SHOCKING! 70% Nigeria Political Office Holders Are Drug Addicts | "US Trump.Hails Tinubu"

[00:00:00]you know, executive, national assembly, national and state levels, local government, nearly 70% are using one drug, you know, or the other.

[00:00:10]>> If you think you are too big for politics, MCO will be your next governor. I want to also plead with you to take our fist stations to his excellency the president of the federal republic of Nigeria want you to please thank him. Thank him for his courage. Thank him for his sacrifices.

[00:00:38]Some people may not understand it takes a man with courage to do what he did in 2025.

[00:00:47]He removed petroleum subsidy and full suit with the floating of the n. What has that done? that has freed off a lot of funds that would have been used in financing consumption to doing other vending the federal government in the states. According to Anonuga, President Trump applauded Tinubu's resolve to tackle the issues plaguing Nigeria, especially the violence affecting Christian communities, adding that it is a true honor to stand with you in the fight against these terrorists and to make the Federal Republic of Nigeria stronger and more prosperous.

[00:01:31]>> Guys online, they whining us. They say we are alone. Hey, they say we are alone. We >> ah ah me that went to school I graduate as government not going to give us work now. What do you expect us to do? What do you expect us to do sir? EH YOU ARE TALKING TELL THAT to your president bro go and tell that to your president because >> right an update surfaced recently that um nearly 17% of all the uh politicians you see in Nigeria are drug addicts that is the update that's why they they talk like this go like this talk go like this so you see them singing on your mandate people that supposed to checkmate It's what the executive are doing. They are the ones on your band.

[00:02:24]Well, he's coming from an eda in Nigeria and I believe he has his experiences and figures. Let's hear from him. My estimation nearly 70% of people are holding offices political offices you know executive national assembly national and state levels local government nearly 70% are using one drug you know or the other I mean different level of narcotics >> [clears throat] >> uh you know are being you know abused and this is why they are not even stable and they they they are not coherent when they speak.

[00:03:06]>> Okay, you've heard that one and I'm still going to unveil some things to you today. Yes, there is this update coming from Farotimi Dele. He is saying that one day if good people if good people don't want to participate in politics one day you will see abro people you see all this Aboru they are going to become your president of course such thing is already happening yeah the governors the president everywhere that is what we are going to see if good people that are educated dead that are supposed to come out and do. Yes, it's not easy. Already these guys have has hijacked power and you know it's not that easy to remove that power from them.

[00:04:02]They need extra effort and wisdom to bring out this power in the hands of wrong people and they are not making good use of it. That is why people are suffering. That is why somebody like Javvis is now talking and uh you know throwing you know words to somebody that insulted her. Javvis you know of Pella. Well, let's show you what Dele said first before I may go to what Javis said and she was saying it with pain.

[00:04:36]>> If you think you are too big for politics, MCO will be your next governor.

[00:04:44]Mushroom picking will govern your state if you continue to exclude yourselves.

[00:04:51]So I beg you, those of you who have an estrange relationship with your PVC, go and make up with your PVC. Stop the quarrel, speak to those in your circle.

[00:05:02]It doesn't mean that every Nigerian problem will be cured, but at least we can begin the journey to sanity. This coming election is a clash of visions.

[00:05:14]Is either you want to continue on the old trajectory, keep doing things the way we've been doing it for the last 62 years, or you are interested in traveling in a different direction.

[00:05:27]That decision is exclusively yours. The Nigerian ruining class is obliged to pretend that we are a democracy every four four years. So this time around we have to play the game of pretense again.

[00:05:41]We are a democracy. So because they say we are a democracy, you have to remember your PVC. When you have your PVC, you have to ignore the lies they will tell you about ethnicity, about religion, all the things that they have used to divide you. Why they themselves have not been divided. You must of necessity remember each and every one of those things when it is time to take the decision.

[00:06:07]There there are only two ways to change a country especially this our own country. We are faced with two choices.

[00:06:13]Is either the gun or is your PVC. You are going to have to decide which one is going to be. But our current trajectories are unsustainable and Nigeria will eventually collapse if we kept traveling on the path that we are logged into. So we have a choice because of these young ones that I saw earlier on coming to minister to us. Because of these little ladies out with the mom because of some of us who have children.

[00:06:39]Some of a lot of us here we close our eyes and we envision a better future for Nigeria than what we have. But it's not going to happen because we sat still in one corner and we believe that is none of our business and we became disengaged from the process. 2019 27 something million voted out of a voting population of I believe 81 million.

[00:07:04]That meant that only a third voted in that election. When such low numbers participate in the process, it becomes easy to manipulate.

[00:07:16]>> It also becomes easy to buy votes. It also becomes easy. I'm I'm told that in this particular neighborhood in 2019, people were prevented from voting.

[00:07:27]>> That was because people were not particularly engaged. If sufficient numbers of you were engaged in the process, they will be too scared to come. How many talks do they have?

