The Biafran: Hajj 2016

Friday, 5 August 2016

Islamic Republic of Nigeria: Buhari directs CBN to revert itself and sell dollar to Muslim pilgrims at N197 as against N400

'General' Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to issue concessionary rights to Muslim pilgrims, to access forex. CBN on Thursday, directed banks and authorised forex dealers to sell the Pilgrims Travelling Allowance (PTA), to intending pilgrims at a concessionary exchange rate of N197 to $1. As at yesterday $1 dollar was exchanged for N400. This implies that Buhari is giving a whooping subsidy of N203 for each dollar exchanged by a Muslim pilgrim.

Republic of Biafra Anthem

Land of rising sun, we love and cherish,
Beloved homeland of our brave heroes;
We must defend our lives or we shall perish,
We shall protect our hearts from all our foes;
But if the price is death for all we hold dear,
Then let us die without a shred of fear.

Hail to Biafra, consecrated nation,
O fatherland, this be our solemn pledge:
Defending thee shall be a dedication,
Spilling our blood we’ll count a privilege;
The waving standard which emboldens the free
Shall always be our flag of liberty.

We shall emerge triumphant from this ordeal,
And through the crucible unscathed we’ll pass;
When we are poised the wounds of battle to heal,
We shall remember those who died in mass;
Then shall our trumpets peal the glorious song
Of victory we scored o’er might and wrong.

Oh God, protect us from the hidden pitfall,
Guide all our movements lest we go astray;
Give us the strength to heed the humanist call:
To give and not to count the cost’ each day;
Bless those who rule to serve with resoluteness,
To make this clime a land of righteousness.

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Friday, 5 August 2016

Islamic Republic of Nigeria: Buhari directs CBN to revert itself and sell dollar to Muslim pilgrims at N197 as against N400