A HUMANITARIAN PROFESSIONAL, DEBORAH BROWN, HAS EXPRESSED OPTIMISM THAT THE AGREEMENT SIGNED BY THE TALIBANS AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, IS OBEYED BY BOTH PARTIES.

SHE MADE THIS KNOWN WHEN SHE FEATURED ON SPLASH FM’S CURRENT AFFAIRS PROGRAMME, PANORAMA, TODAY.

WHILE NOTING THAT THE SECURITY SITUATION IN AFGHANISTAN, IS CURRENTLY TENSED, SHE DISCLOSED THAT THE PEOPLE OF AFGHANISTAN ARE DIVIDED OVER THE TAKE OVER OF GOVERNMENT BY THE TALIBAN.

MS DEBORAH BROWN, FURTHER STATED THAT THE COUNTRY IS CURRENTLY IN A CHAOS, AS PEOPLE ARE STRUGGLING TO LEAVE, ADDING THAT AFGHANS ARE THE ONES THAT CAN INSTITUTE THE CHANGE THEY WANT TO SEE.

SHE OPINED THAT THE SECURITY SYSTEM OF NIGERIA IS BEING THREATENED, ADDING THAT THE AIM OF RECENT ATTACKS IN THE COUNTRY IS TO WEAKEN THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT.

THE HUMANITARIAN PROFESSIONAL, URGED THE GOVERNMENT TO MAKE CLARIFICATIONS BEFORE GRANTING AMNESTY TO REPENTANT INSURGENTS AND SHOULD BE TRANSPARENT WITH THE PROCESS.

THE OGUN STATE GOVERNMENT SAYS IT WILL JOIN OTHER SOUTHERN STATE GOVERNORS, TO ASSENT THE BILL ON THE BAN OF OPEN GRAZING ON OR BEFORE THE 1STOF SEPTEMBER, 2021.

THIS WAS DISCLOSED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY, RIGHT HONOURABLE OLAKUNLE OLUOMO, WHILE SPEAKING ON SPLASH FM’S CURRENT AFFAIRS PROGRAMME, PANORAMA, TODAY.

WHILE ADDRESSING THE ISSUE OF TRANSPORTATION IN THE STATE, HE STATED THAT THE AGENCIES IN CHARGE OF MOTORCYCLE RIDERS, REPRESENT THE INTEREST OF THE GOVERNMENT, STATING, HOWEVER, THAT THEY HAVE THEIR EXCESSES.

HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE GOVERNMENT WILL CALL THE AGENCIES TO ORDER, ADDING THAT THE AGITATIONS OF THE RIDERS WILL BE ADDRESSED.

THE SPEAKER ALSO AFFIRMED THAT HE SUPPORTS THE MOVEMENT TO ALLOW VALUE-ADDED AND PERSONAL INCOME TAX, TO BE PAID TO STATE GOVERNMENTS.

HE HOWEVER OPINED THAT THE STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY IS NOT A RUBBER STAMP OF THE GOVERNMENT IN POWER.

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THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE YORUBA COUNCIL OF ELDERS, DR KUNLE OLAJIDE, HAS STATED THAT ACTIONS OF PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI, CONTRADICTS WHAT THE LATE M.K.O ABIOLA, STOOD FOR.

SPEAKING ON SPLASH FM’S CURRENT AFFAIRS PROGRAMME, PANORAMA, EARLIER TODAY, THE EDLDER STATESMAN NOTED THAT THE COUNTRY IS CURRENTLY OPERATING A PSEUDO-DEMOCRACY, ADDING THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO VIOLATE THE RIGHTS OF ITS PEOPLE.

DR OLAJIDE OPINED THAT THE 1999 CONSTITUTION IS FAULTY, ADDING THAT NIGERIA IS NOW RUN BY A VISIONLESS LEADER WHICH HAS MADE SECESSION CALLS LOUDER.

