Tinubu Misled By ‘Lagos Boys’ Says Ndume + Sanwo Olu Visits Grenada, 30 Killed In Plateau| OjyOkpe
Summary
TLDRThe video discusses several news stories including an attack by Islamic extremists in Nigeria that killed 30 people; President Tinubu's private trip to France that sparked criticism; and the Governor of Lagos State meeting with the US Secretary of State. It also covers the debate over moving some federal agencies to Lagos, the reactions to a viral TikTok video featuring LGBTQ Nigerians, and analysis of these issues by the commentators.
Takeaways
- 😥 Over 30 people killed in terrorist attack in Plateau State, Nigeria
- 😡 Online posts blamed the attack on ethnic and religious differences
- 😟 President Buhari embarked on another private visit to France, raising concerns
- 🤔 Speculation that Buhari's France trips are for medical reasons
- 😠 Senator criticized potential move of some federal agencies to Lagos
- 👍 Bayo defended potential moves as improving efficiency, not politics
- 😊 Lagos governor met with US Secretary of State Blinken and Grenada PM
- 🤨 Some questioned whether Lagos governor's Grenada trip was a party holiday
- 😲 Nigerian police reacted to viral TikTok video of LGBTQ Nigerians
- ❗️ Police say LGBTQ is criminalized in Nigeria with up to 14 years imprisonment
Q & A
What was the recent terrorist attack that occurred in Plateau State?
-No fewer than 30 people including women and children were killed by terrorists in an attack in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State on Tuesday night.
What evidence was there that churches were being targeted in the Plateau State attacks?
-There was video evidence showing a church being destroyed by the attackers in the village.
What rhetoric was circulating online about the motivation behind the Plateau attacks?
-Some were calling it ethnic or religious cleansing, claiming it was Islamic extremists specifically targeting Christians and churches.
How did the guest expert caution against inflammatory rhetoric about the attacks?
-He warned that rhetoric perpetuating prejudice and hatred towards Muslims only serves to further divide communities. He said it's important to condemn all violence regardless of the perpetrators' religion.
Where did President Tinubu recently embark on a private visit to?
-President Tinubu embarked on a private visit to France on Wednesday, his third private visit to a foreign country since being elected.
What past incidents were cited regarding skepticism around presidential medical tourism?
-Grover Cleveland's secret cancer surgery while president was cited. When he disappeared for surgery, speculation grew around his absence and health.
How did the Lagos State governor recently strengthen diplomatic ties?
-Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu met with U.S. Secretary of State Blinken when he visited Lagos. He also met with the Prime Minister of Grenada to discuss bilateral relations.
What backlash did the Grenada trip receive?
-There was some backlash questioning if state funds were used to pay for leisure and parties on the trip.
What Nigerian law criminalizes LGBTQ relations?
-The Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act provides up to 14 years imprisonment for involvement in same-sex marriages or relationships.
What legal provisions were LGBTQ advocates citing in their defense?
-They cited constitutional rights to freedom of assembly and sections of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights protecting personal liberty.
Outlines
😢 Terrorist attack in Plateau state kills over 30
Paragraph 1 discusses a terrorist attack in Plateau state, Nigeria that occurred on Tuesday night. Over 30 people including women and children were killed in Mangu local government area. Houses and churches were burnt down. There are calls for help and improved security, as well as rhetoric on social media calling it ethnic or religious cleansing.
😤 Failure of security to stem violence and unnecessary religious rhetoric
Paragraph 2 continues discussion of the Plateau state attack. There is criticism of security forces' failure to curb violence despite promises in December to get on top of it. The paragraph argues against making this a religious issue, saying the real focus should be on the government's failure to keep people safe, not on baiting religion or tribe against each other.
😡 Debate over moving Federal agencies to Lagos
Paragraph 3 covers the debate sparked by plans to move some Federal agencies like parts of Central Bank and Federal Airports Authority to Lagos. Supporters argue it will improve efficiency, while opponents like Senator Ali Ndume warn of political consequences and say Abuja should remain the sole Federal Capital Territory.
🤔 Suspicions around President Tinubu's frequent trips to France
Paragraph 4 discusses President Tinubu's third private visit to France since his election, raising suspicions he may be seeking medical treatment abroad. It argues the president should be transparent about his travels given his role as a public servant.
