HON. SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE, RT. HON. FEMI GBAJABIAMILA VISITS HIS BOSS ASIWAJU TINUBU

Speaker & Asiwaju 

The speaker genuflecting slightly in respect 

After that slamdunk of a victory, which swept a new helmsman on board. The new speaker of the Federal House of Representatives of Nigeria and by that we mean the speaker of the 9th Assembly Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila not wanting to act as prodigal son, especially one who is not unappreciative of the implicit support he got from his party leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, paid him a visit after the election that made him the speaker, maybe just to say a heartfelt thank you.

With the many shenanigans that had heralded that election many had expected far more than what happened on the D-day. Many observers had thought that the election was going to be far more difficult and more keenly contested. But at the end of the day it was more like an annihilation, a somewhat walkover in fact a pulverization, with the now speaker polling in excess of 200 votes, that's 281 votes to be more precise out of 358 possible votes, more than tripling the votes-76 that his opponent Hon. Bago polled.

So now after the whole election thing has been won and lost, it's now the time to show gratitude and appreciation to those, most especially those that were like rock of Gibraltar, unflinching rock of support behind his candidacy and his annihilating victory.

In the pictures above, you would notice via the body language of the Rt. Hon. Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Femi GBAJABIAMILA that he respects the Asiwaju with his whole being. It is obvious that Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila is a loyal party man to the core. With the emergence of Femi Gbajabiamila as the 4th man in the hierarchy of Governance in Nigeria, it just points to the fact that Lagos, has never had it this good before in the scheme of things. Now we have direct associates of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu occupying the positions of the Vice President, which means the no 2 man in the nation and also now nos 4 as the Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives. This is while ministers and special advisers and other posts are still waiting to be filled!!!! There's still the major likelihood that Babatunde Raji Fashola, the erstwhile most powerful minister of many portfolios would make a comeback. Also, people are of the opinion that the recently outgone Lagos State Chief Executive, Ex-Governor Akinwunmi Ambode also may be coming back as either a Minister or an Ambassador or just another prominent post.

Either one likes it or not, what all these just points to, is that Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu the former 2 terms Governor of Lagos, a former Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and current major chieftain of the ruling party the APC, is a major power influencer and to dismiss him as a non-factor is to do so at one's peril. 

THE D-DAY IS FINALLY HERE AS NASS ELECTS PRINCIPAL OFFICERS FOR THE 9TH ASSEMBLY.

Ndume vs Lawan

Hon. Femi GBAJABIAMILA 

This is what is called the day of reckoning. The day that at the end, some would celebrate, while others would agonize over their loss or decimation. For some their electoral values would soar, whilst for the others they would be brought down to ground zero, all they had thought they had would be laid bare before them as others would determine their fates.

Today, Tuesday, June 11, 2019 just a day to the newly endorsed Nigerian democracy day June 12, the day that commemorates what is said to have marked the freest and fairest election ever held in the history of Nigeria, as symbolized by the late Aare Ona Kakanfo, Bashorun MKO Abiola of blessed memory, is when the Nigerian National House of Assembly, would gather to elect their own principal officers to guide them for the next 4 years, God willing. It would be a case of first amongst equals.

A few of those posts that officers would be elected for are, the offices of the Senate President of the Federation & his Deputy, the Speaker of the house of assembly and his Deputy, and other officers and other offices like majority and minority leaders. But the most important ones are the 1st 4 mentioned above. Not only are those offices quite lucrative financially, but the holders of those revered offices immediately becomes the 3rd and 4th in hierarchy of power and influence in the country the minute they get elected.

The ruling party the APC who normally should have had a field day picking those officers to man those important offices just because of the majority they are supposed to have, have not been able to have an outright say, just because they have not succeeded in having a peaceful house. For the APC it's already a divided home and like it is rightly said, "a house divided against itself cannot stand". It's obvious that the APC house is already doing her best to fight all the very obvious signs of disintegration. By their antics they have served into the hands of their enemies, the opposition made up majorly of those that had disgruntly left their party back to the PDP.

