A former senator's son is being remanded in prison over his involvement in an armed robbery in Abuja.

Informed police sources revealed to the Nigerian
Tribune that the former senator's son from Ekiti
State had led a gang of armed robbers to rob a
6:19:02 PM colonel, names withheld, at Mbora
Estate, where his AK-47 rifle and other valuable
items were removed.
The source disclosed that the robbery operation,
which took place on July 5, resulted in the arrest
of the ex-senator's son, names withheld.
The sources said that in the process of
investigation, operatives from the Special Anti -
Robbery Squad working on information,
subsequently arrested the suspect and while a
search was conducted in his house around Life
Camp area, Abuja, 16 live cartridges and some
other incriminating exhibits were recovered from
the suspects house.
During interrogation, the suspect was alleged to
belong to a notorious armed robbery gang that
had been terrorising the FCT and its environs.
The suspect reportedly told his investigators that
his friend, an Igbo boy, brought the gun and the
cartridges to his house and that the boy had gone
back to the East with the intention of bringing
more arms and ammunitions.
He, however, denied participating in the robbery
attack on the colonel's house at Mbora Estate.
He confirmed that the said Igbo boy brought two
laptop computers robbed at gun point to him,
which he sold in the GSM Village, Abuja.

ASUU Adamant, Disregards FG’s ‘No Work, No Pay’ Threat

The threat by the Government to implement
its 'no-work, no-pay' policy has been described
as an 'obsolete familiar threat' that will not
stop the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff
Union of Universities (ASUU).
ASUU in a press statement yesterday, titled,
"ASUU: On Government's Threat of No-Work,
No-Pay", signed by its chairman, University of
Ibadan (UI) chapter, Dr Olusegun Ajiboye, said
members of the union have resolved to
pursue the strike to a logical conclusion.
The statement said ASUU members are using
the action to defend the integrity of the
university system in Nigeria and save it from
universal mockery.
Dr Ajiboye said the minimum funding
requirement for public universities this year is
N500 billion and not N100 billion, as being
bandied around by the Federal Government.
He warned that the union would resist
anything short of N500 billion.
According to Dr. Ajiboye, the Federal
Government's offer of N100 billion appears to
show that government "is just begging the
matter", because it is like a drop in the ocean.
Vowing to continue the strike in the face of
blackmail and coercion using no-work, no-pay,
Dr. Ajiboye added, "The academics remain
resolute on this struggle".
He added: "Going by the ASUU agreement of
2009 and the Memorandum of Agreement
(MoU) signed by the Federal Government in
January 2013, the minimum funding
requirement for the universities as at 2013 is
N500 billion and not N100 billion. Only the
provision of this will meet the immediate
needs of addressing the rot and decay in the
public universities. Anything short of this is
not acceptable to the union.
"Therefore, rather than engage in cheap
blackmail and unworkable threat, the
government should address the issues on the
table."

Militants lay siege in Akwa'ibom community

Dozens of militants, who were dislodged from
Delta, Bayelsa and Rivers states by Joint Task
Force, are now terrorising local fishermen and
traders in Mbo creeks in Mbo Local Government
Area of Akwa Ibom State.
The fishermen and traders, who spoke with our
correspondent in Ibaka, Mbughu Unyenge and
Okposo, on Saturday, said they lost fishing
equipment and money to the militants.
A fisherman, Mr. Okon Ansa, said the militants
usually attacked them using different strategies.
He explained that one of the strategies of the
former militants was to shoot from every
direction, thereby confusing their victims.
He added that sometimes, the bandits would
capture their victims by laying ambush for them.
Ansa, who claimed he lost 75 horsepower
outboard engine, which cost N1.4m, to the
robbers, told our correspondent that the engine
was three weeks old when the robbers snatched it
from him.
He said, "I feel like crying. All the money I have
been saving for the past three years was gone.
"I am indebted to those that I took a loan from to
buy the engine. Where will I raise N1.4m to pay
my debt?
"The scenario was just like a dream to me. The
assailants chased us for close to 40 minutes,
shooting from every direction. We were only lucky
that no life was lost."
Another fisherman, Mr. David Bassey, said many
fishermen and market women had been deprived
of their means of livelihood by the militants.
He stated that the militants killed a fisherman
from Inua Abasi on Tuesday and stole the boat's
outboard engine.
He noted that the presence of the Nigerian Navy
in Mbo did not deter the bandit, saying naval
officers did not have boats to patrol the water.
Bassey said, "These people are killing us and our
businesses. We are afraid of going into the water.
The government is not looking at our direction,
we are at the mercy of the militants.
"The militants, apart from taking fish, garri and
money, also subject us to serious beating."
The Police Public Relations Officer, Akwa Ibom
State Command, Mr. Etim Dickson, said the police
were aware of the development.
He said when the AIG, Mr. Jonathan Johnson,
visited the paramount ruler of Oron, Odiong
Akan, the monarch told Johnson that the militants
were terrorising the waterways.
He said, "When the AIG visited the paramount
ruler of Oron, he made a special request that the
police be deployed in Oron waterways to check
the incursion of pirates."
He stated that there was a limit the police could
go to ensure the protection of lives and property
in the waterways.
Navy Public Relations Officer, Ikot Abasi, Akwa
Ibom State, Sub-Lieutenant Iginla, said he would
call back.
Source:punch