😎 Lagos Governor meets with top officials, parties in Grenada
Paragraph 5 covers Lagos Governor Sanwo-Olu's meetings with US Secretary of State Blinken and Grenada's Prime Minister. He says the trips aim to strengthen diplomatic and economic ties. But there are questions over who funded his leisure activities in Grenada.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡terrorists
💡ethnic cleansing
💡security
💡Muslim president
💡France
💡Lagos
💡LGBTQ
💡federal capital territory
💡Chief Whip
💡criminal offense
Highlights
Muslim extremists attacked a village in Plateau state, killing 30 people
Churches were burnt down and Christians murdered in the attack
There are concerning religious and ethnic divides being exploited online
We should condemn violence and promote understanding between groups
The government has failed to provide security in Plateau state
President Tinubu took a private trip to France, his third since being elected
There are allegations Tinubu goes abroad for medical treatment
Tinubu's spokesman denied plans to move the capital from Abuja to Lagos
Senator Aliyu warned of consequences if federal agencies move to Lagos
Bayo refuted claims of moving the capital as politically motivated
Lagos governor Sanwo-Olu met with the US Secretary of State
Sanwo-Olu's Grenada trip sparked criticism of galavanting
Police reacted to a viral video of Nigerians identifying as LGBTQ
Police called the LGBTQ members criminals who will be persecuted
LGBTQ rights advocates cite constitutional rights to assembly
Transcripts
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joining us now is
O with stories trending around the world
hello jix good morning drti how are you
this morning perfect good morning AO how
are you this morning good morning
RI not so good after all the news going
on in Nigeria well all right let's begin
what stranded in play two state where no
fewer than 30 people including women and
children were killed by terrorists in
mangu local government area of the state
the attack which occurred on Tuesday
night despite the curfew imposed on the
local government saw houses including
churches being burnt down this is
overseas Church being destroyed by
Muslim Muslims in our village in our
area please we need we need help we need
help we need security help we need
everybody's help please pray for us this
is 's Church
in Mong local
government
my heart goes out to the family members
of those 30 victims who died um
yesterday there was this rhetoric on
social media you know people were
calling it ethnic cleansing or religious
cleansing let me take this tweet from
Sarah who actually posted a video of a
man that was butchered I I I mean in the
transcription it appeared that the man
had you know was a a a Christian and the
people that were killing him uh were
Muslims uh this person wrote uh Breakin
mangu Village in PL 2 state is still
under attack by Islamic extremists
churches are being burnt down and
Christians are being murdered on site
where is the government where are the
imams to breed peace Nigerians in the
Middle Belt are not safe well P wrote
it's really sad how Christians in Play 2
State have been brainwashed into
believing that any attacks on them are
done by Muslims making specific
references to fanes this dangerous
rhetoric perpetrates Prejudice and
hatred towards Muslims and only serves
to further divide communities it is
important to condemn all acts of
violence regardless of the perpetrators
religion and work towards promoting
peace and understanding between
different religious groups blaming one
group for the action of a few only leads
to further violence and discrimination
while wrote killings are still
happening in mangu town of play to State
Muslims are being chased out of their
homes and butchered despite the 24 hours
curfew imposed by the governor residents
are claiming that even the operation
rainbow from the police department are
shooting down Muslims which means they
have taken a side in the fight all these
are happening under a watch of a Muslim
President and Vice President that's the
rhetoric U online uh rui go ahead you
see with those three reports you
read
there you see the dastardly effect of
people using mediums to
incite and we should be careful and
that's why all in all we should call for
harmony have a rounded view that last
tweet said Muslims are the ones being
killed under a Muslim Muslim resident
and vice president that's an incitement
absolutely it was a deliberate
incitement skewed The
Narrative and all of that
I think what we should focus on is the
failure of the security Authority and
the state to be able to stem the tide
and it should not be thrown into the
Thrones of
religiousity we should fight the asants
that are disrupting the Peace of the
area and not makeing it about religion
churches are burnt I also here must have
burnt but what is most important is how
can we keep the peace because you see it
is Nar like that that's under Muslim
Muslim president and you see it is
narrative like that feed into election
process but I'm sure Nigerians now
know for those that fooled themselves
during the elections I voted along
religious or ethnical lines that like
the EUR say Cola what it means is that
suffering does not know your tribe or
religion
absolutely it is about getting competent
leaders that can stem the tide AI there
were killings in December the security
agent said they were going to get on top
of it they did condolence visits they
made P party the president met with
Chief of staffs and all of that but
nothing has happened and I ask again
