Former Governor Lagos State and national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has criticized the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr. Ibe Kachikwu over the comments he made in reference to the lingering fuel scarcity. Mr Kachikwu had told Nigerians that he “was not trained as a magician” who could end the fuel scarcity.
According to Tinubu, the minister was a public servant meant to serve and was answerable to Nigerians and not the other way round. The APC national leader made this known on Saturday in a 10-paragraph statement titled, ‘Kachikwu Needs to Know That Respect and Good Performance Will Do What Magic Cannot.’
“I make no attempt to hide it. I am an avid and partisan supporter of this government and of the progressive policies of the party, the APC, upon which this government is based,” part of the statement by the ex-governor read.
Tinubu added, “With that, I do reserve the right and the duty as a Nigerian to voice my opinion when I believe a member of this government has strayed from the progressive calling required of this administration. I do this because my greater devotion and love are for this nation and its people. Party and politics fall secondary.
“Much public ire has been drawn to the statement made by the Minister of State (for Petroleum Resources) Ibe Kachikwu that he was not trained as a magician and that basically Nigerians should count themselves fortunate that the NNPC under his stewardship has been able to bring in the amount of petrol it is currently doing.
“Perhaps the statement by Kachikwu was made in a moment of unguarded frustration or was an awkward attempt at a joke. Whatever the motive, it was untimely and off-putting. The remark did not sit well with the Nigerian people; they were as right to feel insulted as the minister was wrong to have said such a thing.
“The fuel shortage is severely biting for the average person. They are forced to remain in lines far too long — for too much time — to pay too much money for too little fuel. This is no joking matter. Livelihoods and people’s welfare are at stake.
In more excerpts from the statement, Tinubu accused the minister of saying that Nigerians are lucky they were getting the inadequate supply they suffered and should continue to enjoy the scarcity.
“With so much on the line, Kachikwu’s flippancy was out-of-line. He was basically telling Nigerians that they should be lucky that they are getting the inadequate supply they now suffer and that they should just be quiet and endure the shortage for several weeks more.”
Tinubu spoke further, “He is a public servant. The seat he sits upon is owned by Nigerians, not by him. The company he runs is owned by Nigerians, not by him. They are his boss. He is not theirs. Power is vested in the people. He is a mere custodian or agent of their will.
“In talking to us in such a manner, he committed an act of insubordination. If he had talked so cavalierly to his boss in the private sector, he would have been reprimanded or worse. If wise, the man should refrain from such interjections in the future.
Tinubu also demanded an apology be rendered to Nigerians
“As his ultimate bosses, the people have a right to demand the requisite performance and respect from him. He should apologise for treating them so lightly in this instance.”
Vanguard reportage
When some people had the chance to make the lives of the poor masses better,they didnt do it,so excuse me but how dare you be the one to call out someone?Anyone else can call out Kachikwu but please not TINUBU...NOT TINUBU abeg!
Though I agree with Tinubu but that doesn't make him any better than kachukwu.
ReplyDeleteMtcheeeeeeeeeew
DeleteYeye man with his rotten teeth.
Stella it is p like u that'll still say he's bring partisan if he failed to admonish Kachukwu. If u don't know, Tinubu is indirectly calling out d president too bcos he's d petroleum minister. U should be applauding dis man for not shying away cos it's dia party in power.
DeleteStella should just keep quiet. Keep quiet!
DeleteEnd time olofofo!
Nice one baba Shade
ReplyDelete*Larry was here*
Tinubu is angry cos kachikwu chise a lagos indigene as gmd legal without first consulting him.
DeleteHe even asked her to be dropped but kachikwu refused and said only if the lagos state govt can officially write to reject her, the lag govt did but the woman also presented a letter of recommendation she govt for lag govt and award as being the best perm sec in lagos. Then pmb said whoever has been appointed through due process must not be removed due to the anger of any party leader.
Tinubu s only problem with Ibe Kachikwu is that he is not an Omo Oduduwa and he is not a card carrying APC member.
ReplyDeleteI don't think Jagaban will be saying the same thing if his second wife Remi is in Kachikwu s shoes.
Tinubu, after months of silence, finally speaks out because an Igbo man is involved????
DeleteTypical, very typical!
James u get am joor!
DeleteHe wanted Wale Tinubu as Petroleum minister! God punish Jagaban.....let him go and mind his Olosho-fucking son, Seyi.
You all igbotic bastards shut your dirty mouth.....igbos are so quick to insinuate victimization cos of tribe....u lot are a bunch of dubious humans....all over the world u are known to commit crime yet u want the world to look the other way.....kachikwu should not have made that kind of stupid comment for a public officer..it is his job and not doing anyone a Favour.....why should we still be suffering fuel scarcity when they should have sat down to draw a blue print for tackling that problem before they came to power....anyway am not surprised politicians in naija do not even write manifestos out of any proper research...all APC has done since coming in is to trade the blame game...james u and your igbo lot should go get a life and stop blaming everybody but yourselves
DeleteArrant nonsense @anon 22:14. In that case with the epileptic and shambolic power situation in Nigeria, Fashola should resign immediately!
DeleteMtcheew
ReplyDeleteKachukwu said it and it's a problem?? He learnt it from his boss president Buhari. Didn't he say he wasn't a magician to fix issues, why didn't all this long letter come up that time..
