabiah would certainly seek arbitration for violating the contract agreements it signed with Nigeria, which may jeopardise Nigerian pilgrims‘ participation in the 2025 Hajj.
He said the service provider was selected from five others after three days of thorough and careful cost and material analysis. He said the state pilgrims boards rejected Ithraa Al Khair, a service provider that shortchanged Nigerian pilgrims and rendered poor services to them in 2022, 2023 and 2024, despite efforts to impose it on them.
Mashariq Al-Dhahabiah is a veteran service provider whose chairman and management team provided excellent services to Nigerian pilgrims between 2015 to 2019.
The state pilgrims‘ boards and NAHCON’s selection of Mashariq Al-Dhahabiah have secured a $200 reduction for each pilgrim in the Hajj fare.
Based on the contracts signed with service providers, NAHCON was expected to make payments as soon as it uploaded funds to its portal.
About 50,000 Nigerians are expected to perform this year’s Hajj under the state quota, with another quarter of that number under the tour operators quota.
This newspaper gathered that the NAHCON chairman is on his way to Saudi Arabia to appoint another shoddy service provider that has never served African pilgrims, let alone Nigeria’s — to the detriment of Nigerian pilgrims.
Another commission official who spoke in confidence said petitions have already been sent to investigative agencies to probe the contract cancellation. He urged the Attorney General and Minister of Justice Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, to intervene in this Masha’ir contract saga to save Nigeria from the P&ID and Mambilla/Sunrise- like scandals and embarrassment.
When contacted, the spokesperson of the Hajj commission, Fatima Sanda Usara, couldn’t comment because she wasn’t briefed on the issue.
The Rivers State Police Command has detained one of its operatives for allegedly shooting and killing a father of six, Bright Egbule, at Omagwa community in Ikwerre local government area of the state.
Youths of Omagwa community, who were protesting the killing of Egbule, in the early hours of Sunday, blocked the Port Harcourt-Owerri Road with the corpse of the deceased.
Their action, LEADERSHIP learnt, was based on the fact that they were prevented from dumping the corpse of the deceased at the Omagwa Police Station.
Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Grace Iringe-Koko, in a short message service (SMS) sent to journalists, said the corpse of the victim has been deposited at the morgue while normalcy has returned to the community.
Iringe-Koko said: “The command is aware, and the CP (Commissioner of Police) is on top of the situation. Normalcy has now been restored, and adequate security is present on the ground to prevent any breach of peace.
“The corpse has been deposited at the morgue while the police officer has been detained while investigation ongoing please.”
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) says its commitment to strengthening national security is yielding results.
In a statement issued on Sunday, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, force spokesperson, said officers recently carried out a series of operations across the country resulting in the arrest of a suspect concealing firearm and live ammunition in a transistor radio.
Adejobi said the officers of the Lagos police command arrested the suspect identified as Wisdom Obi at the Abule-Ado axis of the state.
He said the 24-year-old suspect was riding an unregistered motorcycle when he was stopped during routine checks.
“Upon searching the suspect, a brownie pistol along with 13 rounds of live ammunition was discovered concealed within an MP3 radio. The suspect was taken into custody, with the motorcycle and recovered items documented as exhibits, while investigation continues,” the statement reads.
In a separate operation on the same day, a team from the Orile Iganmu division apprehended four alleged traffic robbers identified as Kadir Ibrahim, Ifeanyi John, Oduwole Shola, and Rilwan Olajuwon.
The suspects were intercepted while attempting to rob passengers of a broken-down vehicle at the Ascon White Sand area in Orile Iganmu.
The police urged citizens to be wary of “the cunning schemes of traffic robbers who blend in as innocent traffic traders”.
“These efforts reflect the determination to create a safer environment for all citizens while reinforcing public trust in the security apparatus. The recent successful operations carried out by Police operatives across the nation serve as a testament to this ongoing dedication to protect the lives and property of all residents in the country,” he said.
“The Nigeria Police Force uses this medium to caution citizens against violent confrontations and encourage those offended to seek proper redress through stipulated legal procedures. Citizens must avoid taking the law into their hands.”
Adejobi assured Nigerians of the commitment of the police to ensuring their safety and security.
He added that the police is working to combat crime while upholding the fundamental principles of justice
The police command in Akwa Ibom state says a 10-year-old boy is currently in detention over alleged defilement of a three-year-old girl.
A statement on Saturday by Timfon John, the state’s police spokesperson, said the boy admitted to committing the offence without coercion.
He denied the claim that the boy was subjected to trial by ordeal after his arrest.