ON HIS PART, CHIEF AYO ADEBANJO, LEADER OF PAN AFRICAN SOCIAL GROUP, AFENIFERE, NOTED THAT THE CONSTITUTION REVIEW IS A FRAUD, ADDING THAT THE NATION NEEDS TO GO BACK TO THE CONSTITIUTION IT HAD AT INDEPENDENCE.

HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE NATION SHOULD OPERATE UNDER TRUE FEDERALISM AND BE RESTRUCTURED.

THEY BOTH ADVOCATED FOR RESTORATION OF POWER TO THE PEOPLE AND PRAYED FOR A BETTER NIGERIA LIKE THEY ONCE EXPERIENCED.

THE CHARACTERS OF POLITICAL APPOINTEES IN RECENT TIME, HAS BEEN QUESTIONED, WITH REPORTEDLY SCREENED LEADERS LACKING CREDIBILITY.

SPEAKING AGAINST THIS BACKDROP ON SPLASH FM’S PANORAMA EARLIER TODAY, A MEMBER OF THE OGUN STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY, HONOURABLE SOLOMON OLUWASEYI OSO, CLARIFIED THAT THOROUGH SCREENING IS DONE TO ASSESS THE BACKGROUND OF WHOEVER IS TO BE ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE OR SELECTED BY ELECTED LEADERS.

ON HIS PART, ANOTHER ANALYST, ALHAJI ADEGBITE, WHO WAS ALSO A GUEST ON THE SHOW, AGREED THAT THESE LEADERS ARE USUALLY SCREENED. HE HOWEVER NOTED THAT ALL CHARACTERS CANNOT BE ADJUDGED BECAUSE CREDENTIALS CAN ALWAYS BE FALSIFIED.

HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE SOCIETY AND PRESS HAVE WORK TO DO IN EXPOSING THESE LEADERS.

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A MEDICAL DOCTOR, KUNLE ASHIMI, HAS DECRIED THE POOR WORKING CONDITION OF MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS IN THE COUNTRY, CALLING FOR A REFORM IN THE HEALTH SECTOR.

HE DISCLOSED THIS TODAY WHEN HE FEATURED ON SPLASH FM’S CURRENT AFFAIRS, PROGRAM, PANORAMA.

DOCTOR ASHIMI, NOTED THAT A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF HEALTH PRACTITIONERS LEAVE THE COUNTRY, BECAUSE THE WORKING SITUATION IS NOT FAVORABLE TO THE THEM.

HE EXPLAINED THAT THERE MUST BE A DELIBERATE ATTEMPT TO DEVELOP THE COUNTRY, ADDING THAT, EMPLOYMENT IN NIGERIA SHOULD BE BASED ON MERIT AND NOT FAVOURITISM, FOR THE COUNTRY TO MAKE PROGRESS.

ANOTHER ANALYST ON THE PROGRAM, MR OLORUNTOBA IFALADE, NOTED THAT NIGERIA’S EDUCATION SYSTEM IS OUTDATED, EMPHASIZING THE NEED FOR THE UPGRADE OF ITS CURRICULUM AS IT IS THE FOUNDATION FOR NATION BUILDING.

THE ANALYSTS URGED STAKEHOLDERS IN THE SECTOR TO IMPROVE IN ALL FACETS, SO AS TO GIVE THE STUDENTS A COMPETITIVE HEDGE OVER THEIR COUNTERPARTS IN OTHER COUNTRIES.

IN A RELATED DEVELOPMENT, AS THE WORLD MARKS THE ANNUAL WATER DAY, TODAY, GOVERNMENT AT ALL LEVELS HAVE BEEN CALLED UPON TO TAKE DRASTIC STEPS TO CURTAIL THE SHORTAGE OF WATER IN THE COUNTRY.

THE HEAD OF PHYSICS DEPARTMENT, FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE ABEOKUTA, PROFESSOR BIODUN BADMUS, MADE THE CALL, TODAY, WHEN HE FEATURED ON SPLASH FM’S CURRENT AFFAIRS PROGRAM, PANORAMA.

HE NOTED THAT THE PROVISION OF CLEAN WATER IS ONE OF THE FUNDAMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF GOVERNMENT, AND DECRIED THAT THE PRESENT ADMINISTRATION HAS SIDELINED THAT PART OF HER DUTY.

