Nigerian activists from the Nigeria
Liberty Democratic Forum (NDLF) last
night protested at the Town Hall
meeting called by the Minister of
State for Foreign Affairs, Professor
Viola Adaku Onwuliri, shutting down
the event until the New York Police
Department was called in an hour
later.
The meeting, which was scheduled to
start at 6: 00 p.m., did not start until
7:45p.m, as the minister came late.
Prof. Onwuliri is one of three Ministers
in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of a
top-heavy, free-spending
government. About 10 days ago, in
one of his broadcasts on the oil
subsidy crisis, President Goodluck
Jonathan said he would drastically
cut down on foreign travel; Mrs.
Onwuliri’s tour of the United States,
like the lavish tour of South Africa of
Mr. Jonathan’s team to the ANC
100th anniversary, is evidence of the
emptiness of that pledge. The
activists led by Bukola Oreofe of the
NDLF waited patiently in the hall as
officials of the Nigerian consulate in
New York and organizers of the event
started with opening prayers and the
Nigerian national anthem. As soon as
the anthem ended and the Consul-
General of Nigeria in New York moved
towards the podium to deliver a
prepared speech, NDLF activists took
over the microphone on the aisle
which was set aside for those who
wished to ask questions. They
announced that the Minister was late,
and pointing out that it was another
sign of disrespect and contempt for
Nigerians.
The activists were upset that a federal
minister would be late to the very
meeting for which she had travelled
all the way from Nigeria at great
public expense, noting that Nigeria
continued to be governed and
mismanaged so sloppily. The activists
also explained why the downhill
meeting would not hold in view of the
killing of peaceful protesters during
last week's OccupyNigeria movement
rallies. As soon as the first speaker
stated the mission of the protest,
another speaker stepped up and
announced that the meeting was over.
Apparently, Nigerian officials who had
anticipated such disruption had also
mobilized and paid some Nigerians in
the New York area to attack the
protesters, as pandemonium and
fights started in the hall.
It started with a certain Carl Ummuna
and Bukola Shonuga who began
shoving and verbally abusing
protesters, claiming they were there to
"protect the minister". But an
unrelenting and sustained protest
shut down the proceedings.
The Minister and her entourage could
do nothing other than watch and
threaten to invite hotel security and
the police to arrest members of
OccupyNigeria-New York. But when
they contacted the NYPD, the officers
at first declined intervention, asking
the hotel security to sort things out
with the protesters. Meanwhile, the
undeterred group sang protest songs
and gave intermittent speeches for
about an hour. After hanging outside
for close to 15 minutes a detachment
of about eight policemen led by a
sergeant entered the hall and
appealed to the protesters for
dialogue. When the protesters stepped
out with the police, they explained
that since the Nigerian embassy
apparently paid for the hotel venue
through an individual, they had to
step in to restore order.
They also noted that they resisted any
attempt to harass or arrest anyone for
exercising the right to protest
corruption on US soil. Later, the
officers accompanied the protesters,
to pick up their winter jackets and
personal effects. Some of them
expressed satisfaction that the point
had been made and that the Minister
would have plenty to report to
President Goodluck Jonathan about
that the days of freewheeling
corruption in the country were over.
During that time, when the activists
returned to pick their belongings, the
program, which had hurriedly
commenced, was disrupted again as
protesters began another round of
protests as police look on. “Let this
be a lesson to the crooks in Nigeria,”
one protester said. “For as long as
they persist in their greed and
corruption, there will be Nigerians
wherever they go in the world waiting
to welcome them with anger and
disrespect.”

CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO WATCH THE VIDEO


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlWvNoMcjkI

Weldone, guys!

Woooooow!!!
I'm so loving dis!... It shows dt Nigerians everywhere, whether @ home or in diaspora v finally woken up from der laden slumber.
No more silent self-pitying sufferings due 2 corrupt n covetous public office holders.
Those days r fast coming 2 an end.
Nigeria need serious HOUSE CLEANING EXERCISE.... Gross low tolerance 4 corruption n nepotism.
Keep going NDLF!!!
#teamoccupynigeria...

Dis isnt a news again. It has happened since january 2012 durin d subsidy crisis. I giv a thumb up for d activist anyway

Old news....Ђσω come u'r jes seeing it Op....

old news. nonsense.

I laugh at the foolishness and insincerity of the Goodluck Jonathan's government. This is a clear embarassment and dis grace to the government.

