Michael Botu's Blog

It’s too early to call and I pray sincerely that circumstances prove me wrong but I have maintained and that conviction was reinforced when I read Dr. Ahmed Abubakar Gumi’s open letter to Gen. Mohammadu Buhari as he was addressed then (Now President) that “The people who forced him out of Political retirement did not do so in the interest of Nigeria.” The All Progressive Congress (APC) was a Party born out of the desire of several interest groups to wrestle power from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and these interest groups were so desperate they were ready to form a parallel Government if their candidate lost the Election. In their desperation, they would have rather have our Country go to War or thrown into some sort of conflagration for them to achieve their aim. But God in His Infinite Mercy spared Nigeria from the Path of War. From the crisis in the National Assembly - the Leadership tussle that clearly shows, Personal above National interest that had made...

SENATOR'S PAY WORLDWIDE PER ANNUM * Bangladesh – $4,000.00 * Sri Lanka – $5,100.00 * India – $11,200.00 * Malaysia – $25,300.00 * Thailand – $43,800.00 * Spain – $43,900.00 * Ghana – $46,500.00 * Saudi Arabia – $64,000.00 * Indonesia – $65,800.00 * Kenya – $74,500.00 * France – $85,900.00 * Sweden – $99 300.00 * South Africa – $104,000.00 * Britain – $105,400.00 * New Zealand – $112,500.00 * Israel – $114,800.00 * Germany – $119,500.00 * Ireland – $120,400.00 * Hong Kong – $130,700.00 * Japan – $149,700.00 * Canada – $154 000.00 * Singapore – $154,000.00 * Brazil – $157,600.00 * United States – $174,000.00 * Italy – $182,000.00 *Nigeria - $2,183,685.00 The details of the remuneration of an average Nigerian Senator is detailed below; * Basic Salary (B.S) – N2,484,245.50 * Hardship Allowance (50% of B.S) – N1,242,122.70 * Constituency Allowance (200% of B.S) – N4,968,509.00 * Newspapers Allowance (50% of B.S...

“We must be willing to commit ourselves to the new order, an era of love for all, where the good of all takes precedence over the gain of one."                                                           ~ His Excellency Dr Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa                                                                  Executive Governor of Delta State History was made on Monday June 8, 2015 as Delta State kicked off the 6th Assembly with the election of a veteran Law Maker Hon. Chief Monday Ovwigho Igbuya as Speaker of the House. The ruling Peoples Democratic Party {PDP} in pursuit of the Principles of Equity, Justice and Fairness had zoned the Speaker ship to Delta Centr...

PASTOR SAM ADEYEMI ON CHANGE: Highly respected and revered Pastor Sam Adeyemi wrote on his blog: A NEW NIGERIA There is about to be a re-creation in Nigeria. There is a process of evolution that God is setting in motion. We are getting pregnant with a new Nigeria. A beautiful Nigeria. A valuable Nigeria. A wealthy Nigeria. In this new Nigeria it will be absurd to see people in the front seat of a moving car without their seat belt, or breaking the traffic light etc. There is a new Nigeria where if you don’t know how to live in an orderly society, you will be jailed. The present Nigeria we have is one in which people believe you can’t succeed in business except you are corrupt and give bribe, but there is a new Nigeria coming where corruption will be an aberration. In the old Nigeria, when someone says I am going into business, you know what he or she meant. It means I’m going into contract mostly government contract. The value you place on yourself will affect your b...

An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult. ~ Lord Chesterfield Insults! we give them, we receive them, for some daily, for many directly and for a select few indirectly. Newspaper articles, social media, on the road, in the office, compound, at home, from Friends, associates, wife, husband, children, boss, colleagues, taxi drivers, bike riders, etc. Many times it's unexpected and we are at a loss as to how to respond but what is an Insult? An insult is to do or say something that is offensive to (someone): to do or say something that show a lack of respect for (someone) Its an expression, statement (or sometimes behavior) which is disrespectful or scornful. Insults may be intentional or accidental. why talk about Insults? Many are victims of their past because of a Negative word someone said to them or about them. Quite a few are victims of their own self imposed prisons created with the negative bricks and steels of their minds. Less Brown the Inte...

This page has been about my Random Musings about People and Politics. however after going through a period of reflection, I have come to the conclusion that reporting events, re-posting happenings,copy and paste, analyzing issues and criticizing will not ultimately achieve my core desire of shinning a light on your path by reminding of things you may not know or you know already and not utilizing or utilizing to the maximum.

"The world we have created is a product of our thinking, it cannot be changed without changing our thinking"  ~ Albert Einstein THE MIND It was Ayn Rand who said "Wealth is a product of Man's capacity to think" All Great books conclude on this Fact that our Mind holds the Key to our Success or failure in Life. our most priced possession is not a Rich Parentage, Relation or Connections but our MIND.   THE POWER OF THE MIND: Napoleon Hill  corroborates the Holy Scriptures; "As man thinks in his Heart, so is he." The Holy Bible gives an account of how the people decided to make a name for themselves by building a Tower to Heaven, popularly called the Tower of Babel. what is intriguing is what the Almighty said "And the Lord said, Behold, they are one people and they have one language; and this is only the beginning of what they will do, and now nothing they have imagined they can do will be impossible for them"  ~ ...