[00:07:37]>> We are more than them. But we can only discover our numbers when we stand.

[00:07:45]Thank you. When we stand our watch, I will stand my watch. That is an active decision. It's not passive. There is nothing passive about watching. They say sit down and look. Sit down and look is not passive.

[00:08:03]>> You have to decide to stay awake >> to look.

[00:08:08]So this one that we have been doing since all these years where we have made victims of ourselves by our refusal to engage with the system, it has to stop.

[00:08:19]Already in several parts of Nigeria, life is nasty, short and brutish. I would like to close by bringing something to us and I thank the survivors who have come up here to share their experiences. I wasn't part of NSA when I saw it. Even about 2 days ago on the anniversary, Facebook reminded me. I asked them two years ago. I said, "The lazy youth, are you planning a revolution or what? Because this doesn't look like a protest anymore.

[00:08:54]If we didn't plan a revolution in 2020 and people were murdered senselessly and their humanities are being denied because the state continues to deny what his own panel of inquiry has unanimously agreed happened. Let us be clear the ley panel was exclusively people by persons nominated directly by the Lagos state government. I believe there are a total of seven of them and out of those seven about three came directly from the ministry of justice.

[00:09:30]Two of them have become judges after the panel sitting. It was a unanimous decision.

[00:09:39]It was clear and unambiguous in finding that there was a massacre. So every time you open your mouth whether you are here or you are online or you see this later on and you deny that there was a murder on the evening or rather a massacre on the I think I believe it started at 6:43 p.m. on 2020.

[00:10:03]As a has already pointed out, it was happening in several other parts of Lagos before that time. But killing has become a way of life in our country and human life has ceased to matter to our government. But if it matters to us as individuals, it is time that we took our own lives in our hand. Understand clearly that if Nigeria is going to change, if anything will change for the better, it would be because you decided that it is time to change this country. The ruiners of Nigeria will not change it. They prosper by our pains. So it is up to us.

[00:10:47]I I beg you. I don't want to I I have you already telling me time up but I need to exit with a plea to all of you.

[00:10:57]If you think you are too big for politics will be your next governor.

[00:11:05]Mushroom picking will govern your state if you continue to exclude yourselves.

[00:11:12]So I beg you, those of you who have an estrange relationship with your PVC, go and make up with your PVC. Stop the quarrel. Speak to those in your circle.

[00:11:23]It doesn't mean that every Nigerian problem will be cured, but at least we can begin the journey to sanity.

[00:11:32]>> God bless you all. So you've heard that coming from Dele Faroh to me is somebody that I respect so much and he talks straight to the point without looking at who ox is God. Yes, I talked about Javis and uh she say she's a graduate and look at what Nigeria situation has put her into.

[00:11:53]Well, let's have a view of what Javis is saying. These are young people that are you know in their productive age that supposed to deliver some you know um things to the country but they don't find anything else to do than to be doing something that is comical comedy you know so that they can earn something for them life. Yes you cannot blame them what they are doing is what is fetching their money. Anything you can do to fetch money you do. you get your money instead of stealing, kidnapping, armed robbery, banditry at large. That is what she's saying. So let's hear Javis herself.

[00:12:33]>> Guys online, they whining us. So they say we are alone. Hey, they say we are alone. We >> ah ah me that went to school, I graduate as government give us work now. What do you expect us to do? WHAT DO YOU EXPECT US to do sir? E YOU ARE TALKING TELL THAT to your president bro go and tell that to your president because you cannot expect those that have IQ and high knowledge and at the end of the day with all the knowledge and everything will end up cleaning toilets. Some don't even turn kidnapping and arm robbery.

[00:13:07]They don't >> you are telling us that they even mention my marriage cultural culture. Culture Pella Pella culture everybody have their culture. Me I have AI culture. Everybody have their culture. So please don't bring that don't bring that thing here because we acting um we're acting funny. We acting playful. We are trying to earn something for our we trying to earn a living.

[00:13:31]They're telling us that we we we don't want to have ed. Okay. Me that graduate.

[00:13:35]Me that went to school. Yes. Hello. I went to school graduate. Um I now how your president did he go to school? Did they go to school? Why you why are they attacking us? We the content creators that we even supposed to thank all the elox and all of them that even made all these apps that we are even using to even earn a living. Because I the reason I say I wish this is not there. How you for this country? How you for how I be doing girl?

[00:14:10]Don't why not? So don't why not? Even you said I as you went to school what did you now do? You are singing say singing is something is singing no reason. That guy is is making sense but it's not making sense because if our system if the country is good our system of education is good after I have a friend right now that's finished school the guy's intelligent where is they he's calling me every time say job is any work for that side I beg I don't submit application nothing okay you sad that is that say IQ blah blah blah what have you done for the society you open school you give them job so that their IQ behind >> you employ people >> like so that they will be doing something meaningful Nigeria is just downgrading everybody and their efforts.

