“It is not up to me to assess his character, it is up to the army to decide whether they have promoted an officer beyond his competence or capability.”

He said that if Obaseki had done well and brought a “well-known” candidate, it would have been difficult to challenge him.

Attorney General Madein said a lot of taxes are still left uncollected and there is need to expand the current base.

He is due back in Nigeria first week of February.

He claimed that the judgement from the Supreme Court in Mutfwang’s case had also annulled the Appeal Court’s sack of the lawmakers.

He is being arraigned by the EFCC over allegations of money laundering.

“I think it’s the hand of destiny, I think it’s a calling, we can move Nigeria from the third world to the first world,” he said.

A source at the EFCC said Obiano moved his security votes into different accounts using his former principal private secretary.

“This is a place of extraordinary innovation, extraordinary dynamism…”

“Within the short period of his headship of the Nigerian Army, we all witnessed tremendous progress in the security situation, largely in the North-West.”

“We believe this partnership will be strengthened to add mutually-beneficial value.”

Blinken is expected to hold talks on deepening democracy in West Africa and strengthening trade relations.

He also said that Lagos deserves no special status other than being the unofficial commercial capital of Nigeria.

“We are validly elected by the majority of votes that were cast…our constituents are willing and ready to accompany us.”

“EFCC has apparently turned itself to a political tool, and this has to stop.”

“We also agreed at the level of our own security council meeting to set up security trust funds in Kaduna State.”

“You can just wake up one day, you become a minister and you can just wake up one day and you become a governor…”

He also said that the problem of the country lies in the exaggeration or negative ways Nigerians speak about themselves.

He said that the use of military solution has been used for over 10 years with little results.

She further said that plans are in place to fortify the copyright laws in order to give the creatives the legal backings and support they deserve.