nnocurruption: Nigerian activists from the Nigeria
Liberty Democratic Forum (NDLF) last
night protested at the Town Hall
meeting called by the Minister of
State for Foreign Affairs, Professor
Viola Adaku Onwuliri, shutting down
the event until the New York Police
Department was called in an hour
later.
The meeting, which was scheduled to
start at 6: 00 p.m., did not start until
7:45p.m, as the minister came late.
Prof. Onwuliri is one of three Ministers
in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of a
top-heavy, free-spending
government. About 10 days ago, in
one of his broadcasts on the oil
subsidy crisis, President Goodluck
Jonathan said he would drastically
cut down on foreign travel; Mrs.
Onwuliri’s tour of the United States,
like the lavish tour of South Africa of
Mr. Jonathan’s team to the ANC
100th anniversary, is evidence of the
emptiness of that pledge. The
activists led by Bukola Oreofe of the
NDLF waited patiently in the hall as
officials of the Nigerian consulate in
New York and organizers of the event
started with opening prayers and the
Nigerian national anthem. As soon as
the anthem ended and the Consul-
General of Nigeria in New York moved
towards the podium to deliver a
prepared speech, NDLF activists took
over the microphone on the aisle
which was set aside for those who
wished to ask questions. They
announced that the Minister was late,
and pointing out that it was another
sign of disrespect and contempt for
Nigerians.
The activists were upset that a federal
minister would be late to the very
meeting for which she had travelled
all the way from Nigeria at great
public expense, noting that Nigeria
continued to be governed and
mismanaged so sloppily. The activists
also explained why the downhill
meeting would not hold in view of the
killing of peaceful protesters during
last week's OccupyNigeria movement
rallies. As soon as the first speaker
stated the mission of the protest,
another speaker stepped up and
announced that the meeting was over.
Apparently, Nigerian officials who had
anticipated such disruption had also
mobilized and paid some Nigerians in
the New York area to attack the
protesters, as pandemonium and
fights started in the hall.
It started with a certain Carl Ummuna
and Bukola Shonuga who began
shoving and verbally abusing
protesters, claiming they were there to
"protect the minister". But an
unrelenting and sustained protest
shut down the proceedings.
The Minister and her entourage could
do nothing other than watch and
threaten to invite hotel security and
the police to arrest members of
OccupyNigeria-New York. But when
they contacted the NYPD, the officers
at first declined intervention, asking
the hotel security to sort things out
with the protesters. Meanwhile, the
undeterred group sang protest songs
and gave intermittent speeches for
about an hour. After hanging outside
for close to 15 minutes a detachment
of about eight policemen led by a
sergeant entered the hall and
appealed to the protesters for
dialogue. When the protesters stepped
out with the police, they explained
that since the Nigerian embassy
apparently paid for the hotel venue
through an individual, they had to
step in to restore order.
They also noted that they resisted any
attempt to harass or arrest anyone for
exercising the right to protest
corruption on US soil. Later, the
officers accompanied the protesters,
to pick up their winter jackets and
personal effects. Some of them
expressed satisfaction that the point
had been made and that the Minister
would have plenty to report to
President Goodluck Jonathan about
that the days of freewheeling
corruption in the country were over.
During that time, when the activists
returned to pick their belongings, the
program, which had hurriedly
commenced, was disrupted again as
protesters began another round of
protests as police look on. “Let this
be a lesson to the crooks in Nigeria,”
one protester said. “For as long as
they persist in their greed and
corruption, there will be Nigerians
wherever they go in the world waiting
to welcome them with anger and
disrespect.”

CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO WATCH THE VIDEO


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlWvNoMcjkI

Obviously, this dunce's brain just started functioning this year after it was cryogenically frozen since 2012, if those bolded words and phrases are anything to go by.

And as usual, I'm not surprised at the equally confused dullards who've rushed to praise this post without even reading it. Funny shhiitt

But thatz old

I know its old news but not everyone has watched it so keep your mouth shut see how dumb you are just because you watched this video early you think you are smarter than others like for real is that how you measure your smartness ?Mr smart boy

spade:

Obviously, this dunce's brain just started functioning this year after it was cryogenically frozen since 2012, if those bolded words and phrases are anything to go by.

And as usual, I'm not surprised at the equally confused dullards who've rushed to praise this post without even reading it. Funny shhiitt

nnocurruption: I know its old news but not everyone has watched it so keep your mouth shut see how dumb you are just because you watched this video early you think you are smarter than others like for real is that how you measure your smartness ?Mr smart boy

You are, from all accounts, a dunce. Your mode of reasoning just shows it.

If you truly wanted to alert others who might have missed it, exactly what stopped you from bumping up an ALREADY-MADE thread covering the Fuel Subsidy / Occupy Nigeria topic of discussion? Are you this much a bloody illiterate?

Two freaking minutes of using the Nairaland search bar would have prevented you from making a buffoon of yourself right away!

https://www.nairaland.com/837675/occupy-nigeria-updates-across-nation

https://www.nairaland.com/837376/occupy-nigeria-protests-locations-dates

The 2 threads above are among the thousands created during that era. Nothing would stop you from posting your link on one of those threads for continuity/comprehension sake, instead of creating a whole new phucking thread in 2013 to tell us about an event that happened in 2012, posing it to look like it happened just yesterday, in a bid to fool people.
I call you out on your error and you continue to showcase your stuupidity.

Please take correction and shut the phuck up.

Dont have the time to argue with you i have made my point already

spade:

You are, from all accounts, a dunce. Your mode of reasoning just shows it.

If you truly wanted to alert others who might have missed it, exactly what stopped you from bumping up an ALREADY-MADE thread covering the Fuel Subsidy / Occupy Nigeria topic of discussion? Are you this much a bloody illiterate?

Two freaking minutes of using the Nairaland search bar would have prevented you from making a buffoon of yourself right away!

https://www.nairaland.com/837675/occupy-nigeria-updates-across-nation

https://www.nairaland.com/837376/occupy-nigeria-protests-locations-dates

The 2 threads above are among the thousands created during that era. Nothing would stop you from posting your link on one of those threads for continuity/comprehension sake, instead of creating a whole new phucking thread in 2013 to tell us about an event that happened in 2012, posing it to look like it happened just yesterday, in a bid to fool people.
I call you out on your error and you continue to showcase your stuupidity.

Please take correction and shut the phuck up.