[00:14:52]Is it our fault? Nigeria, if we don't go crazy, they will not want to watch. If we don't don't go crazy, you people will not want to accept us. If everybody bring intelligence something slide past now when they do rubbish want watch. So what do you want from us? Are we not trying say you're trying to earn a living without without causing nuance?

[00:15:12]We trying to earn a living without doing rubbish. You know that all Nigerians are just hating hating hating anywhere. So your president is there taking over.

[00:15:22]You're not seeing anything no work anywhere. Pnapping everywhere killing everywhere.

[00:15:28]Having heard that from Javis. Well, what do you think? Don't leave this discussion for me alone. Drop your own idea on what you thought is the situation in this country. But I'm going to leave you with this to you know have a view and um you know follow up with the recent happening in Nigeria.

[00:15:49]>> Abia State Governor Alex Oti is defending President Tinubu's economic reforms saying the hardship Nigerians are experiencing is a consequence of years of poor decisions and not the administration's policies. Let's watch.

[00:16:06]I want to also plead with you to take our fist stations to his excellency the president of the federal republic of Nigeria senator want you to please thank him. Thank him for his courage. Thank him for his sacrifices.

[00:16:28]Some people may not understand it takes a man with courage to do what he did in 2025.

[00:16:37]He removed petroleum subsidy and follow with the floating of the non. What has that done? that has freed up a lot of funds that would have been used in financing consumption to doing other things to the federal government in the states and to the local governments. And today a lot of states are not doing salaries. A lot of states are able to build infrastructure.

[00:17:08]A lot of states are able to empower people to produce rather than consume.

[00:17:14]Now make no mistakes about it.

[00:17:16]Every courageous decision, every courageous action has its own consequences.

[00:17:27]So if you remove subsidy and you the na if you take it to and over time the economy will begin to correct. So what you see that people interpret as harsh today are the fallouts of previous bad behavior.

[00:17:48]Well, Governor OT is not alone in this view. Many economics agree that subsidy removal and naira unification were necessary long-term reforms. But his framing calling Nigeria's current suffering a fallout of previous bad behavior is generating fierce push back online with Nigerians asking if characterizing poverty and hunger as the people's own fault is the best way to defend Tinubu's reform program. Good morning Dr. Bati, good morning. Good morning Rufi. That was uh I mean the visit by uh first lady senator Rami Tinubu right there also topped the trend but you know from the comments by uh governor OT you could hear him you know already aligning with the president earlier in my headline I talked about hopea saying that you know the five southeast governors are aligning with the um president I mean they are going to back the president uh for 2027 but I'll take a reaction Before I come to you, IO Mob wrote on X, I still don't understand the logic behind removing the full subsidy. If Nigerians are yet to clearly see the benefits, the money that was previously used to subsidize SW, where is it going now? What major improvements is it funding? Why are there still so many abandoned and uncompleted projects across the country while the federal government continues to seek new loans? These are genuine questions many Nigerians have. Greater transparency about how these funds are being used would help build public trust. Right now it feels like there are still many unanswered questions about the country's finances. But you know obviously you've heard some you know governors say that they are receiving more funds you know from the subsidy removal but you know Nigerians are not feeling that as well. While Governor Alex Oti was speaking while receiving the first lady of Nigeria, Senator Olu Reinibu during her aquet fabric visit in Abia state when he asked her to convey his appreciation to the president for his tough reforms. Well, during the event, the first lady announced a two billion naira intervention to revitalize the aquet textile industry and pledged to wear the fabric if her husband, President Ba Ahmed Tinu, wins a second term. Let's take a look.

[00:20:16]>> I love our children, but their sho is too heavy for my head nowadays. Some are so stiff and they bruise me.

[00:20:25]And for the quality, the texture and I will tell you I told you I said if my husband I'll be wearing I'm going to be wearing it because very soft.

[00:20:46]All right. The first lady's 2 billion naira intervention for the aquet weaving industry is a genuinely welcome development. These women have preserved a centuries old craft and deserve every naira of that support. But it is the pledge to wear a quite for a second term that has Nigerians talking with some finding it charming and culturally proud and others pointing out that a promise tied to an election outcome is less a cultural statement and more a campaign commitment. And I'll read some posts on X. Chris wrote, "Mommy, respectfully, nobody is wearing Aquet or Ankara again.

[00:21:27]The way things are right now, even Kouli Kouli is becoming a luxury item. Let's just focus on bringing down the price of food first." Okafo wrote, "At the same time, many Nigerians are more focused on issues such as the economy, security, jobs, and the cost of living. Cultural appreciation is welcome, but many citizens will judge any administration primarily by its performance and impact on their daily lives. Lastly, Lucky wrote, "Aquet a rapper is 50 to 100k now. The same market women you met in Abia can't buy it. Don't use our culture for campaign slogans. While the economy is strangling the same culture, win with performance, not with fabric. What a poetic comment right there. I didn't even know they were that expensive. I've seen some that are less than a 100,000 though. Right. Exactly.