“To set the records straight, the command wishes to clarify that the said minor was taken into custody following allegations of defilement of a 3-year-old girl (name withheld),” the statement reads.
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“The case is currently under investigation and findings, including a medical report, have provided evidence of the incident.
“Additionally, the suspect voluntarily admitted to the offence without coercion. He will be charged to court accordingly on the 10th of February, 2025.
“Furthermore, the command categorically states that there was no trial by ordeal in this matter. Such practices are criminal under Nigerian law, and the police strongly condemn any form of extrajudicial actions.”
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The spokesperson said Baba Azare, the Akwa Ibom police commissioner, is committed to ensuring justice is served in line with due process.
She advised the public to exercise patience and allow investigations into the case run its legal course
The Imo State Police Command has denied any knowledge of the whereabouts of the missing president of the Ohanaeze Youth Council, OYC, Igboayaka O. Igboayaka, who was reported missing on Saturday night at about 7 pm.
A family source disclosed to journalists that unidentified gunmen, reportedly dressed in black and numbering up to seven, arrived in a Sienna and a Lexus SUV and stormed the residence of the OYC president at Works Layout, Owerri, the Imo State capital, where they arrested him.
The family source further stated that they became apprehensive after repeatedly attempting to reach him through his mobile lines immediately after the incident, but all efforts proved abortive.
“Since this sad news broke, attempts by teeming members of the Ohanaeze Youth Council, OYC, family members, friends, and associates to reach him through his mobile lines to ascertain his whereabouts have failed, as all his lines were switched off immediately after the ugly incident,” the family source revealed.
Following the incident, the Igbo National Council president, Chilos Godsent, has called on security agencies in the state, particularly the Nigerian Police Force, to launch an investigation to uncover those responsible for the abduction of the Ohanaeze Youth president.
Reacting to the incident, the Imo State Police Command, through its spokesperson, DSP Henry Okoye, issued a press statement clarifying that the missing president of the Ohanaeze Youth Council is not in police custody.
He, however, stated that the command has initiated an investigation to determine the whereabouts of the OYC president.
The police spokesperson also urged members of the public to provide the command with any useful information that could help uncover those responsible for the abduction
Saudi Arabia has restricted Nigeria and 13 other countries to single-entry visas, limited to 30 days.
The changes apply to tourists, business travellers, and those visiting family members but exclude applicants for Hajj, Umrah, diplomatic, or residency visas.
Beyond Nigeria, the affected nations are Algeria, Bangladesh, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Morocco, Pakistan, Sudan, Tunisia, and Yemen.
Explaining the rationale for the new regulations, Saudi Arabia cited the misuse of multiple-entry visas as a key reason for the policy shift.
It further noted that some travellers used long-term visas to stay in the country illegally or participate in Hajj without proper authorisation.
The Saudi government regulates Hajj attendance through a fixed quota per country, and unauthorised pilgrims have contributed to overcrowding.
Officials described the suspension of multiple-entry visas as a temporary measure but have not provided a specific timeline for its review.
The development comes ahead of the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage.
In 2024, over 1,200 pilgrims lost their lives due to extreme heat and congestion, a crisis authorities believe was exacerbated by unregistered attendees
A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bode George, has vowed that he will never leave the party.
Bode George spoke in an interview with NAN on Sunday on Lagos.
He was reacting to the leadership crisis in the party and how some old members are leaving the party, citing internal wranglings.
George said the present problems in the PDP would be resolved and that the party would get stronger .
He said he strongly believed in the ideology of the party, adding that no other political party had strong principles as PDP or practised strong internal democracy like the party.
“I can’t leave PDP, I can’t. Look, every other party is like a miniatured congregation of strange bed fellows.
“They do not have the principles that we have in the our party. So why would I leave reality for others? I would rather go home because I believe so much in the principles of the party
“A rolling stone gathers no moss.If we have crisis in the party,we will stay there and resolve it,we are going nowhere,” he said.
He said those leaving PDP over challenges in the party were not committed to the party in the first place.
George said some of the heavyweights who left the party had since realised that the PDP was the only party practising true internal democracy.
He said the failure of late Chief Alex Ekwueme, a foundation member, to get the party’s presidential ticket on two attempts meant PDP was not built around individuals.
Speaking on whether PDP missed defected chieftains like Mr Peter Obi and Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, George said the party did not miss anyone.
He said what had been missing were the selflessness, dedication and progressive politics of the founding fathers .
The PDP chieftain said that individual interests should be subsumed under the interest of the party for the PDP to rise above its challenges.