Just the way we said president Buhari can't fix it all at once and agreed on his magician speech, let us do same for Kachukwu..
Abi some people are entitled to say it and some can't..
Annoying government
They know they aren't magicians and they promised heaven and earth
This old hag and troll Jagaban should close his dirty mouth.
ReplyDeleteApart from looting of public funds, what legacy did he leave as the Lagos state governor?
It is always easy for him to condemn whenever he don't get his stooge were he want.
Make una dey fear God even if na small.
ReplyDeleteSee Stella supporting her brother from the same Delta state.....ok o...i've heard.
ReplyDeleteSmall time now, you will start using your red ink to advise some people. So, no one can correct Kachikwu because he's your brother. Ok na....
Thank you Sir @ Tinubu
ReplyDeleteThe way this scarcity they pain me ehhhhhh
Thank God na PDP n APC members dey suffer ham
Who is the minister of petroleum? Tinubu I dare you to question buhari. Ezehypocrite 1 of umuhypocrite autonomous community.
ReplyDeleteTinubu,thank u for voicing out. The fuel scarcity is no joke at all...those of us in LG are worst hit as both light and fuel scarce wella here
ReplyDeleteWhat do u know Stella?
ReplyDeleteNa sit down look I dey, my prayers since na for God to do what He did during the building of the tower called Babel in the bible so that the confusion will separate the like minds from the unlike and then progress will ensue. Let the fighting of themselves begin oh Jehovah.
ReplyDeleteTheir problem, just give us fuel
ReplyDeleteTINIBU OR TINUBU USED THSE WORD "BOSS" SEVERAL TIMES, IS HE TRYING TO TELL KACHIKWU SOMETHING?
ReplyDeleteI keep saying it that we don't love ourselves in this country, all we do is sit back, watch things fall apart and then blame someone for our woes.
ReplyDeleteMy problem with the fuel issue is why allow the markters sell to black marketers , why can't govt put a stop to this because to me once you get rid of the black marketers all these filling stations will have no choice but sell to the public.
KACHIKWU is trained from his long years in an OIC to use logic of activities to achieve results.
ReplyDeleteTINUBU is a politician...trained from long years in politics to perform the more you look the less you see.
Both of them should try to understand each other.
If its magic they need to turn the fortune of Nigeria
ReplyDeletelet them go and get it. The country is bleeding
Kachukwu's statement was misguided and reeked of arrogance which may have borne out of frustration. However this press release which I hope Tinubu would debunk, was totally unnecessary. Tinubu as a leader should know better than to attack one of his own(Buhari's own) in public, except of cos the statement is an attempt to shade Buhari indirectly. Be that as it may dear Stella, apart from Donald Duke I don't think any other governor did better than Tinubu from 1999 - 2007.
ReplyDeleteTell her. Tinubu ran Lagos state without a dime from the FG. Lagos state started generating sufficient revenue to fund itself under tinubu. Stella is just supporting her own, she's not in Nigeria to queue for fuel na.
DeleteWhen you organized occupy Nigeria to protest against fuel subsidy removal for your selfish interest you did not realize that it will come back to hunt you. Nigeria would have made a lot of progress if you had allowed the national interest overide your political interest. You and your gang sold a lie to the ignorant people that there was nothing like subsidy.
ReplyDeleteFoward 2016 the economy is a mess as predicted by Mr. Sanusi. You and your friends are responsible for the mess, so keep your criticism to yourself.
The NNPC is incapable of supplying enough products without the support the independents. The independents cannot access forex from the banks because only the connected few like Mr. Dangote are allowed. So the little fuel that is imported is paid by forex obtained from the black market bringing the landing cost to around 140NGN. The DPR cannot go after the retailers because they know the cost at which it was obtained from the distrubutors.
The APC will ultimately pay the price for all the lies sold to the masses. Useless old man.
Thank you for saving me a long epistle.
DeleteKachiuku is a shameful man. Saying those nonsense with what people have been passing thru. Shame to APC. Shame to all those who voted for them. Thank God u people are suffering for it
ReplyDeleteEnd time Ycee
ReplyDeleteSo,Tinubu just realized the masses are suffering?
ReplyDeletePlease he should also write a memo to the government,to perish the idea of tax on voice calls and the rest.
Kachikwu's respond is bad
ReplyDeleteCan't he borrow Jonathan's statement 'we are on top of the situation'
E be like say Kachukwu no give baba oil concession.
ReplyDeleteHmmmn.... It seems there is a serious problem in APC. Nt easy for a party leader like Tinubu to condemn its own government publicly (indirectly telling the pple to vote APC out d way they did to PDP).. I quite agree with Tinubu in some areas. It was wrong nd arrogant for Kachikwu to make such utterances (considering wat d masses re going thru). D government does nt seem to av answers to d problems of d masses. Absolutely CLUELESS. wat is still nt Clear to me is why a party leader like Tinubu wld indirectly condemn its party. I forsee Crisis in APC.
ReplyDeleteStella u can be so stupid @times so cos d man is from ur state so tinubu has no rit to call him to order and meanwhile for ur infor if d south east were I come from had a leader like tinubu we would be a far greater people than we are today
ReplyDelete