[00:22:28]Different grades.

[00:22:29]>> Generally is quite expensive.

[00:22:30]>> Yeah. But I'm sure they can they're [laughter] more expensive than for sure.

[00:22:34]Yes. Yes. So with cotton, you can have different grades of cotton and sometimes you mix cotton with some materials that are like cotton, breathable but not exactly cotton. So you can you can find a way to reduce the cost. Now I'm going to take her comment on the surface of things and I want to say that was a good out outing by the first lady and an encouragement to the women who weave this fabric and to the people and you know by donating two billionaire all this billion billion that she's sharing.

[00:23:02]Please let her have pay a visit to Lagos state as well. so that we can also enjoy the less from her um >> empowerment program. The program called our president who is renewed hope initiative >> renewed hope for eyes. [laughter] I like it.

[00:23:18]>> But but I mean in truth she has been um she's been very vocal about bringing back culture. I know she had um a competition to have a national fabric and you can imagine what an investment in that industry would be. job creation, a restoration of culture. Um the fact that we we've had in Aun state for instance almost a re-engineering, a revitalization of the Adira market and how they're trying to make it not just a Nigerian symbol, but an international just in the way that we have um you know the Ghanaian fabrics. It's important for us to also have symbols like this across culture. Nigeria is multicultural, multi-diverse, and there's so many skills and talents that can be tapped into. So absolutely well done on that one. But when we come to the conversation around economic reforms, I know that everyone is trying to demonstrate how supportive they are of the president and who is the president's top supporter and I with very you know due respect to Governor Alex Oti who's done you know great work in the state. I think it's important to also not take away from the reality on ground and interestingly we had a conversation with an APC chieftain around the economic reforms of the president. Now I think the argument around economists is quite and and the position is quite and the fact that these reforms in themselves were much needed over the years. Even presidential candidates from um 2023 had said that if given the opportunity they would take away fuel subsidy they would you know some of them had talked about the unification of the of the you know the floating of the naira. However the manner in which it was done and the fact that the outcome on the impact of the livelihoods of Nigerians have demonstrated not enough rigorous thought in the process. So even IMF and institutions like that have praised this move have also criticized a lack of response to safety nets, social safety nets, things to cushion the effect on the lives of Nigerians. And that's why we find ourselves in this position whereby an announcement a policy direction was announced on inauguration day and there was not enough plan to ensure that this reform that was much needed would be well received and the impact would not be difficult especially on the most vulnerable of people. Also very quickly one last point is that can we they talk about yes more money going to the subnationals. I am definitely for more eyes on the subnationals on governors. They talk about what we want.

[00:25:53]Thanks the president for giving us more f allocation. What are they doing with the money? A lot of for instance this local and this a fabric we're talking about in Aun state is driven by the governor is driven. So there are certain things that the governors can do that we keep looking at the presidency to do. So if they have more money coming from f allocation what are they doing with it?

[00:26:14]Let's interate into subs.

[00:26:16]>> Just a quick sentence from you Dr. about Alex Oti backing President Tinubu and of course just quickly tie that in with the southeast governors that are backing Tinubu and it appears that he is backing uh the president at this point.

[00:26:30]Well, of course, you know that there's a ground swell of support for President Bulameu in the southeast, not just by the governors, but also uh the ministers from the east, principally the minister of works uh that uh former governor Davei uh who is also supporting him and it's not and uh if you go to Anra, you know also the governor of Anra who is not even a member of the APC is starkly, you know, are in support of President Bulame Tunu and you know all of them have said well they will deliver their various states for president Bulameu including the ones that move from their former parties to now the main party but you know that uh uh Governor Alexi has a background in finance issues and so when he talks about things having to do with the economy uh he knows what he's talking about either in terms of you know financial stability or the general reform environment. Only this morning I was telling is it Dr. Abbakayak?

[00:27:38]>> Yeah that it's not just the minister of information that is saying you know the reforms have brought a lot of stability to the environment and he was saying like many others that the gain is not immediate. However, one major point that economist make is that when you do an assessment of Tinubu's reforms, you have to look at where we are coming from.

[00:28:00]>> Yeah.

[00:28:01]>> Because he practically the economist and analysts [clears throat] argue that it practically inherited an economy that was on its knees >> and that you know he needed to uh take measures and you know that will rescue uh the situation. The question therefore that we keep referring to is that governors are getting more money. Uh there's more revenue coming, external reserve is uh is h is going through the the fattening room. Then what are the people gaining for how much longer will the people wait for this democracy dividends to get to them? Finally, as for Mrs. Mrs. supporting African textiles. It's not even just about African tiles. Productivity within the economy. I think that's a good gesture is the same kind of thing you know we should encourage.

[00:28:54]>> However, >> some people are saying and I think we should note that that the first lady of Nigeria has already chosen his attire for inauguration day uh if his husband if her husband is reelected. So we look forward to that.