Tyson dying from Drugs and Alcohol

Former Heavyweight Boxing champion Mike Tyson
has claimed he is on the verge of dying from
ongoing drug and alcohol problems.
"I wanna live my sober life. I don't wanna die. I'm
on the verge of dying, because I'm a vicious
alcoholic," Tyson said on ESPN's Friday Night
Fights.
Tyson, now a promoter, told a news conference,
"I'm a bad guy sometimes. I did a lot of bad
things, and I want to be forgiven.
"So in order for me to be forgiven, I hope they
can forgive me. I wanna change my life, I wanna
live a different life now," the former champion
said.
Tyson admitted to being a continual substance
abuser but was hopeful he was finally becoming
clean.
"I haven't drunk or taken drugs in six days and for
me that's a miracle," he said.
"I've been lying to everybody else that I think I
was sober, but I'm not. This is my sixth day. I'm
never gonna use again," he said.

2015: who says Nigeria will not Break

A few years back, the Americans were reported to
have predicted that Nigeria may not survive a
likely turmoil in 2015. The date obviously gives a
political undertone to the problem considering
that it coincides with when our next general
elections are due. The significance of the
prediction does not lie in the maker as those who
perceive America as omniscience would want the
nation to believe.
After all, France and indeed some of our own
prophets/soothsayers were reported to have also
seen 'visions' which corroborated the alarm. The
truth is that anyone who has followed the history
of Nigerian elections can easily have such
expectations. In the last one week however, some
rather soothing remarks on the subject have been
credited to our President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan
and 2 former Heads of State-General Yakubu
Gowon and former President Ibrahim Babangida
(IBB).
To the positive views of these statesmen, I would
love to say a loud Amen and proceed to wish our
nation well. But because wishes are hardly
coterminous with reality, it appears ill-advisable
to rely on wishes. Again, those who think prayers
would do the magic have to bear in mind the
common saying that 'heaven helps those who
help themselves.
In other words, prayers alone may not be
sufficient especially if some of our compatriots as
usual, choose to be reckless about how they
handle our numerous centrifugal forces. For
instance, we are all aware that the fabric of
solidarity which binds our heterogeneous society
together is not only fragile but tends to stretch to
breaking point at the slightest provocation. Yet,
our people, especially the political class, always
put our country through constant threat of
dismemberment.
Although President Jonathan has said several
times that it is premature and distractive to get
involved in electioneering until next year, the
nation is already broken into 2 irreconcilable
groupings concerning his role in 2015 elections.
And whereas the first group which is a large
portion of the south appears ready to die if the
President is not re-elected, the second group-
another large portion of the North seems ready to
bring the world to an end if power does not shift
to the North in 2015.
Unfortunately, the show down is virtually
inevitable because of the lucrative nature of
politics and the winner-takes-all political system
that we run. For how long will our nation survive,
when with little or no work, a tiny elite group
appropriates so much to itself while an
exceedingly large segment of the population is
left prostrate?
The other day, one political analyst made a rather
