OGUN 2019: THE REAL DEFINITION OF INTEREST

When in 2003 I read 'THE PRINCE', A book authored by Niccolo Machiavelli a great Italian Political Philosopher. I argued within myself over the assertion that POLITICS is a "No Permanent Friend nor Permanent Enemy BUT Permanent interest" Game.

I came to a conclusion that Machiavelli must be a selfishly wicked capitalist, whose principle for politics defiles logic & love for humanity, juxtaposing his theories with that of Friedrick Engels and Karl Max who both coauthored "THE COMMUNIST MANIFESTO".

I continued with this belief that politics should never be about self interest but strengthening relationship and pursuing a cause with the long term/bigger picture of COMMUNISM in mind.

However, considering the turn of events and the existing realities, judging from our kind of politics as a nation, and in a more closer look; our kind of politics as a people in Ogun State.
I am tempted to AGREE with Niccolo Machiavelli's position that politics is basically about INTEREST of players!

This is the reality in practical politics which may not be emphasized in theories nor agree with morals!

Indeed, Niccolo Machiavelli is not only a great political philosopher but also a very deep and foresighted Political Prophet.

Copyright: Julius Babatunde Oyedokun

BRISIN: FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SETS TO RECRUIT 5000 NIGERIANS

The Federal Government has disclosed plans to recruit 5,000 unemployed Nigerians in the Federal Capital Territory under the Basic Registry and Information System in Nigeria (BRISIN) scheme.

Dr Anthony Uwa, the Head of BRISIN implementation in Nigeria, told Newsmen on Sunday in Abuja that more Nigerians would be recruited after the pilot phase.

The BRISIN is an integrated system for the collection, storage and distribution of information to support the management of the economy.

Uwa said the system aimed at bringing developmental and economic growth in the country through the use of data collection of people and other relevant information.

“The data received will be used to plan for the management of the nation’s resources,’’ he said.

NAN reports that the project was initiated by the President Olusegun Obasanjo administration, while the Goodluck Jonathan’s administration inaugurated a Technical Committee for its implementation.

According to Uwa, since BRISIN covers all aspect of the economy, the recruitment is not restricted to a particular field or discipline.

He however, said the implementation would commence with the social welfare, an aspect of the project, with special attention to disability data bank.

“We are giving attention to social welfare and building the disability data bank to attain the actual number of disabled people in the FCT.

“We are recruiting 5,000 people out of which 200 will be sent to Italy for training on various aspect of the project and they will be the trainees’ trainers.

“They will be trained mainly on the use of data on every aspect of economic management with attention to health, education, economic monitoring, fiscal and revenue control, migration and human trafficking.

“BRISIN recruitment cuts across all cadres, from school certificate to PHD holders so the recruitment is not restricted.

“The recruitment will be published on e-transact by next week, the portal will be opened for about six weeks and the public will be sensitised on how to access and fill the form through the portal.

“Also, the 5000 people we are recruiting does not mark the end of BRISIN recruitment but just a pilot phase, as we start from FCT we will train those to work in other states,’’ Uwa said.

On the funding, he said a budget had already been allocated to the project but being as it was small, a BRISIN international Foundation was established to help source fund to supplement government effort.

“The budget is small so we have to look for donors from well-meaning Nigerians, corporate organisations and international donors so we do not depend on government funds alone.

“With this foundation, we want to see those claiming to love Nigeria come and donate generously to the implementation.

“When this is fully implemented, it will reduce the risk of Nigerians that engage on illegal migration, so this foundation is as important as BRISIN itself.

He urged Nigerians not to consider the move as a political affair being that it was an election year, but see it as a dream come true for Nigeria to attain the height it ought to have regarding job availability.

According to him, considering the economic monitoring, a lot of people will be involved, so it will create jobs and also a multiplying effect of job creation in the nation.

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari Must Disclose His Health Status: Opposition PDP mount pressure

Yesterday Nigeria was mocked by New York Times, today CNN are doing the same. Nigerians have become the laughing stock of the world due to our President health ordeal which has remain secrecy.

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari is under pressure to disclose the state of his health after he embarked on a fourth medical trip to London.

Nigeria's opposition party, People's Democractic Party (PDP), said it was time for the president to reveal his medical condition.

PDP spokesman Kola Ologbodiyan said: "We need full disclosure about the president's health. He needs to be honest with Nigerians to say he his unwell. He can't travel for an official meeting to the US and sneak into London to see his doctor, then tell Nigerians it was a technical stopover due to flight issues."

Buhari,75, announced Monday he will travel to the United Kingdom to see his doctor, reigniting speculation about the state of his health and ability to rule Africa's biggest economy.

The president also saw his doctor last week in London on his way back from Washington where he had met with the US President Donald Trump at the White House, his aide said.

Nigerians on social media have also joined in the call for Buhari to make his health records public. These calls have grown louder since he announced plans to seek re-election next year.