where is the president at a time like
this alaf
France alaf France so when you see a
complete failure of State let us tackle
it and let us not push it along the
lines of Fanning and increasing religion
you see that's why some people make
complaints about social media but it is
also incumbent on us as cons to make
Clarity and being a better narrative
that it's not about baiting religion or
tribe against each other it's about
going out there and solving the problem
once and for all because when we start
the beginning of the B of religion and
tribe and all of that we will not end at
it why is that we've increasingly had
crisis of different coloration a says
God knows where on the plateau why is it
that the plateau is not safe what can
the government do to restore Safety and
Security to the plate M many questions
that should be the concern a lot of
questions uh you have posed and you
sounded the right notes Here there
should be no religious device which
should condemn any sort of violence only
yesterday we called on the security
forces to even look into those uh
vigilante groups that were you know
unveiled uh this week by the uh uh cter
group group and you know we hear that
this incident occurred because of some
sort of cattle rustling 30 people 30
Nigerians over 30 that we're hearing
something needs to give this needs to
stop May their souls rest in peace
meanwhile president Bola aminu embarked
on a private visit to France on
Wednesday marking his third private
visit to a foreign country since he was
elected president shortly after winning
the president presidential election last
year timu departed for Paris while
according to his media Aid at the time
the trip was to enable the president
rest and prepare for lesser ha in Saudi
Arabia months later in June after
attending the Global Financial PCT
Summit in France the presidency
announced that tinu headed to London on
a short private visit while in a
statement by Presidential spokesperson
ad juring galali on Wednesday Tino will
returned to the country in the first
week of February a lot to discuss here
as well but meanwhile the special
advisor information and strategy to
president tinubu bayuga on Wednesday
refuted claims of any intention to
relocate the federal capital territory
to Lagos labeling the allegations as
politically motivated tactics by
opponent the president's media Aid in a
poster next criticized those
perpetrating the allegations as
dishonest actors seeking atten ion
through ethnic and religious and
Regional divides his tweets reads in
part president tinubu has no plan
whatsoever to move the federal capital
to Lagos the rumor first surfaced during
the campaign last year by open looking
for all manners of weapons to stop him
we trashed it those pedling it a new are
dishonest ethnic and Regional Champions
trying to draw attention to themselves
Abuja has come to stay it is backed by
law the movement of fan a department of
Aviation Ministry to Lagos where it was
based before former Minister Hadi Sira
moved it to Abuja during the last
Administration does not amount to moving
the fct to Lagos the administrative move
should have attracted scant attention as
Lagos is the commercial capital and the
Hub of Aviation business in Nigeria fan
should be nowhere else but near the
industry it regulates fan will still
maintain some presence in Abuja as it is
not a wholesale movement similarly the
movement of some Departments of the CBN
to Lagos should not trigger any hopa all
those pushing this campaign of falsehood
know they are pling politics albeit a
dangerous politics to pit the north
against the South well bi your statement
it's coming after Senator alium the
chairman Senate committee on the Army on
Tuesday wed the president that there
will be political consequences if he
insists on moving some Departments of
the CBN of Nigeria Central Bank of
Nigeria and federal airports authority
of Nigeria headquarters to Lagos let's
take a listen you know this is a
consensus because we only have one
federal capital and that is Abuja all
these Lagos boys that are thinking that
Lagos is Nigeria are just misinforming
or advising uh the president wrongly the
regulator
of the financial institutions are
supposed to be or are in Abuja do you
want them to move back to where because
you say uh Lagos is the commercial
Capital this is one of the mistakes and
I'm sure Mr President will reverse it
because it doesn't work you can't have
two capital is the CBN Governor going to
be operating from Lagos and the
headquarters of the CBN is in Legos or
do you know now say that because uh oil
majority of our oil is extracted from
South South you take nmpc to South South
or is it because Nigeria's agricultural
dist is more in the north you take
Ministry of agric to to to to anywhere
in the north it doesn't work that way
and that is one of the problems that is
cropping up but I'm very sure I'm very
confident that Mr President will look at
this because he's a nationalist not just
a Legos man some of these people think
that I repeat think of some of them
think that Legos is Nigeria Legos is not
Nigeria well all right Senator Ali do
met there talking about you know tinu
being misled by Lagos boys I believe you
guys treated this a little bit but there
was no sound bite so I thought it was
important to highlight this so there
will be no um you know people saying
that we he was um quoted out of context
but bua you know made a very solid Point
as well as alen Dum saying that tinu is
a nationalist and the fact that you know
uh fan was in Lagos before it was moved
back to uh Abuja and has clarified that