With this election today, it is PDP's own way of getting back their own pound of flesh with the obvious connivance of some members of the APC, who the more staunch or loyal APC members, considers desperate politicians. The arch enemies of the APC, are clandestinely led by the PDP presidential candidate at the last election, in the person of his excellency, the former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, who is still hell bent on claiming what he claims to be his electoral victory that was illegally snatched from him. Others in the same camp are the likes of the former and most recent senate president, Dr. Bukola Saraki who with the former speaker, Hon. Dogara had led a sort of coup against their own party's preferred choices in 2015 to emerge as both the senate president and the speaker of the house. Though Dogara was fortunately able to return as an opposition member of the House of Representatives, his main man, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki was unfortunately trounced at the elections and couldn't return back to the house of assembly. Even as he is not in the house, he still has his many men in the house to do his bidding, led especially by outspoken and highly comedic Senator Dino Melaye, the forner Chairman of the Committee on the FCT.

While the core APC members are supporting the candidacy of majority leader Senator Lawan-North, Senator Omo-Agege-South-South and Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila-South-West, the renegade APC members and the PDP, are in full support of Senator Ali Ndume-North, Hon. Umar Mohammed Bago-North. Both Ndume and Bago are incidentally also from the APC, but are seen as turncoats for not following the party's hierarchy dictate.

The election is to be done by a simple majority vote carries the day. So if what the PDP has planned works, it would mean that the whole PDP caucus in the house would vote enmasse for Ndume and Bago, with some members of the APC following suit, by that simple calculation they would have just carried the day. But with the wheeling and dealing expected to have taken place, with the awesome amount of money exchanging hands and also deals brokered to facilitate the winning, it wouldn't be just simple mathematics just like that. Hence everyone is watching to see the outcome at the end of the day.

The other shortfall of the outcome of this election, would be that, the so called powerful men, who could make the impossible things happen through their connect and power to deal, would be known at the end of the day. Just like the paperweights too would be revealed to all, in due course. 

YOUNG HANDSOME CHIMA ANYASO SLAMDUNKS INCUMBENT HON. NNENNA ELENDU UKEJE TO WIN PDP FLAG IN BENDE FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY IN ABIA STATE

Chima Anyaso & Hon. Nnnenna Elendu Ukeje 

Hon. Nnnenna Elendu Ukeje 

His community in Bende Federal Constituency had been clamoring for him to come out all of these years to represent them politically for a while now and he had stylishly declined claiming not to be ready. But finally this season, after being asked again he decided the time had come to pitch in and heed the call of his people who love him to the state of worship!!!

Reason for the near cult like followership is not far-fetched at all, it's because the young man from quite an early age had identified with his people, long before politics came into it, no year passes without him doing one major thing or the other for his beloved community. Chima Anyaso in his 30s is from Igbere in the Bende Local Government Area of Abia State.

You cannot enter that town without you immediately feeling the weight of the young, handsome and quite successful businessman, who apart from running a thriving business that's into oil and gas, hospitality and more, he is also an award winning and extraordinary philanthropist par excellence!!!

Mention the Anyaso name and it immediately rings a massive and magical bell. One of the schools in the area, probably the best school in the area, was founded by the young man and sponsored by him. Imagine funding the education of more than a hundred kids, whose parents do not pay a 'single kobo' to attend the school. There's nothing of note in the town that his hand has not touched before, Is it the biggest church in the community or what? Even his country home which is also one way the Ibos identify with their own, is a statement in class. A very beautiful and massive bungalow, that's very well laid out on a very large expanse of land with all the amenities needed in full supply. It is a place of convergence when Chima is home, which is quite often.

Apart from the fact that on his own alone he is well recognized and well followed, he is even a godson of the most powerful and probably most influential politician from his home base, in the person of 'Sir Orji Uzor Kalu'. though both are not now in the same party, as Sir Orji is now a member of the APC. Not only that alone, Chima is also married to one of the favorite daughters of South East political juggernaut, Senator Arthur NZERIBE. When he got married in the East a few years back, it was a carnival of a sort that many prominent people attended.

