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Samsung Galaxy S7 smartphones vulnerable to hacking
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samsung galaxy s7 smartphones vulnerable to hacking1 samsung’s galaxy s7 smartphones contain a microchip security flaw1 uncovered earlier this year1 that has put tens of millions of devices at risk to hackers looking to spy on their users1 researchers told reuters1 -
NASS Siege: Saraki, Ekweremadu allege plot to implicate them
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we have been reliably informed that instead of the presidency to set up a public inquiry or judicial commission to probe last tuesdays early morning invasion of the national assembly as being demanded by the general public they have commenced a process of manipulation and fabrication1 the president of the senate dr abubakar bukola saraki and his deputy ike ekweremadu have raised the alarm over an alleged plot to implicate them and some of their colleagues in the pdp in the national assembly invasion saga1 according to the statement they alleged that the federal government plans to implicate them inlast tuesdays invasion of the premises of the national assembly by men of the department of state services dss1 the federal government had sacked the dg of dss lawal daura over the invasion a move which the national assembly leadership had earlier commended1 the presiding officers of the senate however alleged that after receiving the interim report submitted by the inspector general of police igp mr. idris ibrahim the presidency has today constituted a closet panel to review the report and submit a final recommendation1 the mandate of this closet panel the two legislators stated is to turn facts on the head and blame the invasion of the national assembly on the two leaders of the red chamber of the national assembly who will then be presented as having worked in tandem with the sacked director general of the dss mallam lawal daura to stage the parliamentary security breach1 this is contained in a statement co-signed byyusuph olaniyonuspecial adviser media and publicity to president of the senate and uche anichukwuspecial adviser on media to deputy senate president1 the presidency has set up a closet panel which would work to a predetermined conclusion in which they will now claim that the senate president and the deputy senate president worked in collusion with ex-dg of dss lawal daura to stage the invasion1 they want to shield the fact that the previous night before the invasion and up till the early hours of tuesday there was a meeting of the all progressives congress apc senators and that the plan was for them to be moved in a coaster bus into the national assembly complex later that morning for them to purportedly remove us and select a new senate president and deputy senate president1 their plot only failed because the media particularly social media nigerians and international community responded very swiftly as some legislators who came into the complex were refused entry by gun-wielding hooded security operatives1 now they want to turn the facts on its head and blame us for their botched plot against democracy. we are hereby alerting all nigerians and members of the international community that the present nigerian government will stop at nothing to destroy suppress and incapacitate the opposition. this is their new tactic and plot as we approach the period of the 2019 polls1 we hereby reiterate our earlier position that the coup against democracy as represented by last weeks invasion must be probed through an independent judicial commission of inquiry which will produce a comprehensive report. we reject any manipulated and fabricated investigation saraki and ekweremadu stated1 the presiding officers added that they have also uncovered a sinister plot in which the government plans to use the anti-graft and security agencies to incarcerate them and some members of their families from next week all in a bid to break their will and effect their removal1 -
Corruption: Ribadu warns against legacy of corrupt state
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why is algeria mali stopping it in one year why not nigeria i am telling you its all because of corruption1 pioneer chairman of economic and financial crimes commission efcc mallam nuhu ribadu has cautioned nigerians against stealing so as not to hand over a failed nation to their children1 he said that there were many challenges facing the country and that though the resources to address them were available corruption was stalling the processing of addressing them1 we need to stop this corruption and get to use the resources we have maximally to address the problems in our nation if not we will continue to be in problems1 this will continue for years and our children will inherit failure the only way to stop it is if we stop stealing and taking public money1 what is corruption it is simply stealing and stealing from our common wealth taking what ordinarily belongs to all of us that ought to be used for all of us1 money that should be used to make our police workable and functioning is being stolen1 police that will work and not steal from the people or a military that will be able to do its work to stop insurgency in a short period of time he said1 ribadu added that nigeria was not emulating other countries asking why is the military in other parts of the world succeeding why are we not1 why should we allow our own insurgency to linger for 10 years1 ribadu