The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), yesterday temporarily called off its planned bombings and attacks of oil installations, in order to allow for safe general elections in Nigeria.

MEND, in an online statement by its Spokesman, Jomo Gbomo, said it took the decision after careful consideration and extensive consultation, but alleged that President Goodluck Jonathan has failed.

It noted that the temporary ceasefire was ordered in the hope that the new government of Nigeria would consider true dialogue, founded on a sincere desire to bring justice to the people of the Niger Delta and true peace to Nigeria.

The militant group had earlier threatened to bomb strategic locations in Lagos, Abuja and the Niger Delta, over the alleged failure of Jonathan’s administration to develop the region, rich in crude oil and gas, but neglected over the years.

MEND said: “After billions of Naira spent, all the government of Goodluck Jonathan has to show for its amnesty and re-integration programme is colossal failure, as the true intention of the programme was hijacked for personal and political greed.

“The architect of the amnesty programme in the Niger Delta, the late President Umaru Yar’adua, intended this process to be a precursor to formal dialogue, in achieving a just and lasting solution to the unrest in the Niger Delta.

“The government of Jonathan and the oil companies believe the spirit of agitation in the Niger Delta has been blown away with the bribing of a few thugs labeled stakeholders.

“They assume giving alms to the youths of the Niger Delta will secure installations, but the government fails to understand that if the root issues of these agitations are not addressed, we would only be going round in circles, resulting in more groups springing up and no peace in the Niger Delta.”

The militant group also stated “categorically” that it had no affiliations with tribal assemblies such as the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) and Ijaw National Congress (INC), which it said neither represented nor could speak for the freedom fighters of MEND, which comprises fighters from every tribe in the Niger Delta.

It added: “If we see no sign by the new government for dialogue at addressing our key issues, we will take that as a green light from the government to commence our struggle, which will be very detrimental to all oil companies operating in the Niger Delta.”

Na wa, 0, 0. Gej even in your own region?

Women Affairs Minister, Josephine Anenih, pockets PDP Anambra Women N150m, Also corners Multi Million Dollar Women Grant from UNDP, May be sacked
…Defiant, says I've been spending my money on women


Josephine Anenih  

Women Affairs Minister, Josephine Anenih, is currently enmeshed in a huge scandal that may cost her the rest of her tattered reputation, and possibly her job.

Anenih, who is wife to Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), top gun, Tony Anenih, whose tenure as Works minister left sour taste in the mouth, is getting bricks thrown at her from her constituency, the PDP women wing.

Anenih , the former PDP women leader, is alleged to have last week pocketed over N150 million   meant for her kinswomen in Anambra. The cash was part of huge pot of cash set aside by the PDP to assist female members running for offices at various levels.
She also allegedly cornered hundreds of thousands of dollars from the United Nation Development Fund (UNDP), meant to empower the women.

The development has also not got down well with Mrs Patience Jonathan, who has described the act as outrageous and anti-party.

Pointblanknews.com learnt that the cash were handed over to state Governors or the state party chairmen, but since Anambra has no PDP Governor, they decided to give the cash to the women Affairs minister, who is from Anambra.

According to top party sources, the party chairman, Emma Nweze was not available at the time the cash was given out by a member of the Jonathan/ Sambo Organization , Stella Oduah Ogiemwonyin, so being a party big wig from the state, Anenih took the cash on the Anambra women politicians behalf.

But, unknown to Oduah-Ogiemwonyin and Director-General of the organization, Dalhatu Tafida, Anenih had other plans. She dumped the cash in her private account .

Pointblanknews.com gathered that as the women ran around for cash, they learnt Nweze got the ‘support’ cash from Abuja. They stormed his office but he told them, he had no money. Nweze made some enquiries and found out that Anenih had their share.

 

Our source disclosed that Anenih, devised a means to hoodwink the women. She directed those eligible, to fill out some forms online. But as at Sunday night Anenih had not paid out a dime.

It was further learnt that when some top members of the women wing called up Anenih to find out what happened, she became furious and defiant, arguing that since she had spent so much of her private cash on women in six months, she would not give out a dime.

One of the women who got the running around from Anenih said “ she took over N150 million of party cash meant for us, and also took another huge sum running into millions, from UNDP. She asked us to go online, fill out a fake form, up till few hours to the postponed election, nothing, till now, she still has the cash”

Continued the source “ Josephine was not supposed to get the Anambra share in the first place. Nweze was the rightful person since we don’t have a PDP Governor in Anambra. So when they didn’t see the chairman, Josephine elected to take it, so they gave it to her. Don’t forget she is a minister from the state, and was woman leader. We were shocked. Now she is saying, she has spent her personal money in the past. We are storming Abuja tomorrow, she has to be sacked and the cash retrieved”

eros:

The nerve and audacity.

MEND said: “[b]After billions of Naira spent, all the government of Goodluck Jonathan [/b]has to show for its amnesty and re-integration programme is colossal failure, as the true intention of the programme was hijacked for personal and political greed.

iv4real:

This MEND of a group before they start bombing Lagos, abuja and other places. They should first start with their Niger delta Governors eg) Timipre Silva what does he do with the money allocated to the state, Bayelsa is highly underdeveloped, what of the local government chairmen . These people just squander the money  for their state. And they are going to far president in Abuja. Deal with the ones under your nose first.

nnalove:

Wat is poping nig. Things fall apart. Is not d fault. Maybe d want peaceful election dis time around, may it last long for dem.

babytoun:

@nnalove

ewo wa ni photo? ibiyi jo romance section ni?

babytoun:

@nnalove

ewo wa ni photo? ibiyi jo romance section ni?

Beaf:

Aboki MEND fighting for Aboki politics.

It added: “If we see no sign by the new government for dialogue at addressing our key issues, we will take that as a green light from the government to commence our struggle, which will be very detrimental to all oil companies operating in the Niger Delta.”

Tcrack:

imagine a few rascals holding the whole of nigeria to ransom. i cant wait for BB to take over. they will smell their yansh. nonesense.

Beaf:

Aboki MEND fighting for Aboki politics.