uncharitable classification of the nation. He said
everyone knows what it takes to become a judge,
a medical doctor, a professor and indeed any
professional practitioner. The politician on the
other hand, gets to fame, according to the
analysis, through several question channels such
as illiteracy, fake certificates, thuggery and all
forms of duplicity.
The question as to which of the two groups is
better recognised and remunerated in Nigeria for
its contribution to national development does not
arise because the politicians themselves do not
quite know how much they earn. They just
expropriate. Why will politics not be a do or die
game and who says Nigeria cannot break on
account of politics?
The powerful Nigerian political class can in
earnest do and undo. If the group or even just
one of them organizes a function in our
collectively owned Abuja these days, the only
roads that would not be shut on the day by our
eye-service law enforcement agents would be the
few leading straight to the venue of the event. No
one works or goes anywhere that day. How can
the Nigerian bureaucracy be efficient or effective
when the system of recruitment has been gravely
corrupted?
Interestingly, we hear only about the scandalous
sale of job placements. The other condemnable
dimension of the numerous deficient recruits that
are imposed on institutions by the powerful are
taken as the entitlement of the latter. Indeed, the
same powerful occasionally sets up panels to
probe only the jobs that are sold. No one can
question the political class as public policies
weaken only the powerless
For instance, in order to make the apprehension
of criminals easy, persons who own factory fitted
'tokunbo' tinted glasses are made to register their
cars officially with the police supposedly at no
cost. The people and the authorities are however
aware that the powerless pay no less than N25,
000 per vehicle at the designated centres for the
assignment.
As part of transforming Nigeria, the Immigration
Service now officially renews an international
passport at the same cost of acquiring a new one.
It is probably for the same reason that the Federal
Road Safety Commission has decreed that fresh
and increased expenditures have to be borne for
the procurement of newly designed vehicle plate
numbers.
In major cities, landlords are passing to their
tenants, increases occasioned by ground rent,
tenement rate, facility fee and water rate to
mention a few. In Abuja, parking fees by different
collecting agencies are being imposed on the
people although there are no parks. Based on
these issues, which could obviously weaken the
weak beyond weakness, it can be argued that
Nigeria may not break physically but in the sub
consciousness of the weak, the break happened
mentally years ago. To the privileged class
however, these are non-issues because they
happen elsewhere and are reportedly temporary
sacrifices for development.
Last month, I was at a workshop where some of
the speakers blamed the nation's woes on the
media. According to them, journalists as patriots
ought to be engaged in advocacy journalism by
projecting their country only in good light. During
the question and answer session, the key note
speaker declined to respond to my question as to
what he considered the best way for a journalist
to report a public event like the process arranged
by our 36 governors to elect a chairman for the
Nigerian Governors Forum. He just said that was
politics. I understood him to mean that whether
Nigeria would survive over time depends on
politics.