[00:29:11]>> Well, if Okay, you're already sure that he's going to be reelected. [laughter] >> I said if her husband is reelected, then we'll be looking forward.

[00:29:18]>> Yes, she has made a promise [laughter] on that inauguration day.

[00:29:22]>> It would be nice to use the green, white, green one. Uh >> well, she can choose whichever one she wants because that will further motivate people in that particular industry. All right, we look forward to that uh inauguration day if President Bola Amedin gets reelected. Kudos to the first lady of Nigeria on this win. Well, let's now take reactions to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's personal letter to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu commending his decisive leadership in the fight against terrorism. The letter dated July 6th was only made public on Wednesday by presidential spokesman.

[00:30:02]According to Anonuga, President Trump applauded Tinibu's resolve to tackle the issues plaguing Nigeria, especially the violence affecting Christian communities, adding that it is a true honor to stand with you in the fight against these terrorists and to make the Federal Republic of Nigeria stronger and more prosperous. Well, Rufi, you know, this is a significant diplomatic signal.

[00:30:29]But this letter comes at the same time that Atiuaka's lobbyists are submitting DOJ records on Tinubu to the Trump administration, making this letter a powerful counternarrative ahead of anger in September. Nigerians are reacting and the responses are divided. And I'll take some reactions, Rafi, before I come to you. Shagun wrote, "What a twist. Some time ago, some people were jubilating about Trump's message to the Nigerian government about worsening insecurity.

[00:31:01]Today, he's praising the same government. I hope all of us will jubilate together. Another exuser Yosi wrote, Trump writing a letter to President Tin Wu over his decisive leadership and commitment to fighting terrorism actually helps improve the country's image. When Trump started with his threat of attacking Nigeria, many people were sitting and waiting for how it will unfold. But so far, I think the federal government has handled it well.

[00:31:34]Finally, Audi wrote, "The Nigerian presidency may have released this statement, but where is the corresponding confirmation from the White House? When the foreign head of state supposedly sends a significant letter on security corporation, it is reasonable to expect an official publication or statement from the White House as well. Until that happens, people are justified in asking for independent verification rather than relying solely on one government's press release. Transparency and cooperation strengthen credibility. And of course, refi, you can't fault some Nigerians because you know that Trump is very vocal on his truth social. He's always posting. We did see a lot of reactions like that. People saying where is Trump's uh letter as well. But I mean this is diplomatic relations. We don't know how these letters were sent but I think it's good optics especially from the story we took yesterday of Abu Baka going to the DOJ.

[00:32:30]>> Yes. [clears throat] I would have loved to comment about the economy.

[00:32:34]>> Okay. on. So after Trump, you can just uh Yeah.

[00:32:37]>> God bless you.

[00:32:38]>> No, go ahead quickly together.

[00:32:40]>> So as regards this letter, you see for me is the shock Nigeria has become that both opposition and President Stubu are both employing lobbies to go and do daddy Ooyo for Trump in America. Because all of this is just the letter was released because obviously the article camp their lobbyist wrote a letter and president want to show you that still daddy has been writing me too you think you can go and report me to daddy I've got what daddy said about me here that's just it in all of this we call ourel a sovereign nation both nations that are going to do daddy or yo for Trump which is and when you look at the character uh we are doing it for for President Trump which is a very corrupt person it's shocking the way the world is but anyway he's the president of the free road president of America as we speak today but like I was saying before there was a time this country held promise where Nigeria leader Tava Bala spoke at a joint session of the congress and it is very sad that Nigeria has gone to this point but a you know me I like wins let me to scatter the table >> that letter was a reaction to a letter that the Nigerian authorities wrote to President Trump or I will give any amount in the world [laughter] for them to release the letter that Nigeria first wrote for Trump for Trump to receive that response. I want to see what they wrote in that letter because he said thank you for your very kind. I want to see the kind of platitudes and incoms they showered under the Trump for him to respond to that. That's just the wings I want to make. Secondly, Audie, we all can pay for subsidy removal. I can pay for subsidy removal. Yes. And I say boldly because we thought that it was going to be able to cure the corruption in the system where the money will now be used for the benefit of the people. But I thought too much. I expected too much from this government. I was wrong. In fact, I said boldly my words that any president that removes subsidy will be respected because I thought once he removed subsidy, he will unlock a lot of wealth for the people. Little did I know that I was wrong.

[00:35:09]President removed subsidy one year after subsidy was still being paid. If we didn't see NNPC's books, we wouldn't know about expenses, energy expenses cost. If we didn't see NNPC's books, we didn't know about 17.5 trillion that is now talking about or the monies that we ought to use to save for the people. Is that not what the deputy speaker is now defending that they giving to church yesterday that we baiting him? or do you know that statutoily by the law national orientation agency is supposed to do other level of publicity do you know national orientation agency's budget is 450 million national orientation have not collected one naira out of their budget and the speaker is a deputy speaker is defending money being given to churches to do the work of national orientation agency he is collecting 780 million national orientation budget is 450 million look at the shenanigan in the budget cycle >> after This subsidy was removed.