gave the advice at the presentation of first year report of corruption anonymous cora project by african centre for media and information literacy africmil on thursday in abuja1 he said that corruption was the cancer that destroyed and rendered institutions ineffective and useless because it would not make nigeria have the equipment to get results like other countries1 he urged nigerians to collectively join hands regardless of their level put away politics of selfish interest and address the issue of corruption for the good of the nation1 on his part deputy director macarthur foundation mr dayo olaide said that the foundation had committed itself to helping nigeria to fight corruption1 olaide said that there was need to strengthen nigerians to embrace the anti-corruption fight because it could only be won with synergy between citizens and government1 he also stressed the need for corrupt nigerians in diaspora to be brought under the whistle-blowing policy adding that the law should not exempt anyone1 olaide urged the government to have the willingness to strengthen the protection of nigerians under the policy1 he also called on the national assembly to pass the numerous anti-corruption bills before it to strengthen the fight against corruption1 mr chido onumah coordinator africmil said that the organisation launched cora to engage civil society organisations and nigerians in tackling corruption1 onumah said that the project was aimed at creating awareness about whistle-blowing and making nigerians to see the need to adopt whistle-blowing as a tool for reducing corruption in the country1 -
Woman Presidential aspirant pulls out of ANN Convention, alleges hijack
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for me i am here to cause a total shift from the old and stinking thinking politics that has held us in servitude to backwardness and poverty. never must new wine be put in an old wine skin. it certainly will burst ideh said1 dr. elishama ideh a presidential aspirant under the platform of the alliance for a new nigeria ann has pulled out of the party alleging that the party has been hijacked1 according to her the principled upon which she joined the party has been eroded and replaced with a new order completely different and with corrupt tendencies of the past1 she stressed that she remains resolute in her determination to birth a new nigeria but added that she would do that under a new platform which she would disclose at a later date1 as things stand at the moment the party structure has been hijacked by a certain character interestingly up till now this character has not as much as declared his interest in running1 it is evident that theres no level playing field for aspirants on the platform of the party and we are being sidelined in the agreed processes1 to this end i will not be participating in the partys convention scheduled for tomorrow saturday august 11 20181 i am not desperate to be in a particular political party i have principles and values that have regulated my life up until now and they are that have invested me with the passion and zeal for a new nigeria1 briefing newsmen in abuja on friday dr. ideh said that she would not be participating in the partys convention scheduled for saturday august 111 she however insisted that she was not backing away from her aspiration to be the president of nigeria1 let it be clear that i stand on the right side of history and that this ship of destiny is still very much on course to bring nigeria into a new day of prosperity and progress1 my desire is to serve my fatherland with integrity compassion and purpose and to entrench the principles of shared vision shared value and shared responsibility in our nation1 this easily is the pathway for our nation to emerge out of the present quagmire into the true freedom of productive nations1 and this i am totally committed to as annunciated in my 7 point agenda required to eradicate extreme poverty that cover the following fundamental areas1 security law and order human capital development great affordable and accessible healthcare good governance industrialisation and infrastructure women and youth inclusion and sports and tourism she said1 she added that she would announce a new party on a later date1 -
Osinbajo to visit Zamfara on Tuesday
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acting president yemi osinbajo is to visit zamfara on tuesday to inaugurate some projects alhaji lawal liman the chairman state governments 7th anniversary committee has said1 liman made this known on friday while inspecting some of the projects to be inaugurated in talata-mafara and bakura local government areas as part of activities to celebrate the 7th anniversary of gov. abdulaziz yaris administration1 liman who is also the state chairman all progressive congress apc said that the projects to be inaugurated included government girls college talata-mafara talata-mafara bypass road and abubakar tinau special primary school mafara1 others are the semi-urban water project in gamji town and the renovated general hospital bakura1 according to him over 100 completed projects have been listed to be inaugurated between and november to celebrate the anniversary1 liman said that president muhammadu buhari was also expected to visit the state in september to inaugurate some projects1 he urged the benefitting communities to assist government in maintaining the projects1 the news agency of nigeria nan reports that committee also inspected the 61-km kauranamoda-birninmagaji-dauran road and the birnin-magaji general hospital still under construction. nan1 -
