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[00:00:00]You see it has been clearly stated um that of course due to the abuse and extortic tendencies of some officers and men of not only the police but even other assistant agencies. It has been instructed that nobody to search any phone. Especially when you just arrest somebody on the road and you bring your phone and you start searching because you are suspecting the person to be a yahoo yahoo or this does not negate the fact that phones are also being used to commit crime. But of course before such thing can happen the person must have committed the crime must have been properly arrested brought to the station. Then when trying to uncover some evidence you can start something to see whether the phone or other items have been used to commit or property such crime. But for you to just stop anybody on the road and say bring your phone let me decide. Oh you have to do so about your phone. That's why if any policeman stops you on the road according to the instructions of the police which we are bound to obey to the last of it.

[00:01:36]Don't hurry.

[00:01:39]Don't open your phones. Resist. Ask the nearby people to help you call the police off emergency land. You will see our bed there. And then we will ask them why. Provided they are within MCT. They outside MCT say you call your command.

[00:02:07]So I can tell you for free that we are still against that. We still stand against that. We will still enforce the IG's directly.

[00:02:20]Some of them >> are on the >> because they are criminally minded.

[00:02:27]>> We just saw a video of the FCT commissioner warning residents not to allow police officers search their phones. Now let us look at some of the reactions to this. I am La Farak says, "My brothers and sisters, if you find yourself in a situation where a police officer asks to search your phone for the sake of your life and safety, please do not hesitate to hand over the phone.

[00:02:54]May we not be unfortunate." Another one from Suttor Prince and it says, "Respectfully, sir, we we what should we do when they request for our phones?

[00:03:05]Should we argue with them? An officer holding a loaded gun, he should direct this message to his officers." And lastly, from Issa Shambo, and it says, "When do ICPC Nigeria chairman is extorted? What do you expect from ordinary citizens? A refusal to comply may cost your life or get framed up. Uh this is this is what is currently trending now across social media platform. We saw the video of first the video where Jagawa state governor was going around offices and checking and finding them empty that workers have not resumed at 11 a.m. in the morning almost noon. Almost noon. And workers have not resumed yet. We've not heard anything from him yet. Although people are saying that soon enough these people will be called out and we also saw a tweet from someone who says he knows somebody who works there but unfortunately on that day the person wasn't able to come to work. I have experienced this as well.

[00:04:05]You go to a civil offices you do not find people there. Even hospitals, you don't find staffs. Schools, you don't find staffs there until it's almost 12 noon. And even where you find them, some are just spilling melon, eating brown nut, especially the women. This is what is currently happening. And unfortunately for these people in Jaguar states, the governor has gone to the offices and not found them. I mean it's it's not all that new cuz I remember I think was it around March um the governor of an amra state Charles Soludo also went to the civil service secretariat and then that was around 10:00 a.m. or so and then it made the place almost empty too >> and that is to tell you that it's not just an anamra thing it's not a jigawa thing if you go to other civil service sector or you know public offices like you mentioned you relatively find them empty in the early hours of the day I mean they work the afternoon shift let us put it that way so I I think it's something that needs it's a culture that needs to be corrected cuz it can be said that these are the things that the young ones are also seeing and then when they get to that position they be like ah since a director has been doing this from time in memorial I can also continue >> and it's quite frustrating because it it stops workflow you need to do something at a certain time you get to the offices I mean you find nobody there >> the dice thing about it is that you cannot even guarantee whether these staffs are really genuine or not cuz most of them might actually be ghost workers are doing other side gigs just to keep the civil service job there like okay I'm pensionable at the end of the day I work for the United state or the federal government. So yeah, you have things like that happen every now and then.

[00:05:45]>> Okay. We also saw the case of the FCT commissioner of police advising and warning residents not to let police officers search their phones.

[00:05:55]I can see that you're laughing. No, I mean for for the officers here I just think that it's um bad day devil drink water cuz I mean for them to have done that to that might means that it's a regular thing for them on that particular route and then they just did it into to someone who they shouldn't have done it to and I really do hope that um we get to see officers that will be made to serve as deterren to others cuz uh this thing has to stop and talk about not searching phones and stuff.

[00:06:26]What are the IG, the DPO, all of these persons are not the ones that on the on the road on the street.