[00:36:11]President was telling us to tight our belt. What did he do? Bar he went to buy plane $150 million till today we don't know where that money came out from.

[00:36:22]National Assembly said the money didn't go through them. How will the national assembly talk when they shocking their mouth with Jeep Toyota jeep? Didn't they give them their own part of the money?

[00:36:33]So what are we saying? So how has it benefited the people? So as long as you till today the forensic audit and the corruption that was found out even with the refineries we've not gotten that money back over $3 billion was spent on refinery we've not gotten the money back the in play of the NNPC as regards monies allocated to subsidy we've not gotten it back the budget cycle has been fraught with a lot of corruption fraud irregularity scandal and all sorts of things happening so the argument we made that oh if save this money, we'll invest in this and everything. It has shown that so isn't it best to keep the buffers for the people and they know they are feeling it. Why did we remove subsidy? Why did we remove subsidy in the hands of citizens before I put it to the NPC? Because we thought it accountable after the Imoku committee Dr. about you remember under your government I came up at first this was how subsidies people used to go and claim subsidy they will they corrupted the system then we said we'll give it to NPC till today NPC is not accountable so the question we should ask is whether don't just just give the people back the sucker of the rather than having this subsidy that we've removed that the first thing the president went to buy he bought a plane lavish money for national assembly ping budget and doing all sorts taking money away we can blame the governors us all we want and say oh they getting more money they're not we hold them accountable they should be accountable but what about the federal revenue that is soal coming in we said we've removed subsidy we remove an encubance of billions or trillions of our money and today it's only 30% of 2025 budget we can service is crying and all of that >> all right those are the arguments >> all right thank you for your submission Rufi now speaking of the fight against terrorism the department of state services has announced that it is set to arraign three individuals on a 10-count charge in connection with the Orier school kidnappings that gripped the nation. The three individuals, Abdul Razak Umar, Yunisa Musa, and Shamsu Adamusani, all from Niger state, were accused of withholding information linked to the terrorists and committing terrorism offenses using a WhatsApp group to facilitate training. The DSS say the three individuals are set to be arraigned today, July 23rd, and will face the full weight of the law. Well, now kudos to the DSS. This case appears to be moving quickly. Nigerians are watching closely for the case to be prosecuted swiftly, transparently, and to reach its full conclusion. Meanwhile, in Niger state, Governor Umar Bago has issued a stern warning to fani communities, declaring that families who harbor criminal elements among them will be held accountable for kidnappings while also directing that any farmer who extends crops beyond designated boundaries should be arrested and their farm destroyed by cattle. The governor made these comments over the weekend while visiting the Emiru. He also warned that any imam or mosque found to be promoting extremism will be arrested and their establishment immediately shut down by the government. Let's take a look.

[00:40:26]All right. The governor's directive immediately sparked mixed reactions online, especially in the north. Critics argue that fan are being unfairly targeted, while those in support of the governor's comments say his goal is to tackle insecurity and safeguard lives across Nigeria. I mean I tried to take this story all week but now we're seeing you know a governor speaking you know basically truth to power like I see I mean the part about the fani communities and you know the sort of targeting and the name is one thing that got some people speaking saying that you know he's targeting them unfairly but I think that he is right on point. your thoughts.

[00:41:09]>> Let me just say first, I want to give him a round of applause this morning. We actually need more governors particularly in the northern region of Nigeria speaking up and speaking decisively around this particular issue.

[00:41:21]What are the things that he talked about? Number one, he said that those who are preaching and by preaching sewing discord, we will be he he's going to go after them. He said about people who harbor criminals, families who harbor criminals and that is in line with the terrorism pro um prohibition and prevention act where he says that even accessories to terrorism will now be found guilty under the law. So this is within that particular act. What he has said is what we have seen as one of the things that have continued to support the rise of terrorism. Number one, people who are sympathetic to terrorists. The ecosystem of terrorists, community members and family members who harbor these terrorists know where they are hiding and even give them a hiding place. These people are just as complicit as the terrorists who um you know perpetrate this evil. Then we often talked about the responsibility of religious leaders. It's often said that Islam is a religion of peace and it is the bad eggs who are twisting you know the message to suit their own interests that are to be blamed. this governor, Governor Farabago as is properly referred to farabago has demonstrated um in line with this particular thinking and principle if we must end terrorism there's too much silence with especially and I call them out today the northern governors and these are the people that are most affected by acts of terrorism it is their people who are most affected by the act of terrorism already their names that come to mind when he was talking about preachers who preach hate and discord and cause um you know um um you know disunityity amongst the people.