this is all political as well as a tinal
strip to France okay we discussed this
yesterday but it's good because the
story is still out there so we might as
well visit it again the main point by Mr
Baya is that this is been politicized
and that the tinubu Administration has
no plans whatsoever to move the federal
capital territory back to Lagos after
all it was a it was a matter of law you
know the decision taken was not an
arbitrary decision the committee was set
up and the federal capital territory was
chosen when under General babangida uh
federal capital territory was chosen so
the politics that is being played is
unfortunate most unfortunate but um
yesterday I said
Senator uh alen Dum was just blowing hot
hair you know all those things he was
saying there will be consequences there
will be this and that you know funny
enough is Chief whip what is the role of
a chief whip Chief whips are supposed to
supp support the position of their
parties you know the leadership of their
party so this is a classical example of
a chief whip you know turning against
the leader of his own party so maybe the
chief whip himself needs to be whipped
into life you so if we're talking
politics but beyond that you know the
issue again is that there have been
other commentators on the subject right
now I read one statement by someone who
said look most of these people are
saying don't move CBN don't move this to
Lagos that these are persons who have
been put there by their influential
sponsors and fathers who do not want to
come to Lagos who are happy just been
within the system and being unproductive
that's one view second view I think by
Senator Akim who is representative of Ki
West he said Ali D is on his own that
he's speaking for himself he's not
speaking for the north for whatever
reasons that are best known to him so
nobody should take alen dumes position
as the position of the north on the
matter so that's another view a third
view with regard to CBN is that of em
sanusi lamido em lamido San I said that
it is a good decision to move some
Departments of the CBN to Lagos because
when he was CBN Governor he in fact
wanted to do the same thing to improve
efficiency and we've been making the
point about efficiency if these moves
will increase efficiency then we could
do it we better do it he said in his
time he wanted to move two Deputy
governers in charge of operations and
all of that to Lagos because most of the
banks their headquarters they are in
Lagos and that he thought it will
improve efficiency now Emi is a nner and
that's why you see that you know you
can't nobody should say Al he's speaking
for the KN he's speaking for himself
okay that's that about that so nobody
should play politics with these things
if it's for efficiency in terms of
operation that's fine second Point has
to do with the trip of President U to uh
France now it raises questions some
people will say why is he always going
to France on private visit private visit
is the word private visit right why is
it not private visit to us why is it not
private visit to London why is it not
private private visit to London that was
after the first no that one was
described as a stop over was they said
it was a stop over it was to London
however yes to London where he spent
additional one week or so so as a result
of this people are suspicious they think
that this is a case of medical tourism
but nobody has been able to establish it
however the speculation about whether
it's for reasons or not is not new I've
cited the example before on this program
of President Grover Cleveland of the
United States his 22nd and 24th
president of the United States now
during his second time he had mouth
cancer he disappeared for a few days to
go and have surgery on Isis nobody could
find it at a time when America was
having serious issues with the economy
there was a lot of issues people say how
can the president of America disappear
when there is so much crisis within the
country so that's what happens with the
president now at that time the
journalist who reported the story was
victim imiz he was even sacked from his
job until mat AR wrote a book titled the
president is a sick man and revealed the
truth that in fact the president
disappeared to go and have a medical
surgery on high SE so a president is the
property of the people if the president
is going to disappear people want to
know the details yes he cannot go a yes
away without live he cannot just
disappear like that and this why he has
not disappeared he says private Vis I
think you know there's cleverness there
a president is entitled to private visit
he entitled to official visit he
entitled to State visit is entitled to
working visit these are the four
categories of uh you know uh uh uh of
visit for a president under the
Diplomatic calendar but Nigerian say we
want to know what this private visit is
all about is it to go and attend the P
party the J Rice party or is it to go
and what is it about it's
a governor is the president himself and
his managers that have you know
generated this request but are there
Nigerian journalists who like the that
American journalist of 1893 can do
investigative journalism and tell us the
truth I POS that to you Dr abbati you
are up to the task we're waiting for
your report with all the
things you're the you're up to the task
I'm sure you can do it we wait we wait
that report let me take this story for
you a we're talking about you know
moving the uh fan and all of those uh uh
agencies to Lagos talking about Lagos
the governor of the state babaon Wu on