[00:06:34]>> So it's the average Nigerian police, more like an inspector, some kid that are lower than that and and they can do anything to you like the two directly mentioned. I mean they they have the power. You you also have to fear their uniform. So you most likely are going to you most likely are going to comply whatever it is that is.

[00:06:52]>> All right. And that is how much we can take from this segment. Now we'll go on a short break. When we come back, the morning show on Sahara TV continues. Do stay with us.

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[00:08:03]Many thanks for staying with us. This is the morning show on Sahara TV. We bring you the latest update making the rounds around the world today and right now we are into the all topic segment for today. I'll definitely be talking about democracy in Nigeria and then the fact that it's not just about failing in just one time and one moment. It's about unaddressed precedent that has been happening time and times over again in Nigeria. Lingering irregularities during election circle is something that has been happening from time immemorial and yes taking queue from the year 2023 when we saw the general election and as well as the irregularities that follow suit this year alone we've seen the polls in Abuja as well as the officer election in Akit and how all of these things have been shaping what to be looking forward to in the year 2027 many people are believing that this is nothing but a systematic uh failure of an institution that is not living up to the expectation of being electoral umpires. Will the 2027 election in Nigeria mean that our democracy will be getting a course correction or will it mean that our democracy will once again be going down the drain? All of these are minimal be taking a look at in the course of the show this morning. We'll be looking ahead at the 2027 elections as well as highlighting the red spot that might be coming along with that.

[00:09:31]Joining us on the show this morning, uh we have with us on the show Kung Law who is the executive director of the electoral college Nigeria. Good morning to you Klay.

[00:09:42]>> Good morning to you Klay.

[00:09:44]>> Good morning and it's a pleasure to be part of this conversation.

[00:09:49]>> Thank you so much for joining us.

[00:09:52]Okay, K, let's begin this way. It is 6 months to the general elections. Do you think Nigeria and egg are ready?

[00:10:03]Oh, um, that's a that's a very a very very wide question. First and foremost, I think in answering this, you must first look at so most of the time in Nigeria, we're more concerned with the outcome of elections than we are with the process in which it happens. Now um preceding uh 20 that's the preceding the runup to 2027 elections and preceding uh intraarti conversations the electoral act was remodified to just u put in um to to cut down the usual three which were consensus in um direct primaries and it was now reduced to just um direct prim direct and consensus and we've seen the massive irregularities in the direct process And this is a failure of our political parties to be fully institutionalized.

[00:10:54]Um there are a lot of courts pre-election matters in court right now a lot of problems. So those problems will of course transcend to larger problems. So when you ask is ready the real answer is we aren't ready because if we don't get the process from the beginning and there are massive irregularities in the beginning it means that the end is not going to have the outcome in which we wish it should have.

[00:11:18]Okay. Um let's quickly take it from this angle. Now the electoral act has suffered new issues to the electionarian process. Uh can you help us break down some of these new realities and how they will be looking to affect the elections?

[00:11:33]>> Like I for mentioned um for mentioned earlier just now I spoke about the the ind indirect system of p primaries. We saw we saw the way parties who don't have members. Now, let's be honest, no party in Nigeria can account for 500,000 due pay members, but we're able to see presidential candidates winning with um close to um three or four sometimes in some cases over 10 million votes within within the political party. Another key thing to note is that though there's been an increase in finance of um positions in which uh president now can spend has a campaign limit of 10 billion naira um we are now seeing that a lot of money maybe because of the mode of primaries now a lot more money is being spent in in in um trying to become candidate of a party. There's also the the power of incubency which we must be afraid of in and we've seen this in states as regards governor's primaries and we've seen this with presidential primaries the power of incubency has also used state resources to procure a candidacy and I think that's the most dangerous element in in political process.

[00:12:49]>> Okay. Uh we are already seeing a lot of legal battles and interference of the judiciary in parties. Does this not set the tone for the courts to determine elections?