THE GEOPHYSICIST EXPLAINED THAT SOME OF THE REASONS FOR FAILED BOREHOLE DRILLING IN THE COMMUNITIES, INCLUDE LACK OF PROFESSIONALISM, AMONGST OTHERS.

PROFESSOR BADMUS, THEREFORE, CALLED ON GOVERNMENT AND HIGH PROFILED INDIVIDUALS TO CONSULT RIGHT PROFESSIONALS WHEN IT COMES TO WATER PRODUCTION IN THE COUNTRY.

HE APPEALED TO THE STATE GOVERNMENT TO ADDRESS WATER SCARCITY AS SOON POSSIBLE, AS IT IS PIVOTAL TO PUBLIC HEALTH.

THE NEED FOR WOMEN TO PARTICIPATE MORE ACTIVELY IN POLITICS HAVE AGAIN BEEN BROUGHT TO FORE.

THIS WAS DISCLOSED BY THE CHIEF WHIP OF THE OGUN STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY, ATINUKE BELLO, HONORABLE MODUPE MOJATA OF THE ABEOKUTA NORTH CONSTITUENCY, THE PRESIDENT,NIGERIA ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN JOURNALISTS (NAWOJ), OGUN STATE CHAPTER, MODUPE SOBUNKOLA, AMONGST OTHERS, WHEN THEY FEATURED ON SPLASH FM’S CURRENT AFFAIRS PROGRAM, PANORAMA TODAY.

SPEAKING AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL WOMENS’ DAY CELEBRATION, THE PANELISTS BEMOANED THE SOCIETAL VIEW OF WOMEN IN POLITICS, NOTING THAT CULTURE AND RELIGION ARE NOT FAVORABLE TO WOMEN BREAKING GROUNDS IN POLITICS.

THE PANELISTS ADVOCATED THAT WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION IN POLITICS SHOULD NOT BE A QUESTION OF THEIR GENDER, BUT WHAT THEY HAVE TO OFFER, AS THEY HAVE PROVED BEYOND DOUBT THAT THEY CAN LEAD EXCEPTIONALLY.

THEY URGED WOMEN TO BE AGGRESSIVE IN THEIR AGITATION OF A STRONG POLITICAL QUOTA SYSTEM, STATING THAT THE CONSTITUTION ALLOWS FOR 35 PERCENT ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN POLITICS.

THE PANELISTS APPEALED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO ACCOMMODATE MORE WOMEN IN POLITICS WITHOUT BEING MARGINALISED BY CULTURE AND TRADITION.

A PUBLIC AFFAIRS ANALYST, ABAYOMI BABALOLA HAS REVEALED THAT THE RECENT HERDSMEN/FARMERS ATTACKS IN THE SOUTHWEST, OCCURRED BECAUSE GOVERNMENT WERE NOT PREPARED FOR THE EVENTUALITIES.

HE STATED THIS TODAY, ON SPLASH FM’S PROGRAM, PANORAMA, WHILE COMMENTING ON THE ALLEGED MIGRATION OF OGUN FARMERS TO THE REPUBLIC OF BENIN OVER THE RECENT CRISIS.

MR ABAYOMI STATED THAT THE INFLUX OF PEOPLE INTO THE SOUTHWEST IN RECENT TIMES IS ALARMING, ADDING THAT THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO ENSURE THAT POPULATION EXPLOSION DOES NOT BECOME A PROBLEM.

HE NOTED THAT NIGERIANS HAVE LOST CONFIDENCE IN THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT, AND THEY NEED TO BE PROACTIVE IN RESTORING THE HOPE OF THE PEOPLE.

MR ABAYOMI, ALSO NOTED THAT MOTIVATION IS KEY, AND SECURITY OPERATIVES MUST BE ADEQUATELY CATERED FOR IF THEY ARE TO WORK INTELLIGENTLY.

HE FURTHER CALLED ON GOVERNMENT TO PROMOTE AND EMPOWER COMMUNITY POLICING.