So when he finally decided to yield and follow the dictate of his community to represent them, those who knew him, immediately conceded that come what may, he was going to win any election whatsoever he enters into, that's because many things were already speaking for his goodwill. The 1st step towards his main goal to win the House of Representatives election into the House, was for him to test his popularity and might against another very popular and widely supported incumbent, in the person of Hon. Nnenna Elendu UKEJE, who was geared to go for a 4th term, having been 1st elected to represent her people in 2007, then got re-elected in 2011 and 2015, she had wanted to go again in 2019.

A total of 161 delegates had taken part in the election out of which Chima Anyaso polled 82 votes that's exactly 50% of the votes, he was closely followed by the outgoing incumbent who polled 70 votes about 49% of the total votes. After the whole exercise was concluded, the loser was magnanimous in defeat, congratulating Chima and restating her commitment to her party, the PDP, stating that the election was free and fair and that Chima won truly. She further thanked the people for their support over the years.

Whoever from the other parties, be it APC, APGA and the likes that would vie for the post with Chima Anyaso, would have to be at their very best or else Chima might just win the election by as much as a landslide for he has thr live and support of the people overwhelmingly!!!

IS SHINA ABIOLA PELLER ALREADY AN HONOURABLE MEMBER OF THE HOUSE?

Honourable SHINA ABIOLA PELLER ? 

Young, handsome, successful, wealthy, sociable and highly connected, those are a few of the adjectives that perfectly describes the incomparable SHINA PELLER, the chairman and MD/CEO of Aquila Group of Companies, under which is probably West Africa's most successful nite club/lounge to date-Club Quilox.

The socialite and businessman par excellence, who apart from his successful entertainment company via which he has conquered the fun scene, who also owns his own oil and gas firm and is now getting set to also conquer the tupsy-turvy world of politics, is getting set to sweep all off their feet come 2019 as he wants to represent his party APC at the Federal House of Representative in his domain comprising of Iseyin (where he is a high powered, honourable Chief of his village), Itesiwaju, Kajola and Iwajowa all in Oyo State.

With the groundswell of support that has followed his declaration a few days back, the ultimate philanthropist might be coasting home to victory already whenever the time comes for people of those areas mentioned need to come out for elections.

It is very obvious with how things have panned out that the young, smart dude may have always had the political plans since which he kept to his heart, but has only just come out now at what he sees as the best time to do so. For those who might not know where the confidence that has pushed him to declare for politics came from, Shina is an unofficial political son of the great Asiwaju of the universe, in the person of the great Jagaban Borgu, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

For those with the right understanding, they have come to know now that a stamp of approval of any kind from the Asiwaju, a thorough bred political juggernaut from the South West part of Nigeria whose tentacles has spread across Nigeria is likened, to an express endorsement from the great strategist. Not only has Shina gotten the support of the SW political godfather, the successful businessman, is also very well recognised at home, where he hails from, having the ears of his king, the royal father of Iseyin, the Aseyin of Iseyin, His Royal Majesty, Oba Dr AbdulGaniyu Adekunle Salaudeen and other members of the Royal council. Not just that alone, long before now, his homestead and environs have always enjoyed the very visible warm embrace of his philanthropy on many levels.

Shina 42, probably the most recognised of the kids of the great magician known popularly as the late Prof. PELLER has always put his money where his mouth is, not just in the village, but even those around him in Lagos know him to be a shrewd but jolly good friend too who is ever ready to extend a helping hand to those in need. The likes of K1 the ultimate and many others cannot just stop praising the young man's name to high heavens.

So would the great 'Olowo Idan' (the dude with the magic touch) as he is known or called by many who know him already on his way to the House? That's most likely a resounding YES!!! 