[00:13:02]>> No. No. I feel that this this this matters regarding the political parties and this is my opinion. This this issues concerning political parties could have been rectified long before elections if allowed them conduct what what congresses allowed them conduct you know primaries within intra party. I do not understand why all of a sudden ANC attempts to deregister or they in court over their their standing as political parties. What were they doing? What was I in doing the last three years? So it begs the question and on on whether um Incubence is trying to take down it might not be the case but it it's it begs the question right that if Incub is trying to take out opposition in Nigeria or if it's trying to ensure the the the full control of one party or which is the incubent or um it's trying to it's trying to minimize um the outcome of the elections which and and put a a very weak uh a very weak uh standing for opposition parties and um I think I think this is not good for an electoral process. I think this is a big problem when it comes to the way things are being addressed and I also think that um we should come down to ask the real questions. If parties were registered by INC and the full process was went was gone over then why then do courts have to decide whether parties should exist or not. The truth is um there's a lot of interference by the judiciary on different matters on our on our elections and it's it's very clear though the a court is needed necessarily to be an arbiter but if the court is um now the the judge plaintiff and jury in almost every electoral matter then do we really have a democracy is the question because it's only in cases abstract cases or extreme cases in which a court should determine an outcome in a democracy If the courts are always in play in a democracy, then there's something totally wrong with the process. It is undemocratic, it is uninstitutional or shows the weakness of our institutions. And thirdly, it is total interference on the will of the people.

[00:15:23]In a democracy, the will of the people should determine the outcome of an election and not court.

[00:15:32]>> Most definitely. The will of the people should determine the outcome of an election and not just the court of law.

[00:15:37]Uh let's take from this angle now. How are you going to rate the conduct of the opposition political parties taking a look at the buildup to this very important electionary circle?

[00:15:50]>> Well, if there's if there's anything we've seen in Nigeria, the only time an incubent has been taken out or has been been able to be successfully removed from office was 2015. And what were the qu what were the characteristics of that particular election? First and foremost, there was over that's the last time Nigeria had 50 over 50% of its baiting population voting in an election. So it means that the people were were behind that election. Secondly, um there was there was a merger a massive merger of the entire opposition under one umbrella. And um if you look at this now and you juxtapose if you juxtapose 2015 with 2027 that we're in the two things you're going to clearly find out first and foremost in 2027 that's heading towards 2027 the the opposition obviously has its ego and ambition ahead of the needs of the country. Secondly, I don't think an INX INX show of um um like for example inex the the the National Assembly's refusal to insert automatic transmission into elections and also to reject um diaspora voting would um would has whether we like it or not has it's not would I would say has uh reduced credibility in as an inst constitution and this will affect voting patterns. As we've seen in of cycle elections, we've not been able to see up to 30% of voting population participating in off cycle elections. So this indirectly translates that like we had in 2023 we're going to have less than less than um um 30% participation in our elections which if 30% is deciding the outcome of what happens in an election then that means >> we are not we're not actually having the exact will of the people in democracy.

[00:17:56]But now looking at opposition what has opposition done? Um I I I I don't I don't think opposition has done anything. I'm going to be very clear.

[00:18:05]The opposition has rather engaged in banter fights which do not matter. My car was parked here. It wasn't parked here. You know, regularities, you know, and not attending. There's so many problems in Nigeria. There's the problem of insecurity. There's the failing economy. There's there's uh infrastructure deficits. There's uh uh people uh agencies being put in the budget which weren't in the budget.

[00:18:29]There's so much for the opposition to dig into against the incub, you know, be telling us how they're going to do things differently. Instead, the opposition is generally bantering over what doesn't matter and what is or whether I've won a primaries or not won a primaries according to a presidential candidate. Um you know, just um nonsense b. So I I think I think the general loss on what the opposition is doing is a loss to the people of Nigeria because I don't I don't credibly see and I I I I've paid attention. I don't credibly see any any strong direction to to show a pathway to what Nigeria can be. You're not hearing that from the opposition. The incub isn't even talking about you know anything reliable than mentioning some presidential candidates names constantly. Um they have even the truth is the incubate party always thinks it's opposition and still behaves like opposition even when it's in governance.

[00:19:27]Um we have just have a a depressing a depressing position of of what politics is and it's not only the opposition. The opposition and the incubent are both guilty. So our democratic process is flawed. our choices will be flawed and will continue be will be made mostly emotionally or ethnically or religiously.

[00:19:49]>> Okay, let's take it to campaign financing and campaign financing is one of the issues that everyone has turned a blind eye to in Nigeria. How can we properly scrutinize this according to the electoral act?

[00:20:04]>> First and foremost, I wouldn't agree with your assertation that everybody has turned a blind eye to. I'm very concerned with the work the electoral college Nigeria and the center for physical transparency have been doing on monitoring campaign financing within primaries. We put out a a a figure on just forms alone and purchasing which was about um close to 2.3 trillion um 2.3 trillion yes on um monies being spent in primaries alone across Nigeria.