The word of Paul isn't the word of God

By Femi Aribisala
If God were to inspire me to write a book, the
words in my book would still be my words. They
would not be the word of God.
Ask a Christian a question about Jesus, and he
might answer with a quotation from Paul. But
who tells us Paul speaks for Jesus? Why do we
need Paul to speak for Jesus when Jesus speaks
for himself? Why do we need Paul to speak for
Jesus when Jesus himself warns us: "Be on your
guard; I have told you everything ahead of
time?" (Mark 13:23). If Jesus has told us all we
need to know, why do we need someone else to
add to, or subtract from, what he said?
Limitations of scripture
The word of God is, and will forever be, with God.
(John 1:1). God created all things with his word.
He spoke his word to the patriarchs and the
prophets of Israel. Then he sent his word to the
world in the person of Jesus, his Son. The word
of God now sits at the right hand of God from
where he speaks into the hearts and minds of
sons of God and judges all things. There is no
scriptural basis whatsoever for concluding that
this word of God is the same as the word of Paul.
Daniel says: "I, Daniel, understood from the
scriptures, according to the word of the LORD
given to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation
of Jerusalem would last seventy years." (Daniel
9:2). This shows that the scriptures are separate
and distinct from the word of God. The scriptures
are given by men. The word of God is given by
God. The scriptures are written by men. The
word of God is spoken by God.
Accordingly, Jesus points out that the word of
God gives life: scriptures do not. He says to the
Jews: "You search the scriptures, for in them you
think you have eternal life; and these are they
which testify of me. But you are not willing to
come to me that you may have life." (John
5:39-40).
Paul says: "All scripture is given by inspiration of
God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof,
for correction, for instruction in
righteousness." (2 Timothy 3:16). But this does
not make the scriptures the word of God. There is
a difference between what God says and what
God inspires. If God were to inspire me to write a
book, the words in my book would still be my
words. They would not be the word of God. All
that can be said is that my words were written by
the inspiration of God. If God were to inspire me
to do a painting, it would not thereby be the
painting of God? It would still be my painting.
Second Peter
Contrary to popular perception, the writer of 2
Peter does Paul no favours. He says: "No
prophecy of scripture is of any private
interpretation, for prophecy never came by the
will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they
were moved by the Holy Spirit." (2 Peter 1:20-21).
However, Paul is not a prophet. 2 Peter does not
classify Paul's writing as prophecy but as
"scripture." Christians need to understand that
the law and the prophets are the highest form of
inspired Jewish writings. Other "writings" are
considered of lower cadre.
2 Peter does not even acknowledge Paul as an
apostle of Christ. Instead, it pointedly refers to
him as "Brother Paul." It does not say Paul writes
by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. Instead, it
says Paul writes: "according to the wisdom that
God gave him." (2 Peter 3:15). That is certainly not
a high commendation. It actually means 2 Peter
does not accept Paul's writings as the word of
God. At best, they are words of wisdom. I also
write according to the wisdom God gave me. But
that does not make my writings the word of God.
Moreover, the major concern of 2 Peter is that
Paul's letters are inclined to lead unstable
believers astray. I share that concern. However,
there is no danger in the word of God leading
anybody astray. Nowhere in the scriptures are we
counseled to be careful that the word of God
might lead us astray. 2 Peter says some of Paul's
writings are "hard to understand." Again, this
immediately shows they cannot be the word of
God. The word of God is not hard to understand.
On the contrary, it "gives understanding to the
simple." (Psalm 119:130).
Word of Paul
When Paul wrote his letter to Timothy declaring
the scriptures to be the inspiration of God, the
New Testament bible was non-existent.
Therefore, Paul's epistles can surely not be
included in his classification of the scriptures. In
any case, Paul's view of the Old Testament
contradicts that of Jeremiah. Jeremiah insists the
scribes tampered with the bible. He asks: "How
can you say, 'We are wise, for we have the law of
the LORD,' when actually the lying pen of the
scribes has handled it falsely?" (Jeremiah 8:8).
Paul is the only writer in the bible who says his
word is the word of God. He says to the
Thessalonians: "When you received the word of
God which you heard from us, you welcomed it
not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the
word of God." (1 Thessalonians 2:13). This is one
of the most deceitful things Paul ever said. In the
bible, Paul mostly speaks for himself and about
himself. Time and again, he presents himself as
his own authority, ensuring that his words should
not be mistaken for the word of God.
The word of God can only come from God. It
cannot come from man. Paul is a man; therefore,
he cannot speak the word of God. John the
Baptist, whose heavenly calling Jesus
authenticates, never claims he speaks the word of
God. Instead he says: "He who comes from above
is above all; he who is of the earth is earthly and
speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven
is above all." (John 3:31). "He whom God has sent
speaks the words of God, for God does not give
the Spirit by measure." (John 3:34).
John is talking here about Jesus and no one else.
Only Jesus and the Holy Spirit are divinely
authorised to speak the word of God on earth.
They are the only two people who come from
heaven. They also never speak their own words.
They only speak God's words.
Jesus says: "I have not spoken on my own
authority; but the Father who sent me gave me a
command, what I should say and what I should
speak. And I know that his command is
everlasting life. Therefore, whatever I speak, just
as the Father has told me, so I speak." (John
12:49-50). The same principle applies to the Holy
Spirit. Jesus says: "He will guide you into all truth;
for he will not speak on his own authority, but
whatever he hears he will speak." (John 16:13).
These principles have no applicability to Paul.
Even by his own admission, Paul speaks his own
words. He says: "What I speak, I speak not
according to the Lord, but as it were, foolishly." (2
Corinthians 11:17). But God does not speak
foolishly. (Continued).