Wednesday received US Secretary of State
Anthony blinkin at the presidential wing
of the Mella Muhammad International
Airport in Lagos blinkin who is on Six
Day African Tour to Foster future
economic Partnerships as well as improve
relations with the continent visited
Legos to commission the American Corner
a tech enabled space aimed at supporting
youth Innovation entrepreneurship and
creativity in Nigeria Governor son Wu
posted his meeting with blinking on X
stating that Legos state is open to
strengthening diplomatic ties and
discussing uh shared interest for a
brighter
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future well the governor also posted his
meeting with the prime minister of
Grenada Dixon Mitchell where he
presented a miniature blue line rail son
Wu said he visited the island to engage
in extensive discussions on various
aspects of bilateral relations focusing
particularly on tourism Agriculture and
other economic interests he added that
he's also had the opportunity to attend
some social events to further strengthen
the ties between Nigeria and grenadia I
mean the Governor there meeting a lot of
very important people are I mean that uh
story from Grenada got a lot of
attention as well there were a lot of
blogs that were talking about the fact
that ah you know the governor went to
galavant he didn't really go for any you
know anything special I mean we POS it
to the governor there to respond to some
of those allegations cuz they are really
really sad allegations if you come to
think about it but he did go out there
and he posted that he met with the Prime
Minister and that's what he went there
for over to you it's such a great thing
to be able to combine business and
pleasure isn't it at least if you're
working you can also have an opportunity
Lagos is a very difficult City to govern
over 20 million people in fact Lagos can
be said to be like many countries around
the world I mean when the Secretary of
State came to Nigeria the only state he
visited asides from the federal capital
territory was Lagos State so you
wouldn't begrudge the governor some
leisure time cuz it takes a lot of
energy and work to govern a state like
Lagos however the big questions are who
funded that trip then if you want to go
for a holiday in Grenada that's it's
your prerogative he want to attend
social events and parties because there
videos already out of him enjoying
himself and thankfully his um his press
um his spokes person in Gren yeah yeah
he went for a he did really who party
well it was a it was it was a very
important woman and they went
to very important our governor illegal
to
wait hold on let me let me just wrap up
so so the governor went to
see I tried to see went to see the Prime
Minister and had took the opportunity to
have they didn't establish that we don't
know which came why he don't which was
the party he went to and then he used
the opportunity to see no he said he
went to see prime minister and they Ed
the
opportuned
social something let me just say let me
you guys about that Tri is what
Nigerians are asking is the time when
the visit to the Prime Minister ended
and the party started who was paying for
that who was funding that was it Lego
State money because that's what
people of diplomacy to person police so
please we take our final put it in
context well all right now in context we
shall take our final Story the Nigerian
police have reacted to a now viral video
showing some Nigerian identifying
themselves as lgbtq persons the
self-confessed lgbtq members spoke about
their sexuality and the misconceptions
people have about them in a video
Challenge on Tik Tok while reacting in a
post on X police spokesperson U describ
them as criminals who will be persecuted
let's take a look before we come back
for a
discussion I'm a lesbian masculine
presenting woman and of course people
always ask me if I'm a
footballer I'm B seexual of course
everyone thinks I'm a
pate I'm a lesbian with kid of course
people want to know how it got
there I'm an herosexual trans man of
course people think I'm
be I'm a trans man of course people
always want to know what is down there
I'm qu of course people will will think
and wonder why I behave more like a man
than no more a man
of course people still ask me why I act
like a
boy I'm not binary of course people want
me to pick if I'm a man or a woman but
who cares Dr B over to you really
quickly I mean this what trigger this is
what they call of of course challenge on
Tik Tok in which certain persons were
defending the rights of the lgbtq
but is also right the police
spokesperson when he says it's criminal
we have the law in Nigeria it's Criminal
same seex marriage prohibition act
which provides 14 years imprisonment for
anybody who's involved 10 years for
anybody who eats and abets and then in
the criminal code for the southern part
of Nigeria and in the penal code there's
also 14 years imprisonment penalty but
those who are arguing for the right of
the lgbtq they are quoting section 40
this is of the Constitution they are
quoting article 239 101 of the chatter
on peoples and human rights saying that
they have the right for freedom of
assembly but in Nigeria the Lawes is a
criminal offense well I'd like to thank
you all for your
great always Pera against the order of
nature that's what thew say absolutely
well done Dr aati the legendary Dr aati
well all right person to person
diplomacy that's all I have for you guys
on what's trending today I'll see you
all
tomorrow
[Applause]
[Music]
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