Many feared dead as gunmen attack Benue villages
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many feared dead as gunmen launched fresh attack on villages in katsina-ala local government area in benue state on friday1 unconfirmed reports put the number of people killed at more than 111 the attacks said to have started in the morning occurred in tse-ujoh- tiev inside katsina-ala local government area1 governor samuel ortom described the attack as unacceptable urging security agencies to step up their game1 the governor who spoke through his chief press secretary terver akase assured the people of katsina-ala that steps had been taken to prevent further attacks in the area adding that three persons had been arrested in connection with the attack1 the statement further said governor ortom reassured the people of the state that his administration will not allow armed militia to continue to terrorise communities1 he encouraged anyone with information that can lead to the apprehension of the gang to contact the police department of state services or the military the statement said1 the state command spokesman dsp moses yamu confirmed that nine people were killed1 we got information that some militia suspected to be of shitile attacked tse ujoh village of ikyurav-tiev council ward where nine people were killed yamu said1 -
Gareth Bale shines as Madrid ends U.S. tour
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gareth bale has served notice that he is ready to shine without cristiano ronaldo factoring in both goals as real madrid wrapped up their us tour with a 2-1 win over roma on tuesday1 bale and marco asensio scored for real madrid who put on a strong performance especially in the first half of the international champions cup friendly at metlife stadium in new jersey1 real madrid is hoping bale is ready to fully evolve into the player they signed for a world record fee in 20131 the 33-year-old ronaldo ended a nine-year spell at real madrid by recently signing with italian champions juventus1 were scoring goals and were winning matches so were doing well bale said. we have to keep improving and were really looking forward to starting the new season1 asensio with his third goal of the preseason opened the scoring just two minutes into the contest. bale delivered a brilliant pass to the foot of asensio and he found the back of the net1 real madrid struck again in the 15th minute as bale would score this time taking an equally superb pass from dani carvajal. bale walked in and beat goalkeeper robin olsen to make it 2-01 real madrid wasnt nearly as dominant in the second half as most of their starting squad was subbed off1 kevin strootman made it interesting by scoring in the 83rd minute for roma1 strootman was left wide open off a throw-in and headed pass and all he had to do was hammer it past the startled real madrid goalkeeper1 -
Egypts record-breaking goalkeeper El-Hadary retires
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reutersnan egypt goalkeeper essam el-hadary who became the oldest player in world cup history in russia has announced his retirement from international soccer at aged 451 el-hadary earned the last of his 159 caps for the national team in a 2-1 group stage defeat by saudi arabia as egypt crashed out of the tournament with three losses1 the veteran overtook colombias faryd mondragon who played the last five minutes of a group game in brazil four years ago at the age of 43 years and three days1 after 22 years four months and 12 days i saw it as the best moment to hang up my gloves el-hadary said in a facebook post on tuesday1 im proud to have played with the national team in 159 internationals participating in unprecedented achievements1 i hope i have succeeded in my mission over the past years1 i extend my thanks and gratitude to my family who have borne the difficulties of my life and supported me in all my steps1 -
Chelsea buy worlds most expensive keeper, Courtois moves to Madrid
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courtois joined chelsea from genk in 2011 but spent three seasons on loan at atletico madrid before returning to london where he won two premier league titles in four seasons1 and with his two children still resident in the spanish capital courtoiss agent claimed earlier this week family commitments were a motivating factor in forcing a move to the european champions1 he has made it clear to the club that the best option for him is to move to madrid christophe henrotay told the sun newspaper1 for him this is a big decision because he wants to be near his family and there is an offer in place for chelsea to accept1 just weeks after liverpool broke the record transfer fee for a goalkeeper in a deal worth up to 72.5 million euros for brazilian international alisson becker the inexperienced arrizabalaga 23 is now set to inherit the title of the worlds most expensive goalkeeper1 earlier on wednesday bilbao confirmed that arrizabalaga had paid his buyout clause at the leagues headquarters in madrid to free him from his contract with athletic1 arrizabalaga has played 53 times in la liga for bilbao over the last two seasons and made his international debut in a 5-0 friendly win over costa rica in november 20171 he was also in the spain squad for the world cup in russia as back-up to david de gea but has yet to make his competitive debut for spain1 but for a late change of course due to the wishes of former real boss zinedine zidane arrizabalaga could have joined madrid himself in january when his buyout clause was just 20 million euros1 however after that move collapsed he signed a new seven-year deal with the basque side that dramatically increased his release clause and has cost chelsea dear1 -