YOUNG SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSMAN CHIMA ANYANSO DECLARES FOR 2019

Before you all start wondering if the tall, handsome and highly successful businessman and award winning philanthropist, Dr. Chimaobi Desmond Anyaso is running for the President of the country-Nigeria, no no, not at all. Not that he cannot though for he has the wherewithal and resources if he had wanted to, but it seem like he wants to take it one step at a time, first by gaining invaluable and worthwhile experience and then also getting to understand the intricacies of the country too, so he is running for the House of Representatives come next year 2019. And he is leaving no stone unturned to achieve that goal and dream to give his people the required excellent representation.

And his people in Bende Federal Constituency are already over elated that he has heeded their call to represent them, the incumbent Honourable member of the House, Honourable Nnenna Elendu Ukeje incidentally from the same PDP, the party of choice also for CDA has he is fondly called and addressed must already know that she is in for a major battle royale come nomination time, going by the popularity and endorsement of Dr. Anyaso by the people.

CDA is a very well known, well established young leader of his constituency, who prior to making up his mind to enter politics has always had his hand in all that's about the growth of that area. Abia as a whole has always always being on his mind. Just imagine that for many years now, he built a proper school in his village where more than a hundred kids of different ages attend school with full scholarship sponsored by CHIMA without paying a Kobo for anything! Imagine the kind of stress taken off the parents of those kids!

More after the break.

SUSPENDED HONOURABLE JUBRIL AMINU DAZZLES WITH PICTURE SHOWCASE

Family

Jibrin and Maryam

Birthday Boy

Maybe to show to the world that his suspension from the House of Representatives has not had any adverse effects of any kind on him, suspended House member, Honourable Abdulmumin Jibrin went picture and joy crazy of recent.

The enfant terrible of the national assembly, Honourable from Kano, who represented Kiri/Bebeji Federal Constituency in Kano, who has refused to be intimidated by the whole might of the House for his whistle blowing allegations of budget padding against the house, which led to his suspension for taking this particular stand, looked very happy and at peace in the several pictures he took with his family, consisting of his wife and kids. Jibrin is the fly in and around the teacup of the Speaker of the House, Honourable Dogara.

In the pictures were Maryam his pregnant wife and his 4 children from his 1st marriage.

Maybe this is an early birthday celebration as we saw him cutting a 40th birthday cake, while his biography  claims he was born on September 9, 1976 at Agenebode in old Bendel State to a military dad. Which would mean he would be 41 in September! Maybe the pictures were last year's but just released now! Or that there was a mistake on his biography?

Don't know sha!!!

Whatever it is happy celebration. Many more celebrations to come Insha Allah.

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HAJIA BOLA SHAGAYA PREPARES 1ST SON FOR POLITICAL OFFICE

HAJIA BOLA MUINAT SHAGAYA

HAJIA BOLA SHAGAYA & DAME PATIENCE JONATHAN

SHERIFF SHAGAYA

If by God's grace all the permutations and calculations work out like it is been planned, then come 2015 the first son of multimillionaire Kwara strong woman, Hajia Bola Muinat Shagaya, in the person of Sheriff Shagaya might become one of the Honourable members of Federal House of Representatives in Abuja, the FCT, in Nigeria. This House of Representatives dream is only a first part of the blue-print, with the ultimate dream being the Governorship come 2019. 

According to the little we could gather, Hajia Bola Shagaya has begun the actualization of her very well laid plans in earnest and she's leaving no stone unturned to perfect these plans. The defection of the former Governor of the State, in the person of Senator Bukola Saraki & by extension that of the incumbent Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed and their supporters from the PDP is said to have even made things a lot easier for madam to initiate the 1st part of her plans. Madam has since then assumed the topmost position as the de facto boss of the PDP in Kwara State, one of the ways through which she feels would make it easier for her to actualize her plans. Also coupled with the kind of influence she now has, as a very close friend of the first lady and the promise she's said to have made of delivering Kwara State back to the PDP at all cost, all things being equal her plans might work out.

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