[00:43:00]Until we go after these people who have a huge influence on their on on their people and their and their and the people and their um aderance we will not solve this problem. So deal with the surface but also deal with the underlying causes that continue to push and promote terrorism and you know work against the fight. So well done to Farabago but want to see a lot more and action in this regard by other governors. this is affecting your people. You must stand up as a leader and speak against it and also go after the people who continue to put your people in such difficulty and hardship.

[00:43:32]So well done to him.

[00:43:33]>> Thank you. Thank you for your submission.

[00:43:37]Now, as we continue to scrutinize the 2026 budget, Nigerians are reacting with outrage after the public accountability organization, Tracka, revealed that the 2026 proposed budget set aside 22.15 billion naira for the construction, renovation, and furnishing of 100 royal palaces across the country. Among findings which were posted on their X page on Wednesday, 11 palace projects worth over 5 billion naira have no clear identified locations, including 1.54 billion naira airmarked for the modernizing and furnishing of some selected national heritage palaces in communities across Nigeria. The organization found that billions of naira meant for traditional palaces appeared to be routed through unrelated agencies including the Nigerian Institute for Oceanography, the Koko Research Institute in Ibadon, the National Serillo Cereal National Serial Institute and even the National Institute for Cancer Cancer and [clears throat] Traditional Palaces.

[00:44:56]Cancer Palace.

[00:44:58]>> Cancer Palace.

[00:44:59]>> All right. And serial.

[00:45:01]>> Well, this is coming just days after Tracka also revealed that 8.05 billion naira was allocated for the construction, renovation, and equipping of churches and mosques with several projects embedded in ministries unrelated to religious affairs.

[00:45:19]Meanwhile, this is as ICPC said it uncovered 98 ghost workers across at least 50 federal ministries, recovering nearly 1 billion naira in fraudulently paid salaries with one particularly brazen suspect allegedly enrolling his wife, son, and mother-in-law as government workers while collecting the salaries of 12 other fictitious ious employees.

[00:45:51]I mean, >> let me start with you, Rufi.

[00:45:55]>> Uh, the budget show is going on. In fact, we should have a special series on Arise TV called the budget show or >> that's what we are doing right now.

[00:46:03]We're going to continue to scrutinize, you know, we do it periodically.

[00:46:07]>> You can see >> this was the argument I was making. The reason why people like us argued for subsidy removal then was that we thought government will be transparent enough and plow the money into the needs of the people. But see what they are spending it on.

[00:46:24]If National Cancer Research Institute that ought to make research funding available for schools for cancer is the one now building palaces and they collecting the money and these are some that track has been able to review because there are still many more like that till today they've not given us line by line ite. trillion that it was the World Bank that draw attention to till today most of the line item in the budget that we need to see have not been spent on the people. I talked about even the deputy speaker that had the eantry to now send his people to rights that he wanted to use for young people when national orientation agency has not gotten their money. A penny has not been dropped >> when nationalation agency when we advocated for them the last night and they got their money. We saw the impact.

[00:47:23]You saw all of the things that we're doing here even with us here in Arise, >> right?

[00:47:27]>> And please government pay anyway on time.

[00:47:30]>> Please.

[00:47:31]>> Yes.

[00:47:32]>> So you see the kind of process that goes on. What I would like to say is I don't know because this problem keeps happening every year. I don't know if we can pass a bill to strengthen the powers of the FRC, >> Federal Revenue uh Commission to scrutinize and make the powers be sort of like an OBR in the UK to scrutinize the budget process. In fact, in my head, I've written that bill where that agency that will scrutinize the budget will not be subservient to the president, will not be sub to the National Assembly. The people on the agents will serve independently. All right.

[00:48:12]>> And all the budgets must be submitted to them to scrutinize for 45 days before the president takes seats to the national assembly to ascent and they should be given statary power to raise red flags and to even giving be given prosecutotorial powers to sue anybody that ps and put things in the budget.

[00:48:34]>> Yes. I mean, what is the job? That's my solution. Presidential advisory committee. What is the job of the presidential?

[00:48:42]I THOUGHT THAT THEY SET UP things like that as well. The budget office is set of this for things like that committee, but all of them since they impaired together and there's no oversight.

[00:48:53]>> Yes, >> we should be able to have an independent body that doesn't care about them because you see there's something I call executive.

[00:49:00]You subs all those body of accountability. We must have an accountability body for the budget. I think that should be the lasting solution.

[00:49:07]>> Independent. independent independent before the budget is submitted >> and you should be given prosecutorial powers that if you see anybody the budget >> but let me just say something but you always >> that quote culture will eat strategy for breakfast as long as you can create hundred autations what because if we don't deal and repair the institutions that exist why do we want to create another agency where we have >> no I'm not saying create another agency I'm saying Dr. Revenue Commission.

[00:49:37]>> There is >> there is >> Ramfac.

[00:49:39]>> No, there's I think there's an F FRC, a revenue commission that that does the work of overseeing the budget, but it's being subsumed. It's being shut down.