Man City sign Aussie teenager Arzani
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australian teenager and midfielder daniel arzani hasjoined england champions manchester city from sister club melbourne city.he is expected to be sent out on loan1 the 19 year-old iranian born player was hailed as one of the countrys brightest young stars by a manchester city director after he signed for the premier league champions on thursday1 he was the youngest ever member of an australia squad for a world cup finals and played in all three of their group matches in russia1 arzani who put down his talent to playing street football in his birthplace of khorramabad follows compatriot aaron mooy in treading the same path to city1 mooy is now at huddersfield town where he played a pivotal role in their promotion to the premier league in 20171 in a short period of time daniel has developed into one of australias brightest young stars and has demonstrated the drive and raw talent required for success at the highest level brian marwood the managing director of global football for city group told the club website1 this pathway was first forged by aaron mooy just two years ago and we are all delighted to see another australian-grown talent make this move1 arzani who was also the youngest player at the world cup finals joined melbourne city in 2016 the following 2017-18 a-league campaign became his breakthrough season where his exciting attacking play saw him win a host of admirers culminating in him being named the leagues young footballer of the year award1 however an immediate spell with city will not be the avenue they explore preferring arzani who was six when his parents emigrated to australia accrue experience elsewhere1 manchester city are now exploring a development pathway for arzani and a further announcement regarding a loan to progress his career will be made in the coming days said the club in a statement1 -
2019: Group urges parties to reduce cost of nomination forms
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nigerian youths on wednesday urgedpolitical parties to reduce the cost oftheir nomination forms to enable themto participate in the 2019 general elections1 he said that youths were not asking for free forms but a reduction in the cost of nomination forms to enable them to contest for offices1 the nation is being celebrated today across the world for reducing the age limit to run for elective offices simply because of that step taken to address this issue1 as a party that represents transformation you must reduce the cost of obtaining nomination forms because youths will no longer accept crumbs itodo said1 the not-too-young-to-run law was sponsored by our member who has defected for one or two reasons but which has nothing to do with the pdp not doing well1 even as he has defected he is still our member in spirit our party will protect your interest1 udeh-okoye said that the field was now open for every nigerian youth to run as age was no longer a barrier1 he chargedthe youths to begin to vie for electivepositions without looking at anybodys facesayingthey mustbe dogged in their demands for inclusiveness1 he assured the group that pdp would not disappoint theyouths and that all its primary electionswould be transparent as well as seek to protect the interests of youths1 the news agency of nigeria nan reports that the rally to political parties was organised nationwideto press for inclusion of youths in the activities of the existing political parties1 -
NGF tackles EFCC over Benue govt. accounts freezing
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the governor recalled that similar incidents occurred in 2011 and 2014 respectively but no serious action was taken by the then government1 efcc had on tuesday froze the states account which was confirmed by terver akase the chief press secretary to gov. samuel ortom1 but i believe this government will not sit down and oversee unlawful operations happening from the security agencies1 from what happened yesterday someone can understand that this government is following due process and laws of nigeria1 effcs action in benue is something that should be reversed he said1 speaking on tuesdays blockade of the national assembly yari said it was very unfortunate1 he however said that the attendant reaction by the acting president had vindicated the federal government in the eyes of local and international communities1 government must spend more especially benue where there are issues of insecurity1 according to him the government of muhammadu buhari is following due process and will never oversee unlawful activities within the security agencies1 gov. abdullahi ganduje of kano state who was also in the presidential villa told correspondents that tuesdays incident at the national assembly was an embarrassment which should not have been allowed to happen1 on defection of his deputy prof. hafizu abubakar to peoples democratic party pdp ganduje said there was no cause for alarm1 according to him it is the season of defection as the all progressives congress apc is also receiving defectors from other parties1 the state house of assembly wanted to impeach him but i was prevailing on them but they insisted when he saw the handwriting on the wall he decided to resign1 they wanted to continue with the impeachment because he committed some impeachable offences but i pleaded and they dropped the charges and allowed him to go that is politics he said1 -