[00:20:32]We're looking at monies that going to be spent. Now, the new electoral act has party limitations, but like I said earlier and backed by data, um most of the parties in Nigeria, be it opposition or non-opposition, have actually almost reached pre preceding campaigns and in some cases have engulfed the particular limits on campaign financing. Like I gave an example earlier to run for president, the campaign finance limits are 10 billion naira. uh the incubent party as within its presidential uh movement even the fact and there's something we do not calculate in Nigeria when it comes to campaign financing we only talk about posters rallies um amount spent on advertorials uh purchase of form and those are what we think campaign finance but campaign financing is more than that I'll give you an example in the US or in Ghana when you're talking about campaign financing if the president moves with his jet which is even our we don't have The first one that's US Eagle one [laughter] >> okay most with ego one from from from from Abuja to Lagos it's calculated under campaign financing because he's using state resources in other in these countries which I mentioned which are Ghana and America the president will pay for those things because that's not a presidential move that is a move towards his campaign so that's calculated under campaign finances and we are trying to yes it's more for his ambition than it is for the country. The jet is for the country and only for the office of the president, but it's not for the campaign of the president, whether the president is sitting in office or not. So, we're looking at this disparities. We're working quite a lot with the center for fiscal transparency, CGI, and the electoral college Nigeria to quantify this camp this campaign financing and we're going to pick a few states as regardial elections. We're going to pick a few members of the National Assembly to to um showcase how they've exceeded campaign finances. And the the funny thing is that I think campaign financing has been rigged from the beginning. So it's there in the electoral act. It states the limits on what [snorts] you can run for and what you can't run for.

[00:22:38]Now if you carry this case to court, I have a good and strong argument that that because no jurisdiction was given to any law enforcement agency on these matters. It would they would they would say whoever you you said should prosecute lacks jurisdiction. So it's just vague. We have campaign financing without a backing of who should prosecute whether it's the ICPC is the EFCC or it's the Nigerian police. It's not stated in in the electoral act. And I I feel this was done uh rather rather nefariously by the National Assembly.

[00:23:13]>> All right then. So uh before we wrap this up, let me ask you this. What advice do you have for contestants alike Nigerians and even uh voters ahead of the coming elections?

[00:23:26]>> I don't I I I think I'm a little too young to advise. I've only seen like probably elections since 1999.

[00:23:34]I think I'm a little too young to advise. But if I may say, I would clearly state that first and foremost uh the only time elections can be rigged are when people do not participate. So if we do not bring out if we do not get Nigerians to come out with elections exceeding 60%.

[00:23:51]Some some elections or parts of the election will be rigged. Secondly, I think we have not paid attention to how we make our choices in Nigeria. our choices still remain on ethical, religious and um and um emotional grounds. Um I feel that this this this subjects and puts Nigeria in a deeper problem than we've ever been in. Uh thirdly, I I think um we need to understand that the office of the president though important is not as strong as the office of national assembly. And till we get a strong national assembly, the basis of a democracy is on the legislative. So till we get a strong national assembly, Nigerians will be joking with a democracy because even though we we even if we have a good president to be truncated at the national assembly, we haven't been fully represented and that's where the massive deficiency in governance comes from at at the at the what do they call it at the national assembly. This is also critical to note that in Nigeria, our participation in local government elections has only been best 7% in any local government elections across Nigeria. Um, local governments as I always say are the first handshake of democracy to the people. So if we do not get the local government right even though the Supreme Court has interpreted autonomy properly and we also forget and do not understand that um presently Nigeria or presently uh the local governments uh do not have immunity and we have not prosecuted any cases of them returning local government monies whether internal generated or f allocations back to state governors or etc then we are not ready for a democracy. So the conversations are wider than the elections. They are wider than everything. They're wider than what we think they are and Nigerians need to be more politically literate to engage these things. Um electoral college puts Nigeria's political illiteracy at over 82% of um the electorate and puts political illiteracy with those in power at 63%.

[00:25:56]Um so it's it's it's it's a quagmire.

[00:25:58]It's hard hard dealing with democracy in Nigeria.

[00:26:03]Thank you so much for dropping a bit of nugget for us on the show this morning let letting us know that one thing that Nigerian should look for is the fact that we need a very strong legislative and just about the legislative you also need to come at a mass and to make sure that we vote for a credible you know president and people in power come 2027 elections. Thank you so much once again for being a part of the show this morning. Social >> break now where we come back the breakfast show continues.