Cancer Saga- I was amused reading my own obituary-- Gov Chime

•Says it's Nsukka's turn to be gov in 2015
AS he strode to a more relaxing seat from the
exalted one where he signs the executive
decisions that run Enugu State, Governor Sullivan
Iheanacho Chime set the mood for the interview
at the Lion Building, Enugu, his official quarters.
He sat just a metre away. Our feet could have
been touching if he did not cross his in a regal
posture that he varied as the interview ran. His
towering presence made one instantly think of a
basketball professional in other climes. He was
snug. He seemed to have put aside the trappings
of office for the thrills of this encounter.
The handshake was firm, not beyond a clench that
could have suggested bellicosity. He was in high
spirits, discussing his health with unpractised
frankness. "I was amused reading the reports
about me, especially the several obituaries," he
said, as he went on talking about his recovery.
A long queue of guests was waiting for him. He
was to conclude the day's business by 4am and
was back at work after a few hours' sleep. It is a
routine he maintains. Enugu, the challenges of re-
inventing a 101-year-old city, and his joy at the
opening of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport
radiated as he accounted for his six years in
office.
With two years to the end of his administration,
Governor Chime talked as if he was writing his
handing over notes. He bantered and countered
as we talked Enugu politics, the opposition andhis
position on 2015 and the race to succeed him.
"It may be interesting to know if those who
opposed the building of the mall at Polo Park are
not among the regular shoppers," he joked
about the fiery army of opposition, whose voices
are drowning in the flood of plaudits over his
performance.
A lawyer by training, but a practical politician
dedicated to the people, he said the matter of
Nsukka (Enugu North) producing the next
governor was not a promise, but an agreement
that equity and justice support. "It did not have to
be written, such things are never written," he said.
What follows is Governor Chime, mostly in his
own words…
2015 For Nsukka
The issue of Nsukka producing the governor in
2015, it is actually Enugu North senatorial district
– let me make the clarification before some think I
mean Nsukka town – has evolved. Some are
contesting it; some claim there is no agreement
to that effect. I think it is more than an
agreement. It is a promise that evolved from an
understanding we have about peaceful
transitions in the State.
A bit of the background could help in establishing
that the matter has gone beyond promise,
agreement to a case of equity and justice. In
1999, the contest for the governorship was open
to all the zones. Governor Chimaroke Nnamani
won and did a second term. In 2007, it was open
again. Aspirants from all the zones participated, I
won. By 2011, most candidates withdrew from the
contest because of the enormous support that I
had. The real players in Enugu North said it made
sense for me to complete two terms.
Gov. Chime
The traditional rulers, in particular, told
contestants from Enugu North that they would
not get support; it was a sort of disclaimer.
Nobody from the North contested in our party
(PDP), but other parties fielded candidates. What I
did at the town hall meeting was to re-echo what
we all knew. Nobody writes such things as
agreements. The most important aspect of it is
the matter of equity and justice that is involved.
Governors from 1999 to date are from Enugu East
and Enugu West senatorial districts. By the time I
complete my second term, Enugu East and Enugu
West would have occupied the position for 16
years. Is any argument required for anyone to
know that equity and justice demand that the
next governor should be from Enugu North? I
went into these details to prove that we have an
agreement, a gentleman's agreement; it is an
understanding, one that would work best for the
interest of our State and its peoples.
The Next Two Years
We have spent these years laying the foundations
for future governments. They have to take a cue
from where we stop. There is a blue print for
developing the State. It is not about individuals, it
is not centred on me as the governor. It is about
the people, it is about projects that would benefit
the people. I am not naming anything after
myself. We are doing all we can to complete all
projects. We would not burden the incoming
administration with uncompleted projects. The
next two years would be used in completing
projects that would firm up the foundations we
laid.
Key Projects
We have done many road projects and we are
continuing. We are opening up the State, making
it easier for people to move around as they
explore the investment opportunities we are
creating. We have also constructed roads that
have shortened distances between parts of the
State. The one from Abakpa Nike to Nsukka is
almost finished. Once completed, the journey
from Enugu to Nsukka town would be under 30
minutes, making Nsukka closer to Enugu than
some parts of Enugu. We have done more roads
in Enugu North than in Enugu East.
When we were building the mall, people criticised
it, the same way they criticised other projects.It
may be interesting to know if those who opposed
the building of the mall at Polo Park are not
among the regular shoppers. An industrial park is
being built, the state secretariat is under
construction. We pulled down the buildings that
had no character. Some of the ones left date
back to 1928, but they were built with stone. We
are leaving them for their historical importance,
again they are strong. In those cases we are
renovating them.
Like the mall in Polo Park, those who screamed
when we were pulling down the old structures at
the secretariat, are among those amazed at the
new structures replacing them. We are building a
new government house. All these would be
completed before we leave. Others areas that
have engaged our attention are agriculture,
education, industrialisation, job creation and