Osinbajo: Saraki, Atiku cannot beat Buhari
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in 2007 we barely got two million votes all over the nation. i can tell you that president buhari has won consistently in their states. is it sokoto is it kano is it jigawa is it gombe is it adamawa where else buhari is the only candidate that can give you 10 million votes as head start. why do you have to invest and engage a candidate that can just generate 300000 votes in his state it is a totally wasteful exercise1 prof. osinbajo spoke on wednesday at the township stadium in ikot ekpene akwa ibom state while receiving senator godswill akpabio who defected from the main opposition peoples democratic party pdp to the ruling all progressives congress apc1 the acting president said i came here to thank the people of akwa ibom state for the remarkable show of solidarity that you have exhibited today yesterday. i came here to dispense this goodwill from the president and the acting president for the show of solidarity and to tell you that the government of president muhammadu buhari loves the people of akwa ibom state. i have come here to share with you the thrust of this government and to give you some basic facts that will help you make up your mi1 when this government came on board and as president muhammadu buhari constituted his cabinet you will be shocked to find that there are 36 ministers 18 of these ministers are christians 18 are muslims. out of the 18 christians nine are catholics. in addition to that the secretary to the government of the federation is a christian the head of service of the federation is a christian the vice-president is a christian the governor of the central bank is a christian1 when we met with the conference of catholic bishops i told them that if there is anybody that owns this government the catholics have nothing really to complain because they have nine ministers in addition to the chairman of the party the governor of the central bank they also have the chief justice of nigeria1 people of akwa ibom state i know that this is electioneering year a lot of people will be going around offering their services to you. i have worked with all the candidates of the pdp. i know them personally. they are my friends. i do not have anything against them. if i have my way i will ask the independent national electoral commission inec to allow all of them compete but i can assure you that all of them will be defeated by president buhari in 2019 because all of them are from the northern1 a posse of aspirants in the main opposition peoples democratic party are lining up to challenge president buhari in the 2019 election. among them are former vice-president atiku abubakar governor ibrahim dankwambo former sokoto governor attahiru bafarawa and former pdp interim chairman ahmed makarfi. there are also governor aminu tambuwal senator rabiu kwankwaso and former governor sule lamido. senate president bukola saraki dropped hints wednesday that he too may join the race1 he spoke about the administrations achievement saying1 i recommend the government of the apc to you because it has delivered on all planks. we are growing the economy your railways are coming on board. work is being provided through the social intervention programme security is being improved in spite of the challenges and with akwa ibom coming on board under the able leadership of senator godswill akpabio things will change and turn around for the better for the niger delta region1 prof. osinbajo also lauded the people of akwa ibom state for the massive support pleading with them to be ambassadors of the change as they returned to their various homes and communities thereby setting the foundation for the growth of democracy1 the acting president also thanked akpabio for his exemplary leadership the uncommon transformation of akwa ibom state and his decision to turn around the fortunes of the niger delta region adding that the entire southsouth zone will be taken over by the apc1 at the rally witnessed by a mammoth crowd of apc members and supporters of the ruling party were asiwaju bola tinubu national chairman adams oshiomhole senate leader ahmed lawan who led over 35 senators to the event edo state governor godwin obaseki the niger delta development commission nddc managing director nsima ekere a governorship aspirant in akwa ibom state and senior special assistant to the president on national assembly matters senate senator ita enang among other leaders of apc. adopt1 -
Oshiomhole appoints Akpabio APC leader in Akwa Ibom