[00:26:48]Welcome back. It is still the morning show right here on Sahara TV. This is the business segment. We will take you across the world of business and the topic first topic is federal government launches consumer credit scheme for laptops and digital services. The Nigerian consumer credit cooperation credit corp has launched a financing scheme to provide affordable consumer credit for laptops and other digital services to beneficiaries of the federal government's 3 million technical talent 3 NTT program. The initiative known as credit for laptops internet connectivity and knowledge digital device CLI CKD was unveiled on Tuesday in Abuja in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Communication Innovation and Digital Economy. According to a statement by the cooperation, the program will initially provide 1,000 locally assembled laptops to eligible 3MT fellows through the lend to earn platform with 77 beneficiaries receiving devices at the launch ceremony. In other news, the federal government settles 333 billion naira legacy debt owed to eight Jenko. The federal government says it has paid 33 33 billion naira to eight participating electricity generation companies Jenos covering 17 power plants under the first phase of the power sector debt settlement program. Olu, a special adviser to the presidency on energy spoke yesterday during the investors forum for the 729 billion naira series two bond issuance of the presidential power sector financial reforms program. Olu said in sovereign finance trust compounds just as powerfully as interest. She added that governments seeking to attract private capital must first prove they will honor their own commitment. She said the issuance broadens the settlement of verified legacy debt, improves liquidity across electricity value chain and reinforces the financial base needed to attract long-term private investment to Niger's power sector. And lastly, in the world of business, IMF wants Africa risking missing AI boom without power, internet connectivity and investment. The International Monetary Fund IMF has warned that subsaharan Africa could miss out on the economic benefits of artificial intelligence AI unless governments close persistent gaps in electricity supply, internet connectivity, and digital skills. In its departmental paper, the IMF said AI could increase the region's economic output by 4% over the next decade under a high adoption scenario. However, the global lender cautioned that without improvement in infrastructure and policy, the gains will remain modest.

[00:29:58]The fund estimated that under current conditions, AI would increase productivity in subsaharan Africa by just 0.2%. 2% and raise economic growth by only 0.4% over the next decade. The fund estimated that under current conditions, AI would increase productivity in the subsahara region.

[00:30:20]And that is all that we would be taking from the business scene. I hand over to IOD as he continues the show.

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[00:30:42]I'll take two stories.

[00:30:50][music] Still the morning show on Sahara TV and right now we go straight into the world of technology, artificial intelligence and also digital innovation. keeping a breast of the latest happenings in the world of technology. Starting up with the first Jerry this morning, a Nigerian push to regulate cryptocurrencies has overshadowed the implementation of its own national blockchain policy which is delaying a strategy that was designed to unlock as much as $40 billion in economic value and help build a blockchain power digital economy. The policy launched three years ago remains largely unimplemented, putting an estimated $2 trillion economic opportunity at risk. And secondly on the show this morning, African technology companies caught a record 2574 jobs in the first half of 2026, which indicates a 236% increase from a year earlier. and artificial intelligence adoption, banking consolidation and also cost cutting measures reshaped the continent employment space. According to insight coming through from the world of technology, it's been said that the layoffs reach an all-time high during the first six month of the year up from 1,196 that was recorded in H1 of 2023.

[00:32:09]And lastly on the show this morning, terrorist groups operating in northern Nigeria and also across the wider West African S regions are adopting commercial drones, encrypted communications and cryptocurrencies which signals a dangerous evolution in insurgent capabilities that could complicate Nigerians counterterrorism according to the United Nations and the warning was delivered by the UN Secretary General Special Representative for West Africa and also the SEO at the end of the United Nations office for West Africa. and also as the assessment reflects a growing shift of insurgency in Nigeria where extremist groups are leveraging technologies that were originally developed for civilian and also commercial use. And that's how much we taken on the techn segments of the show. Stay with us as the morning show on Sarah TV continues.

[00:33:09]Many thanks for still staying with us on the morning show up until now. Right about now I will be bringing you stories from the world of entertainment.

[00:33:18]Starting on celebratory tone, BA boy declared Africa's bestselling artist of all time with 14 million album sales.

