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PDP Fine Tunes Strategy, As FG May Soon Announce Rescue Of Chibok Girls by simongonner: 10:41am On Mar 25, 2015 |
With a few days to Nigeria’s presidential polls, an online news agency, Empowered Newswire, is reporting that the Federal Government may be on the cusp of announcing the release of 219 Chibok schoolgirls abducted April 14, 2014 in a final dramatic push to sway voters to support incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan. The newswire service reported that its sources in Abuja disclosed that the surprise rescue of the schoolgirls, whose abduction a year ago sparked global outrage, “is meant to swing the electioneering tide of things in favor of PDP’s presidential candidate and incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan who faces a stiff opposition in Saturday’s election against his APC contender, General Muhammadu Buhari.” Newswire stated that the “pre-arranged” release of the kidnapped schoolgirls was seen as a winner. Empowered Newswire stated that the Jonathan administration and PDP had been considering a variety of strategies to ensure that Mr. Jonathan is reelected, or at least to thwart the electoral triumph of Mr. Buhari. According to the site, one option the president and his party have considered is “the idea of an Interim National Government.” Citing sources close to the military, Newswire reported that “there is a buzz in military circles that sometimes during the week, the military may announce the release of the girls.” The newswire added that the leaders of the BringBackOurGirls campaign were aware of the development “as they confirm[ed] that words have been sent to the parents of the girls located in Borno, Kano and Kaduna states that they should be prepared to identify their children and wards sometimes this week. It is in fact believed that the parents might be asked to report in Abuja to facilitate the identification of the girls.” According to Empowered newswire, some of the leaders of the movement for the girls’ rescue said they would rejoice if the girls return, but added that such suspicious timing of the girls’ release would indicate “the wickedness of our government.” The news service quoted some political observers as questioning the government’s reported plan to use the fate of the girls for political advantage. “The argument is that if the release of the girls is being planned that might suggest foul play somewhere,” stated the website, adding that its US sources were skeptical about the speculated plan. Even so, Newswire quoted a BringBackOurGirls official as declaring that, if the government planned to announce the release of the girls in order to bolster the president’s electoral prospects, “that would amount to… the worst form of aggrandizement. And it is God Himself that will punish such wickedness on the part of some of our government officials.” The website added that there were also unconfirmed claims that the Federal Government would announce a salary increase sometime this week as another measure to build a political momentum for the PDP in the presidential and national polls. Newswire noted that several Federal Government agencies were already behind in the payment of workers’ salaries. Newswire reported that President Jonathan’s threat late last week to arrest those talking about an interim government seemed to put the final lid on that idea. It noted the president’s spokesman, Reuben Abati, had mentioned the idea in a public statement where he claimed that former President Olusegun Obasanjo wanted to be the head of an interim government. Newswire reported that President Jonathan, the PDP and their political allies were “yet to perceive a water- tight strategy to win Saturday’s election regardless of some of the public show of bravery.” It added: “Besides, even the party Chairman last week ruled out a landslide, in what observers say is a revelation of real fears and worry within the ruling party circles and Aso Rock.” In the report, Empowered Newswire linked last week’s violent protests in Lagos by the Odua Peoples Congress (OPC) demanding the removal of Attahiru Jega, the chairman of Nigeria’s electoral commission, as “indicative of the fact that PDP is still very unsure how the elections would end up on Saturday. It is believed that PDP and friends of the president are behind those OPC protests in Lagos where the protesters were displaying different weapons.” Newswire reported that international sources were confident that Mr. Jonathan would respect the results of the election, adding, however, “many hawks around the president have been identified as those responsible for developing ideas on how to ensure a decent way to rig the election or just prevent Buhari from becoming president.” www.saharareporters.com/2015/03/24/pdp-fine-tunes-strategy-win-polls-fg-may-soon-announce-rescue-chibok-girls-empowered |
Re: PDP Fine Tunes Strategy, As FG May Soon Announce Rescue Of Chibok Girls by Acekidc4(m): 10:43am On Mar 25, 2015 |
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Re: PDP Fine Tunes Strategy, As FG May Soon Announce Rescue Of Chibok Girls by Nobody: 10:43am On Mar 25, 2015 |
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Re: PDP Fine Tunes Strategy, As FG May Soon Announce Rescue Of Chibok Girls by Braggante(m): 10:45am On Mar 25, 2015 |
I'm interested in Nigeria developing greatly. I wish for a time when our nation will leave the title of a mere developing country. I wish for a time when our green passport will not be an invitation to undeserved suspicion and embarrassment at foreign airports. For a time when economic growth will truly reflect in the lives of the common people. I wish for a time when we can be proud to be Nigerians. On the other hand, I, like you love the comfort of continuity, the security of the familiar and tranquility of repetition. But truth be told, there is something terribly wrong with this country. Corruption is destroying our economy and so is insecurity, unemployment and lack of power supply, infrastructural neglect, to name a few. The economic gains remain in the pocket of the few at the top, while you and I scramble for what is left. Some of us point fingers and accuse the government of not doing enough. But if we are looking for the guilty, we need only look into a mirror. Four years ago, we voted for good luck and not PDP, we were carried away with the facade of innocence and fresh alternative this government enticed us with. We hoped and waited. Now it is obvious that Goodluck Jonathan cannot do better for us than he is doing now, despite the myriad of propaganda that conspires to rob us of our reason and corrupt our common sense. And now we hear the possibility of rescuing the chibok girls at the brink of elections. How strategic. But we are no fools. A few days from today, we have another opportunity to correct this damning error called PDP. But if you've seen nothing, If the crimes of this present government remain unknown to you, I suggest you allow the 28th of March, to pass unnoticed. But if you see what i see, if you feel as I feel, and if you seek as I seek, then I ask you to join me on Saturday, at your polling station with your PVC, to vote GMB/PYO, and together we shall give PDP a 28th of March that shall never ever be forgot. |
Re: PDP Fine Tunes Strategy, As FG May Soon Announce Rescue Of Chibok Girls by lordcornel(m): 10:52am On Mar 25, 2015 |
Hmmmmmm! If this is true then many hands will be forced to vote against GEJ, I mean d timing is weird n to me it signals sometin fishy in d part of d present administration... Well I just hope it favours him.. Goodluck to any of them dat comes out victorious... ONE naija 1 Like |
Re: PDP Fine Tunes Strategy, As FG May Soon Announce Rescue Of Chibok Girls by simongonner: 11:05am On Mar 25, 2015 |
lordcornel:GBAM |
Re: PDP Fine Tunes Strategy, As FG May Soon Announce Rescue Of Chibok Girls by Nobody: 11:09am On Mar 25, 2015 |
Acekidc4: I join you laugh. |
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