[00:49:47]>> I'm saying let's empower that agency.

[00:49:51]>> Give it even money should come from first line charge.

[00:49:54]>> All right.

[00:49:55]>> Make it very independent so that it can whistle blow on the budgeting ecosystem.

[00:50:00]See IO in 2007208 the British government it was seen that the British government made a lot of lies and errors in the estimation of their budgeting system that was what led part of the things they had used for the stock market crash in 2010 that's why they set up the OBR >> all right >> so we must have that accountability watchdog that is empowered >> yes I agree with that accountability watchdog I mean here we are seeing you know >> because we talk about money being allocated to mosque churches Now palace is 225 billion. Now reactions are trailing the dramatic political bombshell from River State as Governor Sim Fubara has [clears throat] publicly endorsed APC governorship candidate King Si Chinda as his preferred successor and announced that he has joined the rainbow coalition led by his former beta rival FCT Minister Yam Wik. Let's take a look. who have made peace in the states and we have a total and I am supporting our rainbow party or rainbow coalition.

[00:51:10]President Ahmed Paulinu is our president and is the one we are supporting.

[00:51:18]Chinda is a governorship candidate that I am supporting and anybody who believes in me will support and every candidate that is under the rainbow. For those of you who are saying hey let's stay want to collect something before we run.

[00:51:33]There's nothing to collect.

[00:51:36]I am already in the family. I've gone back to our family. So please wherever you are give your total support to that coalition.

[00:51:47]We need to move forward. The time of war is over. It's time of peace and this peace is taking us to another level.

[00:51:57]Fubara, the peace seeker. Of course, this garnered a lot of reactions and it was trending. But meanwhile, FCT minister Wik has also been seen in videos circulating on social media dancing at events and showing off his best leg work. Let's take a look.

[00:52:15]>> [music] [music] [singing] [music] >> All right. I remember the last time we took WK dancing, Dr. Mati advised him to change his dance moves, but it appears that he has even done it even more. But I just wanted you to just wrap up the thoughts about you know Fubara going back to Wik and endorsing Kingsy seeking for peace. Your >> thoughts. To be fair, let me just echo the thoughts that have been shared earlier on cuz I that's also I shared the thoughts. Exactly. I remember the early days when we had this channel, support groups, the elders of River State, the women of River State, people who were saying that they were going to protect the integrity of the state and were standing with their governor against what was seen to be a political godfather who wanted to insert himself as kingmaker and lord overall in the state. Well, a few months down the line, it shows that unfortunately all that effort was done in vain because the man that is in the center of the storm whom they were standing by, whom they were speaking up for even when he didn't have enough courage to speak up for himself has now turned capitulated and gone to the camp of Wiki and the people and and that's what I just feel sad for that they had an opportunity in the state to actually do things right but I mean based on his own choices He's gone back.

[00:53:50]He's now dancing. They're whining and dining together. He'll be maybe he will also hire the band to all that conversation. He's already done that. So, I mean, let's wait for the next election. But I I think it's just it speaks to a larger conversation around godfatherism in politics in Nigeria and how hopefully one day the people's voices would be the most important voice when it comes to choosing who their leader ought to be.

[00:54:15]>> All right. Thank you for your submission. Now to some thoughtprovoking scenes from the Nigerian Senate on Tuesday after Kebby South Senator Garaba Maidoki's passionate defense of traditional medicine and native doctors sparked a debate on the Senate floor.

[00:54:34]Well, let's take a look at what he said before we come back for a discussion.

[00:54:38]Most of our rural dwellers most of them rely mostly on this traditional medic and I think it is high time that we have a law that also allow them to be registered monitored and implemented so that holistically if this is done we will also reduce the cost of foreign importation of drugs from nations And we rely mostly from our own indigenous herbs and medication that our own native doctors. If I like God, if your ancestors decide to to talk to you, we need a native doctor to intercede on your behalf of the Senate President.

[00:55:26]>> All right. Dr. Mati is saying we need a native doctor. But you know this bill was presented on the floor during the debate for you know regulations of uh you know medicines and vaccines. But you know traditional healers are often many people's first and sometimes only point of healthcare contact. The question of how to formally regulate, recognize, and integrate traditional medicine into Nigeria's health framework is one that has been debated for years, and a food and drug regulatory overhaul is arguably the right moment to address this. Your thoughts?

[00:56:03]>> Well, many years ago, there was u I think Chief Joseph Lambo, two Lambo brothers, one a psychiatrist, the other one was into harbor medicine. And Chief Lambo was one of those leading persons at that time who advocated that there was va value in harbor medicine or what was later referred to as alternative medicine and that that should be integrated into you know our treatment and that's precisely what senator Maidoki from KB South is saying and the senator from North Senator Umar who supported him they argument is that >> all right viewers I thank you for coming along with me please if you have not subscribed to life channel click on the subscription button notification bell like our videos and don't forget to share it until I come your way next time bye