Author: Temidayo Akinsuyi

Babachir Lawal, a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) on Thursday says arresting Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections will have dire consequences for President Bola Tinubu’s government. Speaking in an interview with TheScrutinyNG, Lawal also faulted the claims by president Tinubu’s media aide Bayo Onanuga that the nationwide protest tagged #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria is being sponsored by Obi and the Obidient Movement. He also warned the government not to use force against the protesters saying doing so may be a “catalyst for chaos”. “Bola Tinubu should not use a forceful…

.Lists Oyetola, Mamman, Musawa, Kyari, Uzoka-Anite For Dismissal Ahead of the planned nationwide protest tagged #EndbadgovernanceinNigeria, a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal has advised President Bola Tinubu to carry out an urgent cabinet reshuffle by sacking non-performing ministers in his cabinet. Speaking in a no-holds-barred interview with TheScrutinyNG on Wednesday, Lawal said sacking some of the ministers who are not performing will send a signal to angry Nigerians that the president means well and is ready for business. According to him, while it is on record that President Tinubu has the highest number of…

*Says I’m Not Afraid Of Going To Court Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy on Tuesday says he has not received any court letter from Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections. Speaking with TheScrutinyNG, Onanuga said while he will not rely on what is being bandied about on social media, he is not afraid of going to court any moment he received the letter from Peter Obi. “I have not seen any letter from him. Until I see his letter, that’s when I will respond. I always want…

Chief Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), a former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has faulted calls by some Nigerians that the federal government should take over the Dangote refinery. Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), former chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) in an interview with TheScrutinyNG had said the Nigerian constitution empowers the federal government to take over the refinery and then pay compensation to the owner, Aliko Dangote. “Honestly, we are going through a sort of emergency right now. Under section 305, the Nigerian government has power to take over the refinery and pay appropriate compensation to…

Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), a renowned constitutional lawyer on Monday says the constitution allows the federal government to take over the Dangote Refinery and then sell the products at the prices Nigerians can afford. Speaking in an exclusive chat with TheScrutinyNG on Monday, Sagay, former chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) added that the FG can pay a compensation to the owner, Aliko Dangote and then returned the refinery back to him after the other local refineries have started production. Dangote has been having a running battle with the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA)…

Hon. Omowaiye Oluremi, a former Commissioner For Works and Transport in Osun state on Friday says the people of the state are yearning for the return of former governor, Adegboyega Oyetola. Omowaiye, who is the Director, Project Implementation of the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) said the performance of Governor Ademola Adeleke and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) government in Osun is nothing to write home about. (Full interview to be published next week)

Human rights activist and constitutional lawyer, Prof. Mike Ozekhome (SAN) says the current presidential system of government being practiced in Nigeria is too wasteful and has greatly depleted the lean resources of the country. Ozekhome who spoke in an interview with TheScrutinyNG said there are many lessons Nigeria must learn from the just concluded elections in the United Kingdom (UK). According to him, unlike the presidential election in Nigeria where it’s usually a do or die affair, the UK elections went on peacefully without any thuggery, killings or court cases owing largely to its parliamentary system. “We have plenty lessons…

Dr. Yunusa Tanko, spokesman of the Peter Obi Media Reach (POMR) on Monday says many northerners who were initually opposed to a Nigerian president from the South-Eastern part of the country are now rooting for Peter Obi. Speaking in an interview with TheScrutinyNG, Tanko said Obi, who was the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections has solutions to the myriads of problems confronting Nigeria today. According to him, the abysmal performance of President Bola Tinubu since assuming office a year ago has presented a very good opportunity for Obi and the Labour Party to win the next…

Dr. Yunusa Tanko, spokesman of the Peter Obi Media Reach (POMR) on Friday says Obi’s endorsement of the Labour Party in the United Kingdom (UK) played a huge role in the overwhelming victory recorded by the party in the just concluded elections. Shortly before the UK general election held on July 4, Peter Obi, who was the Labour Party presidential candidate on the 2023 general elections in Nigeria had wrote on his X page “Vote Labour on Thursday 4 July.” He also congratulated the Keir Starmer, the Labour Party candidate who is now the Prime Minister and asked for his…

* Says Tinubu Running An Overbloated Government Despite Hunger In The Land Human rights lawyer, Prof. Mike Ozekhome (SAN) says rather than reduce the cost of governance, President Bola Tinubu is running an overbloated government with the creation of a new Ministry of Livestock Development. Speaking in an interview with TheScrutinyNG on Thursday, Ozekhome says the Livestock Development Ministry should have been a department under the Ministry of Agriculture. He said the creation of the new ministry will further put a strain on Nigeria’s lean resources as the new Minister who will be appointed to oversee the ministry will in…