[00:33:28]And according to music data aggregator, a chat master Nigerian superstar butter boy has sold 14.46 million equivalent album units and making him the bestselling African artist of all time. In another giant shride, Grammy winning mega star Bernaba Boy has been declared the bestselling African artist of all time and quoting data from global music consumption and data aggregator. The Nigerian music platform debut hubs reports that the port hackot born singer has been declared the bestselling African artist of all time. A big congratulations to you Bernab boy and continue to push Nigerians on the global platform. And going away from the music industry now to the pageantry industry, South Africa questions identity of Miss World South Africa 2026 winner. The crowning of Randa Her has Miss World South Africa 2026 has sparked fresh controversy on social media with some South Africans questioning her identity and nationality shortly after she secured the title. Hi is set to represent South Africa at the 75th Miss World competition scheduled to be held in Vietnam this August. While the patron organizer described her as being of Swati, Zulu and German heritage. That has not stopped some social media users from questioning whether she is truly South African. The backlash has been most visible on X and Instagram where several users compared HR's emergence to last year M South Africa controversy. We're almost seeing a replica of what happened last year with Chima additional where she was dragged and so much vitro on her last year. Eventually she was moved to Nigeria where she became a Miss Nigeria 2025 and still in the world of pentry.

[00:35:27]Now former Miss Universe Nigeria Chidima additioner reacts as South African court sets August 19 and 2026. A former Miss Universe Nigeria Chileima additional has expressed frustration after her deportation case was postponed to August 19, 2026. It was reported that Aditioner returned to Cape Town Regional Court on Monday, July 20th, 2026 where the case resumed for the submission of responding affidavit as she had submitted a statement at the previous hearing detailing her efforts to regularize her statutes. A prosecutors argued that Additional is an undocumented foreign national urging the court to detain her pending deportation. The states alleg she obtained Nigerian passport for herself and a child in Lagos and secured a South African visa and entered the country via Muzzambi. Additional team rejected the allegation asserting she was born in South Africa and has no significant ties to Nigeria. A quite a sad story there for a former Miss Universe Nigeria Chima addition.

[00:36:37]Hopefully her legal team are able to rectify this. And lastly on the entertainment scene, Taba finally speaks on viral romantic video with ex-wife Ani Eia. A legendary Nigerian singer Taba has broken his silence over trending romantic video with ex-wife Ani Eia. It was rumored that the ex couple had reunited after a video showing the pair dancing together surfaced on social media. The speculation sparked mixed reactions among Nigerians with some of the celebrities who took sides during the couple's divorce expressing shock.

[00:37:15]Addressing the rumors in a post on our Instagram story on Monday, Annie wrote in her words, I quote, "Believe everything you see on social media at your expense." And finally breaking his silence on his Instagram story, Taba tagged the circulating video as cold.

[00:37:32]And he wrote and I quote, "I beg old video." Uh, finally, Taba and Annie Edia have come to clear the speculations that they are not back together. This couple were divorced and now they are no longer back together. We've seen couple of videos circulating online that they are back together. But now they have finally cleared the air on that and that is how much we will take from the entertainment scene today. We'll go on a short break.

[00:37:58]When we come back, the show continues.

[00:38:00]>> What is your name?

[00:38:05]>> How does a government agency that officially does not exist end up with billions of naira allocated in the Nigerian's national budget?

[00:38:16]>> [music] >> This is Sara TV Unpacked where we break down the story shaping Nigeria, Africa, and the world. Today, we unpacking one of Nigeria's biggest political scandals.

[00:38:29]Here's what you know so far. At the center of the scandal is the Presidential [music] Foreign Intervention Promotion Council or PFIPC.

[00:38:38]The presidency says the council [music] was never created, never approved by President Bolak Machinu and never legally existed. Yet he still appeared in the 26 appropriation act with billions of naira [music] allocated to it. The man at the center of the scandal is Adeni Adi Matthew. Authorities accuse him of forging state house [music] documents and presenting himself as the council's director general. But Adi insists he was legitimately appointed and says he was being persecuted after exposing corruption within government.

[00:39:12]His biggest allegation targets president's chief of staff fea [music] claims he borrowed 400 million naira to secure the appointment [music] and says another 200 million naira was later demanded along with a 48% share of the agency's proposed take off funding.

[00:39:37]>> But Jabia has denied any wrongdoing.

[00:39:40]Ironically, also the first senior government official to petition security agencies described.