George stressed the importance of unity, and legacy-building in political leadership, citing the “exemplary conduct” of former vice president, late Chief Alex Ekwueme.
According to him, Ekwueme contested with President Obasanjo and he declared he lost.
Lauding Ekwueme’s steadfast commitment to democratic principles and party unity, George said, “He never, at any time, raised his hands to demonise or destroy the party.”
The marriage between popular Nigerian gospel singer, Paul Nwokocha and his second wife, Mrs. Goodness Nwokocha, has reportedly ended.
DAILY POST recalls that Nwokocha had married Goodness in September 2023.
The singer had accused his first wife, Alice Nwokocha, of maltreatment, leading to their separation, hence his subsequent second marriage to Goodness, who hails from Nkpa in Bende Local Government Area of Abia State.
A family source told journalist, Promise Uzoma Okoro that trouble began in May last year, after the new wife was allegedly subjected to ill treatment by the gospel singer.
“Goodness was said to have had no prior relationship with the gospel singer before their marriage. She reportedly relocated from Lagos to marry him at the insistence of his uncles, without conducting any background checks.
“As of now, the bride price has been returned to to the family of Paul Nwokocha, signaling the formal end of the union,” the source said.
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However, reacting to the development, Paul accused his new wife of sending nude images and videos to other men.
DAILY POST sighted a video where the gospel singer made the allegation.
He alleged that his wife was taking nude photos and videos and sending them to men.
“Greetings to you all, all my friends and well wishers, thank you so much, my name still remains Paul Nwokocha, a minister of the gospel.
“I have heard so many people talk about my marital problem on social media, and I want to tell you something, If I marry today and I find out that the wife I married is doing abominable things before God and man, I will send you out of my house.
“Hear me again, If I marry today and I find out that the wife I married is doing abominable things before God and man, I will send you out of my house without any apology.
“You that is talking and showing pity on her, how will you feel if the woman you call your wife is taking nudes photos and videos and sending them to men, how will you feel if you find such thing, how will you feel, I need your comment.
“I married a wife, not a whore. So, I owe nobody apology for this, stop calling me names. Not even minding how long I married you, if I find you are doing evil before God, you are going out of my house,” he said
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A former winner of Nigerian Idol, singer Kunle Ogunrombi popularly known as K-Peace, has accused the show organizers of not paying prize money.
The season 5 winner made the allegation during an interview on the latest episode of the ‘Honest Bunch Podcast’ with Nedu Wazobia.
DAILY POST reports that in 2015, K-Peace was announced the winner of the Etisalat-sponsored Nigerian Idol Season 5.
Speaking 10 years after his win, the singer in a trending video on social media, stated that the organizers failed to fulfill prizes announced to the public.
Expressing his frustration and disappointment, he said “I came outside of the Nigerian Idol platform with zero naira in my account.”
Speaking in pidgin English, he continued “As Nigerian Idol winner, I go waka all through Lagos, go for interviews without food for belle despite winning N7.5 million.
“They announced that I had won N7.5 million. When I asked about the prize, they said they are still branding the car. What they announced on national TV be say I won N7.5 million with a brand new car and I’m supposed to have a two week trip to Dubai. I go through hell after winning the show.”
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Gbemisola, the elder sister of Nigerian controversial musician, Portable, has claimed that her embattled brother is under the spiritual spell of one of their family members.
Gbemisola made this claim following the singer’s ongoing legal battle with the Ogun state government.
DAILY POST reports that the Ogun state government on Thursday arraigned Portable who is currently at large for assaulting the officials from the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development.
He was arraigned with nine of his associates before Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court by the state police command.
However, speaking from his hide-out, the singer pleaded with the government to release his associates from detention, stating that he is being “set-up by some certain individuals”.
Why challenging the officers to provide video evidence of the alleged assault, Portable further warned that he might take his own life following the overwhelming frustration caused by the situation.
Reacting to the development in a viral video circulating on X, Portable’s sister apologised for his controversial actions, alleging that a family member is spiritually influencing the singer.
“People of Nigeria, I greet you all. I’m Portable’s eldest sister, the first child of his mother. We are just three that our mother gave birth to.
“Portable has never steal before. I have never come out like this to speak, and he hasn’t even posted me despite being his sister. But he is the only one taking care of the family. If not for him, I would have died during my sickness.
“One of our family members, Akeem is the one casting spell on Portable, he is the one spiritually influencing Portable to misbehave and offend Nigerians.”