empowerment of our people.
Diagnostic Centre
One of the earliest projects that this
administration started was a diagnostic centre. It
would have been commissioned before the
completion of my first term. Things went wrong
with the construction. We had to pull down the
building and start again. We are aware that no
modern city can operate without sound medical
facilities. I know that some would think that we
are constructing the centre because of my illness,
it was conceived and was being built before I fell
ill last year.
New Enugu, Centenary City
The Centenary City to mark 100 years of Nigeria is
under construction. We have a Workers' Village
too in addition to some housing estates that
investors are building. These are expanding the
city. We are changing the look of the city. The
changes are more profound than people
think.The projects we have executed have
changed Enugu from a civil service city to
investors' hub.
Government is supporting investors with the
provision of infrastructure. The road networks
that we have established have made access to the
new parts of the city easier. We have revoked
lands allocated to some who have become
speculators. There are allocations that some
people got 20 to 30 years ago and failed to
develop them. We have revoked and re-allocated
them. The move has resulted in people utilising
their allocations.
Financing Projects
Resources to execute our projects have been a
major challenge. We refrain from borrowing as
much as possible. What we have been doing is
prudent management of the resources we get
from the federation account. We operate within
our resources. We have also improved our
internally generated revenue.
How Airport Would Help Enugu
The impact of the airport would not be limited to
Enugu State. It would impact on businesses in the
South East and beyond. Travellers and business
people that find the airport in Enugu nearer to
them would use it. So we are in a situation where
people in Delta, other South South States and the
North Central would use the airport.
Gov Chime
We are confident that the impact would be great.
The airport would facilitate businesses and we
expect that as it grows and schedules include
other parts of the world, Enugu would be the
major hub in this part of the country with a
spread of services that would benefit other
areas. The impact of an airport therefore cannot
be limited, the uses that result from its presence
would show and soon the impact would be
obvious with the attendant multiplier effects of
having such an important facility here.
Security Issues
Enugu is rated the safest State in Nigeria. The
Inspector General of Police, Mohammed
Abubakar said so. We are still improving our
security. People arriving Enugu for business or
pleasure should harbour no fears. We are
assisting the police in the construction of facilities
for their air wing at the airport. It was one of the
issues we settled with the Inspector General of
Police during a visit to Enugu. The facility would
be in use before the end of the year. It would be
used for air surveillance of the South East zone.
Investors' Hub
We call this city an investors' hub and the facilities
are rising to meet the challenges. The
international airport (that was formally opened
yesterday) is part of the main infrastructure that
would facilitate the realisation of this ambition.
We are also looking forward to the rails being
resuscitated.
Our administration would help with the
provision of land. The issues of tax holidays are
determined in Abuja but we would offer any
assistance that we can. We have secured a
licence for our own cement company. We are
working with Lafarge on the project. The State
has proven reserves of limestone for the cement
factory.
Challenges From Electricity, Water
We still have challenges with water. We are
tackling them. Electricity is another area of
interest for us. We have several offers that are
tied to the natural resources we have. The
abundant reserves of gas in Ugwuoba and coal in
Amansi-Odo would serve the electricity projects
well.
His Health
I am fine. I am not sick. I attend public functions.
Some people insist on drawing their own
conclusions. What I went through was millions of
miles away from what people thought. A routine
medical check revealed cancer cells, but they were
benign. Since they were discovered early, they
were nipped. They had not spread. It was nothing
serious and the technology for the treatment was
available.
The treatment (chemotherapy) was harsh. It is
not something that I can describe, but I am
grateful to God that I went through it
successfully. I am recovering from the
treatment. Itaffected my normal cells; they are
re-growing. Doctors predicted that recovery
would take up to a year that is time for the
effects of the treatment to wear off.
I was reading all the stories about me. I was
amused reading the reports about me, especially
the several obituaries. I still required regular
check-ups for evaluation of the progress of the
cell, the re-growth. The regular checks were in
March, May and June. I needed evaluation every
six weeks. The most recent evaluation showed
no signs of affected cells. I would be there again
on August 30. I believe that I would not require
frequent checks after that.
Next Governor's Agenda
I cannot impose any agenda on the next
administration, but I do not think the
administration would have much choice than
following the blue print. We have taken the State
to the pointwhere it makes sense for future
governments to continue in similar directions.
The next governor would have his priorities. His
greatest challenge would be when he deviates
from programmes that would benefit the people.
He would have the people to contend with not
me, that is why I say that the choices available to
future governments are limited to providing
services to the people. All we have done are for
the people, who have learnt that government is
meant to serve them. Anyone who acts to the
contrary would answer to the people, not me.
Source -- Vanguard