[00:39:51]Authorities have since charged a DM with offenses including forgery from the police intelligence response team or as investigations continue. But here's where the story gets even more troubling. Documents obtained by SAR reporters shows official correspondents from both chambers of the National Assembly addressed to the PFIPC.

[00:40:19]Records also shows the office of the secretary to the government of the federation process its request for office accommodation. And even after the presidency declared the council fictitious, Saras found it official signage still mounted inside a federal secretariat.

[00:40:37]Okay. The scandal controversies including allegations contain 54 billion naira in oil revenue and a disciplinary case from his time practicing law in the United States.

[00:40:55]Those matters are separate from the PFIPC investigation.

[00:40:59]The presidency now says the PFIPC never existed. Yet it appeared in a budget signed by the president's appropriation act exchange official correspondence with government institutions and inside the federal secretariat is no longer just whether documents were forged. It's whether multiple layers of government failed or whether some officials knowingly looked the other way.

[00:41:32]But one question remains. Was this really the work of one man [music] or does this kind exposed a much deeper network operating at the highest levels of government? [music] This has been SR TV unpacked. Follow SR TV and S reporters for verified updates as this story develops. See you in the next one.

[00:41:59]Sports 101 is live and we're here to take you through all of the amazing stories making in the world of sport this morning. The Commonwealth World Game 2026 is upon us starting just a few hours away from now right there in Glasgow Scotland. Team Nigeria a represented by 74 athletes as well will be participating in 10 sports and they'll be looking to better the record that was set at the last edition in Birmingham where they had 32 medals including 12 gold medals and of course one world record. Team Ninja going all out for the Commonwealth game this time around. A lot of talks especially coming through from the national sport commission and we are hoping uh that the team will be looking to also uh do as much exploit as the national sports commission have been putting in for them. With me on the show this morning I've got Wit. We together we're looking to break down this beat by bit. Welcome to the show this morning.

[00:42:49]>> Yes. Absolute pleasure to join you on this particular show this particular morning.

[00:42:53]>> All right. Now let's go straight into it. Common war games happening just a few hours away from now. team Nigeria plenty of talks from what happened in 2022 and they'll be looking to better it. Let's take it from the angle of the preparation of the team in general. How would you you know break it down and how what are you expecting from team Nigeria at the Commonwealth Games? Like you said from the preparation angle we saw during the AFN trial for the com right sporting complex you see a couple of athletes who came here to showcase what they have and one thing that we have struggled with is in terms of training facilities also equipment but going into this particular one like you mentioned the last edition we had about 35 gold medal 35 medal in total 12 gold medal four silver and about 14 medalist so this one this time around is going to be an interesting one a world record holder in um who is also good in terms of weightlifting we looking to she will she be able to what she did right in Birmingham that is a big question >> I mean lot of athletes I'll be representing Nigeria of course there's a toa motion we call her to express there was also doing exploit in the 100 meal sprint just like you mentioned doing it in the weightlifting talk about the team in general what would you say about Nigeria losing out of the B to host the Commonwealth Games in 2030.

[00:44:16]>> Yes. First of all, we don't have the facilities right here in Nigeria. We know yes, there are a lot of sporting facilities or sporting complex around the world, but is it up to standard to the requirement when it comes to hosting major events such as the Commonwealth?

[00:44:29]That is a big question that the administration will have to answer and like you mentioned this com is anticipation because the next one is going to be in 2030 which is going to be by India and I kind of believe that we have never got to that can major first of all we have security in this country that is also a major part and >> we have other events that happening if I'm not mistaken the national defensing champion will happening in Lagos >> that is within and indoor >> okay >> talking about outdoor and gathering a lot of people.

[00:44:59]>> Okay.

[00:44:59]>> It's going to take a lot from us to host.

[00:45:03]>> So what what should we looking forward to in terms of the number of medals you think Nigerian athletes will be bringing back home? Should we be looking towards the side of the par athletes or the able-bodied athletes? play most times doing look like the Olympics the power athletes are always the one delivering for us and this time around we are going to athletes going into the weight and I kind of believe that the top names would do well likes of Toby most like mentioned in the 100 race someone to look out for because he had national record last time one of the event talking about event he had about 9.84 is for but you have a huge challenge in Kenya in terms of defending that be an interesting one. I kind of believe that another person we have to watch out for has to be a despite all the controversy allegiance but we are still anticipating ahead of that one. So I like what the AFN did. They streamline the major events we 10 events boxing we have some of boxing we have three three by talking about basketball both for the normal and also the wheel and it's going to be an interesting one I expect a lot the best we have done when it comes to common has to beat seven medals that was in 1994 in Canada last time in Glasgow we had about six medals also so this time right there in Abadin I expect a loss from them continue this is a preparation ahead of the your Saturday.