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senator godswill akpabio is now the leader of the all progressives congress in akwa ibom state1 national chairman of the apc adams oshiomhole announced this on wednesday at a mega rally in ikot ekpene that formally received akpabio into the party1 oshiomhole described akpabio as an uncommon transformer for pulling a mammoth crowd to the ikot ekpene stadium1 to him the sea of heads at the stadium the energy of the youth their sheer determination as evidenced by the fact that they had been waiting since morning were indicators that they wanted a change in the state1 oshiomhole said today yesterday is historic in the life of our party apc. for too long when i was governor of edo state even now my successor godwin obaseki we have always said that in the whole of the southsouth it is only in edo state that apc has a governor. we are determined to find other states in the southsouth to join forces with edo state to sustain the changes that nigeria badly requires1 there are people who are giving the impression that akwa ibom state belongs to them but today with what my eyes have seen mammoth crowd in february next year the great people of akwa ibom state will effect a change under the leadership of a man of honour akpabio who did what other people failed to do by saying enough of the umbrella that has been badly shattered by terrible political weather after misruling nigeria for 16 years1 what other people are afraid to do akpabio did it after deep reflection and he listened to the yearnings of his people by sacrificing the title of minority leader of the senate to join the apc. akpabio did what senator bukola saraki is unable to do and he has shown that the people of the southsouth zone can be different where it matters. we can stand up and be counted1 i know that with your akpabios membership of our great party apc we will benefit from your uncommon transformational qualities that you demonstrated while you were the governor of this great state. you akpabio are an uncommon defector. there are ordinary defectors who want to move but they want to steal the crown. we have an uncommon rally in ikot ekpene1 akwa ibom people are united that in 2019 under the leadership and guidance of akpabio this state will join the states of progressive governance1 -
Govt within govt figment of Sarakis imagination:BMO
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senate president bukola sarakis allusion that a government within government exists in nigeria is a complete fallacy the buhari media organisation bmo said wednesday night1 the group said the senate president and his leadership should be blamed for what transpired at the gate of the national assembly on tuesday when some masked dss operatives mounted a blockade at the gate of the complex1 the senate president had at a world news conference alleged that the siege on national assembly was orchestrated by a government within government1 bmo in a statement signed by the chairman niyi akinsiju and secretary cassidy madueke in abuja said that from all indications the so-called invasion was orchestrated by saraki and his cohorts to cause a breakdown of peace in the country hence the timely intervention of the acting president prof. yemi osinbajo who brought the situation under control1 the group reiterated that president muhammadu buhari and the acting president prof. yemi osinbajo are totally in concert on the decision to sack the then director general of the directorate of state service dssmr. lawal daura and wondered why senator saraki is imputing the existence of a government in the government of president muhammadu buhari1 definitely there is unity cohesion cooperation and understanding between the acting president and president muhammadu buhari and therefore no basis for the statement. it can only be in the imagination of senator saraki and his co-travellers1 we therefore advise the senate president to desist from using his position to cause division in the country but rather focus on making laws for good governance in nigeria1 -
Gov. Ajimobi forced us out of APC - Olasupo
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olasupo said his ambition to seek re-election was driven by the support and aspirations of his supporters1 the news agency of nigeria nan reports that olasupo who is the chairman of the house of representatives committee on legislative compliance recently defected to adc alongside other members of the unity forum a splinter group of the apc in the state1 olasupo stated that political participation and membership were about free entry and exit to allow participants the choice of desired political ideology and direction1 when the tenets of a political party do not give power to the people to elect who leads them then free exit is guaranteed1 people will have to move to another party where they are warmly welcomed and where internal democracy is much sacrosanct1 we defected to adc where we found an abode. this is an abode where party supremacy and internal democracy is highly valued1 the lawmaker said that politics globally was about personal interest adding that participants needed to be where they were wanted in accordance with the choice of supporters1 democracy is about tyranny of the majority. there wont be a strong political party when the interest of minority overrides that of the majority1 when i was elected in 2015 i saw so many possibilities and made many promises. by the grace of god and the support of my people i have delivered but not on all1 there are so many things beyond my weight as a first timer in the house of representatives1 my re-election in 2019 god willing is going to be a project of consolidation1 i am going to consolidate on all i have done including educational support infrastructure economic emancipation women empowerment securing of jobs for constituents as well as physical and human development he said1 the lawmaker also condemned the siege laid to the national assembly by the dss describing it as sad in a democracy1 some community leaders in the council area alhaji abu gbadamosi alhaji saka kareem and alhaji kazeem olalekan described olasupo as a tested representative of the constituency1