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has warned the federal government that the $1.07 billion allocated to the health sector in the 2025 budget should not be misused.
Atiku in a statement in Abuja asked that mechanisms must be put in place to ensure the funds are used to improve healthcare services rather than vanish under suspicious circumstances.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the last election noted that claims that animals such as snakes, termites, and monkeys were responsible for the disappearance of public funds should not befall the allocation to the health sector.
He also called for a transparent and accountable framework to track how the allocated money is spent for the benefit of the people.
Atku said, “To this end, the Federal Government has to be deliberate about putting mechanisms in place for public audit and accountability in its US$1.07 billion budgetary appropriation in the health sector.”
The former Vice President specifically queried the Federal Government for not providing comprehensive information on how it plans to expend the over one billion dollars in the primary health sector.
Atiku noted that while healthcare, especially the primary sector deserves rapid investment in order to promote access to quality and affordable health services to Nigerians, “it will be immoral of the government not to provide extensive details of how the money allotted for the purpose would be dispensed.
“We have read that the Federal Government has a plan to expend a whooping sum of $1.07 billion in the primary health sector. This amount is in addition to the N2.48 trillion, which had earlier been proposed for the health sector in the initial draft of the budget.
“This development gets even more troubling when the government equally announced that the $1.07 billion it is adding to the health sector at the sub-national level was mainly sourced through foreign loans and a fraction of it being provided through an international donor agency.
“In other words, Nigeria is expected to pay these loans back and it is required that the Nigerian people know the details of these loans and that its expenditure must be conveyed in a policy envelop that will explain how it will be spent,” Atiku noted.
He said further that the ”failure of the Federal Government not to commit to a single physical infrastructure in expending the budgetary provision smacks of fraud”, warning that claims “of animals such as snakes, termites, gorillas and monkeys swallowing public funds must never be the fate of the funds budgeted for the critical sector of health in the 2025 Budget.”
[DailyTrust]
…recalls sending Iyabo back home for lateness at Ota farm
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has advised the newly appointed Chairman of the Board of Management, Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, Dayo Israel, to brace for challenges ahead and be prepared to step on toes if necessary to ensure a successful tenure.
Obasanjo noted that no effective leader he has encountered ever succeeded without making tough decisions.
“If you’re doing a job and you’re not stepping on toes, then you’re not effective,” he emphasized.
According to a statement by the hospital’s Head of Public Relations, Dr. Segun Orisajo, Obasanjo made these remarks while hosting Dr. Israel, who visited him alongside the hospital’s Medical Director, Prof. Adewale Musa-Olomu, and other management team members.
Recalling a personal experience, Obasanjo shared how he once fired his own daughter from his farm for arriving late to work, underscoring his stance on discipline and effective leadership.
“Shortly after I left Office as Head of State, my first daughter, then at University of Ibadan studying Veterinary Medicine was engaged on my farm to gain some practical experience during long vacation.
“On day one , she resumed a quarter past seven in the morning as against the usual 7 O’clock. I warned her, reminding her that she has an obligation to be of good example to other workers. I told her I will not hesitate to wield the big stick should the same be repeated going forward.
“To my amazement, the following day she was late to work again. I did not hesitate to send her back right from the gate.”
“Not surprisingly, this had an indescribable effect on all my employees, saying ” if Baba could do this to his daughter, who are we?”
Chief Obasajo however advised the new Chairman to be ” just, fair and humane” even when it became obvious that certain toes have to be stepped on.
He applauded the Medical Director Prof Musa-Olomu for the monumental achievements of his administration over the past seven and half years at the Centre.
Earlier, the FMCA Board Chairman, Dr Israel had described Baba Obasanjo as an international Colossus, full of wisdom and wits.
“Meeting Baba Obasanjo is always so much fun. As we begin this journey of transformation at FMC Abeokuta, Baba’s wisdom and experience are invaluable.”
The Chairman reiterated his lofty ambition of transforming the Centre into a world class health institution where people from far and near will visit the Centre to receive comprehensive medical care.
He also renewed his determination to support the hospital Management in taking ” FMC Abeokuta to the next level, attract needed equipment and help build relationship for sustainability.
“My first priority is to help us move us away from national grid to renewable energy. We are open to partnership ” the Chairman added.
Apart from the former President, the Chairman’s familiarization trail took him to the Palaces of Alake, Osile and Olowu where the royal fathers blessed him and prayed for a successful tenure.
The Chairman also visited the former Commandant General of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps ( NSCDC ) Dr. John Ade Abolurin.
[TheNation]