[00:46:26]>> All right, let's move forward on that now and go straight into female football where we talk about the Women's African Cup of Nations that also be kickstarting come next week. Super Falcons of Nigeria will be looking to defend that title and possibly win it for the 11th time unprecedented. But plenty of conversations concerning the Super Falcons right now because don't forget that the camp is set to be bubbling now with the last players entering into the camp yesterday. But then last weekend there was supposed to be a friendly between the Super Falcons and also the Black Wings of Ghana. And if I recall very well, the Super Falcons have only played one preparatory game since October last year, which is the game they played against Sagal a couple of that was in June. How would you say that the Super Falcons are prepared to go and defend this title?

[00:47:11]>> Looking at our group, we are in the same group with Malawi versus Zambia and I use Zambia as an example. Zambia last year played a qualifier, played a three nation tournament, play four nation tournament, play Kosafa hosted and won and you can see compared to the Super Falcons who have only played a couple of friendlies like you mentioned since October, the October was against Came if I'm not mistaken where we lost one, won the other one and the last one we played was against that is a big question mark.

[00:47:38]The NF always have this belief that what's come to us these people will able to deliver for us when it comes to getting the primary ticket because this wcon is a qualifiers for the World Cup in 27. So [clears throat] we either have this belief that okay we are still at that high level because of the caliber of players we have and >> that mentality or that belief one day to stop because you are seeing a lot of African cultures catching us to us that of Morocco terms of South Africa li of Zambia also are catching up to us so we have to get to that level more preparation more planning and that is up to the NF because these ladies majority of the time are ready to play friendies there was no particular period we had captain I going on social media to compare that why are not why are they not having friendlies to prepare Ghana played England one of those friendlies we have seen South Africa even play against the top nations and if you want to be the best you have to play be the best >> and this is not just >> but isn't a pointer to the question that why is it very difficult for the Nigerian football federation to set up a concrete friendly for the super falcons must be that maybe teams are shying away from playing against super falcons >> first of all if they had one is to get the friendly.

[00:48:53]>> He had the one to pay the expenses. The NFA have the money.

[00:48:57]>> Okay. So you think the fact that the NF are shying away from paying the bills but said that there's money in the glass glass house >> money in the glass house and the super always complain that they >> well I talk about owing it's also been said that the allowance and also the prize money for the super falcons from the last wcon is still a bit of subject of a lot of controversy right there in the NFL. But then we hope that that is sorted uh in the coming days. Let's move away from that now. Let's bring it back to men's football. And just yesterday we saw the new FIFA rankings for the top countries in the world. And it should be noted that Nigeria still remains at 26th in Africa. And now we have now been leaprogged by Egypt to announce 24th in the world as well. Nigeria 26th in the world and Egypt has now legged them by two positions to maintain 24th in the world. Of course, Morocco maintains that position as the seventh best team in the world coming from this rankings. Taking a look at Spain becoming the world number one toppling Argentina in that particular one. I mean a lot of changes has happened at the top of from the one to 10. What's your take on the latest ranking?

[00:50:03]>> Yes, when is the world cup here you expect this kind of changes. Before the World Cup, we had a couple of friendships which both Niger had stored when it comes to Africa. But with the way the African teams performed at World Cup, the li of Egypt especially their first time >> in their history getting into the knockout stage of the World Cup and you could expect that yes because of their participation at the World Cup, they are going to move higher and they did well.

[00:50:26]>> The only game they lost was against Egypt which is quite expected. Morocco got in the quarterfinal and became the first African team to do it back to back and expect that they met their position in terms of the top 10 quite disappointing but looking at where other countries are coming from is going to be a huge work for them to so that is it the super have to go back to the joy board do a lot of planning because the next one the next commission that we have our eyes on has to be the AFCON right there in Tanzania Kenya and also in Ghana >> Ganda all right talk about The super eagles of Nigeria will be looking forward to the qualifiers for the African Cup of Nations that will be kickstarting right in September. And that's how much we taken on the show for this morning. It's the Sara Sports 101.

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